Spílygy T ym oo, W grm Springs, O regon
January 23, 2013
Howlak Tichum
Earl Squiemphen “Yuuyuni” ~ 1933-2012
Earl Squiemphen was
b o rn on Ju n e 16, 1933
and went to join our Cre
a to r on D ecem b er 12,
2012.
Earl is survived by five
children, son Terry (wife
G ladys), V alerie an d
E arly n n e S quiem phen ,
Sammi O ’Reilly (husband
Tom), CR Begay (husband
A nson) and son-in-law
E d iso n Y azzie, a l l 'o f
Warm Springs.
H e also leaves behind
11 grandchildren (Monica,
Gary, Phil, Vernon, Lynn,
A m an d a Jo, T eri Jo<
Chance, Topaz, Blaine and
D estry ) an d 12 g reat
g ran d ch ild ren (Jordan,
J e s to n , K alyn, B rody,
Gary III, Arrita, Aurora,
Thyreicia, Zachary, Aaron,
Scott and Joletta).
H e also leaves behind
foster kids Tom Estim o
Jr., Lawrence Squiemphen
Jr., Shaw na Jack so n ,
Marva Meanus and Lois
Squiemphen. H e leaves
behind his sister, Suzie
Slockish of Warm Springs.
E arl was a respected
Tribal Member Elder and
fo rm e r T rib al C ouncil
m em ber, having served
three terms on Council; in
that time served on the
W arm S prings F o re st
Products Industries Board,
Land Use, Fish and Wild
life, Range and Ag Com
mittees, and Celilo Wy-am
Board. ~
Earl was very passion
ate about his Tribe and its
w ell-being. H e was all
about Tribal Member em
ployment, economic devel
J
opment, Education and. , had
a g reat concern for W arm
Springs Forest Products In
dustries
H e worked in the mill in
dustry, a career sp an n in g
abo u t 45 years, starting at
D ahl Pine then m oving to
WSFPI as a sawyer until his
re tire m e n t ap p ro x im ately
2001.
H e grew up in th e
S im n ash o area, b reak in g
horses and working on the
family ranch. H e and Rita
m et at H eH e, w here they
were both jockeys and raced
against one another. That’s
where they began their life
to g eth er and b o th started
th e ir jo u rn ey h o m e from
there.
Earl was very supportive
o f his family, always helping
someone out. H e sponsored
cowboys for rodeos, ball play
ers fo r basketball to u rn a
m ents, w hatever was asked
for.
H e was all for those
people th at raised their
ow n m oney and w ould
help however he could.
H e m entored a lot o f
the younger people, giving
them advice to help them
better themselves, sharing
ideas, concerns and just
keeping up with everyone
he cam e in to c o n ta c t
with.
Earl was very proud of
his kids, grandkids and
great-grandkids. H e raised
them all to work hard and
get an education.
Earl didn’t care what
district you were from, he
would try to help whoever
asked him. H e mirrored
late wife Rita, in that they
were always looking for
ways to help th e Tribe
and looking o ut for the
future generations. H e
was orte that spoke only
if he had som ething to
say, then could you count
on hearing what was on
his mind.
Earl was a great leader
am ong o u r p eople and
tried to be a positive role
m odel for th e younger
people. H e will be greatly
missed!
H e is p re c e d e d in
death by his wife, Rita;
parents, Sammy and Ellen
Squiem phen; daughter,
P riscilla;
g ra n d so n s,
D an iel and T h u rm a n ;
brothers, Lawrence Sr and
Eli Squiemphen; and sis
ters, Priscilla Squiemphen,
Wynema Medina, D oris
Meanus and Louella Jack-
son.
Page 7
Region’s steelhead receive new designation
. Steelhead in C entral
O regon received a new
federal designation last
week. The federal action
is intended to accelerate
steelhead recovery efforts.
The National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Admin
istration Fisheries Service
okayed the “experimen
tal” designation for the
steelhead population for
the Deschutes and tribu-
.tary rivers.
T h e fish ha^ve b een
ab sen t from the u p p er
Deschutes and tributaries
for 40 years. However,
the Confederated Tribes
and P G E are working to
ward recovery o f the spe
cies.
O re g o n ’s Sens. J e f f
Merkley and Ron Wyden
and Congressman G reg
W alden m ade th e a n
nouncem ent o f the fed
eral action last week.
Accidental taking
The federal Action is
intended to reward what
it sees as good intentions
and a prom ising future
for steelhead o f the up
per Deschutes.
With the new designa
tion, steelhead in Central
Oregon have special sta
tus that eases penalties for
people who “accidentally”
kill the endangered fish.
T he decision by the
N ational Marine Fisher
ies Service was hailed by
civic and political leaders
from the state and region
who say new designation
will accelerate a novel pro
gram to restore steelhead
p o p u la tio n s to th e
Diabetes Awareness and Support meeting schedule
meeting in February, because
the H eart Smart D inner will
be on Wednesday, Feb. 27.
The rest o f the schedule, in
cluding guest speaker, is as
follows:
M arch
19: L in d sey
Childress, pharm acist, will
speak about cholesterol, and
medications simplified.
April 16: Eric Bradford,
Diabetes Program coordina
tor, on healthy choices for
kids, and dental stats.
M ay 14: Dr. Tilley, kidney
specialist: Dialysis and its ef
fects; and what is the proce
dure.
June 18: Jeri Kollen, RN,
diabetes educator: H O P E
classes - W hat are they?
July 16: Jeri Kollen: Us
ing insulin.
August 20: D ian a
W ambaugh, D iabetes P ro
g ram
FN P:
Low
and high blood pressure.
September 17: Linda Por
ter, N u tritionist: W hy and
what food choices with dia
betes.
October 15: Shaw netta
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Rep. Greg Walden said.
Sens. Jeff Merkley and
Ron Wyden also praised
the decision.
“O ur communities in
C en tral O re g o n have
done great, innovative
work to ensure the suc
cess o f the réintroduc
tion o f steelhead in the
D e sc h u te s
B asin ,”
M erkley said. “Federal
red tape shouldn’t put that
w ork at risk and I ap
plaud NOAA for working
with us to make this des
ignation happen.”
“This ruling will have
a positive impact the en
vironm ent and surround
ing communities, and I’m
thrilled N OA A has an
nounced their final deci
sion,” said Wyden, who as
chair o f the Energy and
Natural Resources Com
mittee has an instrumen
tal role in overseeing the
program.
Steelhead were once
abundant
in
th e
Deschutes River basin. In
1964, with the com ple
tio n o f R o u n d B u tte
D am , juvenile steelhead
w ere effectiv ely p r e
vented from making their
way dow nstream to the
P acific O cean. R ound
Butte is the upperm ost
o f the three dam s th at
co m p rise th e P e lto n
Round Butte hydroelec
tric project. Fish passage
was completely eliminated
by about 1968.
I f all goes as planned,
steelhead smolt like this
one seen here in 2011 will
thrive under a new con
servation plan for the
Birth
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The Diabetes Awareness
and S u p p o rt G ro u p a n
nounced its 2013 schedule.
The group meetings are
meals are presented by the
IH S W arm Springs M odel
D iabetes Program and the
W arm Spring Senior P ro
gram.
The meetings at the Se
nior Center are from 5-6:30
p.m. on the third Tuesday o f
the m onth, except in May
when the meeting will be on
May 14.
There will be no regular
D e sc h u te s B asin above
Pelton Round Butte Dam.
Under the new rule, hatch
ery steelhead reintroduced to
the Deschutes River and its
tributaries will be classified as
a “nonessential, experimen
tal” population for the next
12 years.
This provides legal protec
tion for people who may ac
cidentally harm the federally
protected fish while conser
vation measures that support
the reintroduction are devel
oped. Otherwise under law,
the penalties for accidentally
k illin g fish c o u ld reach
$20,000.
“This special designation
will allow ample time for lo
cal landowners and munici
palities to work with NOAA,
the O regon D epartm ent o f
Fish and Wildlife and water
shed councils to develop solid
conservation m easures for
these fish that support recov
ery o f the overall larger popu
lation o f Middle Columbia
steelhead,” said Will Stelle,
head o f the NOAA Fisheries
Service’s N orthw est regional
office in Seatde.
I “T he great advantage is
that well intended conserva
tion efforts won’t risk running
afoul o f the norm al ‘take’
restrictions o f the E n d an
gered Species Act,” he said.
The decision was warmly
received by Oregon lawmak- ,
ers.
“This is great news, and the
culmination o f many years of
bipartisan work by the delega
tion. This decision provides
a balance between collabora
tive c o n se rv a tio n e ffo rts
while protecting the economy
and jobs in central Oregon,”
Yahtin, medical social worker:
Depression.
November: N o regular
meeting/dinner. Instead, dia
betes conference from 8 a.m.-
4 p.m. at the Community Cen
ter, Nov. 20.
December: N o meeting
or conference.
A.madeo Taminwa Ty Tewee
Jess Stevens III and Ka-
mala Tewee o f Warm Springs
are pleased to announce the
birth o f their son A m adeo
Taminwa Ty Tewee, born on
January 15, 2013.
A m adeo joins b ro th e rs
Jess III, and Amarios, and sis
te rs A dilia, M ersay u s,
Kadence and LeAndra.
G ra n d p a re n ts o n th e
father’s side are Tia Wheeler,
and Jess Stevens Jr.
G ra n d p a re n ts o n th e
m o th e r’s side are D a rrin
Tewee, Yvette Lecey, Michel
Lecey and Julie Tewee.
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