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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Progress on Simnasho water project
T h e S im nasho W ater
Source P ro ject is m aking
progress. Tribal engineer
Travis Wells is coordinating
the project.
An overhead power line
from the HeHe Longhouse
to the well site off Highway
26 is an initial part o f the
project, Wells said. “We’re
w o rk in g w ith P P & L on
that,” he said.
Some tree clearing along
the highway is needed for
the pow er lines. There will
be two wells serving the
Simnasho and Schoolie Flat
residents. The well facilities
will include the well house
and chemical' building, and
al00,000-gallon storage tank.
The water line will cross
from the wells underneath
Highway 26, and then on to
Beaver Creek.
M ost o f this p ro ject is
being funded by the Environ
m ental P ro tectio n Agency
(EPA). The EPA is contrib
uting about $2.2 million o f
the total cost.
The federal Housing and
Urban Development (HUD)
is
p ro v id in g
a n o th e r
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School work
$450,000. The tribes and the
Indian Health Service (IHS)
will contribute the remain
der o f the funding, if more
is needed, Wells said.
T he H U D funding re
quires an environmental as
sessment and finding o f no
significant im pact, notices
o f which are included in this
publication (see page 10).
The tribes have chosen
Taylor Northwest as the con
tractor. The company is also
doing the mass excavation
work at the Warm Springs
K-8 site.
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Heavy machinery is at work levelling the school site. The outlines of the sports
fields and the main building areas are now coming into view.
Red Hills
(Continued from page 1)
Subsequent to the rank
ing o f the selection o f prop
erties, one o f the other tribes
raised objections to the Con
federated Tribes’ Red Hills
proposal.
T hrough the leadership
o f Tribal Council Chairman
Austin Greene and Council-
m en O rvie D anzuka, and
with the support o f Tribal
Council, frank and candid
discussions were held with
other governmental entities,
m ost im portantly w ith the
BPA. And last week, the ac
quisition o f the property was
approved.
Tribal Council received a
letter o f notification on Au
g u st 16, 2013 fro m F.
L orraine Bodi, BPA Vice
President for Environment,
Fish and Wildlife, approving
the Red Hills proposal.
“T his is a very special
day,” said T ribal C ouncil
Chairman Greene. “We have
n ev er le ft o u r ties to the
Willamette Valley and we con
tinue to exercise our rights
th ere/’
H e said, “W ith the Red
Hills acquisition we have land
that is available for our spe
cial use that strengthens Our
traditions and cultural ties to
the Willamette Valley.”
C o u n cilm an D an zu k a
points o ut that,. “This is a
great result for us. It was a
challenge at times, but we al
ways knew we had th e
strength o f our sovereignty,
and th at is w hat we relied
upon to overcome the chal
lenges.
“O ur Treaty rights to hunt,
fish and gather at all tradi
tional areas are not limited by
new lines on maps,” Council
man Danzuka said, “and we
cannot let others try to im
p o se lim its o n us. T h e
W illam ette area an d th e
plants, animals, and lands are
traditional cultural assets o f
the Confederated Tribes.”
H e added, “I appreciate
BPA’s decision to fund Red
Hills, specifically Lorri Bodi’s
leadership and willingness to
follow the agreements that
are in place w here W arm
Springs is a full partner in the
Willamette lands program.”
B ranch o f N a tu ra l R e
sources G eneral M anager,
Bobby Brunoe said, “Tribal
m em bers have always used
the valley. My own family
made trips from home to the
W illam ette Valley, keeping
alive traditions that have been
passed through generations.
“This property is a rare
and unique piece o f land with
oak woodlands, deer and na
tive plants. In fact, we are
very interested in the oppor
tunity to have camas on this
land. We will develop a man
agement plan to protect the
land and allow for tribal mem
ber and public use as appro
priate. Both the Tribal Coun
cil and our Natural Resource
staff that developed the Red
H ills p ro je c t and saw it
through a tough process did
a great job and deserve a lot
o f credit.”
Pine beetles killing Crater Lake’s signature tree
(AP) — The latest m oun
tain pine beede infestation ap
pears to be slowing down in
Eastern Oregon, but not be
fore becom ing the leading
killer o f the signature tree of the gnarled trees that grace
Crater Lake National Park — the highest elevations o f the
the w h itebark pine. Park park than an invasive fungus
botanist Jennifer Beck says called white pine blister rust
the beede now kills more of that also attacks them.
Idaho grant to study Bear River Massacre
B O IS E (AP) L T he
Id ah o State H isto rical
Society has received a
$56,000 g rant to study
the Bear River Massacre
site in s o u th e a s te r n
Idaho.
In the massacre as many
as 500 m em b ers o f the
Northwestern Shoshone were
killed in a surprise attack by
U.S. soldiers in 1863.
The money received ear
lier this m onth from the Na-
tio n a l P ark S erv ice’s
American Batdefield Pro
tection P rogram will be
used to study the site in the
Cache Valley just north o f
the Utah-Idaho line.
Diabetes Prevention
Program
Empowering individuals at high risk for developing
Type 2 Diabetes.
Focusing on lifestyle changes through education
and physical activities.
Partnering with the community.
Our next Diabetes Prevention class is
starting October 2nd.
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FIRST 20 PEOPLE WHO
SIGN A CONSENT FORM
FOR CLASS WILL RECEIVE
A WATER BOTTLE
Classes will be held at noon and will be
every Wednesday for 10 weeks.
At each class you will be given great
information on topics such as healthy eat
ing, being active, stress , motivation and
much more.
A snack is always provided as well as a
take home bag with healthy food items.
Each participant is assigned a lifestyle
coach to be available to them throughout
this journey.
For more details and to find out if you are eligible please
contact
Joy Ramirez 541-553-0118 or
Stefanie Hurtado 541-553-1079
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