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Spílygy Tyrnoo, Wgrm Springs, Oregon October 2, 2013 Page 5 FASD Coalition sponsoring logo contest T he Warm Springs Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder Coalition is in need o f a logo for our flyers, press releases, m arketing m aterial and all other coalition work. Winner will receive a $100 gift card. All entries will re ceive a prize. T he contest closes on O ctober 15. The coalition is looking for something that represents the coalition and the community, and includes our motto: “Life is sacred; let your strengths and traditions become your child’s future,” ! Please keep in m ind the following words while creat ing our logo: Respect, Health, Strength, Empowerment, Hope, Com m unity, C ulture, Sobriety, Tradition, and Lifestyle. The logo/message should be positive— no pictures o f alcohol, or feelings o f blame or shame— and address the prevention o f fetal alcohol syndrome disorder, and speak to both male and females. To enter the contest please send your name, contact in formation, design and a de sign explanation to: evelyn.aguilar@wstribes.org O r you can drop your de sign o ff at the Comm unity Health Education Team of fice at the Family Resource Center. E m ail o r call 541-553- 2211 with any questions you may have. The contest is open to all trib al m em bers and W arm Springs Com m unity members. We look forward to seeing your design! Medford casino met with skepticism A proposal by the Co quille tribe to open a ca sino in M e d fo rd has gained the attention o f a U.S. House panel. Members o f the Sub committee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs ex pressed co ncern about tribes expanding gambling operations beyond their aboriginal lands. C h a irm a n D on Y oung, an A laska R e publican, said the prolif eration could lead states to open the casino busi ness to all. T h e C oquille trib e's plan has drawn opposition from another tribe—-the Cow Creek Band— that operates a casino north o f M edford. Tribes demand response as fish advisories are issued for the Columbia Tribal leaders are calling for a prom pt state and fed eral response to announce m ent o f fish consum ption advisories for the Columbia River. Leaders from the Warm Springs, U matilla, Yakama and N ez Perce are asking Washington and Idaho gov ernors to update their water quality standards and fish c o n su m p tio n rates in re sp o n se to O re g o n and W ashington’s resident fish consumption advisory for the Columbia. C olum bia R iver In te r- T rib al F ish C o m m issio n Chairman Joel M offett sent letters to Washington Gover nor Inslee and Idaho Gover nor O tter asking the states to prioritize the update o f wa ter quality standards that pro tect tribal members and make water quality a top priority for the region. T he tribes will also call on the N orthw est Congressional delegation to pass toxins re duction legislation for the sued the fish consum ption advisories that encompass the entire length o f the Zone 6 fishing area o f the Colum bia River— a stretch used for treaty fishing by all fo u r member tribes. Chairman M offett states that the region needs to fo- , eus on long-term solutions to w ater quality issues rather than ignoring the situation and dealing with the conse quences later. “The tribes believe that the long-term solution to this problem isn’t keeping people from eating contam inated fish— it’s keeping fish from being contam inated in the first place,” M offett said. “Armed with higher fish consumption rates and wa te r quality stan d ard s, we hope there will be a greater motivation to remove pollut an ts fro m th e C o lu m b ia River and its tributaries.” The level o f toxins found in our waterways should con cern everyone, said Paul Lumley, CRITFC executive tomed fishing areas,” Lumley said. “Contaminated fish were n ot part o f the bargain that the tribes made when they signed their treaties.” The recent advisory must move water quality issues to the forefront o f our natural resource agendas and high lights the need to clean up our waterways. “We can no longer afford to have W ash in g to n and Idaho delay their responsi bilities to ensure clean water in the Columbia River Basin, n ot only for its fish popula tions, but for the people who regularly consum e them ,” Lumley said. In 2011, Oregon updated its fish consumption rates to 175 gram s p er day, giving Oregon the m ost protective water quality standards in the nation. Fish consum ption rates are used to calculate water quality standards that p ro tect human health. Washington and Idaho are C olum bia Basin, the largest d ire c to r.' “Treaties signed betw een currently reevaluating their fish consum ption rates. T he the tribes and the U nited States Government in 1855 secured th e tribal fishing right in all usual and accus tribes are urging Washington and Idaho to adopt at least the same rate that O regon uses to establish water qual w ater body in the U nited States w ithout a federal tox ins reduction program. The requests come after O regon and Washington is Big chinook run at Columbia River Fall chinook salmon are returning to the Columbia River this year and crossing Bonneville D am in num bers not seen since the dam was completed and count ing began in 1938. A s o f la st w eek, th e Bonneville count o f adult and jack fall chinook was al ready over 920,000 fish, with about a m onth left in the run. The run is expected to top one million fish, nearly 400,000 more than any pre vious year in 75 years o f fish-counting at the dam. C h in o o k re tu rn in g to tributaries in the 140 miles o f river downstream o f the dam add to the huge run. “The abundance o f this year’s fall chinook run is the perfect example o f what this region needs to focus on and how we all benefit from strong returns,” said Paul Lumley, executive director o f the Columbia River In ter-Tribal Fish Commission. ity standards that are protec tive o f all fish consumers in the region. The 175 gram s per day fish consumption rate repre sents a fish consumption rate th a t p ro te c ts m o s t o f Oregon’s population. The American H eart As sociation recom m ends that people consume 2 servings o f fish p e r w eek. 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