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r. Smith Team wins 17th National Title ! T h e Jason Smith Team again w on the Wild H orse Racers Association National Championship. The team m em bers are Sm ith, C olton D avid and Bear Spino. Smith and his team have 17 championships since he began his professional Wild H orse Racing career. T he Jaso n Sm ith Team took, first place out a field o f sfeven team s. T h e C entral Oregon region dominates the sport o f Professional Wild H orse Racing: Four o f the seven teams in the finals were from Central O regon. O ne o f teams was from Southern Oregon. The team that finished sec ond was Team BGB, from Arizona, with team members B ran d o n B egaye, D an iel Etsitty and Lane Meanus. T h ird w as A n th o n y B lu eb ack T eam , w ith Blueback, Carlo Wallulatum and Clinton Tohet. T h e P ro fe ssio n a l W ild H o rse R acers A ssociation National Finals was held at the Jefferson County Fair grounds Rodeo arena in Janu ary. Horse problem may require regulation update Tribal Council may con- i sider changing the tribal regulations in regard to horses that are roaming at ; large on the reservation. Some horse owners al low their animals to roam [ fo r years on th e o p en i range o f the reservation, i Meanwhile, N atural Re- i sources is trying to get the ; p roblem un d er control: The horses damage fish and wildlife habitat, and consume grass that could be used by livestock such as catde. Jason Smith, Range and A g m anager, u p d a te d Council last week on the unclaimed horse problem. ! A n issue, he said, is the February 5, 2014- Spilyay Tyruoo, W arm Springs, Oregon' Page 6 need for Natural Resources to compensate the horse own-, ers when the animals are re moved. This is true even when the animals may have been out on the range for several years without any contact or con trol from the owner. The open-range approach to the reservation dates back to the years when horses and o th e r liv esto ck w ere o f greater importance to mem bers than they are now, Smith said. N ow the open-range ap proach can be a problem, as the horses can go unclaimed for long periods o f time. Some owners may brand the their horses, then leave at large until the time when N atural Resources goes to remove then animals. Only then does the ow ner claim ownership, and therefore a right to compensation, Smith said. At his suggestion, Council indicated a willingness to re view and possibly modify the way the unclaimed animals are managed. “Many o f these horses are not taken care o f at all, even though som eone may ow n them ,” C ouncilm an Carlos Smith said. Wasco Chief JR Smith said the tribal Constitution limits the num ber o f horses that an individual may claim at 40 head. C h ie f S m ith asked w h e th e r N a tu ra l R e sources could not remove th e u n w a n te d anim als w ithout the ow ner’s ap proval. Jason Smith said N atu ral R esources does n o t have th at authority. The C o u n cil m ay co n sid e r changing this rule, allow ing greater authority to re move the horses that are causing the damage. Over the past few years, Natural Resources has re m o v ed 3,100 h o rses through its removal p ro gram. There are still sev eral thousand o f the ani mals on the tribal range land. Meadows Ski Day Farm Fair & Trade Show this week at county fairgrounds The Central Oregon Farm Fair & Trade Show is an op portunity for local farmers and ranchers to get updates on issues affecting agricul ture, hear reports on local research efforts and receive two to four hours o f pesti cide applicator recertification credit. It’s also the chance to visit with neighbors while check ing out new farm equipment, products and services from more than 30 vendors. T he farm fair and trade show is this Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 5 and 6, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the J e ffe rs o n C o u n ty F a ir grounds. Free and open to the public. L unch and re freshments each day. For in formation call 541-475-7107. For a complete agenda please visit: jeffcoseed.com /farm-fair Siletz co-ed tourney in March The Siletz Community Co- E d Basketball Tournament, a M em orial T ournam ent for CW Case, is com ing up in March. There will be three divi sions: fourth- through sixth- graders, four boys and four girls. Seventh- through ninth- grades, four boys and four girls. A nd ten th - th ro u g h twelfth (over 18 must show high school transcript), four boys and four girls. First-place winners receive jackets; two All-Star awards (bags); one MVP (Nike gift certificate). Second-place win- ners receive hoodies; two All- Stars (bags); one MVP (Evo lution basketballs). The tournament is spon sored by the C onfederated Tribes o f Siletz Indians E du cation and Prevention Pro grams, Chinook Winds, Lin coln County, and PAADA. T here is an entry fee o f $150 per team. Payable to: Style, PO Box 611, Siletz, 97380-0611. C ontact Rusty Butler at 541-444-9286, or Shannon Case- at 541-444-9671. This is an alcohol and drug free event. BAAD tourney next month T he Twenty-Seventh Annual Basketball Against Alcohol and Drugs Tour nam ent is coming up in March. The BAAD tour ney, sp o n so red by the C onfederated Tribes o f the Umatilla Indian Res ervation, happens at the N ixyaaw ii G ym in Pendleton. For more information c o n ta c t L loyd C o m mander at 541-429-7887, or Larry Cowapoo at 541- 429-7886. D ates o f the tournament at March 21- 28. Als, visit the website: Ctuir.org County Little League fundraiser Sue Matters/KWSO Young tribal members enjoyed Mt. Hood Meadows Tribal Ski Day last Friday, as new snow had just fallen. A Jefferson County Little League Tri-Tip and Chicken Banquet, Live and Silent Ac tion will be held on.Saturday, February 8. T h is is a 21 and over event with over 75 auction items. Tickets can be pur chased at M ail C opies N More or the Madras Cham ber o f Com m erce. D oors open at 6 p.m. and dinner is at 7 at the RAPA Building, 2209 N.W. Clackamas Drive in Madras. I f you have ques tions or would like to donate you can call Jen n ifer 541- 325-1315 Composite: looking to increase Middle East sales he said, “b u t the entire re (Continued from page 1) 1 gion.” : Darnell said the economy Composite Products began picked up last year. “We’re looking for a comeback o f , its Middle E ast sales mainly in Dubai, but has expanded Our domestic sales,” he said. to neighboring countries with C o m p o site P ro d u c ts a new distribution network. meanwhile has an increasing Com posite Products has presence in the Middle East, developed its own door core, w h ich has a very s tro n g economy. “N o t just Dubai,” w hich is p erfo rm in g even better than had been antici pated, Darnell said. Com posite Products, lo cated by th e W SFPI mill, m a n u fa c tu re s fire -p r o o f doors for buildings— hotels, school, for instan ce— th at require this type o f protec tion. Composite could see an increase o f 12 to 14 percent in sales this year, he said. “I think we’ll have a better year,” he said. The dividend to the trib e s m ay in c re a se to $750,000 from the $500,000 last year, he said. C om posite em ploym ent remains at about 79 percent tribal member, married-into- the-tribe, or other Indian. Warm Springs Community Counseling has Adult Drop-In Center every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Adults are welcome to stop by between 8 and 9:30 a.m. for a light snack, conversation and an activity. For more information call Rick Ribeiro 553-3205. 4202 Holliday St. Processing facility: benefits to tribes (Continued from page 1) O th er potential funding sources at the meeting: G rantM akers, the C en tral O regon Inter-G overn m e n ta l C o u n c il, C ra ft3 tribal fish processing, and the O regon D epartm ent o f Agriculture. R e p re se n tin g W arm Springs were D ena Thurbey and D ennis Johnson o f Fi nance, M ark M anion and Tim O utm an o f Natural Re sources, D onnie Winishut o f the Fish and Wildlife Com m ittee, and Tribal Council m an K ahseuss Jackson, o f the tribal Econom ic Devel opment. Some followed the meeting by Webinar or con ference phone. The idea for the traditional foods processing facility first came up a few years. The ini tial plan called for a small- sized facility located possibly at the industrial park. As in terest has grown, the plan for the facility has also expanded, said Bruce Jim. Further ex planation from the feasibility study summary: Traditional foods— includ ing roots, berries, game and salm on— are an im p o rtan t part o f the tribe’s culture, diet and economy. Tribal m em bers harvest salmon and tra ditional foods for longhouse ceremonies, tribal programs, and subsistence. Currently, the ceremonial salmon and game from the existing freezer facility are subject to quality problem s including freezer bum , spoil age, blo o d spots, bruising, m eat separation, belly burn and adulteration by pests. The new facility is intended to reduce waste and spoilage, increase th e utilizatio n o f fish, generate income, allow for new economic opportu nities for several tribal busi nesses, and provide employ ment for tribal members. This facility allows the op portunity to collaborate with other tribes and tribal mem bers with custom processing services such as canning, smoking, freezing, and pack aging. T he tribal Fish and W ild life Com m ittee and USDA R ural D ev elo p m e n t o rg a nized th e funding m eeting last week, w hich w ent well, said D ennis Jo h n so n of-Fi- Call 541- 615-0555 T he n e x t deadline to sub m it iteins f o r publication in the S pilyay Tym oo is F ri WARM SPRINGS TELECOM day, Feb. 14. T h a n k y o u ! 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