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
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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
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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
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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
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