March 5, 2014
Spiîyay Tyrnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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Blazers to host Native American Heritage Night
The Pordand Trailblazers
¡and the M oda C enter will
¡host Native American Heri
tage N ig h t on T hursd ay ,
M arch 20. This is the Inau-
¡gural Native American Heri-
¡tage N ight with the Trailblaz-
|5Ts.
- Everyohe is welcome to
¡attend the music and perfor-
mances, and cultural arts dis
plays in the Ex-hall located in
the Memorial Coliseum. This
will be from 5-6:30 p.m. on
March 20.
T he game will be in the
M oda C e n te r ag ain st th e
Washington Wizards, starting
at 7 p.m.
A p o rtio n o f the ticket-
sales money is going toward
the Native American Youth
Association (NAYA).
The NAYA Family Center
in Portland provides inclusive
p ro g ra m m in g fo r N ativ e
A m erican youth and their
families. NAYA Family Cen
ter currently provides the fol
lowing programs:
Middle and high school
advocacy services; tutoring
and after-school program s;
and Native community em
p lo y m en t, am ong v ario u s
other services.
You can find tickets to
Blazers games at:
Tickets, trailblazers, com
LaMere, Bobcats win New Mexico wrestling championship
L orenzo LaM ere, m em
b e r o f th e C o n fe d e ra te d
¡Tribes, lives in New Mexico
¡with his family. H e attends
B lo o m field H ig h S chool,
¡where he is an outstanding
Rites of
Passage
class
A new class for boys
age 11 to 18 will begin
March 12 from 2:30 to
5 at the Culture and
Heritage Building.
The class is called,
“Rites o f Passage — A
Young Boys Journey to
M anhood.”.
Boys will learn cul
tural and traditional
teachings from elder
fishermen and hunters.
Boys will also learn
about the treaty and
traditional leadership
roles.
The series includes
a field trip to the Co
lumbia River. Call 541-
553-3290 to register.
22nd annual
university powwow
T h e S o u th e rn O re g o n
¡University’s Twenty-Second
Annual Spring Powwow will
¡be h eld A p ril 12-13 in
¡Ashland. Saturday grand en-
¡try times are 1 and 7 p.m.,
¡and Sunday at noon.
athlete.
In
F eb ru ary ,
th é
Bloomfield Bobcats won the
New Mexico State Champi
onship wrestling competition.
This was the first time in 30
years that the school captured
the top honor in the state.
L orenzo w restled in the
285-pound division. H e took
second in the title match. The
team overall, meanwhile, had
enough points to come out on
top.
Lorenzo is a sophomore.
H e also plays football, and.
runs track and field.
2013 fall chinook return best since 1960
A re c o rd n u m b e r o f
salmon were spawning in the
Snake River Basin in the fall
o f 2013, according to recent
data.
These numbers are forti
fied by a record num ber o f
wild fall chinook that passed
Lower Granite Dam.
D ata released recently by
tribal, federal, state and hy
dropower industry biologists
show that last year’s Snake
River fall chinook ru n in
cluded the highest number o f
wild fish to return since the
com pletion o f Ice H arb o r
D am ill 1960.
T he spawning efforts o f
the ru n also resu lted in a
record number o f redds, the
nests w here fish spawn, in
b o th
th e
Snake
and
Clearwater river basins.
The multi-agency run re
construction o f fish return
ing to Lower G ranite D am
rev ealed 21,000 w ild fall
c h in o o k re tu rn e d to th e
Snake River in 2013. This
accounted for 37.5 percent o f
th e to ta l Snake R iver fall
ch in o o k re tu rn o f 56,000
fish.
O v er 6,300 redds w ere
created in the Snake River
Fall Chinook Redds
7,000 —
——
■ Snake ■ Oearwater ■ Other
6,000 ,
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M ARKET
öcwted S
1998
and its tributaries betw een
Lower .Granite and Hells Can
yon dams. T he increase in
Snake River returns and the
in c re a se d d is trib u tio n in
redds w ere aided by tribal
program s th at supplem ent
ex istin g Snake R iver fall
chinook populations.
“T he N ez Perce T ribe’s
Snake River recovery p ro
gram has re s u lte d in fall
chinook returns that the re
gion can truly celebrate,” said
Jo el M o ffett, chairm an o f
the C olum bia River In ter-
Tribal Fish Commission, and
m em ber o f the N ez Perce
Tribe Executive Committee.
“D espite returning* to a
2002
2006
2010 2013
f
river noted for hot tempera
tures and poor passage con
ditions, these resilient fish
were able to spawn in num
bers n ot witnessed in many,
many years.
“This run gives us hope
for the future, b u t we still
have a long way to go. We
m ust continue to do every
th in g w e c a n to e n s u re th e
fish runs continue on this
path toward a healthy, self-
su stain in g p o p u la tio n ca
pable o f su p p o rtin g well-
m an ag ed trib a l and n o n -
tribal fisheries. D oing so will
ensure th e success o f this
run is repeated in years to
com e.”
bound.
Boys division awards:
te n
C h am p io n sh ip
Letterm an’s; ten Runner-
Up hooded sw eatshirts;
ten third-place crewnecks;
ten fourth-place t-shirts.
M o st V aluable P layer
jacket; ten A ll-Tourney
crew necks; Mr. H ustle,
Most Rebounds.
For more information
co n tact A ustin G reene,
to u rn am en t director, at
541-553^3243(w) or 541-
553-1953(h). Mailing ad
dress: PO Box 1327 Warm
Springs O R 97761.
T h e W arm S prings
Cougars Youth Organiza
tion, the Jefferson County
School District 509-J, the
C onfederated T ribes o f
Warm Springs will not be
held liable for any acci
dents, theft, injury or short
funded travelers while par
ticipating in this tourna
ment.
T h e Twenty-Seventh
Annual Basketball Against
Alcohol and Drugs Tour
nam ent is coming up in
March. The BAAD tour
ney, sp o n so re d by th e
C onfederated Tribes o f
the Umatilla Indian Res
ervation, happens at the
N ixyaaw ii
G ym
in
Warm Springs N ation Little League is looking for
team managers and coaches for baseball, softball and
t-ball.
The Little League board is looking to fill these posi
tions as soon as possible. Games are going to be sched
uled soon with other Central O regon leagues.
Please contact one o f the board members right away-
if you are interested. They are Roy Spino, Yvonne
Iverson, Mona Lopez, Vivian Smith, Stretch, James Sam,
Urbana Ross, Cassie and Louise Katchia.
Diabetes run/w alk next week
The Diabetes Prevention
Team will host a Fun R un/
Walk on Friday, March 14.
Meet at noon at the old Fire
Management parking lot for
a hike on the camel back trail.
Diabetes Prevention will
provide water. Please wear
appropriate shoes for walk
ing or running on trails.
I f th e re is in c le m e n t
w eather, listen to KWSO,
and the team will hold the
event on the campus.
For more information call
Stefanie at 541-553-1079.
Siletz co-ed tourney this month
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
tournam ent at March 21-
28. Als, visit the website:
Ctuir.org
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T h e W arm S prings
Cougars Youth Basketball
Organization will present
the Twenty-First Annual
W arm Springs C ougars
A ll-Indian H igh School
Boys and Girls Basketball
Tournament, April 3-6.
The tournament will be
in the Warm Springs E l
ementary School gymna
sium and at th e W arm
Springs Community Cen
ter. Entry fee is $250/boys
and $225/girls division.
D ue by this Friday, March
7 (additional $25 after
deadline). Tournament will
be open to the first 12
boys’ teams, and the first
eight girls’ teams.
Girls division awards:
ten C ham pionship wool
jackets; ten R unner-U p
hooded sw eatshirts; ten
third-place crewnecks; ten
fourth-place t-shirts. Most
Valuable Player jacket; ten
A ll-Tourney crewnecks;
Miss Hustle and Miss Re-
Little League gearing up
BAAD in M arch
W arm S p rin gs
21st Annual
Cougars tourney
in W.S. April 3-6
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 te n 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).
I C ontact Rusty B utler at
541-444-9286, o r Shannon
Case at 541-444-9671. This
is an alcohol and drug free
event.
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