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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Pi-Ume-Sha sports
Pi-Ume-Sha features many
sporting events around the
reservation. And this year
the some of Treaty Days ac-
tivities are happening in Ma-
dras.
Pi-Ume-Sha Boxing,
hosted by Warm Springs Na-
tion Boxing, will be on Satur-
day afternoon, after the ro-
deo, in the Community Cen-
ter.
The Endurance Horse
Race is Saturday morning,
starting at 8 a.m. by the Shaker
Church.
The Pi-Ume-Sha Run is
Saturday morning, starting at
9 a.m. by the Housing park-
ing lot.
The Open Softball Tour-
nament is Saturday and Sun-
day at Juniper Hills Park in
Madras.
Kah-Nee-Ta is hosting the
Fry Bread two-person Golf
Scramble on Saturday.
Rodeo action is Saturday
and Sunday, starting at 1 p.m.
both days, at the War m
Springs Rodeo Grounds.
Here is the contact informa-
tion for Pi-Ume-Sha weekend:
Stick Game Tour na-
ment—Sam Starr, 541-553-
1131(w).
Club now at former WSE
The Warm Springs Boys
and Girls Club is open
weekdays 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
The club is now located
in the old elementary gym
building. The entrance is on
the east side by the play-
ground.
The club members have
a choice of games or an
activity in the gym each
morning, with an outside
activity before lunch. For
more information, you can
reach the club at 541-553-
2323.
June 24, 2015
Buffalos Tennis
Endurance
Horse
Race—Ricky Graybael, 541-
553-1161.
Rodeo—Cher yl Tom,
541-460-1454.
All Indian Fr y Bread
Golf Tournament—Kah-
Nee-Ta Golf Pro Shop, 541-
553-4971.
Fun Run—Community
Center, 541-553-3243.
Boxing—Austin Smith,
541-325-2798; and Charlene
Moody.
Men and Women Soft-
ball—Sandra Greene/Jerry
Sampson, 541-553-6619, or
325-1866.
Kah-Nee-Ta is holding
summer youth job inter-
views this Wednesday af-
ternoon, June 24, from 1-
4:30 p.m. in the Ollallie
and Eagle Butte Room.
They are looking a pool
attendant, human re-
sources clerk, and server.
Call 541-553-1112 ext.
3401 if you have ques-
tions.
Courtesy Margaret Kincaid
This month the Madras High School tennis program played the End of the
Year 2015 Mixed Doubles Tournament and Awards Celebration. Players
included Tyra Thomas, Deon Culpus, Dalton Herkshan, Jered Pichette and
Joseph Calica (from left). Coach Margaret Kincaid mentions other players
deserving a Congratulations are Autumn Suppah, Harriet Williams and
Thyrecia Simtustus.
Season for sockeye, summer chinook harvest and sales
An abundance of sockeye
and summer chinook are
making their way up the Co-
lumbia River.
Tribal members from
Warm Springs and the other
Treaty Tribes have begun the
summer commercial fishing.
They are offering salmon
sales to the general public.
Biologists
estimate
394,000 sockeye and 73,000
summer chinook will return
to the Columbia River dur-
ing the fishery. These returns
will allow tribal fishers to har-
vest approximately 21,000
summer chinook and 27,600
sockeye.
A significant source of
salmon will be available to the
general public, and the sale
of sockeye and summer
chinook should continue
throughout the summer sea-
son, peaking over the next
week or two.
Columbia River sockeye
are prized for their bright red
meat and high oil content.
Not as large as chinook, sock-
eye are ideal for smaller fami-
lies.
Courtesy CRITFC
Tribally caught salmon sits on a bed of ice waiting for
market.
Most of the returning
sockeye are heading to the
Okanagan River in north-cen-
tral Washington. The recent
surge in the sockeye returns
is due to a number of sock-
eye enhancement programs
currently underway by the
Okanagan Nation Alliance, a
group of First Nations tribes
in British Columbia.
Both treaty and non-treaty
fishery catches will be ad-
Heritage weekend at Atlanta
Promotional flyer from Native American Weekend.
Shoni Schimmel and
the Atlanta Dream of the
WNBA will be in Seattle
in July.
The Dream plays the
Seattle
Stor m
at
KeyArena on Saturday,
July 18. Atlanta plays the
L.A. Sparks at Staples
Center on July 16.
Schimmel is the start-
ing guard for the Dream.
Atlanta hosted Native
American Weekend June
19-21. The team split the
two games, beating the
Chicago Sky, then falling
to the New York Liberty.
The Native American
Heritage nights were in
honor of Shoni, who is a
Umatilla tribal member.
OSU Extension Community Day
The Jefferson County Ex-
tension Ser vice will host
OSU Community Day on
Saturday, June 27, from 10
a.m.-3 p.m. at the Central Or-
egon Agricultural research
Center.
All events are free and in-
clude a gardening workshop
on container gardening.
Kids fourth-grade and up
can participate in a morning
fly-tying class. There will be
activities for younger kids too
and a barbecue lunch for par-
ticipants. To register call 541-
475-7107.
justed throughout the season,
as the run size is updated.
The tribal fishery is protected
under 1855 treaties with the
federal government, where
the Warm Springs, Yakama,
Umatilla and Nez Perce
tribes reserved the right to
fish at all usual and accus-
tomed fishing places in the
Columbia River Basin. The
treaty right that reserves cer-
emonial, subsistence, and
commercial uses.
Tribal and non-tribal har-
vest rates have been agreed
to as part of the U.S. v. Or-
e g o n Management Agree-
ment.
Sales can occur at various
locations along the Columbia
River, at farmers’ markets
and common direct-to-public
sales locations including: Ma-
rine Park in Cascade Locks,
Celilo, North Bonneville (one
mile east of Bonneville
Dam), and Columbia Point in
the Tri-Cities area.
A few tips on purchasing
from the tribal fishery: Pack
a cooler with ice to keep your
purchase fresh.
Sales from tribal fishers
generally run from 10 a.m. to
dusk. Price is determined at
the point of sale. Most sales
are cash only. Buyers should
request a receipt. Tribal fish-
ers can advise on topics in-
cluding fish freshness and
preparation.
The public should call the
salmon marketing program at
888-289-1855 before heading
up the river to find out where
the day’s catch is being sold.
Fish will be available every
day. More infor mation is
available on the salmon mar-
keting website critfc.org/har-
vest.
Boarding
school orientation
Boarding school ori-
entation is set for Friday,
June 26, at the tribal Ad-
ministration building
conference room 3. Ses-
sion 1 is at 10 a.m., and
session 2 is at 1:30.
Representatives will
be here from Chemawa
Indian School and Riv-
erside Indian School.
Deadline for boarding
school applications is
July 31. Contact Higher
Education at 541-553-
3311 to learn more.
Madras Aquatic Center
summer open swim
times are noon-6 p.m.,
Monday thru Sunday.