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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
To the
College of
the Siskiyous
Pets program for W.S.
Outstanding baseball player
Austin Rauschenburg signed a let-
ter of intent to play college ball
for the College of the Siskiyous
in California.
Austin is a Madras High School
graduate, class of 2016. He is
from Warm Springs.
He, a left-handed pitcher, also
played varsity basketball in high
school.
Austin was on the 2016 4A All-
Star Baseball Team. He played
varsity each year in high school,
and played for Oregon Select Base-
ball.
He will be leaving August 10
for the College of the Siskiyous,
located near Mt. Shasta at Weed,
Calif. The first Eagles team meet-
ing will be on the August 12.
Austin’s parents are Marci
Stacona, and step-dad TJ Foltz,
who helped coach Austin since t-
ball.
Austin signed his letter of in-
tent at a gathering at the Museum
at Warm Springs. On hand were
family and friends, his high school
and other coaches.
Courtesy Marcie Stacona.
Courtesy photo.
College of the Siskiyous
freshman Austin
Rauschenburg.
Austin signs his Letter of Intent
(above) to play baseball at the
College of the Siskiyous. On
hand at the museum were
family, friends and former
coaches (below)
Smith and Soloman Stewart.
Prize money of $100 will got to
the first-place winner.
The clinic is put on by Pretty tuff
unicorns: Jaylyn Bagley, Kali
Walker, Loraija Miller, Michael
Saludo, Jeremy Killsfirst, Colton
Reese, Shellieann Jim and Nathan
Brown.
There will be a barbecue, and a
jack pot colt race (bring your own
gear).
This is a drug- and alcohol free
event. Bring your own chairs and
gear (halter, shank rope, horse and
race saddle) if you have some.
Crafting Pathways in Warm Springs
The Crafting Pathways classes
are coming up this month and in
September.
The Wednesday, August 10 Craft-
ing Pathways will feature guest
speaker Andy Leonard, adolescent
aftercare specialist, and certified
recovery mentor.
This class will also feature a pre-
sentation of the movie A Girl Like
Her.
Andy will speak on bullying and
its life-lasting consequences; realities
of suicide and methods of suicide
prevention.
The classes are held in the Fam-
ily Resource Center from 2 to 3:30
p.m. For more information con-
Rattlesnake fire:
Trey Leonard brought up the
subject of invasive weeds such as
cheatgrass and medusa head. Both
of these are non-native plants
brought here decades ago from
Europe.
When a fire burns across range-
land on the reservation, Leonard
said, the result often is an invasion
by the non-native species. The na-
tive plants such as bunch grass lose
habitat.
“Medusa head and cheatgrass
take over each time we have a fire,”
Leonard said. The BLM has a suc-
cessful program of planting bunch
grass following fires, he added.
The tribes could implement a
similar program, and Leonard said
he would be in contact with the
BLM regarding their program.
tact Janet Bissell or Arlena Walsey,
541-553-2460.
The September 14 Crafting Path-
ways will feature speaker Shawnetta
Yahtin, Warm Springs medical so-
cial worker. She will be providing
information on healthy relation-
ships, healthy forms of communi-
cation, and history cycle breaking.
discussion at Tribal Council
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A question was whether there
is a program that can provide
some relief to the individual
whose grazing acreage was
burned. In the past the OSU Ex-
tension program has provided
some help, said Bodie Shaw, act-
ing BIA superintendent for the
Warm Springs Agency.
Extension Agent Scott Duggan
said he would look into the poten-
tial programs—such as through the
Department of Agriculture—that
may be available.
Invasive species
The Bend Spay and Neuter
Project is partnering with the
Warm Springs community to pro-
vide services to pet owners on the
reservation.
There are also training oppor-
tunities, ideal for any person who
is interested in becoming a veteri-
narian. There are also opportuni-
ties for any person who might have
community service hours to com-
plete.
Volunteers are also welcome.
For more information, contact
Arlissa White, office manager at
Housing, 541-553-3250.
The tribal Housing Authority
and the Spay and Neuter Project
on Tuesday of this week hosted a
introductory meeting to the pro-
gram.
Meanwhile, on the first Tuesday
of each month beginning Septem-
ber 6, there will be spay and neu-
ter clinics in Warm Springs. These
will be free to people who live on
the reservation.
The location of these clinics will
be at the Warm Springs Housing-
Community Building, 2776 Quail
Trail-Greeley Heights.
Check-ins will start at 7:30. Ap-
pointments are first-come first-
serve, with up to 30 appointments
available.
Your dog’s free appointment
will include:
Spay and neuter surgery (no ad-
ditional charge for in-heat, preg-
nant or dogs with retained tes-
ticles); pain injection, anesthesia,
monitoring post surgery, pre-sur-
gical exam, and rabies vaccination
if needed.
A few of the benefits to having
your pet spayed or neutered:
Prevention of accidental litters
of puppies; your dog will be
healthier and this will help them
live longer.
It will make your dog easier to
train, and help avoid unwanted be-
haviors; and your dog will stop run-
ning away from home.
This program presented by
Bend Spay and Neuter Project and
The Daisy Fund.
New CRITFC chair
Wild Colt Race clinic on Saturday
Native Aspirations and the
Warm Springs Youth Council will
host a Wild Colt Race Clinic this
Saturday, August 6, at the Simnasho
grounds.
This is for youth ages 7-19. The
clinic will be from 12 noon to 5 p.m.
Guest speakers include Buck
August 3, 2016
Courtesy William Wilson/Fire Management
Rattlesnake Springs fire near Kah-Nee-Ta.
Reimbursement
The federal government is re-
sponsible for the cost of fighting
wildfires that happen on federal
land, or trust land in the case of
the reservation.
Through a self-governance com-
pact with Department of the Inte-
rior, the tribes’ Fire Management
teams will respond to the fire. In-
voices for the costs—personnel,
equipment, etc.—are then submit-
ted to the federal government for
reimbursement through a fire sup-
pression account.
This issue came up at Council
last week, as the fire reimbursement
agreement between the tribes and
the federal government had expired
on June 30, following a two-year
extension of the earlier agreement.
The matter was then quickly ad-
dressed, with the parties agreeing to
the terms of a renewed agreement.
Alfalfa hay –
100 pound – two
string – 40 inches
long – Very nice
and green, no
weeds – $10 per
bale – Call Bob at
541-408-5463
Yakama Nation leader
Patrick Luke is the new chair-
man of the Columbia River
Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.
Mr. Luke was selected by his
peers from the Warm Springs,
Yakama, Nez Perce, and
Umatilla tribes this summer to
lead CRITFC.
Mr. Luke brings a rich com-
bination of real-life experience
and knowledge of tribal treaty
rights, fishery and biological
understanding, and traditional
wisdom.
He grew up around the
tribal natural resources, fishing,
hunting and gathering tradi-
tional foods throughout the
Columbia River.
During his childhood, the
family fished for salmon and
steelhead from scaffolds and
boat set nets on the Columbia
River. They also gaffed for
salmon, and harvested lam-
prey in many Columbia River
tributaries.
A member of the Yakama
Nation’s Tribal Council, Mr.
Luke is a strong advocate for
treaty fishing rights, salmon,
and lamprey.
His experience and educa-
tion has taken him around the
world: After high school, Luke
enlisted in the U.S. Marine
Corps. Upon completion of
his service, he moved to Alaska
for more than a decade, living
his dream of commercial fish-
ing, crabbing and fishing for
salmon.
In 2000, Mr. Luke took ad-
vantage of the Department of
Veterans Affairs Vocational
Rehabilitation Chapter 31 Dis-
abled Veterans Program:
Through the program, he en-
rolled at Blue Mountain Com-
munity College, and graduated
with an Associates of Science
Degree.
He then transferred to the
Oregon State University Fish-
eries and Wildlife Program. Af-
ter graduating from OSU in
2007, Mr. Luke returned to the
Courtesy CRITFC
Patrick Luke sworn in as
CRITFC chair,
Yakama Reservation and be-
gan working at the Klickitat
Salmon Hatchery.
He helped develop the first
ever Pacific Lamprey Restora-
tion Project Manager position
for the Yakama Nation Fish-
eries Program. He was elected
to the Yakama Nation Tribal
Council in 2014.
“My vision for the future
of Columbia River fisheries is
to work towards the restora-
tion of salmon, steelhead, lam-
prey, suckers, and sturgeon
using a well-rounded ap-
proach,” said Luke.
“If the region is going to re-
turn these populations to their
historical numbers, we need to
diversify our restoration ef-
forts, and ask ourselves ques-
tions like ‘What does a com-
plete lamprey restoration pro-
gram look like in the Colum-
bia River Basin?’
“Or ‘How can we work with
the region to modernize the
Columbia River Treaty, im-
prove water quality and flow
in our rivers and streams and
restore habitat?’
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Excellent grass hay
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Pick-up in Madras.
We provide a squeeze;
no rain (delivery extra).
Call Rod at 541-306-
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