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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
December 20, 2017
54th W.S. tourney in Dec.
Tournament basketball ac-
tion returns to Warm Springs
next Wednesday through Sat-
urday, December 27-30.
This will be the Fifty-
Fourth Annual Warm Springs
All-Indian Holiday Men’s Bas-
ketball Tournament.
Awards for this tourney in-
clude first-place Pendleton jack-
ets; second-place solid wool
jackets; third-place jackets;
fourth-place hoodies; and fifth-
place crew neck sweaters. Plus
the MVP, Mr. Hustle and All
tourney awards.
Jayson Smith/Spilyay
The White Buffalos girls varsity team has been at
the top of the 4A Tri-Valley standings. They play
at Sweet Home this Thursday, December 21, and
then at the Summit Tournament, December 27-
29. Their next home game is January 5 a t7 p.m.
against Mountain View.
The team is Alesha Freeman, Chloe Smith, Jiana
Smith Francis, Jackie Zamora Heath, Lynden
Harry, Ellise David, Annie Whipple, Jalaney
Suppah, Kaliyah Iverson, Jayden Davis, Monika
Stacona, and Vanessa Culps (from left).
Zone 6 fisheries continue in December
For Zone 6 fishing: Commer-
cial platform and hook and line
sales continue until 6 p.m., Sun-
day, December 31. The open area
is all of Zone 6.
Salmon, steelhead, shad, wall-
eye, catfish, bass, carp and yellow
perch may be sold or kept for sub-
sistence use. Legal-size sturgeon
are between 43 and 54 inches fork
length in The Dalles and John Day
pools, and between 38 and 54
inches fork length in the
Bonneville Pool. These may be
kept for subsistence only.
Allowed gear is hoop nets, dip
nets, and hook and line. Dam
closed areas applicable to platform
gear and hook and line are in ef-
fect. Fish may be sold after the
period ends if caught during the
open period.
In addition a commercial stur-
geon fishery continues until 6 p.m.
on Saturday, December 30.
The open area is only the John
Day Pool. Sturgeon caught with
platform and hook and line gear
may be sold or kept for subsistence
use.
Allowed sales are sturgeon be-
tween 43 and 54 inches fork
length.
Sturgeon may be sold after the
period ends if caught during the
open period.
Zone 6 sturgeon fishery: ishing
period has been set, until 6 p.m.
on December 30:
The open area is only the John
Day Pool. Allowed gear is setlines
with no more than 100 hooks
per line and 9/0 hook size or
larger. No treble hooks are al-
lowed and lines must have buoys
attached with the fishers identi-
fiers included.
Allowed sales are sturgeon be-
tween 43 and 54 inches fork
length. These fish may be sold or
kept for subsistence use
Standard river mouth and dam
closed areas applicable to setlines
are in effect. Fish may be sold
after the period ends if caught
during the open period.
Jayson Smith/Spilyay
Member health survey continues this winter
The tribal member health sur-
vey team has interviewed about
170 members so far in the health
information collection project.
The goal is to have about 500
responses by February.
The survey results will help
guide tribal health care priorities
in the coming years.
The survey takes about an
hour to 70 minutes, and survey
responders and their answers re-
main strictly confidential. In ap-
preciation, participants receive a
$30 gift card.
The information is vital for tribal
grant writing efforts, in order for
the tribes to secure funding for cur-
rent and future tribal programs.
The tribes are partnering with
the Northwest Portland Area In-
dian Health Board on this project.
The tribal Health and Welfare
Committee approved the ques-
tions, and the project has been
reviewed by the Portland Area
Office Indian Health Service In-
stitutional Review Board.
Warm Springs Community
Health, and the Prevention pro-
gram are coordinating the health
interviews. For more informa-
tion please call 541-615-0036.
Mariah Stacona is in her junior year at Northwest University,
where she plays guard on the women’s basketball team.
She is a Business Administration major.
The Northwest University Eagles are about halfway through
the 2017-18 season. They play in Salem against Corban
University on December 29, and then in Eugene against
Northwest Christian on December 30.
Mariah, a Madras High School graduate and former Tri Valley
League MVP, earned All-Cascade Collegiate Conference
honorable mention honors during her sophomore season at
Northwest University.
Youth basketball starting soon
The MAC Recreation District,
Kiwanis and Lions 2018 Youth Bas-
ketball Program will run from Janu-
ary 20 through March 3.
Games are played on Saturdays.
The entry deadline is coming up
December 29.
The fee will go up after that date
with a final deadline of January 5.
The leagues are for girls and
boys in grades 3 and 4, and 5 and
6. They also need volunteer
coaches.
Details, scholarship info and reg-
istration are available online at
macrecdistrict.com
The Madras Aquatic Center Recreation District will
have 30 and over, and 18-29 adult basketball
leagues from January 14-March 11. The registra-
tion deadline is January 5. See macrecdistrict.com