Spilyay Tymoo
Coyote News, est. 1976
April 25, 2018 - Vol. 43, No. 9
April – Hawit`an – Spring - Wawaxam
Great funding news for ballfields project
A major funding piece of the
Warm Springs ballfields renovation
project is now in place.
The Oregon Parks and Recre-
ation grants division last week
awarded the tribes $360,500 to help
complete the work.
The tribes will match this amount,
bringing the total budget for the
renovation to $721,000.
Bruce Irwin, the tribes’ develop-
ment director, said the effort to the
secure the necessary funding has
been a true team effort.
Those who assisted in creating
the conceptual site plan, and other
required documents used in the grant
presentation, were:
Ben Bisland of Warm Springs
Ventures, who created the original
conceptual site plan covering about
17 acres. This saved the tribes
about $5,000, Mr. Irwin said.
Sammy O’Reilly, a Bureau of
Natural Resources GIS Specialist,
who prepared five additional map-
ping documents. These identified
the projects vicinity, boundaries,
trails, location, growth manage-
ment areas and project phases.
The Bean Foundation and
Jefferson County gave letters of
support during the grant applica-
tion process.
Tribal Council Chairman Aus-
tin Greene, and Satch Miller of
Recreation gave their testimonies
during the 20-minute grant presen-
tation. “Their comments and pas-
sion for this project made a great
impression on the scoring commit-
tee,” Mr. Irwin said.
Tribal Council and management,
Secretary-Treasurer Michele
Stacona and Chief Operations
Officer Alyssa Macy worked to
make the project happen, he said.
The following is a brief project
description of the Warm Springs
ballfields rehabilitation:
There will be re-orientation and
spacing of six ballfields, including
junior and adult fields, and the
Warm Springs Little League fields.
Steps during the renovation:
Preparation of the final plans and
specifications, then the site prepa-
ration, clearing and excavation;
and installation of underground
utilities: water and sewer, irri-
gation and electrical.
There will be new fencing
for backstops, fence lines and
outfields. The ballfields will
have new restrooms, and a food
concession building.
Outfields will be grass.
There will be walkways, play-
ers fabric shelters, and park fur-
niture to include picnic tables,
plus players benches with
backrest.
The $360,500 Parks and
Recreation grant is through the
federal Land and Water Con-
servation Fund.
Eagles
track meet
The Warm Springs Academy
Eagles hosted a three-school
track and field meet last week.
This was the first track and
field meet hosted by the
Academy.
During the afternoon of
competition, eighth-grader
Ashlyn Johnson (right) won the
high jump.
Running the hurdles were
Kahmussa Greene and Sally
Medina, both in the sixth
grade; while Keith Charley (far
right), sixth-grader, takes off in
the long jump.
Court okays US v. Oregon agreement, closes case
by Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo
A federal judge has approved a
new U.S. v. Oregon fisheries man-
agement agreement, as proposed
by Columbia River treaty tribes,
states and federal agencies.
The approval is a great achieve-
ment for the tribes, and all parties
involved, said John Ogan, tribal
natural resources attorney. “This
provides a 10-year framework for
the parties to work together in a
coordinated way,” he said.
Tribal Council Chairman Aus-
tin Greene said, “This new Man-
agement Agreement confirms and
protects the fishery rights reserved
in our 1855 treaty, it protects our
traditions, the salmon, our fisher-
men and our people. I appreciate
the hard work and leadership
shown by the Council members
and Fish and Wildlife Committee.
They’ve worked for years in the
negotiations to achieve this success
for Warm Springs.”
The 2018-2027 U.S. v. Oregon
Management Agreement is now
the framework for managing fish-
eries and hatchery programs in
much of the Columbia River Ba-
sin.
The parties to the agreement are
the Warm Springs tribes, Yakama,
Umatilla, Nez Perce and Shoshone
Bannock; the states of Oregon,
Washington and Idaho; U.S. Fish
and Wildlife, the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration,
and the BIA.
All the parties have worked for
the past couple of years in a me-
diation process overseen by a fed-
eral judge toward the new agree-
ment, as the previous one expired
at the end of 2017. The Twenty-
Seventh Tribal Council of the Con-
federated Tribes identified treaty
rights and natural resources as
among its priorities; and securing
treaty fisheries with this new US v.
Oregon Management Agreement
is an achievement toward the
this Tribal Council’s accomplish-
ing its priorities, Mr. Ogan said.
U.S. v. Oregon was filed 50
years ago in federal court, by
the United States as tribal
trustee, asserting the tribes’
treaty interests. The dispute was
in regard to the tribal share of
the annual fisheries harvest.
In 1969 the judge in the case
ruled in favor of the tribes and
the U.S., finding the tribes have
a treaty right to a fair share of
the harvest.
As summarized:
See US v OREGON on 3
PO Box 489
Warm Springs, OR 97761
ECR WSS
Postal Patron
U.S. Postage
PRSRT STD
Warm Springs, OR 97761
Veterans
parade,
expo this
Saturday
An emerging tradition in Warm
Springs is the Welcome Home Viet-
nam Veterans Parade and Expo,
hosted by the Eugene ‘Cougar’
Greene Sr. American Legion Post
and Auxiliary No. 48.
This Saturday, April 28, will see
the Third Annual parade and expo.
Parade line-up begins at 10 a.m.
on campus, and the parade begins
at 11. Upon reaching the Commu-
nity Center there will be the Honor
Ceremony at 11:30.
Lunch is at noon; and the expo—
featuring program representatives
and organizations serving veterans
and veteran-owned businesses—
begins at 1 p.m.
As veterans advocates are getting
ready for the day, the following are
profiles of Vietnam era veterans
Janice Smith, Randy Boise Sr.,
Charles Tailfeathers and Alfred
Smith Jr.:
Janice Smith is the only woman
of the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs, that we know of, who
served in the armed forces during
the Vietnam Era.
She enlisted in the U.S. Army, and
served from 1964 through 1966.
Janice completed boot camp at
Ft. McClelland in Alabama, was sta-
tioned at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, and
served as a section chief of the Fi-
nancial Pay Specialists.
Janice remembers, “I didn’t go
to Vietnam, because I didn’t have
advanced infantry training. My math
abilities placed me right into my po-
sition as a Financial Pay Specialist,
which is payroll.
“The guys we were paying were
those going to Vietnam,” Janice says,
“They had specialized training and
were going over there to train the
Vietnamese.
“The pay rate for our troops was
$98 per month. We didn’t need
clothes because uniforms were is-
sued; we didn’t need to buy food
because we were fed on base; we
didn’t need a car because we were
bussed everywhere. So the military
thought $98 a month was fair.”
In 1966 Janice was discharged
and decided to explore the East
Coast by bus, to find out what their
woods and mountains looked like.
“I was disappointed.” she
mused. “Their hills were not very
high, and easy to climb.”
Upon her return to Warm Springs
Janice was met by her Uncle Alvin
Smith and his wife Lillian. Alvin had
served in World War II.
“A majority of the family were
veterans,” Janice says. “My uncle Ed
Spino Sr., Woodrow Smith and
Claude Smith Sr., my cousin Claude
Smith Jr., and my brother Milan
Smith Jr.”
A recent highlight for Janice came
in 2013 when she travelled to Wash-
ington, D.C.: “Four other Vietnam
veterans and I went on the World
War II Honor Flight.”
See VETERANS on page 8