Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
September 9, 2020
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Crews
containing
wild fires
On the reser vation the
Lionshead this week fire grew
to 19,000 acres. The Mt.
Jefferson Wilderness was closed
because of the blaze.
The area experienced smokey
conditions because of fires in
Central Oregon, and in north
central Washington. A fire by
Camp Sherman prompted a
pre-evacuation notice.
The wind on Monday brought
increased fire activity, as fire
crews were battling for full sup-
pression. The fires broke out
in late August, as a lightning
storm passed over the reserva-
tion and the region.
Over the Labor Day week-
Jayson Smith/Spilyay
Fire crew preparing for a day on the Lionshead fire.
end, fire teams completely lined the
P-515 fire. The footprint acreage
of the blaze is estimated at approxi-
mately 4,600 acres. Hand crews
continue to improve containment
lines, and mop up is on-going in
close coordination with resource ad-
visors. Back haul of excess equip-
ment was being facilitated, and re-
sources were being incorporated
with the Lionshead Fire.
The Lionshead blaze burned
actively over Labor Day weekend,
and into the week. As of Tues-
day, fire response coordinators es-
timated Lionshead at 40 percent
containment.
Also over the weekend, a spot
fire broke out approximately two
miles to the north into the Shitike
Tribal fishery open through Friday
A zone 6 tribal gillnet fishery is
open through 6 p.m. this Friday,
September 11. Gear includes set-
and drift gillnets with an 8-inch
minimum mesh size restriction.
Allowable sales are salmon (any
species), steelhead, shad, yellow
perch, bass, walleye, catfish and
carp. These fish may be sold or re-
tained for subsistence.
Fish landed during the open pe-
riods are allowed to be sold after
the period concludes. Sturgeon may
not be sold; but sturgeon from 38
to 54 inches fork length in the
Bonneville pool, and sturgeon from
43 to 54 inches fork length in The
Dalles and John Day pools may
be kept for subsistence purposes.
Closed areas are the river
mouth and dam, applicable to
gillnets are in effect. The standard
Spring Creek Hatchery Sanctuary
is in effect.
Covid guidelines: Please review
the Columbia River Inter-Tribal
Fish Commission ‘Safe Fishers’
guidelines to help prevent the
spread of Covid-19; and protect
the vulnerable members of the
tribal community. See the site:
critfc.org/safe-fishers-safe-fisher-
ies/
If you have any fishing enforce-
ment problems, or need assistance
or information, day or night, con-
tact the Columbia River Inter-
Tribal Fisheries Enforcement Of-
fice, phone 541--386-6363 or toll-
free 800-487-FISH (3474).
Show pride in your tribe’s
treaty rights by carrying your
tribal ID. Please consult your
tribal Fisheries Department for
additional details on tribal regu-
lations. Pleaes wear your life jack-
ets for safety, and avoid over-
loading your boats.
COCC accreditation approved for maximum term
The Northwest Commission on
Colleges and Universities recently
reaffirmed Central Oregon Com-
munity College’s accreditation for
a full term of seven years, the
maximum period possible.
Because of the virus pandemic,
the Colleges and Universities Com-
mission conducted virtual site vis-
its in the spring.
COCC’s virtual visit was sched-
uled in April, when the College was
just weeks into closing its campuses
for spring term because of the
emerging international health cri-
sis.
However, the pivot to a virtual
visit did not negatively impact the
college’s accreditation. In fact, the
evaluation team and commission
board specifically commended
COCC for strengths including:
The board, faculty, staff and
administrators creating an organi-
zational climate that fosters opti-
mism, collegiality, transparency
and inclusiveness.
Strategic use of technology to
enhance communications, trans-
parency, institutional effectiveness
Health care
contact
numbers
At the Warm Springs
Health and Wellness Cen-
ter they ask that you call
ahead if you plan on going
there.
For a regular appoint-
ment call 541-553-2610.
The IHS Covid-19
Nurse Triage Hotline is
541-553-5512.
Outside of IHS regular
hours you can call the Reg-
istered Nurse Health Ad-
vice Hotline at 1-866-470-
2015.
For all other business
call 541-553-1196.
and student success.
The students, faculty, staff and
administrators for their high level
of engagement and graciousness
during a pandemic.
The Colleges and Universities
Commission also made four rec-
ommendations for improvement.
COCC will address and report on
these findings to the commission
at regular junctures prior to the
college’s next comprehensive visit
in seven years. These recommen-
dations include the following:
Set and articulate meaningful
objectives and indicators of
COCC’s Community Enrichment
goal to define mission fulfillment,
and to improve its effectiveness in
the context of, and in comparison
with regional and national peer in-
stitutions.
Refine its current practices to
create an effective system of
evaluation that systematically—in-
tegrated across all levels of
course, program, and general
education—assesses student
learning outcomes to ensure cur-
rency and improvement of
teaching, learning and student
success.
Regularly and systematically
evaluate administrators based on
clearly communicated criteria.
Publicize the institution’s loan
default rate on its website.
COCC President Dr. Laurie
Chesley commended the College
and its employees for earning the
maximum term for reaffirmed
accreditation, saying:
“Our virtual site visit came
during an unprecedented time last
April, but our entire college com-
munity rallied and successfully
showed our evaluators the great
work we do here. I could not be
more proud of all of our faculty
and staff.”
drainage. The fire also made a push
to the southwest, then hooked
back to the east, crossing Bald Pe-
ter.
Air resources have been work-
ing the edges of the fire, giving
firefighters time to continue to as-
sess potential containment options
along the fire’s perimeter.
Operations over the weekend
and into the week:
Ground crews were con-
tinuing to assess potential op-
portunities for indirect contain-
ment options along the P-400
Road to the north and the J-
140 Road to the south. Low
relative humidity, high tempera-
tures, and dry conditions led to
continued extremely active fire
behavior throughout Labor
Day weekend.
A strong low-level inversion
limited air support. Crews con-
tinued to mop up along all se-
cure containment lines and
spot fires.
With abundant dry fuels,
low humidity, and high
temerpatures, the fires have
remained active.
For public and firefighter
safety, roads and trails on the
southwest portion of the
War m Springs Reservation
near the fires have been closed
to the public.
A thank you from ECE
The Early Childhood Edu-
cation Center re-opened in
September.
Thank you to Russell Gra-
ham, tribal Sanitarian, and his
cleaning crew for getting our
building up and running so
quickly.
As always, we look forward
to working this fall with all our
families.
From the staff of Warm
Springs Early Childhood
Education.
Warm Springs Credit has their drive through
and ATM lobby open weekdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Credit is closed during the noon hour, and week-
ends.
Warm Springs Housing is open weekdays from
10 a.m. until 2 p.m.