Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
October 7, 2020
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The Warm Springs Early
Childhood Education
Center would like to
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providing details on how
to respond to health
situations involving
children and staff of the
center. The chart
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If the child or staff
member has had illness
with fever, unusual
cough, or shortness of
breath in the last 10
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If the child or staff has
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sore throat or rash;
If the child or staff
member has been
exposed to someone
with a current
presumptive or positive
Covid-19 case;
If a child or staff
member develops these
symptoms while at the
facility, or learns they
have been exposed to a
positive case while at
the facility; and
If a child or staff
member has a
household member with
symptoms of Covid-19
that is not confirmed or
preseumptive.
Around Indian Country
Yakama burial case could change the law
A fight to protect a tradi-
tional Yakama Nation fishing
village and burial ground
could set a precedent for
business development on tra-
ditional tribal lands across
Washington state.
Wanapine village, which
sits on a ridge in Selah, a small
town bordering Yakima to the
north, has been mired in the
court system for years.
The Yakama Nation has
been battling Yakima County
and Granite Northwest,
which seeks to expand its
gravel mine from 26 acres
to more than 160.
Yakima County officials
have twice approved the ex-
pansion, which the Yakama
Nation appealed twice and
Deschutes River
changed color after
reservoir goes dry
The water of the Deschutes River in late Septem-
ber turned a brownish-green color, after the Wickiup
reservoir went dry.
When the reservoir emptied, what was left was
just the Deschutes River running through the sedi-
ment of the reservoir. This was the first time in 70
years that Wickiup had gone dry.
Downstream in the Deschutes River, the discol-
oration was due to the Wickiup sediment being
churned up by the river.
The upper reach of the Deschutes is in the Cas-
cades at Little Lava Lake. The river then flows south
to Crane Prairie Reservoir, continues to nearby
Wickiup Reservoir and then continues north through
Deschutes and Jefferson counties, eventually con-
necting with the Columbia River.
River flow has been impacted in recent years by a
number of factors, including reduced snowpack and
prolonged drought, as well as requirements by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to increase flows in
winter to support Oregon spotted frog habitat.
The impact of the sediment on fish is not yet
known. Chronic, high levels of turbidity can result in
respiratory problems for fish by clogging their gill
rakers, and could impact spawning areas. However,
the turbidity in September may not have lasted long
enough to have a significant impact.
Academy language classes
The Warm Springs Acad-
emy and Culture and Heri-
tage are still taking Language
signups from interested stu-
dents.
Ichishkin, Kiksht and
Numu are offered.
Forms are available and
can be dropped off at the
Culture and Heritage build-
ing.
Families can do one form
for all their students.
If you have questions call
the language program at 541-
553-3290.
then sued the county and
the mining company in
2017.
The case could spend
several more years in court
because of the complexity
and cutting edge nature of
the cultural resource pro-
tection laws being debated,
said Ethan Jones, the
Yakama Nation’s attorney
in the case.
The case dates back
years before the lawsuit. In
2015, the Washington state
Department of Archaeol-
ogy and Historic Preserva-
tion notified Yakima County
that the area contained ta-
lus pits and human burials,
which Granite Northwest’s
contracted archaeologist also
recognized.
Based on three visits to
the site, in 2000, 2008 and
2016, the contractor testified
that a biface fragment and
two flakes—prehistoric
tools—had been found in the
quarry and later lost during
excavation.
“This is a groundbreaking
case of sorts, and because
it’s groundbreaking, we don’t
have 40 other cases to point
to where they’ve already
made these arguments and
been successful,” Jones said.
Senior Lunch is available for pick up
or delivery from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
If you would like to sign up for meal
service, call 541-553-3313.