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003940 WALTER SLOCUf SERIALS SECTION U OF 0 LIBRARY EUGENE U 3 the ■ the P •acil-J stary nore :ious ngs. rarm lum- OR 97403 Spilyay Tymoo U.S. POSTAGE BULK RATE PERMIT NO. 2 WARM SPRINGS, OR. Coyote News edit, >ther ssed ip on “and the it of 5.” igths apar- 1 the ïssed nem- il or- ! the ween s” is the VOL 3 No. 21 WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 97761 Law and Order a big concern (for NCAI report see page 5) General Council Meeting Takes Unexpected Turn by Cynthia Stowell “ The arrival of fifteen uni- formed, off-duty tribal police- men at Tuesday night’s general council meeting had more than a striking visual impact. It served to force an issue FEES ft that was on everyone’s mind and ft divert the focus of the gathering ■ from Tribal Council delegation | reports to community law and K order. hop, The Tribal Council’s original ■ purpose for the general council ft was to report on its recent trips, ft in particular the outcome of the ÍTS ft National Congress of American ■ Indians convention in Rapid ft City, South Dakota September zapita I 18-22. ent in People listened with varying nbers ■ degrees of interest as the dele- I gates detailed the results of their ' pay- I committee involvement at NCAI. I Several people thanked the Coun- I cil for bringing the information I back and sharing it with the I membership. » It was the first delegation ■ report since last year’s general ■ council on the Dallas NCAI ft convention. It was also the first were i Cha i ■ general council meeting in sever- zssing I ■ al months and the 93 people had a | I I I Leo- | i, fol- I >rmon I rnight*| i Sim-1 imber I n Re wai OCTOBER 20, 1978 lot on their minds. George Clements commen ted on the importance of the national issues that the Council delegates had been facing in their travels but added, “Let’s clean up our own backyard before we start traveling all over.” The community problems identified by Clements and oth ers revolved around the lawless ness among both juveniles and adults especially in the area of alcohol and drugs. Although some faulted the law enforcement program, Clements noted recent improv- ments and wondered if the council was not undermining these strides and setting the program back. Tribal Council, in reviewing the budget, had dele ted the Assistant Police chief position along with one juvenile officer and the juvenile narcotics office. In addition, several other police department positions and the whole juvenile justice pro gram are being questioned. “Is it the money?” Clements asked, answering his own ques tion by saying that councilmen had assured him that money was not the problem. “When I talk to people, everybody says, ‘Money is not worth a life’,” said the law & order committeeman who lost a son to violence last winter. Bernice Mitchell felt she was speaking for many when she urged the policemen to “be a friend to the kids. They fear you and they want to know if you can be their friend.” Referring to their “fancy uniforms,” she said that their position entitles them not to hassle kids but rather to help them. Bernice apologized if she hurt any of the policemen’s feelings, but hoped that they would come to her and be as honest. Eleven term law & order committeeman Linton Winishut seemed concerned about the reason for the policemen’s pres ence at the meeting and challen ged Assistant Chief Dick Montee to speak for them. “Why are they here?” Montee echoed. “Because they are concerned.” He noted that his men were (Continued on page 12) Boulders Crash Down On Highway 26 Studded Snow Tires Okay November 1st State highway engineer H. Scott Coulter announced that effective November 1, Oregon drivers may put on their studded snow tires for the winter. Under Weather OCTOBER HI LO 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 78 79 77 8 84 80 74 68 70 72 74 72 77 74 42 36 43 48 42 43 42 33 30 30 38 51 37 40 The average high for the past two weeks was 77, the average low was 37, with only a ¡trace of precipitation. state law, studded tires will be permitted from November 1 through April 30 of next year. Since the studded tires are hard on the road surface, drivers are asked to delay putting on the tires until they become neces ROLLING STONES - Fortunately traffic was light and no cars were hit when these huge rocks crashed sary. Coulter explained that the down the hillside and landed on Hwy 26 Monday, October 9. Rangila Photo effect of studded tires on bare pavement can be extreme. Pave Both westbound lanes of ¡picked up with a scoop. They had ment markings, which are badly good rain.” needed this time of year, suffer Highway 26 were blocked for an to be twisted from side to side Warm Springs police esti heavy damage from studded hour Monday, October 9, after and gradually pushed over to the mated the largest boulder to be tires because reflectorized glass massive boulders cascaded down edge where they were scooted off about five feet high, and perhaps beads used in pavement mark the hillside and thundered across to the side of the highway. seven to eight feet across. Sgt. the grade. ings are crushed by the studs. Ray Calica was posted there Knox anticipates that the The “rock event” happened highway department will later • until the rock was removed so Studded tires also digs ruts in the road surface, allowing at about 11:40 a.m. on the grade blast the rocks with dynamite that motorists wouldn’t run into water to collect. Collected water just past the school, and was since they are too big to be leach other while gawking at the on the road surface contributes reported to the Warm Springs hauled away. While they were at boulders. to the increased hazard of hydro police by three passing CB’ers. the scene removing the rock The only apparent damage planing and causes extra splash Fortunately traffic was light at from the road, maintenance done by the boulders was to the and spray during wet road the time and no cars were hit. workers also noted several other highway itself. The impact of the “They’re the biggest rocks large boulders that appear to be .rocks hitting the highway crea conditions. If necessary, the Transpor I’ve ever seen come down onto teetering on the hillside. “I ted two fair-sized dents in the tation Commission has the power* the highway,” exclaimed State wouldn’t be surprised if some of road and a crack across the to lengthen or shorten the statu Highway maintenance employee those come down onto the high westbound lanes. The road dam tory period for the use of studded Walter Knox. The boulders were way by next spring,” commen age was not deemed serious tires in Oregon. < so large that they could not be ted Knox. “All it’ll take is one enough to warrant repairs at this time, however.
