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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
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■ Indians convention in Rapid
ft City, South Dakota September
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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
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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
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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.