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PAGE 2 FEBRUARY 16, 1979 Police Report To respond to suit Housing officials get 60-day extension The U.S. District Court of Oregon granted a 60-day exten sion to HUD and the local housing authority to respond to a complaint filed by Marshall N. Dana Construction Inc. in mid- January. That gives attorneys and housing officials until the first week of April to prepare their defense. Marshall N. Dana, was ter minated as the general contrac tor for the 50-unit HUD project on September 27, 1978, more than three months after the project was scheduled to be completed. Marshall N. Dana has sued the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Patricia Harris and members of the Warm Springs Housing Author ity for breaches of contract. Dana seeks $269,000 in damages allegedly suffered when the de fendants failed to pay for work performed. The $1.9 million construction contract was scheduled to end June 15,1978 but Dana was given a 10-day extension by the housing authority due to weather condi tions. On September 27, 1978 the contract with Dana was termi nated, with the percentage of project completion a m atter of dispute. As the general contractor, the Tribes are attempting to ready eleven more units by February 28 with the completion of the total project by May 31. Thirty-seven units in the senior citizens and West Hills areas are currently occupied. Local housing officials have been holding special meetings to clarify the financial picture in preparation for the upcoming pre-trial hearing. It is not known at this time whether the housing authority will seek its own damages in a countersuit. There is some question as to whether the suit against HUD and the housing authority can even be heard in federal court. Local Girl Loses Life on Icy Road Seventeen year old Elizabeth Police, said numerous accidents Ann Nicodemus, Warm Springs, have occurred at this particular and Bonnie L. Miller, 47, of section during wintertime be Portland, died following a two- cause the trees don’t allow the car accident on Highway 26 near sun to dry the road. Consequent milepost 87, February 3, 1979, at. ly, said Sanders, the road is icy about 8:30 p.m. for long periods of time. The accident occurred under BURGLARIES UNDER icy conditions. Miller lost control INVESTIGATION of her eastbound 1975 Chevrolet Sometime during the week pick-up and U-Haul trailer cross end of February 10, burglars ing over the center line and entered the Ursula Little home in striking a 1971 Ford Pick-up West Hills by breaking out the driven by Wilson Wewa, Jr., 22, lower panel of a bedroom win Warm Springs. dow. They took a 12 inch black Robert Miller, a passenger and white, color television set, a in the Miller vehicle was trans Lloyd’s AM-FM 8-Track stereo ported to Mt. View Hospital in with turntable and speakers. The Madras for minor injuries. Pass Littles were attending the Lin engers of the Wewa vehicle were coln’s Birthday Powwow at the Elizabeth Ann Nicodemus, who time. was dead on arrival at St. On February 3, 1979, burg Charles Hospital in Bend, Lyle lars broke out a rear window of Rhoan, Jr., William Rhoan, and the Community Center to gain Matt Wewa, who were taken to entrance and broke an office the hospital and treated for sliding window to get into the minor cuts and abrasions. office.- Two Champion jackets for Jeffery Sanders, Chief of the Buckskin Gloves Boxing Tournament were taken along with two calculators, and $7.00 cash. At 6:30 A.M., the janitor at Warm Springs Grade School put the American flag up at the school and at 7:30 A.M., one hour later, he discovered that it was missing. The flag hasn’t been recovered yet and is still under investigation. “Lately, it seems like a lot of burglaries have been taking place in West Hills,” stated Chief Sanders. Stereo equipment, tele vision sets, and rifles are disap pearing most frequently. The Police Department ur ges every resident of the reser vation to list all valuables, including the make and model, and the serial number. A serial number or receipt is needed to claim stolen items recovered by the police. “As long as people don’t report these things the thefts will keep occuring,” said Sanders. Loggers Have Mini-Season, Delivery Light Log trucks weighing in at the scales in February? It may look unusual but it’s hardly a break in tradition, according to WSFPI logging m anager Hank Palmer. Despite the surplus of logs brought in during the 1978 log ging season, the mill found itself in need of ponderosa pine and Douglas lir by February. “So we decided it would help them and help us if we started up a few loggers,” said Palm er. On February 1 Johnny Guer in and Bob Couch were sent out after decked m aterial left from last season and Cody tackled the tail end of his cable logging unit. But no sooner did the logs start rolling in but the frozen ground began to thaw and many roads became impassable. All loggers were cut off February 9. “ I don’t know if. it helped anybody or not,” said Palmer. The mill is back to “Plan A” which was to utilize the abundant supply of white fir in the sawmill, studmill and veneer plant, sell ing the rest. And loggers, after a mini-midwinter season, will probably have to park their equipment until the regular sea son begins in April. About 702,000 board feet of pine and Douglas fir were de livered to the mill between Feb ruary 1 and 9. “That much can be worked up in two days,” noted Palmer. So it’s back to the white fir. That species is in great supply due to the clean-up of winter blow-downs. Cody may be sent in again if the roads firm up. He only has % million board feet left in a sale he has been working on for the past two years, and finishing up now would relieve traffic problems in the summer, said Palmer. Palm er expects to send at least three loggers out by mid- April to start the regular season. River Room Has New Hours The RiverRoom at Kah-Nee- Ta Village started operating on a limited basis February 12 and will not resume regular hours until March 16, announced Food and Beverage Manager Robert Stahl. The dining room will be closed on weekdays and open on Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. SPILYAY TY M O O STAFF Managing Editor „ Sid Miller A ssistant Editor Sandy Rangila Photographic S p e c ia lis t/W rite r C ynthia Stowell Reporter/Photographers Roger Stwyer Donna Behrend Priscilla Squiemphen, Secretary FOUNDED IN MARCH OF 1976 Published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs R eservation of Oregon. Warm Springs, Oregon 97761. Located in the Old Administration Building. Any written material to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo P. O. Box 735 Warm Springs, Oregon 97761 Phone 553-1644 or 553-1161, Ext. 274 Subscnptioa,Rate $6.00, per year . » » > ■- ’»•»>> Winners - , The dental poster contest recently sponsored by the Public Health Center brought about these winners from top left, Jason Smith, Cherilyn Starr, Veronica Smith. From bottom left are June Smith, Albert Squally, LaLoni Armstrong, Jackie Minthorn, Joscelyn Moses and Ramona Smith. Their posters were judged on originality, m essage and relationship to the “Be good to your teeth’’ theme. Spilyay Ty moo Photo by DB Survey Will Determine Needs IHS Dental Program Expanding The Warm Springs Indian Health Center expects to serve more people more thoroughly with its expanded family dental program. Beginning February 1, everyone seeking dental services will receive appointments at the clinic or be referred to a dentist of their choice. To date, the small staff has not been able to meet the dental demands of the community. Now with expanded contract services no eligible person will be turned away. A survey of dental needs will be conducted during the week of February 19-23 to determine whether additional resources should be made available to the Warm Springs Reservation. A team of dentists will be performing five-minute exami nations on individuals selected from two population groups: children in the kindergarten through seventh grade and adults from age 20 to 34. The needs of young adults a re least known so this age group is particularly sought. The IHS clinic stresses the importance of the survey and requests the cooperation of all those selected for the short examinations. P e o p le ’s O p in ion QUESTION: “Which would you support, the 55 or 65 mile per hours peed limit, and why?” mile per hour speed limit. Some times people are in a rush and have to get places a little sooner. Of course! wouldn’t go 65 for one reason and that’s because it burns gas a let faster. But I would support the 65 mile speed limit. DORIS W. I would support the 65 seems I ’m always in a hurry, seems I ’m always ina hurry. Maybe it’s because sometime I start out late.” MADELINE C. I prefer the 55 DEAN S. I think I ’d prefer the 55 mile speed limit because the mile speed limit; It’s a proven statistics on road accidents have fact the death rate has declined. gone down with the 55 mile speed Also people get better gas limit. If it were 65 miles per hour mileage at 55. JUNE S. I would stick to 55 there would be those going 70. ROiXl&R’S /i would support the es '^because I drive slow anyway. I usually stick to that speed, I think the only time I go over the speed limit is when I’m late for work. I would support the 55 mile limit, I’ve gotten used to it. ART T. I support the 55 mile speed limit because people have a tendency to cheat. If you would set the limit to 100 they would travel 105. The other reason I support 55 is the statistics the death accidents have decreased. If we fail to stay at 55 the federal government would refuse further funds for new highways and the mamierice -of- 'the present
