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.
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Winners
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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