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Spilyay Tymoo Goodlance sentenced Brenda Lee Goodlance, 19, of Madras was handed a five- year suspended sentence April 3 for the charge of criminally negligent homicide. The charge was in connection with the Jan. 23 auto accident which killed 14 year-old Felicia Tewee of Warm Springs. Goodlance was placed on probation with the Corrections Division for a period of five years with these special conditions: The defendant shall serve 6 months in the Jefferson County Jail with credit for time served — she shall enter the Native American Rehabilitation Program in Portland upon release from jail and shall successfully complète it — she shall not operate a motor vehicle in Oregon unless lawfully licensed — and she shall take antabuse if medically feasible. * G o o d lan ce had e a rlie r entered a plea of no contest to the charge and Judge George Neilson, pro tern, had ordered a pre-sentence report. Poitra enters guilty plea Reforestation project begins In an attempt to undo what nature and loggers have done to the forest in the past nearly 40. men and women are p la n tin g y o ung seed lin g douglas fir, noble fir and ponderosa pine to once again cover clear cut and rehab (blowdown) areas on the reservation. Three companies have been cotracted to plant 1,200 acres of nearly barren land in the foothills of the reservation. 850,000 two-year old trees will be planted this year and the unique thing about this project is that 60% of the tiny trees have been grown from seeds that were harvested on the reservation in 1978. Planting supervisor Paul Brna says they plant the trees within 500 feet of the area from where the seeds were collected, thinking the trees may have a better chance of survival when planted in “familiar” areas. Some contractor’s think that inspecting is unnecessary. But, if problems do arise with the planting, the contractor can more easily correct the problem while still in the unit and not completely planted, rather than returning later. “We’re after a good, quality job—not just get the trees in the ground.” said Brna. Moisture is very critical to the survival of young trees on the east side of the Cascades, says Brna—more so than on the west side. “Anything we can do to increase the seedling’s s u rv iv a l is im p o r t a n t .” Brna explained that large refrigeration trailers have helped to keep the trees Peggy Poitra, 32, pleaded guilty to the charge of criminally negligent homicide before Judge John Copenhaver April 1. The charge stemmed from a two-car accident early March 14 which claimed the life of Dr. Mary Lou Howbert, 51, of Bend. The accident occurred at the Pelton Dam turnoff when Ms. Poitra’s northbound vehicle allegedly crossed the double line and struck Dr. Howbert’s Fiat head-on. A pre-sentence report was ordered from the Corrections Division of the State of Oregon. The defendant was released on a conditional release pending completion of the report. dormant for planting so well as slip-on coolers. Another aide is insulated planting bags, which put on prior to planting. For the first time, 100,000 seedlings were planted last fall. “It’s still too early to tell if that planting was successful.” But according to Brna, if the last tree is planted just prior to the first snow, then the moisture criteria would be met, meaning a better chance of survival. The planting crews should be completed with their projects by April 21, depending on the weather. And in another 30 years or so, those young, eight- in c h s e e d lin g s w ill be harvested large and majestic 65-foot trees. Horse testing program moving along at a good pace Due to the time and effort The ride bosses have been contributed by ride bosses elected by their own range Equine Infectious Anemia is groups to administer the testing coming under control on the in their areas. “Each has his Warm Springs reservation. As own system to get the job done” of April 6, 1981 1,351 horses says Jacks. The ride bosses are: had been tested, 189 of those N o rth en d — Vernon Spino, have proven positive making J a c o b F r a n k , F r a n k lin that 13.9% of the stock tested Suppah, Kip Culpus and so far. Delvis 'Heath; Sidw alter— “ Most of the policies to Terry Squiemphen. Wissie administer the program have Smith; Boulder, Miller Flat, been made through the efforts Webster Flat and Dry Creek— of the ride bosses,” says Range Perry Greene; Tenino—Ernest Tom; Dry H ollow —Buck and Agriculture committee member Buford Jo h n so n . Sm ith; S ou th end—Jazzie Warm Springs extension agent Wewa. C lin t J a c k s feels “ th e . “Quite a few people were committment of the ride bosses helping at first but have slacked and the livestockmen to clean off,” according to ride boss up the herds is making it go Wissie Smith. Most of the areas fast."______________________ now have 6 to 15 people helping with the round-up and testing says Jacks. To date $130,000 has been spent of the $150,000 alloted fo r E IA clean -u p u n til September 30. The sources of funding include $25 thousand from the Tribe, $50 thousand from the central BI A office. $50 thousand from IMPL funds, $25 thousand from the local Bureau of Land Operations. For the 1982 fiscal year $125,000 has been designated for use from the same sources. New equipment has been purchased with some of the funds in order to expedite te stin g . T h a t eq u ip m en t includes corral panels, a truck and fencing materials for trap corrals. With many horses left to test some items have been reordered. Even though things are going rapidly now Jacks feels the two year time period orginally planned on for testing is still necessary. During that period some equine stock will be tested up to three times where the percentage of positive results is high. Whether or not a third testing will take place will depend on the results of the second testing in those areas, says Jacks. With the warm season approaching the danger of c o n ta m in a tio n in c re a se s steadily being the disease is spread by biting insects which emerge and are active during the warm months. Hopefully with continued cooperating two years will be adequate time e lim in a te EIA from the reservation. S p ily a y T ym oo Coyote News * * * * * * * * S pilyay Tym oo S ta ff* * * * * * * * MANAGING EDITOR ......................................... Sid Miller ASSISTANT EDITOR .................................Sandy Rangila PHOTOGRAPHIC SPECIALIST/WRITER Donna Behrend REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHERS Roger Stwyer Pat Leno Marsha Shewczyk TYPESETTER ................................ Priscilla Squiemphen FOUNDED IN MARCH OF 1976 Published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation 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, 285 In the News—-Equine Infectious Anem ia is the topic o f much discussion in areas outside o f the and The Darkroom ext. 286 Subscription Rate: $6.00 per year Warm Springs reservtion. Channel 12 television p a id a visit to the reservation to fin d ou t a tittle more about the dbease that is plaguing Warm Springs and the surrounding vicinity. Spilyay Tym oo ph o to b y Shewczyk
