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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.
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