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VOL. 6 NO. 13
WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 97761
September 29,1981
Squiemphen barn burns
matches.
Spifyay Tymoo photo by Don Gold
Parvo virus killing local dogs
Parvo-entertitisis a viral di
sease which may be fatal to old
dogs as will as puppies. It has
recently been diagnosed as the
cause of illness in some dogs on
the reservation. It has been
fatal in a few cases.
“We’ve seen four or five dogs
from Warm Springs in the last
w e e k ,” D r. B o g g s o f
Christensen Veterinary Service
in M ad ras c o m m e n te d .
“There’s no telling how many
people don’t bring their dogs in
for treatment,” he says.
If p u p p y s h o ts are
administered to a dog the
Parvo vaccination is included
in a series. A booster must be
given annually.
The Parvo virus is passed on
in the feces of dogs, according
to veterinarian Boggs. It could
remain in the stool for up to six
months infecting dogs which
come in contact with it.
An infected dog will show
symptoms of the disease after
an incubation period of six to
nine days. The animal will
appear listless and won’t eat.
As the disease progresses the
dog will suffer dehydration,
vomiting and diarrhea. Death
could result within three days
after the symtoms become
evident. Dr. Boggs says, “We’re
saving some of the dogs. If
people bring them in as soon as
symptoms occur the dog has a
chance to be saved.”
Isolating the dog with the
virus d o esn t seem to be
effective. Dr. Boggs says some
of the dogs brought in live
outside the populated portions
of Warm Springs. “It is a
serious disease,” Dr. Boggs
emphasizes.
Parvo is new disease in the
United States. It appeared two
years ago and spread across the
nation at epidemic rates, says
Boggs. A year ago there was a
serious occurrence o f the
disease in the Madras area.
There was difficulty in getting
enough vaccine. Since that time
the vaccine has become readily
available. If adm inistered
properly it will prevent the
occurrence of Parvo. At this
time a dog’s life may depend on
it.
An early afternoon fire,
apparently started by children
p la y in g w ith m a tc h e s ,
destroyed a barn at the
Sidwalter residence of Earl and
Rita Squiemphen on Saturday,
Sept. 19. The Squiemphens
were away at a rodeo in Shurz,
N e v a d a w h en th e fir e
consumed their barn.
The fire was reported to the
Warm Springs Fire and Safety
department at 3:41 p.m. by
patroling police officer Chris
Still.
Priscilla Squiemphen, who
was staying at the Squiemphen
home while her parents were
away, said she attempted to
telephone for help, but because
a neighbor had left the party-
line phone off the hook, she
had to drive to a place where
she could make the call. She
said, “I had to drive clear to a
neighbor’s house because a
phone at another residence on
our party-line was left off the
hook.”
After she reported the fire,
Priscilla returned home. She
said, “There was nothing we
could do.” Twenty tons of
alfalfa and oat hay plus
approximately 200 pounds of
pellets was destroyed along
with the pole barn.
Firefighters doused the
flames with 4600 gallons of
water. By the time they arrived
at the scene of the fire the barn
w a s a lm o s t c o m p le t e ly
d e s t r o y e d , a c c o r d in g to
responding firefighter Bill
Carter.
The distance between the fire
and the station in Warm
Springs, along with the long,
steep grade out of Warm
Springs, caused response time
to be over fifteen minutes.
Carter says, “The only way
we're going to save a structure
is if we catch a fire in the early
stages — before it begins
burning hot.”
But “with the grade and the
distance the rural response time
will always be IS minutes.
Frustrations go through your
head when you can’t get that
tanker to go any faster up the
hill." '
The only solution to that
problem, according to Fire and
Safety officer Ray Rivero, is to
have a station and equipment
along with a volunteer fire
department in the area. Carter
feels that fire suppression
should be addressed as a
number-one priority. “Fire is
one of the most devastating
things that can happen to
anyone,” he commented.
A meeting to discuss fire
protection in the Sidwalter area
was held at a Sidwalter
residence on Sept. 24 with Fire
Chief Jerry Huff attending.
Huff informed residents that a
small BIA pumper would be
available to them if they could
provide housing for it. The
pumper would be loaned to the
Sidwalter area during the off
season, Huff said. It would
need to be stored in a garage
that could be heated.
Huff says getting the pumper
“would be a start.” Because of
th e r e s p o n s e tim e fo r
firefighters to reach the
Sidwalter area, “fire protection
is b a s ic a lly up to th e
homeowners for the initial
attack,” Huff says. Volunteers
from the area would be
n e c e s s a r y to m an th e
firefighting equipment.
Credit issuing emergney loans only— “Money Is tight”
by Donna Behrend
Like many lending institu
tions across the country, the
tribal credit department is no
longer able to lend money to
borrowers as easily as they once
were. The economic crunch is
on and the credit department
has not escaped the pinch.
Inflation is the major cause,
and has placed an unusual
demand on credit funds.
Though th ey’re not in
financial trouble, says credit
manager Bob Finch, they are
“out of money” and are not
accepting loan applications
over $500 and for emergencies
only. “We will continue this
way until another referendum
is presented,” says Finch.
Curtailment began Monday,
September 14.
The cred it co m m itte e, be open for other business.
comprised of Brenda Scott and “We’re very interested in
A nna C lem en ts, w ill be helping people work with their
presenting to Tribal Council in d e lin q u e n t lo a n s . ” T he
October their proposal for delinquency ratio is just over
another referendum . The 4% and has been climbing
proposal may also include steadily over the past few
other su bdivision related months. However, says Finch,
matters.
“the majority of the people are
S in c e th e $2 m illio n paying their loans, and they are
referendum in 1978, which diligent if they are having
v o t e r s o v e r w h e l m i n g l y problems.”
approved, the credit program
The credit department ■ is
has grown $3!6 million. “What unique within tribal admini
money we have is committed,” stration, being one of the few
says Finch. Housing and large self-sufficient departments out
business loans have “gobbled o f 61 departm ents. They
up” a major part of the funds. depend entirely on interest
Not unlike 1978, business earnings from the repayment of
has been curtailed, but Finch loans to pay the staffs salaries
hopes that “while we’re down and operating expenses. The
we can still be effective and that balance o f the interest if
people will continue to make returned to the general credit
their payments. The office will fund for relending purposes.
Their budget is not part of the
tr ib e ’s an n u a l o p era tin g
budget.
Lending agencies on the
outside have many different
ways to collect bad debts, the
most drastic being repossession
and/or foreclosure. The tribal
credit department, along with
tribal attorney Howard Arnett,
have re p o ssessed several
automobiles that have been
financed through the credit
department.
Vernon Tanewasha missing
Vernon Tanewasha, a Roads
D epartm ent em p loyee, is
reported to have fallen into
Sherar’s Falls while fishing
from a scaffold Thursday
evening or Friday morning. He
is still missing and presumed
drowned.
The fact that his car, with
keys inside, was found at the
fishing site and that his scaffold
chair was tipped over has led
officials to believe the worst.
Also, it was noted by an
individual that he was fishing
without a rope or lifeline.
An intensive search began on
Saturday and is still in
progress. The search effort,
coordinated by Warm Springs
police chief Jeff Sanders, is
being conducted by numerous
local police personnel, Wasco
County officials and many
Warm Springs friends and
relatives.
A Wasco County jet boat, a
local craft and a helicopter are
being used in the search for
Tanewasha, 38.