September 10, 1982 Page 3
SPILYAY TYMOO
Plague discovered in tenino
A case of bubonic plague was
discovered in a 10 year-old girl
living in the Tenino area. The
disease was suspected by local
health officials after the child
was taken to the Warm Spring
Health clinic on August 19 and
exam ined by Dr. Lynn
Samuels.
Immediate steps were taken
to treat the child and she was
transported to Mt. View
hospital, where she spent
several days under going
treatment.
Health . officials from the
Oregon State Health Division
were contacted by sanitarian
Jerry Shipps. The health
officials interviewed the family,
family animals were checked
for the disease and a survey of
the surrounding area of the
family home in Tenino was
held by the investigators. The
results were sent to the state
laboratories for Tests on
findings. The case was
confirmed by the health
division on August 22.
Local health officials along
with the federal and state
officials had already gone
ahead to treat the case as a
positive case.
The investigators believe the
child had been infected by a
scratch from a family cat. The
cat is believed to have
contacted the disease from a
wide rodent in the area of the
home.
The plague is a bacterial
disease of mammals. It is
transmitted from animal to
animal and on occasion, from
animal to man from the bite of
an infected flea or through,
contact with tissue or fluid
from an infected animal. The
disease has been found in small
animals in most of the counties
east of the Cascades. The first
case recorded in Oregon was a
sheepherder in Lake County in
1934. Since that time there have
been a total of 10 cases in
Oregon in humans, including
this most recent case.
Shipps said the case was not
a reason for panic. The
elem ents leading to the
infection of a human were very
small, according to Shipps. He
would like to impress upon the
community that preventative
measures are the important
consideration at this point.
The likelihood of contract
ing the disease are very remote
but to reduce the possibility
even further there are rules for
people who live in areas where
animals are carriers. For family
pets, it is suggested animals are
kept outside so there is less
contact between people and
pets, always make certain all
pets are de-fleaed on a regular
basis ahd good sanitation
habits in cleaning a home to
remove the possibility of fleas
infestation. A good rule is to
vacuum rugs throughly at least
once a week.
For people who engage in
o u td o o r activ ities, it is
suggest they follow a few
simple precautions like not
handling rodents, particularly
dead or sick ones, avoid are
where rodent burrows are
located, do not shoot squirrels
or rabbits with the intention of
ea tin g them avoid the
introduction of rodent fleas
into the home through your
pets, and if you or your family
become ill following a recent
exposure to potential plague
carrying animals, contact your
doctor immediately.
S e p te m b e r
Senior citizens meals are
serVed each Tuesday and
Thursday in Warm Springs at
the Senior Citizens community
building beginning at 12 noon.
The senior nutrition program is
a d m in iste re d -nationw ide
th ro u g h state and local
agencies. The meals are
m e a ls
economical and nutritionally
well-balanced.
There is no charge for
the meals to senior citizens but
those younger than 60, must
pay $2.50.
Below are the menus for
September.
THURSDAY
TUESDAY
TRANKS7
Mashed Potatoes
B ro c c o li
W hite Bread
Tomato S lic e s
9)
by Pat Leno
Senseless destruction of any
kind not only dam ages
property but often time creates
personal upheaval as well.
Such is the case with Lydia
Crane and her family.
Lydia received a phone call
from the Warm Springs Police
Department while she was in
Pendleton, informing her that
her home in West Hills had
been broken into with the
contents and house extensively
vandalized. The severity of the
damage was not realized until
Lydia and her family saw it.
On August 25 and Warm
Spring Police Department was
notified by Robert Medina that
house number 66 had been
broken into and vandalized.
Medina, a friend of the Crane
family, had been “house
sitting” while the Cranes were
on a trip to Pendleton.
According to police reports
Medina had checked the house
on August 24 at 9:30 p.m, and
all was in order. He returned on
August 25 at 6:45 p.m. and
discovered the destruction. The
police were called and the
house was sealed until Lydia
could return to check the
contents to make certain
nothing had been taken.
Upon returning on Septem
ber 1, Lydia found nothing had
been taken from the house, but
the contents and condition of
the house were unbelievable for
her.
“I can’t believe what I am
seeing. I saw pictures of the
dam ages a t th e police
department but standing here
in the middle of this...” uttered
Lydia, after seeing the house
for the first time.
The damage to the interior of
the house and its contents have
been described “extensive.”
Mirrors were broken and
scattered throughout the house
four-foot holes were hacked
into the walls from one room to
another, the electrical main
control box and light switches
were broken, both toilet bowls
were completely smashed, the
food in the refrigerator was
thrown out on the floor, two
television sets were destroyed,
and plants were dumped out of
their pots. Last, but not least,
was a bottle collection which
Lydia had received from her
16) RED BEANS AND HAM
Rice
B ro c c o li
R a is in -C a rro t Salad
F ried Bread
Fresh F r u it
Punch
21)
BAKED SALMON
Baked Potatoes
Green Salad
C arrots & C a u liflo w e r
Fresh F r u it
Whole Wheat Bread
Pineapple Juice
23) PORK CHOPS
Potatoes and Gravy
Corn on the Cob
R elish Dish
Fresh F r u it
Grape-Pear Juice
W hite Bread
28)
MEAT LOAF '
Potatoes
C a rro t-R a is in Salad
Green Beans
Wheat Bread
' Grape Juice
30) SALMON
F ried Potatoes
Tossed Salad
Fresh F r u it
F ried Bread
Apple-Pear Juice
WANTON DESTRUCTION— The Crane home in West Hills
and its treasures faced a ill-fated story in the hands o f vandals who
broke in while the fam ily was away.
Spilyay Tymoo photo by Leno
mother, Joyce Sutterlee Ortiz,
who recently passed away.
Tribal investigator Dick
Leber stated that upon entering
the house he discovered the
house had water all over the
floors from the broken
bathroom fixtures. Utilities
was called the water and
electricity were-turned off.
At this time the police have
three possible suspects but they
are continuing to look for leads
and clues. Leber asks if anyone
in the area saw anything during
the evening of August 24 from
9:30 p.m. to August 25 at 6:45
p.m. to contact the police
department.
Estimated damages to the
tribally owned house are
expected to exceed $10,000.
The cost of destroyed personal
property of Lydia and her
family, according Lydia, can’t
be measured.
Not only does this type of
crime effect the property
owners but it leaves a bad taste
in the mouths of community
members. It takes away the
trust and faith which helps to
make a community more down
to earth. Who knows when the
monster-type, jungle atmo
sphere of a large city will rear
its ugly head.
BYU educator studies Indian culture
OVEN FRIED CHICKEN
Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy
F r u it Salad
Corn
Cantaloupe
White Bread
F r u it Juice
14) ‘ ROAST BEEF
Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy
Spinach
Green Salad
Fresh F r u it
W hite Bread
Orange Juice
m ilk served w ith each meal
House damaged beyond belief
Dr. Janice White Clemmer,
assistant professor of history
and Indian education at
Brigham Young University, is
the first Indian woman from
Utah to receive the prestigious
McNickle-Newberry Library
Fellowship.
The award is given to highly
qualified American Indians to
pursue research involving
teaching, tnbally-run cultural
centers, libraries, oral history
projects, documentary projects
and curriculum development
programs.
Dr. Clemmer recently spent
one month at the private
McNickle-Newberry Library in
Chicago.
The professor is a Wasco-
Shawnee-Delaware originally
from Warm Springs, Oregon
who is doing research on
Indian women and children—
particularly in their family
re la tio n s h ip s , e d u c a tio n ,
stories and myths, leadership
roles, and how they appear in
white captive narrative stories.
“The latter area is very
fascinating,” the historian-
educator said, “because these
are narratives written by white
people (children and adults of
both sexes) who were captured
by the Indians and often traded
or sold. How these captives
reflected upon their experien
ces with the Indians is very
revealing.”
Her research this summer
reflects an overview of what
literature is available on the
subject. She hopes to receive
a n o th er fellow ship next
summer for a longer period of
time to pursue more specifics
on the subject.
Dr. Clemmer is the only
Indian woman in the United
States who has earned two
doctoral degrees. These are
both from the University of
Utah and are in history and
c u ltu ra l fo u n d a tio n s of
education. She earned masters
degrees in history and in
education from the Dominican
C o llege o f S an R a fa e l
(California) and the University
of San Francisco, respectively.
She earned a B.S. degree in
archaeology and a minor in
history at BYU. She is married
to Terry P. Clemmer, M.D.,
director of the shock-trauma
unit at the LDS Hospital and a
staff member of the University
of Utah School of Medicine.
They have two children.