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SPILYAY TYMOO
Sho-Ban fighting reservation drugs
by I.averne TopSky
Reprinted with permission of
Sho-Ban News.
I he f ort Hall Police Depart
ment made its first arrest Sunday
night in what it calls an intensified
effort to stop the flow of illegal
drugs on the reservation.
Confiscated Sunday at a reser
vation home were five pounds of
marijuana, an indeterminate amount
of hash (a concentrated form of
marijuana) and paraphenalia such
as scales and ledgers believed to be
used in the sale and distribution of '
the illegal drugs, said Police Chief
Mike Ostlie on Monday. The esti
mated street value of the marijuana
and hash was about $14,000.
Ostlie said the suspect will most
likely be charged under federal law
for possession, cultivation and pos
sibly for sale of an illegal substance
and processed through the federal
system. Police have reason to believe
the five pounds of marijuana were
grown indoors under flourescent
lights.
Ostlie said Sunday's arrest is the
first in a series of planned raids on
the reservation's drug dealers and
part of the Bureau of Indian Affairs'
intensiticd eltort to eradicate the
harvest, distribution and sale of
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For the fifth year running. Pacific
Power and Light Company has
donated $100,000 to Project HELP,
an emergency fuel assistance pro
gram for customers.
Project HELP was initiated by
the company in 1982 to help cus
tomers during the recession. The
need for the program continues,
says Dick Laudahl, Madras dis
trict manager for Pacific.
"Although the national economy
has improved, recovery in the North
west has been slower," said Lau
dahl, "and government-sponsored
programs often lack adequate funds."
VFW to present awards
An award presentation for the
Veterans of Foreign Wars will be
held at the Toppenish Community
Center November 9, 1986 at 11:00
a.m. Honor Guard is Elliott Palmer
post 4217 of Warm Springs. All
veterans are welcome to partici
pate. Post members are to bring
their colors.
Awards will be presented by: Lt.
Spnflyay
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illegal drugs on the nation's reserva
tions. "The department wants to send
messages to the reservation popu
lous and let them know we're tak
ing Fort Hall's drug problem very
seriously," he said.
The crackdown on drug dealers
has been timed to coincide with the
marijuana harvest season in the
region, said Ostlie, and the depart
ment is stepping up its search for
marijuana fields on the Bottoms
and other areas of the reservation
where marijuana can thrive.
The BIA has one surveillance
plane available in the region for use
by reservations in locating mari
juana. The plane has spent most of
its time this year at the reservation
in Hoopa Valley, California, where
the pot growing season is now at its
height.
Ostlie said his department is con
centrating its effort on drug dealers,
but will arrest users if they are
caught with drugs or paraphenalia
which is connected with drug use.
"The department is trying to
clean up the dealers and work its
way down. . .As far as the users
we're not looking for them, but
they can be arrested if found in
possession of controlled substan
ces during the normal course of our
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'Last year the Low Income Emer
gency Assistance Program (LIE AP)
helped halt ot eligible clients, f ro-
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grams go a long way in filling the
gap between government funds and
community need, Laudahl said.
Project HELP is funded by cus-
tomer and shareholder donations
and is available to an mcmc rower
customers will begin after the first
of the year.
Tax deductible contributions
should be sent to Project HELP,
P.O. Box 8798, Portland, Oregon
97208, or left at the Madras district
Pacific Power Office.
Colonel Dale Hill, commander,
Yakima Firing Center; Major Garth
G. Germond, adjutant, Yakima Firing
Center and Sgt. Major Thomas E.
Ingram, Yakima Firing Center.
Following the award presenta
tion Lonnie Selam will lead Indian
Religious Ceremonies to honor
Veterans of all wars.
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work." he said.
He explained that under the fed
eral government's broad descrip
tion of controlled substances, a
person could be charged with pos
session if he or she had in posses
sion a roach clip or stone with
marijuana residue on its surface. A
person, however, could not be
charged if he or she had marijuana
seeds but no leaves which could be
smoked.
Ostlie believes the use of mari
juana is widespread on the reserva
tion, with the average user about
13 years of age. He said many of
the young users seem to smoke pot
for "prestige" and to identify with
their peers.
"There's nothing to suggest that
Fort Hall's drug problem is uni
que, however, it's here and we're
going to contend with it as best we
can," said Ostlie.
He characterizes the majority of
drug dealers at Fort Hall as lower
income individuals who see selling
drugs as a fast way to make money.
Some grow it outdoors, others ship
it from out of state, while others
grow it indoors under lights, allow
ing for several growing seasons a
year.
The department's criminal inves
tigators have received training from
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Lonehouse October 23. All tribal
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Helitorch
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Burning ground cover in prepa
ration for planting is a common
procedure. h enables seedling trees
fo take r00t more easily wftnout
thejr hayi t0 compete against
othervegetation for moisture, light
an(J soil6nutrients.
The usua, burn method used
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nel setting fires to designated plant
ing units and watching the fires to
prevent their getting out of control.
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An alternate metnoa oi ourning
B'ureau of Indian Affairs
Forestry department. The use of a
helicopter, equipped with a torcn
to ignite ground cover has proven
to be more efficient and more econo-
HeUeopter carries frame holding barreled nith fuel mixture used to
ignite ground cover aurmg ourn operation.
the Drug Enforcement Agency
(DEA) in marijuana detection and
eradication and are now handling
reservation drug cases normally
handled by the DEA or FBI on
reservations.
Another aid in the crackdown
on pot is an instrument recently
acquired by the department, Loran,
which can pinpoint a sighted pot
field by air and lead police to its
location on the ground. The Loran
can also determine a specific loca
tion's legal description in minutes,
enabling the department to execute
search warrants more efficiently
and accurately, said Ostlie, who
noted that the instrument would
also be valuable for search and
rescue missions.
Ostlie, who once served on the
Colville Reservation police force in
Ncspelem, Washington, noted that
reservations in the count ry are gain
ing the reputation of being havens
for drug growers and dealers. He
said cases of where big-time drug
traffickers have bought or leased
reservation land to grow marijuana
have been documented, especially
in areas like California where the
climate and land are prime loca
tions for pot fields.
Besides its intensified effort to
reduce the reservation's drug prob
lem on the enforcement end, Ostlie
said the department's juvenile officer
, will present drug prevention work
shops and materials to students in
area schools.
Most of the funding for the
department's anti-drug effort is being
provided by the BIA.
Flu vaccines available
This year there are two vaccines
recommended for prevention of
the flu (influenza). The first vac
cine is available now at the clinic. It
is recommended for three specific
groups of individuals. These include,
in order of priority:
1. A. Adults and children with
chronic disorders of the cardiovas
cular (heart), or pulmonary (lung)
systems that require regular medi
cal checkups. .... . , . , .......
B. Residents of nursing homes.
2. A. Otherwise healthy individ
uals 63 years of age or older.
B. Adults and children with chro
nic, diseases that involve diabetes,
kidney disorders, anemia, immu
nosuppression, or asthma that are
severe enough to require medical
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ing the preceding year.
3. A. Individuals providing care
to high-risk persons in the home
setting.
The second vaccine will be avail- occur they should De aiscussea neaun proiesMondisi.
used t0 cear planting units
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mical.
According to Forestry fuels mana-
ger Jim Steele the helitorching of
six units or 150 acres of forest land
in two days saved a full day's work
a nd was completed at half the cost
that would be incurred using only
manpower.
Helitorching is a burning method
which was developed in Oregon for
use in areas of heavy ground cover.
It is used extensively on the west
side of the Cascades. Helitorching
was used only once before on the
reservation and will be used again,
according to Steele.
When moisture and wind condi
tions are correct, 30 or 50 gallon
barrels filled with a fuel mixture of
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bronzing shop. Tailfeathers has completed many drawings but this is his
first sculpture.
able at the clinic in late November
or early December. This second
vaccine was developed in response
to a recent outbreak of influenza in
Asia. Although the first vaccine
may offer some immunity to the
new strain of influenza, the second
vaccine is more specific. The second
vaccine is recommended for people
less than 35 years old who fit the
high risk criteria above.
, Vaccines are given to help pre
vent flu infection. However, even if
the vaccine does not work to pre
vent infection, they can decrease
the severity of illness and prevent
serious complications.
Individuals having an allergy to
eggs, chicken, chicken feathers, or
chicken dander, should not receive
the vaccine. Immunization should
be put off for those who have colds,
bronchitis, or other active infections.
Although side effects are gener
ally minor in adults and seldom
gasoline and alumogel are hoisted
by helicopter over burn areas. The
fuel mixture is pumped through a
pipe to the tip of the torch where
the gel is ignited and dropped from
20-200 feet above the unit. Crews on
the ground keep the fire from spread
ing beyond burn unit boundaries.
A base crew is stationed near the
burn site to refuel the helicopter
and to replace empty burn mixture
barrels with full ones weighing appro
ximately 500 pounds each.
Using safety precautions workers
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with your physician prior to receiv
ing the vaccination. Side effects
can include local redness, soreness
and swelling at the injection site for
a day or two in some patients.
Fever, chills, muscle pain and tirede
ness may occur, although less fre
quently 6-12 hours after vaccina
tion and last 1-2 days. These side
effects are more frequent in child
ren. Several reactions are uncom
mon in adults and disabling effects
appear to be very rare.
The clinic presently has the first
vaccine and should receive the second
vaccine in the months of October
or November to receive maximum
protection during the upcoming
spring when out breaks of influenza
occur. However, the vaccine may
provide some limited protection
when given during the winter months.
If you have questions regarding
the vaccine please call the clinic
and discuss it with one of our
health professionals.
Safety precautions are emphas
ized for helibase crew working with
the fuel mixture. The crew must be
certified to work with the fuel and
must wear special protective clo
thing; An Emergency Medical
Technician is stationed at the base
in case of an accident; and, the base
manager reinforces the importance
of safety, says Steele. There have
been no problems and no accidents
with the use of the helitorch, Steele
added.
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prepare fuel mixture for helitorch.
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