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031U2 Warm Springs News P a Srpfjllyay TTyimaxD iu VOL. 12 NO. 9 t .v.-;, I i( ' -it . ,1 The Hollvwood reunion was termed I" f UNIVERSITY or nnr-,., - i ,r- Wif - 4t'1t WV''1 J Reived on: 04-27-87 J ilT- A ' v ?', IJ Spilyay tymoo. f f 'f J' if'-''' ' the Easter Sunday event. The families, friends and former residents Fi re Management of f eri ng two training The Warm Springs fire manage ment section, Branch of Forestry, is offering two basic fire fighting courses for people who are inter ested in becoming emergency fire fighters. On April 28, 1987 the class, Introduction to fire behavior S 190 will be offered. It is an eight-hour course designed to give an unexpe rienced person the knowledge of fire and how it responds to certain types of environment. It is a certi fied course and upon completion, all attendants will receive a certifi cate. To work as a fire fighter for the BIA all fire fighters must have this certificate. "Basic Fire Fighter," SI 30 will be presented on April 29, 30 and May 1. The course is designed to illustrate basic fire fighting tech Bike-A-Thon set for May 19 The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has appointed Sheryl Courtney as chairperson of the annual Cystic Fibrosis Bike-A-Thon in Warm Springs. The event is scheduled to begin at Tribal Administration Bldg., Tenino Road, on Saturday, May 9th at 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Money received will benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's pro- WEATHER bjrSkewexyk APRIL 20 HI 43 78 75 66 52 58 72 LOW 78 48 44 42 30 28 30 A community a success by everyone who attended sessions niques in fire suppression, hand tool use, fire cause determination, water use, and other techniques. To obtain the certificate all three days of class must be attended. This course is also a requirement for anyone who wants to work on a fire fighting crew during fire season. The courses are being offered at the Warm Springs Community Center in the Social Hall. Inter ested people should contact Fire Management at 553-1 121, ext. 41 3. If enough people are in class it is possible a second class will be held. According to fire management personnel, "It is most important that people know that they must have attended both classes and obtained their certificates, before they can work on any fires in the upcoming season." grams in research, care and education. "People of all ages who want to take part for health, fun and prizes can register,"according to Courtney. Prizes in the Bike-A-Thon will be awarded to participants based on the amount of money they col lect and include T-shirts, AM FM cassette recorders, 5" Black and White TV and more. Grand prizes include a Disneyland vacation for two, computer, color TV and more. Burning permits required All burning permits will be issued at the BIA Fire Management office on Holliday Lane in the Warm Springs Industrial Park. Burning permits are required on a year-round basis. Permits must be obtained 24 hours prior to burning. This gives Fire Management a chance to look at the area and assist or give advice on methods to use to do the job safely. Burning permits can be obtained during regular working hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For further information contact the Fire Manage ment Office, 553-1121, ext. 413 or 553-1146. WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 97761 .v. . a it reunites. . . gathered for a group picture. Egg lighted the day. Council ratifies drug-related resolution The Warm Springs Tribal Council ratified Resolution 7386 Wednes day, April 8, 1987. This resolution will enable those involved to deter mine the resources available through P.L. 99-570, the Omnibus Drug Enforcement and Education and Control Act of 1986, also known as the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986. Congress made into law this act in September, 1986. The resolution allows the Tribe, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Service to coordinate resources and programs to better address alcohol and substance abuse among tribal members. The resolution establishes a tri bal coordinating committee, to be chaired by tribal member Jeff San ders, and develops a tribal action plan for development, implemen tation, on-going review, revision, evaluation and recommendation to Cystic fibrosis is the No. 1 genetic killer of children and young adults in America. The disease produced thick mucus that blocks the lungs and intestines, resulting in lung damage and malnutrition. One in 20 Americans is an unknowing car rier of the defective gene that causes cystic fibrosis. For a sponsor form or more information on the Bike-A-Thon, call Sheryl Courntney at 553-1041 or the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at 1-800-826-6546. Srnrets ?;"CTi:.f;M l 0 y LTHPfl"V CUGV . ') '1740 3 hunts, games and salmon bake high- Trihe on the nlan. A management framework will also be established for the imple mentation of P.L. 990570 to coin cide with existing tribal alcohol and substance abuse programs of the BIA and IHS to assist tribes to achieve their goals in education, prevention, intervention and treat ment of alcohol and substance abuse as established in the plans. Tribal Council has long recog nized that abuse is a leading health and social problem facing the com munity. Nothing is more costly to the community than the consequences of abuse as it is mea sured in physical, mental, social Council staff, meetings announced The Warm Springs Tribal Council support staff has announced the committee secretaries and meeting dates. Jewell Van Pelt is the secretary of: the Fish and Wildlife commit tee which meets the first and third Monday of the month; Education committee which meets the second and fourth Fridays of each month and the Timber committee which meets the second and fourth Mon day of each month. Rowena Begay serves as secre tary for: the Health and Welfare committee which meets the first and third Friday of each month; Land Use committee which meets the first and third Thursday of each month and the Water Board which meets once a month on Wednesdays. Nadine Calica is secretary for: the Range, Irrigation and Agricul ture committee which meets on the first and third Monday of each month and the Culture and Herit aee committee which meets the second and fourth Thursday of Spilyay Tymoo open house May 1 from 1 to 5 p.m. Basement of old Girl's Dorm Warm Sprtngt, OR 97761 Address Correction Requested Salmonscam case in Yakima tribal court Yakima Tribal prosecutor Jack Fiandcr gave his opening argument last week in the'SalmonscanTfish ing case. The Tribal Court is prosecuting six of its members accused of ille gally fishing during a closed sea son. The six previously were con victed of the charges in a federal court trial. Fiander says Yakima Indian Chiefs traditionally regulated Columbia River fishing because they saw the need to preserve the resources. He says the traditional tribal law and the Treaty of 1 855 reserved to the Tribe the right to regulate fishing. Defense attorney Thomas Keefe, Jr. waived an opening statement until the prosecution has presented the case. Keefe says he will call as many as 20 witnesses. Teams reviewing personnel policies Tribal employees will, by mid year, have a new personnel policy manual to which to refer if all goes as planned with the selected Per sonnel Policy Review woti fams. : Personnel Policy Review Team leader Mike Clements stated in an April 9 memo that May 29 is the deadline to have the review completed. and economic terms. Also on the coordinating com mittee are Rob Moran and Stella Charles, representing the BIA, and Lee Loomis, Indian Health Service Unit Director. The committee will consist of 10 to 15 members which will be chosen from tribal pro grams and the community. Tribal Council and management have spent much time developing this proposal and Council has assumed the responsibility for the promotion, advancement and wel fare of the tribal membership. Coun cil has determined that approval and implementation of the plan is in the best interest of the Tribe and membership. eacn month. Doris "Teeny" Miller and Myr tle Adams are secretaries for Tribal Council. LeontyneTanewasha-Davis performs correspondence, records and research duties. Melissa Johnson, who is cur rently working under the Work ing's Women's Program, is the admi nistrative service center receptionist. She is responsible for processing the Longhouse, deer elk, salmon and donation requests and will assist in filling out those requests. She also screens telephone calls and visitors to better assist and direct them to the appropriate person. Myrtle Adams also serves as support staff secretary. She should be contacted in regards to agenda items, tribal member concerns, reso lution, mailings for resumes, min utes, agendas, training and staff. Tribal Council meets Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of each week. The first Monday of each month is set aside for tribal member concerns. U.S. Postage Bulk Rata Permit No. 2 APRIL 24. 1987 Defendant David Sohappy is ac cused of 24 counts of commercial fishing during a closed season. The 61 -year-old Sohappy, a long-time Columbia River fishing rights acti vists, says the catches were for tra ditional and religious purposes. Also charged are his son, 28-year-old David Sohappy, Jr. a nephew 28-ycar-old Mathew McCon ville, Leroy Y ocash, and 42-year-old Wilbur Slockish. Another Yakima. Robert Root, was charged with aiding and abetting illegal fishing. The Sohappys and McCunville were serving sentences of from one to fives years at a federal prison when released to tribal custody in February. Slockish and Yocash face federal prison sentences. Root was placed on probation. Three teams have been selected to work on the areas of employee selection and orientation, employ ment policies and employee benefit. tation team consists of Bob Jack son and Gene Smith, representing the community services branch; Mernie Polk, Terry Luther and Leo Hellon, representing the fiscal services branch and Rick Souers, member at-large. The team leader is Benson Heath and a community member is still being sought for the team. Rudy Clements is the leader of the employment policy team. Repre senting the community services branch are Julie Mitchell and Bryan Lund. Sharlayne Garcia, Elmer Scott and Deepak Sehgal represent the fiscal services branches. Alvis Smith, Jr. is the at-large member of the team. From the community, either Shirley Sanders or Grant Wahen eka will serve on the team, depend ing on other commitments. The employee benefits team is led by Jeff Sanders. Representing the community services branch are Teddy Tanewasha, Lyle Rhoan, Sr. and Eva Montee. Robert Luey, Francelia Miller and Richard Craig represent the fiscal services branch. Lola Sohappy is the at-large team member and a person from the community is still being sought. The teams will gather in a joint meeting April 30 to review team recommendations. The teams will also meet May 14 and 28 to finalize their recommendations. Report crimes on private line If you need to relay information relating to reservation crimes and narcotic and drug trafficking in an anonymousand confidential manner, the Warm Springs Police Depart ment has installed a private phone line that will enable citizens to do so. By calling the "Crime Stopper's" program at 553-1784, Warm Springs citizens can be assured that their information will be held in confi dence and that their identity will remain anonymous. Crime Stopper's programs have proved to be an effective tool in helping communi ties and police work together. Calls are received 24 hours a day and will be assigned to criminal investigators for action whenever possible. 4 i (k