Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
PAGE 2 October 23, 1987
Shopping center
Site for the proposed Warm
Springs chopping center were dis
cussed at twocommunity meetings
this month. 1 he locations currently
being considered are thcTast Cam
pus" near the fire hall and the "Shi
tike Creek" sites across the high
way from the old senior citizens'
housing area in the alfalfa field.
Ihe fust Campus site was pro
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The "Shltike Creek "site would be across highway 26 from the old senior
citizens' housing area.
Holidays noted
Students in the 509-J district will
have four holidays in the month of
November including: Veteran's
Holiday, November 1 1 ; Parent Con
ference Day, November 20; Thanks
giving Holiday, November 26 and
27. An early student dismissal is
scheduled for November 25.
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Raynele Palmer admired her mom's handiwork at the OSU Extension
Service booth at the second annual Information Fair. Many departments
presented information to community members interested in tribal, IHS
and Kah-Nee-Ta operations.
Warm Springs Elementary calendar
October 23
October 27
School Pictures
Toe Mile Run (4th and 5th graders), at Madras
Elementary 10:00 a.m. Need permission slip by
October 23.
Classified Employees Week
November 2-6
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posed in 1977.
Another site west ol Warm Spring?
Elementary appears inappropriate
because of its proximity to the
school.
According to a site evaluation,
all sites were chosen on the busis of
their relationship to Highway 26
and to the community. Only sites
adjacent to the highway were con-
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Title IV mtg. set
Title IV Parent committee will
meet November 3 at 7:00 p.m. at
Warm Springs Elementary library.
Interested parents of 509-J students
or any community members are
invited to attend.
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sites discussed
sidered feasible for retail develop
ment. Each lite has positive and
negative features.
1 he advantage of the East Cam
pus site is its relationship to exist
ing businesses and other commun
ity facilities, particularly the post
office. 1 his site would cost less to
develop than ihe Shitike Creek site
and would also help reinforce the
"village'' or "town center" within
Warm Springs. .
On the other side of the coin, the
issues of visibility from the high
way, traffic congestion and direct
access from the highway create
negative attributes.
I he Shitike Creek site was deter
mined to be the best site from the
retailing standpoint. The visibility
and access are excellent and would
draw local people as well as tour
ists. This location would be served
by the "East Tenino Road" exten
sion and be near the proposed
museum site.
Site preparation would be costly,
as a dike will have to be con
structed to protect the area from
flooding. Also, fill may be required
because of insurance needs.
At the community meetings, some
people were undecided. They
requested more public meetings on
the subject. People were concerned
about traffic congestion, safety and
overcrowding of the East Campus
area. They questioned the avail
ability of enough space for build
ing, parkingand expansion Some voiced
concerns about the loss of housing.
Supporters of the East Campus
site thought the congestion prob
lems could be worked out and that
the area was part of the historical
business area. They thought it would
serve the community better and
Indian health services
Approximately 1,000 Indian and
and Alaska Native representatives
from across the country are expected
to convene in Seattle, Washington
next month in an effort to develop
important new strategies for impro
ving health care services to their
people.
The meeting is the Ninth National
Indian Alaska Native Health Con
ference, which is set for November
9-12 at the Red Lion Inn Sea Tac.
The conference will be sponsored
by the Denver based National Indian
Health Board and hosted by the
Northwest Portland Area Indian
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Among the many experts and
speakers scheduled for the confer
Community meetings planned
Two community meetings have been
scheduled to discuss the proposed
Early Childhood Center. The first
meeting will be held at the Simnasho
Longhouse Thursday, October 22. The
second meeting will be held at the
Agency Longhouse Thursday, October
29. Both meetings will be held in the
evening.
Hot shot crew assists
didn't last long, as they were sent
out on the Warm Springs Twin
Butte fire the following day. The
crew constructed fire breaks at
White Water, which slowed the
Twin Butte flame considerably.
On September 2 1 , they were sent
to Northern California for a 13
day stint on the Salmon fire com
plex involving five separate fires,
two of which the Warm Springs
crew battled. "Our main priority
was to keep the fires from merg
ing." said Gomez.
The crew faced "very steep ter
rain" in the Hotelling fire. The
crew fought that fire for six days.
On September 27, the crew trans
ferred to the Yellow fire. "We were
'coyoted' out for six days," said
Gomez. Coyoted is when a crew
sleeps on the fire line, eats rations
and must fend for themselves.
The crew was released, said Gomez,
because "50 percent of the crew
was down with colds or pneumo
nia. They were so burned out that
they were making mistakes." How
ever, Gomez expects the crew to be
dispatched again. And, because of
their Type I classification, which
they received May 1, 1987, the crew
is on call through November 30.
As a Type I crew, the Warm
Springs fire team is fully expe
rienced in fire suppression. They
must be able to go out on a fire, be
coyoted and take care of them
selves. Gomez said that the BIA
and other forest service branches
rely on hot shot crews to be in bet
ter physical shape than other teams.
Once a fire crew is a Type I, they're
a "national resource," said Gomez.
The crew can be sent to any major
fire in the United States.
He added that when the "reser
vation fires broke out. the crew had
already been dispatched"to another
fire. "Once a crew has been dis
patched, it cant be called back" to
fight a local fire. Fires are priority
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The "East Campus" site, located near theire hall and post ofice, would
atmosphere.
have better security because of its
proximity to the police department.
The Shitike Creek sitcalso received
support. Several people like the
idea of shopping center museum
"connection" was also supported
in a recent community survey.
Some of the objectives of the
shopping center are to provide a
place for tribal members to get into
business; provide job opportuni
ties; help balance the local econ
omy; and circulate dollars on the
reservation. Types of businesses
under construction include a larger
ence is Dr. Robert Windom. Assis
tant Secretary for Health with the
department of Health and Human
Services. Windom will address seve
ral key federal policy issues affect
ing the delivery of health services
to Indians.
As suggested by the conference
theme, "Indian Health Consumer
Challenges."the meeting will focus
on the major medical problems
and policy issues affecting the delive
ry of health services to this coun
try's 1.4 million Native Americans.
As explained by NIHB chair
man Melvin Sampson, "Our theme
for this year's conference was selected
to emphasize the continuing need
for Indian people to have an active,
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on a daily basis; those fires most
serious and potentially dangerous
receive attention first.
The Warm Springs crew not
only fights fires, but they build fires
as well. They conduct prescribed
burning on forest blocks in the fall
and spring, which is the only time
the crew is not available for dis
patch. "Fifty-percent or so of our
income comes from burning blocks,"
said Gomez.
The crew is completely self-sufficient.
"In the past two years, we
haven't requested any money from
the Tribe. Our funds come from
contracting to the BIA, the U.S.
Forest Service and WSFPI." The
average annual budgets for the
crew has averaged from $250,000
to $300,000. Next year's budget is
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The 20 -member Warm Springs Forest
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during the fire season. They were dispatched to tnejire in uauas, uregon uexooer i j ajier a two-ween reprieve
from fire fighting. Members are: (back row, left to right) Vernon Tias, Norman Thomas, Jon Culpus, Lawrence
front row are Jim Surface, Luther Clements, who serve as squad leaders, Morris Johnson, David Lucei, Omar
Winishut, Radine Johnson, A lane Eyle, Sadine Scott andM ike Comet, crew superintendent. Two members of
the team were not present for the photograph.
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grocery store, bank, hardware, sport
ing goods, larger laundromat, clo
thing, deli, flowers and gifts and
offices. Also under construction
are new and expanded facilities for
the Chevron Station and Burger
Inn.
The tentative size of the first
phase of the center would be about
35,000 square feet of floor area,
although the final size will be related
to the results of the business plan
ning process. Several tribal members
are now working on individual
business plans, in conjunction with
focus of conference
meaningful role in determining the
future of their health care programs."
All activities are open to the pub
lic. Conference fees are $40 for pre
registration; $50 on-site registra
tion, and $30 for seniors and students.
For those able to attend only one
day, a special $20 daily fee will be
available. A separate fee of $18.00
AIDS presentation slated
" Our community, like all com
munities in the world, is faced with
the possibility of Acquired Immun
ity Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
cases. At this time AIDS is incura
ble and there is presently no drug
or vaccine which can prevent AIDS.
However, AIDS is preventable
through education.
Accurate up-to-date information
about AIDS will be made available
to residents of the Warm Springs
Indian Reservation during an upcom
ing evening educational session.
The session will be presented at the
Agency Longhouse on: Wednes
day, October 28th 7:00 p.m. to
8:30 p.m.
The presentor will be Stan Vilius,
Jefferson County Health depart
ment AIDS trainer. He will talk
about the disease what AIDS
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estimated at $3 1 3,000. There was a
$25,000 contingency fund made
available when the crew was estab
lished in 1984, but the money has
"never been used," said Gomez.
The crew, among other things,
plants seedlings, selects seed trees,
does mistletoe sanitation, installs
squirrel guards and maintains forest
trails.
Though modest, Gomez is proud
of his crew. "In all our crew evalua
tions, they proved to themselves,
the BIA and the Tribe, that they're
as good, if not better, than any
other crew in the nation. They're
proud that the Tribe supports and
believes in them. The crew wants to
put Warm Springs on the map
because of their qualifications."
The initial goal was to produce
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Crew, usually referred to as the Hot
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reinforce a "town center" or "village"
a business planning team contracted
by the Tribes.
Tribal planners commented that
"...that both are good sites for dif
ferent reasons."They also expressed
the opinion that eventually both
the East Campus and Shitike Creek
areas would probably be needed by
tribal business people, with the
campus bejng the place for community-oriented
businesses such as a
movie theater. Currently, there is
not a designated area in Warm Springs
for new businesses to be developed.
is required for those interested in
attending the banquet.
Additional information includ
ing registration forms, a tentative
agenda, and conference poster can
be obtained by contacting the Natio
nal Indian Health Board; 50 South
Steele, Suite 500; Denver. Colo
rado 80209 Phone: (303) 394-3500.
is how it can be spread how it is
not spread who is at risk and who
is not at risk what testing isavail
able and how to receive it who
should be tested etc. A video enti
tled "Sex, Drugs and AIDS" will
be shown as a part of the informa
tional presentation. Some parents
may feel this video not suitable for
young viewers and parental gui
dance is recommended.
Time will be available at the end
of the presentation for questions
from the audience.
There will be no charge for these
sessions and residents of the Com
munity are urged to attend. If you
have questions, contact the Tribal
Wellness Program (ext. 205) or the
Office of Training Services (Ext.
298).
an experienced Type I crew that's
self-sufficient. "That's been accom
plished. I've taught them how to
handle themselves out there."
Shot Crew, is on call 24 hours a day
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