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Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
Air Life visits Warm Springs community
The Air Life helicopter made a
landing in Warm Springs January
31 behind the IHS clinic 10 that
community members and medical
personnel could take a look at the
new machine. Dedication ceremo
nies for Air Life of Oregon's new
helicopter, a Bell 222 UT, were
held in Bend, December 18 at St.
Charles Medical Center helipad.
The new aircraft replaced the Bell
296 Long Ranger helicopter which
has served Central and Eastern
Oregon since 1985
Vern Bartlcy, Program Manager
for Air Life, stated that the aircraft
change was made to provide a
larger, faster and safer aeromedical
transport service. The larger helic
opter allows space for two patients
and up to three medical crew mem
bers. Also, it allows Air Life to pro-
vide more complex in-flight medi
cal care. Patients with serious
injuries and heart-related emer
gencies will be the prime benefac
tors of the added space.
The flight radius will be expanded
to within a 200 miles radius from
Bend. The area extends north to
Yakima, Washington, south to
Alturas, California, east to Baker,
Oregon and to Air Life affiliate
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hospitals west of the Cascades.
Be tuse of increased speed, re
sponse time to Central and Eastern
Oregon locations is reduced by
about one-third. With twocngines,
the helicopter can fly safely in a
greater variety of weather condi
tions. Air Life is on-call 24 hours a day,
responding to accidents and emer
gencies year around.
Approximately 70 percent if Air
Life funding comes from insurance
companies while 30 percent comes
from hospitals, membership fees
and contributions. An average
charge for an Air Life mission in
1 988 was $2,700, which is about 10
percent.below the national average.
Because gifts and donations are
unpredictable, the Air Life Mem
bership Plan is offered. This plan
provides insurance benefits should
a subscriber or any family member
use Air Life for quick transport to
the hospital. The plan also pro
vides much needed financial sup
port for Air Life's daily operations.
For $40 per year per family, sub
scribers receive an Air Life mem
bership. If a family member uses
the service, Air Life bills the mem
ber's insurance carrier and accepts
the insurance payment as payment
in full.
There are currently approxi
mately 7,000 members in Central
and Eastern Oregon and 1 5 percent
of Warm Springs residents sub
scribe to Air Life.
For more information, call I-800-522-2828
or write Air Life of
Oregon, 2500 NE Neff Road, Bend,
Oregon 97701.
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Call Eva, Lucinda or William at
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to order yours today!
Hug-O-Grams will be delivered
February 14
Proceeds to b lonafed to Fire end Safety's
Teddy Been for Kids program.
Valentine Hug-O-Gram
Send To:
Name
Department
From:
Single Hug OR
Oreo-Cookie Hug
Hugs are 50 cents each and will be delivered
Wednesday, February 14 by members of the Wellness
Committee. Send this order form to the Wellness
Department along with your payment no later than
Noon on February 13.
Veteran Ross Kalama, Sr., does an Owl dance with Victoria Tuftl, Little
Miss Warm Springs, at the Veteran's Honor Powwow held at the
Community Center January 25, 1990. The powwow was held following a
workshop atKah-Nee-TaResort. The workshop was titled"TheSpirit of
the Warrior."
Lincoln's Powwow scheduled for February 16, 17, 18
Four young ladies are selling
tickets for the Lincoln's Birthday
Pow wow to begin Friday, Febru
ary 16, I990.
Jolene C. Boise, age 1 5 years is a
freshman at Madras High School.
Her hobbies and special interests
are attending pow-wqws, likes to
.draw (art), riding horses and excells
in cross country.
Boise is Warm Springs, Wasco,'
Pauite and Nez Perce tribes. Her
parents are BirneyTuftiand Randy
Boise. Her grandparents are Noreen
and Gene Greene, and Irene and
JackTowe. Her great-grandmother
is Gladys Thompson.
. She says her reason for seeking
the Lincoln's Birthday Pow-Wow
title is "I attend a lot of pow-wows
and it would be an opportunity to
express myself." Her future plans
are to graduate high school and
attend college.' ,
Jenhifer Smith, granddaughter
of Mary Danzuka is an enrolled
member of the Confederated Tribes
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member Hand Drumming contest.
Saturday, grand entry begins at
2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and 2:00
p.m. on Sunday.
Contest categories include seven
years and up in Fancy, boys and
girls 16 years and under and men
and women 1 7 years and older plus
a Senior citizen's division.
Open team dancing is three to a
team, all ages. Three finalists are
selected each session.
A total of 56,000 will be awarded
to drummers during contests.
Limited concession space is avail
able. Call Kate Jackson at 553
3270 for information.
Pow-wow sponsor and tribes will
not be responsible for accidents or
theft.
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Fire as a management tool
February 23, 1990, 9:00 a.m.
at the Senior Citizen's Building
Featuring fire ecologist Boone Kaufman
Call 553-2421 for more information
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Jolene Boise
Resort readying
for season
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort is gearing
up for another busy season, and
they are seeking applications from
people who want to be on a win
ning team. The resort is expecting a
very busy season and wants to get
people hired and trained. If you
want to ba a part of this team,
please contact the Resort's person
nel department or visit the Resort
and fill out an application..
On February 13, 15 and 24, Kah-Nee-Ta
is offering a hiring clinic
for people interested in applying
for positions such as bartender,
waiter waitress, cocktail wait
er wait ress of snack bar attendant.
Two sessions will be held daily.
Morning sessions run from 8:30
a.m. to J 1:30 a.m. and afternoon
sessions run from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30
p.m. Sessions will be held in the
Warm Springs Room at the Lodge.
Applications must be completed
upon arrival for the hiring clinics.
. Other positions available include
bellman, front desk clerks, room
attendants cashiers, and bus
persons. .
-For more information on the
hiring clinics, contact Pauline Stitcs
at 553-1112.
Shelly Andrews
of Warm Springs. Smith is 13 year
old and currently attending Mad
ras Junior High School.
Shelly Rose Andrews is 15 years
old and attends Sandy High School
as a freshman. She enjoys reading,
dancing, traveling and writing sto
ries and poems.
Andrews' tribal affiliation is
Colville and Grand Ronde. Her
parents are Linda and John
Andrews.
Joette Slimjohn is a tenth grader
attending the Yakima Nation Tri
bal School. Her name is Sunwo
man, "Uniat".
Slimjohn's hobbies are dancing,
singing, drumming, basketball,
volleyball, beadworking and pow
wows. "Her parents are JR and
Rosalie Slimjohn.
The following is the schedule for
the pow-wow. Before the grand
entry on Friday, a ceremony for
the new joiners and rejoiners will
take place with a give-away follow
ing. This is also for the families that
are in mourning of a lost member,
releasing them to participate in
activities again.
There will be a Tiny Tot's Exhi
bition each day. Also, throughout
the pow-wow, there will be a three-
ing Farmers Home Administration
and the Economic Development
Administration.
Q. What has the tribe used as
security for obtaining loans?
. A. Part of the revenue from the
hydroelectric projects has been used
to secure loans, including the fi
nancing of the administration
building.
Q. Are there other ways to secure
loans?
A. Yes. The reputation and
general financial strength of the
tribes could secure loans. Banks
consider the tribes to be a good
credit risk. Other revenue sources,
such as interest income from tribal
investments, could also provide
security for borrowing.
Q. How long would it take to
repay loans
years. Most bank loans would run
between 10 years and 15 years
Q. Where does the money come
from to repay loans?
A. Payments for loans come from
tribal revenues.
The election will be held Tues
day, March 6, 1990 at the Com
munity Center from 8 a.m. to 8
p.m. However, registration to vote
in this election must be turned in by
February 14.
10 & under tourney
A Roadrunners Lil Britches
Basketball Tournament for boys
10 years of age and under will be
held February 17, 18 and 19 at the .
Warm Springs Community Cen
ter. Anti-drug use is being empha-
, sised during the three-day tourney.
A. Loan repayment periods vary . Entry fee is $100 per team in the
between public and private lenders, open tournament. Fee is payable to
For example, Farmers Home Ad- the Roadrunners Tournament, PO
ministration loans run as long as 40 Box 975, Warm Springs, OR 97761 .
New restrooms set for Island
Sanitary facilities are scheduled
to be completed June 30, 1990 at
Billy Chinook Island on Lake Billy
Chinook Metolius Arm. The pro
ject is the result of a cooperative
request by Jefferson County and
the Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs.
Billy Chinook Island is an island .
owned by the Tribe which receives
heavy use by recreational boaters
during the summer months. Be
tween April and October approx
imately 7,000 to 10,000 recreation
alists use the 4.5 acre island. The
primitive restroom facility currently
in use is nearly filled to capacity.
Working together the tribal and
county agencies have determined
that a waterless composting toilet
will provide a safe means of waste
disposal in this environmentally
sensitive area.
A grant through the Oregon State
Marine Board will provide $40,000
needed for the project. The Tribe
agrees to furnish transportation
for the materials to the site and to
provide maintenance of the facil
ity. They also permit public use of
the facility.
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Island Lake Tribal Council visited WarmSprings January 23-26. They toured Warm Springs Forest Products
Industries, Warm Springs Hydroelectric Project, KWSOKWSI Radio Station, the Warm Springs National
Fish Hatchery, the water treatment plant, Warm Springs Apparel Industries, I ntet'Tribal Sports and the
Tenino housing units. The Canadian group also viewed some of the tribal artifacts.