PACE 2 August 9, 1991 WARM SPRINGS, OREGON
SpilyayTymoo
Cacfef participates in Idaho search
A recenl four-day trip took
16-year-old Rain Circle
Courtney into an isolated
wilderness area of north
eastern ldaho--to help search
for the body of a 43-year-old
Texas woman missing since
November 1990.
Courtney, a member of the
Warm Springs 4-H Search
and Rescue Cadet program and
Jefferson County Search and
Rescue, and club leader Keith
Baker were among 14
searchers and trackers to
make the trip into the Selway
Bitterroot Wilderness 25
miles west of Hamilton,
Montana July 11.
According to reports, the
woman, an avid birdwatcher
and lover of outdoors, wan
dered away from their camp,
located in rugged terrain, to
do some bird watching. Her
husband and a hunting guide
informed authorities of her
disappearance and a week
long search was conducted. No
sign of the woman was found.
Courtney and Baker joined
other searchers and trackers,
including six dog teams, four
trackers, a cook, the woman's
brother, a guide and the local
county sheriff. "I liked the
way the Inter-Agency Fire
Service got us in and out of the
area and the wav the dogs
Watch for ticks
With summer comes hot
weather, outdoor activities and the
threat of having one of those little
hard-shcllcd ticks attaching itself
to you. Certain diseases arc
associated with ticks, including
Lyme disease.
If left untreated, Lyme
disease can cause a disabling type
of arthritis or a serious heart
problem.
The west coast variety of
Lyme disease is carried by the
deer tick which arc rarely, if ever,
found east of the Cascades.
However, if you picked up a tick
in southwestern Oregon or
northern California, there could
be cause for concern. According
to experts, those areas arc known
to be the "hotbed" of Lyme
disease in the Northwest.
The deer tick is very different
than the species found in Central
Oregon. The deer tick is about the
size of a pinhcad, while the most
common ticks found in this area
are much larger.
Doctors advise that if a tick
becomes imbedded in the skin,
gently pull it out and if it appears
to be intact after it's removed,
there should be no problem. But,
if it looks like something is still in
the skin, and the person becomes
ill, a physician should be
consulted.
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didn't tness up the tracks. I "The buttons scraped the moss
was impressed with how well off the rock as she slid down",
people worked together and Courtney said. They were
the moral support," said fully aware of what the woman
Courtney. was wearing and the trackers
Baker, showing his pride, could detect that the tracks
said that Courtney was treated they found were made by a
as a peer, not as a kid. "He human,
wasn't treated any differently "We look for unnatural
than anyone else." Courtney, things such as bruised leaves
at 16 years of age, was the and scuff marks-humans
youngest among all search leave distinctively different
participants. Others ranged in signs than animals," said
age from 25 to 64. Baker.
All cadet program partici- "Finding the tracks was
pants are members of exciting," said Courtney. "Not
Jefferson County Search and finding the body was disap
Rescue, which is coordinated pointing." The group of
by Stoney Miller of the searchers ran out of time and
Sheriff's office. Courtney, hit a deadend, said Courtney
among other club members, is and Baker. "We had to back
certified in Search and Rescue track and then search the area
under the State's Emergency again to find new tracks." If
Management Division.
A member of the local club
for about a year, Courtney has
participated in three other
searcn ana rescue operations
in the past. Just prior to the
Idaho trip, Courtney partic-
ipated in a search for a
drowning victim in the John
Day River.
Courtney and Baker left the
Madras airport on the
morning of July 11 and were
flown to Grangeville, Idaho by
Sheriff Tim Nettleton of
Owyhee County. From there,
the pair was taken to the base
camp, about a twenty-minute
flight, via a Huey 206
chopper that was provided by
the Inter-Agency Fire
Service. They then spent the
next two days searching for
signs of the woman.
Their days began at 4 a.m.
with a full breakfast. They
were on the trail by 6. Fifteen
minutes into the first day,
after a thorough briefing
Baker found the first tracks
It took Courtney another 10
to 15 minutes to find where
the woman had been Seated
upon a rock nine months ago.
this summer
Five cases of Lyme disease
have been reported in Central
Oregon since 1979. The disease is
usually carried by young ticks,
whilft the adult ticks usually feed
on larger mammals like deer and
elk.
The early-stage symptoms of
Lyme disease include a rash, stiff
nick, chills, fever, sore throat,
headaches, fatigue and joint pain.
The disease, in its early stages, is
curable with antibiotics. But in
later stages, the disease may be
confused with other medical
problems which can develop
weeks to years after the tick bite.
Diabetic exercises
continuing now
Diabetic exercise classes are still
being offered three days a week.
This group has now advanced to
stair-step aerobics once a week also
they have added an outing or field
trip out into the community as
different sorts of exercise. They
went to Kah-Nee-Ta to do water
aerobics, the next trip is a trip to
the mountains to hike, but also to
pick huckleberries for their dia
betic breakfasts.
This program is designed for all
individuals that wish to start on
any sort of exercise program, not
only for the diabetic people.
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there had been more time, the
pair felt confident that they
would have found the body.
"it's difficult, emotionally,
wnen you don t locate the body
where you think it should
turn up," said Baker,
Courtney, son of Bernyce
Courtney, will be a junior at
Madras High School this fall.
He says he will probably "go
into the service" following
school. This summer he is a
"grunt" for Chilkat
Enterprises, owned by Kelly
and Pinky Beymer.
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Educators increase their awareness of Native A mericans and Indian
education at summer institute held August 2 at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort.
Class c lelonies punishable by
NPPC can answer questions about energy, basin planning
The close ties between the salmon
resources and the Northwest e-
conomy are clearer than ever before
Columbia River salmon runs are
dwindling. HVdropower dams, a
griculture, forest practices and fish
ing all impact the salmon, but all
are also important components of
the economy.
The difficult task facing the North-
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A teepee set up at elf e during the annual H uck le berry F east reminds one
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Work continues on Warm Springs
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LLC? C-CC7 OCt
Native American families, rela
tives and friends of suicide victims
will be hosting the United North
west t ribes Suicide Prevention
Conference III. The conference
will take place at the Sheraton
Spokane Convention Center in
Spokane, Washington October 2
4, 1 99 1. The event is being spon
sored by United Suicide Preven
tion conference series and the
American Indian Program in
Spokane.
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west Power Planning Council is to
help devise a recovery program for
our great Northwest salmon with
out significantly hindering the
economy.
The Council's Oregon office can
provide background information
and reference materials on the 1991
Northwest Conservation and Elect
ric Power Plan and the Columbia
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Museum. Completion is anticipated
I he gathering will consist ot
potential suicidal individuals, fam
ily members, relatives and friends
of suicide victims. Each day will
end with confidential counseling.
Many topics of suicide will be
covered. In the evenings there will
be different events. Wednesday
will include a banquet, Thursday
night consists of a tribal powwow,
and Friday will end with closing
ceremonies and a traditional sal
mon bake.
Pre-registration cost will be $45
Trio arrested for disturbing
ancient Klamath Indian graves
Three individuals have been
arrested for the theft of Indian
burial artifacts and the vandalism
of a Klamath Indian cemetery in
Chiloquin last December.
Roger Keller of Springfield
turned himself in to Lane County
authorities August 5 Shawn Baker
and his father Gordon Baker, Jr.
were also arrested.
The indictment charged the
Bakers, Keller and a fourth
suspect with eight counts of
mutilating and injuring Indian
graves and with one count each of
first-degree theft and first-degree
criminal mischief. The theft and
criminal mischief charges arc both
River Basin Fish and Wildlife Pro
gram.
Oregon Council members face
many challenges. Chief among these
are: salmon enhancement, envir
onmental considerations and new
energy resources.
For more information, contact
Ted Hallock, Angus Duncan or
Richard Recker at (5-3)229-5171.
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for adults. $70 at the door or $2U a
day. Students pre-registration will
be $15 ($30 at the door or $10 a
day) Senior Citizens will cost $15.
Make checks payable to North
west Tribes Suicide Prevention
Conference and mail, Attn: Zclma
Grcene-Minthorn, P.O. Box
75869, Washington, DC 20013. or
Attn: Director, co Sheraton
Spokane, N-322 Spokane Kails
Ct., Spokane, Washington 99201.
The deadline for pre-registration
will be September 15, 1991.
five years in prison and a
$100,000 fine. Research is still
being done on the grave robbing
charge since the jail term and
possible fine for that crime arc not
even specifically listed among
Oregon's revised statutes.
Klamath County District
Attorney Ed Caleb stated that the
case is very important to the
Klamath Tribe. "This is the first
case of its kind where we've been
able to obtain sufficient evidence
to get a grand jury indictment.
The case was cracked when
an informant, who apparently
knew the suspects, contacted
tribal members , who in turn
notified Klamath County
authorities.
Looting of the 100-year-old
graves in the Wilson Cemetery
was no doubt motivated by the
high prices paid for Indian burial
artifacts. Authorities believe that
most or all of the artifact have
already been sold. The Wilson
Cemetery is one of nine owned by
the Klamath Tribe.
a common occurrence.
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