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VOL. 19 NO. 15
As summer
Six "suspicious "fires were extinguished by local fire fighting crews Tuesday, July 19. Three of the fires burned a
KWSO to feature nationwide call-in talk show
Warm Springs radio listeners will
have an opportunity to participate in
live call-in radio July 25 through 29
as Native America Calling hits the
airwaves. KWSO 91.9 FM will air
the new show from 10 to 11 a.m.
Monday through Friday on an ex
perimental basis to determine if local
listeners like the ideaof the talk show.
Native America Calling will pre
emplTalkingDrum which will air an
hour earlier, from 9 to 10 a.m. for the
week. Final programming decisions
will be made after listeners have
notified KWSO of their preferences.
Call the station at 553-1968 with
your suggestions.
Native America Calling is the
first national call-in radio program to
focus on Native issues and will in
augurate the national airwaves with
a week of hour-long special programs
July 25 through 29, 1994. Produced
live in Atlanta, GA and distributed
via the National Public Radio satel
lite system, Native America Calling
Coyote News in Brief
Taiwanese students visit Museum
A group of Taiwanese students made a brief visit at The
Museum at Warm Springs where local youth entertained
with dancing and other cultural activities.
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Fire a natural cleansing tool
Years ago, wildfire was considered good for the forest and
rangelands. Today, however, with more people living in
rural areas, fire can be dangerous.
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Hot snot crew takes pride in
Members of the Warm Springs
busy this fire season helping
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jamboree offers fun and frolic
The sixth annual event offered plenty of action for those
interested in water slides, mud wrestling, watermelon
eating -and Sumo wrestling.
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Fireman Bob smooches with pig
Fireman Bob earned the most money in the Kiss A Pig
contest and was required to kiss Porker. The money raised
went to the Icoal Boy Scout program.
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Local teams fare well In Oregon Games
Basketball is a favorite sport among young and old alike in
Warm Springs. Teams entered in the recent Oregon
Games brought home medals for their efforts.
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will link all the country's tribal radio
stations together in one thought-provoking
conversation for the first time
in history.
Native America Calling will be
broadcast live in every time zone in
the Lower 48 and in Alaska on 25
Native American radio stations be
ginning at 1 p.m. EST. Two well
known Native leaders will be sharing
the hosting duties during the week
long event. Winona LaDuke and
Wallace Coffey will lead noted guests
such as Assistant Secretary for In
dian Affairs Ada Deer in dialogues
exploring issues such as Native gam
ing, blood quantum and religious
freedom.
LaDuke holds a degree in Native
Economic Development from
Harvard University and is best known
for leading the White Earth Band of
Anishinabe in a successful campaign
to reclaim ancestral lands. She for
merly served as a representative to
the International Indian Treaty
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Hot Shot crew have been
douse fires throughout the
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Council at the United Nations, and
has been a recipient of the Reebok
Human Rights Award.
Coffey holds a degree in Child
and Human Development from
Harvard and is currently Chairman
of the Comanche Indian Tribe. In
addition to his many leadership posi
tions, Coffey has lectured extensively
on children's, Native and media is
sues; and has worked for 15 years as
a television producer completing
projects such as the documentary "I
Am Different from My Brother"
about the Dakota Sioux name-giving
ceremony and shorter segments about
Native culture for Sesame Street
Native America Calling is being
produced at the Unity Conference
the first-ever gathering of four mi
nority journalists consortiums. Co
Executive Produce D Anne Hamilton
said, "The Unity Conference, with
its focus on promoting journalism
among racial minorities, seemed the
perfect place to initiate a program
that will open up the airwaves to
Native people like never before. Not
only does this symbolize a new chap
ter in public radio programming, but
an exciting opportunity for Native
communities to talk amongst one
another, to share ideas and to ask
questions of people who are in fed
eral and local decision-making posi
tions. Native America Calling is a co
production of the Native American
Public Broadcasting Consortium and
the Alaska Public Radio Network.
The program received substantial
start-up funding from the Corpora
tion for Public Broadcasting and has
been in development for nearly one
year. When the program goes into
regular daily production this fall, it
will be the centerpiece of American
Indian Radio on Satellite-a 24-hour
satellite of Native American radio
programming.
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First annual Diabetes camp set
The First Annual Diabetes Camp
at the Warm Springs Community
Center is scheduled to be held July
22, 23, 24, 1994. Anyone who is
affected by diabetes is welcome to
attend this gathering, you could be a
concerned family member or a
diabetic.
This is a Community Health
Education Team Project and is free
of charge.
Local markets
It was a warm, lazy Sunday
evening, a time for relaxing, kicking
back and cruising. Unfortunately, it
was also a time to lift a few cases of
beer from the cooler at a local store.
Four local youths, said to be regu
lar customers between the ages of 16
and 18, entered the store at Deschutes
River Resort, and, under the guise of
playing pool, helped themselves to
two cases of beer each. On their way
out of the store.the clerk requested
that the youth put the beer on the
counter. Two did, the two others
walked out the door with the beer.
The police were called. Two of the
suspects are in custody, according to
store owner Jamie Gruetzmacher.
Jefferson County sheriffs office per
sonnel could not comment on the
case because the investigating offi
cer was on his days off.
Gruetzmacher also said the license
plates of the car in which the youth
were riding were covered with socks.
Additionally, another vehicle, a
pickup, was seen at the scene. People
in that vehicle later aledgedly robbed
the Rainbow Market, two miles north
near the Deschutes River bridge.
In the wake of what the owners
have called a robbery, are bitter feel
ings. "We're trying to make a go of it
and give people an option" to other
area stores. ...The owners are trying
to stock their shelves with unusual
items and items customers have re
quested. "You just don't feel like
doing it when something like this
happens," Gruetzmacher said.
Gruetzmacher's husband, Nyle, '
was especially angry and erected a
sign in the store window which ex
plicitly described his feelings. The
sign read, "Thanks to the Indians that
robbed this store Sunday, it will be
closed until further notice (Have a
good time at Rainbow MkL)" The
store reopened Wednesday.
Each year, more and more people
settle on the wildlands of the
Reservation. As more homes are built
in the area, the risk of wildfire
increases. Urban growth into
inaccessible areas means fire
departments and wildland fire
fighting agencies are often
overwhelmed during wildfires.
Residents are rarely prepared for and
inferno that sweeps through brush,
grass, and trees, destroying homes,
property, and lives.
Fortunately, you can help protect
yourproperty by creating a defensible
space around your house. Defensible
space is a vegetation buffer that
surrounds your home to reduce the
chances of a fire reaching it. Creating
defensible space requires you to
landscape in zones around your
house. Maintain a 30 foot minimum
defensible space around your home
to act as a fire break. This would
include plants that are non-flammable
and green grass to be used as
landscaping techniques. As you
landscape outward continue this type
of a layout to a transition distance of
up to 100 to 150 feet around your
home for any degree of sloping up or
downward , ...
Remember to reduce or remove
piles of flammable debris that may
be near your home. These items act
as fuel piles that will create more fire
The main emphasis on the
Diabetes Camp is "Informing our
Community about Diabetes." It is
sponsored by the Tribal Health
Education Team and the IHS Diabetes
staff.
Daily activities will begin at 7:00
a.m. each morning, including:
information booths, workshop
sessions, and time to relax. Breakfast,
lunch and dinner will be provided to
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and may intensify a small,
controllable fire. With sufficient
defensible space, you may save your
home in the critical minutes it takes
for a fast moving fire to pass. When
firefighters are available, the planned
space gives them room to battle the
oncoming fire before flames reach
your home. It also can keep a house
fire from igniting native vegetation
and starting another wildfire.
Defensible space should be part
of every homeowner's
comprehensive fire protection plan
that includes and adequate road access
for fire fighting vehicles, use of
fireproof building materials, and
preparing to evacuate with safe
designated escape routes. These ideas
are just a part of the protection plan
that could save your home form,
destruction as well as save a life.
This is a beautiful Reservation
that the people have chosen as their
home and it is a privilege and a
pleasure to live here. And with that
comes responsibility not only to
protect your own property and the
safety of the neighbors, but to
preserve the resources, the wild life,
and the natural beauty that belong to
everyone. For more information on
defensible space contact the Fire
Prevention Officer (Fireman Bob) at
Fire Management 553-2413 or Fire
& Safety at 553-1634.
for July 22-24
all participants.
Friday, July 22 there will be a
Western DJ dance, free of charge.
Saturday, July 23 a comedian and a
puppet show, free of charge. These
nights are centered on family
entertainment.
For more information about the
Diabetes Camp, you may call Carolyn
Wewa at 553-3241.
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