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Warm Springs, Oregon
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To the editor,
During Los Alamos, New
Mexico's highly publicized Ccrro
Grande Fire, more than Private and
Public lands burned. Tribal lands
belonging to San Hdefonsoand Santa
Clara Pueblos were also impacted. In
the aftermath of a large wildfire, one
can truly contemplate the might that
is Mother Nature. Intense firestorms,
driven by high winds, engulfed most
vegetation and surface fields, save
but for a few scattered islands of
green trees. Thousands of blackened
stems now dominate the
landscape-frozen in silence: remains
of what was once timbered canyon
lands. Even in the midst of perceived
' devastation, the forest's temporary
slumber is broken by the dove s call;
one of the first signs of nature's resil
iency. From an economic perspective,
two post-fire options remained. Ei-
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Hepatitis shots required
The state of Oregon is requiring
additional shots for school children.
Beginning in September 2000 chil
dren who will be entering the 7th
grade must have Hepatitis B vaccine,
second dose of measles vaccine
(MMR), and varicella vaccine (or
have had chickenpox).
Please check your child's immu
nization record so you have time to
get the shots for your child before
school starts. Your child can be ex-'
eluded from school because of
non-compliance with the school laws.
Immunizations may be obtained by
scheduling an appointment for the
Ambulatory Care Nursing Clinic at
553-1196, Ext. 2632.
Call Public Health Nursing at Ext.
4142 if you have questions.
Voc Rehab holds orientations
Have you heard that the Voca
tional Rehabilitation program helps
people with Disabilities? The
disability must result in a substantial
handicap to employment. A sub
stantial handicap is defined as
"physical orpsychological challenge
which impedes or will impede an
individual's occupational perfor
mance by preventing or making very
difficult his or her obtaining, retain
ing, or preparing for employment
consistent with his or her capacities
and abilities".
If you are an enrolled Native
American and you have a physical or
psychological challenge that prevents
you from obtaining, maintaining, or
being promoted in employment, you
are invited to attend an Orientation at
the Vocational Rehabilitation pro
gram. Orientations are held every
Monday at 3 p.m. up in the Industrial
Park, Food Commodities Warehouse,
in the Social Services side of the
building. Orientations are open to
anyone interested in learning more
about the program.
It is important to note that you
must be physically or psychologi
cally able to work before seeking
Vocational Rehabilitation services.
Public notice-
This notice is to inform the Public
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs will
install gates with locks on the road to
Look-out towers.
The installation of gates with locks
is due to frequent vandalism at the
Towers off seasons; and the expense
involve to repair damages.
The BIA Facilities Management
Shop will issue keys to those who
need them. We appreciate your
co-operation on this matter.
If you have any questions please
contact Don Robertson, Facilities
Manager at (541)553-2400.
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tially lost timber revenues. Both
Pueblos decided to go forward with
salvage sales.. Unfortunately, local
forestry staff lacked intensive expe
rience in producing a large-scale
salvage safe in a timely and efficient
manner. A call for help was then
issued by the Northern Pueblos
Agency seeking technical assistance
from Western Tubes, The Warm
Springs Agency was the one and
only forestry organization to respond
by supplying the aid of three Forest
Technicians and myself.
Over a two-week period, nearly
2,000 acres of forestland was sur
veyed and evaluated much of which
was subsequently readied for sal vage.
Primary duties included reconning,
lying out treatment boundaries,
marketing and cruising timber. Pri
mary duties included enduring ad
verse terrain and weather, along
coping with the occasional snake.
Although of the non-poisonous vari
ety, encountering a harmless bull
snake is a heart wrenching experience
when one expects a rattlesnake under
every stone. However, most impres
sively, was coping with thunder
storms and lightning, something that
is best appreciated atop a butte at
over 8,000 feet above sea level. Many
prayers and unspoken consequences
were minded as the thunder roared
and lightening sought the path of
least resistance. Overall, the mission
was accomplished without the
slightest hint of complaint or regret.
Therefore, most humble thanks
go out to three Warm Springs tribal
members, Leslie "Wally" Bill, Lin
coln "Jay" Suppah and Edward "Hot
Dog" Heath. You three individuals
bravely answered the call of duty,
putting aside fears of the unknown to
explore an ancient and strange land.
Again, thank you for helping my
people and strengthening intertribal
relations. You honoryour people and
your families. May the Good Lord
above greatly bless you and yours.
One day, Southern sons will be names
in your honor, Hey-Yah!
Matt V. Jimenez,
BIA Forestry WS Agency
Member of the Nation of Nambe
Pueblo
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Edward Heath, Leslie Bill and Jay Suppah were sent to Northern Pueblos Agency to help salvage
timber.
"Lost in Pace" Team looking for sponsors
We are a women's walking team
from the Warm Springs Health and
Wellness Center. Our team name is
Lost in Pace. We have participated in
the Portland to Coast walking relay
the last two years. The Hood to Coast
Portland to Coast is a large event
with the American Cancer Society
benefiting from money that is raised
by this relay. Many of the teams in
this event are sponsored by compa
niescorporations that provide the
uniform, vans, lodging, food and
entry fees. Our team has been
self-sponsored raising money forour
entry fees, lodging, gas, food, etc.
We are planning a raffle to raise
money for our team. The drawing
will be held August 1st. Tickets will
be $1.00 each or 6 tickets for $5.00.
Tickets can be purchased by contact
ing any of the team members listed
below. We also plan a bake sale. The
dates will be posted at a later date.
Watch for the Lost in Pace flyers.
Lost in Pace Team Members:
Judy Budd, Grace Cho (sub for
Shirley Earl), Debbie Hansen
(sub for Margarita Gonzales),
Joy Harvey, Becky Hunt-Lucci,
Shari Marrazo, Sharon Miller
(team captain), Michelle Najera
(co-captain), Coleen Reed,
Jeannie Seyler, Earlynne
Squicmphen, Sara Thomas
Two-day placement tests offered at COCC
Central Oregon Community Col
lege is offering two sessions to help
incoming students prepare for col
lege. Placement tests and "Next
5teps" orientation programs will be
offered starting at 5:30 p.m. on
iTuesday, August 1; and 9 a.m. on
Wednesday, August 2, in the Boyle
Education Center on the COCC Bend
n!.mH tn fh Snrino.tPrm'nna campUs. Group ;advising sessions are'
Dearth List. The COCC Dean's iistrf "vao 9-
COCC Dean's
List name two
The following Central Oregon
Community College students were
is based on enrollment in 12 or more
credit hours and a grade-point aver
age of 3.60 or above.
Betty Bagley and Kahseuss
Jackson both of Warm Springs,
OR 97761.
COCC seeks
plumber
Applications for a general jour
neyman plumber position will be
available and accepted from 2 to 6
p.m. July 17 through 28 (Monday
through Friday) in room 223 or
Modoc Building at Central Oregon
Community College. Applications
must be made in person.
Plumbers install, remove and re
pair drainage and plumbing systems
or parts in private, commercial and
industrial complexes. They solder,
brace and weld piping for all types of
liquids. Plumbers use pipe wrenches,
electric pneumatic and power tools,
chain tongs, pipe reamers, threaders,
hole drillers, pump pliers, metal cut
ters, hack and power saws.
Applicants must be at least 17
years old. There are additional edu
cation qualification. Women and
minorities are encouraged to apply.
For more information call (541)
383-7410.
, The two-hour ASSET placement
test measures current skills in read
ing, writing and math and is used to
determine the correct level of course
work. It is required for students who
intend to pursue a college degree or
certificate, and for those planning to
enroll in math, writing or other
courses requiring placement scores
for registration. Results are avail
able after the Next Step session.
The one-hour "Next-Steps" ses
sion, which follows the placement
test offers an orientation to the col
lege and some helpful hints about,
planning a course of study. The ses
sions is mandatory for all new stu
dents who plan to earn a degree or
certificate. Group advising sessions
are also available.
There is no charge for these ser
vices, but reservations are required.
For more information or to reserve a
seat, contact COCC Counseling Of
fice at (541) 383-7515. To register
online, go to www.cocc.eduadmit
Registration
placementtestreservation.htm.
Anyone wishing to attend this
event who has special needs result
ing from a physical disability should
contact Gene Zinkgraf, ADA coor
dinator, at least three days in advance
of the event. He can be reached at
383-7775 or through the college's
TTY number, 383-7708.
Youth attend the Native American Unity Youth Conference
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Mom & Dad, I wanted to say Thank you for your Love & Support!
Without this I would not have been able to attain my Bachelors Degree.
Thank you for your encouragement to go on and get the Masters Degree, and
maybe some day the P H.D. (Piled higher and deeper).
i love my family and our community w ith all my heart. In the end it is our
love and support for eah other which allows successes in each of our lives!
Vesta Johnson
New Pizza
business delivers
Sonny's Pizza Delivery opened
June 23, 2000 along Highway 26
(next to Texaco station).
Hours are 11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
daily. Phone : (541)553-9226
Types of Pizza's
-Canadian Bacon with or without
pinapples;
-Pepperoni
-Sausage
Italian Salami
-Combination: Canadian Bacon,
Sausage, Beef
-Indian Taco Pizza
-Cheeze Pizza
-Make your own Pizza
Prices vary, usually $12, $14 &
$16.
Extra Ingredients: Tomatoes,
Mushrooms, olives, gTeen peppers,
jalepenos, pineapples, sour cream
Special 1 $25.50
Large Pizza (no more than 3 top
pings) & Small Pizza (no more than
3 toppings) & a 2-liter of pop
, This year the Native American
Unity Youth Conference was held in
Seattle, WA where four youth from
Warm Springs and Madras attended.
The goal for the youth was to obtain
some ideas from other Native
American Youth Councils around the
Nation, and bring these ideas back to
Warm Springs, so that the youth could
start a youth council of their own.
The youth also wanted to learn new
leadership skills so they would be
able to run a good strong program
when they returned. While there, the
youth attended sessions on how other
. youth councils spent a few months
learning about their own Tribal
Government, sessions on how alco
hol and drugs affect pregnant woman
and also a formal dinner w here many
positive role models spoke to the
youth that w here attending the Native
American Unity Conference.
Warm Springs youth consisted of
Gladys Graybael, Eric Miller and
Poncho Pedraza. There was also a
youth member who graduated from
Madras High School last year and is
now attending Oregon State Uni
versity. Her name April Hombuckle.
although she is not a member of the
Tribe, she is working with Victims
of Crime Services this summer, and
decided this Conference w ould be a
great opportunity to understand tribal
government and how it operates.
April Hombuckle stated that she
really did not know what to expect
and what she would get out of the
Native American Conference. But as
soon as she got there it really opened
her eyes as to what the youth around
the nation were trying to do to stop
all the negative things that were go
ing on with today's youth on Reser
vations. She said she had no idea
things were getting this bad and that
she would try her hardest to help out
the youth back at the Warm Springs
Reservation.
Gladys Graybael who is a Senior
at Riverside High School and Eric
Miller who is a Sophomore at Madras
High School, wanted the youth to
know that Unity is a good leadership
conference to go to, and not only do
you meet new people, but you also
have the privilege of learning how to
be a good leader. They also stated
that this conference is a good way to
learn how to help out your own
community, and it would be neat if
more youth would get involved. The
conference not only showed that there
is more to life than drinking and
drugs. But a way to be a positive
youth. They would like to encourage
all of the youth including youngsters
to get involved and make our Res
ervation a place to be proud of.
Poncho Pedraza who is also a
sophomore at Madras High School
said the conference was a lot of fun
and he learned things about other
tribes around the Nation that he never
knew before.
Overall, the rip to Seattle for the
Native American Unity Youth Con
ference went very well. The Youth
that attended learned a lot and would
like the community to know that there
are youth out there that do care about
what is going on with the youth to
day and will try very hard to make
some positive changes in this com
munity. This group of youth not only
went to the Conference, but has also
started participating in other com
munity events, such as the
Pi-Ume-Sha parade in Warm Springs.
This is just the beginning of all the
positive things that will come from
these youth. Soon this group of youth
will be starting a council. They will
also be helping Victims of Crime
Services with the Inner Tube event
that they will be putting on for the
younger children in the community.
If anyone would like to help out
Victims of Crime Services and Fire
& Safety clean the river on
Wednesday, the 26th prior to the
Inner Tube event which will be on
the 29th, please call VOC at
553-2293. We would also like to
encourage all youth who would like
to be part of the new youth council to
feel free to contact the same number.
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