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Spijyqy Tymoo, Warm Spring Oregon August 25, 2001 Police department forms response team Fire danger prompts A group of seven officers of the Warm Springs Police Department recently completed a Special Weap ons and Tactics training program. The group of officers - called the Warm Springs Emergency Re sponse Team - is now certified to respond with special weapons and tactics to highly dangerous situa tions. There are important reasons why the Warm Springs Police De partment has added the new SWAT team capabilities to the police force, said Jim dole, chief detec tive of the department and team leader. "The purpose of having the Emergency Response Team is to save lives," he said. Statistics na tionwide show that when a spe cially trained team responds to highly dangerous situations, the incidence of death - either to an officer, suspect or other person -is much lower than when the de partment responds without a spe cially trained team, said Cole. The team can respond to situa- I 1 .. i . 5 . '.f ' i fj' I;- ! tions such as an armed and dan gerous person barricaded in a building, or someone who has taken a hostage. These occurrences are quite rare, but the local police nevertheless should be prepared just in case, Cole said. Police Chief Don Courtney said, "It is our hope that the team never has to be used." its own Emergency Response Team, the Warm Springs Police Department would have to rely on the Central Oregon SWAT team to respond to a critical situation. As Warm Springs is in the north end of the region, the response time by the Central Oregon team might be between two and four hours, Cole said. The problem, he said, is that critical and dangerous situations often develop very rapidly. For this reason, the Warm Springs Emer gency Response Team is impor tant, said Cole. The work toward becoming a certified SWAT team began in 1999. Over time, the department acquired the necessary equipment, mainly through federal funding. Also during that time, officers participated in various training ex ercises, including FBI training. Most recently, the seven offic ers of the department who make up the emergency response team attended a weeklong training pro gram in Bend. Willi the comple tion of this program, the team achieved the necessary certification to become active. The recent training involved, among other activities, live-fire ex ercises, and techniques on entering a building where an armed person is barricaded. As a certified team, the mem bers on a monthly basis will par ticipate in tactical training. They also exercise daily. Of the team members, two are tribal members and two are Indian of other tribes. land use restrictions W lit MI1IMIMIII I rt.. "' ... 1 m$mti f i a vf ' i !, f ' - i t JUrl 1 mi lilr i il & x n ,n -I ,, U lm Extreme fire danger in the re gion has prompted tribal natural resource officials to restrict certain activities on the reservation. Effective immediately and un til further notice, the restrictions apply in rangeland, pine grounds and upper timberlands and high lakes. In these areas, the use of camp fires, chainsaws or other spark-inducing activities is prohibited. The Ochoco and Deschutes na tional forests, Crooked River Na tional Grassland, and the Bureau of Land Management Prineville District have adopted similar re strictions. Effective immediately, open fires are permitted only in desig nated campgrounds on the Ochoco and Deschutes national forests. These are improved areas posted for public use. There are no open fires allowed on BLM-protected lands. Lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in Jeffer son, Crook and Deschutes coun ties have restrictions as well. Open burning of all kinds is prohibited on these lands. Portlable cooking stoves using liquefied or bottled fuel and en closed stoves with screens may be used in all areas on both BLM and national forest lands. Users are asked to clear an area 10 feet in di ameter for stove use. These restric tions do not apply to local wilder ness areas. Vehicle use is limited to devel oped roads that are constructed for automotive use and are clear and free of flammable debris and veg etation. Ochoco and Deschutes national forest visitors are re stricted to 2- and 4-digit roads and other roads that arc paved, gravel or cinder and free of vegetation. Of concern is the risk of hoi catalytic converters coming into contact with the dry grass and brush in the middle of the roads. Those vehicles traveling on BLM areas will be required to stay on developed roads that arc free of vegetation and carry an axe, shovel and one gallon of water. Smoking is restricted to an en closed vehicle or building, in boats on lakes, designated campgrounds or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is clear of all flammable material. Motors on watcrcraft and the use of generators in designated campgrounds are permitted. Op crating any motorized vehicle on trails is prohibited on Deschutes and Ochoco national forests. On BLM areas, it is prohibited to operate any type of motorized vehicle off developed roads. Welding and operating an acety lene or other torch is also prohib ited. In addition, using an explo sive or operating a chainsaw is pro hibited. "We want people to enjoy visit ing the forests and rangelands. However, they must be aware of the extreme wildfire situation we now face," said George Chcsley, In teragency Fire Management Of ficer for three federal wildland agencies in Central Oregon. "By encouraging visitors to uti lize the many established camp grounds, we can focus our patrol and information efforts," said Chesley. "We ask everyone to be very careful, especially now, as our wildlands arc extremely dry." For more information, call the 24-hour fire precautions phone at 1-800-523-4737. . vi Photoi by Selena Boise Dunk tank, band and Japanese singers were popular attractions. Police draw crowds for open house School district issues list of student supplies By Selena Boise Spilyay Staff Warm Springs Police Depart ment held their second annual open house, August 17, inviting community to see displays and enjoy a day of fun. The police de partment barbecued hamburgers and hotdogs, displayed confiscated items, provided tours of the police department, and had live band as entertainment throughout the af-' ternoon. Visiting the open house were a group who were at the post office and saw the activities. These visi tors were Japanese and expressed their gratitude for the warm wel come by providing songs from their language for the crowd. A basketball tournament was held for adults and children and they played "cops," which is like horse. Winning the adult tourna ment was Lana Leonard and the winner of the youth tournament was George Boise. Both of these winners received a bicycle, helmet, and T-shirt as their prize. There was also a door prize CM l Si''. . .MS raffle drawn throughout the event with various prizes donated by lo cal merchants. The popular dunk tank was in place with a line of people ready to dunk an officer or staff mem ber. There was demand for Bob and Stoney to sit in the tank but they denied that request. Guided tours of the Police De partment facility were held for ev eryone to see the inside of the fa cility. On display were confiscated items, which included firearms, drugs, paraphernalia, and vehicles, 4-Wheeler, and boat that are used by 'the Police Department. The 509-J School District has supplied this list for the first day of school September 5, 2001. Kindergarten 2 boxes crayons, basic 16, stan dard size (not chubby) 10 pencils, size 2 2 bottles of white liquid glue (4oz) 2 glue sticks small, solid 1 large box of tissues 1 pkg baby wipes (80-150 count) No permanent markers First, second grades 1 box small crayons (16) Pencils, size 2 1 eraser 1 pair of metal scissors 2 bottles of white glue (4oz) 1 box of tissue No permanent markers Pink pearl erasers 1 pair of sharp point scissors 2 bottles of white glue (4oz) 1 large box of tissues 1 ruler (12-inch) inches and centimeters No permanent markers Fourth, fifth grades 1 box of small crayons (16 or Third grade 1 box of small crayons (16 or 24) Pencils, size 2 Warm Springs COCC center gets ready for fall quarter Real life is about to banish the last of Summer's glow. Fall Quarter is a mere month away. Classes begin Monday, September 17. The menu of class offerings avail able this time features courses de signed to serve two different pur poses. One set of classes is targeted to students who are working at the college freshmen level and beyond (traditional Credit course). The other set is a collection of courses designed as "skill builders" (Remedial). These classes are in tended to serve as an opportunity for Students to "strengthen" understand ing and mastery of h';:li school loci Math and Writing. These "Reme dial" classes have value even if a per son is not planning to move on to higher education. Most of the skills taught are right in line with compe tencies employers' value (look for in employees). Specific detail about Credit classes can be gained from the COCC Schedule which is available for pick up at COCC's office here on the reservation. Remedial menu offerings are as follows: Writing 20 - Basic W riting 1 Targets writing at the sentence level, simple paragraphs and very short cssavs. Features work on punc tuation and sentence mechanics. Math 10 - Developmental Math Designed expressly for overcom ing anxiety toward math. Concen trates on fundamental math compe tencies such as whole number con cepts, signs, fractions and decimals. Math 20 - Pre-Algebra F.mphasizes application of basic arithmetic skills. Equips students to handle everyday arithmetic prob lems and lays the foundation for al gebra. F-ach of these Remedial offerings will be taught, here on the reserva tion (Warm Springs Tribal F.duca tion Bldg.), in the evenings, typically one night per week, bv a college approved instructor. Registration, for either traditional Credit or Remedial courses, should be undertaken immediately. We have reached the point where the start of the Quarter is so nearly at hand that the competition for available classes will be intense. Be warned - the registration for traditional Credit offerings is not permitted by COCC - Bend unless you have first consulted and advisor. This advisor contact must take place at the main campus (Bend). Our office here at Warm Springs cannot help you until COCC noti fies us that you have met :he advis ing requirement. You and we will literally be "locked out" until your advising piece has been completed. People who wish to participate in Remedial courses are asked to contact us (553-1428) so that they may be placed on our pre-enroll-ment roster. Actual registration will take place at the first class meeting. If you ne glect to have your name placed on the pre-registration roster, you may very possibly find at the first meet ing that the class is full and the op portunity has passed you by. Questions? Additional assistance? flail Warm Springs COCC 553-1428. 24) Pencils, size 2 Pink pearl erasers 1 pair of sharp point scissors 1 bottle glue (4oz) 1 ruler (12-inch) inches and centimeters Notebook paper 1 box of tissues No permanent markers Sixth grade 1 box small crayons (16 or 24) Pencils, size 2 Pink pearl erasers ' 1 sharp point scissor 1 bottle of white glue (4oz) 1 ruler (12-inch) inches and centimeters Notebook paper 1 box of tissue Ballpoint pens, blue or black (not erasable) No permanent markers Seventh, eight grades College ruled notebook paper 1 binder (2-inch), metal 3-ring, with dividers No PeeChee folders Please note: Some classes may require additional meterals. If so, students will be notified during the first week of school by their classroom teacher. Some school supplies will need to be replenished through out the school vear. (