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March 21, 2002 Vol.27, No. 6
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Spilyw
Tymot
Public safety
adopts changes
By Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo staff
No branch of the Confed
erated Tribes'government has
seen more change over the past
couple of years than Public
Safety.
The Warm Springs Police
Department especially has
seen significant changes, not
only in department leadership
but also in the way the depart
ment interacts with the com
munity. The changes, explained Po
lice Chief Don Courtney, "are
in response to the people's
wish that we follow the con
cept of community policing."
Community policing in
volves a partnership between
law enforcement and the
people of the community.
"I would describe this as a
softer approach to law enforce
ment," said Courtney. Com
munity policing, he said, "calls
for treating people with respect
and dignity, and I think this
approach has had a tremen
dous, positive impact on the
community."
Part of community polic
ing, he said, includes instilling
among law enforcement offic
ers a philosophy that on some
occasions the officer can help
most by not making an arrest
or issuing a ticket.
Some television shows,
Courtney said, create the im
pression that police are in an
antagonistic relationship with
the community. This is not the
case.
"Rookie officers," he said,
"learn there is more to the job
than arresting people."
Through community polic
ing, "you solve problems
through communication with
Painting with Spirit
Artwork by tribal member shows school spirit
By Selena Boise
Spilyay Tymoo staff
If you have been to Ma
dras High School and wan
dered the hallways, you will
see various paintings created
by the art students. One of
these paintings is a white
buffalo painted by tribal
member Camillc Clements.
She did such a wonderful
job that she was asked to
paint another white buffalo
near the gymnasium for the
public to sec when they at
tend high school games at
the gymnasium.
Clements is a senior and
will graduate from Madras
High School this year. She
is the daughter of Rudy
George Clements of Warm
Springs, and Cassimcra
Caldcra of Portland, Or
egon. She has four sisters, two
brothers and stepmom
Sheikh Clements. "She docs
an excellent job and I am
proud of her.
She has also won an
Tragic evening
in 1998 was
turning point
Some of the changes
that have happened in re
cent years in the Warm
Springs public safety
branch can be traced back
to a particular summer
night in 1998.
That year, on the night
of August 4, Luther
Danzuka, 42, was walking
home from a friend's
house.
A short distance from
the house, Danzuka was
bitten by a ratdesnake.
The snake, which had
been lying near a fence, bit
Danzuka on the lower part
of the arm.
See DANZUKA on 9
the community members."
One of the most visible
components of the Warm
Springs community policing
program is Kids First.
. Through this program, rep
resentatives of the police de
partment visit the homes of
tribal members.
In visiting the homes, the
police officers are accompa
nied by health and fire depart
ment representatives. Last
week, the Kids First team went
door-to-door, visiting homes
in the West Hills area.
As the name of the program
indicates, Kids First focuses on
the safety and health of chil
dren in the community, said
officer Bob Medina, Kids First
police representative.
See POLICE on page 9
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The white buffalo is on the wall of a hallway at the high school.
award for her art pieces in the on attending college and ma
past," says her father. )orng in architecture, where
After she graduates from she will utilize her skills for
Madras High School she plans designing.
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Fund helps
The problem of stray dogs
on the reservation can be a se
rious one. People on the reser
vation report an estimated 30
dog bites per year, which is
well above the average.
And the 30 reported bites
are just a percentage of the bites
that happen on the reservation,
as many go unreported.
A trust fund established by
Jefferson County woman is
helping address the problem of
currently undergoing a $5 million remodel.
control population of reservation dogp
unwanted dogs on the reserva
tion. The Daisy Fund provides
funding so that dogs belonging
to tribal members, and stray
dogs on the reservation, can be
spayed or neutered free of
charge.
The Warm Springs reserva
tion is the top priority of
Daisy Fund. Last year, 99 stray
Emergency rescue crews have busy afternoon
Warm Springs' Fire and
Safety saw a busy afternoon on
Tuesday of this week, March
19. During the course of the
day, there were three motor
vehicle accidents on the reser
vation, two of them within a
short period of time.
The first accident happened
at 10:50 a.m. near the Wolf
Point turn-off. In this wreck,
a single vehicle with four oc
cupants - an adult and three
children - rolled over.
suspects
Tony Gilbert Jr., 19, has
entered a plea of guilty to one
count of second-degree murder
in the death of Michael Saluda
Two other suspects in the
case - Ronald L McKinlcy and
Angclo Fucntcs, both 23 - arc
charged with first-degree mur
der. As part of his plea agree
ment, Gilbert agreed to testify
in the cases against McKinlcy
and Fucntcs.
By pleading guilty to second-degree
murder, Gilbert
Police investigating death of 3-month old infant
The Warm Springs Police
Department and the FBI are
investigating the circumstances
that led to the death during the
weekend of an infant child.
Dave McMecharVSpllyay
dogs from the reservation were
caught, spayed or neutered,
and then returned to the area
where they had been picked
up.
This was the work of Warm
Springs sanitarian Nancy
Collins and Kaipo Akaka, who
assisted her in the work.
Their work prevented an
estimated 792 unwanted pup
Loose gravel was the appar
ent cause. Fortunately, no one
. was serious injured.
The second accident hap
pened at noon on I Iighway 26
north of Warm Springs.
A single vehicle left the
roadway and came to rest half
submerged in Beaver Creek.
Upon arriving at the scene,
the EMS team found a man
shivering and complaining of
possible internal injuries.
He was flown by Air Life
could receive a sentence of 20
years, rather than life in federal
prison.
McKinlcy and Fucntcs, if
convicted of first-degree mur
der, would be sentenced to life
in prison without possibility
of parole.
A trial date for McKinlcy
and Fucntcs was set for April
23, but this date may be de
layed. Meanwhile, lawyers for
McKinlcy and Fucntcs are pe
titioning the federal judge in
At press deadline this week,
the police department was not
yet releasing any information,
as the matter remains under
investigation. The infant that
Bridge
work to
close
highway
Traffic on Highway 26
through the reservation will be
re-routed during weekdays be
ginning April 1, through May
3. This will be necessary as the
Oregon Department of Trans
portation will be working on
the Mill Creek Bridge.
Passenger vehicle traffic will
use Route 3 and 9 through
Simnasho. Truck traffic will
use the route over highways 97,
197 and 216, through the
Maupin area.
The Simnasho route 3 and
9 is not suitable for heavy
truck traffic, said Danny
Martinez, chief of Warm
Springs Fire and Safety.
Highway 26 through the
reservation will be closed for
the four-week period from
Monday, April 1, to Friday,
May 3.
During those weeks, the
highway will close at 12 p.m.
on Monday, and then re-open
at 12 p.m. on Friday.
The plan is for the highway
tb be open during the week
ends, said Martinez. ' '
pies for being born, she said.
Besides the spaying and neuter
ing of the stray dogs, another
283 Daisy Fund certificates
were issued last year to dog
owners, said Collins.
For information on receiv
ing a Daisy Fund certificate for
a free spaying or neutering of
a dog, call 553-4 943.
to St. Charles Medical Center.
Another occupant of this ve
hicle was transported by
ground ambulance to Moun
tain View. Neither of the
people were local residents.
This accident caused the high
way to be closed for about 45
minutes. Then at 7:10 p.m. on
Tuesday, a single vehicle acci
dent happened on Highway 3
near the fire hatchery. The
woman in the vehicle was not
seriously injured.
the case to grant them separate
trials. This request was pend
ing before the judge this week.
Gilbert, McKinlcy and
Fucntcs were arrested in July
of last year on allegations of
having murdered Michael
Saludu, who was 26.
The incident happened at
the Lower Dry Creek Camp
ground on the reservation. (A
letter of appreciation for immu
nity support from the Sain Jo
family appears on pap 4.)
passed away was Lance
Jefferson Miller. The mother
of the child is Frances
Jefferson. The father ii
F.mcrson Miller.
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