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OR. COLL. E 75 , . s6a . . : v. 27 : April 4, A f I jw Spilyay Tyimoc P.O. Box 870 WarniSprinos no- U.S. Postage Bulk Rate Permit No. 2 Warm Springs, OR 97761 35 cents April 4, 2002 Vol. 27, No. 7 Coyote News, est. 1976 IHS planning $1,5 million The Indian Health Service in Warm Springs is planning to expand the Health and Wellness Clinic. , Expansion of the existing building would add 12 new examination rooms, and pro vide more space for health and wellness departments that are overcrowded. The reason for the expan New Lynn Fluhr is chief of rural Sherman County district By Dave McMechan Spilyay Tymoo staff She is only 23 years old, but tribal member Lynn Fluhr has already achieved some unique goals in the field of fire-fighting and emergency response. Recently, Fluhr became the first woman to serve as fire chief of the South Sherman County Rural Fire Protection District. She is also the first tribal member to serve in the job, and most likely also the youngest person ever to hold this position. The South Sherman County fire district is about 400 square miles in size, lo cated just to the northeast of the Warm Springs Reserva tion. South Sherman County is a rural area, with the largest town being Grass Valley, population 400. The main station of the fire district is located in Tribal tapestries brighten museum f , . II ... . . Hi.-- - . - " '-.;.,-,. ;- '. The Tribal Tapestry exhibit at The Museum at Warm Springs will be on display through April 28. This exhibit features some of the beautiful beaded bags from the museum's private collection. The bag pictured above was acquired by the museum from Ada Sooksoit. sion plan is simple, said Russ Alger, clinic director. "When we opened in 1993, we had 29,000 outpatient vis its per year," he said. "Now we have over 50,000 outpatient visits per year." A clinic should have two examination rooms for each doctor and nurse practitioner, said Alger. Five doctors and fire chief oe the scene t f ft Mail w9mJ J ... T i Tribal member Lynn Fluhr is new Grass Valley, which is also where Lynn and her husband Glenn live with their son three nurse practitioners work at the clinic. This means that the clinic should have 16 exam rooms, but currendy only has ten. The planned expansion project will add 12 new exam rooms, providing space to ac commodate growth from some time into the future, said Alger. The clinic expansion has an 1M 3T5 I I km- fire chief of the South Sherman County Rural Fire Protection Zachary, age 3. The very small town of Kent has a station that also is part of the South Council By Dave McMechan Spijay Tymoo staff The lower Deschutes River, from Warm Springs down stream to the Columbia, sees a large volume of recreational rafting during the late spring, summer and early fall months. During the course of the warmer months of the year, tens of thousands of rafters will float down the river. The large volume of rafting traffic on the river has led river management agencies in recent years to consider the possibil ity of adopting a rafting per mit system for the Deschutes. The Tribal Council met last week to discuss this issue with Brian Cunninghamc, who rep resents the tribes on river is sues, and Jim Notcboom, tribal attorney. Tribal Council is scheduled to meet again on the subject next week with representatives of the federal and state agencies involved in management of the lower Deschutes. A key point under consid eration is whether a rafting permit system should be adopted for the Deschutes in the year 200.3. No permit sys clinic expansion estimated cost of $1.5 million. The hope is that construc tion will happen this year, he said. IHS is now in the final stage of choosing an architectural firm for the project, said Alger. Comments from tribal members regarding the project are welcome, he said. The expansion will add Sherman County fire district, The district has about 10 vol- unteer fire fighters. Fluhr said x, :0X--M ; ?.' it It 1 weighs river permit plai tem is being suggested for the current year. River guides and represen tatives of the towns of Maupin and Madras have voiced oppo sition to a permit system for the Deschutes. Tribal officials, and officials of federal and state managing agencies, have said that a per mit system may be necessary to maintain the good qualities of the river. The high volume of rafters can damage fish habitat along the banks of the river, said Chief Delvis Heath. Water quality is also effected. Tribal Council Chairman Olncy Part Jr. said, "From the tribal perspective, this is a qual ity of life issue." It is no one's best interest, said Patt, to have an endless scries of rafters float ing down the river. The idea for a permit sys tem for the Deschutes goes back several years. The back ground is as follows: In 1988, the federal govern ment mandated that the lower 100 miles of the Deschutes River be managed as wild and scenic. The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, the state of 5,260 square feet to the clinic. This will involve the con struction of a new building on the empty ground located be hind the existing reception area. The new building would be connected to the rest of the clinic through one or more corridors. See CLINIC on page 2 Oavt McMechanSpllyay District. she hopes to recruit more volunteers soon. See FLUHR on page 3 "From the tribal perspective, this is a quality of life issue. " Olney Patt Jr. Oregon, and the US. Depart ment of Interior were named the primary managing agen cies. Then over the next few years, 1 1 federal, tribal, state and local government entities worked on the Lower Deschutes River Management Plan. A 9-mcmbcr advisory group appointed by the gover nor also participated in devel opment of the plan, adopted in 1993. The 1993 management plan indicates the volume of rafting that would warrant the imple mentation of a permit system. The permit system is to be implemented if voluntary re Remember to change your clocks Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday morn ing, April 7, at 12 a.m. Don't forget to set youx clocks - ... L... Survey supports Gorge casino About 270 tribal members responded to a survey regard ing gaming expansion. Of those who responded, approximately 90 percent are in favor of development of a Gorge casino, said Rudy Clements, tribal gaming spokesman. In recent weeks, during a dozen or so family home-base meetings on gaming, the re sponse has also been in favor of the Gorge, said Clements. Many people who earlier were opposed to the Gorge idea are now supporters of the plan, he said. People are eager to have the gaming expansion question put to a vote of the tribal mem bership. "The feeling is, Let's move forward with the refer endum," said Clements. Tribal members could see the referendum on gaming in early June, he said. Sometime in the spring, the tribes are planning a ceremony at the Columbia Gorge to com memorate the tribes'" return to the traditional homeland, said Clements. This event, he said, will be coordinated among Tribal Council, Culture and Heri tage, elders and other interested tribal members. The ceremony will include the dedication of the tribes' property at the Gorge, said Clements. The tribes own land near Hood River, and also own Government Rock near Cas cade Locks. ductions in use of the river prove unsuccessful in meeting target levels. River guides and local gov ernment officials have said vol untary measures have been suc cessful in reducing traffic on the river. Guides and local gov ernment officials arc also sug gesting changing the target numbers of the 1993 plan, an idea that tribal officials are against. Recently, the local govern ments have requested represen tation on the board overseeing implementation of the 1993 plan. The current representa tives of this board arc the Con federated Tribes, the state of Oregon, the BLM and the BIA, the entities that signed the management agreement. Cunninghamc md Notcboom suggested that the local governments should not be included on the oversight board. Set RIVER on 10 J Spilyay tyioo.