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Spilyay Tymoo, Wrm Springs, Oregon
April 18, 2002
Thurby enjoying new job
Council greets senator
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Tribal Council Chairman Olney Patt Jr. presents a Pendleton blanket to Sen. Gordon Smith,
who visited Warm Springs on April 4. Smith and the Tribal Council discussed issues including
federal regulation of hydroelectric power, and funding of law enforcement. Smith, R
Pendleton, greatly appreciated the blanket, commenting that it came from his favorite place
in Oregon.
Officers to
The Warm Springs Police
Department will be focusing
on a more aggressive enforce
ment of the ordinance control
ling stray dogs.
The Fish and Game Divi
sion will be primarily respon
sible for carrying out this en
forcement, said Don Courtney,
director of Warm Springs Pub
lic Safety.
There has been no change
in ordinance, but due to in
creased complaints from tribal
members regarding stray dogs,
Class teaches healthy cooking
If you want to learn how to
make good food that's good for
you then come to Healthy
Cooking Class on the first and
third Wednesdays of the
month at 5:30 p.m. in the
Warm Springs Health and
Wellness Center's demonstra
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step up dog control
enforcement will be stepped
up, said Courtney. The Fish
and Game Division of Public
Safety includes four officers.
Courtney decided that these
officers would share the dog
control duties, rather than as
sign a single officer to the job.
A big part of the problem
of stray dogs involves animals
in the community that are a
threat to people. The rate of
dog bite incidents on the res
ervation is considerably higher
than the rate in most other
tion kitchen.
May's classes will be on
May 1 and 15 and feature sum
mer barbecue and salad reci
pes. Everyone is welcome to at
tend. Call Sara or Laura at 553
2460 for more information.
Dave McMechan
Selena T. Boise
Tina Aguilar
Bill Rhoades
communities, according to
health officials.
Another part of the prob
lem involves isolated packs
of dogs that are a danger to
livestock in rural areas.
Plaza welcomes new tenants
The Plaza is welcoming three new tenats, who will join Indian Trail and Warm Springs Ventures.
Warm Springs Ventures re
cently announced some good
news regarding the Plaza. '
Three new tenants arc mov
ing into spaces at the I'l.ia (hat
previously were vacant.
The new tenants are Quilts
& More, the Warm Springs
Community Action Team, and
the Central Oregon Partner
ship. Quilts & More will be
opening on June I. Central
Oregon Partnership opened
April 1, and the Community
Police conclude shooting investigation
Warm Springs police have
completed their investigation
into the shooting death on
March 31 of Tommy Dickson,
who was 15 at the time of his
passing.
The police investigation in
cluded an autopsy performed
by the State Medical Examin
Separate murder trials set for September
The trials of the two
young men accused of firM
degree murder in the death
of Michael Saludo are sched
uled to begin in September.
The suspects, Ronald I..
McKinley and Angelo
I'uentcs, both 23, will have
separate trials, as requested
Brings financial
expertise to
police department
Dena Thurby is bringing
nearly a decade of financial
experience to the Warm
Springs Police Department.
Thurby worked in the Finance
Branch of the Tribal govern
ment since 1993.
Recently, she became the
Public Safety Branch financial
officer, a new position in the
branch.
At the Tribal Finance De
partment, Thurby often
worked on contracts, grants
and budgets for the Public
Safety Branch. So she is already
familiar with the kind of work
she will be doing at Public
Safety.
"This is a promotion for
me," said Thurby, adding that
so far she is enjoying her new
job, which began April 1.
Thurby has an upstairs cor-
Powwow set
A powwow is set for Friday,
May 3, at the Agency
Longhouse. This event, pro
moting respect for culture and
enhancement of education, is
being sponsored by the Warm
Springs Education Committee,
the Higher Education Depart
Action Team opened on April
15. They are joining the origi
nal Plaza tenant, Indian Trail
Restaurant. Warm Springs
Ventures also is located at the
Plaza. Warm Springs Ventures
took over management of the
Plaza on April 1. Previously,
the Plaza was managed by the
Warm Springs Economic De
velopment Department.
Rent from the tenants goes
to the tribes. Sandra Danzuka,
office manager of Warm
ers office in Portland.
Also, police interviewed
youths who had first-hand in
formation regarding the cir
cumstances of the incident.
The investigation con
cluded that Tommy Dickson
was killed by a single gunshot
wound to the head, self-in
by their lawyers. McKinley
will be tried first, starting Sept.
17. I'uentcs will be tried fol
lowing the conclusion of
Mckinley's trial.
A third person involved in
this case, Tony Gilbert Jr., 19,
has pleaded guilty to a count
of second degree murder.
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Police Department Finance
ner office in the building across
the parking lot from the Warm
Springs Police Department.
Like her old workplace at Fi
nance, her new office is deco
rated with numerous items
that are purple. These include
a purple CD player, stuffed
for May 3
ment, Title IX, Johnson
O'Malley Committee, and the
Alcohol Prevention Program.
Supper will be at 6 p.m., and
Grand Entry at 7 p.m. There
will be exhibition dances and
door prizes. For information,
contact 553-3311.
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Springs Ventures, is putting
together a waiting list for po
tential future tenants. Anyone
interested should call Danzuka
at 553-3565.
The original gift and infor
mation center building, lo
cated by the Deschutes Cross
ing Restaurant, is currently
available. However, Warm
Springs Ventures is negotiating
with a potential tenant, and the
building may be rented soon,
said Danzuka.
flicted. There was an initial and
inaccurate suggestion that
Tommy had been shot twice in
the head. The investigation and
autopsy determined that he
was shot one time, with the
gunshot producing an entrance
and exit wound. No one was
arrested in this case.
In his pica agreement
with the U.S. Attorney's
Office, Gilbert has agreed to
testify in the trials of
McKinley and Saludo. If
convicted of first-degree
murder, the two would be
sentenced to life in prison
without parole.
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Officer Dena Thurby
animals, a small purple waste
paper basket, among many
other office items.
Thurby has been married to
her husband Bobby for 12
years. They have three chil
dren, Dorothea, 9, and sons
Chad, 2, and Bobby, 13.
25 years
ago
From the April 16, 1977
edition of the Spilyay Ty
moo. The delicious aroma
of roots and salmon and
the sound of drums and
song attracted hundreds
of local people, many
visitors and rodeo fans to
the Warm Springs
Longhouse this past
weekend.
j The; Annual Root
t Feast had much to offer ,
to those with a variety of '
interests and the
longhouse was the scene
of bustling activity.
Of course the climax
of the weekend's festivi
ties was the feast itself,
which took place Sunday
afternoon.
Meanwhile, an esti
mated 150 people gath
ered at the Simnasho
Longhouse for a smaller
and quieter root feast.
In other news: As Spi
lyay staff raced to meet
deadlines on Monday,
April 12, an earthquake
rumbled through the
Tribal Office Building, as
well as the whole reserva
tion and most of north
Central Oregon.
Perhaps we needed to
be reminded that there
are powers greater than
the written word, al
though the paper went to
press despite the forces of
nature.
And elsewhere: The
Water Board has had just
two meetings since the
last meeting with Tribal
council.
The Water Board has
been working along with
various engineers and hy
drologists in an attempt
to improve the water situ
ation here on the reserva
tion. And in other news:
The students of the Ma
dras High School Indian
Club will be hosting an
Indian powwow on April
29-30.
This will be the first
one of this type and will
include high schools
from Oregon, Washing
ton and Idaho.
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