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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs Oregon
July 25, 2002
Fire: jumps river, burns homes
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Between 1 and 2 a.m., the fire was
still only about 40 acres in she, said
Cooke. During the night, the crews
had to be pulled off the fire, because
burnt timber was starting to come
. down. Some people had close calls
with the falling timber, said Cooke.
On July 10, three 20-person crews
and two helicopters were battling the
flames. On that day a flight crew
based in Redmond dropped 18 loads
of retardant.
At 4:30 in the afternoon the fire
jumped the lake and ignited five spots
on land off the reservation. However,
crews with the State of Oregon and
the Deschutes National Forest were
able to extinguish these spot fires.
At 8 o'clock on the evening of July
10, the Central Oregon Interagency
Team - consisting of all the fire agen
cies in the region - was called to as
sist. Team members arrived at 5 a.m.
on July 11, and took control of the
fire at 10 a.m. At the time the fire
was still only on the reservation.
But at about 4:30 p.m. the fire blew
up again, reacting to dry fuels, the
slope of the terrain, and the weather
conditions. The fire again jumped the
river. This time the crews on the
other side were not able to contain
the flames.
The next day, Friday, July 12, the
fire grew to 2,000 acres, and was out
of control on both sides of the
Metolius. Personnel fighting the blaze
numbered 375. A base camp was es
tablished on the grounds of the Cul
ver schools.
By early the next morning, July
13, the fire grew to 6,000 acres, and
by the afternoon was over 10,000
acres. People were evacuated from
their homes in the Three Rivers area
of Jefferson County.
Meanwhile, crews on the reserva
tion side are able to begin contain
ment, but off the reservation the
flames are spreading with great speed,
blown by heavy winds in dry and hot
weather.
Sunday morning, July 14, the fire
is 16,000 acres in size. Flames con
Snakebite: caution urged, especially for children
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His finger was still swollen even
even many days later.
Really, though, this is a small price
compared to what could have hap
pened. "It was pretty close. I could
have died," said Foster.
Part of the problem with young
rattlers is that you can be unaware
that you've been bitten. Also, there
is some evidence suggesting the
venom of a young snake is stronger
than the venom of the adult snake.
Words of caution, and thanks
Pearl Wyman wishes to express the
following to the Warm Springs com
munity: This comes to you in desperate
hope that you please be careful while
outside. Parents, please watch your
children closely. You don't always
hear the rattler, of a rattlesnake. Also,
an adult rattlesnake controls the
amount of venom on the strike. The
younger rattlers do not know how to
control their venom.
In the Tribal Court for the Confederated Tribes
of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
DMJ Automotive, plaintiff, vs. opposing party was served a copy of the
Cheryl Smith, defendant. Cae No.
CV115-02.
To Cheryl Smith. You arc hereby no
tified that a Civil Complaint has been
filed in the Warm Springs Tribal Court
alleging the Defendant has committed a
civil wrong against the Plaintiff.
Hy this notice you arc summoned to
appear the hearing on this matter at the
Xarm Springs Tribal Court on the 13
day of August, 2002, at 11 a.m. All of
the facts of the case will be heard at the
hearing, including evidence you wish to
present.
The Defendant in this mater has the
right to file an answer to the complaint
prior to the hearing, however, heshe is
not required to do so. The Defendant also
has the right to file a counterclaim prior
to the hearing.
Any papers filed with this court in
conjunction with this case must be ac
companied by the certification that the
sume 18 homes and numerous other
structures in the Three River area of
Jefferson County. Nearly 1,000
firefighters are on the scene, with sup
port from 24 engines, 13 dozers and
seven helicopters.
The next day, Monday, people
who were evacuated are allowed to
return to their homes. The fire con
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Wasco Chief Nelson Wallulatum was among the trib leaders who
attended the Celilo picnic, this year marking the fiftieth year of the
flooding of the falls.
A rattlesnake bite attacks
the muscles, then the nerves,
and then works on the respi
ratory system.
Do not play with snakes. Stay out
of grassy areas, rocks, boards, tires,
and broken down cars. Snakes are
more than 'likely to be found there.
To watch Dondi slip away from me
before my eyes was probably the larg
est test I have ever had in my life.
To watch him go through the pain
and agony, knowing there was noth
ing I could do to ease the pain. I
watched him go through the convul
sions, sweats and shakes, caused by
both the venom and anti-venom.
He would look at me, but at the
same time right through me like I
wasn't even there. The doctors ex
plained it as a side effect from the
venom. A ratdesnake bite attacks the
muscles, then the nerves, and then
works on the respiratory system.
same by the time the court filing was
made.
If the defendant fails to appear at the
hearing, the court may award the plain
tiff a default judgment, which means the
court can award the plaintiff all that is
requested in the complaint.
If the plaintiff fails to appear at the
hearing, the court may dismiss the case
for lack of prosecution, allow the defen
dant to offer proof, or continue the case
and reschedule the hearing. If both par
ties fail to appear at the hearing, the court
may dismiss the case with prejudice, or
reschedule hearing.
If you have any questions, you should
seek legal counsel immediately. Failure
to obtain legal counsel prior to the hear
ing is not sufficient cause to reschedule
the hearing. Dated at Warm Springs, Or
egon, on July 19, 2002. Wilma Ann
Smith, Judge, Warm Springs Tribal
Court.
tinued to burn for the next several
days. At press time many people
were still out working on the con
tainment lines. '1
The Green Ridge area was prov
ing particularly troublesome and
stubborn during the early par of
the week. Full containment was ex-
pected by late Tuesday of thisweek. '
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I watched Dondi slowlnslip away
because his respiratory sysYm shut
down. Thank God for the quick re
sponse from paramedic Bruce Turney,
EMT Intermediate Josh Evans, and
EMT Basic Jeremy Davis.
Also, thank you to the Mountain
View Hospital ER staff, most of all
to Doctor Locker, who knew I was
scared and worried, but constantly
reassured me.
I thank all of you from the deep
est point in my heart. For without
you I would not have Dondi today.
Thanks to Fred, Olivia and Freda
Wallulatum for your washut songs. I
strongly believe they helped. Thank
you pastor Rick for your prayers, I
now know they were heard. Thank
you Illona for being there by my side,
and numerous friends and family
who called and came by.
Sincerely, Pearl Wyman
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GeoVisions: Performance
was better than expected
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"We are very pleased with how this
has worked," said Jim Crocker, gen
eral manager of GeoVisions and su
pervisor of the tribes' GIS office.
. The mobile trailer is operating
better than expected, he said.
"I think the tribes should be very
proud of how this unit has per
formed," said Crocker.
Fire agency management people
from the national level have been on
the scene of the Eyerly Fire. "They've
- shown a lot of interest in the
(GeoVisions) trailer. I knew we were
good, but it is nice to have confirma
tion, especially from these national
level teams," said Crocker.
By providing mapping services to
fire agencies, GeoVisions is able to
generate revenue for the tribes. The
GeoVisions project got off the ground
Budget: expect
substantial reductions
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The discussion on reducing the
current year budget expenditures be
gan about two weeks ago, as Fuentes
and Secretary-Treasurer Charles Jack
son held an initial meeting with de
partment managers and supervisors
regarding the 2003 tribal budget.
The next week, during a special
meeting called to focus on the 2002
revenue and budget concerns, both
Council officers Jackson and Fuentes
underlined the need for cooperation
in making necessary budget adjust
ments by the end pf this year,
Jackson said that managers and
directors should consider a combina
tion of expenditure reductions as well
as options for additional revenues to
avoid employee furloughs or reduc
tions if at all possible.
- Since the meeting, the tribal gov
ernment budget - more specifically,
the need for significant budget sav
ings this year - has been a main topic
of discussion among tribal employ
ees. The reason for this is obvious: A
budget cut of the map-nitude cur-
o o
rendy under consideration raises the
real possibility that workers could be
laid off.
There has also been talk of the
possibility of having tribal employ
ees go to a four-day workweek.
The idea of a furlough - having
employees take leave without pay for
a period of time - has also been men
tioned. Fuentes said his feeling is that
eliminating personnel should be the
last alternative.
And yet, he said, the situation is a
serious one. "Given the revenue in
formation just recently shared with
management, if there is no movement
to shift costs to non-tribal sources or
of increasing tribal revenues, we
should not spend a significant
amount of the remaining appropri
ated budget this year," said Fuentes.
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with help from Warm Springs Ven
tures, the tribal corporation promot
ing business development and rev
enue generation.
The work that GeoVisions has
done at the Eyerly Fire includes de
veloping maps of the perimeter of the
fire. The data for the maps comes
from the US. Forest Service, from the
U.S. Geological Survey, and many
other sources, including eyewitness
descriptions from firefighters.
The GeoVisions trailer has
Internet access through a satellite, al
lowing full mobility. The trailer runs
two shifts, and can be operated round
the clock.
The Tribal Council currendy is in
the process of developing the charter
for the new GeoVisions enterprise,
which is shaping up to be a very
promising venture.
Everything is under
consideration, from reduc
ing the number of em
ployee cell phones and
mileage, to eliminating all
non-essential jobs that are
currently vacant.
Recently, Fuentes has been hold
ing budget meetings with department
directors and managers. The goal of
these meetings, he said, is to estab
lish a value for each cost saving cat
egory under consideration, and to
identify strategies that shift the expen
diture burden from the tribes to other
sources, where appropriate.
Everything is under consideration,
from reducing' the number of em
ployee cell phones and mileage, to
eliminating all non-essential jobs that
are currendy vacant.
"I think we are mandated, ethically,
to explore other alternatives such as
deferring capital projects, shifting ex
penditures to non-tribal sources or
recognizing savings from tjie Eco
nomic Development Corporation
before real people lose their primary
source of personal income to provide
for daily needs," said Fuentes. "Any
thing we can do to get in front of this
challenge will reduce the possibility
of that happening."
Fuentes provided a list of what
could be considered essential services.
Protection of public safety - life and
property - is an essential service, as
is the maintenance of community
sanitation and health standards.
There should be a minimum safety
net for families, as well as protection
of tribal sovereignty and treaty rights.
It may be possible, said Fuentes,
for the tribal government to continue
providing all services that are cur
rendy offered, but at a lower level.
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