Around the region
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Conditions are
BF.ND (AP) - Thanks to a
unique combination of climate
and geography, ( )regon has es
caped both animal and human
cases of West Nile virus so far.
But with infected states now on
all sides, health officials say the
chances of the virus hitting are
all but certain.
The good news is a state's first
season is usually mild, health
experts say. But the bad news is
Central Oregon's irrigated fields,
Area crops at risk
BEND (AP) - Last year, an
army of aphids feasted on hay
fields in Central Oregon.
This year, the pests arc ex
pected to be back in full force,
with a new sidekick: hungry
mites.
That's bad news for the
83,000 acres of alfalfa and
other hay farmed in the region
last year, Central Oregon's No.
1 crop, according to OSU
Extension's agriculture informa
tion network.
For the entire state in 2002,
the hay crop was valued at $218
million, according to the Oregon
of the
Dorothy Henry, petitioner,
v. Anthony Henry, respon
dent, case No. DO02-04. To
Dorothy Henry and Anthony
Henry. You are hereby notified
that a petition for DISSOLUTION
OF MARRIAGE has been filed
with the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. By this notice you are hereby
summoned to appear in this mat
ter at a hearing scheduled for 2 p.m.
April 7, 2004, at the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. All of the facts in this
case will be heard at this hearing,
including evidence you wish to
present. You must appear to
present your argument or the
other side will automatically win.
The petitioner, Dorothy Henry,
may then be given all that is asked
for in the petition for dissolution
of marriage. The petitioner will
be present at the hearing. If you
desire to personally argue your
side of the case, you may have a
legal aide, spokesperson or attor
ney appear on your behalf at your
expense. If you have questions,
seek legal advice. Judge Lola
Sohappy, Tribal Court.
W.S. Utilities, petitioner, vs.
Stephanie Frank, respondent,
case No. CV15-04. To Stephanie
Frank. You are hereby notified
that a petition for CIVIL COM
PLAINT has been filed with the
Warm Springs Tribal Court. By this
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cloudless summer days, marshy
river basins and an abundance
of Culex tarsalis - a species of
mosquito ruthlessly efficient at
spreading the virus - could
make Central Oregon an ideal
breeding ground for West Nile
infected larvae.
"1 would be very surprised if
we don't see West Nile in this
state before the end of 2004,"
said Mari DeReus, communi
cable disease coordinator with
Department of Agriculture.
Aphids and mites attack the
hay crop by piercing and suck
ing all the juices out of a plant
until the plant dries up and dies,
said Mylcn Bohle, crops agent
for Oregon State University's
extension service in Prineville.
The dehydration of the plant
turns grasses and plants a
brownish-color. Then the pests
move onto the next juicy plant.
Bob Houts, a Madras hay
farmer, lost more than 40 acres
- half his hay - to the plump,
soft-bodied pests last year.
"You can see them munch
In the Tribal Court
Confederated Tribes of Warm
notice you arc hereby summoned
to appear in this matter at a hear
ing scheduled for 11 a.m. April
26, 2004, at the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. All of the facts in this
case will be heard at this hearing,
including evidence you wish to
present. You must appear to
present your argument or the
other side will automatically win.
The petitioner, WS Utilities, may
then be given all that is asked for
in the petition for civil complaint.
The petitioner will be present at
the hearing. If you desire to per
sonally argue your side of the
case, you may have a legal aide,
spokesperson or attorney appear
on your behalf at your expense.
If you have questions, seek legal
advice. Judge Wilma Ann Smith,
Tribal Court.
McMahan's Furniture, peti
tioner, vs. Cecilia Polk, re
spondent. Case No. IN16-04.
To Cecilia Polk: You are hereby
notified that a petition for OVER
DUE ACCOUNT has been filed
with the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. By this notice you are hereby
summoned to appear in this mat
ter at a hearing scheduled for 1:30
p.m. April 7, 2004, at the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. All of the
facts in this case will be heard at
this hearing, including evidence
you wish to present. You must
appear to present your argument
right for West
Deschutes County. "We have
everything here that would sup
port that particular virus."
And while officials caution
against panic - only one in 150
persons infected with the virus
develop a severe form of the
disease - that doesn't mean
people shouldn't get ready, they
say.
Just ask Cindy Parmenter,
director of communications for
the Colorado Public I icalth and
of bug infestation
ing on the fields," he said. "You
could see the hay melt in front
of you."
There are two kinds of
aphids that are common in Or
egon the Pea and the Blue
Alfalfa aphids. Last year the big
surprise was the arrival of the
Cowpea aphid from California,
for which farmers were unpre
pared. Ladybugs and other in
sects will eat aphids; farmers
also can use insecticides to kill
off the pests.
As for mites, they only come
out in 55 to 75 degree weather
when there is no wind, no sun
or the other side will automati
cally win. The petitioner,
McMahan's Furniture, may then
be given all that is asked for in
the petition for overdue account.
The petitioner will be present at
the hearing. If you desire to per
sonally argue your side of the
case, you may have a legal aide,
spokesperson or attorney appear
on your behalf at your expense.
If you have questions, seek legal
advice. Judge Wilma Ann Smith,
Tribal Court.
Ralph's TV & Repair, peti
tioner, vs. Angelina Stacona,
respondent. Case No. IN26-03.
To Angelina Stacona. You are
hereby notified that a petition for
OVERDUE ACCOUNT has been
filed with the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. By this notice you are hereby
summoned to appear in this mat
ter at a hearing scheduled for 10
a.m. April 7, 2004, at the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. All of the
facts in this case will be heard at
this hearing, including evidence
you wish to present. You must
appear to present your argument
or the other side will automati
cally win. The petitioner, Ralph's
TV & Repair, may then be given
all that is asked for in the peti
tion for overdue account. The pe
titioner will be present at the hear
ing. If you desire to personally
argue your side of the case, you
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Environment department. Resi
dents in that state were woefully
unprepared for a surprisingly
virulent season - the state's sec
ond - of West Nile that struck
last summer.
The virus infected 2,477
people and killed 45, the most
in the nation.
"People didn't take the warn
ings seriously. They thought,
'Oh, it would never happen to
me,"' Parmenter said. "Now
and no rain, said Rick Leeper,
crop consultant for Round
Butte Seed Growers Inc. in
Bend.
Mites, which took dozens of
farmer's fields last year, can
cause more problems than
aphids because there is no legal
insecticide that effectively kills
the pests, Bohle said.
The best solution, he said, is
to burn the fields. But burning
too early in the season will not
create a hot enough burn to
destroy the diseases and insects,
he said, and burning too late
could cause damage to the grass.
Springs
may have a legal aide, spokesper
son or attorney appear on your
behalf at your expense. If you
have questions, seek legal advice.
Judge Wilma Ann Smith, Tribal
Court.
Credit Services of Oregon,
petitioner, vs. Dennis and
Linda Thompson, respon
dents. Case No. IN88-03. To
Dennis and Linda Thompson:
You are hereby notified that a peti
tion for OVERDUE ACCOUNT
has been filed with the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. By this no
tice you are hereby summoned to
appear in this matter at a hearing
scheduled for 10:30 a.m. April 7,
2004, at the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. All of the facts in this case
will be heard at this hearing, in
cluding evidence you wish to
present. You must appear to
present your argument or the
other side will automatically win.
The petitioner, Credit Services of
Oregon, may then be given all
that is asked for in the petition
for overdue account. The peti
tioner will be present at the hear
ing. If you desire to personally
argue your side of the case, you
may have a legal aide, spokesper
son or attorney appear on your
behalf at your expense. If you
have questions, seek legal advice.
Judge Wilma Ann Smith, Tribal
Court.
Nile virus
there are people still recovering
from it, some of whom have
permanent disabilities."
Nationwide, West Nile in
fected more than 9,300 people
last year, killing 244, according
to the Centers for Disease Con
trol and Prevention. That's more
than double the number of
cases reported in 2002, although
fatalities remained steady. The
higher case numbers may be due
to increased surveillance, the
Good financial
news for schools
PORTLAND (AP) - The fi
nancial outlook for Oregon pub
lic schools is improving along
with the economy, according to
revenue estimates from the
Oregon Department of Educa
tion. The estimates mean pro
gram and staff cuts triggered by
voter rejection of the Measure
30 income-tax surcharge won't
be as deep as projected. Over
all, cuts in state school funding
will be about two-thirds as deep
as originally expected, the Or-
In the Probate Department of the
Tribal Court of the Warm Springs Reservation
For the following probate
cases, Notice to Creditors is
hereby given:
That all persons having claims
against the estate are required to
present their claims, with proper
voucher, to the Warm Springs
Tribal Probate, P.O. Box 850,
Warm Springs OR 97761, within
90 days from the date upon no
tice first being posted. Notice also
is hereby given that the above en
titled court has appointed Rich
ard Tohet as administrator to ad
minister the decedant's estate,
subject to Tribal Court jurisdic
tion. The probate cases are as fol
lows: In the matter of the Estate of
Gaylord Heath, deceased, Es
tate file No. 000-PR02-04.
Gaylord Heath, who resided in
Warm Springs, Oregon, passed
away on Jan. 7, 2004. Notice was
first posted on March 11, 2004.
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CDC said. The disease first hit
the nation in New York in 1999,
and has been progressing west K
ever since. It is carried into new t
states by infected birds, who
become hosts for local bird- ,
feeding mosquitoes. Those bugs i
spread the disease to humans, i
The virus is harmful to humans,
some mammals, and horses, 1
who are particularly susceptible '
to the illness: 30 percent of '
horses infected with the virus die. .
egonian newspaper reported in
Monday editions. ,
"The revenue picture is not
good, but it is certainly not as
bad as we were led to believe
earlier," said Kent Hunsakcr, '
director of the Oregon Con fed- 1
cration of School Administra- '
tors, which tracks state money ,
for Oregon's 199 school districts.
A few districts probably will
cut school days this year, but ,
other districts will sec dramatic, ,
positive change. t
In the matter of the Estate of
Charles Johnny Clark, de
ceased, Estate file No. 072-PR27-03.
Charles Johnny Clark, who re
sided in I.aConncr, Wash., passed
away on Sept. 16, 2003. Notice
was first posted on March 11,
2004.
In the matter of the Estate of
Gale Lawrence Sr., deceased,
Estate file No. 099-PR99-03.
Gale Lawrence Sr., who resided
in Warm Springs, Oregon, passed
away on Dec. 30, 2003. Notice
was first posted on March 10,
.'2004. .iih, j '.' :.!!.; -OiiJ
In the matter of the Estate
of Gale Lawrence Jr., de
ceased, Estate file No. 098-PR98-03.
Gale Lawrence Jr.,
who resided in Warm Springs,
Oregon, passed away on Pec. 30,
2003. Notice was first posted on
March 10, 2004. : ;'" :
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