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June 24, 2004
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Pi-Ume-Sha Court candidate
My name is Kasheena Louise
Stevens. My Indian name is Sulk-Sulk.
I am Warm Springs, Wasco and Aleut.
My parents are John and Lisa
Webb, and Orlando "Wubs" Stevens.
My grandparents are Roma David,
Lucinda Greene, Tommy and Lori
Fuentes and Mark Stevens Sr.
I am running for Lil' Miss Pi-Ume-Sha
because I think I am a good
role model and would represent my
tribes well. I enjoy attending pow
wows with my family, picking huck
leberries, digging roots, medicine
dancing, and am learning to sing
Washut songs and ring the bell.
Thank you for your support.
Kasheena Stevens
Sisters: planning for big changes
(Continued from page 1)
So that's where things stand. The
sisters are making up for lost time.
Cece has been hired as a waitress at
Martina's Market. Marta's family has
made Cece one of their own, and their
grandmother is spending more time at
Marta's family's restaurant. She's not
eating anything yet, but both young
women expect that'll change soon.
In fact, Marta's father Jose is dou
bly pleased. Not only did he gain a
daughter he barely knew out of the deal,
but with Cece working as a cashier more
reservation folk are stopping by his
restaurant. A win-win situation.
Marta Rubio and Cece Herrera are
thrilled with all the new family they
have hanging around, but they know
it's only going to be for a short time.
This fall, for the first time in many
years, all of Marta's children will be in
school. She will be free to follow her
passion in nursing school while she con
tinues to work nights for her father at
Martina's Market.
She understands it won't be easy or
quick, but she'd like to end up in the
nursing business around a hospital.
"Kids change your point of view.
They make you want to work for the
future instead of settling for less," says
Marta. "My priority is to be a nurse. I
like working with people, talking to
people and joking around with people.
I like getting to know new people."
Marta isn't the only one making
major changes in her life. About the
same time, Cece is leaving for
Lawrence, Kansas, where she'll be at
tending I Iaskell Indian Nations Univer
sity. She plans on getting her teaching
degree. When she's finished, she has her
sights set on a job somewhere at Warm
Springs Elementary. But that's not all:
"My life-long goal is to put a high
school on the reservation," she says.
So five years from now Cece
Herrera will be returning home with a
teacher's diploma to hang on her wall.
For Cece, that homecoming will prob
ably be much better than the last one.
Her sister Marta will be here to help
make sure of that.
Estate planning at no cost to tribal members
This tribal estate planning project is
a new program facilitated through the
Native American Program of Oregon
Legal Services.
The program reaches out to all en
rolled members of federally recog
nized tribes interested in creating,
changing, or adding to a will, or creat
ing a living will, a document giving au
thority for medical decisions if you
become unable.
There is no cost to anyone who
wishes to utilize this service.
Anyone over 18 years old who is of
sound mind may create a will or living
will. Wills are recommended for those:
Who have minor children and need
to appoint a guardian;
Who have trust property and wish
to prevent it from breaking into smaller
shares;
Who would like a non-family mem
ber to receive property;
Who have heirlooms or artifacts that
they want to go to specific persons;
Who want to leave instructions re
garding burial procedures, cultural cus
toms or giveaways, and
who want to make their intentions
known to family members to prevent
possible fighting or hurt feelings.
For additional information or to ask
any questions about the program or the
services provided please contact the
Native American Program of Oregon
Legal Services (NAPOLS) at 1-800-546-9483.
To make an appointment call the
NAPOLS office toll free at 1-800-546-0534
and ask for Kristy, Alison, or
Trish. The program also makes regu
lar visits to the reservation for presen
tations, appointments, and to answer
any questions.
All conversations and information
exchanged are held in the strictest con
fidence between NAPOLS and the cli
ent. The program is implemented in
Oregon, Washington, and Idaho
through a grant from the Indian Land
Tenure Foundation. The funding has
been approved through March 2005.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs of
fers estate planning for trust property,
but does not address personal property
(like cars and home furnishings), ap
pointment of guardian for a minor
child, real property owned off the res
ervation, or medical and burial wishes.
Individuals need to take responsibility
to assure that their wishes will be fol
lowed. This program offers the ability to
address all of these issues at the same
time, at no expense to you.
Fire-resistent plants can help protect homes
By Master Gardeners
Tina Biirnside and Edith McBean
With the fire season approaching, do
you know if the plants surrounding
your home are considered fire-resistant
vegetation?
? A new publication; authored,, by
Stephen Fitzgerald and Amy Jo Waldo
from the Redmond OSU Extension
Service office can provide some of the
answers.
Stephen, an area extension forester
and associate professor, and Amy Jo,
an area Extension horticulture agent
and assistant professor, have researched
this topic and produced a booklet en
titled Fire-Resistant Plants for Oregon
Home Landscapes.
Complete with color pictures of the
recommended groundcovers, perenni
als, shrubs, and trees, the booklet con
tains many useful tips to minimize or
reduce the fuel and fire-hazard around
our homes.
As we know, Oregon has many wild
fire prone areas and fires are a natural
part of the changing landscape. Flam
mable plant material in your landscape
can increase the fire-risk around your
home, as we recall the 1991 Oakland,
California Hills Fire where the Euca
lyptus trees acted as fuel and contrib
uted to the intensity of the wildfire.
! What are fire-resistant plants? These
are plants that don't readily ignite from
a flame or other ignition sources.
: Although they can be damaged or
even killed by fire, their foliage and
stems don't contribute significantly to
the fuel and, therefore, the fire's inten
sity. Remember that fire-resistant does
not mean fire-proof. Characteristics of
fire-resistant plants are:
.. Leaves are moist and. supple, ,
Plants have little dead wood and tend
not to accumulate dry, dead material
within the plant.
Sap is water-like and does not have
a strong odor.
Remember, most of the recom
mended plants require some level of
irrigation to survive during the dry sum
mer months in central Oregon. Even
fire-resistant plants can burn, particu
larly if they are not maintained in a
healthy condition.
For instance, a beautiful home land
scape could include groundcovers such
as Yellow Iceplant (Delosperma
nubigenum) and PurplePink Iceplant
(Delosperma cooperi) combined with
perennials Coreopsis and Penstemon.
Add in some deciduous shrubs such as
Vine Maple (Acer circinatum) for bril
liant autumn color and Redosier Dog
wood (Cornus stolonifera) that looks
fantastic in winter with red twigs.
If you desire evergreen shrubs,
Oregon Grapeholly (Mahonia
aquifolium) is a good choice. Tree op
tions range from deciduous Aspens
(Populvs species) to evergreen Ponde
rosa Pines (Pinus ponderosa). There are
many other plants listed in the booklet.
Before purchasing any plants, be sure
they are approved for your neighbor
hood. If you would like to know more
about these plants or other gardening
questions, please come to the OSU
.Extension Service Officejn Warm
Springs or call the Master Gardeners
at 553-1520. Edith and Tina are in the
office every Monday and look forward
to meeting the gardeners (or would-be
gardeners) in Warm Springs.
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