Spilyay Tymoo, Warna Springs, Oregon
April 26, 2007
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Donahue first at Fire Management
to complete certification program
B y L eslie M itts
meant he was able to show him
Spilyay Tymoo
around and help him becom e
acclimated.
Brad Donahue recently com
‘W hen I went down there, I
pleted a certification program
was totally blind,” Donahue said.
through the University o f N e
Though D onahue had taken
vada in Las Vegas. D onahue is
classes through Lane Com m u
the first at Fire Management to
nity C ollege, he never c o m
com plete the program.
pleted his degree.
H e opted to do so, D onahue
According to Donahue, “T he
said, because the possibility ex
toughest thing for me was not
ists that in 2009 the Bureau o f
being in the college system for
Indian Affairs is going to require
so long.”
A fter entering the program,
that managers have the appro
p ria te
W ith his new certification,
Warm Springs Chief Delvis Heath met in Portland recently with former President Bill
Clinton. The event was a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Chief Heath and
former Pres. Clinton had met before, and caught up on recent issues.
Vendors invited to workshop
D onahue said, he faced a tough
q u a lific a tio n s — th a t
meant becom ing certified.
Photo courtesy of Michelle J. Singer, One Sky Center/OHSU,
Brad Donahue
rience— he’s been fighting fires
lo a d
of
c o u rs e s
and
for 12 years.
assignm ents.“I t was really in
Donahue is qualified to meet the
N ow D o n a h u e said he is
tense,” D onahue said. “It takes
requirem ents o f the G S -4 0 1
looking forward to being able to
a semester o f classes and puts it
Fire Management Specialist re
help those at fire management,
in a two-week session.”
quirements.
as well as the tribes, by provid
From May through Septem
T h ose requirements require
ing the knowledge and experi
ber, D onahue said, they don’t
that a manager have a four-year
hold any sessions to allow those
college degree or qualifications
ence he gained.
Currently Trey Leonard is
to m atch that.
working to com plete the same
thing they’re used to: fight fires.
F o r D o n ah u e, w ho began
p ro g ra m .
A c c o r d in g
participating time to do som e
“You get all summer to fight
to
fire,” D onahue said.
work as the assistant fire m an
D onahue, he finds it beneficial
agement officer for fuels four
to be able to give Leonard ad
A fte r eight tw o-w eek ses
years ago, that m eant seeking
is complete. T he subject m atter
sions, the certification process
Eagle-Tech Systems and the
Warm Springs O utdoor Market
make visiting your booth fun.
Custom er service — how to
manager for the E a st County
certification. “It was a good ex
vice.
In fact, when Leonard made
will host a market vendor work
greet, ask for the sale, and save
O ne Stop, an organization that
perience for me to go through
th e firs t trip to L as V egas,
is a mixture o f ecological, b io
shop from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on
customers time.
assists people with employment
it,” D onahue said.
Donahue was going through the
logical and environm ental sci
end o f th e p ro g ram .
ences, D onahue said.
Pasco is currently the project
B oo th design — clean unclut
Tuesday, May 8 at the W arm
tered and organized traffic flow.
Springs Plaza.
options with a strong emphasis
Additional sponsors o f the
strate im portant selling strate
A presenter at the workshop
gies that will translate into more
will be D o n King, who directed
O n e S to p , and th e O re g o n
sales, repeat customers, and visi
the Mt. H ood Community Col
Community and Econ om ic D e
tors who will likely return to the
lege B u sin ess C e n te r fo r 18
velopm ent D epartm ent, which
Warm Springs O utdoor Market.
years. Iking has extensive expe
provided a grant.
workshop are the E ast County
rience in the business sector.
Participants will learn:
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m arket m anager and vendor.
d b e r u m e n @ e a g l e t e c h .o r g .
She was the executive director
Please register by Monday, May
7. C ost is $10.
effective signs, attractive m er
for four chambers o f commerce
in O reg o n , Id aho and South
chandising scenes, and how to
Dakota.
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T o register please call Daniel
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Donahue isn’t short o f expe-
A m b e r atten d s J e f f e r s o n
are G eneva Yanez and Rafael
County Middle School. She will
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Academy’s O fficial Yearbook,
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H onor Student Awards provide
honor students with many b en
A m b er is the daughter o f
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Carla G ilbert. H er grandfather
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talent and ability.
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