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Spi [yay Ty m oo, Wgrru Springs, Oregon Graduating with highest honors MayAnne Mitchell will be graduating with highest hon ors this week from Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. Mitchell will graduate on May 8 with a 3.89 grade point average. G raduating sum a cum laude, she will be giving the graduation commencement address. Mitchell will receive her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. She was se lected as the 2009 Student of the Year. M ayAnne is going to spend an o th er year in Lawrence, as her husband Courtesy photo. MayAnne Mitchell (middle) at last spring’s Haskell graduation ceremony with friend Recinda Adams. Allen has, one m ore year o f m ove closer to W arm Springs. She plans to attend school before he graduates^ In a year, MayAnne plans t o . law school in Oregon. Advice on defensible space against fire b y Suzi M acy Fire Management Fire is impulsive and unpre dictable. It can find the weak link in your home’s fire protection de sign and get the upper hand be cause o f something that has been overlooked or some other seemingly insignificant aspect. When designing your defen sible space, start with the easi est and least expensive actions. Begin your wofk closest to your house and move outward. Keep working on the more difficult items until you have completed your entire project. Two factors have been estab lished causes of a home’s abil ity to survive a wildfire. These are the home’s roofing material and the quality of your defen sible space surrounding it. Use fire-resistant materials (class C or better) to roof your home. Don’t use wood or shake . shingles, as these provide no protection from fire. When your roof needs sig nificant repair or replacement, do so with fire-resistant mate rial such as composite shingles, metal, tile or a non-combustible shake material. Defensible space is an area around a structure where fuels and vegetation are treated, cleared or reduced to slow the spread of a wildfire toward the /structure. Your home is more likely to withstand a wildfire if grasses, brush, trees and other fuels are managed to reduce a fire’s inten sity.) Fuel hazard refers to its con tinuity across the ground (hori zontal) and from the ground up Page 5 M dy 7, 2 0 0 9 into the vegetation crown (ver tical). Fuels with a high degree o f both vertical and horizontal continuity are the most hazard ous, particularly when they oc cur on slopes. Also remember, heavier fu els (brush or trees) are more hazardous than light fuels such as grass. The actual design and devel opm ent. o f your defensible space depends on several fac tors: size and shape of buildings, materials used in their construc tion, the slope o f the ground on which the structures are built, surrounding topography, and the types and sizes of vegeta tion on your property. All these areas will affect the design o f your defensible space. For more information on defen sible space, please contact Fire Management at 553-1146. ‘Trading at the River’ to focus on economy For Native American entre p ren eu rs, trib e s and o th e r people all across Indian Coun try, the economic downtown has challenged expectations and raised many questions. This issue will be a topic of discussion at the Trading at the River Conference and Trade Show. The seventh annual évent, presented by the Oregon Native American Business Entrepre neurs Network (ONABEN), will be Tuesday and Wednesday, May 12-13 at the Red Lion Ho tel on the Columbia River in Pordand. The show this year will pro vide a forum discuss the current economic situation, as it effect Native entrepreneurs, tribes and their members. The conference has attracted sponsors from all over Indian Country and the Northwest. The Financial Services Cor poration of the Affiliated Tribes o f N o rth w e st In d ian s has joined ONABEN as a full part- ner in the conference. The theme of the conference this year is: Bringing tribes, en terprises, and entrepreneurs to gether in tough times. Like a traditional trading event, new people and organi zations choose to join right up to the day o f the gathering. The Department o f the In terior Office o f Energy and Economic Development, the W ildhorse Resort & Casino, Lewis & Clark Law School and the Small Business Legal Clinic have announced they will spon sor and attend this innovative and influential event. “T he event grow s and strengthens with each person or organization that joins the con versation,” said Tom Hampson, executive d irecto r of ONABEN. “It’s a conversation about In dian Country business and the future of the planet. The stakes are that big.” Discussions during the con ference will include: Blending the private sector and the tribal sector; and, Exploring ways that tribes and enterprises can add citizen- owned businesses to their busi ness development mix. Workshops on this topic will include: Finding ways for Indians to compete in a big box world; and, Creating family resiliency through business, trade and bar ter. These discussions and work shops are designed to encour age conversation and build con nections between tribes, entre preneurs, government agencies, non-profits, and many more from across the region. About ONABEN: The net work was founded in 1991 as a non-profit organization by four Oregon tribes. ONABEN currently serves en tre p re n eu rs and tribes throughout the Pacific North west. For more inform ation please visit our websites at: www.onaben.org. Rafflefor Team Wading to Exhale A raffle drawing set for May 26 will help the local team Wading to Exhale participate in the 2009 Pordand to Coast Walk- For tickets see: Earlynne Squiemphen, Shari M arrazzo, Jolene H intsala, Candice Jimenez, J ’Dean Kalama, Sylvania Russell, Michele Stacona, Cheryl Lohman, U rbana Ross, Ina Schuster, Melissa Benson and Lynn Fluhr. Lava Lands visitor center near Bend opens B E N D (AP) - T he Lava Lands Visitor Center near Bend is ready to reopen Friday after two years o f construction and remodeling by the U.S. Forest Service. The completion of the new Lawrence A. Chitwood Exhibit Hall is the final piece in the first makeover for the center in 30 years, including the lobby, recep tion area and bookstore. The interpretive themes of the new exhibit hall will show case how Central Oregon geol ogy, ecology, climate and culture are interwoven. Forest Service officials say it will provide the latest informa tion on topics ranging from vol canic activity in the Cascade Range to early American Indian technology. Need help with a legal problem? Legal Aid S ervices of O regon pro vid e s free assistance to low-income Oregonians In many civil cases. Speak w ith an attorney during drop-in hours 1 to 4 p.m. on the first Monday of the month at the Family Resources Center In Warm Springs. Or call us at 385-6944 M onday through Wednesday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. _______M All M E R C H A N D IS E IN STOCK! MENS • WOMEN’S * CHILDRENS ^SH O ES 1555 South Highway 97 Suite D • 475-3385 Madras, OR 9774 Next to Bi-Mart in Madras
