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
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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.
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