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EHS releases $500 million in Recovery Act funds
Social service worker Hyde retiring
T he U.S. D ep artm en t o f
Health and Human Services has
ann o u n ced th a t the In d ian
Health Service will release $500
million allocated for improve
ments in Indian health in the
American Recovery and Rein
vestment Act o f 2009.
“These Recovery Act funds
will provide critical assistance to
American Indian and Alaska
B y D ave M c M e c h a n
Spilyay Tymoo
M arjory Hyde, came to
Warm Springs 13 years ago,
and has served as the BIA
social services worker for the
Agency District.
Hyde has decided to re
tire, and plans to return to her
home in Lapwai, Idaho.
Her last day on the job will
be May 29. A going-away and
retirement party is scheduled
for 6 p.m. this Thursday, May
21 at Kah-Nee-Ta.
“Marj” Hyde, a Nez Perce
tribal member, started work
ing for the BIA in 1973 at
Yakama.
She also worked in Port
land b e fo re m o v in g to
Warm Springs.
“I’m going back to Idaho
and relax,” she said of her re
tirement plans.
“I’m going to get used to
being at home again,” she
said.
She’ll be moving with her
fo u r children: T h ero n ,
for maintenance and improve
ments;
$85 million for health infor
mation technology;
$68 million for sanitation fa
cilities construction; and,
$20 m illio n fo r h e a lth
equipment that will help im
prove health care in Indian
Country.
Native communities,” said IHS
director Yvette Roubideaux;
“These funds will help improve
health care, create jobs and make
our native communities stron
ger-”
The Recovery Act funds are
to be expended by the IHS as
follows:
$227 million for health facili
ties construction; $100 million
Reservation spring turkey hunting season through May
The spring turkey hunting
season on the reservation has
begun, and lasts until May 30.
Legal weapons: archery,
shotgun no larger than 10
gage with shot no larger than
no. 2 or smaller than no.-6.
Bag limit: One male tur
key (Jake or Tom) per hunter.
Justification: The On-Res
ervation Fish and Wildlife
C om m ittee appro ach ed
Natural Resources Wildlife
Department about a spring
turkey season in response to
public inquiry. A public
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Marjory Hyde is retiring after 32 years with the Bureau of
Indian Affairs. A retirement party is planned for 6 p.m. this
Thursday, May 21, at Kah-Nee-Ta.
Tamira, Trianna and Tenesha.
Before starting her career
with the BIA, Hyde went to the
University of Idaho.
Police: teacher put bullets on floor
(Al’)-T he authorities say a
man caught on tape tossing Eve
buUets down the haE of a Ma
dras middle school is a 47-year-
old science teacher who has
taught at the place for almost a
dozen years.
M adras police D etective
Tanner StanfiU told KTVZ-TV
that the surveiUance tape clearly
shows Timothy Wojtusik toss
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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
ing .22-caEber bullets on the
flo o r at Jefferso n C ounty
Middle School. ■
He says there was no gun in
volved and students were never
in danger.
Wojtusik is charged with
menacing and disorderly con
duct. He posted bad, but re
mained on paid administrative
leave last week.
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Narcotics Anonymous meetings
at the Family Resource Center Conference Room
Thursdays: 6-7:30 p.m.
Fridays: 11:55 a.m. to 12:55 p.m.
Contact Dorothy for information, 460-0963
She also went to graduate
school at th e. University o f
Denver, where she earned
her Masters in Social Work.
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She commended Fire and
Safety for the job they do.
A concern she had was
that CPS has placed tribal
children w ith n o n -trib al
famiEes. That is not a cultural
practice o f the tribes, she
said.
Ms. Wesley also said that
the long-planned tribal adop
tion needs to go forward
with selection of an enroU-
ment committee. There are
people on the adoption Est
who deserve to be enroUed,
she said.
She said th a t change
needs to be made at the jail.
Spring turkey hunts pro
mote healthy regulation o f
turkey populations and are
less Ekely to depress popula
tion growth than a fall season.
Other restrictions: H unt
ing with dogs, bait and elec
tronic caUs are prohibited.
Please report your hunting
results to Natural Resources.
This is the first year of this
hunt and it is critical that tur
key populations and harvest
are monitored to insure future
opportunities.
hunter’s meeting was held in
March to address a proposed
spring turkey season.
There was support from the
pubEc for the season. The Natu
ral Resources WilcUife Depart
ment and the On-Reservation
Fish and Wildhfe Committee
beheve there is a healthy popu
lation o f turkeys on the reser
vation that could support a
spring hunt. This hunt would
provide another hunting oppor
tunity for tribal hunters. Turkeys
will also be another source of
food.
members give comments
The Warm Springs Jail is not de mented that the meeting should
signed or equipped for long have been held in the day time,
term sentences, she said. People and that pubEc comment should
who receive sentences o f sev have been taken before the de
eral hundred days should be partment presentations.
Chief O perations O fficer
housed in a different faciEty, Ms.
Smith said the meeting was a
Wesley said.
Tribal Council Vice-Chair first-time event, and changes in
w om an A urolyn Stwyer- the form at w ould be made.
Pinkham said the tribes are con “This is a learning experience
ducting an employee survey. The for us,” Smith said.
Martinez also comm ented
survey asks questions such as.
when the latest performance ap that the drinking water system
serving Warm Springs needs im
praisal survey was conducted.
T he hope, she said, is to provement. Other nearby com
achieve uniform employment munities have safer and cleaner
practices throughout the orga systems, he said.
Randy Smith commented the
nization.
D em us M artinez co m tribes need to make employ
ment available to member
ship. This was done in the
past, whefl young people had
hope o f finding a job and
making a Eving, he said.
Smith also questioned
w hether the tribes would
have to pay for the coUapse
of the fish-passage water in
take tow er at the R ound
Butte dam. Contacted after
the meeting, Power and Wa
ter Enterprises said the con
tractor of the project was re
sponsible for the cost of re
pair. Smith commented that
the tribal treaty tighjs,, werg
violated by the water rights
settlement agreement.
Warm Springs Police Department - Monthly Crime Statistics for April 2009
W.S.P.D Calls for Service, Police Reports and Response Time
Staticstics
W.S.P.D Uniform Crime Report other than Part 1
Crime Statistics
CATEGORY
Elder Abuse
Events
Assault
Police Reports
Priority One Calls
Average Response
time(Priority One)
Average Response
time(Priority Two.)
203
93
Assault & Battery
Forgery/Fraud
Theft
2-6 m inutes
Malicious Mischief
Weapons Violations
Sex Offenses
4-10 m inutes
!
/W.S.P.D Arrested Persons Number of Native Adults & Juveniles
NDDHD
(Paraphernalia)
Native Adults
188
DUII
Native Juveniles
5
Liquor Violations
TOTALS
193
Intoxicated/Detox
W.S.P. Arrested Persons Number (Native, Non-Native , Adults &
Juveniles)
Disorderly Conduct
Child Abuse
CATEGORY
Non-Native
TOTALS
Runaway (persons
under 18)
193
; 6
Restraining Order
Violations
199
Domestic Violence
W.S.P.D Telephone Calls, Calls for 9- 1-1 and Alarm
Calls/Signals Received at Dispatch
Fights in progress
CATEGORY
Disturbance
Number of Telephone
Calls Received
Reckless Drivers
2667
Shots Fired
Child Abuse
Number of 9-1-1 Calls
Received
193
Number of Alarm
signals Received
29
Suicides/Attempt
TOTALS
1
Traffic Stops
14
NDDHD
CATEGORY
Native
2
16
12
1
15
13
2
1
11
17
8
90
8
8
I
W.S.P.D. Traffic Accidents
198
Non-Injury Accident
0
Injury Accident
4
Fatality Accident
0
Speeding
2
Seat Belts
2
Defective Equipment
1
Failure to maintian
lane
5
Operators license
required
6
W.S.P.D. Uniform Crime
Reporting Statistics - Calendar Year
CATEGORY
5
2
14
12
9
31
9
1
6
Murder
0
Manslaughter
0
Aggravated Assault
14
Assault resulting in
serious bodily injury
9
Assault with a
dangerous weapon
11
Rape
1
Sex Abuse of a minor
0
Robbery
15
Arson
0
Theft > $1000
F1P ( Felon in
ruobcooiun < j i rire
Arm)
6
0