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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 2012)
Page 8 October 31/2012 Spilyay Tyrnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Search and Rescue advice for safety in the woods From the Conservation Enforcement Ranger Program Fall time is here, winter is close, and the weather can be nice one minute and bad the next. This time o f year we have many hunters and woodcut ters out in our w ooded areas. A nd n o t to forget, we may have some fisherman down along D eschutes, gathering food and wood to keep their homes warm through the win ter. E a c h y ear th e P u b lic Safety Branch receives calls from people reporting that a loved one or friend has not returned hom e from these types o f outside activities. Maybe their vehicle has failed to start or is stuck, or a hunter is lost due to getting tu rn ed aro u n d in extrem e weather such as snow or fog. W hen this happens, try to stay calm as much as possible and contact the Warm Springs Police D epartm ent dispatch as soon as possible. D is p a tc h m ay in q u ire about pertinent inform ation from you; and when the re port is taken, officers will be assigned to help find your friend or loLed one. D o n ’t be surprised if an officer or a Search and Res cue staff m em ber arrives at your hom e to gather more in formation for the teams who are searching. They do this in the attem pt to find that loved one who is over-due. The more inform ation we can gather, the more likely we are to find the loved one or friend in a shorter am ount o f time, ensuring their safety. Important program T h e C o n se rv a tio n E n forcem ent Ranger Program plays an im portant role when this type o f situation arises. T he program staff w ork cooperatively with the Warm Springs Police D epartm ent and Fire and Safety. I f you have a loved one o r friends going out for the day, ask some questions, be cause if you don’t hear from them by a certain time, you may want to call for help. Get information H ere are some questions to ask, or things to keep in mind for your loved one or friend: • W here are you going to be hunting, w oodcutting or fishing? (For example N orth Butte, Kaskella and etc.) stay the night out there, at least you will have some essential supplies that can help you keep warm along with foods cabin on Shitike Butte. The and fluids to drink. cab in w as n o t m uch H unters, we recom m end Warmer than being o u t you have a small daypack, and side. By good fortune a if you get turned around or search crew fo u n d lost, find the nearest road and M itch ell th e fo llo w in g get a fire going. morning. Always carry water proof In all, 135 Search and matches or a cigarette lighter Rescue personnel and vol in your pocket at the mini unteers covered an area of mum. A w arm fire is always about 20. square miles dur a relief and it will keep you ing the search. w arm a n d d ry o u t yo u r Max and the Mitchell clothes if wet. family thank all those who We all have loved ones or helped and prayed during friends, so please be safe and the unforgettable ordeal. carry some o f the essential supplies that could potentially keep you safe, as we cannot m atches, cigarette lighter, predict w hat and if som e flares, of some type o f fire thing will happen. starting device? Each year we have Search '• Cellphones are good to and Rescues here on the Res have, but they have limited ervation, and if your loved usage in rem ote areas. one or friend doesn’t arrive D oes the person have at home at a reasonable time, rope, a tarp, tow chain, knife, p lease c o n ta c t th e W arm small First Aid kit, and even Springs Police D epartm ent as soon as possible. toilet paper. T he w eather conditions These are just a few things you should have while outside. can get extreme, and w hen Putting a small day pack this type o f situation occurs o f large pack together is a we are running against the good idea. Take it with you’ clock, especially if people are all the time. I f for some rea- ’ not prepared. son you know you have to Hunter lost two nights in wilderness In m id O cto b er Max Mitchell spent two nights o u ts id e in th e M t. Jefferson Wilderness. Search crews were dis patched when he was re ported lost; two days later M itchell was located in g o o d h ealth , an d g o o d spirits after being reunited with his family. Mitchell had been out hunting on the reservation in the Mt. Jefferson area, H e was tracking a large elk w hen an unexpected storm came up, and then it was nightfall. H e spent the first night under a tree, as snow came down. The following m orn ing, family contacted Warm Springs Search and Rescue, and the search was under way. Fire C hief D an Martinez was a leader o f the search effort, encouraging a com munity-wide effort. A heli copter assisted in the search during daylight hours. His second night out alone Mitchell stayed in a lookout • W hat time will you be home? • W ho is going o ut with them, and w hat vehicle will they be using? G et the vehicle year, make, model and color. This inform ation can be very helpful. • Are they dressed appro priately for the weather ele ments? D o they have sweat ers, jackets, footwear, gloves etc.? And an extra change o f clothing in case som ebody gets too Cold or gets wet. • D oes the individual or individuals have any medical conditions, or are they on any type o f medication, and do they have it on their person? • Are they sûre they have fluids to drink and a lunch or some type o f snacks for the day? Having extra food and w ater is beneficial should something happen. • Does the person have a shovel,'axe, jack and spare tire? (We recom m end they also bring a chainsaw if they have one). • D oes the person have a fla sh lig h t/h e a d la m p , w ith spare batteries, water p ro o f Prevention Bingo Project seeks to draw water from Columbia PE N D L E T O N (AP) - An Eastern O regon taskforce is exam ining ways to acquire w ater fro m th e C olum bia River, including dam repairs. The 20-person group dis cussed projects ranging from advancing aquifer recharge to expanding reservoirs. Some projects are not fea sible until the Confederated Tribes o f thè Umatilla Indian Reservation finish negotiating the tribal water rights setde- ment. O n e o f th e m o st p ro m ising ideas is rep airin g the W allow a L ake D a m a n d using th at w ater to m itigate C olum bia R iver w ithdraw - Tribal nursery focuses on native plants Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay A Bingo winner chooses a prize, as the other 60 players hold their cards and await their Bingo numbers to be called. The Bingo tourney was last Thursday at the Community Center. “The Prevention Team will be doing family activities once a month,” says Andy Leonard. “We want to educate the community about prevention. There will be a presentation and activities planned. Keep an eye out for flyers.” A R L IN G T O N , W ash. (AP) — Banksavers N ursery is the state's only tribal-owned native plant nursery. It's one o f a few that focuses solely on plants riative to W estern Washington. The nursery is operated by the Stillaguamish Tribe o f In dians. It has evolved from early efforts to engage tribal mem bers in learning about native plants. It's now a program in which the tribe grows native plants fo r its ow n salm on habitat projects. The nursery has acres o f 63 species o f native plants potted up in neat rows. A t full capacity, the pesticide-free, Located at the corner of Warm Springs St. & Hollywood Blvd. Umatilla tribes to trim wild horse numbers (AP) — O fficials o f th e C onfederated Tribes o f the Umatilla Indian Reservation hope to cut a population o f 400 wild horses by three-quar ters or m ore w ithout slaugh tering any. The horses graze as they please, resulting in ruined w h e a t c ro p s , o v erg razed rangeland, harm to other wild species and the occasional im p reg n ated m are fro m a wild stallion, say tribal offi cials. B ut lim ited budgets and lim ited options for finding new homes will prove a chal len g e, said G o rd y Schumacher, the tribal agri cultural and forestry manager. T he tribe’s plan to control the population, approved last year, calls for a roundup o f all the wild horses on reser vation land. T h e g o al, S ch u m a c h e r said, is a population o f 50 to 100 horses on the south side o f the U m atilla River, and Bus hits horse near W.S. (AP) — E a rlie r th is m onth a school bus from Prineville struck a horse near W arm Springs. N o students were injured. A t the time o f the ac cident the bus was carry ing 20 m em bers o f the C ro o k C o u n ty H ig h School cross-country team hom e from P o rtlan d to Prineville. The bus collided with a horse, killing the animal, none north o f the river, in agricultural areas. Using helicopters in their first effort, the tribes drove fourteen horses into corrals last m onth. Five, how ever, did not sell at auction.'They will be offered to tribal m em bers for free next Wednesday. The tribe’s plan says horses are to be offered at auction breaking a w indow in the and Causing the vehicle to electrical power. T h e stu d e n ts w ere checked by medics at the Warm Springs fire station, and then were picked up by parents and taken on to Prineville. School superintendent D u a n e Y echa says air brakes stopped the dis abled bus from rolling downhill. first to tribal m em bers and then to the general public. Those that don't sell are of fered for free to tribal mem bers and th en th e general public. “T hen I don’t know what to do,” Schumacher said. H e said he has room to board only 30 horses. H e said the tribes d o n ’t organic nursery has space for a half million plants. The op eration, which gives prefer ence to tribal members, em ploys 14 people. Open Wednesday thru Saturday w ant to resort to slaughter ing the horses, and they are exploring every option. 1 0 a .m . to 6 p .m . 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