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Letters to the editor
From the
museum
The Museum at
Warm Springs closed to
the public on March 18,
and will remain closed
at least through the be-
ginning of April, and
possibly longer.
The museum is com-
mitted to the safety of
our visitors and staff
members. This is a pre-
cautionary measure re-
garding the COVID-19
coronavirus.
In the event you are
requiring an emergency
sale in the gift shop,
such as a ceremonial
purchase, you can call
the museum to make ar-
rangements for an ap-
pointment with our
sales staff. The num-
ber is 541-553-3331.
During the public
closure of our building,
our staff will thor-
oughly clean and sani-
tize the entire building.
We will be monitor-
ing this ongoing emer-
gency development and
will follow the sugges-
tions and guidance of
the Emergency Re-
sponse Team.
Thank you for your
understanding. We are
more than a building,
we are decades of dedi-
cation to the preserva-
tion of the history, cul-
ture and heritage of the
Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs.
Sincerely,
E l i z a b e t h
Wo o d y, e xe c u t ive
director, and the
staff of the Mu-
s e u m a t Wa r m
Springs.
A thank you
Coming together—Fam-
ily, relations, community at
this time of remembrance
of loved ones, late Joey and
late Danell.
Thank you to Sandra
and girls for taking care of
the longhouse, so that we
were able to go ahead with
the ceremony.
Thanks you for the do-
nations, nephews Anson
and family, Austin, Mackie
and family, Margie Ora and
family, Sandra and family.
Angie and family, aunt
Marcia Macy.
Thank you to Sinuck and
Drummers for the beautiful
songs. Thank you to Captain
and Margie for the wonder-
ful words. Also thank you
to the wonderful cooks.
God Bless,
Queahpama, Tailfeathers,
Haywahe, Johnson, Macy.
From St. Charles
The arrival of COVID-19
in Central Oregon has
forced us to make some
tough decisions at St. Charles
Health . And we are not done
making them. More are
coming as more COVID-19
cases are discovered in our
region.
Right now, our most ur-
gent priority is keeping our
frontline caregivers healthy
and our facilities safe and
functioning so we can deal
with COVID-19 cases, as well
as all the people who come
to us with other medical is-
sues.
We need to continue to
care for all, including preg-
nant women, trauma patients
and people with cancer or
heart disease. Those things
will not stop because there’s
a global pandemic.
Protecting our health care
resources is very much at
the heart of some of our
recent decisions:
Visitor restrictions
Simply put, we cannot al-
low most visitors to St.
Charles hospitals at this time.
It is crucial that we limit who
is entering our facilities, for
both the safety of the people
working inside and for the
health of our community.
There are a few excep-
tions. But for the foreseeable
future, we must tightly en-
force these restrictions, in-
cluding our new rule that no
visitors below age 12 be al-
lowed on premises and that
no visitors will be allowed for
patients in isolation for infec-
tion prevention.
If you have a loved one
at a St. Charles hospital, we
understand you may have a
very strong desire to come
see them in person. For now,
please use the telephone or
video to call them. Our
caregivers can help get them
connected to our Wi-Fi if
needed.
Elective surgeries
All elective surgeries and
other select non-urgent out-
patient services have been
postponed to free up as
much space as possible in our
facilities, and to preserve
critical supplies in case there
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Howlak Tichum
is a surge of COVID-19 pa-
tients.
Patients impacted by this
decision will be contacted by
St. Charles or their physician
to discuss next steps.
Testing
The swabs we use to test
for COVID-19 are running
very low throughout the state
of Oregon. Therefore, we
simply cannot test people
who are worried but feel
fine.
This is important to re-
member: If you have symp-
toms of COVID-19—
cough, fever, shortness of
breath—but you are not so
sick you need hospitalization,
the best thing you can do is
stay home and call your pri-
mary care physician or your
county’s public health depart-
ment.
That brings me to a term
that may be new to you: so-
cial distancing. Not only
do we need you to stay away
from St. Charles unless you
are a patient in need of hos-
pitalization, we need you to
stay away from each other.
Social distancing means stay-
ing away from each other, es-
pecially by avoiding public
gatherings and public places.
This is not ‘just a sugges-
tion.’ Social distancing is the
one thing that experts say will
help the most in combating
the spread of COVID-19.
If we don’t slow COVID-
19, we face the very real risk
of our facilities filling up, our
staff being overwhelmed and
our supplies running out.
That is the disturbing sce-
nario playing out in some
areas of Europe right now.
To be clear, you can still
do things like going outside,
enjoying nature, playing
board games with your fam-
ily and video chatting with
friends. But we need you to
avoid public gatherings and
public places for the time
being.
As I’m sure you know by
now, this public health situa-
tion is evolving not just daily,
but hourly, and we need
everyone’s help in managing
it. Truly, we are all in this
together.
Sincerely,
Joseph Sluka, President
and Chief Executive Officer,
St. Charles Health System
Holiness
One time the Holy Spirit
picked through his garden.
A bunch of us were cho-
sen. We were brought to-
gether and all bonded on a
bright, sunny day. We were
placed in a field. The Holy
Spirit appeared with instruc-
tions. We stood in a line with
each other: “You are to walk
across a field of demons.
Do not be tempted. Re-
member the evil one is a liar
and a falseface. You are
going to walk through the
Seven Sins!”
There was a girl stand-
ing on my right. I was on
the left end. All of a sud-
den Demons appeared in
front of us. The false faces
came. People started seeing
their parents and dead
loved ones being beaten and
punched! People screamed
and started slugging it out—
They were all stuck in a
Evaline E. Patt ‘Wii’Slixlyt’ ~ 1946-2020
Ms. Evaline E. Patt
‘WiiSlixlyt’ passed away
on Sunday, March 15,
2020. She was 73.
Ms. Patt was born on
April 20, 1946, grand-
daughter of the late
Henry Thompson and
daughter of Chief Amos
Simtustus.
Ms. Patt was greatly
respected in our commu-
nity. For more than 50
years she served in many
capacities within the tribal
organization, starting in
1969 up to her passing
this month.
She was a Council-
woman of the Twenty-
Sixth Tribal Council,
serving as vice chair. For
several years she was the
archivist of the Museum
at Warm Springs, known
for her expertise in tribal
history and the cultural
practices of the tribes.
Recently, she was serv-
ing on the Warm Springs
Housing Authority and
Credit enterprise boards;
and the Land Use Plan-
ning Committee.
form of Hell!
My mother appeared in
front of me. A demon
walked up to her and
punched her in the face. I
wanted to go into a death
move! A bald eagle appeared
in front of me and said,
“Your mother wouldn’t be in
Hell!”
I went into prayer. All of
sudden her face changed.
Snakes came out of her, all
over her. I ran into this de-
mon before in a house that
needed to be blessed. I
walked through these de-
mons, next came the punish-
ers! Low self esteem, pride
of life, empty vessels raised
with no prayer in the home.
I have a jail for you! Self-
enlightenment, manifest des-
tiny! Remember there are
two false gods fighting—We
are the aftermath. The sepa-
ration of Church and State!
A preacher stepped in
front of me, “Come to my
religion.”
“No,” I replied, “Jesus
was not just a philosopher.”
I walked on. All over this
field people that I bonded
with were stuck in forms of
Hell! We were almost to the
other side. The girl on my
right said, “I have to look
back.”
“No, Don’t.” It was too
late! She hollered, Mom! I
looked to the side. I was the
only one left! I crossed and
dropped on my knees cry-
ing. I heard a voice call,
“Spirit on Mountain.” I
looked back. Everyone was
free—No more demons. A
voice called out, We only
needed one to make it! No
more demons! God wants
the reflection of his son on
you! To attain holiness it
takes small acts of compas-
sion and love.
Cooney-Nye
Talks to Spirit on
Mountain. LeRoy Bobb.
High Desert
Out of deep commit-
ment to our community,
the High Desert Museum
has closed to help prevent
the spread of coronavirus.
The Museum will remain
closed at least through
March 29. The situation will
be evaluated to determine a
potential reopening date.
The Museum is also now
postponing or canceling all
programs at least through
April 11.
County
precautions
Jefferson County is com-
mitted to make every effort
to prevent, slow, and stop
the spread of COVID-19 in
our community. County of-
ficials encourage everyone
to limit their contacts in the
community in the days
ahead and conduct as much
business as possible online
and by phone.
All Jefferson County
buildings other than Sheriff ’s
office and County Court-
house are now restricted to
employees and prearranged
appointments with citizens.
Citizens may request an ap-
pointment for urgent busi-
ness.
This is an effort to re-
duce the potential risk of ex-
posure between employees
and the public. County ser-
vices will continue through
phone calls, email, facsimile,
on-line payments, regular
mail and drop boxes at build-
ings.
While this restriction in-
cludes the Public Health
building, preventive health
ser vices, not related to
COVID-19, will continue.
Clients will check-in via
phone from the parking lot,
then be escorted into the
building.
Departments may be
reached by using the num-
bers listed below. For more
information or to make an
appointment please call.
· Adult Probation 541-
475-6145
· Assessor’s Office 541-
475-2443
· Board of Commission-
ers 541-475-2449
· Buildings/Cemetery
541-475-6288
· Clerk/Elections 541-
475-4451
· Community Center
541-475-1148 or 541-419-
1275 (leave message)
· Community Develop-
ment 541-475-4462
· District Attorney’s Of-
fice 541-475-4452
· Health Department
541-475-4456
· Human Resources 541-
325-5002
· Fairgrounds 541-325-
5050
· Finance/Treasurer’s
Office 541-325-5023
· Juvenile Department
541-475-3463 Public
· Works/Roads 541-475-
4459
· Public Health 541-475-
4456
· Senior Center 541-475-
1148 or 541-419-1275
(leave message)
· Veteran’s Office 541-
475-5228
Open: The Sheriff ’s Of-
fice and Jail, 541-475-6520
· Circuit Court 541-475-
3317
Postponed
The Warm Springs Com-
munity Action Team has
postponed the 2020 Small
Business Conference 2020.
The conference is now
planned for the fall.
At COCC
Central Oregon Com-
munity College’s staff and
faculty have largely shifted
to a teleworking structure,
running at least through
April 28.
Despite the virtual
workspace, the college is
committed to ensuring that
its resources—from tutoring
center advice and student
records access to admissions
questions and research con-
sultations with librarians—
will continue to remain re-
sponsive to the needs of stu-
dents and community mem-
bers alike.
For more information,
contact Ron Paradis, execu-
tive director of College Re-
lations, at 541-383-7599.