Page 8 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon ‘Large enough to serve you... Small enough to care’ 866-299-0644 2021 Chevrolet Spark Hatchback $14,890 #C210045 2019 Buick Envision - 14,798 miles - $32,995 #37596A January 13, 2021 Plane crash: (Continued from page 1) The plane crash site is near the S-390 road, acces- sible from the S-300/High- way 3 from Schoolie Flat and Simnasho. “Road conditions made access difficult, due to snow and mud,” Mr. Elliott said. “Our officers have utilized ATVs to reach the crash site.” Snow, mud, downed trees and rugged terrain prevented rescuers from War m Springs police, Wasco County and state difficult road access to site Courtesy Cessna Citation like the one that crashed on reservation. police from reaching the re- mote site until about noon the day after the crash. The rescuers confirmed that the pilot and the passen- ger were killed. Their iden- tities were not yet available. Details on the flight’s itin- erary and the owner of the aircraft were also not immediately available. The National Trans- portation Safety Board is investigating. Water: overdue for major improvements 2020 Chevrolet Equinox $26,325 #124726 2018 Chevrolet Equinox - 68,825 miles - $24,995 #87294A 2017 Buick LaCrosse - 50,236 miles - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado - 20,256 miles - $23,995 $36,977 #79235A #C200043A 2016 Jeep Wrangler - 13,534 miles - 2016 Buick Cascada - 11,828 miles - $40,995 $22,995 #28477A #87219A 2104 Town & Country - 151,754 miles - 2013 Nissan Altima - 121,385 miles - $9,995 $10,995 #40318A #P2049 2010 Chevrolet Silverado - 185,300 miles - 2009 Chevrolet HHR - 132,734 miles - $21,995 $7,995 #56848A #93295C (Continued from page 1) “These basic and essen- tial needs are absolutely criti- cal to achieving the state’s public health guidelines and for reversing the Covid-19 spike within the Confeder- ated Tribes of War m Springs,” Sen. Findley wrote. Public records show that all parties—federal, tribal and state—have been aware for years of the risks failing water systems in War m Springs. “Should it have been fixed years ago? Yes,” Findley said. “But it doesn’t do any good to go back and lay blame. We have to look forward and say, how do we make this a better place to be?” Federal proposal Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are sponsoring The Western Tribal Water Infra- structure Act. This bill, if passed, would provide fund- ing for Western tribes to address “ageing drinking wa- ter infrastructure, often long-overdue for improve- ment and expansion.” The Confederated Tribes of War m Springs were among the direct inspira- tions for this legislation, as the bill first came up in late 2019, following the tribes’ first prolonged boil-water crisis. The plan is for the bill to move forward this year. Sioux prioritize Native speakers for vaccine The Standing Rock Sioux tribe is prioritizing Covid-19 vaccinations for people who speak native languages in an effort to keep customs alive The Standing Rock Sioux tribe is giving covid vaccine priority to those who speak the native languages of Da- kota and Lakota,. Tribe Chair man Mike Faith said the native speak- ers are in line for inocula- tions, just behind health care workers. It’s being organized this way in an effort to pro- tect the customs and culture of the tribe, which passes them down orally. “It’s something we have to pass on to our loved ones, our history, our culture our language,” Faith told the sta- tion last week. “We don’t have it in black and white, we tell stories. That’s why it's so important.”