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Firefighters
Memorial Parade
Warm Springs Fire Man-
agement would like families
and friends to take part in
this year’s Firefighter Memo-
rial Parade coming up this
Saturday, October 9 starting
at 11 a.m. Line up will be
on campus. The parade will
go down to the Community
Center for a loop around the
Pi-Ume-Sha Grounds.
From there they will go
up to Fire Management. Ev-
eryone is welcome to partici-
pate in honor of a wildland
firefighters, and the commu-
nity is welcome to come out
and enjoy the parade. Warm
Springs Fire Manage-
ment.
Casino hours
Indian Head Casino has
announced its new hours.
The casino is now open Sun-
day through Tuesday, 9 a.m.
to 2 a.m.; and Friday and
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 a.m.
Indian Head is closed
Wednesday and Thursday.
Births
Gunner Allen Gilbert
Daniel Gilbert and Aja
Maldonado of Simnasho are
pleased to announce the birth
of their son Gunner Allen
Gilbert, born on September
21, 2021.
Gunner joins brothers
Keiko, 7, and DJ, 2; and sis-
ters Kalia, 7, and Avariyona,
12.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Allen Gilbert
Sr. of Simnasho, and Evelyn
Gilbert.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Willard
Maldonado and Tanya
George of Toppenish.
Navy Alice DeVore
Timothy Allen DeVore Jr.
and Jasmin DeVore of Ma-
dras are pleased to announce
the birth of their daughter
Navy Alice DeVore, born on
September 23, 2021.
Navy joins brother Timo-
thy Allen III, and sister Char-
lotte.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Timothy
Allen DeVore, Denise
DeVore, and Cindy DeVore,
from Madras.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Marie P.
Hernandez of Madras.
Public safety
(Note: This letter is shared
regarding recent actions at the
Jefferson County, city of Ma-
dras and 509-J school board
local governments.)
My mother taught me to
not say anything unless you
say something nice. Sorry
Mom. ‘Godsmacked’ is the
only word I have for our
Jefferson County and Ma-
dras city elected leaders who
absolutely refuse to solve or
address our issues with
Covid-19.
Repeatedly, they each pro-
pose clever dodges to avoid
compliance with masking and
distancing mandates.
Our county issues an
emergency disaster warning.
Our Sheriff threatens to
release prisoners because
their staff is only 40 percent
vaccinated.
Employees threaten to re-
sign if they must be vacci-
nated. I say, ‘Goodbye.’
Many refuse to wear or
enforce masks and distanc-
ing in public buildings and
spaces.
From the City Council
agenda: “Due to governor
mandates, masks or face cov-
erings are required in City
Council chambers and there
are no social distancing re-
quirements at this time.
“It’s important to note that
masks may be removed for
speaking into microphones
for the purpose of improved
communication.
“As always, if you are not
feeling well, or feel more
comfortable staying home,
please take advantage of the
Zoom offering.”
And yet photos show that
four on the City Council dias
were never masked during
the recent meeting. Nor was
it enforced inside the cham-
ber.
Lead and be a role model
we would wish for our chil-
dren and community. Care
for our community.
Enforce civility at public
meetings. As a retired
teacher in 509-J, I would not
tolerate such behavior.
(Threats, intimidation, exclu-
sion, insensitivity, inequality,
non-transparency.)
Let City Council, County
Commissioners and School
Board greet the public at the
door and hand out masks and
sanitizer. There are signs
posted, but not enforced.
Encourage leaders to
wear a mask if for nothing
else to show they care. Do
what you want in private, but
we are talking about public
spaces here—For the public.
The recent actions at the
school board, county and city
meetings were inexcusable
and embarrassing. It’s like
you folks believe that we do
not care. We are saying to
you: “We want to feel safe
and protected in this town.”
We depend on the city and
county and school district to
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How to tell if you need another covid vaccine
Did you receive the
Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine?
If yes, then you may be
eligible for a booster vac-
cine, if you are one of the
following:
Sixty-five years or older.
Eighteen years and older
with underlying medical
conditions (all intellectual
and developmental disabili-
ties are considered under-
lying medical conditions in
Oregon).
Eighteen and older and
live or work a high-risk
setting.
You can get a Pfizer
booster at least six months
after your last dose.
Are you immuno-com-
promised? If you answered
yes, and you received the
Moderna or Pfizer vaccine:
You need a total three
doses of the same mRNA
vaccine, either Pfizer or
Moderna.
You should get a third
dose of the vaccine at least
28 days after your second
dose.
All three doses count as
your initial vaccine series.
If you get a third dose,
you do not need a booster
shot (only available in
Pfizer).
keep us safe.
Public safety is not a mat-
ter of personal choice. You
took an oath. The State Eth-
ics Commission refuses to
act. We will continue filing
OSHA complaints until
some consequence occurs.
Fines are not a great answer,
because it takes away pre-
cious money from the city,
county and school district.
But maybe it’s what we need
to do.
Idaho, Alaska and Wash-
ington state are needing to
triage their ICU patients.
Bend how has a refrigerated
morgue wagon.
Judy Barker
You can check in at the
front gate at the Health and
Wellness Center. They will
direct you where to park
and someone will come out
to give you the flu vacci-
nation.
Water is Life
The Water is Life Aware-
ness Prayer Relay is coming
up this Friday, October 8
starting at HeHe with run-
ners going through Simnasho,
Indian Head Canyon, Wolfe
Point, Sunnyside, Upper Dry
Creek, KWSO and ending at
the Pavilion behind the Com-
munity Center.
Healing Hearts
Healing Hearts with
Good Medicine is coming up
on Friday through Sunday,
October 15-17 at the Old
Elementary School and the
lawn in front of the Behav-
ioral Health Center.
Healing Hearts with
Good Medicine will start at
3 p.m. on Friday, and at 8:30
a.m. Saturday and Sunday.
For more information call
Mona Cochran at Behav-
ioral Health, 541-553-3205
ext. 0120. Or email:
mona.cochran@wstribes.org
Flu season
In addition to the Covid-
19 pandemic, this is also flu
season. You can avoid get-
ting the flu bug by being vac-
cinated.
Warm Springs IHS is of-
fering flu shots on weekday
mornings (except Wednes-
days) 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., and
afternoons 1:30-3:30.
From Vital Stats
Warm Springs Vital Statis-
tics reminds tribal members
to make sure you have cur-
rent address information on
file with them.
You can pick up an ad-
dress change form at the
south entrance of the tribal
administration building, and
return it to the outside drop
box or at the front desk.
Remember to make sure
you contact the person who
is renting the P.O. Box you
are using, to make sure you
are listed for that box with
the post office.
Attention:
Tribal artists
The Museum at Warm
Springs would like to an-
nounce the Twenty-Eighth
Tribal Member Art Exhibit
will be here soon.
Important: The deadline
to submit art is 5 p.m. this
Thursday, October 7.
Please email or call An-
gela Anne Smith, museum
Curator, if you have ques-
tions.
The number is 541-553-
3331; and the email:
angela@museumatwarm
springs.org
Applications are available
at the museum.
LIHEAP help
The Low Income Home
Energ y Assistance Pro-
gram—LIHEAP—for
Warm Springs residents as-
sists low-income households
with heating and cooling en-
ergy costs, bill payment as-
sistance, energy crisis assis-
tance, weatherization and
energy-related home repairs.
To learn more about
whether you qualify for their
programs, which includes
LIHEAP supplemental
funding for repairs to heat
pumps, furnaces, wood
stoves, heaters or HVAC
systems, call 541-553-2590.
Also see:
wsnews.org/2021/09/low-
income-home-energy-assis-
tance/
Strength Training
and Cardio Class is
held on Thursdays dur-
ing the noon hour. It’s
led by Jennifer Robbins,
starting just after 12 in
the gym at the old el-
ementary school.
Helping address veterans homemlessness
by Frankie Williams
Warm Springs Tribal
Veterans Representative
Two community groups
dedicated to providing
housing and other support
to
veterans
facing
homelessness and other
challenges have joined
forces to provide over 100
beds.
Veterans Legacy Oregon
and Housing Our Veterans
joined forces last week, with
the signing a memorandum
of understanding.
Lorie Perkins founded
Housing Our Veterans in
2005 to secure housing for
veterans facing Post Trau-
matic Stress Disorder, drug
and alcohol abuse, and other
health issues.
Veterans Legacy was
founded by Dr. John
LeBow, and acquired the
for mer Lane County
Sheriff ’s Forest Inmate
Camp in 2016, renaming it
Camp Alma. The camp
uses “a rural residential set-
Frankie Williams, W.S.
Veterans Representative
ting for care with a multi-
faceted treatment regimen,”
the group says.
According to the Veter-
ans Legacy and Housing
Our Veterans:
Between the two local
organizations, over 100
beds will be available for
veteran care.
Ideally, a veteran in
need will begin care and
rehabilitation at Camp
Alma for an average stay
of six months.
He would then sequence
into the care at Housing Our
Veterans for about one year.
This time frame coincides
with studies that show that an
18-month concentrated care
management paradigm results
in a vastly improved success
rate for reintegration into the
community at large.
“Shared goals of return-
ing veterans in need to the
community clean and sober
with realistic employment
potential, stable housing and
the need for indefinite case
management made the
agreement a natural alliance
between the two entities,”
the groups said.
“While applicable to male
veterans only at present, both
organizations agree that an
appropriate treatment path-
way is needed for female vet-
erans as well, with develop-
ment to begin in the near fu-
ture.”
Frankie Williams ,
Confeder ated Tribes of
Warm Springs Tribal Vet-
e r a n s S e r v i c e O f f i c e r,
541-460-0605.
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
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The booster shot and do I need it?
Booster shots have been
recommended for some
people who received the
Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19
vaccine. Booster shots are
given when the protection
from a vaccination begins to
decrease. Getting a booster
can help people continue
their immunity for a longer
period.
It’s important to know
that all Covid-19 vaccines
are working well to prevent
severe illness, hospitaliza-
tion, and death, even against
the widely circulating Delta
variant.
Booster shots of the
Pfizer vaccine are to be
given six months after the
second shot. Here’s a list of
groups who are eligible for
the booster:
These groups should re-
ceive a booster dose of
Pfizer:
People 65 and older;
people living in a long-term
care facility; and people 50-
64 with underlying medical
conditions.
Those vaccinated with
Pfizer who are 18 through
64 years may get the booster
if they:
Have underlying medical
conditions, and are at higher
risk of Covid-19 exposure
and transmission due to oc-
cupational or institutional
setting.
You can find booster
shots at the clinic, and any-
where else that Covid-19
vaccine is available. You
don’t need to prove that you
need the booster. There is
enough supply of vaccine,
but health care workers are
extremely busy. You may
need to make an appoint-
ment, or wait a while to get in
for the shot. But don’t worry,
Your current Pfizer vaccina-
tion still offers strong protec-
tion against serious Covid-19
illness. The clinic number to
call is 541-553-2131.