Spilyay Tymoo
February 9, 2022
Warm Springs Telecom
reported last weekend that
an unknown vehicle struck
and took down the Warm
Springs fiber optic cable
near the four-way
intersection by the
Community Center, at
Hollywood Boulevard and
Tenino Road.
This also led to an electrical
outage for Pacific Power
and Light customers.
Anyone who witnessed the
accident is asked to
contact Warm Springs
Police, 541-553-1171.
The fiber-optic cable is the
internet connection for the
tribal organization; so the
system was down for all the
Page 2
offices this week. The event
also impacted the Warm
Springs Academy, and
customers off of Pelton
dam. Phone systems were
affected: Phones were down
at the Indian Health Service
clinic, so the health workers
were using designated cell
phone numbers on a
temporary basis. Medical is
541-675- 5285; Dental 541-
777-7482. Optometry 541-
777-7482. Pharmacy 541-
675-5400. WIC 541-675-
5379.
At left: The fiber optic cable
was lying on the ground
following the incident,
though a crew later hung the
wire up for safety.
Jayson Smith photo
The Madras Lady Buffs varsity basketball squad plays at
home on Friday, February 11 at 7 p.m. The team won on the
road recently in Molalla, moving to the top of the Tri Valley
League with a 6-0 record. Friday they host Estacada then
have a game at North Marion on February 15.
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