Page 8 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon ‘Large enough to serve you... Small enough to care’ 866-299-0644 Preferred Preowned Vehicles 2018 Mazda CX3 - 107,782 miles - 2015 GMC Sierra - 167,657 miles - $20,995 $19,995 #201614A #36444B 2018 GMC Sierra - 27,016 miles - 2020 Toyota Highlander - 22,119 miles - $41,995 #63805A $60,995 #13294A 2019 GMC Acadia - 15,660 miles - 2020 Buick Encore - 53.457 miles - $40,995 $22,995 #83990B #06375B Covid incidence in tribal community Covid incidence in the tribal community, as of August 17, showing the number holding relatively steady over the past few weeks. Fortunately, there were no covid-related hospitalizations at the time of this report. Trail reopens after Lionshead fire damage A fire-damaged stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness has finally reopened, follow- ing a two-year closure. The U.S. Forest Service announced that hikers can once again access the af- fected 12-mile segment of the route through Central Oregon. The area was marred in 2020 after lightning sparked the Lionshead Fire. The burn actually broke out on August 16, just a few weeks before the headline- grabbing 2020 Labor Day blazes. However, the historic Around Indian Country 2019 Jeep Cherokee - 138,519 miles - $14,995 #86643B 2022 GMC Sierra - New - $61,480 #593442 New Vehicles #345898 2022 GMC Terrain - New - $37,510 #248179 2022 Chevrolet Colorado - New - 2022 Chevrolet Silverado - New - 2022 GMC Yukon - New - $72,015 $46,205 $58,030 #271249 #620822 August 24, 2022 Tribal Co. has immunity, even if ‘unfair’ A California tribal entity has sovereign immunity that shields it from a consulting firm’s complaint over alleged wage and hour violations dur- View of the Pacific Crest Trail. Courtesy USFS Septempter 7 windstorm ended up spreading the Lionshead fire, too; and it traveled west from Lionshead Canyon on the Warm Springs Reservation into the Willamette, Deschutes and Mount Hood national forests. The fire closure for the area was actually lifted this month, but the trail re- mained off-limits until re- pairs could be made. ing the cleanup of wildfire damage on reservation land, even if that leaves the com- pany with no path to litigate its dispute, a Ninth Circuit panel ruled last week. Else- where: tive and Native Hawaiian communities, according to the Senate Committee on In- dian Affairs. “More than $720 million in federal funding is heading to Native communities to support Native-led climate solutions and advance tribal energy development,” said Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii, chair of the committee. The recently signed Infla- tion Reduction Act will bring more than $720 million to American Indian, Alaska Na- MAC annual maintenance closure The Madras Aquatic Center will be closed for annual mainte- nance September 4- 26, and will reopen on September 27 with our school year schedule, available on the website: macrecdistrict.com