Wife, child motivate McClintock to weight loss success
By Adrienne Crookes, Community
and fats. I got a gym membership through
Health Advocate
the Diabetes Exercise Program and I exer
This is part of an ongoing series of
articles profiling Siletz Tribal member
cise regularly. I also have spent time with
a personal trainer at the gym.”
participants in our Diabetes Exercise
Program. James B. McClintock of Spring
field, Ore., has been participating in the
Diabetes Exercise Program since July
2010 and has lost 22 pounds.
His inspiration is his wife and child,
who have provided the motivation to make
his weight loss success happen.
Congratulations, Cole!
From Mom, Dad, Quentin and all of
your family in Siletz
Cole Jackson is a senior at Lin
field College. He is the top student in
his business finance class, scoring a
4.0 both semesters last year and a 3.98
this semester.
He was one of 10 students chosen
to participate in the January Mutual
Fund class in which the class met with
14 different companies and invest
ment firms in the Portland area. They
then traveled to New York on Jan. 21
for 10 days to visit Wall Street and
other companies.
Cole is the grandson of Elouise
Case and his parents are Fonda and
Steve Jackson.
We love you and are so proud
of you!
What motivated you to change
your habits?
“My family has a history of diabetes.
Also, some family members have had a
heart attack or stroke. I realized that I
used to be an active person and played
sports most of my life, but lately I hadn’t
What kinds of exercise do you enjoy?
“I try to mix things up so I don’t get
bored. I try new exercises. Usually I start
with a 5-minute warm-up, like a slow walk
on the treadmill. Then I play about 30 min
utes of basketball, which is a good cardio
workout. Then I spend about 30-45 minutes
lifting weights in the weight room.”
What is your exercise routine like?
“I exercise four days a week for about
1 */2 to 2 hours.”
James B. McClintock
How has exercise improved your life?
you do it you’ll be glad you did. You’ll
feel better and wonder why you didn’t
do it sooner. No matter how hard it is to
get moving, don’t give up because it’s
more painful, emotionally and physically,
if you don’t do anything. You’ll become
a happier person and that affects your
relationships with other people. If you
are looking for a gym to exercise at, visit
several of them to find the one that is right
for you.”
been doing that. I became self-conscious
“It has helped me lose weight. Losing
about my weight gain. I started getting
weight gave me self-confidence. I don’t
depressed. I wanted to do something about
feel depressed anymore. I sleep better at
it because I want to be around for my wife,
kids and family.”
night. I can tie my shoes now without cut
How have you achieved your
weight loss?
“I started by changing my eating
habits - and that was the hard part. Before
this, I didn’t eat many vegetables or fruits.
I eat more fiber now and I cut out sugars
Courtesy photo from Adrienne Crookes
ting my air off when I bend over.”
What advice would you give other
Tribal members who might want
to make changes to be healthier
and more active?
“It’s not always easy to do something
new, like make lifestyle changes, but once
Those definitely are encouraging
words! Thank you for sharing your story
with us, James.
Nutrition, the southwest and annual auction highlight Head Start activities
By Lori Jay-Linstrom, Parent Involve
ment Coordinator
With the flurry of the holidays and
the new year over with, Siletz Tribal Head
Start would like to take this opportunity to
say a huge thank you to the Siletz Tribal
Council, Chinook Winds Casino Resort,
Tribal program staff, Head Start parents
and all our community partners.
The support we receive from these
different organizations, parents and Tribal
entities - donations for our annual raffle,
presentations at our parent meetings and
volunteers in our classrooms - continues
to affirm the importance of our Head Start
program in the different counties.
We are now into February and Head
Start is busy. For our parent meetings in
February, we will have speakers on nutri
tion. It’s also National Children’s Dental
Health Month.
The classrooms will launch into our
southwest segment, in which they will
learn about Tribes such as the Hopi and
other Pueblo Indians, their culture and
much more.
This month, the Lincoln City class
room will turn its focus to those special
people in the community who help keep
neighborhoods safe and livable. The stu
dents look forward to meeting firemen,
police officers, grocers, bakers and others
who are actively involved in making the
community a better place.
If you are interested in coming into
the classroom or having our class visit
your place of business, please contact Si
letz Tribal Head Start at 541-994-0400.
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Courtesy photos by Head Start staff
Head Start students in the Lincoln City
classroom trick-or-treat at Halloween
(left) and enjoy Christmas crafts
(below). The far north region was an
area of focus in January.
Also this month, the Siletz, Tenas and
Lincoln City centers all are planning a
field trip to the Oregon Coast Aquarium.
This will be great reinforcement of les
sons learned about the ocean.
The Dee-Ni focus words are friend,
house, street, teacher and town.
If you have any curriculum ideas or
things you would like to share with our
classrooms, Head Start would love to hear
from you. Please call 541-444-8350 or
800-922-1399, ext. 1350.
Head Start parents are collecting
items for our annual raffle. Last year, we
had more than 100 items to give away. We
are looking to collect that same amount
this year if not more.
We will collect items through Febru
ary and then raffle tickets will be on sale
in March and April. You will be able to
buy tickets from parents and staff.
February 2011