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PAGE 12, JULY 19, 1978 WIC POSITION KEEPS NEW CLERK BUSY room for more participants as who are under five years of age gram and its benefits. the entire budget is not being And the monthly benefits who are eligible for Public used by present members of Health services, are also eligible are plentiful, to say the least. A WIC. Applicants of WIC are for the Warm Springs WIC pro child or expectant mother re certified at the clinic by PHS ceives 28 quarts of milk, which can be partially substituted with Nutrionist Specialist Ching-Ye cheese, 36 ounces of cereal, 276 Lee. Before certification, all ounces of juice and a good WIC applicants must counsel supply of eggs. Infants under six with Lee and have a physical months of age receive thirty-one examination. Mrs. Lee also cans of concentrated formula. helps with diet, nutrition habits After the infant reaches six and ideas to create appetizing months, he receives 31 quarts of menus with voucher supplies. After working at Kah-nee-Ta milk, 24 ounces of cereal and 63 ounces of baby juice per month. for nearly six years, Conners The WIC program came to looked for a change because she Warm Springs the same time had so few weekends off to the program originated through spend with her husband and out the state of Oregon, in early family of 12 children. (Yes, 1975. Jefferson county residents twelve!) But this July she will were offered the services for 18 take a two-week vacation, the months, but according to county first she’s had in two years. After working with WIC only health officials, the State of Oregon broke their contract by three months, Mrs. Conner says not fulfilling promises originally she’s “already learning about stated at the onset of the pro proper nutrition and hopefully gram. This created too much improving my family’s eating turmoil for the health office in habits.” She’s also learning Madras and made it too difficult about the effect of poor eating for the county health nurse to habits on children. “Youngsters, single-handedly run the WIC when they have poor nutrition program as well as all the other habits, don’t learn as well and programs offered by Jefferson they don’t do as well in school as a child who is fed well-balanced county. Even though the Warm meals.” Mrs. Conner can be reached ^WIC COUPONS - Virginia Conners, who has been WIC clerk since late April, 1978, has> many Springs program has been suc by calling 553-1161, extensions cessful, there is still plenty of the WK program Myear- a. 235 or 236. monthly for coupons that entitle them to staples such as milk, eggs, cheese, juice and cerea A typical day of the new WIC clerk Virginia Conners Be gins with filling out vouchers for part of the 275 participants of the Women, Infant and Child ren’s nutrition program. Any pregnant women or new mothers, or infants and children m RANGE FORAGE ’ (Continued from Page 1) mount is, for most practical purposes, the same as the mean, norm or average. “The estimates are most applicable to those areas domi nated by big sagebrush, or grasslands that lie below the timbered zone,” said Sneva. “Grass production at those high elevations is not as closely as sociated with winter precipita tion as are the grasses of the semi-arid desert.” Estimated yields in the northwest counties (Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Jefferson and northern Deschutes) increased from 126 percent of normal on April 1 to 138 percent as of May 1. In the northcentral region (Wheeler, Morrow, Umatilla and Grant counties) the yield index increased from 120 to 128' percent of normal. “The northeast region con sisting of Wallowa, Baker, northern Malheur and eastern Grant counties looks the most favorable. The April 1 estimate of 136 percent rose to 166 percent of normal as of May 1, Sneva said. The southeastern region consisting of southern Malheur, Harney and portions of Lake counties also received heavy rains in April and the yield forecast is 158 percent of nor mal, up 33 percent since April 1. The southcentral area of Kla math, Crook and portions of Lake and Deschutes counties in creased in yield index to 143 percent, an increase of 20 per cent from April 1. _ HÖWLAK TICHUM SUMMER SCHOOL KEEPS TEACHERS HOPPING The Study Skill Center and the Warm Springs Grade School are bustling with activity this summer as it is summer school time once again. Forty-five high school students and thirty Jr. high and grade school students are attending the tutoring pro gram which is being offered daily by the Indian Education Act, Title IV, Part A. A pair of three-week ses sions are being offered this summer, with the second begin ning July 13. If a student has failed one semester of any class, he can make it up by attending both three-week sessions of summer school. There will be room for five more students in the second session. Leah Conner, Don Cosgrove, Joe Blincoe and Jeff Sullivan teach English, History, Personal Finance, Math and Biology to those high school students who have previously taken the clas ses and have failed or received an incomplete. “This program gives the students an opportunity to get back on schedule so they can graduate,” stated Conner, who further explained that “some kids can become seniors, but still lack one-half credit. Many students are not aware of what is required of them to graduate, mainly because they are not familiar with their transcripts.” Oregon law requires that student transcripts be accessible to stu dents and parents. The lower grade students are taught basic skills, such as math, reading and spelling on a one-to-one basis by Juanita Cur tis, Michael Cramer, Andy Su- lick, Stan Pine and Paul Bender. Eighty per cent of the high school students who attend the summer school are also employ ed by the summer work pro gram, attending school half days and working half days. How- ever, if the student worker- is registered for summer school and misses a half day, he Will not be paid for that day at all. The tutoring program is in its second year in Warm springs and is totally funded by Title IV, Part A. It hires only teachers certified by the State of Oregon and is open 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. daily. Students from the gradu ating class of 1976 to the present are eligible. For more infor mation contact Terry Gray at 553-1653, Monday through Fri day. HILBERT WILLIAMS Hilbert Williams was born April 12, 1910 in Warm Springs and died July 4, 1978 from com plications resulting from a car accident which happened about a month ago. . Survivors include his wife Harriett and seven children, Silas, Joan, Douglas, George, Jack, Thomas and Peggy Poit- ra. Also surviving are a brother Willard and a niece Wilma, 18 grandchildren and one great- grandson. All are from Warm Springs. Dressing ceremonies were held July 6 at the Madras Evergreen Chapel, with Harold Greene and Delia LeClaire offi ciating. Cecil James Sr. directed the overnight prayer service at the Warm Springs Shaker Church. He was buried at the Warm Springs Agency Cemetary July 7. &LrCk Q^ervices ST. WILLIAMS WARM SPRINGS MATTHEW CROTTY, FATHER Confusion Prior to Mass - 9:00 a.m. Sunday Mass * 9:00 a.m. Services continue at Presbyterian Church In the absence of former minister Calvin Chinn, file Pres byterian church is continuing its regular services with guest ministers from the Portland area. Services will begin at 11 a.m. every Sunday WARM SPRINGS FULL GOSPEL CHURCH ORIN JOHNSON. PASTOR Sunday School - 10 a.m. 'Worship Service - 11 a.m. Sunday Evening Service - 7:30 p.m. Bible Study, Wednesday -7:30 p.m. Young People's Service, Friday - 7:30 p.m. WARM SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH ALLEN ELSTON. PASTOR Sunday School - 10 a.m. Morning Worship. - 11 aan. Bible Study - Sunday & Wednesday. 7:30 p.m. REORGANIZED CHURCH of JESUS CHRIST of LATTER DAY SAINTS «•a* ’ Meats: 4 SUMMER SCHOOL - Paul Bender, Madras High School Special Ed. teacher, and Jr. High” h«.T,u«le.t. work dolly with reading skill,. Olton the tutoring 1, on a one to one basis. Elder Clint Jacks Summer school is in its second session, which will end August 4.
