PAGE 8 May 28,1981
Spilyay Tymoo
Mothers day dinner held
at Yakima Reservation
Smelly lagoons being worked on
Because the A gency area lagoon system (sewage settling ponds) are too small to handle an increasing
demand, overloading has caused algae and stench. Cells are being enlarged, lines installed plus
mechanical airation. Two ponds have been drained to dry them out, thus all sewage is going into one
pond. D o not swim in Shitike Creek since overflow may be seeping from lagoons. The job will be
finished by the end o f summer.
Spilyay Tymoo photo by Rangila
Watch for “The Sting
Before embarking on that
lo n g -a w a ite d S p rin g or
Summer hiking trip, try to get a
refresher course on stinging
insects. Most stinging insects
such as hornets, polistes, bees,
and mud daubers no not sting
unless threatened or their nest
disturbed.
Keep in mind, however, that
yellowjackets (a type of wasp)
are unpredictable and may
sting even though they aren’t
teased or threatened.
S o m e s u g g e s tio n s fo r
avoiding “stingers”:
I. Stay away from areas where
bees and other colorful flying
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unexpected places (inside old
insects are investigating.
2. Don’t tease, swing, or swat at sheds, etc.). Wear gloves, hats,
flyig bugs (especially when they and long-sleeved shirts when
appear in groups).
working in these places.
3. Aerosols such as aftershave, Yellowjackets do not always
lo tio n , perfum e, and de- build nests in the ground!
Stingers should be “scraped”
oderants should not be used
when working outside; insects out of the skin (not pinched) as
are attracted to fragrant scents. soon as possible, because they
4. B right-colored clothing inject venom into the skin over
should not be worn in areas several minutes. The venomous
w here these insects are fluid from insects can cause
common. They investigate serious illness in allergic
flower-like colors and are apt individuals in some areas.
to head your way!
P e rs o n s s tu n g sh o u ld
5. Be careful of nests in promptly call their doctor if
undergrow th, wood piles, they have a history of allergy to
b etw een ro c k s , a n d in insect venom.
A dinner held to pay tribute
“to our mothers and to those
who raised us” was the theme
for the Mother’s Day dinner at
the Wapato Longhouse May 8.'
The meal was ready to be
served and was waiting on the
table for those who had made
- the long bus ride from Warm
Springs.
The main concern expressed
by the elders was where was
that nice man, the bus driver,
going to eat. The mothers
continued to display their
engrained practice of caring for
others.
.Twenty-one Warm Springs
elders, accompanied by the
CHRs, went to the dinner
sponsored by the Yakima
nation on a specially chartered
bus. Also attending the dinner
were residents from many of
the other reservations in the
Northwest.
Northwest.
For many of the people it
was a time to see family
members living in Washington.
For others it was a time to visit
old friends, and for some it was
a time to meet new people.
The meal was followed with
speeches and tributes to the
mother^, grandmothers and
great-grandmothers. Awards
were given to the mother
with the most children, the
grandmother with the most
grandchildren and to the
grandmother with the most
great-grandchildren.
Myrtle Frank received an
award for having the most
great-children. She received an
oil painting and a handwoven
basket.
Mothers received potted
plants following the dinner.
Program extended
Central Oregon Council on
Aging has received word from
the Salem State Community
Services that the Low Income
Energy Assistance Program
has been extended.
This Program is to assist low
income elderly, handicapped
and other low income persons
with this winter’s heating bills.
Eligibility is 125% of the federal
p o v e rty g u id e lin e s . An
Example: One person $394.83
per month or $4738.00 per year
g ro ss in co m e. A dd an
additional $1525 a year per
p e rso n in h o u s e h o l d .
Verfication is necessary lor
income and paid medical bills.
Account & Social Security
numbers are also necessary.
New Hours and Locations;
Bend—COCOA office, 324 NE
Irving Avenue, Wednesday-
1:00-4:00 p.m.
Prineville—Senior Center, 180
N. Belknapp, Wednesday—
9:30-4:00 p.m.
Warm Springs—Call 553-1161
for appointment.
Rabies—Prevention is the only real answer
The word rabies carries with can recognize it immediately.
to 60 days after the victim is
it a fear for the health of man
Once the symptoms of rabies bitten. The disease then moves
and animal alike, it is for this appear there is littleanyonecan from the wound where the
reason that most rabies clinics do for the victim, the symptoms infected animal’s saliva was
are so successful.
do not normally appear until 20 introduced and spreads to the
Rabies has been around
since ancient times and it was
not until the 19th century that
there existed an effective
control for this virus. 1 he first
vaccine was developed by-
L o u is P a s te u r a n d his
associates. It reduced the
number of deaths caused by the
virus by 95 percent.
The disease, carried by saliva
of infected mammals, is an
acute, infectious virus which
spreads to the central nervous
system. It is almost invariably
fatal in man once the symptoms
appear. Only prompt treatment
after expsoure or before
exposure by means of a vaccine
can prevent the disease.
Cases of rabies still number
about 1500 annually world
wide. A ustralia, England,
Hawaii and New Zealand
remain disease-free. No more
than 3 cases are reported
annually in the United States.
Carriers of the disease are
usually wild animals including
foxes, bats, skunks and
racoons. Domestic animals
bitten by rabid animals can
then also carry the disease.
Central and South America'
report great losses of cattle
from rabid bat bites as well as
200 to 300 human lives lost
annually.
The United States maintains
strict enforcement of its rabies
laws keeping the disease rate
very low. The symptoms of
rabies a rt so well-known that AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION—Madras veterinarian Mark
anyone co^nipg. ac£O§& aq- McFarland administers a rabies vaccine to a not-so-pleasedclient
animal infected with the disease.
Spilyay Tymoo photo by Shewczyk
central nervous system and should be captured if possible.
eventually to the brain.
Most wild animal bites should
The initial symptoms of be considered rabid.
rabies are fever, headache,
The treatment program for
nausea, poor appetite and an humans is often thought worth
unusual pain or tingling avoiding if possible. The victim
sensation at the wound site.
is adm inistered a serum
The second phase of the containing rabies antibodies.
disease includes increased Twenty-two injections of
anxiety, apprehension and antirabies virus vaccine are
excitation. At this time the administered each day until it is
victim displays increasing fear certain the symptoms will not
and rage alternating with deep appear.
depression. The victim can be
A new vaccine has been
destructive and hostile if discovered which is cultured in
restrained.
human cells and prevents
rabies in only 5 injections. It is
The word rabies is derived
still in the experimental stage,
from the Latin word rabies,
however.
meaning raving.
A case of rabies has not been
Convulsions are common at
reported in Jefferson county
the next stage. The swallowing
since July of 1978. An
muscles convulse when liquids
(Oregon State law has helped in
are taken, causing the liquids to
combating the existence of this
be expelled. Eventually, just
disease. According to dog
the sight of liquids prompts
control officer James Blakely
spasms in these muscles. This is
the law reads, “Dogs shall have
where the term hydrophobia a rabies shot.” It is a “class A
comes from. It is often used in
misdemeanor with a fine up to
place of the word rabies. $1,000 or one year in jail or
Hydrophobia means fear of
both.”
water.
“ Rabies is a very deadly
During the final stage of disease,” Blakely says. “A dog
rabies the victim becomes has to have a valid certificate.”
a p a th e tic and le th a rg ic . A rabies vaccination given to a
Paralysis develops, finally dog under a year old is good for
one year. When given to a dog
in v o lv in g th e h e a rt and
respiratory muscles leading to older than one year, the animal
is protected for three years.
coma and death.
V eterinarian Dr. M ark
These symptoms can appear
M
c F a r la n d o f M a d r a s
and lead to death in a matter of
hours or it could take a few commented during the rabies
months, but the outcome is clinic held in Warm Springs on
May 12, “AH dogs should be
always the same.
vaccinated. The disease is rarer
To prevent the disease a bite in cats,” he says, “but I would
s h o u ld im m e d ia te ly be h a v e to re c o m m e n d a
cleansed with soap and water vaccination for cats because
and the doctor¿notified The ¿they - ' . a i p e ; . I s . ¿ a n d
animal that bit 'the victim susceptible to the disease“.”