SPILYAY TYMOO
May 6, 1983 Page 9
Locals com plete training Extension
Notes
Three women from the
W arm S p rin g s I n d ia n
Reservation have graduated
from a training program
offered by the OSU Extension
Pamily Community Leader
ship Program. The most recent
g r a d u a t e , P a t S m ith ,
completed the Public Policy
Leadership Training and the
second regional FCL Training
Institute in Portland, February
11. She joins Carol Muniz,
FCL volunteer, and Pennie
Albrandt, extension staff, who
graduated from a seminar
training on the state level last
September.
The women were selected in
part because their background
fits with the object of the FCL
Program to increase the
participation of women and
minorities in developing public
policy.
“The goal of the training is to
help women and other family
m em b ers b eco m e m ore
effective in dealing with local
issues,” said Greg Tillson, State
Coordinator of the project in
Oregon.
P a r t i c i p a n t s a t th e
conference attended general
and small group sessions in this
working conference which
lasted nearly a full week. Under
the theme “The Family in
Changing Economic Times”
with special focus on health
care, the participants were
teamed in six action groups to
learn and practice basic skills
from Pennie Albrandt, Lee Hamilton
and Doris Brackett
Leaders recognized
at annual banquet
Pat Smith, right, talks with Greg Tillson during training in
Portland.
for citizen involvement.
Lectures, exercises, and
community visits to health care
agencies were built into a
conference cirriculum which
assigned the solving of a
community problem as a group
task.
A health service planning
problem presented in a case
study format gave participants
the context for practicing
research and group skills.
“It was good practice,” said
Pat Smith, ’Tor the real-world
involvement of concerned
citizens who want to influence
community decisions, learning
how to identify the key issue in
a public problem, practicing
consensus decision-making,
and preparing presentations
for public hearings.”
At Warm Springs, this
training will be used to identify
and meet the needs of a
community wide-based consu
mer education program. These
three women will be active in
contacting volunteer members
to serve on a community
advisory boary for this need.
4-H camp in June
Camping is just one of the
many learning opportunties
offered through the 4-H
program. One camp program
that is being jointly sponsored
by the Jefferson and Deschutes
C o u n ty E x te n s io n 4-H
programs is Round Lake 4-H
Camp.
If you are in the 4th, 5th or
6th grade (or have children who
are) now is the time to register
for camp. 4-H membership is
not required to get in on the
camping program! Brochures
and registration forms will
soon be sent to 4-H members of
camp age. Extras will be
available in the extension
office for anyone who needs
one.
An exciting program is being
planned with emphasis on
outdoor living, nature study,
sports and crafts. The dates for
camp are June 20-24 and the
cost to Warm Springs youth is
only $25.00 since the Warm
Springs 4-H leaders association
is contributing $20.00 per
camper towards the total cost
of $45.00. The registration fee
covers one way transportation
to camp. Parents and families
are invited to a potluck supper
and campfire program on
Friday evening, the final night
of camp.
Since that Friday is the first
evening of Pi-Ume-Sha. we
realize , that a few Warm
Springs youngsters may need
to leave camp early to get back.
If necessary the Extension van
can go up a little early to bring
those children back. Please
indicate on your registration
form if that would be helpful.
If any Warm Springs youth
really wants to attend camp,
but is unable to go to Round
Lake, there is limited space in
some other counties’ camp
programs at the Oregon 4-H
Center near Salem. Some
include 7th and/ or 8th graders.
Dates and costs vary. For more
information contact Doris or
Lee at the Warm Springs
Extension office.
Lumber book available
Quality Control in Lumber
Manufacturing is a new book
authored by Terence D.
Brown. Extension Forest
Products Specialist at Oregon
State University. The book
contains chapters written by
the author and industry
personnel who are applying
successful quality control
methods.
Topics include quality
c o n tr o l in th e w o o d s;
evaluating machine centers and
operators, as well as train
operators, quality control in
drying, surfacing and storage
operations plus many examples
about these and other topics.
Questions about the book and
obtaining a copy should be
addressed to Terence D.
Brown, School of Forestry,
Oregon State University,
Corvallis, Oregon, 97331 or
calling 754-2145.
A two-day workshop on
quality control will be offered
September 21-23, 1983 at
Oregon State University in
Corvallis. Limit for the course
is 50 participants.
Ten Warm Springs 4-H
lead e rs were jo in e d by
Extension staff and guests at
the recent 4-H Leaders
Banquet at Kah-Nee-Ta
Lodge. The banquet, spon
sored by the Warm Springs
Extension Service, was to
honor 4-H volunteers for hours
and work put into working
with youth through the 4-H
program.
All 4-H leaders present at the
banquet received recognition
certificates (those unable to
attend will receive theirs in the
mail). In addition, leaders
completing one, five, ten,
fifteen, (etc.) years of 4-H
leadership were awarded clover
pins. Five leaders received
bronze pins for one year of
service. Linton W inishut,
Reggie Winishut, Beatrice
Winishut, Gene Harvey and
Renita Harvey. Nine other 4-H
leaders were unable to attend
the banquet but will also
receive first year pins. These
include Mary Ann Meanus,
Bernice M itchell, Prunie
Williams, Chesley Yahtin, Sr.,
Verbena Greene, Hilda Culpus,
M illie C olwash, Lucinda
Green, and Sohdra Miller. Jeff
S a n d e rs, R o c k in g ’ 4-H
L iv esto ck C lub lead ers,
received the Pearl Cover
g Award (gold pin with a pearl
’ center) for 15 years as a 4-H
jclub leader.'
Barbara Sawer, Oregon
State University Extension
Specialist, was the evening's
keynote speaker. Drawing
from her own past experience
as a 4-H member. Barb shared
some examples of how 4-H can
help youth learn skills that
benefit them later in life. She
compared the 4-H club to a
fa m ily . O ne o f m an y
characteristics common ’ to
strong families is that they have
an elder who is respected and
looked to for advice and
leadership. In the 4-H club, the
leader has a similar role.
Members look to the 4-H
leader for help with projects,
guidance for planning club
activities and advice.
In short, 4-H leaders are
special people. The sun would
still come up in the morning
without them, but these caring
people help make the world of
thousands of youngsters a little
brighter.
Parents must let go before children can grow
Family
ground work for later positive
independence. There will be
mistakes but avoid saying, “I
even if they admit they can’t tag told you so.” Constructive
along as theirchild’s life-guard. learning develops if we say,
“As much as parents would “What have we learned from
like to believe they can save this?”
children from mistakes and
“Children and adolescents
heartaches, the truth is that need our support especially
most learning about life is when they make mistakes,”
learned in the ‘school of hard Straatman notes. “Giving such
knocks.’
s u p p o rt b u ild s stro n g e r
“We’d like to think our
Most parents want to raise children can benefit from what relationships and indepen
their children to become we have learned, but we forget dence rather than creating
independent, self-sufficient that much of our wisdom stems hostility.
“The adolescent struggle for
adults. The’ problems with from e x p e rie n c e ,” says
accomplishing this jobis letting Straatman. One factor at work independence makes demands
go enough to allow children to here is that most adolescents on parents,” she adds. “Some
e x p e r im e n t an d m ak e cannot imagine that parents of them are real while others
are tests of our endurance. We
independent decisions.
were once their age, and had have to distinguish between
“There are several reasons similar needs and desires.
them.”
for parental reluctance to let
Because their judgement is
As much as they may scream
go,” says Marcelle Straatman, not always sound, parents do
Oregon S tate U niversity need to help adolescents avoid for “yes” answers, giving in
Extension human development d is a s te r . F o r e x a m p le , produces unhappy, insecure
specialist. “Being in charge of adolescents must be discour youngsters who feel their
our children’s lives become so aged from engaging in behavior parents don’t care. The overall
habitual that we can’t switch that may result in life-long effect is the opposite of what we
our small child treatment negative consequences such as think we’re achieving.
L e a v in g honJe is a
habits to fit adolescent needs.” a crim inal activity, drug
Another trouble spot is that a d d ic tio n o r im m a tu re developmental task for youth.
If they leave under happy
some parents get most of their parenthood.
circumstances without feelings
s a tis f a c tio n fro m th e ir
“These types of behavior are
children’s dependence. It much more damaging than of guilt or hostility, parents
makes them feel needed and parental unwillingness to allow have performed their job well.
Letting go is a developmen
loved. They haven’t figured out them as choices,” Straatman
tal task for parents. It’s easier
how to give up their children’s says.
for children when we lovingly
dependence for other sources
Parents who encourage their
of satisfaction. Other parents children to make small let them go knowing they’ll
are honestly afraid to grant decisions and acce_pt children’s make mistakes and earn their
their children independence choices early on are laying the own wisdom.