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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (April 13, 1984)
? Spilyay Tymoo Page 12 April 13,1984 Low count directs river closure Continued from page 1 Commenting on this rather ocean-harvested D eschutes River spring chinook show the gloomy forecast Stainbrook stock to have an ocean elaborated, “this is what can be distribution similear to that of expected when a n atu ral tule fall chinook. These phenomenon like El Nino hits a chinook stocks spend their depressed stock of fish. It is ocean lives off the coasts of encouraging, however, that the Oregon, W ashington and wild stock of spring chinook British Columbia, the area in the Warm Springs River most affected by the warm system are very resilient and should bounce back quickly. currents of El Nino. ‘‘Since tule chinook returns That ability to recover quickly w ere 52 p e rc e n t below is a tribute to the Warm anticipated levels last fall, we Springs people in that they are especially concerned about have protected and improved this year’s spring chinook run. their streams and not relied If the Deschutes stock was solely on the hatchery to affected to the same degree, we produce their fish.” T rib a l b io lo g is ts w ill may get less than 1000 fish back,” says Stainbrook. He monitor the spring chinook continued,”'I t ’s not only this and if the count proves to be year’s run. In 1981 bacterial higher than expected the kidney disease was also closure may be lifted prior to prevalent and the young fish Ju n e 18. Q u e stio n s or from that brood year were in comments about the closure the ocean during El Nino. may be directed to Cris We’ll have a clear idea what to Stainbrook at 553-1161, Ext. expect in 1985 once this year’s 233. run is in.” Children s “Poisonings in children are a significant problem,” said Dr. March Bayer, director of the Poison Cotnrol and Drug Information Center located at the Oregon Health Sciences University. “But the majority of those poisonings could be p r e v e n te d w ith sim p le measures,” he said. Dr. Bayer estimates that last year the Poison Center handled approximately 42,000 calls from around the state of O regon co n cern in g to x ic exposure. The Oregon Poison C en ter p ro v id es 24-h o u r immediate treatment recom mendations as well as referral to medical care facilities for victims of poisoning incidents. 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A follow up call is made to confirm that no problems have developed in the patient. About 75 percent of the calls the Poison Center responds to are toxic exposures in which the poisoned patient can remain at home. Poison Center personnel give the caller specific symptoms to watch for in the victim or relay in s tru c tio n fo r p ro p e r treatment to be administered to the patient at home. The Poison Center staff monitor the patient’s progress with follow up calls made to the home one four and 24 hours after the initial contact. When the toxic exposure m ay be life o r h e a lth threatening, the Poison Center personnel refer the caller to a local hospital emergency room and telephone the hospital to dispatch vital information about the poisoning. Poison Center personnel then stand by to assist the emergency health care team. There are about eight million poisonings involving children across the country each year, Dr. Bayer said. Most ot tnese knowing the number of the occur when children less Oregon Poison center. than six years old ingest Dr. Bayer also recommends prescription and over-the- keeping a bottle of ipecac counter drugs. syrup, which will induce C h ild h o o d p o iso n in g s vomiting, in homes with small account for 85 percent of the children and cautions against calls the P o iso n C en ter f o llo w in g a n t i d o t e s on receives. Dr. Bayer estimates packages. “ Some of the that there is a 30 percent chance packages may be old and out of a child who has been of date,” he said, “so call the poisoned once being poisoned Poison Center first.” again within a year. He also Pay Less Drug Stores haye said approximately 70 percent joined with the Oregon Poison of childhood poisonings could Center to promote poison be prevented by eliminating prevention. Poison prevention potential poison hazards. packets are available free to the “It is important to poison public at prescription counters proof your home,” said Dr. of Pay Less Stores. The packets Bayer, “especially if you have can also be obtained by calling small children.” This can be the Oregon Poison Center. done by locking up medicines Bright green Mr. Yuk stickers in an out of sight place, putting with the Poison Center number Mr. . Yuk stickers on all on them are part of this telephones and poisonous package. products in the home and Haskell spring powwow April 27-29 Lava lands open early The Haskell annual spring powwow will be held April 27- 29 at the Haskell Indian School in Lawrence, Kansas at the Coffin Complex. Gourd dancing will be featured in the afternoons; war dancing will be held during the evenings. Contestswill be held in all categories. Registration for contests ends at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 18. The Haskell Inter-Tribal club will host the powwow. The head dancer will be Dennis Keahua (Sac-Fox) of Tama, Iowa; h e a d la d y dancer is Cyndi Cespuchi, (Ute-Hopi) Kingman, Arizona; head singer is B e rk e le y M o n o e s s y , (Comanche) Oklahoma City, O klahom a; host N orthern Drum is the Haskell Inter- Tribal; master of ceremonies w ill be W allace C offey, (Comanche) Lawrence Kansas and honorary arena director is Lew Llewellyan, Lawrence, Kansas. Swimbabes to meet April 16 Jackie Young’s Swimbabes will meet Monday April 16 at 12:00 noon at the daycare center. Anyone interested is invited to attend. Children from newborn to three years of age will learn w ater survival techniques beginning with exercise classes. Sign-up for the classes will take place at the meeting. Fair board sets events, prices Prices for the 1984 Jefferson County Fair were set by the Fair Board at their regular March meeting. Daily admission will be $2.00 per day per person or $5.00 per family. 4-H and FFA will pay $2.00 for a wrist band which will admit them to the fair each day. Senior Citizens will be^ admitted to the fair free on Friday. Children under six will not be charged admission. Admission will be charged Thursday, August 9 through Sunday, August 12, beginning at 9:00 a.m. each day. Tickets to the big western dance in the indoor arena will cost $3.00 per person. Prices to the ORA rodeo which will be produced by Sombrero Stock, Inc., with performances on both Saturday and Sunday, will be announced soon. Events being planned for which there will be no further charges are all the regular 4-H, FFA, and Open Class exhibits and contests, youth talent shows, a scarecrow contest, jazzercise, tum bling, and karate exhibitions, Indian Dancing, a 4-H horse show, the saddle club’s open play day, a cutting horse contest, a tri county cow-penning contest, the wild team branding contest, a possible jackpot team roping, a stock dog exhibition, the business mens’ tractor contest, the Cowbelle’s Senior Citizen Picnic, and five Open-Air Music sessions with live bands. It is also hoped to have an old- time machinery display and exhibition to compliment the Historical Society’s Ice Cream Social. The Churchmen’s Barbeque, the Buckaroo Breakfast, the Ice C ream S o c ia l, a n d the Funtastic Carnival will all be featured events but there will be an additional charge to attend. The proceeds of these events go to the organization sponsoring them. L av a L a n d s V is ito r Information Center opens the 1984 season on April 1. The facilities will be open seven days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. On April 29 the hours will be extended from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., seven days a week through October. Lava River Cave opens in mid-May to mid-September, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Although the cave opening is scheduled for May 13, this is dependent entirely upon the amount of ice accumulated in the cave. Lava Cast Forest will be accessible early June, weathej conditions permitting. The Lava Lands Visitor Center, Lava Butte, and Lava Cast Forest areas are free to the public. Lava River Cave charges a $.50 admission for individuals 12 years of age and older. Lantern rentals are also available at the Cave. Proceeds from the entrance fees and the la n te rn re n ta ls subsidize operation of the facility. H ow lak T ic hum Georgia Ann Greene Georgia Ann Greene, 29. died on April 4, 1984 at Mountain View Hospital. She was born March 17, 1955 to Levi and Vena (Keo) Greene in Redmond, Oregon. Her mother preceded her in d e a th in 1975. G eorgia a tte n d e d C oncho In d ia n School in Oklahoma. She moved to the Portland, Oregon area where she has lived these past years. She was an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. She was preceded in death by a brother Gerald Scott in 1970 and one sister, M iranda Kalama in 1978. Surviving are her father Levi Green; a daughter Sonya Madrid; two sons, Jessie Madrid; Jr. and Levi Greene; one brother, Alan G. Brown; two sisters, Marlene Badroad and Arlene Strongeagle; one half-sister, Roberta Strikes The H eart; and grandparents, Isabelle Keo, Alvina Switzler and LaVina Switzler. Shaker dressing ceremonies were held at the Simnasho Longhouse on Friday, April 6, 1984 with Louise Hellon officiating. Overnight washut ceremonies followed with Pat Tulee officiating. Burial was Saturday, April 7 at 6 a.m. at the Simnasho Cemetery.
