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Senior citizens asked to identify concerns
MAIN PRIORITIES— George
senior services if Title VI funds
Senior citizens have been
asked tovidentify areas in which
they would like to see their
services expanded. Title VI
funding, if approved; would
allow Indian seniors additional
funds for expansion of present
services or inception of new
services.
Currently tribal funding and
Title III, the Older Americans
Act, is the source of program
funds. O ther specialized
fu n d in g is a p p ro p ria te d
through such low-income
programs as Low Energy
Assistance.
At a meeting June 5, Seniors
were asked to list their
priorities should funding
become available. Nutrition
was rated as first by Seniors.
The nutrition program now
in operation provides meals
two times a week for Seniors.
This would continue either
under Title III funding or Title
VI, if granted.
Transportation and Respite
c a re is r a te d n e x t in
importance. Seniors enjoy
Spity ay Tym oo photo by Shewcxyk
o u tin g s an d a v a ila b le
Schneider and Buck Jones discuss their priorities for expanded transportation enables them to
are appropriated.
get where they want to go.
Respite care would provide
relief for families who find it
necessary to care for an elderly
June 18-22. Signs will be posted have the exact location of the family member at home. It is an
as to the exact location, day meeting as well as the Warm
and time of the meeting. The Springs Report on radio
tribal news release will also station KRCO.
Wildlife meeting rescheduled
Due to recent deaths; the
wildlife public meeting had to
be postponed. The meeting will,
be rescheduled for the week of
Exams must be
scheduled at clinic
The Warm Springs IHS
Clinic has received questions
about, and many requests for
physicals recently, especially
with summer coming arid
students and others applying
for season work.
All physical exams are by
scheduled appointment only.
Anyone wishing an exam
should call as soon as possible
so they can be scheduled at
their convenience. .
All people over 35 years
requesting physicals need to
schedule two appointments.
The initial visit is for routine
laboratory studies, an EKG,
and any other tests that may be
w a rra n te d . T his will be
scheduled early in the morning
so that blood tests can be done
before the patient eats.
The second appointment will
be approximately one week
later so that the laboratory tests
and EKG can be reviewed as
needed by specialists. Any
problems that are found can
then be more fully evaluated
when the patient returns for
completion of the exam.
Physical exams for people
under 35 years whether for
work or school, can be
co m p leted on one day.
However they do need to be
scheduled in advance.
People wanting to begin
Antabuse, or people who want
an exam prior to referral to an
alcohol treatm ent program
need to check with Warm
Springs Alcohol Treatment
Program and schedule lab
studies or exams through that
office.
alternative to a nursing home
where the elder can stay at
home.
In -h o m e se rv ic e s was
appealing to seniors along with
medical assistance outside the
IHS service. An information
referral system which would
educate seniors on available
f u n d in g o p p o r t u n i t i e s ,
activities in the community and
answer their inquiries was also
favored.
An advocate for seniors,
hearing aids, home repairs, a
foot care clinic and a foster
h o m e /re se rv a tio n nursing
home system' were mentioned,
also.
The possibility of a $50,000
to $60,000 grant would allow
these new services. Some Title
VI funding would replace tribal
funding which could then be
used for other purposes.
“Hopefully the funding will
allow us to expand apd have
some new programs. That’s the
in te n t,” com m ents social
se rv ic e s d ir e c to r G ayle
Rodgers.
Grant application for Title
VI is due June 29 but results
will not be known until
October. Seniors may submit
their ideas for senior service
expansion to Gayle Rodgers.
Workers
honored as home closes
The passing from one stage be termed a success but it was w ho th e y w e re ; th e y ,
to another can be said of the
transferring of the care of
children from the Vern Jackson
Home to emergency shelter
homes within the community.
With the closing of the home
came a time to give tribute to
the tribal employees who were
responsible for the ,24-hour
care, seven days a week
throughout the year. Honored
were Mary Ross, Lucy Smith,
Lucy Miller, Georgette “Jets”
Clements and all of those
workers who made it possible
for the Home to remain in
operation.
Bob Jackson, Health Branch
manager, said it was the “good
stable relationships given by
the workers to the children,
that is shown by the growth of
each child.” He praised the
workers for giving to the
children the ability to meet the
immediate needs as well as the
long term needs of the children.
He stated the Home could only
time for the program to move
on to the next step which is a
new ap p roach-putting the
children in shelter homes. The
shelter homes are located
within the community and
some of the Vern Jackson
H om e w o rk e rs w ill be
providing shelter homes for
children 12 years and under.
Ed M anion, Enterprise
Manager, told the workers he
knew they did good work but
that the new plan is one that
w ill im p ro v e c h ild r e n ’s
s e r v ic e s . He e x p r e s s e d
appreciation for what each
worker had contributed to the
children and to the Home.
Each of the four workers
were presented a yellow rose by
Arlene Boileau, Path Foster
Care worker, because the
yellow ro se re p re s e n te d
frie n d sh ip and jo y . She
expressed th a t each and
every one of the workers would
find a special job because of
themselves were special people.
Mildred Kirk, also a Path
Foster Care worker, said that
each of the workers worked
weekends and holidays. The
workers took the time, had the
patience, learned the skills and
gave the understanding to
become top-rate workers with
children.
It was a time to express to the
workers, both past and present,
that there were no words to
express the love and respect felt
by Dale Cochran, ' Youth
S e rv ic e s D ir e c to r . T he
community had every right to
feel pride in the workers
because it was a tough job, but
they never faltered in giving of
themselves to the children.
Each of the four women
received a gift for their
participation in the molding of
youngsters in a time of need
and growth. It was a ceremony
of sadness but also one of
admiration for each worker.
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With the closing of the Vern Jackson home thefollowing workers were given gifts of appreciation for
their work. Pictured (left to right) are Georgette “Jets” Clements, Mary Ross, Lucy Miller andLucy
Smith.