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c S pilyay T ymoo August 2,1985 Page 3 Minority media workshop held at Penn St. Spilyay Tymoo photo by MiUer M inority news papers, m ino rity journalists, and ru ral areas take the back seat in todays society. T his problem is present th ro u g h o u t the n atio n am ong all m inority groups. A person of the minority group either has to be a great athlete such as to win the 10,000 m eter race at the O lym pic games, or be i a ¿Jazz singer, d an cer or m ixed up in som e so rt o f crim e to be recognized. These are some o f the things pointed out by Tim G iago, E d ito r o f the L akota Times of Mission, S outh D akota which is the largest In d ian — owned weekly new spaper today. G iago, w ho is also the C h air m an o f the N ative A m erican Press A ssociation N A P A which was form ed ju st a year ago also at a Native American Press Asso ciation conference has tak en a big step -in u n ity am ong all; tribes th ro u g h o u t the nation in w orking th ro u g h o u t the n atio n ! in Working to g eth er to form a stronger voice thftt will be rec ognized by the public across the country. G iago was a feature J speaker fo r a luncheon during the three- day-long w orkshop which was the first o f its kind for m inority newspapers and publishers which included H ispanics, Blacks and N ative A m ericans. A m ong the speakers and panelists are con sidered som e o f the finest in the field of journalism. Similar work shops fo r the N ative A m ericans are in planning stages in other parts o f the country. Life extension may be granted provided one changes lifestyle habits th e why they live and th ro u g h Softie lacto rs o f personality behavior patterns. Basically this are beyond this type of p erso n ’s O ne o f the things my g ran d type o f person is in a hu rry and control, others can be changed m other shares w hen I retu rn is ch aracterized by the follow to reduce th e am o u n t of stress hom e to the reservation from ing behavior patterns: They are he experiences. It is im portant the U niversity regards w ho has extrem ely com petitive and are for the person to know th a t all passed aw ay w ithin the com concerned ab o u t w inning, a r o f the characteristics described m unity. If details are significant gum ents as well as sports. They result in w earing out the body she m ay explain that the deceased are, very concerned w ith success by causing greater risk to dis person seemingly h ad experi and social acceptance. They like ease. In extrem e cases stress can enced sickness ©? the heart. Using to count successes, every trophy cause sudden death. It is inter her years of practical wisdom is significant. T hey are tim e— esting th a t stress from good she m ight add th a t th e person and num bers— oriented as well experiences can be as dam aging Was overw eight, w orried a lot, as schedule conscious. They are ,as from bad experiences since and d ran k to o often. T his in tu i-' compulsively m eticulous ab o u t the body reacts in p retty much five diagnosis; com m only des surroundings and possessions. the sam e way. The im p o rtan t cribes stroke and heart disease They move and speak quickly thing to know is th a t the body cases. Interestingly, over h alf of and som etim es forget to finish a needs to have som e way of sentence, j f s o meones pauses adjusting hack to J a o rmaL Xol-‘ disease die from heart attacks. they m ay finish the sentence fo r lowing a stressful experience/ T here are others, how ever, who th a t person. They usually set Exercise is one means of accom suffer a h e a rt4 attack and live. several goals for them selves but plishing this. K icking the dog is T he difference is th a t those who these are very Often unrealistic. another. Som e people punch live have adjusted their habits This islik e ly due to n o t being som eone else’s lights out, very and lifestyle. satisfied w ith having ju st one often their wive’s. Still others H eart attacks and stroke seem p ro ject a t a time.. Usually they have a s p o k e or a drink, it to be sudden but are actually cannot operate on Indian time becomes a m atter o f personal n o t. L ifesty le a n d b e h a v io r and ¿re into leran t Of those who; choice. Exercise leaves you feel thro u g h o u t a lifetime affect a r are late. T hey are easily upset teries o f the h eart.,T h e effects by others. If they see others as ing good although tired. If you are com pounded w hen the per co m p etitio n they m ay becom e kick a dog he m ight bit your leg. son seems to experience m ore hostile and aggressive. D uring a ‘Y our wife might get paybacks th a n his share o f stress. L earn m eeting this m ight be projected the next tim e you pass out. ing to deal w ith stress and chang by silence as well as being tense D rinking m ay leLyou feelbetter and unfriendly. They have a dif for a little while buy m ay also ing, health behavior a re two areas Which we can do som e ficult tim e relaxing or smiling m ake you feel worse later. Y our and m ay resort to cigarette alternatives is pretty much, up thing a b o u t if we are m otivated sm oking, drinking, o r drugs to tp you. Y ou m a y consider im to do this. G ran d m o th er explains, f o r > try to unwind, p ro v in g som e areas o f y o u r They can be Very accident health behavior. If so, go for it. young people to have h eart a t prone. As a group these people tacks and, sickness years ago Me? I ’m going to go find my are referred to as type A per wife and give her som e pay was unheard of. A n obvious sonalities, type B being the oppo backs! Aye, ju st kidding, honey; reason is th a t our lifestyle over site easy going less structured the years has becom e extrem ely Note: This article was w ritten individual. T he g ro u p is m ade by R. C orky C ovington who is fast-paced. We have also become up a ll types, laborers as well as a graduate student doing his consum ers of ¿very conceivable businessm en, clerks as well as In tern assignm ent during the kind of product which im pacts o u r health and was unknow n U> councilm en. T hey all create a sum m er with the Wellness P ro g reater volum e o f stress and gram and with the Indian Health our grandparents. Each person is an individual of course, dif consequently are highly likely Services. C ovington is a Col ferent from every other indi to develop heart disease, high ville m em ber from Coulee Dam, blood pressure and diabetes. W ashington who will attain a vidual in th e way he reacts to This type o f person tends to Masters Degree in Public Health stressful situations. have a high cholesterol level from the University o f Hawaii Som e people deal w ith stress very poorly. N ot only t h a t they a n d to suffer from all diseases in S ch o o l o f P u b lic H ealth in crfeate stress for them selves by general d u e ’to lower resistance. December, 1985. by R . Corky Covington Moving Day SpUyay Tym°°pho,obyLtno'Baker tr e e thinning officer Randy Smith (center) and two unidentified summer student workers load Randy's desk on his pickup as he prepares to move into the new Forestry trailer located at the Fire Management yard. Also moving into the new structure were Pre-S ale which was located in the old government commissary behind the old Administration building. Signsalert campers for fire safety ; Campfires (including braziers), w ithin the M t. H ood N ational F orest will be allowed only in cam pgrounds and the Mt. Jef ferso n W ilderness, beginning Friday, July 26,1985, announced F orest Supervisor, D ick Pfilf. ’ ‘‘O u r objective is to' reduce •the risk Of wilderness caused by ?cam pfires,” indicated Pfilf, “by encouraging recreationis'ts to build fires in areas th a t are firesafe. ” tj sers of dispersed areas, back country, and Badger Creek, Bull of the W oods, C olum bia, ML Hood, and Salmon-Huckleberry W ilderness can use stoves and lighting devices which utilize white gas or propane, but are not allowed to build campfires. The exception to this is the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness: campfires are perm itted there. ists, recreation officers, fire pre vention officers, and wiltlerness rangers will have a com plete Ifst" of locatioifs where it is safe tc b u ild a c a m p fire ,” advised Schmidt. “C am pers and hikers need tc be’alert for signs saying C am p fires ’OK and N o Campfires F ire S ta ff O fficer G ordor. Here. Schm idt advises cam pers to the “We want all recreationists to M t. Hood, N ational Forest tc be able to enjoy their visit to the check w ith th e S upervisors^ M t. H ood N ational F orest,’’ Office or local R anger Stations said Schm idt. “We also want for information on specific camp them to be fire safe while they grounds. “ All of o u r reception are doing it,” , Police officer spends off time working as volunteer By Pat Leno-Baker “It takes a person who is unselfish, .a preserver of life, p ro tecto r of p roperty and who is. willing to give, o f self with little recognition other then self esteem to be a volunteer Fire an d Safety responder,” stated Je rry H uff, F ire an d S afety officer. He went on to say that R ob D ahl is ju st such a person as are,ail th e volunteers. D ahl Works full time as a police officer fo r th e W arm Springs Police D epartm ent and during his off hours he volun teers at Fire and Safety. Even thought he doesn’t; live in the* W arm Springs com m unity he spends m any off hours working at the fire h a ll going on am bu lance runs and responding to emergencies. D ahl said th at lie likes work? ing for the: fire departm ent. It gives him an opportunity to be in the com m unity w orking with people and letting them see him in an o th er capacity. In both jo b s he works with the public but as a volunteer he does not enforce laws. In February he took the Emer gency M edicalT raining I and is presently waiting fd r his certifi- cation from the state. He received 135 hours of credit for the train ing. He also does,volunteer work in C ulver where he resides. He p lan s to Jake m o re train in g through Fire; a n d Safety this fall. He has basic fire fighting skills. T h is is all on top of the training he receives as a police o f f ic e r .- Spilyay Tymoo photo by Behrem! Police w ork; is he first and Margaret Buckland recently honored her mother M yrtle Monroe (secondfrom right) with a dinner at the Community Center. Shown with her sisters Katherine Courtney and M ildred Tyler and forem ost job. He had worked brother Claude Smith, Sr. A bout 100 people attended the dinner. M yrtle was visiting from Montana. for a param edic am bulance de partm ent in Kelso, W ashington before he caftie to W arm Springs a year ago and a half ago. He also w orked as a police dis patcher and a reserve police officer in Kelso. His w ork at the fire departm ent does not interfer with his police job because police work is his top priority. “ He is a value to the com m unity fo r his service, both as a policem an and as a volunteer for Fire and S afety,” added Huff. H uff said th a t when D ahl is, w orking as a police officer and resnonds to an accident because of his medical training he is able to provide valuable inform ation to Fire and Safety personnel who also respond. The police officer is usually the first responder to an accident. D ahl is a young m an with a great deal of experience for his 24 years of age. He has six years With thè M arines. He is unm ar ried, He enjoys skiing. He said he enjoys w orking in W arm Springs and has grown, fond of the com m unity and its people. Wearing one o f the two hats he is known fo r in warm springs, R o b D ahl works as a volunteer fireman and EM T fo r Fire and Safety. H e works fu ll time as a patrolman fo r the Warm Springs Police Department.
