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S pilyay T ymoo
August 2,1985
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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.