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Cavities...why so many?
by Sandy Boers ,
IHS Dental Hygienist
Did you ever wonder what
our ancient ancestors did when
they had a cavity? One would
think that they certainly had
a lot of cavities because there
were no dentists around to take
care of them. Maybe they went
to their village healer for help or
pulled out their own teeth. Well,
the fact of the m atter is that
ancient people just didn’t get
cavities. When these people had
toothaches, it was because they
had either broken teeth or teeth
that w ere w o rn down. What
happened? Why do we get so
many cavities now?
The answer is diet? O ur ances
tors just didn’t .eat like we do
today. All their foods were nat
ural and they only ate as much
as their bodies needed? Their
diets did not include processed
fo o d s th a t co n tain e d large
am ounts of sugar or salt like
our diets do today. Many of us
have developed health problems
that are unrelated to diet. One
of these problems has been den
tal cavities.
Cavities can be traced to one
element of our diet. T hat’s sugar.
Most people know that sugar
causes cavities but either (don’t
Want to reduce the sugar in their
diet or don’t know how to reduce
it. I ’m going to give you a few
suggestions that work for me.
At the grocery store: Let’s say
that you are at Safeway doing
your weekly shopping. You’ve
gotten all the things you know
your family likes and you’re
ready to go to the check-out
stand. Stop a minute and look
at ydUr cart and think. Does
your family really need three
cases of Classic Coke, two cans
. of Hi-C, a bag of caramel candy
and that big box of Stiper Sugar
Crisp? What can you get instead?
How about substituting the cans
of Hi-C for a couple of bottles
of fruit juice? Trade in acouple
of the cases of soda pop for
sugar-free soda or lemonade.
Maybe you could really go crazy
and give your family water to
drink? Get rid of the caramels
and pick up some fresh fruit,
cheese or a big bag of popcorn.
Put back the sweetened cereal
and pick up something with lit
tle or no sugar. Even if you
break down and add a little
sugar to the unsweetened cereal,
you’re still getting a lot less
sugar that way. (Cheaper too.)
Remember, if the sugary stuff
doesn’t get into the house to
begin with, it won’t be eaten
there, Now you’re ready for the
check-out. On the way out, you
might want to sto p and pick up
a free copy of “Eat Right and
Smile Bright” at Safeway^ nutri
tion display.
At home or at work: Are you
one of these people that has to
add about half a cup of sugar to
their tea or coffee to make it
taste good? Try some sugarle'ss
flavored coffee or herbal tea. If
yoti have a snack during break,
make it fruit o r popcorn. Does
your group raid the refrigeratof
the minute they walk through
the door? Keep a plate of apples,
carrot and celery sticks, grapes,
bananas, cheese and crackers,
or anything that’s naturally sweet
and good in the refrigerator. It
really satisfies. If you must eat
sugary things, eat them at meal
time. (Remember to brush after
wards!)
At school: This really is a
problem. I guess there’s no way
to keep kids from sneaking off
after school to buy a candy bar
or soda. The only answer to this
is to teach our kids the impor
tance of cutting down on sweets.
W hat’s learned in school needs
tQ be reinforced at home. Only
then will our kids be able to
make intelligent decisions about
their diets.
All of this suggests that cavi
ties can be controlled by diet
alone. Believe it or not, it’s true.
But, if you’re not willing to cut
out all the sugar in your diet, at
least cut down. Less sugar means
fewer cavities. In addition, if
you keep up good brushing and
flossing habits, who knows? You
may not get any cavities in spite
of what you eat!
Reservation cone harvest completed
Cone harvest completed on
the W arm Springs reservation
was reported by Forestry De-
velopment officer Bill Dònaghu reservation concentrating mostly
Crews were in the woods on ponderosa pine. The nob»
gatheringconçsthroughout the fir cones come from the MV.
Wilson area. Doug fir cones
were gathered in a limited amount
because of the bud worm infes-
tation throughout the Northwest.
All cone harvesting was done
under the chjection of K urt
Wiedenmann who is the tree
improvement officer here for
the past two years. He was
assisted by Ray Moody, a tribal
forestry trainee. The cone crews
have been gathering cones since
August 21 up until last Friday?
September 6. At the presertt
time the cones are being sorted
out at the forestry development
center on trite north side of the
industrial park and they will
remain there for a short time to
rid all moisture before being
shipped to Cottage Grove, Oregon
for further process which the^
will eventually become seedlings
for replanting.
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There will be some planting
done here in designated areas
under the direction of Wieden-
Spilyay Tymoo photo by M ille r
tllânn and M oody.
In the M t. Wilson area, noble fir cones perched high toward the
tops o f the trees on a bright sunny day. The M t. Wilson area is
where all the noble fir cones were harvested.
Blend baby’s food
New parents: Baby's food need
not break your budget- It aou
have a baby and buy jars of
ready-to-eat baby food. u h i
know they’re not cheap. And
some contain sugars, salt and
starches your baby doesn’t need
You can save 50 percent or
more o'n the cost ot baby food
by preparing the baby's fneals
when you prepare your Own.
All you do is take what’s left
over, put it in a uleuuer. tOod
processor or food mill. Pop the
trays in the freeze1!, then transler
cubes to freezer bags and use as
needed. Foods will keep for
about two months. Savings?
Here's an example: A small jar
of ready-to-eat string-beans cost
about 50c. Cooked, pureed and
frozen, you'd have enough for,
six or more meals. And most
important, you control,the ingre
dients.
Group discusses proposed sales
The Timber Committee and
the forestry technicians guided
a to u r on future timber sales
here on the Warm Springs Reser
vation on August 29 and 30
with a group of nearly 50 parti
cipants.
The areas set for discussion
were the Bunch Grass/ Big Springs
area, Dry Creek Timber Sale,
Muddy Run Logging unit, the
Antoken Logging Unit and the
Butte Creek Logging Unit.
The purpose and need for
action: the Bureau of Indian
Affairs proposes to harvest tithber
from these logging units all lo
cated on the north and northw
estern part o f the reservation.
The proposed actions primary
purpose is td provide income
and employment for the Con-
federated T ribes and trib al
member and to bring portions
of the timber areas under manage-
ent.
Along with timber land man
agement there were other con-
tern s expressed such as the
protection of the fi§h and wild-
life w ithin/he boundaries of the
reservation. Natural Resources
expressed their main concern in
certain areas for the protection
tion of the big game animals,
Some proposed sale areas would
destroy the natural habitat and
expose the big game to the pub
lie by building logging roads
into the areas. Big game take
shelter in some of these areas
because there has been no dis-
t u r b a n c e by h u m a n s,
The logging activity would surely
disturb the big game and cause
them to leave, especially the elk.
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Studies show a large area covered
by big game migration includes
aIl parts, o f the timberlands of
the reservation,
Buffer 20nes are needcd along
the waterways for the protec
tion of fish that are migrating
back to their spawning grounds.
Heavy equipment operation along
river and stream banks could be
very destructful if precautions
are not taken for the protection
of spawning beds for the fish.
T here .were no liv esto ck
representatives along to vpice
their concerns for grazing in
these areas.
Each logging unit needs cer
tain typés and methods of log
ging.. Steep and rough terrain
would require cable logging in
most cases, where as some areas
would require cat and rubber
tireskidders for select logging.
Clearcuts, slash piling, burning
and reseeding. Selective logging,
logging by leaving overstory for
natural seedlings. Each method
used in each area there is some
sort of timber management plan.
The two-day tour was quite a
success for the group especially
those who made the tour and
expressed their opinions.
Spilyay Tymoo photo by M ille r
Timberstands o f fine ponderosa pine and Douglasfir on the north
side o f M utton Mountain were viewed by timber tour participants
where they expressed their opinions concerning logging and wild
life.
Locals in first place
Continued from page 6
points they have thus far totaled
up for the season. The goal
of the team was to earn a berth
in th e ’ n a tio n a l fin a ls fo r
W HRAA and to win it. In past
years, the finals have ben held
in M ontana with the top teams
from the seven regional com
peting for the top honor. This
year there wil not be a finals
held but the team has earned
more points then any other in
the assoication and unoffically
they are the top team.They have
sewed up the championship title
for the Timber division (the
Northwest) and with Pendleton
being the last show at this time
there is not any way any other
team could catch them, accord
ing to Yazzie;
Yazzie went on to state with
Jason, as known as the Boss, in
school and playing football the
team will not start the 1986 sea
son this fall. They will probably
start in /he spring. They were
able to “pull it out of the bag”
this season and it is possible
again.
Child sexual abuse not limited
C ontinued from page 7,
shows great interest in genitals,
shows a sexual knowledge beyond
their years, are not willing to
dress down for P.E., exhibits
bruises or irritations in the geni
tal areas, shows seductive sex
ual behavior, acts out sexually
agresSive behavior or is pro
miscuous.
When a child makes any state
ment that they have been seX-
aully abused, the charge should
be investigated immediately and
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carefully. “It is better to be safe
than sorry.;”
Abuse has becorhè a major
issue in the United States. It can
no longer be ignored. Recent
studies show at least one out of
every four girls and one out of
every six to eight boys are sexu
ally molested by the age of 18.
One of the ways to prevent;
and intervene sexual abuse of
children is to increase aware
ness and provide some under
standing of the problem.
In the following edition of
Spilyay, the impact of sexual
abusé on the child;>what can bé
done i f a child says they are community; what steps a com
being abused; what happens once munity can take to stop abuse;
the child’s abuse is known; the and a summary will conclude
impact of sexual abuse on a this tw o-part series.
Abuse
conference
slated
Registration is $45 per per
Holding their second annual
conference, Oregon Conference
on Preventing Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Among Youth Will be
held in Sunriver starting Sep
tember 22 and going through
September 24.,
Goals for the conference are
directed at helping counties de
velop prevention activities for
youth.
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Church Services
Reorganized Church of
Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints
Warm Springs
Elder, Clint JacKs
Reverend Leo F. Weckerle
Tel: 475-6616
Confession prior to Mass
Worship—10:00 a.m..
Sunday Mass begins.at 8:30 a.rri.
Warm Springs Presbyterian Church
James P. McGugin, Interim Pastor . “
Tel.: 553-1237
Sunday Worship and Church School 10:00 a.m.
(Lord’s Supper—First Sunday)
Warm Springs Full Gospel Church
Orin Johnson, Pastor
Sunday School—10:00 a.m.
Worship Services—11:00 a.m.
Sunday Evening Service—7:30 p.m.
Bible Study—Wednesday—7:30 p.m.
Work has begun on East Tenino road. Eventually the road should extendfurther downShitike Creek
and enter Highway 26. For the present it will give a new access to the tribal utilities and construction
departments.
son until September 15 and the
reafter will be $55.
First session will begin at 1:30
p.m. and will end at 3 p.m. oh
Tuesday.
For more information con
tact Retha Stewart, 475-2214 or
Betty Deepers, 475-6575 during
the days or 475-6062 in the
evenings.
Warm Springs Baptist Church
Allen Elston, Pastor
Tel: 553-1267
Sunday School-r10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship—10:00 a.m.
Bible Study: Wednesday , 8:00 p.m?