PACE 2 September 11,1987
Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilvay Tymoo
COCC offers "New Approach to Learning"
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Geoff Bury, instructor at the Warm Springs Adult Learning Center, shows Just a few of the teaching aids that
will be used this year by students attaining their GEDs.
Community
Registration forcommunity edu
cation classes began September 8
and will continue through Septem
ber 22 at the Central Oregon Com
munity College Warm Springs office.
For further information about the
classes listed below and additional
community education classes, call
553-1428.
Braiding Horse Gear
John Sharp, veteran cow boy and
leather worker from Prineville will
make eight trips to Warm Springs
to demonstrate and teach class
how to make reins, headstalls,
breast collars in round and flit
styles and more! Repair your old
gear and make some new gear in
this fun and interesting class! Meets
every Wednesday evening from 7
to 9 p.m. in the Old Boys Dorm.
Meets September 23 to November
II. Cost is only $20.
Shorthand II
Expert teacher Bonnie Grote will
work with everyone who wants to
brush up on their skills. Emphas
izes theory and taking dictation.
Continuation of beginning shor
thand. Monday's and ThursdayslO
a.m. to 12 noon in Old Boys Dorm.
Meets September 24 November
Letter to the
To the People,
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Nearly the entire month of Sep
tember will be dedicated to work
ing on the 1988 tribal operating
budget. Our work on the budget
does not begin without many hours'
preliminary work by department
heads and branch managers. Prep
aration of the budget for public
reviewand comments during Oct o
berand Novemberdoes not happen
overnight.
The target level of the 1988 budget
was to continue a reduction of four
percent. The managers worked with
their people to come up with further
reductions. The four percent reduc
tion is a target, but the final budget
may come between the current bud
get and the reduction.
There has been no Council direc
tive to reduce the work force and
we intend to maintain current emplo
yee levels. We see no need for a
reduction in the work force.
You may have read in newspap
ers about a proposed Cascade Scenic
Loop Highway. Clackamas, in an
old economic development plan,
proposed a highway running east
of Molalla. The plan also contem
plated that the road would run
through the Schoolie Flat area on
the reservation. It is simply a con
cept and not a concrete proposal. If
accepted, the highway would not
become a reality for 1 5 to 20 years.
Meetings will be held at the
Spilyay Tymoo
Spilyay Tymoo Staff
MANAGING EDITOR Sid Miller
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FOUNDED IN MARCH, 1976
Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the
basement of the old Girls Dorm at 1115 Wasco Street. Any
written materials to Spilyay Tymoo should be adressed to:
Spilyay Tymoo, PO Box 870, Warm Springs, Oregon 97761
Phone:
553-1644 or 553-1 161, extensions 274, 285. 321 or 286.
Subscription rates:
Within the US $6 00 per year
Outside U S $12 00 per year.
Education classes set for
30. Cost is sponsored by Confeder
ated Tribes.
"Black Canvas" Painting
Bea Youngs, popular artist from
Bend will visit Warm Springs for
one day to teach a six hour class in
oil painting on black canvas for a
striking effect. Choose portrait of
Indian chief, landscape, or bring
your own photograph of a favorite
Grandfather, niece, or uncle etc.
Beginners are welcome. Bring your
own supplies with you. If you don't
know what to brng. call Geoff at
553-1428. Saturd.. 30 a.m.-4:30
p.m. in Old Boys Dorm. Meets
November 21. Cost is only $6.00.
Power Machine Sewing
Dorothy Pcderson, expert seam
stress and supervisor of the new
Warm Springs sewing plant will
teach you how to get fast an i pro
fessional results when you make
new clothes for your family. Make
ribbon-shirts, traditional regalia or
whatever you want! YouH be amazed
at the great things you can make!
Thursdays, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. Meets
September 24-October 29. Appar
als Industry (Old Tekronics build
ing). Cost is only $15.00.
People
Simnasho and Agency Longhouses
to discuss the design concept and
location of the proposed shopping
and town center. Input will be
gathered as to where the center will
be located. The meetings are tenta
tively scheduled for either late Sep
tember or early October.
Tribal Council has directed the
Land Use Committee to review
and make recommendations on land
assignments as specified in the tri
bal Constitutionand By-Laws. Assign
ments could be cancelled if the per
sons) is not using, working or
making improvements on the land.
At the August 3, 4 and 5 meeting
of Affiliated Tribes we learned that
the beginning of an administrative
organization are being formulated.
The administration will ellaborate
on what's already there and include,
among other things, additional staff,
a facility and an operating budget.
A delegation will be attending
the annual meeting of National
Congress of American Indians in
Tampa, Florida September 21
through 25.
We encourage all to watch for
district and general council meet
ings in October and November to
discuss the budget. Your input is
valuable and necessary in putting a
final budget together.
Sincerely,
Warm Springs Tribal Council
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College Credit Math Class
If you're planning on college
there's a math class just right for
you: Pre-Algcbra, Algebra I, Alge
bra 2, and Intermediate Algebra.
Let Steve Heydon help you prepare
now to get ahead in math. (4 cred
its) Mondays and Wednesdays.
5:30-7:30 p.m. Meets September
23-Dccember 9. Old Boys Dorm.
Cost is $86.00 books, or see Levi
Bobb in Tribal Administration about
tuition grants.
College Credit Basic Forestry
Introduces students to the entire
field of forestry: multiple uses of
timber, grazing (range) wildlife,
watershed and recreation. Career
opportunities on and off the reser-
vation are discussed in detail. No dents get their GED diplomas this
previous knowledge required. Field fall. He will also help anyone who
trips to cascade summit and walks in the door with a desire to
Deschutes for map use and plant improve their 'readin, 'writin, or
identification. Visit silviculture and 'rithmatic. Lots of new activities
logging operations. Team taught andcomputer"games"thataref'n
by full-time COCC forestry faculty, and educational. Tuesdays and
Individual counseling available. Thursdays. 10:00 a.m. through 1:00
credits) Wednesdays6 p.m. 9 p.m. p.m. Old Boys Dorm. Meets Sep
tember 22 December 5.
EMS Week to
This year, September 20-26 is
designated as Emergency Medical
Services (EMS) week. This annual
event, recognized nationwide, is
designed to encourage the public to
learn more about emergency medi
cal resources in their community.
The theme of Oregon's EMS Week
is, "Prevention An Individual and
Community Responsibility."
Emergency Medical Technicians,
first responders, emergency medi
cal dispatcher, registered nurses
and physicians are the profession
als who make up the EMS team.
Each of their contributions is a
crucial link to a system which has
evolved from the need to reduce
death and disability. This common
goal is addressed in an atmosphere
which often requires rapid man
agement of unpredictable volumes
of patients who present conditions
of varying severity and complexity.
The field of EMS continually
works to assure that decreases are
seen in death and disability. To
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Lots of changes are in store for
people who come up to the COCC
Adult Learning Center this fall.
Geoff Bury, the new instructor,
will be using a "learning is fun"
approach to CED studies. "We
plan to use lots of educational
games, puzzles, computer games
and group activities to get our stu
dents excited about learning. Each
student who comes through the
door will be part of a team. We will
all be working together as a group
to help each other reach their indi
vidual goals.
Most important for Bury is to
help his students feel confident in
their abilities to be successful.
"Every student who walks through
our door is capable of reaching his
or her goals. I really believe that,"
says Bury. He can help all his stu
dents get their G ED diplomas within
four months of stepping into the
classroom.
GED classes will be offered from
10 a.m. to I p.m. Tuesdays and
Thursdays, beginning September
22 through December 5. Classes
wj he held at the Adult Learning
Center on the second floor of the
Old Boys dorm.
adults
Old Boys dorm. Labs on Saturday.
Meets September 24 December
5. Cost 64.50 books, or see Levi
Bobb in Tribal Administration about
tuition grants.
Typing I
Marge Entrikin will help you
along the way to being a good
typist. Learn keyboard and numbers.
Work toward speed and accuracy.
A great opportunity to learn how
to type! Tuesdays and Wednesdays
9 a.m. II a.m. Old Boys Dorm.
Meets September 22-October 28.
Cost is sponsored by Confederated
Tribes.
GED Classes-Adult Learning Center
Geoff Bury will be helping stu-
honor emergency workers
accomplish this goal, their pursuits
often involve a number of areas
including: research, education, sy
stem development and coordination.
This year's theme was chosen because
Oregon's providers are currently
working on a variety of programs
whose objectives include preven
tion of illness and injury through
public education.
Numerous studies have shown
that prevention can have a large
impact on improving health and
welfare of the community. These
studies have shown for example
that:
40 percent of out-of-hospital car
diac arrest victims can be saved if
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Steve Courtney finished correspondence course and passed exam giving
him a Grade III Water Treatment Operator's certificate.
Courtney gains certification
Steve Courtney recently received
his Grade III Water Treatment
Operator's certificate following many
hours of correspondence course
study and a six-hour examination.
Courtney has been working
towards certification at different
levels since he began work at the
Warm Springs Water Treatment
Plant six years ago. Encouraging
him to become knowledgeable of
the plant and to acquire certifica
tion in plant operation the Warm
Springs Water Board funded his
studies which he pursued through
correspondence courses from the
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incorporated their resource objec
tives into the firefighting tactics."
On the Whitewater fire, that means
"no retardant drops or use of heavy
equipment. It's strictly hand labor
to keep the impact on the watershed
to a minimum."
Getting the fires under control
hasn't been easy, Harned reported.
"We knew we were in trouble. We
couldn't get crews through the reg-
CPR is started within 4 minutes
(f ollowed by advanced life support
within ten minutes).
Significant reduction in deaths
and severe injuries can occur if
seatbelts, motorcycle and bicycle
helmets are worn.
Children under the age of four
not protected by child safety seats
are over ten times as likely to be
killed in a motor vehicle accident
than children using safety seats.
Because of these and other facts
which support prevention educa
tion, EMS providers in your area
encourage you to find out more
about what you can do to reduce
illness and injury in your home.
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20 - 26. 1987
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Portland health conference
Seven members of the Diabetes
Education and Control Project
(DEC) at Warm Springs were invited
to take part in the Indian Health
Service"Health Promotion Disease
Prevention Conference" September
1, 2 and 3 held in Portland, Oregon.
The seven members were Harriet
Henry, Martha George, Julia Wolfe,
Iris Smith, Louise Jackson, Norval
Tufti and Wilson Wewa.
The DEC members demonstrated
exercise in chairs, standing, mov
ing, walking, using equipment and
group exercise activities. The group
was formed earlier this year to con
trol Type II diabetes through diet,
exercise and, in some cases, medi
cation. DEC is a joint effort through
Indian Health Service and the Tri
bal Wellness Program.
The conference, sponsored by
the Portland Area Office for Indian
Health Services, spotlighted the
theme of "Soaring to Health." It
was the second conference to be
held and IHS would like it to
become an annual event.
During the opening ceremony
the presentation of the flags were
given by the Warm Springs Vete
rans of Foreign Wars Post 4217
by members. Claude Smith, Sr..
Woody Smith and Spud Langnese.
Lillian January, Warm Springs
IHS dietitian, narrated the Warm
Springs presentation which included
history of the diabetes program,
how it is operated, where the pro
gram is and what the goals are for
University of California at
Sacramento.
It was necessary that Courtney
pass the examination wit h at least a
70 percent score in four areas includ
ing, math, chemistry, safety and
management in order to gain certifi
cation. Courtney's education is not yet
complete. He is currently working
towards a Grade II certification in
Watermasterand will probably work
towards a Grade HI when that time
comes. The Warm Springs plant is
a grade II facility.
ular channels. The BI A suspended
timber harvesting operations on
the Warm Springs Reservations.
That freed up the loggers and they
came down and volunteered to
fight fire," he said.
"When the mill heard we were in
trouble. Warm Springs Forest Pro
ducts Industries shut down part of
their operations and sent their peo
ple to help," he continued. "That
was very important at the start for
keeping the fires small. I would like
to give the loggers and mill pepole
credit for showing up and helping
us."
Harned also cited the assistance
of Russ Davis, fire management
officer with the BIA in Billings,
Montana, Dick French, with the
BIA Portland area fire manage
ment office, and Chuck Tandy,
chief of the BIA branch of fire
management at the Boise Inter
Agency Fire Center. ,
"They really helped when it was
needed and got crews when there
were no crews to be had," he said.
According to Warm Springs
Superintendent Bernard Topash,
most BIA employees have assigned
duties when forest fires occur. Most
employees are aware of their ex
tended duties and quickly assume
their roles.
Topash also stated that WSFPI
employees were released from fire
fighting Thursday, while loggers
were released Friday. However,
some logging crews are still work
ing on the fire, assisting with cat
various chores. Reservation logging
was reopened Saturday morning.
the future. The group was asked to
present the program because it is
the only one with concentrated
efforts aimed toward controlling
diabetes in the Portland Area office.
It is hoped that the presentation of
the program will encourage other
reservations to start similar pro
grams in their areas.
Other health topics presented at
theconference included: aids update,
Yakima service unit elder program,
alcoholism and substance abuse,
youth working with youth, adult
health issues and presentation by
other area service units in the North
west. A total of 63 people took part in
the Poker Fun Walk Run held
August 27. The event was spon
sored jointly by the Community
Center and the Tribal Wellness
Program. Winners of the fun event
were Iris Smith, who came in with
the best poker hand, three aces.
She won a $10 gift certificate. In
the one-mile event. Jean Green
won a 14 case of pop with three
kings and Sharondee Mitchell won
a bag of grapes w ith three nines. In
the 2xh mile event. Evaline Patt
w on a case of pop w ith three queens
and Eraina Palmer won a bag of
grapes with a pair of kings and a
pair of queens.
The event was held to increase
community awareness in the pre
vention efforts aimed toward con
trolling diabetes on the Warm
Springs reservation.