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Warm Spkinrs, Okkgon
March 19. 1993 G: 7
Study shows six common traits of strong families
Someiimei we talk more about
troubled families than we talk about
happy, well-functioning families. In
fact researchers for many yean only
looked at families in trouble.
Then a young staff member Dr.
Nick Stinnett asked the Oklahoma
State Extension home economics
agents to help him locate strong
families among the people they
worked with in the state, lie inter'
viewed these families to learn how
they were able to be strong families.
From the information they save him,
he developed a Family Strengths
Inventory.
The Family Strengths Inventory
measures qualities of family life in
eluding the degree of closeness, hap
piness, confidence and worthiness in
the relationships among family
members. Six traits were common in
the strong families.
Commitment. Members of strong
families are dedicated in promoting
each other's welfare and happiness.
Appreciation. Members of strong
families consistently show a great
deal of appreciation for each other.
Communication. Members of
strong families have good communi
cation skills and spend a lot of tunc
talking with each other.
Time. Strong families spend
large amounts of quality time to
gether. Spiritual wellness. Whether they
go to formal religious services or
not, strong family members have a
Keep mouthwash out of reach of children
sense of a greater good or power in
life, and that belief give them strength
and purpose.
Coping ability. Members of
strong families arc able to vie w stress
or crises as an opportunity to grow.
From OSU Intension Family
Specialist, Jan Hare and Aphra
Katev, an OSU doctoral candidate
in Human Development and Family
Studies.
The clover speaks
Information provided by:
Warm Springs OSU
Extension Office
1110 Wasco Street
553-3238
By Norma Simpson
During the past three years, the
Oregon Poison Center has received
1S4 reports of children under the age
six swallowing mouthwash contain
ing high levels of alcohol (cthanol).
Leading brands of mouthwash
contain between 1 4 and 27 percent of
cthanol, as compared to beer which
typically contains 5 to 7 percent and
wine which typically contains 12 to
14 percent alcohol.
Mouthwashes are particularly at
tractive to children because of their
sweet smell, bright colors and for the
most part, great taste. Between 5 and
9 ounces of these mouthwashes may
be enough cthanol to cause death in a
22 pound child.
In February Oregon's Attorney
General T.R. Kulongoski joined with
representatives from 28 other states .
and territories to urge that child-resistant
packaging be required for
mouthwashes that contain more than
5 percent alcohol. They filed a peti
tion urging the US Consumer Prod
uct Safety Commission to promote
the packaging.
Until such time that the CPSC
requires this protection of children,
it's up to all family members to be
sure children spitout the mouthwash
after they gargle, and that the bottle
is kept well out of reach of the children.
Once a little boy went to school.
One morning,
When the little boy had been in school awhile,
The teacher said:
'Today we are going to make a picture."
"Good!" thought the little boy.
He liked to make pictures.
He could make all kinds.
Lions, and tigers,
Chickens and cows, trains and boats.
He took out his box of crayons
And began to draw.
But the teacher said: "Wait!
It is not time to begin!"
And she waited until everyone looked ready.
"Now," said the teacher,
"We are going to make flowers."
"Good!" though the little boy.
He liked to make flowers,
And he began to make beautiful ones
With his pink and orange and blue crayons.
But the teacher said, "Wait!
And I will show you how."
And it was red, with a green stem.
"There," said the teacher.
"Now you may begin."
The little boy looked at the teacher's.
Then he looked at his own flower.
He liked his flower better than the teacher's.
But he did not say this.
He just turned his paper over
And made a flower like the teacher's.
It was red, with a green stem.
On another day, the teacher said:
'Today we are going to make something with clay.'
"Good!" thought the little boy.
He liked clay.
He could make all kinds of things with clay.
Snakes and snowmen,
Elephants and mice, cars and trucks,
nd he began to pull and pinch
His ball of clay.
But the teacher said:
"Wait! It is not time to begin!"
And she waited until everyone looked ready.
"Now," said the teacher,
"We are going to make a dish."
He liked to make dishes.
And he began to make some
That were all shapes and sizes.
But the teacher said, "Wait!"
And I will show you how."
And she showed everyone how to make
One deep dish.
"There," said the teacher.
"Now you may begin."
The little boy looked at the teacher's dish.
Then he looked at his own.
He liked his dishes better than the teacher's.
But he did not say this.
He just rolled his clay into a big ball again.
And made a dish like the teacher's.
It was a deep dish.
And pretty soon
The little boy learned to wait,
And to watch,
And to make things just like the teacher.
And pretty soon
He didn't make things of his own anymore.
Then it happened
That the little boy and his family
Moved to another house.
In another city,
And the little boy - . -..
Had to go to another school.
And the very first day
He was there.
The teacher said:
"Today we are going to make a picture."
"Good!" thought the little boy,
And he waited for the teacher
To tell him what to do.
But the teacher didn't say anything.
She just walked around the room.
When she came to the little boy
She said, "Don't you want to make a picture?"
"Yes," said the little boy.
"What are we going to make?"
"I don't know until you make it,"
Said the teacher.
"How shall I make it?" asked the little boy.
"Why, any way you like," said the teacher.
"And any color?" asked the little boy.
"Any color," said the teacher.
"If everyone made the same picture,
And used the same colors,
How would I know who made what,
And which was which?"
"I don't know," said the little boy,
And he began to make
A red flower with a green stem.
Stockman's Roundup
By Bob Pawelek
OSU Extension Agent
Livestock and Range
Here and There
If your eyes have wandered down
to this comer of the newspaper, wel
come! Glad to have you.
This column is written as a service
to you, and if there's something re
lated to the livestock business that
you would like to see addressed here,
please let me know. I'll try to scare
up the information you're looking
for.
Keep your cash
Glancing through the mid-February
issue of Farm Journal, I took note
of some research done on deer
whistles used as scare devices on
automobiles. It seems that results
from tests in Utah and Texas, as well
as in Switzerland and Finland show
that the whistles are ineffective.
Your best move, the article men
tions, is to slow down when you see
any deer near the road. Even if one
deer has successfully crossed the
road, there's a good chance another
one is right behind it.
Grazing forests
The cover story of the February
issue of Farmer-Stockman reveals
that sheep and cattle could be used to
benefit newly planted trees. The ar
ticle by Mike Wohld suggests that
through intensive management,
grazing can be a useful tool in forest
management.
Louis Halloin, silviculturist with
the Washington Dept. of Natural Re
sources (DNR) says that using sheep
to control brush competing against
young trees may be an alternative to
chemical control when seedlings arc
just getting started. Halloin points
out that using sheep to work on the
brush improves grazing for cattle,
which prefer grass to browse.
Halloin published a Washington
DNR report, "Plantation Grazing
A Feasibility Review", January 1991.
In it he cites the following benefits:
Brush control, favorable for
seedling establishment.
Increased cycling and availabil
ity of nutrients.
More sunlight to seedlings.
Increased tree seedling growth.
Possible rodent control.
Suppressed noxious weeds.
Improved big game winter range.
Reduced fire hazard.
Minimal damage to seedlings
from browsing or trampling.
In Oregon, OSU research also
suggests that grazing can be benefi
cial to forests. Timing and intense
management are essential. Using
sheep first to control the brush and
then cattle on the grass are critical
factors to success.
Never ask a barber if he thinks you
need a haircut
Current Clubs:
Expressive Arts Art
McConvillc
Boys Basketball Mcl vinTewce
Girls Basketball Foster Kalama
Rockin' 4-H Tim Smith, Jo
seph Winishul, Winona Spino, Roger
Spino, Bob Pawelek, Benson Heath.
Culture Club Tcddi Tancwasha
and Orthclia Miller
Beadwork Myra Shawaway
Knitting Liz Blann
Search and Rescue Keith Baker
Thcscclubsare meeting currently.
If you have any questions please feel
free to call Arlcne, Carol or Crystal.
Bob or Crystal will be glad to answer
any questions you have concerning
Rockin' 4-H. Please feci free to stop
by the office for more information.
We have the forms for you to fill out.
Rockin' 4-H update
We had our first meeting March 2,
1993. A special thanks to all the
parents who attended with their
children. It is very important for you
to be there. Bob Pawelek gave the
objectives for the Rockin' 4-H cattle
and horse project
1. Learn animal science
2. Feeding, breeding, mgt.
3. Marketing
4. Research
5. Develop team work skills
6. Practice leadership
7. Career opportunities
8. Knowledge
Bob discussed the ohjecti ves w ah
members. Constituent had the op
portunity to get to know Rob and see
what a great cow poke he is. Every
one had a great tune filling in the
parts of a cow and learning the p.uts
they didn't already know. Keep an
eye on the clover speaks for future
meeting dates.
Rainbow Dancers
The Rainbow Dancers are now
taking members, if you were involved
last year you still need to sign up lor
1993. This 4-H activity provides
Warm Springs youth an opxituniiy
to share their culture with our neigh
bors by modeling their regal ia at state
and county fairs. Please call Crystal
or Carol to sign up or stop bv the
OSU 4-H Extension office at 'l 1 10
Wasco Street.
Fabric finishes fill needles on sewing machines
By Norma L. Simpson
On three occasions during this
past week, we have seen the effects
of fabric finishes causing the thread
to fray as we sewed. You can sec the
situation in the drawing.
When fabrics arc made, the weav
ers put chemical finishes on them to
make the garment permanent press
or so they require no ironing. But as
you sew, some of the chemicals plug
up the eye in the needle. Little by
little, the thread starts to fray and
bunch up on the left side of the needle.
Soon the thread breaks.
You can do two things to the
needle.
1. ) Soak the needle in warm water
for a few minutes, until the chemi
cals can be wiped away.
2. ) Use the "decorative straw
berry" on round red pin cushions to
clean the chemical from the eye of
the needle. Push the needle back and
forth several times, to break up
chemicals clogging the eye of the
needle.
The "strawberry" is full of emery,
like on your emery boards for filing
your fingernails. It will remove rust
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Help plan gardens for drought
Lynn Brccse, former Jefferson
County Home Economics Agent will
join forces with Bob Pawelek, the
Warm Springs Livestock Agent to
help us plan our yards and flower
gardens for the drought conditions
we will have this summer. Join us
Wednesday, March 24 from 7:30 p.m.
to 9:30 p.m. in the training room on
the main floor of the Education Cen
ter. Share your landscaping prob
lems and solutions during the group
discussion that will follow their
presentations.
While we had plenty of snow this
winter, it is not enough to catch up
with the average rainfall that we have
had in years past. That means we will
have less water to keep our yards
lush and green and gardens bloom
ing with water thirsty plants.
Here in Central Oregon we have
many native plants, and some im
ported ones which do survive well
with little water. We'll look and touch
those plants, and see ways that we
can conserve water during the months
ahead.
from pins and needles w hen you let
them get wet or from the humidity in
coastal areas.
While you have the needle out of
the machinc.chcck to sec if the point
is dull. If it is, use your knife sharp
ener to sharpen it a bit. If you run
over pins as you sew, the point w ill
get dull, or even bent at an angle, so
that the needle snags the fabric.
Sewing workshop
a success
By Norma Simpson
Many adults and children will be
wearing new traditional outfits sxn
as the Traditional Clothing Work
shops come to a close. Many thanks
to Crystal Winishut and Colleen
Arthur who shared their knowledge
of making wing dresses. Those who
made ribbon shirts, vests and leggings
can thank Sandra Brunoc, Estcllc
Lawson and for sharing their patterns
and words of wisdom about ways to
brighten the new garments.
The workshops began February
20 and continued until March 10 in
time for the opening of the new mu
seum. The garments will be the high
light of some who had never sewn
before. Urbana Manion whizzed
through her first wing dress at such a
pace after coming only to observe.
Margaret Buckland was so excited,
that she made two more the next day
for others in her family. One woman
received a gift from her husband who
made a wing dress for her. And
several husbands will be brightly
dressed in new ribbon shirts and vests.
In addition to learning to make the
traditional wing dress, many learned
more about using patterns, how to
enlarge them or make them smaller.
And many learned a lot more alxmt
their sewing machines, and the im
portance of cleaning and oiling the
machines to reduce the noise that the
machines make as the women and
men raced away full speed on their
garments.
Thanks to you all for being so
enjoyable and for sharing and help
ing each other. Thanks for teaching
me a lot, and for the many times you
said "I didn't know that!"
How much artificial sweetener should I use?
If you have a new diabetic in your family, you'll be learning more about artificial sweeteners.
This table will help you to have some idea about how much of each type of sweetener is going to
taste like a teaspoon of sugar. In the table it refers to Tsp for teaspoon. If you recipe refers to Tbsp.,
that is the abbreviation for Tablespoon, and there are three teaspoons for each Tablespoon.
ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS
Brand Name
Form
Table Sugar
Amount Equavalent Calories
I Sucaryl Liquid H Tsp 1 Tsp 0
Swcct-10 Liquid ViTsp 1 Tsp 0
Sprinkle Sweet Granulated 1 Tsp 1 Tsp 2
Sugar Twin Granulated 1 Tsp 1 Tsp lj
1 packet . 2 Tsp 3
Sweet n'Low Granulated 1 Tsp 16 Cup 14
or 8 Tsp
1 Packet 2 Tsp VA
Equal Granulated 1 packet 2 Tsp 4
Tablet leach 1 Tsp 0.4