Spilyay Tymoo
Warm Springs, Oregon
April 16, 1993 PAGE 7
Volunteers sought to serve as Master Food Preservers
Warm Springs and Jefferson
County Extension services are seek
ing volunteers to serve as Master
Food Preservers for Central Oregon
during the 1993 season. Training is
scheduled forevery Friday from May
7 through June 11 in Bend. Warm
Springs and Jefferson County resi
dents who participate are eligible for
a partial scholarship to cover mileage
expenses to Bend.
Volunteers selected for the pro
gram will receive 30 hours of indepth
training. Volunteers receive an
elaborate resource notebook filled
with the latest research-based meth
ods of home food preservation.
In return, the Master Food Pre
servers agree to volunteer at least 30
hours during the summer and fall to
provide local people with information
on canning, freezing, drying, pickling
and making jams and jellies. Activi
ties include answering telephone
calls, giving demonstration, working
in information booths at the commu
nity center, county fairs and testing
pressure canncr gauges.
Master Food Preservers sec their
experiences as ways to help others,
to receive reliable up-to-date infor
mation and to use their skills in a
meaningful way. During the last few
years food preservation information
has changed a lot due to improved
research designed to prevent illness
caused by spoiled food.
Since 1991 the USA has had an
increase of 19 in the number of
households with gardens and many
of the gardeners use home preserva
tion to carry-over the food for win
tertime family consumption. In Warm
Springs, ECE latch-key children arc
growing a garden and know the sweet
juicy success of foods they can grow
in even a small garden.
We are also lucky enough to be
near to large vegetable and fruit
growers who grow high quality food
Dial we can buy and preserve at home.
Persons interested in volunteer
ing for the Master Food Preserver
program should contact Norma L.
Simpson at 553-3238 at the Oregon
State UniversityWarm Springs Ex
tension Service for an application
form. Norma L plans to attend the
scries this year and will drive other
volunteers to Bend if transportation
is needed.
Great opportunity to learn to work
with the public!!!
Information provided by:
Warm Springs OSU
Extension Office
1110 Wasco Street
553-3238
The clover speaks
Gardener compiles list of plants good for drought conditions
Drought Resistant Perennials for
Central Oregon
When Lynne Brccsc ga ve her pre
sentation about Planning Your Yard
for Drought Conditions on March
23, she gave the participants a list of
the perennial plants that are good for
drought conditions and for full sun
with light soil conditions. There are
70 plants on the list, but some are
more resistant than others. If you
would like a copy of the complete
list, give us a call at OSU Extension
553-3238.
The list was compiled by Libby
McGeary, Deschutes County Master
Gardener. The Latin name for thew
plants is in parentheses, which may
help when you buy them. The first
name is common name for the plant,
but some plants have more than one
common name.
Most Drought Resistant Plants:
Yarrow (Achillea); Valerian
(Ccntranthus rubra); Snow-in-Sum-mcr
(Cerastrium); Golden Aster
(Chrysopis); Cranesbill (Geranium);
Ticksccd (Coreopsis); Blankctflowcr
(Gaillardia); Daylily (Hcmcrocallis);
Candytuft (Ibcris); Rose-campion
(Lychnis coronaria); Gloriosa Daisy
(Rudbcckia hirta); Sage (Salvia X
supcrba); Lavender Cotton (Santo
lina); Beard-tongue (Penstcmon).
Full Sun with Light Soil Plants:
Sea Thrift (Armcria); Wormwood
(Artcmcsia); Concflowcr (Echinacea
purpurea); Blankctflowcr (Gaillar
dia); Flax (Linum); Maltese Cross
(Lychniscalcdonica); Red-hot-poker
(Kniphofia); Feverfew (Matricaria);
Sundrop (Oenothera Fruiticosa);
Gloriosa Daisy (Rudbcckia hirta);
Rose campion (Lychnis coronaria);
Mt Bluet (Centauria montana).
This list docs not include many
perennial Alpine Plants that do well
in Central Oregon.
As the flowers bloom and fade,
pick off the faded blooms, so that the
plant does not go to seed. Blankct
flowcr is a good example of a plant
that will continue to bloom if old
blossoms are removed.
Alzheimer's disease is not caused by aluminum
A number of y ears ago, the media
announced aluminum pots and pans
were the cause of Alzheimer's dis
ease. Since that time humors and
controversy have raged over the idea.
Since I advocated the use of alumi
num cooking equipment, because of
it's superior ability to spread heat
throughout the pans, I was concerned
that I not lead to someone suffering
from Alzheimer's. I watched a friend
and his family suffer from the disease.
From the information I gathered, I
was convinced that there was no
connection between the metal and
the disease.
Well the controversy still goes on.
Recently on the reservation, I
heard the rumor again. So I thought I
would pass this latest update on
Alzheimer's disease and the alumi
num controversy to you through
Spilyay. The update came from the
April 1993 issue of the Wellness
letter published by the University of
California at Berkeley.
Keep in mind that aluminum is
the third most common element in
the environment. It occurs naturally
in soil, food and water. Small amounts
of it are found in fresh and processed
foods. It is used in scores of products
such as antiperspirants, antacid
medicines for indigestion, cosmetics,
paper products, soft-drink cans, foil
and cookware.
There is no evidence that avoiding
aluminum in any of these forms will
protect a person from Alzheimer's
disease. Very little aluminum is ab
sorbed by the body from any of these
products and most of what we take
into the body is excreted.
What caused this controversy to
arise again at this time? Modern
technology has been developed that
allow British researchers to examine
closely the brain tissue of people
who have died of Alzheimer's and
people who died of natural causes.
The researchers found little or no
aluminum in the tissue of either
group.
Any aluminum found in the brain
tissues may be an effect of
Alzheimer's rather that the cause of
iL
One researcher from Mt. Sinai
Medical Center in New York docs
suggest that those who want to be
particularly prudent might avoid an
tiperspirants in aerosol cans. Anti
perspirants with aluminum are more
readily absorbed through the nose
into the brain. The spray also causes
severe irritation if accidentally
sprayed into the eye. Roll-on or stick
antiperspirants are usually more ef
fective and less likely to cause injury.
Another University of Oregon In
ternational students spring tour has
come and gone. We are glad to say
this year was one of the best ever
with things running very smoothly.
Liz Blann 4-H program aid had things
well under control. I would like to
give Cassie Rhoan.Crystal Winishut,
Kimiko Mitchell & Arlcne Boilcau a
great big thank you for all your hard
work, the salmon and fry bread was
delicious and all the guests enjoyed it
very much.
Rudy Clements was the host and
made everyone feel welcome. Madras
residents and the U of O students
enjoyed his humor as well as his
knowledge of the reservation. The
students spoke of the lovely dancers
and many would like to visit Warm
Springs again. We would like to thank
Art McConvillc for helping with the
tour of the Museum. All were de
lighted to visit the Museum at Warm
Springs and learn more about the
Confederated Tribes.
Thank you Tribal Council and
Natural Resources for the salmon it
was very much appreciated. Thank
you also to the Madras Chamber of
Commerce, Ron Blann, Lori Binder,
Mickey Killingsworth, Brenda
Parrish.
And the biggest thank you of all
goes to the host families, without
you we could not have done it and we
really are glad you opened your
homes to these students that are very
far from home. Your kindness will
be with them the rest of their lives.
Warm Springs host families were:
Gene & Alice Sampson, the first to
sign up; Ralph and Jewell Minnick,
thanks for the many years of support;
Rita Roybal-Marchand, welcome
newcomer; Eric & Kimiko Mitchell,
welcome newcomer; Laura Swiulcr,
thanks for the many years of support;
Joe & Crystal Winishut, welcome
newcomer; Norma Simpson, wel
come newcomer.
Alternates were: Tommie &
Jcanine Kalama, thanks for willing
ness. Madras host families were: Dean
& Barbara Brooks; Flovd & Lenore
Courtain; Dale & Mickey
Killingsworth; Mark & Lola
Hagman; Charles & Janice
Alexander, Jerry & Karen Koolhaas;
Ron & Liz Blann; Ivan & Debbie
Doncy; Bob & Holly Gill; Jack &
Marilyn Watts; Ron & Lori Binder,
Thomas & Rac E. Stillings; Krista
McVey.
Thanks to all of you for opening
your homes and lives.
411 Leader Training
4-H leaders from Warm Springs
were invited to attend free training at
Redmond on March 31, 1993 with
other county extension agents and 4
H leaders from the Central Oregon
area. The information given was very
important to leaders. Topics that were
covered were:
Financial Management and Ac
countability
Insurance
Bonding
Fundraising
Guidelines and duties of leader
association treasurer
Risk management
Training volunteers
Chaperons
Teen and junior leaden
Agent liability
Instructors were Duane Johnson,
Extension Specialist; Susan Busier,
4-H CRD Extension Agent; Tamclyn
Skubinna, 4-H Extension Agent;
Saralyn Johnson, 4-H Extension
Agent; Pam Olscn, 4-H Extension
Agent.
All leaders who were unable to
take training this session are urged to
attend future sessions. The informa
tion will help you as a leader and in
turn will be helpful to the youth that
you are teaching. Congratulations and
thank you to Keith Baker and Liz
Blann for attending this session, Job
Well Done.
We have had a request for infor
mation on working with children from
Warm Springs 4-H leaders, glad to
be of service. We are pleased to bring
you Arlcne Boilcau 4-H Director who
will be teaching a workshop entitled
"How to Keep Your Cool.
Please register at the OSU Exten
sion office with Carol Stevens or
Crystal Winishut by calling 553-3238
or stop by the office between 8:00
a.m. and 5:00p.m., Monday through
Friday at 11 10 Wasco Street.
These workshops are open to all
community members.
4-H Center
7:00 8:00 p.ra.
April 7, 1993
Hope to see you there.
Water trees at the roots away from the trunk
Where should water a tree?
Much to my surprise, not at the
trunk. Think about it? Docs the trunk
have tiny roots that search for water?
No. It is the roots far away from the
trunk, at the edge of the canopy where
the branches droop. That is where the
tree should be watered, at the drip
line as shown in the drawing.
Providing care for elderly can be stressful and lonely
Recently the 1992-93 Tribal Cen
sus Report was released. One area
studied was about the Elderly and
Handicapped members of the tribes.
Of the 1,637 households in the sur
vey, 1 3 1 households had one or more
persons over the age of 62 living
there. And 42 households had one or
more persons over the age of 75
years.
During the recent Honor Seniors
Day we saw that being elderly did
not mean staying home in the rock
ing chair. But some very sick people
may require a lot of special care from
family members.
As many as 7 million American
families spend part of their day car
ing for frail elderly. Most of these
caregivers are women, usually elderly
wives or adult daughters. These
family members provide 80 of all
care of the elderly. Only 5 percent of
the elderly are in nursing homes.
Providing care for elderly can be
stressful and lonely. Recently I re
ceived a packet called "Hand in
Hand" about integrating research and
practice in gerontology by Clifford
Barber of Colorado State University
Extension Service. It included a list
of 8 tips to aid caregivers.
1. Set Realistic Goals. Accept
personal limitations: Do the best
possible to assure quality of life,
comfort and safety for the relative,
but don't try to work miracles.
2. Ask For Help. Attempting to be
a 24-Hour, on-call nurse is an impos
sible task. Suggest ways for other
family members to contribute. If they
are unavailable (or unwilling), ask a
friend or neighbor to help for an hour
or two a week. If possible, hire respite
care workers.
3. Take Personal Time. Some
caregivers are "too busy sawing to
stop and sharpen the saw." It is im
portant to take time out from
carcgiving to do pleasant things for
yourself - not catching up on other
tasks that have been postponed in the
interest of caring for the relative.
4. Pay Attention to Your Personal
Health. Exercise, get adequate rest,
eat well-balanced, nutritious meals.
5. Learn Home-Care Skills. Ask
home-care specialists, nurses and
other professionals for ways to
manage such problems as body me
chanics, skin care, incontinence, etc.
Knowing what to expect and how
best to respond to the relative's needs
will boost one's confidence.
6. Plan With, Not For, the Family
Member Needing Care. Respect the
aging person's need for autonomy
and involve them in decision making.
If they won't accept help for needed
services, enlist the helpof adoctoror
social worker.
7. Discourage Dependency. Re
search studies show that being de
pendent on someone for care leads to
depression. Families can help by en
couraging a dependent person to
make contributions, even small ones,
to the household.
8. Stress the Positive Aspects of
Caregiving.
Oregon State University has an
excellent publication on Inconti
nence." It includes ways to reduce
loss of control of body functions, as
well as how to deal with them when
they happen. If you wish a copy,
please contact Norma L. Simpson
553-3238 or send a note to P.O. Box
430, Warm Springs, Oregon 97761.
How deep do you plant bulbs In the spring?
This past two weeks we have received a lot of questions about planting
bulbs. This spring chart may give you a good idea of the depth for each type
bulb, it the bulbs you bought did not include the chart at time of purchase.
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One way to conserve water when
you water a tree is to save large cans
or plastic milk bottles to fill with
water along the drip line. Put small
holes in the bottoms of cans and
bottles so water can slowly seep into
the ground. You can water trees even
when you arc away from home with
this technique. If spring winds are
trying out your yard, you could even
water with jugs during the Easter and
summer vacation weekends.
Secure the containers in the
ground. Put small holes in the bot
toms of cans or bottles so the water
can slowly seep into the ground. Af
ter this long winter with plenty of
snow and now rain, you may think
it's not important to water trees. But
it is. Many large trees were stressed
last year because the underground
water table fell very low. If you did
not water the tree well before the
ground froze in November 1992, the
big trees may be thirsty for a drink,
especially if you live where it is very
windy.
Why should you water a tree?
When you consider which things
to water in a drought, you think of the
most expensive plants, bushes and
shrubs and the most fragile plants.
Large trees can be expensive to re
place, and may do damage to houses
and other structures if they die and
fall down.
would like to buy patterns
Dear Norma,
I read your article in the paper
about the sewing classes , and I'm
writing to ask if it's possible for me
to purchase patterns from the ladies
for wing dresses? (Crystal Winishut
and Colleen Arthur).
Also I want to know about patterns
for ribbon shirts? I'd like to buy
patterns from these ladies. Will you
please give them my name and ad
dress? I appreciate it much.
Respectfully,
Carol Tadias
P.O. Box 943
Toppenish, Washington 98948
Stockman's Roundup
By Bob Pawelek
OSU Extension Agent
Livestock and Range
This is the second of a three-part
series on the encroachment of our
rights as ranchers by those who may
be going a bit too far...
We near a lot from the animal
rights activists about "factory farms".
They use the term almost universally
when denouncing the livestock rais
ing practices of today's rancher.
Clearly, what they want to conjure
up in the minds of the consumer,
most of whom live in the city, is that
of a mindless, greedy, impersonal,
corporate-like mentality, interested
only in making a profit, regardless of
what must be done.
The words "factory farm" are used
by most animal rights activists to
describe almost any kind of live
stock farming that does not allow
livestock to roam free and outside.
They also use the words "factory
farm" because they want consumers
to believe that a majority of cattle
and hogs are now raised by huge
corporations instead of the fact that
95 of U.S. livestock are still raised
by individual producers the bulk of
them family farmers. They are, by
the words "factory farm", trying to
transfer the widespread distrust of
corporate America by consumers to
the American rancher.
Why are they doing this?
Because the increasingly not-so-hidden
agenda of most of the leaders
of the animal rights movement is to
bring livestock production to an end
and convert everyone to vegetarian
ism. They are simply using the ani
mal rights issue to accomplish that
goal, and the sad thing is that most of
the people who contribute over an
estimated 300 million dollars each
year to the various animal rights or
ganizations are good people, inter
ested in the best possible care for
animals.
Most of them have never been on
a farm, but they have pet dogs and
cats and the animal rights activist
leaders keep telling them about how
badly you treat your livestock.
Ingrid Newkirk, one of the lead
ers of PETA, has a new book called
Save the Animals -101 Easy Things
You Can Do. One of the things she
tells her readers, you will not be
surprised to hear, is "not to eat pig
flesh in any form."
In her book, Ms. Newkirk, among
other things, suggests consumers
send to PETA for some stickers that
she suggests her readers slap on fresh
meat cuts in the meat case at the
supermarket. The stickers read:
"Warning: This product causes heart
attacks, cancer, and other fatal dis
eases." She also suggests that consumers
place warning cards inside restau
rant menus that display meat items.
The card reads "Animal Flesh."
Ms. Newkirk suggest readers ask
local schools and universities to in
clude an animal rights class in their
curriculum. And, she tells about an
activist at Terre Haute, Indiana, who
not only got her university to add
animal rights class to the philosophy
department's curriculum, she got
herself appointed as instructor of the
class.
PETA has gone beyond the uni
versities and has launched a real ef-
It doesn't take a genius to spot a
goat in a flock of sheep
fort to get its message into public
schools. It sends representatives into
classrooms allegedly to teach chil
dren to be humane to animals.
However, soon after they arrive
they often start spreading misinfor
mation about modem livestock rais
ing methods and encourage their im
pressionable young audiences to stop
eating meat and become vegetarians.
In a magazine called PETA Kids,
which the organization distributes,
where it can, to students in class
rooms. One of the articles is called
McDoomsday.
"Before you bite into your Big
Mac
Or give you McNugget a crunch
Think of the cost and the pain
Thatwent into making McLunch."
In a section of one of these maga
zines is this sentence or two: "If you
want to help animals, you can stop
eating them. Write to PETA for veg
etarian recipes. Ask your parents to
try them so that everyone lives
longer!"
PETA tells the kids, "Every time
you sit down at the dinner table you
can vote for or against animals by
deciding whether to eat meat."
The voice of moderation in the
animal rights movement is being
stifled more and more by extremist
who believe, among other things,
that animal-based research this past
century that led to breakthroughs like
a vaccine for polio, the development
of insulin, chemotherapy and mod
ern heart surgery, were all immoral.
They would put an immediate end to
any research using animals.
Indeed, Ms. Newkirk has been
quoted as saying, "Even if animal
research resulted in a cure for AIDS,
we'd be against iL"
It is plain to see that the actual
welfare of animals is increasingly
beside the point to many leaders in
the animal rights movement It is
merely a tool to accomplish its real
goal.
Reporter Katie McCabe put it this
way in an article in early 1992 in the
Washingtonian magazine: The ani
mal rights movement has little con
cern for the humane treatment of
animals. It wants to end man's use of
animals altogether - including thefee
that save human lives."
Next time; What can we do about
all this?