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Page 2 Mav 14, 1993 Warm Springs, Oregon Spilyay Tymoo Tribal members view forest projects A lour into the forest was made by the Timber Committee. Forestry personnel and Interested tribal members on May 5, 1 993. The group left the Forestry compound at 8:30 a.m., and traveled into the high country to view the tree planting ecu. The stop was at the udendren limber sale along the skyline area. It was explained by Bob I i I 'A The Timber lour first stop was at the Rhododendron timber sale up in the high country, where crews are planting trees in the clear cut, The photo shows a demonstration of how the trees are placed in the ground by a Forester in charge of that project, as members of the tour look on. Name the ECE Mini Powwow Contest Think of a name for ECE's annual end of the year mini powwow and win a blanket! Entries can be dropped off at the ECE Center front desk or mailed to the ECE department, P.O. Box C. Anyone in the community can contribute an entry. The deadline for entering is Tuesday, May 18. The winning entry will be selected by the planning committee. A blanket will be awarded to the person who submits the name chosen for this annual end of the year mini powwow. The final ECE Mini Powwow of the 1992-1993 school year will be Wednesday, May 19 at the Agency Longhouse from 9:30 11:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome to join in the celebration!! Watch for common symptoms of asthma Symptoms of the most common form of asthma are coughing, wheezing and breathing problems. But, some types of asthma are harder to spot. For instance, children may only have symptoms when they ex ercise. This type of asthma is called "exercise-induced asthma." Children with this type of asthma most often notice problems when they are ex ercising or soon after they stop. Symptoms may include shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing and a "tight chest feeling." These asthma attacks may be worse in dry or cold weather. Exercises that require rapid, deep breathing, such as running, can result in the worst symptoms. Mild forms of "exercise-induced asthma" can sometimes be controlled by having the child warm-up slowly for 5 or 1 0 minutes before exercising. Switching to other sports, such as swimming (due to the breathing of warm, moist air), may cause less WSE Art Fair The Warm Springs Elementary will be having their 7th Annual Art Fair on Tuesday, May 18, 1993 be tween 1:00 and 6:00 p.m. in the school gym. The WSE faculty is asking that parents donate store bought baked goods for the Cake Walk. There will be lemonade and cookies for sale for 25 cents and the cake walk costs 25 cents a try. The money raised is used to buy art supplies for the school. Please support our students at Warm Springs Elementary by com ing to enjoy their art work. Spilyay Tymoo Staff Members MANAGING EDITOR SID MILLER ASSISTANT EDITOR DONNA BEHREND PHOTO SPECIALIST MARSHA SHEWCZYK REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER SAPHRONIA KATCHIA REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER SELENA BOISE FOUNDED IN MARCH, 1 976 Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Ouroff ices are located in the basement of the Old Girls Dorm at 1 1 1 5 Wasco Street. Any written materials to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761 PHONE: (503) 553-1644 or (503) 553-3274 FAX No. 553-3539 ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Within U.S. - $9.00 Outside U.S. -$15.00 SPILYAY TYMO0 1992 Gill of the Forestry the trees were grown from local seeds taken from the reservation. Processed in the greenhouse until ready for planting. This particular plot was supposed to have been planted last fail but the delay came as the result of late slash burning which made it impossible to get ihcm planted before the snow came. The plants were specially i r I .A. t i ' ' - il stress. Doctors can prescribe drugs to take before exercise to prevent an asthma attack. Other drugs can be used to stop an attack after the attack has begun. If you think your child might have asthma, consult your doctor. Video lunch scheduled Thursday, May 13 it's ECE's monthly Video Lunch at 12 noon in the staff lounge. This month's fea tured video is about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. End of year salmon bake to be held at ECE The ECE "End of the Year" Salmon Bake for all program parents guardians, children and staff will be Thursday, May 27, at a new time -starting at 5:30 p.m. at the ECE Center. All students can succeed All students can learn and succeed. You can help your child feel secure that you are interested in their learning by keeping in touch with the school, not only when things go wrong, but also when things are going well. You can contact your child's teacher by phone or with notes. You can visit the school. Ask your child, "How was school?" This message brought to you by the Tribal Joint Education Committees stored in the greenhouse until the proper lime for planting was on hand this spring. From here the troop's next stop was at the Swamp Clear cut and the effects of winter logging were viewed. The winter logging showed the terrain was hardly disturbed un der the heavy snow fall we had this year. Crews will have to come back v; 1 if -- ! t " I t . ' 1 . i f w 1 !', Alcohol, problem drinker are Each year in the United States, about one million children arc abused or neglected by a parent or other adult responsible for their care.Thcse children include: girls and boys infants through adolescents Their families may come from any racial or ethnic group religion income level educational background city, suburb or farm. Alcohol pays a major role in many cases of abuse and neglect of chi Idren. Not all abusive or neglectful parents drink and not all drinkers abuse or neglect their children. But, alcohol and the problem drinker are significant factors in this national tragedy. The ch Idren are affected in an especially harmful way. They may be: Insecure and have related behav ior problems, such as delinquency, aggressiveness, passiveness, etc. Unable to trust others and express feclings.aftcrall the broken promises, unpredictable behavior and changing demands of the problem drinker. Overly responsible and take on housekeeping, cooking, the care of younger chldren, etc., to "fill in" for the drinking (or non-drinking) par ents. As adults, even those children who appear successful and well-adjusted now may have: low self-esteem trouble forming relationships a fear of losing control feelings of isolation and depres sion Many marry alcoholics, or be come alcoholics themselves. If these chldren are also abused or neglected, the impact is greater still. " ; , , . ' ,I . , i - ; , !.tt;' ;7 I V- -V i irssrf ff 1 , r A li - JSV.n A ; Iff It ft vvc 1 )., . 1 . . . , , 4 - ,. try . ' . l l , r; r.-: I i .... .; ' r.? 1 - f ft: . .r.v- i i " If ft. Grand prize winners in the Child A bust Prevention poster contest were, left to right, second grader Pasha Smith, winning a SS McDonalds gift certificate for fourth place; first grader Ixnitta Greene, win ning a necklace for third place; second grader Mariana M anion, winning a $30 gift certificate from Erickson Sentry for first place; fifth grader Denise Clements, winning 10 free video rentals from Video Video for her second place entry end third grader Jefferson Greene, grand prize winner, who took home a bicycle donated by Children's Protective Service end Tribal Council. t during tour in to pile the brush and at the same time pick up logs that were over looked during the heavy snow fall we had this year. The next stop was long overdue, "lunch" and while the urouo was eating discussion regarding all types of problems that the individuals had or the questions presented by the touring group. Some of the main concerns were the wildlife habitats and the stream bed protection for the salmon runs. Other concerns were the ripping of the roadways upon completion of each logging unit so as traffic would not disturbc the big game w hich graze in these areas From here the group traveled lo Quartz Butte, near Formans Point. This area serves as a multi-purpose area because there arc limber lands, grazing lands, watering areas for livestock and big game. Instead of trees planted they went in and planted grass seed lo improve the grazing for the livestock and big game as the ground was unfavorable for tree growth. There will be tours off and on all summer long just to show the inter ested tribal members what's happen ing in the woods because there is so much activity going on all the time in the higher lands. There was a good sized group who made the one-day tour. Many more made indications of being on the tour but other business kept them away. There will be more tours for every interested tribal member lo attend in the near futurs. What is child abuse? It's when an adult cither deliber ately harms a child, or allows harm to occur. The abuse can be: Physical shaking, shoving, beating, bruising, burning. Emotional Excessive yelling, ridiculing or criticizing, forbidding contact with friends, threatening physical harm, locking a child in a room., forcing a child to commit crimes. Possible reasons for abuse: The drinking parent may "lose control" or use alcohol as an excuse for abuse. A non-drinking parent may take his or her resentment of the drinking parent out on the child. Either parent may have unrealis tic ideas about what to expect from a child at a given age. How are alcohol, child abuse and child neglect related? The answers aren't clear. Here are two theories: 1. Alcohol use may cause abuse and neglect. Adults who normally would not hurt a child may become irrational or lose inhibitions while drinking. Or, they may be too in volved in drinking to take care of a child. 2. Alcohol use may provide an excuse for abuse. Adults who sub consciously want to harm a child may use drinking to justify their be havior. There's often much in common between problem drinkers and adults who abuse or neglect children. For example, they may: have low self-esteem be emotionally immature refuse to take responsibility for their behavior be socially isolated have parents who had drinking problems or who abuse or neglected them. Members graduate from higher education programs The Education Services Program director and staff are pleased to an nounce the success of our tribal members who worked hard and stri ved to reach their h ighcr education goals. Congratulations go to: Jackie Woods Minson, BS in Social Work, Portland University in Portland, Oregon Lois Wcnzcl, Associate of Arts and Science Degree, Associate of Technical Arts Degree and Cer tificate in Office Technology, Edmund's Community College in Linnwood. Washington Willie Fucntcs, BS in Psy chology from Linficld in McMinnvillc, Oregon. Jolcne Esiimo, BA in Busi ness Administration from Warner Pacific in Portland, Oregon. Janice White CIcmmcr, Juris Doctorate form J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in Brigham City, Utah. Anita L. Jackson received Parents play important role in planning Parents who have a child in Spe cial Education or an Early Interven tion Program have an important role to play in the planningof yourchild's program. This workshop is for parents who have special needs' children and the frofcssionals who work with these amilics. What you will learn from this workshop: What role do parents play in the education of their children How to be involved in your child's program significant factors in abuse Some possible signs of abuse or neglect in children: Depression, which may e mis taken for laziness or irresponsibility Aggressiveness or repeated dis ruptive or destructive behavior. Passiveness or extreme shyness, listlcssncss or withdrawal. Repeated injuries that are given unlikely explanations or no expla nation at all. Neglected appearance or signs of poor nutrition; lack of energy. Physical prblems such as stom achaches, nervous tics and other signs of anxiety. Sleeping problems such as nightmares or insomnia. A reluctance to go home, from Senior looks forward Josephine Hintsala Eighteen year old Josephine Ellen Hintsala of Warm Springs will be graduating with the class of 1993 of Madras High School. She is the t J f . if,: v ; . ; f ' " : i i her Juris Doctorate May 14, 1993 from Arizona State University Col lege of Law in Tcmpc, Arizona. June Smith, Associates de gree in Business Administration from Haskell in Lawrence, Kansas. Bodie Shaw will receive his Bachelors of Science Degree in Forestry June 12, 1993 from Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. The following students earned their vocational certificates, as well. Anthony Shadlcy, West Coast Training, Portland Heavy Equipment Julian Scott, West Coast Training, Portland HVAC Sammy Allen, Western Business School, Portland Mer chandising James Wolfe, Commercial Drivers Training, Portland Veronica Smith, Early Childhood Education Amos Switzlcr, Western Truck School, Portland All materials for this workshop will be free to all parents who attend this workshop. This workshop will take place Tuesday. May 1 8, 1 993 at the Senior Citizen Building from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more information about this workshopcall Judy Wiley 476-7437, or Shcryl Courtney at 553-1041. Information about the presenter: Judy Wiley is an Indian parent, and works for the Oregon COPE Project, as an Indian Outreach coordinator. She is the parent of a son with deaf ness. child care or school; a fear of par ents; running away. Constant attention seeking and hyperactive behavior. Repeated truancy or tardiness at school. Note: These signs may indicate problems other than child abuse or neglect Whatever their cause, however, help is needed. An abusive or neglectful parent may appear to be: immature impulsive overly critical isolated, a "loner" apathetic distrustful lacking in self-esteem. to college, career daughter of Harry and Laurain Hintsala. Her grandparents are Ellen Johnson and Chief Vernon Henry. She has two brothers; Bennie age 18 and sixteen year old Jace Hintsala. Sheisof the Paiute, Yakima, Clallam, and Ojibwe descent. Hintsala has been involved in Band since her freshman year and Native American Student Union since her sophomore year. She enjoys dancing, reading and being with her "beautiful baby daughter. She also enjoys playing softball during the summer and being out in the hot sun. Her favorite classes are comput ers and math, although she feel her favorite teachers are Irene Conroy and Phil Comingore. Hintsala re ceived an award for raising her Grade Point Average by 1.0 points. Her outlook of the past school years she states, "I enjoyed school in SeatUe, Portland, Eugene and fin ishing up in Madras. Her feelings about this being her last year in high school she says, "It feels great to be done and looking forward to college." Hintsala will miss her friends and the teachers the most when she leaves high school. Business Administra tion is the field she wishes to study and University of Oregon is the col lege she wishes to attend. She would like to take this time to comment to the remaining under classmen, "Please stay in school and away from drugs and alcohol." In five to ten years from now she sees herself owning and managing her very own business. Kirk named first runner up in contest Merle Anne Kirk, 1993 Miss Warm Springs, was named first runner-up in the Miss Indian World Contest held April 24 in Albuquer que, New Mexico. She was among 23 contestants vying for the title. The title was won by a girl from Morlee, Alberta, Canada and third place was taken by Miss Yakima Nation. If for any reason Miss Indian World is unable to fulfill her obli gation, Merle will be required to step in. Merle and her family were busy selling raffle tickets around the com munity and any winners will be noti fied by the Miss Indian World Committee, either by telephone or mail. Spilyay congratulates Merle on her latest endeavor!