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August 6, 1993 Pack 7 Spilyay Tymoo Warm Springs, Oregon Booklet available to understand the grieving process by Norma L Simpson As I'm writing the stories for Spilyay, I've also been reading the recent publications written by Villi Schmall, the OSU Extension Geron tology Specialist. Loss and Grief in Later Life is a lengthy 30 page expla nation of the types of grief that may surprise us, and the grieving process. A companion pamphlet called Coping with Your Loss and Grief contains the essentials for helping a person to go through the grieving process. Both of these publications lake in scientific knowledge of many re search projects with people who ha vc lost important partsof their lives. For some it may be a loved one, for others a job, for others pets, and for others it is physical capabilities and the independence that goes with them. The Grieving Process Researchers have found that grief The 1993 4-H Wilderness Enrichment Camp is full. We need parents to let us know as soon as possible if for some reason your child can not attend. There is a waiting list. Waiting campers are anx ious! So if your child can not attend, please notify Arlene, Crystal or Carol at the OSU Extension Office. Check children for ticks after by Norma L. Simpson Now that the weather has warmed up to be more like summer, you prob ably find that you spend more time outdoors with nature. About the time this article is printed, we will have many Warm Springs kids at the 4-H Enrichment Camp at Trout Lake. So we will be concerned about this dis ease as well. Originally lyme disease was re ported in Connecticut in the early 1970's. But it has now spread to almost every part of the country in wooded areas where deer are known to be. That means our stomping grounds on the reservation. When I talked with the Jefferson County Health Department, they said we had not yet had any reported cases of Lyme Disease. But they said we should all be concerned about tick bites and about ticks becoming embedded in the skin. The symptoms of lyme disease are the following: headache, body Salmon recipes offered Salmon Corn Casserole 1 pint salmon 3 eggs 14 cup flour salt and pepper to taste 2 Tbs. melted butter 1 12 cup milk 1 cup grated cheese 1 10 ounce package frozen com defrosted nutmeg Beat eggs. Stir in flour, salt, pep per, butter, milk and cream. Stir in corn and liquid from can of salmon. Flake and stir in salmon. Pour mix ture into buttered 1 12 quart baking casserole. Sprinkle with a little nut meg and bake in preheated 350 F. oven for 45 minutes. Serves 4. Salmon Vegetable Paella 14 cup butter or margarine 1 medium onion chopped 1 clove garlic minced 2 stalks celery chopped 1 green pepper chopped 2 cups sliced summer squash or zucchini 2 10 ounce packages frozen artichoke hearts, broccoli, green beans or corn 1 pound can whole tomatoes, drained 1 12 cups rice 2 pints canned salmon 3 cups water or chicken broth Range and Pasture Management in All too often, management con siderations for pasture and range re ceive a low priority even though grazed pasture is the basis of most livestock operations. In reality, for age is the basic product you market; the best way to do that is with live stock. Overall productivity is a func tion of both your land resources and the intensity of the management you can give them. General Principles Forage is often wasted in pastures because of inadequate control of ani mals. The most common sign of wasted forage is patch grazing areas overused and areas underused. Animals will repeatedly graze regrowth in small areas and will al low other plants to reach maturity. Often more than one year's growth is accumulated, which results in very low quality forage. This can happen, and often does, even when you plant a single species in a pasture. You must match the grazing pressure to is a unique experience for each per son, but there arc some common re actions. A person must accomplish four tasks to regain a balance in their life that allows further growth both physically and emotionally. Wc must: 1. Accept the reality of the loss. 2. Experience the pain of grief. 3. Adjust to the changes. 4. Withdraw emotional energy from what was lost and reinvest it in people and or other activities. Shock, disbelief and denial last for varying amounts of time from minutes to weeks or months. The more traumatic and unexpected the loss, the more likely a person will deny its reality. Some people refuse to believe that a loss is real and become stuck in this part of the grieving process. They may need professional help to become "unstuck. One of the biggest obstacles to aches, fever, temporary facial pa ralysis, stiff neck, sever fatigue. If you have any of these symp toms, sec a doctor immediately. The sooner the patient is treated, the better. Nearly all patients with Lyme Dis ease can be effectively treated with antibiotic therapy, if seen at once. Lyme Disease is a serious illness resulting from the bite of an infected deer tick, which can be as small as a pin point. The effects of the disease range from skin rashes, arthritis, and neurological damage, to heart prob lems and hepatitis. Doctors have trouble diagnosing Lyme Disease because not everyone develops the distinctive skin rash, which is the only symptom unique to Lyme Disease. The rash starts out as a small red spot and expands into circular, triangular or oval shaped rashes, often covering a large area. The rash usually appears within a few weeks of the bite and can last anywhere from days to weeks. Once the infection begins to spread, rashes 14 tsp. pepper 10 ounce frozen peas In heavy saucepan melt butter. In it saute onion, garlic, celery and green pepper for 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Add summer squash or zuc chini, artichoke hearts and tomatoes. Cover tightly and cook over low heat for 1 0 minutes. Add rice and stir until rice is well coated with juices in pan. Add liquid from can of salmon, wa ter or chicken broth, salt and pepper. Bring to a rapid boil. Cover tightly, turn heat to a very low and cook for 30 minutes. Fluff mixture with fork. Flake and add salmon and peas. Cover and steam for 5 minutes. Northwestern Salmon Pie 1 pint canned salmon 1 cup salmon liquid and milk 1 cup soft bread crumbs or cracker crumbs 3 eggs slightly beaten 1 cup diced celery 14 cup chopped onion 2 Tbs. chopped parsley (op tional) 2 Tbs. lemon juice salt to taste 1 9-inch unbaked pastry shell Drain salmon, reserve liquid. Add enough milk to salmon liquid to make 1 cup. Saute celery and onion in margarine until celery is tender. In bowl combine salmon and milk liq the forage supply in order to achieve the desired level of use. To accom plish this, move stock in accordance to a plan based upon the kinds of pasture or range plants. Close con trol of grazing livestock is the key to correctand proper forage utilization. Whenever possible, provide your grazing animals with what they pre fer to eat. This is possible whenever planted pastures, both dry land and irrigated, are available. This may be termed "fitting the resources." Match "Living on a Few Acres" booklet limited A limited amount of Living on a Few Acres Notebooks are available from Extension offices in Central Oregon. This notebook was designed for the small acreage owner. The notebook is put together in a 3-inch binder with seven sections. These sections include information on beef production, alternative crops, weeds move through cricf is people's ef forts to avoid the intense emotional pain. I remember the physical and emotional reactions that 1 had when I realized my mother was starving to death because she had chosen, in her living will, to have nothing given to her but water and insulin. Wc had talked about the will many times because she did not want tubes and pumps keeping her alive as her brothers had done. That didn't mat ter, the pain was and is very intense. The responses to grief come in many forms: Physical hurt; Behav ioral and Emotional twists; Disturb ing thought patterns; Spiritual anger and doubts; and Loneliness. When my father died, mother was alone . . . for the first time in her life she slept in a house without anyone else in the house. The loneliness was excruci atingly painful. And like Martha, six months after the death of her 80-year-old husband, she realized that she "would be a widow for the rest of her life." The OSU publication is filled with quotations of statements of people going through different types of loss and grief. One 76-ycar-old woman said.Tor awhile I would write to my son in California to inform him about what I was experiencing as he is not here to sec or talk. But I cease now because he rebukes me for my grief." One section in the 30 page book let is about"! Iclping someone who is grieving." As you read the above quotation you have a feeling that the son needs to read that section. It outdoor play can appear at different places all over the body. Because the consequences of Lyme disease arc serious, take pre cautions when going outdoors. It's wise to protect yourself from all ticks, not just those that transmit Lyme disease. Hats, long sleeves, and shoes that completely cover your feet, can prevent a tick from getting on your skin. Wear light colored clothing to make ticks more visible and tuck your long pants into your socks. Apply insect repellent to both your skin and clothing. Before going in side, remove outer layers of clothing and check thoroughly for licks. Check a second time in the shower. Use tweezers or the hot end of a match to remove the tick. Apply alcohol to the bite. For more information you can send 50 cents for a pamphlet on Lyme Disease, item 4677 to the Consumer Information Center, Dept. 467z, Pueblo, Colorado 81009. uid with sautded vegetables, salmon, parsley, lemon juice, salt, and eggs. Stir well. Pour mixture into unbaked Garden Salmon Sandwiches 1 pint canned salmon 34 cup cottage cheese 2 Tbs. chopped parsley 12 cup chopped cucumber 2 Tbs. grated carrot 1 Tbs. chopped chives or green onions 14 cup mayonnaise type dressing salt and pepper to taste 8 slices dark bread buttered Drain and flake salmon. Combine with cheese, vegetables, mayonnaise type dressing, salt and pepper. Spread half the bread slices with salmon mixture. Top with another slice. Cut in half and garnish with carrot curls and parsley. Makes 4 sandwiches. Central Oregon the number of animals or demand to the most opportune time for the ma jor forage species. Four management principles are important: (1) correct stocking rale for the plant species on the range or pasture unit, (2) correct season of grazing for those species, and (4) correct kind and class of livestock for the resources you have. Adapted from: Range and Pasture Management in Central Oregon, EC 1092. and rodent pest control, soil fertility and irrigation management, small farm tax preparation and tax deferral, sheep production, and pasture man agement and grazing. These notebooks are available for a limited time. The cost is $25.00. Contact your County Extension Office. in gives several suggestions about bet ter ways to communicate caring. Written forms of communications from a distance can be very helpful to someone in grief because they can be read again and again when (he need arises. Ihc booklet gives son"Simplc guidelines for Writing a Condolence Note." Acknowledge the person's feel ings. People need to tell how badly they feel and know they won't be rejected. It'sonc way to work through the grief. Provide continuing support throughout (he grieving process is important, not just when the loss occurs. "Nothing takes the place of that one special friend, the person who will be there when needed; listen without judgment; encourage Ihc expression of grief; ask the difficult questions and give honest feedback; and share the tears, laughter, and silence as the journey through grief is made. Such a friend not only makes the journey easier and more mean ingful, but ensures that it is com pleted." If you would like a copy of these booklets, come to the OSU Warm Springs Extension office in the Edu cation Center. Ask for PNW 439 Loss and Cricf in Later Life and PNW 438 Coping with Your Loss and Grief. Plant & Soil Notes: establishing By Tim Wojtusik A healthy lawn can improve the looks of your house and provide a comfortable place to relax and a place for kids (and adults) to play. With a bit of work, and perseverance fine lawns can be grown under the con ditions that wc have here at Warm Springs. Preparation of the site is the key to establishing a thick, healthy lawn. First, it is important to remove the weeds from the site. If the weed growth is excessive careful burning of the area may be your best bet. Next, you will want to work the top several inches of soil by roto-lilling. Our soils here on the Reservation arc typically light, mineral soils so an addition of some sort of organic matter (peat moss, animal manure, compost, etc.) will really help the new grass. After the soil has been loosened and organic matter added the entire area should be graded. This involves filling the low spots and smoothing any high spots so you arc left with a uniform surface for planting. Be sure that the ground surface slopes away from the house to avoid future drainage problems. Fertilizer should be applied after completing the soil preparation. Apply a fertilizer with a nitrogen to phosphorus to potassium ratio of 3 to 1 to 2. This will be expressed on the fertilizer package in percentages of N-P-K and fertilizers such as 15-5-10, 12-4-6, or 9-3-6 arc examples of LOW FAT COOKING LIMIT FATS AND OILS 1 ELI I I I QffTffl-S' NON STICK FRY PAN STEAM OR POACH Stockman's Roundup " It' By Bob Pawelek OSU Extension Agent Livestock and Range OSU Extension helps get you started Many farmablc lands on the Warm Springs Reservation have lain idle for several years. Those lands were farmed by fathers and grandfathers, but somewhere along the way we missed a generation or two. We at Extension are here to help the new generation of prospective farmers get an idea of how to start with what they have. Alfalfa is a great crop to start with. There is a lot more to know about growing it, however, than simply plowing and planting. There are recommended seeding and fer tilization rates to consider, as well as water requirements, and w hcthcr or not you should consider al f alfa in the first place. Some idle lands may have a good OHHM M ST Alt IMVWrtf TV (EXTENSION service nstlFxtpn;lon Staff: Arlene Dolleau 4-H & Youth DobPawelck Livestock Norma Simpson.................. Home Economics Carol Stevens .. 4-H Crystal Wlnlshut 4-H Assistant Tim Wojtuslk Agriculture Clint Jacks Staff Chair, Madras The above individuals are devoted to extending research-based infor mation from Oregon State University to the people of Warm Springs in Agriculture. Home Economics. 4-H Youth, Forestry, Community Devel opment. Energy and Extension Sea Grant programs. Oregon State University, United States Department of Agriculture, Jefferson County and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs cooperating. The Exten sion Sorvice offers its programs and materials equally to all people. EDUCATION THAT WORKS FOR YOU Dates to Remember July 30-August 1 Deschutes County Fair August 11-15 4-H Wilderness fertilizers with this ratio. All this careful preliminary work will provide ideal conditions for seeding. A grass seed mixture that performs well under the conditions that we have here on the reservation is 70 blue grass and 30 perennial rye grass. Seeding at a rate of 4 to 5 pounds of seed per 1000 square feet will give you a nice thick lawn. Local nursery and garden centers have pre mixed grass seed or seed can be bought in bulk and mixed for you. Finally you will need to water your newly seeded lawn. During the time of establishment it will be nec essary to keep the top 1 to 2 inches of soil from drying. This may take a couple of waterings daily for about 3 Would like to offer natural resources club for children in Warm Springs am trying to organize a youth club for the fall. This club will focus on learning about the natural resources of the Reser vation with an emphasis on plants and other resources that have been traditionally used by Native peoples. Fun and learn ing are the priorities. 1 would like to hear from interested community members and those people that have knowledge of old ways that they want to teach to the new generations. You can contact me by calling the OSU Extension Office or, better yet, stop in when you can. Tim Wojtusik OSU Extension Agent 553-3238. crop of permanent grass already es tablished, and therefore may not be cost effective to rip that out to grow alfalfa. It may be that site preparation itself would turn out too costly, when cash outlays could be used to im prove the existing grasses and hay it later. ASCS Cost-Shares The US DA Agriculture Conser vation and Stabilization Service (ASCS) is a federal agency that in many ways is a very effective means to improve idle croplands toward permanent grass establishment Many different programs offered by the ASCS help land owners pay for seeding, controlling sagebrush and "I gueis everything tools greener on f he other side of the fence." Information provided by; OSU Extension at Warm Springs 1110 Wasco Street 553-3233. a seeded lawn weeks. Be careful not to put down too much water at one time because the newly worked soil will wash away easily, taking your grass seed with it The best times of year to seed a new lawn are in the spring, after the last frost, or toward the end of sum mer, after the hottest weather is over. If you arc interested in getting your lawn in this year the first days of September would be a good time to shoot for. These general guide lines should get you on your way to a thick, green lawn but feel free to contact me at the Extension Office (553-3238) with your specific questions. Good luck with your lawns and let me know if I can be of help. Dietary guidelines for Americans Eat a variety of foods. Maintain healthy weight. Choose a diet low in fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol. Choose a diet with plenty of vegetables, fruits, and grain products. Use sugars only in mod eration. Use salt and sodium only in moderation. If vou drink alcoholic bev erages, do so in moderation. juniper, livestock wells, stock ponds, etc., as long as the idea is to keep the land in permanent vegetative cover. For example, if you had some acreage and wanted to graze some good quality horses on it, but what's out on the ground now is chcatgrass, sagebrush and juniper, the ASCS has money to "cost-share" at a percent age up to 75 to improve that land and allow grazing once grass is es tablished. There are a number of people at Warm Springs who have begun to benefit from this Agricultural Con servation Program. All it takes for you to get started is a phone call to my office, at 553-3238.