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PACK 2 November 10, 1993 Warm Springs, Oregon Spilyay Tymoo Littering leaves an undesirable image of Warm Springs Submitted by: Perlann Russell Tribal llydrologist It's hard to believe after 25 years of public awareness concerning lit tering, people still throw trash out car w inuow s and dump trash in creeks and along roads. Littering is not only undesirable visually, but it can have other consequences as well. When trash is thrown in creeks and road ditches, it is subject to decay from sun, rain and wind. When trash de cays, even when it takes decades, it can produce harmful materials that enter streams and other water sys tems. Harmful materials in watcrcan have negative effects for humans and fish. They include con lamination, fish passage and water blockage, impaired visuals and high clean up cost. Listed below are just a few of the potential materials resulting from trash in streams. Furniture: varnish, metal, paint, foam, plastics, treated wood, and rubber. Household Appliances: frcon, metal, plastics, asbestos, electrical components, and sharp objects. Clothing: buttons, zippers, syn thetic scraps, thread and dye. These substances produce harm ful elements to streams that can not be consumed by people, fish or other water dependent species. Also, large objects, such as furniture, can block stream channels preventing fish from Want to be Miss Current and past princesses arc welcome and encouraged to apply for the Miss Indian World contest to be held at (he Gathering of Nations powwow in Albuquerque, New Mcx ico, April 20, 2 1 , 22, & 23, 1994. To qualify as a contestant appli cant must be: young Native woman, aged 1 7-24; at least 14 Indian blood; single and never married; and have knowledge of tribal tradition. The selection of the Miss Indian World contest is based upon a point system. Points will given for a tra ditional talent presentation, repre senting your tribe; public speaking and a private interview with the judges; dance competition; and raffle ticket sales. Special awards will be given for number of raffle tickets sold: 1,000 AMFM cassette re corder, 2,000 color portable TV, 3,000 3 day cruise on the Carib bean. Ten percent of ticket sales is returned to the contestant. Miss Indian World represents all Indian people of North America, and serves as a good will ambassador to all people of all cultures throughout the world. Miss Indian World 1994 will be crowned April 23, 1994, at the Gathering of Nations powwow. To receive an application and more information call or write: Gathering of Nations, co Miss Indian World Contest, P.O. Box 75102, Albu PSU receives Portland State University's Early Childhood Training Center (ECTC) has received a four-year, $2.5 mil lion federal contract to provide technical assistance and training to Head Start Programs in an 835,000 square mile, four-state region. PSU is one of only 16 sites in the nation selected for the effort. The ECTC, one of the oldest Head Start training centers in the U.S., will work with 67 grantees in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska. Project offices will be maintained in Portland, Seattle and Alaska. "Portland State is committed to providing lifelong learning to citi zens and that begins with our chil dren," says ECTC director Carillon Olmsted. "Our Center has been pro viding early childhood training for 28 years to organizations and agen cies. Head Start is the most success ful preschool program in the United States for low-income children and their families. But along with the kudos and increases in funding which Head Start has received have come rapid expansion, escalating needs of a changing population, and complex governmental requirements." The national Head Start project was initially designed to help break Spilyay Tymoo Staff Members MANAGING EDITOR SID MILLER ASSISTANT EDITOR DONNA BEHREND REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER SAPHRONIA KATCHIA REPORTERPHOTOGRAPHER SELENA BOISE FOUNDED IN MARCH, 1976 Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our off 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 passage. In 1967, Tribal Council adopted the Reservation Water Code to pre- vent water contamination and stream 1 The Department of Natural Resources Is scheduled to clean up Tenino Creek, pictured above, during the week of November 16-19, where hazardous dumping was done. Tenino creek is one of at least five known areas on the Reservation that is used to illegally dispose of waste. Indian World? querque, New Mexico 87194; call (505) 836-2810 or FAX (505) 839 0475. Application deadline is April 1, 1994. It is recommended to apply early. The Gathering of Nations, Ltd. is a (501-C-3) non profit organization proceeds from the sale of raffle tickets help to meet the expenses of the Miss Indian World program. Keep kids in school Please, wc need everyone's help in supporting our students of Warm Springs to be successful in life. Did you know that your child's attendance pattern is set in kinder garten? Did you know that 13 of all Warm Springs kindergarten students missed at least one month of school last year? Did you know that if your child misses one month of school a year, by the time he's a freshman he'll be one year behind? Did you know that every drop outat Madras High School has missed an average of 20-30 day s of school a year? Plan your child's future! Plan for your children to gradu ate! Send them to school today. child care contract the cycle of poverty by providing preschool children of low-income families with comprehensive pro grams to meet their emotional, so cial, health, nutritional and psycho logical needs. Head Start now serves approximately 721,000 children and their families each year. But some programs have not been able to keep pace with their growth, says Olmsted. Administrative com munication, staff retention and train ing, and record keeping have suffered. Needs have increased, and there are new, complex issues currently facing Head Start programs. These include: 1. An increasing number of dys functionalsubstance abusing fami lies and workers 2. A decreasing pool of educated, skilled workers 3. A work force which can easily obtain less stressful, higher paying jobs elsewhere, resulting in high staff turnover 4. Health concerns such as AIDS and environmental toxins 5. Complicated legal concerns surrounding the rights of employees 6. An increasing number of homeless, transient families 7. Competition among providers, including school districts, state habitat damage. Council adopted this strict code for a reason; they wished toensure that future generations could benefit from clean water and healthy Before winter The U.S. Department of Com merce serves consumers in many ways. Not only docs the National Weather Service predict weather but other agencies help respond to such disasters as the 1993 floods in the Midwest, some of the worst in our nation's history. This consumer bul letin discusses how to prepare for winter storms and how the Depart ment is using the facsimile (FAX) machine to improve its customer ser vice and provide 24-hour informa tion to help flood victims. We hope you will find the following article useful. Preparing for winter storms As winter approaches, we need to prepare ourselves for the possibility of winter storms. Because winter storms put all of us potentially at risk, we should know their effects and the steps we need to take to protect ourselves. Winter storms are often accompa nied by strong winds, extreme cold, and heavy accumulations of ice and -snow. Strong winds create blizzard conditions with blinding wind-driven A, snow, severe drifting, and dangerous f wind chill. Prolonged exposure to ; the cold can become life-threaten- '; ing, particularly for infants and eld erly people. Heavy accumulations of ice can bring down trees, electrical ! wires, telephone poles and lines, and communication towers; even small accumulations of ice may cause ex treme hazards for motorists and pe destrians. Heavy snow can paralize a agencies, and child care programs, as they provide services to the same children 8. An increasing need by families for day-long, year-round child care and the problems generated by "wrap around" programs or funding mechanisms 9. A pluralistic, Multicultural cli entele and work force with differing value systems, customs, and lan guages. Under contract, PSU's Early Childhood Training Center has pledged that it and its subcontractors will support and empower Head S tart grantees in Region X to be innova tive, flexible, self-aware, growing, process-oriented agents of change to benefit the families and young chil dren they serve. They will work with the Adminis tration for Children and Families Regional Office staff to determine the special needs of individual pro grams in the region, both established programs and new grantees. "Every spot is a symphony of its own," says Olmsted. "Each commu nity requires different orchestration." The Center will identify and maintain a pool of consultants who can provide assistance to these pro grams. In addition to technical assis tance, the Center's staff and subcon tractors will present train ing for staff and Head Start parents in child de velopment, early childhood educa tion, fiscal management, and work ing with people from various cultures. They also will offer workshops and involve themselves in special projects. The $2.5 m illion contract is funded by the U.S. Health and Human Ser vices, Administration for Children and Families, Head Start Bureau. For more information contact the Early Childhood Training Center in PSU's School of Extended Studies at 725-4815. For those who request that photos be run in the paper, Spilyay regretfully is unable to reproduce polaroid snapshots streams. It is essential wc all do our share to protect a most precious re- source, WATER, . '.- -v. i t hits, get yourself prepared- city, stranding commuters, stopping the flow of supplies, and disrupting emergency and medical services. In rural areas, homes and farms may be isolated for days, and unprotected livestock may be lost. Winter storms bring deaths. People shoveling snow have heart attacks. Other deaths results from traffic accidents caused by icy roads and from low body temperature (also called "hypothermia") produced by prolonged exposure to the cold. Know the steps you need to take to protect yourself. Avoid strenuous exercise. The strain from the cold and hard labor may cause a heart attack. Sweating can lead to chill and hypothermia. Wear appropriate clothing lay ers of loose-fitting, light-weight, warm clothing; trapped air insulates. Layers can be removed to avoid overheating, perspiration, and sub sequent chill. Out garments should be tightly woven, water-repellent, and hooded. Wear a hat; half your body heat loss can be from your head. Cover your mouth to protect your lungs from the cold. Mittens, snug at the wrist, are better than gloves. Try to stay dry. Be prepared before the storm strikes. At home and at work, your primary concerns are the potential loss of heat, power, telephone ser vice, and a shortage of supplies if storm conditions continue for more than a day. Have the following items available: flashlight and extra batter ies; batter-powered portable weather band radio to receive emergency in formation (this may be your only link to the outside); extra food and water (high-energy foods, such as dried fruit or candy, and foods re quiring no cooking or refrigeration are best); extra medicine and baby items; first-aid supplies; heating fuel Students feel school year went by fast but some goals were accomplished ... r '& Marcella Brunoe Seventeen-year-old Marcella Mae Brunoe of Warm Springs is the daughter of Susan and Garland Brunoe. Her Grandparents are Mary Brunoe of Warm S prings and Francis Stillmaker of Hilsboro. She has one brother, thirteen year old Anthony Brunoe and one sister, eleven year old Anna Brunoe. Brunoe is of the Wasco, Chippewa descent She has been involved with the Future Business Leaders of America since 1992, as well as the National Honor Society. She enjoys playing Tennis which she has done since 199 1 . Brunoe feels she enjoys tennis, she states, "Because you really have to concentrate to play a good match." Her favorite classes are Business Law with Joe Blincoe and Advanced Workshop discusses disabilities and FAS children On October 14, "Supporting Families of Children with Birth Dis abilities," presentation was held at the Community Center Social Hall to inform community members about birth dcfecucauseJ by cither outside agents medicine, alcohol, viruses or geneschromosomes. Dr. Jon Aasc, an M.D. in Dysmorphology and Ge netics out of Albuquerque was the keynote speaker. This presentation was sponsored by Community Counseling Center, Human Services Department, Indian Health Services, Early Intervention Advisory Board, and Early Childhood Education. Aasc identified twocauscs of birth disabilities outside agents and chromosomes. He presented photo graphs that identified the disabilities and deformation on newborn babies and older children in photographs, they arc: deformation, disruption, dysplasia, malformation, and single system defects (involving only one local region). Two-lhirdsof babies bom arc born with a single system defect cleft lip and palate, club fool, etc. One fourth of babies born arc bom with one of the 3400 varieties of syn dromes. Dr. Aasc also went into discus sion about fetal alcohol syndrome. A fetal alcohol syndrome baby (fuel carriers may not reach you for days after a severe winter storm); emergency heating sources, such as a fireplace, wood stove, or space heater; and fire extinguisher and smoke detector. In cars and in trucks, carry a win ter storm survival kit (blankets sleeping bags; flashlight with extra batteries; first-aid kit; knife; high calorics, non-perishable foods; extra clothing; a large empty can and plas tic cover with tissues and paper tow els for sanitary purposes; a smaller can and water-proof matches to melt snow for drinking water; sand or cat litter; shovel; windshield scraper and brush; tool kit; tow rope; booster cables; water container; and com pass and road maps). Fully check and winterize your vehicle before the Public hearings scheduled The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has announced a scries of public meetings November 16 and 17 at three locations to discuss pos sible increases to the Deschutes River boater pass permit fees. A daily or annual permit is re quired to boat on the Lower Deschutes River. In 1982, the Or egon Parks and Recreation Depart ment initiated the permit fees, which have not changed. The current daily permit costs $1.75 per person per day. The current annual permit is $ 1 2 per person per year. The department proposes permit increases to $5 per person per day and $35 per person per year. The recenUy completed Deschutes River Management Plan identifies facility improvements and land pur chases needed to manage use and protect the river environment. An nual operation and maintenance costs Biology with Fred Blackman. Spe cial awards she has received include her honor roll awards her freshman and junior year, her 4.00 her sopho more year, and her letter in tennis her junior year. The outlook of her past school years she feels have gone by really fast, and she has enjoyed them all. She is feeling excited about this be ing her last year of high school and being able to start college. She will miss her friends the most when she leaves MHS. She would like to pursue a career in Pharmacy and attend college at Southern Oregon State College or Oregon State University. In five to ten years down the road she sees herself working in a hospital phar macy most likely in Bend or Port land. Eighteen year old Jess Robert Anstett is the son of Mary McNevins of Madras and Gary Anstett of Warm Springs. His grandparents are the late Isabel and Jess McNevins, the late Robert Anstett and Margaret Anstett of Riverside, California. He has two brothers; Jason who is 24 and Randal who is 1 year 10 months. He is of the Creek, Choctaw and Chickasaw de scent Anstctt's hobbies include collect ing sports cards and hunting. He en joys sports, he has been involved in football, wrestling and track since Jr. High. He feels his favorite sport is football due to the joy of hitting, "the contact". His favorite class is For estry with Bill Wysham. Special awards he has received include his letters in football, wresting and track, and a Most Improved Award in track his junior year. His outlook of the past school years he has a feeling of accomplishment with some of his goals, such as having good grades may have withdrawals for up to two weeks after birth. When a woman drinks during pregnancy, the alcohol enters the womb and the unborn child and affects the baby's development. A fetal alcohol syndrome baby is affected cither dcvclopmcntally or Shysically or both. A Fetal Alcohol yndromc baby is affected in these areas of development: fine motor coordination, attention deficit disor der, less intense, long term memory bad, attachment deficit disorder. A fetal alcohol syndrome baby may have physical defects, recognized as: hairy chin and forehead, no filtrim (indent) on upper lip, head smaller, width of eyes shorter, arms turned in closer to body, cleft lip and palate. Pregnant women should not consume alcohol or drugs during pregnancy to prevent developmental and physical disabilities of their unborn babies. The afternoon session of the workshop discussed local assistance for babies bom with disabilities. A person can get financial assistance and assistance with disabilities. A pregnant woman with alcohol prob Icmscan get help at the Warm Springs Community Counseling Center. Oregon has medical assistance programs that may help you with Continued on page 8 winter season begins. Keep your gas tank near full to avoid ice in the tank and fuel lines. Try not to travel alone. Let someone know your timetable and primary and alternate routes. On the farm, move animals to sheltered areas. Haul extra feed to nearby feeding areas, and have a water supply available; most animals deaths in winter storms are caused by dehydration. Listen to the latest winter storm advisories, watches, and warnings provided by NOAA Weather Radio on frequencies 162.550 MHz to 1 62.525 M Hz, commercial radio, and television. For more information on protect ing yourself against winter storms, contact your local National Weather Service office. recommended in the plan are esti mated at $530,000. Deschutes boater pass permit sales now generate about $240,000 annually. The public meeting schedule is: November 16, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at State Office Building, Rooms 120 B & C, 800 Oregon Street, Port land. November 17, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at The Dalles Middle School, Media Center, 1401 I Street, The Dalles. November 17, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Jefferson County Old Library Building, 85 SE D Street, Madras. Public comments will be accepted through November 30, 1993. Written comments may be sent to: Oregon Parks and Recreation De partment, Central Oregon Service Center, 63030 O.B. Riley Rd. A, Bend, Oregon 97701. For additional information, con tact Joyce Zobrist at (503) 388-62 1 1 . and doing well in sports. He feels a bit scared and uncertain about his future, and also a bit sad about not being able to see his friends in the future. He will miss sports and the extra curricular activities the most when he leaves MHS. He is thinking about going into the Marines or pursuing the forestry field. If he does not join the service, he would like to first attend a com munity college then possibly attend Oregon State University. He would like to comment to the remaining classmen, "Have fun, and accomplish your goals because these are the best years of your life." In five to ten years from now Anstett sees himself having a good job, with a small family. Jess Anstett .." j ; .... .. v , v ' "' ' t - v t 4 f i - . V. r -' i I l l : .1 I ' '