Spilyay Tymoo
Warm Springs, Oregon
August 5, 1994 Page 7
Cross Cultural experience teaches the value of sharing
by Norma L. Simpson
My congratulations to the young children
at the Warm Springs Community Center.
They displayed a great deal of interest in
People, Places and Things from many
countries where I had visited or where I had
worked. It started on Monday, July 18, when
I was a substitute speaker showing slides of
life in Peru. I had to keep reminding them
that the slides were taken more than 30 years
ago when I represented the US A as a member
of the International 4-H Youth Exchange to
Peru. Those were my skinny days but my
hairdo looked much like the one I wear
today.
Seventy children looked at the dry sea
coast valleys of Peru where water is precious,
and the mountains are very tall. They learned
that most of the children were not in school,
because only the rich children went to school
to learn to read and write. All other children
worked even at 4 or 5 years of age. While
more children go to school today, there are
still many children who would never have a
chance to go to school.
One of my host families had two young
daughters in their twenties who taught in
schools. One worked in a rich private school
where supplies were plentiful and the other
in a public poor school where even chalk
was scarce and the teacher had to hold
"tombolas" or school fairs to raise money
for paper, pencils and chalk.
Most of the time the emphasis in the slide
presentation was about the joy of getting to
meet new people and to share their life.
Children in Warm Springs have the same
opportunity to have cross-cultural
experiences that enrich their lives. And as
important that they learn the value of sharing
their cultural values and beliefs with people
from other places. The Museum has given
the summer work students and the 4-H
Rainbow dancers the chance to share with
young students from Taiwan during the past
week. And more opportunities will come to
them.
Around the World Style Show
On July 20, twelve summer youth workers
and a few volunteers put on clothing and
carried flags from the Philippines, Papua
New Guinea, Nigeria, Paraguay, Peru and
Mexico for the Around the World Style Show.
About 60 children looked at the traditional
regalia and daily clothing of these countries,
as well as saw baby bags, bows and spears,
baskets, bean pounders (mortar and pestle)
and charcoal irons that are partof the everyday
living. Then the Summer Youth Workers
presented a skit about things they had learned
about these countries.
Hats and Drums from Around the World
The third day, the children at the
community center had the chance to model
hats and to sec and hear musical instruments
from Mexico, Cuba, Paraguay, Peru, Kenya,
Nigeria and Papua New Guinea. The session
opened with the Nigerian Talking Drum with
flexible thongs that makes it possible for the
drummer to change the tones of the drum like
you do with your voice when you talk.
Another small 8-inch drum fro Nigeria has a
clay neck that holds the skin in a most unusual
manner. The large drum from Kenya in East
Africa had a soft surface covered with goat
hair.
It was amazing to see how much the tones
of the drums changes as the air-conditioner
make the possum skin change from taunt and
vibrant while the lizard skin of the "fish
drum" hardly changed at all. Its red and black
decoration was hand painted on the hand
carved balsa drum. Artwork can be seen at
the OSU Extension office. One small drum
from South America has a scratching with
the drum stick, to give the should of cha-cha-cha"
of a Latin rhythm. The young people
at the Community Center performed with
castanets, maracas, guiro sticks and scrappers
and clavos sticks that set the pace of the Latin
Music.
Later IS children modeled hats from
flexible straw hats of Ecuador and Paraguay
and Nigeria. And elegant "Hi Style" gold-
Keeping your pool at a safe chlorine level
by Norma L. Simpson
A family called the office to see how to
treat the water in a child's swimming pool.
The grandmother was concerned about slimy
surface on the bottom of the 2 feet high pool.
The father was concerned about daily having
to replace the 300 gallons of wather in this
large but shallow pool. And the mother was
concerned about the irritation to the eyes and
skin when chlorine was added to the water.
Testing Kit
The pool salesman from Bend tells me
that the most important aid for keeping the
water safe and clean, is to have a testing kit
As you add disinfectant to the pool, the kit
will tell yoifwhen itTs enough" disinfectant,
and also if the pH level of the water is ok.
More on that later. The least expensive kit
sells for $9.
If you test the water every day when the
weather is very hot, you will know if the
chlorine in the pool is strong enough to be
healthy. Hot temperatures mean that the
chlorine will heat up and become a gas again,
and evaporate with the water. Rather than
emptying out the water every day (in which
case the chlorine will damage the lawn) after
you test it, you can add the amount of chlorine
product to make the pool safe.
Concentration of Chlorine In Different
Kinds of Chlorine Products
S tores who sell swimming pools will have
liquid, powder and tablets to sanitize the
pool. The products used for large swimming
pools have about 60 chlorine in the product,
compared to 34 chlorine in the bleach
bottles.
pH Level of Acidity In The Water
When the mother was concerned about
the irritation to eyes and skin, it probably is
not the amount of chlorine in the water, but
what the Acidity of the Water is. If the pH
level is too acidic, the skin will itch and the
eyes will burn.
Leaves, Pollen and Other Things That
Contaminate The Water
If you are a beginner at caring for the new
pool, you should be sure to scrub the tub with
hot soapy water, and rinse with water with
chlorine bleach. Then you know that you are
filling a clean tub, rather than a tub that just
looks ok.
Start early to train your youngster not to
urinate in the pool. It may be very important
to the health of all the children and adults
who are in the pool.
On windy days and nights, it is better to
keep a cover over even the small pools. You
can buy the large clear plastic sheets that
painters use to protect furniture or shrubs. Or
you can buy the bubble plastic sheets that
keep out the dust, pollen and twigs as well as
hold the heat in the pools keeping water the
right temperature when nights turn cold.
thread cloth hats and brilliant caps from
Nigeria and canvas and leather-tooled
cowboy hats from Paraguay. One headband
from Papua New Guinea is covered with
cowery shells resembling a nose and eyes
and the other headband depicted the ways
green betel shells use to be sewn into the strip
along with tufts of cuscus fur. One shawl
from Ethiopia that showed the delicate hand
woven fabric with bold green Coptic Crosses
of the people who have been Christians since
the 4th Century.
On the radio before the Community Center
presentation, I heard that SO percent of the
people in the American could not find the
US A on a world map. To my surprise, several
older children could not find it either. While
we marvel at the excitement of Jupiter on
television and in magazines, there are too
many of us who don't know where we are on
the map. That is almost unbelievable when
we consider ourselves to be "the best educated
in the world." We can do better, and still
make it fun as in the ideas of the International
Year of the Family: Family Fitness.
During the 4-H Enrichment Camp at Trout
Lake the children will learn to see how they
fit into the Northwest and to locate places
they have visited.
Discussion of
finances early
increases options
It's often difficult for adult children to
discuss finances with their parents. But open
communication in a friendly, respectful
atmosphere can mean decisions that are best
for both parents and children, points out
Vicki Schmall, Oregon State University
(OSU) Extension gerontology specialist.
"Talking With Aging Parents About
Finances" is the title of a publication by
Schmall, now retired, and Marsha Goetting,
Montana State University Extension family
economics specialist The publication is now
available from the OSU Extension service.
"Many families don't discuss finances
until a crisis occurs and then it may be too
late," the specialists point out. Planning ahead
helps families avoid crisis decision-making,
reduces emotional and financial upheaval
and increases the options available to children
and parents.
The publication offers three suggestions
for talking about family finances. The first is
"Planning Ahead," the second is "Talk
Among Family Members," and the third is
holding a "Family Meeting."
No matter how the subject is approached,
it's important to show respect for parents'
choices and be willing to compromise, the
specialists explain.
Although the bulletin is designed for use
by adult children and older parents, it may
also be useful to parents who must persuade
their children to talk about future financial
arrangements, they add.
"Talking With Aging Parents About
Finances," EC 1435, is available by mail for
75 cents from Publications Orders,
Agricultural Communications, OSU
Administrative Services A422, Corvallis, OR
97331-2119.
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EXTENSION
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Information provided by;
OSU Extension
at Warm Springs
1110 Wasco Street
553-3238.
Arlene Boileau
Bob Pawelek
Norma Simpson
Carol Stevens
Crystal Winishut
Tim Wojtusik
Clint Jacks
OSU Extension Staff:
4-H & Youth
Livestock
Home Economics
4-H
4-H Assistant
Agriculture
Staff Chair, Madras
The above individuals are devoted to extending research-based Information from
Oregon State University to the people of Warm Springs in Agriculture, Home
Economics, 4-H Youth, Forestry, Community Development, 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 Extension Service offers its programs and materials equally to all
people.
EDUCATION THAT WORKS FOR YOU
Clover speaks
Oregon 4-H families are getting ready to
host nearly 125 Japanese teenagers and their
chaperones for a month during the annual 4
H Japanese Exchange Program July 13 to
August 22, reports Duane Johnson, Oregon
State University (OSU) Extension 4-H youth
specialist.
At the same, another 12 Oregon 4-H
members are becoming familiar with life
with Japanese families. The young people
left Oregon July 13 and will return August
11.
Accompanying them is Kathleen Flynn,
volunteer leader from Coquille, OR.
Japanese young people in the exchange
come from three different programs in Japan,
Johnson explains. UTREK International
Exchange includes environmental education
in its program of language and travel.
The other two are LABO International
Exchange Foundation and LEX, the institute
for Language, Experience, Experiment and
Exchange
Oregon 4-H members and families from
Benton, Linn, Polk and Yamhill counties
will stage a welcome party for the visitors
Monday evening, July 25, on the OSU
campus. The exchangees will leave the next
day for their host counties, except for the
UTREK delegation which will spend two
days in a camp setting at the Oregon 4-H
Camp and Conference Center near Salem.
Other counties hosting exchangees this
year are Baker, Clackamas, Coos, Crook,
Douglas, Grant, Harney, Jackson,Josephine,
Klamath, Lincoln, Tillamook and Union.
Perhaps in the future Jefferson Co. & Warm
Springs can be a part of the exchange.
FTC seeks consumer views on care labeling
Do you use the care labels found on most
wearing apparel? Do you follow them? How
do you feel about instructions in symbols
instead of words?
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is
seeking consumer views on these and other
questions concerning care labeling, reports
Ardis Koester, Oregon State University
(OSU) Extension textiles and clothing
specialist
Although this is an opportunity for
consumers to participate directly in rule
formulations, the time is short for response,
she cautions. The FTC wants comments no
later than September 15, 1994.
In addition to comments about current
care labeling regulation and symbols, the
FTC is also interested in knowing if
consumers want information about whether
agarmentcan be both washed and drycleaned.
The full text of the request for comments
is available from the Federal Register, Vol.
59, No. 114, Wednesday, June 15, 1994,
pages 20733-30735.
The making of Jam and Jelly publication available at Extension office
Recycling program to expand in
Warm Springs
Due to an Oregon Department of
Environmental Quality grant and some hard
work by some folks here on the Reservation,
the Warm Springs Community Recycling
Program will be expanding. This means that
soon community members will be able to
recycle more than newspapers locally.
When newspaper recycling was first
introduced several months ago the response
by the people of the community was very
positive. This showed that the people of
Warm Springs have a desire to be responsible
and properly care for the earth. With the
expansion of the recycling program each of
us will have an opportunity to recycle more
materials and do our part to conserve natural
resource.
In addition to newspapers we soon will be
able to recycle white office and computer
paper, clear glass and scrap metal, including
cans. The paper will have collection points in
Reservation office complexes and there will
be a central location for collection of
household recyclables. Learning to recycle
may take some time. All of us are used to just
throwing things out but soon recycling will
seem like just another thing we do in every
day life. If materials that we have no further
use for can be used to make new products,
isn't that betterthan burying them in a landfill?
Our earth deserves at least that much respect.
We are not a large community, as far as
population goes, but our efforts can make a
difference and the pride we have in our home
will be an example for other small
communities. By participating in the
recycling program and making it a success
we will be honoring the traditions of caring
for the earth.
Specific information on the expanded
recycling program will be available soon and
that information will be going out in the
newspaper, on the radio and through the
mail.
In the past we have generally offered the
USDA Home and Garden Bulletin 56 on
How to Make Jam and Jelly . B ut this year the
publication has been deleted from the
available publications. The last
recommendations available are from Oregon
State University Extension fact sheet SP 50
536 on Wild Berries and Fruits is available in
the Warm Springs Extension Office in the
Education Center.
Here is the section from that publication
that may help you until you get a copy.
Making Jam and Jelly
Because the processing time is short, use
sterilized jars for the following products. To
sterilize, place jars right-side-up on a rack in
a boiling water canner. Fill the canner and
jars with hot (not boiling water) to 1 inch
above the tops of the jars. Boil 10 minutes.
Leave 14 inch head space when pouring
jelly into sterilized jars.
Blackberry, Huckleberry and Wild Plum
Jam & Jelly
The instruction sheets in commercial
pectin packages will give good recipes for
wild blackberries. For huckleberries, use
blueberry recipes; for wild plum, use our
sour cherry recipes.
Salal and Oregon Grape Jelly
1 quart red salal berries
1J cup Oregon grape berries
1 14 cups water
lemon juice
sugar
Wash berries and place in large kettle;
crush berries with a potato masher; add water
and simmer slowly for 5 minutes or until soft.
Let juice drip through a dampened jelly bag.
Measure juice; to each 1 cup juice, add 1 cup
sugar and 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Boil rapidly
until jelly sheets from a metal spoon. Skim
well, pour into hot, sterilized jars. Adjust lids
and process half-pint jars 5 minutes in a
boiling water canner.
Salal Jelly
Use equal parts of salal juice and tart
apple juice, bring to a boil and add 1 cup
sugar for each cup of juice and let boil until
jelly stage. Pour into hot sterilized jars. Adjust
lids and process half-pint jars 5 minutes in a
boiling water canner.
Oregon Grape Jelly
Select firm ripe Oregon grapes, wash,
leaving on stems. Place in large preserving
kettle, covering with water. Boil s 1 0 minutes,
then mash and boil 5 minutes longer. Drain
through jelly bag. Measure juice into large
preserving kettle and boil 10 minutes. Add 3
4 as much sugar as juice. Stir until sugar is
dissolved. Boil rapidly until lit sheets from
spoon. Remove from heat, skim at once and
pour into hot sterilized jars. Adjust lids and
process 5 minutes in a boiling water canner.
Blue Elderberry Jelly
4 to 5 lb., blue elderberries
12 cup lemon juice
712 cups sugar
2 packets liquid pectin
Remove stems from berries. Place in kettle
and crush. Heat gently until juice flows.
Simmer covered 15 minutes. Strain juice
through jelly bag. Measure 3 12 cups juice.
Add lemon juice and sugar. Bring to a boil.
Add pectin at once, stirring constantly. Bring
to a boil again and boil hard 12 minute.
Remove from heat. Skim. Pour into hot
sterilized jars. Adjust lids and process half
pint jars 5 minutes in a boiling water canner.
Components within you family
Like physical fitness, family fitness has
three main components: flexibility, strength
and endurance. If your family is flexible,
you can adapt to the many changes that occur
in the world around you and to the changes
that occur within your family. If your family
is strong, you will stick together through
tough times as well as times when things are
going well. Your family will also support
each member's efforts and interests. If your
family has endurance, you will always be
there for each other.
Stockman's Roundup: Conform to standards
management and production plan.
This change means an expanded role for
cattlemen. It forces selection based on both
breeds and crosses for reproductive, maternal,
growth and carcass traits. The National Beef
Quality Audit which took place a few years
ago focused management emphasis on
genetics. Now, cattlemen have to look for
herd sires and mother cows that yield a
consistent product
Beef product quality and consistency have
become standard language in the industry
now. The following tables show some of the
current data used by cattlemen across the
nation. Those conforming to the "standards"
will no doubt be paid premiums for their end
product.
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Bob Pawelek
OSU Extension Agent
Livestock and Range
Traditionally, the beef industry has been
built on an animal oriented management
system based on production traits. A change
is now taking place whereby producers are
either paid a premium or penalized for the
end product. All cattlemen must now become
better informed on beef carcass and product
traits and consider them in the herd
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