SpilyayTymoo
Warm Springs, Oregon
October 28, 1994 PAGE 5
Growing up with an alcoholic parent
by Erin G. Sweeden
If you grew up with an alcoholic
parent, you may still have a few scars
because of it. You never knew what
to expect because your parent was
five different people depending on
the point in the alcohol curve irri
table hangover, normalization, the
high when everything was wonder
ful, angry drunkenness, or passed
out. Until you got old enough to
understand that the changes were
caused by alcohol, you may have
taken responsibility and thought there
was something wrong with you or
what you did or said. In order to
survive, you learned to always be on
guard for subtle clues of what was
coming, and you set your own feel
ings and needs aside. Perhaps you
tried harder and harder to be perfect
and to do more to please your parent,
but it was never enough. You may
have spent your childhood taking
Free workshops offered
Pacific Power and the Oregon
Department of Forestry are
sponsoring free community forestry
workshops in nine cities throughout
Oregon this fall. A Bend workshop
will be held at Central Oregon
Environmental Center, 16 Kansas
Ave. NW on November 3, from 8:30
a.m. to noon.
The workshops, which discuss
managing urban trees, are designed
specifically for community leaders,
elected or appointed officials, park
and public works employees, and
green industry professionals, such as
tree service companies, nurseries and
landscape contractors. However, the
Jmblic is also invited to attend the
ree workshops.
"We have trimmed trees away
from power lines for many years, all
in the interest of safety, said Bob
McConnell, Pacific Power manager.
"Recently, along with the Oregon
Department of Forestry, Pacific
Power has taken a wider view of
trees, using pruning techniques that
protect a trees' health and advocating
the planting of only tow-growing trees
near power lines."
He added that the workshop will
help officials and planners, as well as
tree professionals, look at urban trees
as a valuable natural resource.
The opening session considers
urban tree managementand planning.
Further topics include proper tree
WSE News-Continued from page 3-
Phil Riley, 509-J School District
Superintendent, will be at the Warm
Springs Tribal Admin, building every
Wednesday from 9 to 1 1 a.m. to meet
with parents and community
members. An appointment is not
necessary. Please stop by if you have
suggestions or concerns that you
would like Mr. Riley to be aware of.
FreeReduced Meal Update
A huge congratulations is
extended to the WS parentsguardians
for their participation in helping all
of the free or reduced meal
applications to be in on time this
year. This is the first time in the
school's history that this has
happened and is extremely
appreciated by Dawn, Chele and Judy.
Thank you!!!
If your financial situation changes
during the year and you thing you
might be eligible for free or reduced
meals for your students, please
contact the school office to fill out an
application.
Student Accident Insurance
Student accidents insurance
applications are available in the
school and district offices for parents
wishing to purchase coverage for their
students. The school district does not
process applications or claims, but
simply makes the forms readily
available upon request
Board Approves 1994-95
District Goals
The Board of Directors approved
the following goals for the 199495
school yean 1) The District will seek
to improve opportunities for students
by increasing the involvement of
parents, the business community and
or other patrons in school activities.
2) Each school will raise academic
achievement and provide
opportunities for learning about
diverse cultures.
Fundraising Activities
Have your kids come home asking
for $ 1 .00 for pepperoni or beef jerky
and you didn t know what they were
talking about? WSE will be having
several fund raising activities this
year with proceeds going to
care of, cleaning up after and
parenting your parent instead of be
ing a playful, carefree child.
Now, as an adult, you may And
lots of other people who need you to
take of them because you 're so good
at it However, there's always one
sad, abandoned, little child off to the
side who even you never And lime to
care for. This is your own innerchild.
Because at the age of five you were
so busy being thirty-five, now that
you're thirty-five, there's a part of
you which is still five because it
never got to grow up in the normal
way. This child doesn't feel worthy
of any love. This child doesn't know
how to ask for help. This child doesn't
even know how to feel because it
was never safe to feel at home, there
was no one to provide support and
expression of feelings wasn't toler
ated. This child never learned how to
trust.
Many adult children of alcoholics
become very successful people who
earn the respect and applause of oth
ers. They work around the clock to
meet an endless chain of deadlines
and goals. However, they have diffi
culty ever feeling satisfied with their
own accomplishments because they
don't acknowledge themselves.
Some become very pcrfcctionistic
and controlling of others. Some get
involved in one non-nurturing rela
tionship after another in an effort to
"get it right this time", and they find
it very difficult to separate them
selves from relationships which be-
pruning techniques to preserve a tree's
health, the peaceful coexistence of
trees and power lines, utility tree
trimming, planting the right tree in
the right place and safety, and sources
of assistance and funding for
community forestry programs.
"People generally think of forestry
as managing vast expanses of land
with large trees, but trees are a
valuable part of the community
infrastructure, as well," said Paul
Ries, ODF Urban and Community
forest program manager. "We have
only recently begun considering our
urban trees as forest to be managed."
Both Pacific Power and the Oregon
Department of Forestry have
established community forestry
Register now for fitness challenge
The Recreation Department is now
taking registration for the Annual
Employee Interdepartmental
"November Fitness Challenge." This
will mark the 15th year in existence
for the challenge. Last year had set a
mark in number of teams entered,
which was 21, and the number of
participants, which was 419.
The Fitness Challenge will run
from November 1-31, giving
participants opportunity to tally up
minutes spent in exercise for their
department team total. Register now
with your department, a $5.00
playground equipment, art supplies
and the fourthfifth graduation, just
to name a few projects.
Currently, students can buy
pepperoni or beef jerky in the office
on Tuesday and Thursday, during
lunch recess or after school for $ 1 .00.
The proceeds for sales go to the fourth
fifth grade graduation.
Campbell's Soup Labels
Once again WSE is collecting
Campbell's products labels for our
Education Program. Listed is names
of the labels that can be turned in to
the WSE office, remember,
Campbell's labels for education
include more than just soup. It takes
a lot of labels to redeem one item.
Labels are collected throughout the
school year.
Insertion
Asbestos in WSE School
As required by the US.
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) you are hereby informed that
WSE contains Asbestos-containing
building materials (ACBM).
In accordance with AHERA
regulations, an asbestos inspection
and management plan was written
and implemented on July 9, 1989.
Thereafter each six months the
asbestos in WSE will have periodic
surveillance performed. Every three
years the facility will be reinspected
completely. Asbestos found in WSE
does not pose a threat to health or the
environment Management plans are
located in the building office and in
the District Maintenance office. These
are available during normal working
hours should anyone choose to inspect
them. A copy or parts of a copy may
be purchased at the cost of copying.
Anyone who feels there is damaged
ACBM in WSE should call the
District Maintenance office as soon
as possible and report such finding.
District 509-J has on staff EPA
and ODEQ trained members to
inspect, write plans and work with
asbestos. If you have any questions
regarding the District activities in
asbestos, please feel free to call Steve
Dove, District Asbestos Designated
come abusive. Many become "crisis
junkies" who are always seeking in
tense stimulation and find it very
difficult to relax or live a normal,
smooth, "boring" life. The only lime
they can relax is when they're sick.
They create many physical symp
toms such as headaches, stomach
aches, ulcers and high blood pressure.
Some are plagued with depression,
excessive guilt, or a wall of rage
which keeps the outside world at a
safe distance. Others have so suc
cessfully numbed all of their feelings
that they merely exist as observers,
rather than participants, of their own
lives. A great many adult children of
alcoholics follow their parent's pat
tern and escape all of their problems
through drugs and alcohol.
The damaging childhood pro
gramming docs not have to be a life
long sentence. By establishing a
trusting relationship with a therapist,
people can go through the process of
remembering the old hurts, express
ing the feelings which couldn't be
expressed then, and receiving the
support which wasn't available at
that time. The grieving process can
help to wash the slate clean and make
room for greater freedom of choice
in the present, spontaneous expres
sion of a full range of emotions and
peace of mind.
If you would like to give this gift
to your neglected inner child, please
call the Community Counseling
Center at 553-3203 and schedule an
appointment
programs. In addition during 1993
and 1994 they teamed up to plant
trees on private non-industrial land
as an experiment to offset carbon
dioxide emissions from Pacific's
fossil fuel generating plants. Trees,
like other green plants, naturally
absorb carbon dioxide (C02) while
giving off oxygen.
Workshops are also available in
Astoria, Albany, Coos Bay, Grants
Pass, Klamath Falls, Medford,
Pendleton and Roseburg. Although
anyone is welcome to sign up for the
free workshops, pre-registration is
requested. More information is
available at the Pacific Power or ODF
offices in these areas.
registration fee is asked for those
wishing to receive a T-shirt, and a
$3.00 entry for those participating
and not wanting a T-shirt.
Winning department with the
accumulative total minutes for the
month, will have their name put on
the shirt for 1994. Thursday,
December 8 is the date scheduled for
the awards luncheon and distribution
of T-shirts at the Recreation Social
Hall.
For more information contact the
Recreation Department at 553-3243
or 3244.
Person at 475-3360.
Trained staff members: Steve
Dove, Designated person, Vern
Middleton, Full Scale worker, Rod
Hanson, Full Scale worker
What is Healthy?
The Warm Springs Healthy
Nations Project, committed to
reducing substance use and abuse in
our communities, would like to
announce a poster contest,
WHO: Grades K-4; Grades 5 &
6; Grades 7-9; Grades 9-12
WHAT: An expression of your
concept of "Healthy"
WHERE: Warm Springs &
Madras Schools
t WHEN: Please turn in your
expression by October 31, 1994
HOW: Paint a picture, write a
poem, or write a short essay. What
does "Healthy" mean to you?
Maximum limits: 11' x 14", 300
words andor four colors.
WHY: The WS Healthy Nations
Project is exploring ways we as a
community can reduce substance use
and abuse and promote healthy
living. We want to know what
"Healthy" means to you.
Prizes: First Place: $50 gift
certificate; Second Place: $35 gift
certificate; Third Place: $25 gift
certificate. Five Honorary Mention
Certificates in each category.
"Healthy Living" Artist Ribbons for
grades K-6.
the first place winning
expressions will be used in the
productions of four posters to be
distributed in the Warm Springs
Madras Schools and communities.
All submissions become property
of the WS Healthy Nations Projects,
a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Program. For more information,
please call 553-4914.
Public Hearing on P.L 81-874
As specified in School Board
Policy 911, the District plans to
afford patrons and opportunity to
make comments and
recommendations relative to
application for and use of P.L. 81
874 Impact Aid funds. A public
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The senior class won the Hall Decorating contest at Madras High, the juniors
the sophomores were fourth,
Madras High School held Spirit throughout the school. Overall the
Week October 17-21, 1994, with the standings were as follows; 1. Seniors
Homecoming football game Friday Class of '95, 2. Juniors Class of '96,
night. Throughout the week various 3. Sophomores Class of '97, 4.
activities were held to prompt spirit Freshman Class of '98. The Buffaloes
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Dress up days at MHS was won by
hearing has been scheduled during
regular school board meeting
beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Monday,
November 14, 1994. in the library at
WSE. The public is invited to attend
and encouraged to ask questions and
state opinions regarding District 509
J programs and the use of funds. If
you have a disability, please advise
the District 509-J Support Services
office about special arrangements that
may allow you to fully participate in
this meeting by calling Gail Stone at
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General Council meetings scheduled
Monday, November 21 -Simnasho Longhouse
Tuesday, November 22-Agency Longhouse
Agenda: 1 995 Operating Budget
Dinner at 6 p.m.; meetings follow
475-6192.
Visitors at WSE
' All visitors, parents and guardians
who come to WSE are to report
directly to the school office. Students
are not to leave the building with any
person without first notifying the
office and signing out the student on
the check-out form. If you would like
your child to be checked out by
someone other than yourself, you
must call or send a note to notify the
school.
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were second, third was the freshman and
lost their Homecoming game to
LaSalle 6-29. At half-time Becky
Harrison was crowned Queen and
Jake Suppah was crowned King,
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BreakfastLunch Visitors
Parents and guardians are always
encouraged to visit the school for
breakfast or lunch. The cost for
breakfast for adults is $1.00 and for
lunch is $2.00. Payment must be made
in the of fice prior to eating. Breakfast
is served from 7:30 a.m. to 8:25 a.m.,
lunch for 1-2 graders is served at
1 1: 1 0 a.m. and lunch for 3-5 is served
12:10p.m. If you haveany questions
about the meal program, please
contact Chele Paye at 553-1 128.
national finals
If you are a rodeo fan and enjoy
watching the wildhorse race events,
chances are you've seen these two
Warm Springs cowboys, Buck
Smith, aged 57, and his son Jason
Smith, aged 27, competing.
Buck and Jason have competed
in rodeo events nearly all their lives
and are members of the Wild Horse
Racer's Association. On October
18 through 22, the Wild Horse
Racer s Of America (WHRA) gauY
ercd in Billings, Montana to com
pete. Buck Smith is happy to an
nounce that his team placed tirst in
the pro rodeo finals. Team members
included Buck, Troy Winters and
Duane Garcttc. According to Jason,
his dad is the oldest cowboy out of
1 83 W HR A members to compete m
and win the rodeo tinals.
The Jason S mith team placed first
and second in the day money only
but won the year-end for the Wild
Horse Racer's Of America National
Finals. Jason's team included Mark
Tobiasson of Eugene and Joe
Mclean of Redmond. Total winnings
for Jason so far this season, which is
only seven months long, added up
to more than $22,000. According to
sources. Buck and Jason's teams
were two of ten teams that com
peted. They are the only two Warm
Springs cowboys to ever place or
win in professional rodeo national
finals.
The next competition for Buck
and Jason is the Crown Royal World
Championship being held in Rapid
City, South Dakota in early Febru
ary 1995.
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