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More dentists, additional staff Improved services and IHS dental clinic
The Warm Serines Dental Clinic, at the
Health and Wellness Center, has undergone
great changes since the Center opened last
year. Services have improved, with a much
wider variety of dental care being offered.
More dentists are available to provide care
and it is now easier and more comfortable to
receive care when needed.
The doctors serving the dental clinic are
Matthew Walters, Randy Beemer, and Rick
Vaughn. Visiting about twice a month is Dr.
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Dentist Dr. Randy Beemer
Dale Barker, an endodontist from Gresham.
Short autobiographies on the doctors as well
as a short piece about dental hygienist Erica
Foster are featured below. Further informa
tion about the care offered at the Dental
Clinic can be attained by calling the Clinic at
553-1196.
Dr. Randy Beemer is from Long Beach,
California. He received his Bachelor's of
Science degree from California State Uni
versity, Long Beach, in 1979 and his Doctor
of Dental Surgery degree from the Univer
sity of Southern California in 1983.
Beemer was in private practice in Long
Beach, California for four years prior to
C- ining the Commissioned Corps of the
SPHS in 1987. His first assignment with
the IHS was in Bethel, Alaska from 1987 to
1989. Traveling by bush planes and using
portable dental equipment, Beemer spent
many interesting and enjoyable weeks pro
viding dental services to the Yupik Eskimo
residents of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
In 1989, Beemer was transferred to the
Chemawa Indian Health Clinic in Salem,
Oregon. He practiced at Chemawa for a year
before receiving IHS -sponsored long-term
training in the specialty of Pediatric Den
tistry at the Oregon Health Sciences Univer
sity in Portland.
After completing the two years of train
ing, Beemer was transferred to Warm Springs
in June 1992. Beemer, in coordination with
IHS doctors Creelman and Manning, and the
Mountain View Hospital surgical services
staff, has established a hospital-based dental
program to provide comprehensive dental
treatment under general anesthesia to young
children with severe dental decay.
Beemer lives in Madras with his wife
Lori and their two children, Ryan, eight
years of age, and Rosie, three years of age.
Beemer enjoys practicing pediatric dentistry
in Warm Springs, primarily because the
children of the community make his practice
so rewarding. He and his family plan to
make Central Oregon their home. Beemer
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Dentist Dr. Rick Vaughn
enjoys fishing and hunting, and has been
known to sneak in an occasional round of
golf.
Beemer, along with dentists Vaughn and
Walters, and the entire dental staff truly
believe that with education, preventative
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Dentist Dr. Matthew Walters
pediatric dental services, and time, the day
will come when all the children of the Warm
Springs community will be free of the harm
ful effects of the disease commonly known
as tooth decay.
Dr. Rick Vaughn has been the Chief Den
tal Officer at Warm Springs Health and
Wellness Centerfor two years. He is a native
of Pensacola, Florida and received his dental
degree from the University of Florida in
1978 (go Gators!). He has since served with
the US Navy in San Diego, California, the
US Coast Guard in Puerto Rico and Miami
Beach, Florida and the Indian Health Service
at the San Carlos Apache Reservation in
Arizona.
In the past two years, there has been an
exciting expansion of the dental clinic from
a two-chair to a six-chair facility, and a staff
increase from three to 13. Two more dental
chairs will be added as part of the commit
ment to provide more and better dental care
to the community.
Dr. Matthew Walters is from northern
Michigan. He attended Michigan State Uni
versity, where he received a Bachelor's of
Science degree in Nutritional Science in 1989.
He then attended the University of Michi
gan, where he received his Doctor of Dental
Surgery degree in 1993. Immediately after
graduation, he was commissioned as an of
ficer in the public Health Service and moved
to Central Oregon to begin working at the
Warm Springs dental clinic.
Walters has found working with the
people of Warm Springs to be very rewarding
and enjoyable. In his spare time, Walters
enjoys fishing, hiking and rafting.
Dr. Dale Barker is an endodontist from
Gresham. He comes to Warm Springs one or
two times a month to see patients. He per
forms root canals. He teaches at Oregon
Health Sciences University in Portland. He
enjoys flyfishing and skiing.
Erica Foster is a dental hygienist from
Dallas, Texas (go Cowboys!). She earned a
Bachelor's of Science degree in Dental Hy
giene from Baylor College of Dentistry in
1993. Before coming to Warm Springs, Fos-
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She has been working in Warm Springs since
January.
She most enjoys interaction with dental
clinic patients. The patients are "really fun to
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questions about their oral health," says Fos
ter. She explained that one day a week is set
aside for community work. She has spent
time visiting Head Start, the group home, the
elementary school, the jail and has done
announcements on KWSO. "I especially like
working with children. The children at Head
Start really listen and want to learn. If in any
way I can motivate these future adults to go
for their greatest potential in life, my job will
truly be rewarding beyond expectations,"
says Foster. She enjoys working for IHS
because "great attention is paid to detail,
prevention and education. "The people of
Warm Springs are truly motivated to im
prove their oral health, thus moving one step
closer to becoming the healthiest community
by the year 2000'
Being a city girl, Erica is adjusting to the
athletic environment of Oregon. Since mov
ing to Oregon, she has tried hiking, rafting
and mountain biking. She admits the malls in
Portland are nice and enjoyable.
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" Beginning November 14th, the
Fuel Assistance Program will be
scheduling appointments for the Ma
dras Office for December 5th. If you
cannot get into the Madras Office
they will be in Warm Springs, De
cember 14, at 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
at the Commodity warehouse.
Please call on November 14th to
schedule your appointment. This
number will be very busy, your pa
tience is appreciated.
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Warm Springs Elementary News
Happy birthday
Daddy-Perry!!
Love you lots &
miss you too.
Shanell, Colleen &
Perry III
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Survivors' Journey
A 12-week Healing Journey for Women
beginning January 11, 1995
6 to 8 p.m.
Community Counseling Center
For more information, contact En'n Sweeden
or Urbana Manion at 553-3205.
What's happenin' and when
November 23 No PM Kindergarten; early dismissal for
grade 1-5
November 24 & 25 No school-Thanksgiving Holiday
November 30 Awards Assembly K-2 at 1 0:40; 3-5 at
11:30
December 2 "Newsletter
December 6 Chirstmas Program grades 1 , 3 and 5
December 15 Winter Carnival 6 to 9 p.m. WSE Gym
December 1 6 Awards Assembly grades 3-5 at 8 :50
a.m.; K-2 at 9:30
December 1 9-30 No school, winter break
January 2 School Resumes
January 6 School Newsletter
January 16 No school; Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
January 20 School Newsletter
January 31 Awards Assembly K-2 at 1 :50 p.m.; 3-5 at
2:40 p.m.
February 2 No AM or PM Kindergarten
February 3 No school; building inservice
Attendance perfect for these students
Those students with perfect
attendance at Simnasho School are
Tamera Moody, Sara Vaeth and
Steven Vaeth.
At Warm Springs Elementary,
those with perfect attendance are:
Heather Johnson, Taima Smith,
Maureen Winishut, Esten Culpus,
Manuel Greene, Robert Thomas, Jr.,
Jayce Wallulatum, Sasha Caldera,
Sisiley Scott, Teri-Jo Squiemphen
Yazzie, Paul Miller, Clara Arthur,
Nancy Charley, Jonathan Culpus,
Justin Wallulatum, Joshua Moody,
Nicole Herkshan, Delia Squiemphen,
Anthony Caldera, Armando Ruiz,
Kevin Seyler, Jermayne Tuckta,
Verna Mitchell, Vern Heath, Keith
Jackson, Randall Wallulatum, Martha
Alvarez, Cynthia Isadore, Candice
Miller, Edna Winishut, Frank Fuiava,
Jess Stevens, Devenia Kenyon,
Are your numbers
current?
It's that time of year again when
the cold and flu bugs are hitting. It is
very important for the school office
to have your current home, work and
emergency contact telephone
numbers when your child needs a
ride home from school or assistance
at school (maybe just a change of
clothes). Please call the office or send
a note with your child if you are
unsure that we have current numbers.
Draw the school mascot
Warm Springs Elementary is
taking entries to draw the school
mascot for use on school stationery,
certificates, awards, newsletters, etc.
The following is a listing of the contest
rules:
Draw or create an eagle using black
ink or pencil, etc., on standard paper.
Make the eagle the focal point of
the drawing.
There is no age limit on the contest;
anyone from the community may
Understanding the effects of sexual abuse on children
Survivors of abuse
"tend to blame
themselves for
being victimized
because their
abusers told them
that they caused
it..."
by Erin Sweeden
If a child is introduced to sex by an
adult or a much older child, what harm
is done, anyway?
Children aren't ready biologically
for sexual activity because they have
many other things to learn before hav
ing children of their own. When adults
are ready, they have a right to discover
the mystery of sexuality with a peer of
their choice and at a time and place of
their choice. Children are robbed of
this potentially beautiful experience
when they are forced to grow up too
fast by being used to satisfy an older
person's needs for sex and power with
no concern for the child. Our sexuality
is like our hands which connect us
with another person. Sex abuse chops
that off.
When a father, mother, step-parent,
grandparent, uncle, aunt or older
sibling, who is supposed to protect
and nurture a child, violates and uses
the child instead, the child learns not
to trust. This makes it very difficulty
to form meaningful relationships.
Without a connection, sex becomes
just a currency which can be bartered
to anyone to gain acceptance, atten
tion, favors, money, power, privi
leges, control, etc. Many survivors
of sex abuse either go from partner to
partner or try to avoid sex a much as
possible. They see their bodies as
dirty or "damaged goods" and have
low self-esteem in general. They tend
to blame themselves for being vic
timized because their abusers told
them that they caused it in some way.
Sexually abused teenagers have a
much greater knowledge of sex than
their non-sexual ized friends, and that
separates them at a time in their lives
when they need peers the most
Since their "no" meant nothing
during childhood, many survivors
find it very difficult to say "no" or
assert themselves as adults, and as a
result, they continue to be victim
ized through domestic violence,
rape, or being taken advantage of
by others. Alcohol and drugs are
frequently used from an early age to
escape and numb the intense teel
ings. Recovery is particularly diffi
cult for survivors because when they
stop using substances, they're often
flooded with memories and feelings
about the sex abuse which leads to
relapse.
Of all the traumas a human being
can experience, I think sexual abuse
is one of the most damaging ot all.
If often starts with children as young
as one or two or three years of age
and continues for most of their de
veloping years, followed by symp
toms which last a lifetime, if
untreated. They can't remember a
time when they were "normal" be
fore it started. As dependent chldren,
they are captives in a home where
they are repeatedly tortured, and
they must keep it secret to protect
the perpetrator.
We can start healing from the
deep wounds, which many of us
have lived with for too many years.
If you would like to talk to some
one, please call Erin at S53-320S.
submit an entry.
Voting on the entries will be done
during the week of January 2, 1995,
by student and staff representatives.
Christmas Program Coming
The Christmas Program for Warm
Springs Elementary will be December
6, 1 994 at 7 p.m. at the Warm Springs
Community Center. This year's
program will include first, third and
fifth grades only. Kindergarten,
second and fourth grades will perform
at the spring program.
Raylene Thomas, Martin Medina,
Wacey Wallulatum, Danni Lawrence,
Christina Wolfe, John Howe, Isaiah
Tewee, Marjean Alonso, Jayleen
Main, George Boise, Juan LameBear,
Terron McDonald, Aaron Main,
Jacquelyn Moody, Lia Orozco,
Jordan Caldera, Myron Northrup,
Desirae Boise, Sirena Medina,
Johnny Smith, Georgianna Aguilar,
Sissaley Graybael, Mary Wolfe,
Nicole Main, Jane Stwyer, Lutah
Wallulatum, Vernon Tias, Alysia
Aguilar, Mayanne Aguilar, Irene
Boise, Tianna Greene, Wynter Sky
Smith, Marta Cuevas and Maureen
Foster.
Also attaining perfect attendance
were Armina Moody, Leonard
Bamett, Jose Morales, Louis Smith,
White Dove Cooper, Rebecca
Sampson, Marcus Crowe, Chey
Culpus, Arthur Mitchell, Larry
Wabaunsee, Louisa Fuentes, Victoria
Medina, Pasha Smith, Larisa
Wallulatum, Gabriel Greene, Delvis
Heath, Robert Heath, Hazel
Anderson, Eric Lucero, Dustin
Seyler, Lindsey McCovey, Tashayla
Palmer, Tommy Joe Alvarez, Dennis
Haliday, Aaron Heath, Gerald Tias,
Cody Miller, Austin Smith, Jr., Don
Wabaunsee, Ashley Aguilar, Miko
Cooper, Christina Coronado, Leanne
Johnson, Pearl Stwyer, Dominic
Davis and August Scott.
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Harry Philips informs parent of her students progress at the
Warm Springs Elementary, Friday, November 18.
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