SpilyayTymoo
Warm Springs, Oregon
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Survivors' Journey
12-week healing journey for
women
Wednesdays
beginning January 11, 1995
6 to 8 p.m.
Community Counseling Center
For more information contact Erin Sweeden or
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uroana Manion at t53-320b.
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Cooking class
resumes
Beginning January 5, 1995, Ihc
Healthy Cooking Classes will resume
nl the Warm Springs Healih and
Wellness Ccnlcr. These classes will
help make healthy eating easier and
more enjoyable for you and your
family. Classes are held every Thurs
day from 5:30to7p.m.in the demon
stration kitchen in Pod A.
The Health and Wellness Center
DietitiansNutritionists and the Ex
tension Service Home Economist will
be taking turns conducting the cook
ing lessons. Each month will focus
on a different theme and each week's
lesson will be different. Class mem
bers will get a chance to help out and
try some new skills every week.
January classes will be about sat
isfying soups and stews. February
will be Heart Health month, focusing
on heart healthy recipes. In March
we will demonstrate healthy snacks.
The classes arc now scheduled to
extend until the end of May and then
to resume again in September 1995.
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Michael Hammond, Michelle Fisher accept a donation from Don Ptacnik, Public Relations
Manager at Mountain View Hospital. Mountain View Hospital was the first corporation to become
a member of The Museum at Warm Springs.
Apology and thanks extended to friends, relatives of Ada Great success continued from page 4
Dear Friends, Relatives & Family,
I am writing this letter of apology
and thanks to you my Tanan (people)
and Naimu (relatives).
This is so I may make it right with
myself and feel a little better about
everything, that went on during the
New Year.
On New Year's Day, my sisters
and myself gathered at the Agency
Longhouse for a naming ceremony.
Well, this is what I'm apologizing to
you all about. For the ones who
brought out the names, kinda didn't
let all our family and relatives know
about the happenings.
My heart was sad and angry, cause
nobody was notified. Like our uncles
(brothers) and our aunts (the sisters).
I felt like we did it behind all your
backs, so now to face it, instead of
letting it eat away at myself.
Oh! yes. The names that were
brought out belong to our Dear
Departed Mother Ada Sooksoit.
I feel that a person of this stature,
whom made a name for herself and
family. Well anyway everyone that
knew her as a little girl and older
person should have been notified.
So on behalf of myself and the
family, I apologize. Everything
turned out very well on this New
Year Day.
She (Ada) use to always say "This
Shc-Ap-Poo New Year is the time to
bring out names."
I'm very thankful for my eldest
sister for following the teachings and
uomg wnai nceaea to oe done.
Short notice to me, but good
feeling I got from it. I give all the
Praise to our ALL MIGHTY, for it
was HE who made everything fall
into place, in such short notice. I
would like at this time to THANK the
following people: Aunt Lizzy Rhoan
for her words of encouragement and
love and support; Aunt Bernice
Mitchell and Hilda Culpus for their
support in helping guide us on the
setting and speaking on our behalf;
our niece-in-law Merle K. Thompson
for her support and big heart, to give
her all for her mother-in-law and
family; and to our aunt Emily
Waheneka for helping with he second
name and for getting after us, just the
words alone hurt.
For this is the reason why I am
writing to apologize for our error in
communication.
Also to give Praise and Thanks to
you all who were there (Longhouse).
Also forgive if we left anyone out,
for we never meant to.
Did the best we could, by her
(Ada) teachings. And pray that Sh
My Sh-My (Tonya Boise) and Sus
Mise (LaNeda Thompson) grow to
be as old as their great grandmother
and be a great food gatherer and
loving person and all.
I pray that there are no hard
feelings. And love to you all. Thanks
for the space.
Sincerely,
Wilford "Wiggy" Sooksoit, Jr.
Item:
Beaded bowling bag
$159 Pclton Lanes Gift Certificate
W.S. Clothing Co. Coat
W.S. Clothing Co. Vest
W.S. Clothing Co. Vest
Bowling Ball Pclton Lanes
$100 cash
Homemade baby quilt
Beaded Buckle
Beaded Barrcttes
Beaded Coin purse
Acrylic Blanket
Key chain
Our raffle winners arc as follows:
Won by:
Edna David
Benny Heath
Darla Brown
Scrina Wolfe
Ray Shikc Jr.
Charlotte Shike
Charlotte Shike
Robert Metzlcr
Van Pelt
Benny Heath
Dan Brisbois
Libby Chase
Benny Heath
There were other miscellaneous items too numerous to list and we thank
all those people that donated. Again, thank you to all you bowlers who helped
to make our tournament such a great success and looking forward to our 20lh
Annual beginning December 29, 1995! Thank you, WSHIBT Committee
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ECE news related; parents, staff recognized for dedication
Spilyay Tymoo photo by Selena T. Boise
Keane enjoys Indian literature and donated half his collection of
'ndian literature to the Madras High School library.
Keane donates books to MHS
On January 5, 1995, Gene Keane
donated books to the Madras High
School library. Keane had a collection
of 100 books about Indians, written
by Indians. He donated 50 of his
books to the library because he feels
that the library is lacking in Indian
history and general literature about
Indians.
It is Keane's thought that students,
Indian and non-Indian, should be
educated about Indians. Not too many
people know about Indians, even
Indians. He says "just because your
an Indian doesn't mean you know all
about them." He feels there is a lot to
learn about the First Americans. That
is why he puts a lot of credibility in
the Indian authors who wrote these
books he has collected.
Keane donated books about Indian
history, general literature, and
Northwest Indians written by Indian
authors. Fourteen of these books were
written by Jamaica Highwater.
Keane is an employee of the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs in the Natural Resources
Department. He has taught Forestry
and he has taught the SMILE Program
for a while until it ended. Keane also
taught at Haskell Indian Junior
College about fourteen years ago.
Keane would like everyone to
know that the Madras High School
has books about Indians and are
available to the public for review.
ECE to sponsor video sessions
Starting in January, videos will be shown at ECE on Wednesday and
Friday mornings at 9 a.m. These videos will be on topics in which parents
have shown interest when filling out registration packets. Arrangements
are ocing maae to provide cnuacare. i ne video sessions will last no
longer than one hour.
Here's January's schedule:
Wednesday, January 11 Parent Talk 1; Practical tips for raisine
cmidren two to live years ot age
Friday, January 13 Parent Talk 2; Tips for dealing with the school
age child, six to 12 years of age
Wednesday, Jan uary 18 Parent Talk 3; Tips for parents of teenag
ers
Friday, January 20 What is FAS?
Wednesday, January 25 FAS and Effects: What's the Difference?
Friday, January 27 FAS: Assessment and the Early Years
Sessions are open to the public.
ECE Parent Club met on Monday,
January 9, to get spring planning
underway. There will be a Valentine
Making Workshop Wednesday
February 8, 1995 at ECE from 5:30
8:00 p.m. The next meeting will also
be held during this workshop.
February is Dental Health Month so
look for your child to bring home art
work or speak of activities relating to
this. The children are scheduled to
visit the Dental office at IHS during
their Open House on February 8,
1 995. check with your child ' s teacher
to find out what time. Parents who
attended he Monday meeting decided
that part of the earnings from the
"Made in Warm Springs" raffle this
year will go toward purchasing prizes
for the Easter Egg hunt and "Week of
the Young Child" Carnival to be held
in April. Many thanks to those parents
who attended your input was very
valuable!
Early Childhood Education's next
mini pow-wow is scheduled for
February 10, 10:00-1 1:00 a.m. at the
Agency Longhouse. Coming March
17, the ECE children will be
providing a mini pow-wow during
the "Honor Senior's Day" festivities.
The children will be dancing
promptly at 10:30 until 11:30 a.m.
The attending seniors will receive
special gifts handmade by ECE
children.
When there is a death in the Warm
Springs community and ECE has a
mini pow-wow scheduled to take
place at the Agency Longhouse, we
will either postpone or cancel the
pow-wow out of respect. Thank you.
Wednesday, January 18,5:30-7:00
p.m. at ECE Conference room 2E.
Child care provided. Parents and
community members are welcome!
For more information contact: Nancy
553-3241
All parents are encouraged to
attend video sessions at ECE every
Wednesday and Friday morning from
9-10 a.m. The schedule for the rest of
the month is as follows: Jan. 18
Helpful Hints: teenagers; Jan. 20
What is FAS? (Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome); Jan. 25-Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome & Effects: What's the
Difference?; Jan. 27-FAS
Assessment & The Early Years.
Each Thursday from 12-3 p.m.
there are clothes being made available
to everyone in Pod A activity room.
The clothes are free to anyone who
may need them in many sizes and for
all seasons, so come on over and
check it out. There are also still coats
and shoes available for those in need.
Thank you so much all of you
parents who come in regularly to
volunteer in whatever way you can
for our program. Parent involvement
in children's education is very
important no matter the age of the
child and many of you make it a point
to come in as often as you can. Ask
your child's teacher if there is
anything you can do to help out;
maybe there are projects which can
be done with your child at home and
would also count as volunteer time.
Your attendance at parent meetings
counts as volunteer time as well.
Remember, each time you volunteer
or donate an item, be sure to write it
on the volunteer sheet and sign your
name. Your help and input are very
valuable to our program and very
beneficial to your child, they love to
have you here!
Doing activities together with your
family brings everyone closer and
makes for a nice memory when the
child grows older. Here's an activity
which involves the entire family and
is so easy to do: Bird watching! Bird
watching is fun, and your whole
family can do it together! an easy to
start is by feeding birds in the winter
(remember, once you start, you must
feed them until their natural food is
available again).
Build a windowsill feeding station.
Tack a large board to a window ledge
outside a family room.
Feed the birds things like: cracked
corn, mixed birdseed, bread crumbs,
suet or peanut butter and sunflower
seeds.
; Make a tree feeder by spooning
peanut butter on the petals of pine
cones and rolling the cones in
birdseed. Hang the cones in a tree
near your windowsill.
Record, in a special notebook kept
by the window, what kinds of birds
you see, how many, and the dates you
see them. Ask everyone in your family
to help by recording the birds they
see, too. Find a bird identification
book to help you find the names of
the birds in our area.
Plan a bird watching picnic or
nature hike with your family when
the weather gets nice. See who can
see and name the most birds!
The following parentscommunity
members were verbally recognized
the ECE's "Family Night Out" on
Thursday, January 12th at the pow
wow: Baby Room, child care providers
are Shawna Jackson, Darlene Bailey
and Debbie McGill. Parents who
always willing to lend a helping hand
on their own time were Suzie Moody
and Carolyn Strong.
Crawler Room, Parents who
attended their Christmas party &
Santa visit: Bernavene Yahtin, Fran
& Dan Ahem, Saphronia & John
Katchia, Jr., Rhonda Wesley
Clements, Val Fuiava and Kris
Sampson. Thank you to all the parents
forbringing gifts for the gift exchange
& bringing snacks for the Christmas
party.
Toddler's Room, child care
providers are Carolyn Orrell & Stacy
Fasthorse. Parents who attend and
helped during the holiday parties
given in this room are Paula Brisbois,
Sheilah Wahneetah, Toot
Pennington, Rhonda & William
Clements, Becky & Chet VanPelt,
Kathy Brunoe, Josie & Sharondce
RedFox. Thank you for your
participation! It's been great!
Head Start Full Day 3's, teachers
are Lucinda Heath and Beverly Smith.
Donations for the Head Start Policy
raffle were from Nadine Scott, Susan
Moody and Wanda VanPelt, donation
of toys for our classroom were
Raymond "Capt." Moody. Thank
you.
Head Start Full Day 3's, teachers
are Vivian Wewa and Althea Henry.
For spending mornings in the
classroom playing with the children,
in the classroom after work, and
bringing extra materials. Thank you
Patsy Lenbck.
Head Start Full Day 4's, teachers
are Leah Henry and Elaine Clements.
Parent helpers in the classroom and
for making things for the children to
use in the classroom, donation of
food: Barbara & Cal Poncho. Parent
helper in the classroom after she gets
off work plus donation of food: Patsy
Lenbek.
Head Start Part Day 4's, teachers
are Marcelene LeClaire and Patsy
Lenbek. Donation when asked to help
out in the classroom are Lillian
Yahtin, Cecil Brunoe and Rick &
Marcia Minthorn. Recognition for
bringing their son Rhett Johnson in
every day. Rhett has had perfect
attendance for the months of
September, October, November &
December 1994. Shana Johnson and
Clarence Jefferson.
Head Start Part Day 4's, teachers
Nola Queahpama and Phyllis Strong.
For sewing Christmas stockings for
all the children in our classroom;
making little books for Indian
language in Sahaptin, Esther Culpus.
Parent volunteer time in the
classroom, Lois Smith. Taking the
time to get the Christmas tree, Austin
Smith. Donating two (2) pinatas for
the Christmas and birthday parties,
Nacho Gurrola. Sewing Halloween
bags forthechildren in ourclassroom,
parent volunteer time in the
classroom, donations of art material,
Rosemary Charley.
Early Intervention, staff
members Jane Kirkpatrick, Barbara
Poncho, Carolyn Strong, Becky
Brunoe and Nancy Yubeta. This
parent always makes time to put his
children first, David Lucei. For
making all her appointments even
when she has bus duty at school,
Althea Scott. Two parents who have
cared for so many children so well,
Sandy & Al Thomas.
Food Service. For a lady who is
always at work; jumps in wherever
help is needed in the kitchen, Marilyn
Wagner. For making ECE staff feci
special on any given day; coming in
to the classrooms to be with the
children, helping the teaching staff,
bringing in the food trays when the
kids are going full speed ahead, Rosie
"Rosebud" Bryant.
Parent Policy Council, Nancy
Seylcr Head Start Director. For these
parentscommunity members who
attend monthly meetings, Wanda
VanPelt, Gwen Leonard, Nadine
Scott, LorettaDanzuka, Mike Gomez,
Toni Made, CR Begay, Kris
Sampson, Susan Moody, Connie
Blake, Barbara Poncho, Levi
VanPelt, Terry Squiemphen and
Gerald Danzuka.
For those Head Start staff who
attend Policy Council meetings, Rose
Aly, Becky VanPelt, Jamey Smith,
Marie Tom, Joni David, Sue Matters,
Pam Jackson, Gladys Squiemphen,
Melinda Tohet and Winona Frank.
Parentscommunity members who
have volunteered their time to help
with Christmas fundraising, Patsy
Lenbek, Beverly Smith, Joni David,
Kris Sampson, Paula Brisbois,
Sheilah Wahneetah, Nadine Scott,
Edna David, Toni Made, Toot
Pennington, Shirellc Thomas, Leslie
Cochran, Andrea Smith, Missy
David, Lois Smith and Merle Kirk.
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Spilyay Tymoo photo by Selena T. Sois
Children and parents enjoyed the dancing at the ECE Parents Nite Out. The last dance was the
snake dance which brought many smiles to parents and children alike.
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