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Warm Springs, Oregon
July 3, 1996 9
Arlene Boileau Bob Pawelek Clint Jacks
4-H Sc Youth Livestock Staff Chair, Madras
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Norma Simpson Sue Rvan
(503) 553-3238
Home Economics
4-H Assistant
The Oregon State University Extension Service staff is devoted to extending research-based Information from OSU to the people of Warm Springs
In agriculture, home economics, 4-H youth, forestry, community development, energy and extension sea grant program with OSU, United States
Department of Agriculture, Jefferson County and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs cooperating. The Exension Service offers Its programs
and materials equally to all people.
The Clover Speaks
by Sue Ryan
Summer has arrived, and along with it
time for summer fun activities. Most recently,
nine Warm Springs youth completed the
"Beam Me Up Scotti to 4-H Camp at Crystal
Springs, Oregon. This camp is located in the
Ochoco Mountains, halfway between
Prinevillc and Mitchell. 4-H campers come
from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation,
Jefferson County, Crook County and
Deschutes County for this tri-county camp
session. Many thanks to the Johnson
O'Malley Committee for their sponsorship
of scholarships to help Warm Springs youth
attend this event.
Other 4-H'ers are busy, especially in the
Rainbow Dancers and Warm Springs
Livestock Crew. The Rainbow Dancers are
in full swing with their summer performance
schedule, and the Livestock Crew are
readying theirswine projects forthe Jefferson
County Fair and Auction coming up in late
Registration packets
available at OSU
Sign-up now for 4-H Wilderness
Enrichment camp at Trout Lake. Registration
packets are available at the Warm Springs
Extension office in the Education Center.
The full cost is $40.00, however the J.O.M.
committee pays $20.00 so the cost to Warm
Springs parents is only $20.00. All
registration forms and payment must be
recieved by July 26th. Session One - August
3rd- August 6th for 2nd to 5th grade
completed and Session Two - August 7th -August
1 1th for 6th to 9th grade completed.
There is a limit of 40 campers per session so
sign-up today !
Summer Youth Workers
by Norma L. Simpson
June 24 is the starting of Summer Work
Experience for the lucky students who passed
their tests and got the job of their choice.
Along with their training, they will receive a
day of training of their choice on Monday.
This year the OSU Extension and the Fire
and Safety will combine skills as Carol
Stevens helps me to teach some 20 young
people while they learn cooking skills. The
first day is devoted to Quick but nutritious
dishes mostly that you cook from scratch.
One of the quick dishes that we will make
during the five classes is Venison Stew, from
venison that we canned during the Healthy
Cooking Classes in December 1995. Some
one asked why don't we use "real venison"
which suggests that only fresh or frozen meat
are better than canned venison. But as older
folks know that the processing that they
learned as young people were the salvation
to many a family when the power lines were
down and freezer meats became bad as they
thawed before we could eat it.
Venison Stew
1 pint jar pressured venison
2 large carrots peeled and cubed (precooked)
1 large potato cubed (precooked)
2-4 tablespoons flour
1 medium size onion cubed
Stockman's Roundup Researchers
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by Bob Pawelek-OSU
Livestock Agent
It has been well-documented that
Brahman-type cattle, (Bos indicus) are more
variable in tenderness than English and
Continental breeds (Bos taurus) such as
Hereford, Angus and Charolais. However,
new research out of Texas A&M and Texas
Tech suggests that the earlier documentation
may have unjustly made Bos indicus a
scapegoat for the beef industry's tenderness
problems.
With all the hullabaloo about the toughness
of Bos indicus-cross cattle, the Texas
researchers pooled resources to see if they
could make the long-eared critters more
consistently tender via electrical stimulation
(ES)and aging.
ES and aging did make beef more tender.
July.
The Jefferson County Extension office in
Madras has started their Summer Fun classes.
A schedule is available at the Warm Springs
office. There is a cost of $5.00 for Summer
Fun, which covers up to 8 classes. Additional
classes are $1 per activity. There are some
supply fees for classes. Here is a sample of
the schedule for the next two weeks.
First Aid Basics: Learn some important
skills from taking care of wounds safely, to
using the heimlich maneuver-these skills may
save a life one day. Instructor: Father Todd
Ungcr Date: Tuesday, July 9th GradeTime;
3rd-12th 10:00-1 1:00 a.m. LjjcjtfiojuTraining
Room, North Unit Fire Department. Nature
Hike-Cove Park: See local plants, animals
and critters; learn about the High Desert
eco-systems. Wear your sunscreen, hiking
shoes or comfortable shoes,(no sandals),
dress comfortable. Bring water and snack.
This is an Oregon State Park ranger guided
activity. Parents are welcome. DateTime:
July 9th, 9:00 a.m.-12:45 p.m. GiadfiSI
2nd-6th; younger if accompanied by an adult
Location: Cove Palisades State Park Meet at
Extension office and we will car pool.
DRIVERS NEEDED Fej, 50 cents. Creative
Movement Enjoy the exercise and the "Art"
of dance. Taught by local ballet instructors.
Instructors: Marie Williams and Susan
Stovall Date: Wednesday, July 10th Age
lime; 4-5 year olds 9:30-1 0: 15 a.m.(Parents
Please !!); 5-6 year olds, 10:30-11:15 a.m.
Location: High Desert Dance. BjmlkgSign
up lor your favorite day or days for lessons
and practice. Date: July 1 0, 1 1 , 1 7, 1 8,3 1 AfifisZ
Time: 7-18 years, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Location:
Pelton Lanes, Madras Fee: $2.50 per session
payable at the bowling alley the day or
Collage of Culture a success, planning for 1997 is
by Norma L. Simpson
Despite the cold and rainy weather on
May 18, the Collage of Culture in Madras
was a success. Great things to see in the Arts
and Crafts Tent, Great Dancers on the
platform throughout the day and Great bands
and vocalists on the stage sponsored by the
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. The
Tribal Council has been very supportive of
the of the Collage of Culture since it's
inception following a suggestion for such an
event by Orthelia Patt in 1993.
Planning Now for MAY 17, 1997
What made the event so sussessful was
the terrific advance planning with nearly
every detail attended to by more than 30
volunteers. It takes nearly a year of advanced
to take "learn how to cook" training on Mondays
1 cup frozen or canned green peas
Boil the venison for 12-14 minutes. Reserve
water for cooking the potatoes and carrots.
Add the water to the venison along with
the potatoes, carrots, and onions. When a
rolling boil, thicken with flour in 1 cup of
water shaken in a tight fitting jar. Stir
continually.
When the stew is a thick as you wish add
the peas, spices and taste for flavor.
You can double the recipe for a quart of
venison, 1 large potatoes, 1 large onion
4 large carrots, 4-8 tablespoons flour
and 2 cups frozen or canned green peas.
Nutritious Snacks
Then July 1, we will work on various
nutritious snacks, but this time with the motive
that this group will be making snacks to sell
during the last week of Work Experience
during a Youth Air Fair on August 9. Most of
what we make that day will be frozen or
packed in large jars until we make the rest of
the products to raise funds for future work
experience activities. We'll make GORP,
granola, snacheese sticks, and homemade
pretzels.
Pie Crusts and Fresh and Canned Pie
Fillings
July 8 we will can some Clear Jel pie
While not a shocking find, it holds broad
implications for the beef industry, especially
in light of the National Cattlemen's Beef
Association plan to reduce the percentage of
tough beef in the U.S. supply 50 by 1997.
The study revealed Bos indicus cattle were
acceptably tender to start with. In fact, one
group of Bos indicus cattle was actually more
tender than the group of Bos taurus cattle
evaluated. That's a little jolting.
What prompted the study, says Tech meat
scientist Mark Miller, was the success of a
beef packing plant in marketing beef from
Bos indicus cattle. Though the plant
slaughters cattle with a very high percentage
of Bos indicus breeding, they've received no
reports of tenderness problems from
customers. The packer attributes that success
to its use of a moderately high-voltage ES.
The two Texas universities set out to see
for themselves whether ES was responsible.
Their study evaluated three groups of cattle
(360 head total) processed at three packing
plants. The table details the differces in how
each group was fed. Though the cattle were
not fed exactly the same, they were true-life
examples of cattle going into the food supply.
Two groups contained high percentages of
Bos indicus blood; the third group, Bos taurus.
Half of the carcasses at each plant were
treated with ES. Strip loins were tested for
tenderness using the Warner-Bratzler
shear-force test after aging 7,14,21, and 28
days. A trained sensory panel evaluated steaks
aged for 14 days broiled to an internal
temperature of 158 degrees Fahrenheit The
result contained some surprises, says Miller.
Based on the National Consumer Retail
days you bowl, includes shoes. Country
Pockets When is a jean pocket not a jean
pocket ? When it's a wall decoration. Farm
animal and floral is the theme. Come and
learn how to make one. Instructor: Ellen
Ames Date: Wednesday, July 10th Grade
Time: 4th-6th, 10:00-11:00 a.m. Location:
Conference Room, Jefferson County
Extension office Fee: $2.50. Crafts for Kids
Lots of surprises in this class. Be ready to
create something wonderful to take home.
Instructor: Mary Bosch Date: Friday, July
12th GradeTime: K-2nd. 10:00-10:45 a.m.;
3rd-4th, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Location:
Jefferson County Conference Room (Old
Library) Make Your Own Soap Bnlls Easy to
make soap balls to decorate foryour bathroom
or give as a gift. Instructor; Sharon Pickett
DakTuesday, July 16th GradeTime: K-2nd.
1 0:00-1 1 :00 a.m.;3rd-6th, 1 1:30 a.m.-1 2:30
p.m. Location: Darrar Building, Jefferson
County Fairgrounds, Madras Fee: $1.00.
Make Your Own Bath Salt Fix a gift for your
mother, grandmother or a friend. Instructor:
Sharon Pickett Date: Wednesday, July 17th
GradeTime: K-6th, 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Location: Conference Room, Jefferson
County Extension office Fee: 50 cents.
WatcrplayHCool off by joining in wet fun !
Join Jefferson County Firemen in play, games
and an exciting time for all. Instructor:
Fireman Bob and friends Date; Thursday. July
1 8th Ciads: Preschool - 4th Time: 1 0:30 a.m.
12:00 Noon Location: Buff Elementary
(grassy area).
There are additional Summer Fun classes
in late July and August. To sign up, you need
to contact the Jefferson County Extension
office in Madras at 475-3808 or stop by at 34
SE D Street.
planning to have so many things developed
to blend our cultural heritages into the Collage
of Culture. That Means Planning Begins
July 8, 1996 from 6-9 pm at tje Jefferson
County Chamber of Commerce at 5th and
D Streets in order to get the talent people
want and reserve the space and equipment
needed next year. Any one is invited to
become a memberof the planning committee.
As a volunteer, you can say what you are
willing to be involved in. You can choose the
subcommittee that you want to be part of.
Starting in September the committee meets
once a month at the Jefferson County
Chamber of Commerce office. Starting in
February, the volunteer committee attends
every Monday night from 6 to 9 pm.
fillings and make some fresh fruit pies so
they will be prepared to make crusts and
fillings in more than one way. We'll convert
canned blueberries tarts and cobblers; apples,
cherries and raspberries to short cakes.
Cookies, Cakes and Pizzas
July 15 the work experience students will
make Applesauce cookies, Cherokee Yams
Cakes and Fat-free Chocolate Cupcakes,
Mini-pizzas, Banana and Blueberry Breads.
Proof Yourself
July 22 and August 9 the Work Experience
students will show what they have learned by
making more of the items to sell during their
Youth Art Fair.
Smokeless tobacco on the rise, linked with cancer
by Norma L. Simpson
You may have noticed during the NBA
Championships that the Great Chicago Bulls
were busy throughout the series chewing
gum to their hearts content. And if you look
closely at the baseball dugouts - you see
those tough guys blowing bubbles between
the frantic chewing of gum. One reason is
that many great players avoid smokeless
tobacco. And retired great athletes arejoining
the bandwagon to discourage young people
from
Smokeless tobacco has been linked to
mouth and throat cancer for many years. The
working on tenderness
Beef Study, if meat measures 8.5 lbs of shear
force or less, most consumers will consider it
tender. Using that as the threshold of
acceptability, 92 of the Bos indicus cattle
processed at Packer 3 were acceptable prior
to ES. Only 66 of the cattle met that
standard.
"We need to do a better job of
characterizing cattle of all breed types for
tenderness," says Miller. To make genetic
improvements, he says producers will have
to evaluate tenderness by bloodline rather
than breed. That will take time.
Table 1: Design Of Experiment
Slaughter Plant
Hem Packer 1 Packer 2 Packers
Location Plainview, TX Tolleson.AZ Corpus Christi, TX
No. of steers 120 120 120
Breeding influence Bos taurus Bos indicus Bos indicus
Base dietary grain Flaked corn & milo Dry-rolled com Dry-rolled corn
Implants
Lot 1 Synovex-S & Revalor Synovex-S 4 Revalor Twice with Revalor
Lot 2 Synovex-S, Revalor & Ralgro
Time on feed, days
Loti 136 249 160
Lot 2 320
ES voltage Low (110 volts) low (120 volts) Med.-High
ES duration, seconds 25 25 27
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Bread and cake contests to be held
by Norma L Simpson
If you really like to bake cakes or bread,
this may be an opportunity to win a special
award during the Oregon State Fair. Two
baking products have selected 30 states to be
involved in contests during the State Fairs.
The Softasilk and Fleischmann's Yeast
manufacturers have contracted with the
Agnew Communications, Inc. of Minneapolis
to create these two contests. It has been some
time since people have had this type of
opportunity aside from the Pillsbury Bake-Off
which was won by a man for the first time.
Maybe this competition will include male
bakers as well in Oregon.
Best Cakes
Softasilk Champion Cake Contest will
feature three awards of $100, $50 and $25.
Softasilk cake flour is made of soft wheat,
milled specifically for cake baking. Substitute
cake flour for all-purpose flour by using one
cup plus two tablespoons of cake flour for
each cup of all-purpose flour. For specific
judging criteria and entry information, contact
the Oregon State entry office or check the
fair premium book. By the time your read
this story, we probably will have copies of
the state fair premium book in the Warm
Open house set, come
meet new agent
Community members are invited to meet
Warm Springs Extension's newest agent. An
open house for Natural ResourcesAg
Extension Agent Bodie Shaw will be held on
Monday, July 8th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m.
starting and looking for
Occasionally meetings will be held during
the noon hour.
If you would like to see greater
participation of Warm Springs, you can make
you influence be felt on the planning
committee. We have interest from the
Community Center, and KWSO in the
planning and promotion of next year's event.
During the May Collage of Culture, the
Collage team conducted two types of surveys
about the event - One First Survey was
conducted throughout the Saturday
Collage of Culture with more than 300
visitors. The visitors told what they thought
would make the event even better next year
and the talent and events they would like to
see.
The Second Survey was of more than 1 00
sponsors of the FREE EVENTS. It takes
about $70,000 to $80,000 in donationed
sponsorships to keep everything free except
the food or arts and crafts you buy from the
vendors.
The Warm Springs Police provided a
very positive image for the community when
they chatted with Collage visiters. That
important security service gained praise from
the organizers during the critique meeting on
June 10.
During the planning committee meetings,
policies are determined about how the Collage
of Culture will be operated. That way the
organizers can avoid problems like the
following:
concern is for young players who get hooked
on the chew very easily, and it is hard to
break the addiction.
"Health officials are most concerned about
increasing use of snuff by children and young
adults. About 16 percent of 14-year-old boys
in Oregon have used smokeless tobacco,
according to the state Health Division. By
age 18, the rate is 34 percent (of boys),"
according to the Bulletin in February.
Bill Tuttle, a famous player of the Detroit
Tigers in the 50s and 60s is part of the team
that works of discourage young players from
starting to chew. According to the AARP
Bulletin article, "Smokeless Tobacco Under
Fire: Baseball stars tell kids 'Don't Start' "A
few years ago Tuttle noticed a sore in his
mouth: a 13 12-hour operation resulted with
removal of not only a gold-ball-size cancerous
tumor in his cheek, but all his teeth and part
of his jaw." Tuttle said his message to school
children "Don't do it."
Spit tobacco users are about six times
more likely than non-users to get cancer of
the throat and mouth. Because the young
people think that smokeless tobacco is
harmless, "We are creating a new generation
of oral cancer victims." Some 30,000 new
cases of mouth and throat cancer are detected
each year, with about 8,000 deaths.
During the July All-Star game in
Springs office.
Best Breads
Fleischmann's Yeast Best-Ever Bread
Competition features two categories for
breads - best handmade bread and the best
bread machine baked bread. There will be
$100 awards for each category.
Judging for the breads is based on flavor
(40), appearance (20) Texture (20)
and creativity (20). Bread machine recipes
must be prepared entirely in the bread
machine (no hand-shaped breads.)
For a free brochure of great tasting recipes,
send a self-address stamped envelope to
State Fair Recipes, Specialty Brands, P.O.
Box 7004. San Francisco, CA 94120.
Contestant Responsibilities
All contestants are responsible for
delivering their entries to the Oregon State
Fair. The OSUWS Extension office will be
happy to provide you with the dates for
making the entry as soon as the State Fair
Books are available. Since the premium
books have not yet been made available to
the Warm Springs or Madras offices, we can
only guess that the dates will be the week
before the fair begins in Salem. The Oregon
State Fair opens Thursday, August 22 and
continues to Labor Day, September 2.
Fair books in office
1996 Jefferson County Fair & Rodeo
Premium Books are in at the Warm Springs
Extension office. Ston bv and Dick uo one
today. Premium Books include entry
guidelines along with a schedule of fair
activities for July 24th through Saturday,
July 27th.
volunteers now
Not every thing went well. Some rude
people crowded in front on people who had
been waiting all day to see Rick Trevino. Not
only that, but the rude ones insisted on
standing in front on the ones who waited
patiently. Other rude people insisted talking
through the entire performance even when
many in the crowd asked them to go
someplace else for the senseless chatter.
Friday before the 1 996 Collage of Culture,
one team of ballonists came to the Warm
Springs Elementary to show the children the
size of the Hot Air balloon that was to drift
over the county. We were more fortunate
' here because they team was able to inflate
their balloon in the playground west of the
school. Tarps were placed on the damp grass
to keep the fabric dry, then the fan was aimed
into the opening to fill it with air until the air
can be heated with the burners in the heavy
baskets that carry the balloonist into the air.
Oregon State University Extension
Service in Warm Springs has been involved
a bit during the past two years. But this next
year, our team will be involved even more
starting with the July 8 meeting at the
Chamber of Commerce office from 6 to 9
pm. We'll learn the results of the two surveys
and the types of subcommittees that carry out
the work throughout the year and during the
Collage of Culture. COME JOIN US. If you
want more information, contact Norma L.
Simpson, OSUWarm Springs office
553-3238.
Philadelphia, Joe Garagiola will distribute
materials about smokeless tobacco problems
through the National Spit Tobacco Education
Program (NSTEP). Garagiola is the chairman
of the Chicago-based group. Other great
athletes in the campaign are Hank Aaron, the
greatest home run hitter of all time and a
Milwaukee Brewer, Jeff Bagwell of the
Houston Astros and Frank Thomas of the
Chicago White Sox The Little League
Baseball Inc. of Pennsylvania is sending out
anti-spit tobacco warning packets featuring
all-time major league strike-out leader Nolan
Ryan of the Texas Ranges. Little League
efforts are challenged by the work of the
Smokeless Tobacco Council of Washington
D.C. which says that the tobacco is not
addictive, and it has not been provend to
cause cancer. According to the AARPS
article, the lobbying group reminds us that
the smokeless habit is voluntary. The article
says the Smokeless Tobacco Council
discourages smokeless tobacco use by
minors; the use by minors result from the
influemce of family and friends, not by
professional atheletes.
But many medical authorities disagree;
they contend the evidence that spit tobacco is
addictive is strong and they cite surveys
showing use among young people, after
flattening out, might be going up again.
The US. Department of Health and Human
Services estimate that about one million
adolescents - including 19 percent of high
school males use spit tobacco. Linda
Niessen, head of the Department of Public
Health Sciences at the Baylor College of
Dentistry in Dallas claims that use of "chew"
is epidemic proportions among kids.
"Grandparents" she points out, "can help
kids not get addicted by education and role
modeling."
One well-known 19 year-old Oklahoma
high school athlete started using spit tobacco
at age 1 2. He died seven years later from oral
cancer. His family sued the United States
Tobacco Company which produces
Copenhagen and Skoal, but a jury in 1986
ruled that the company had no liability. That
is one reason why the lobbyist stress that use
of chew is voluntary.
On the hall in the Education Center you
can see a copy of the AARP Bulletin Article
of June 1996 by Les Gapay. Or if you want a
copy, give us a call at the OSUWarm Springs
Extension office 553-3238.
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