2 February 13, 1997
Warm Springs. Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
CHET offers
ACT-NOOT
Over the years the health of many
people slid to the unhealthy side. It is
important that you slay physically
active anyway you can. Many
benefits can result from mild activity.
1 ) you gain strength. 2) endurance.
3) lower blood pressure. 4) lower
blood sugar level. 5) and overall you
will feel good about yourself. These
are just to name a few of the positive
benefits you will gain by changing a
few simple habits.
Liating unhealthy foods has its
down fall. If you cat unhealthy foods
your body will have a difficult time
burning all the excess it does not
need. It then becomes fat. People
realize that food is important but
they also understand that eating too
many foods cooked in grease or oil
can cause health problems later.
It has been said that Indian people
used to have one of the best diets
because everything they ale was
natural and from tiie earth. We were
healthy pepplc who knew how lo
survive. Everything we ate, we had
to hunt, fish, dig, or pick. To do all
Family Movie Night, sponsored by
February 27.
Business breakfast
The Warm Springs Small Busi
ness Development Center will be
sponsoring the Business
Association's February breakfast
meeting. These meetings are to dis
cuss issues that will make the Warm
Springs Reservation a better place to
do business. The guest speakers are
f ... ...
If
"A hundred years from now
... It will not matter what
My bank account was,
the sort of house lived in,
or the kind of car I drove
... but the world may be different
because I was important
in the life of a CHILD"
Author unknown
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advice for healthy livinq
these people just didn't get in the car
and go purchase it al a store. 1 believe
people rode a horse or walked for
however long it look to get there. All
this took physical activity. Being
active is everyday hut how much you
do is up lo you.
Walking is very easy on your body
and is something you do every day.
Try a walk to the store, post office or
to visit a relative. Also try a change of
diet for a week. Don't order that
double bacon cheese burgerand large
fry, cut back on that six-pack of pop.
fiat vegetables, steam or bake your
foods. Combining the two you will
be surprised how you feel and the
energy you will have.
This is just the beginning. You
will get compliments on your energy
level and outlook. Your influence
will encourage others.
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES for
C.H.K.T.
On February 9-15, National
Child Safety Passenger Week.
During this week wc will have
numerous activities going on. Seatbelt
Survey (lifesavcr or sucker), School
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CHET, drew many participants. A nother Movie Night is scheduled for
date set
Jolcne Atcncio and Sal Sahme de
scribing the Comprehensive Plan
update.
The place the meeting will be held
is at The Indian Trail Restaurant (at
The Plaza), on February 18, 1997 at
8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Hope to see you
there. For more information call 553-3592.
Presentations.
February 24-25 and 27th Poison
Prevention. Class room presentation
w ill be at the Elementary school and
Early Childhood. This will cover
basic awareness. A voiding dangerous
chemicals in the home and garage.
February 2ftlh, REZ REMOTE
RACEat the Community Center 6:30
P.M. This will be a fun family time.
There will be three age groups and
three courses. All will have prizes,
certificates and coupons. The
GRAND PRIZE, a REMOTE
CONTROL CAR.
February 27th, will be the Family
Movie Night which will begin at 6
P.M. at the Community Center Social
Hall. The Senior Citizens will have
the concession stand and will be
raising money for their trip to San
Diego CA. in March.
Also on March 12th will be the
school Health Fair.Thcrc arc small
details to tic up, but look for the BIG
announcement at a later date.
We arc looking forward to seeing
you in some of the events to take
place through out the year.
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Awards to be presented
The fifth annual First Americans
in the Arts Awards will be held Sat
urday, February 15 at the Beverly
Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Cali
fornia beginning at 8 p.m.
FAIA Awards is the only cer
emony dedicated to honoring Native
Americans in entertainment. The
Master and Mistress of Ceremonies
will be Michael Horse and Rita
Coolidge, who will also perform.
Other scheduled performers include
Wes Studi, Elaine Miles, Sinbad and
Irene Bedard.
The FAIA recently released the
names of recipients for their awards.
"This year marks our fifth anniver
sary, and the awards honor the truly
Early Childhood Education "catches" Parent
Parent of the Month
Catching people being good is a
motto for early childhood educators.
As part of that theme, Early Child
hood hopes to "catch a parent being
good" too. A parent is a child's first
and best teacher and being a good
one takes time, sacrifice, commit
ment and nurturing.
The first parent selected as Early
Childhood Education's Parent of the
Month is Ronda "Snuffie" Smith who
is Joella Smith's mom. Joella attends
a three year old Headstart part-day
class. Jamey Smith, Shirelle Thomas
and Nancy Yubeta are the teachers
Snuff works with when she volun
teers in her child's classroom which
she does, every week for at least
three or four hours. During the first
four months of Head Start, Snuff has
spent 64 hours at ECE working on
behalf of her child.
"Snuffie" Smith's father gave his
daughter, Ronda, the nickname
"Snuffie" when she was just a tod
dler. "I liked to wear a big floppy hat
and bib overalls. My dad gave me a
handkerchief to hang out of the pocket
and he said I looked like "Snuffie
Smith" from the comic strip. When I
married Jason Smith, I became
Snuffie Smith for real," she said.
That "Snuffie Smith for real" has
many fond memories of her upbring
ing, knowing from an early age that
she was valued and loved. That may
well account for her ability and com
mitment lo prioritize her life so she
has as much time for her children as
possible. She and Jason have an older
daughter, Jacoba as well who attends
Warm Springs Elementary. Snuff
volunteers in her classroom weekly
too. In the evenings, theii day works
with them in workbooks they buy for
their kids lo encourage education not
just while a child is in school.
"I came from a strict family w here
Casino undergoes changes to meet challenges
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One change visitors will notice
immediately upon entering Indian
Head Casino is that the Kcno area is
gone and has been replaced with slot
machines. Kcno proved to be unsuc
cessful at the casino and would be
more suitable for a facility that sees
heavier traffic.
Another obvious change is that
the poker and blackjack tables, pre
viously on the top floor, are now on
the main floor of the casino. The
former gift shop area, closed last
month, is now the poker room. Five
blackjack tables border the front desk
area. General Manager Jeff Ford
adds that approximately 30 to 40
"non-producing" slot machines were
removed from throughout the ca
sino to case overcrowding and to
make the facility more pleasant and
user friendly. Instead of having
banks of identical machines abut
ting each other, an assortment of
machines will soon be side by side
to provide more variety for casino
patrons.
The entire bottom floor of the
casino has been closed as has been
the deli. The Kah-Nec-Ta Pinto Grill
is providing regular menu items as
well as a buffet daily. Ford was
unsure of how the garden area will
be used in the future.
Beginning February 2, gamers
have been shuttled to the casino from
throughout Central Oregon via a
courtesy bus. The first bus carried
42 patrons and Ford is optimistic
about the venture. Another bus run
may be added for mid-week patrons.
Things arc looking up financially
for the casino. Preliminary figures
for January show that "Indian Head
Gaming had good revenue," says
Ford. "Expenses were controlled and
that will produce a better net result
than expected." Solid figures will
be released toward the end of Febru
ary following an audit.
Indian Head Gaming currently
employs 56 people with a total 60
pcrccnt Indian employment. Of the
Books need to
The Small Business Development
Center has a concern to assist all
community members with their li
brary services, these books contain
information for all individuals to uti
lize to their full potential. The Small
Business Center would greatly ap
preciate the return of it's property
books, so that other peopleparties
could have an equal chance at view
ing Entrepreneur criteria from the
Small Business Development Cen
ter library.
If there's books being used on a
compelling performances given by
our Native American talent," said
vice chairman Dawn Jackson. "It is
so important for our organization to
continue to provide a showcase and
forum to recognize these powerful
performances and to enhance the im
age of Native Americans in the me
dia." Recipients include Gary Farmer
("Dead Man"), Sheila Tousey
("Grand Avenue"), Tyler Baker
("General Hospital") and Graham
Greene ("The Outer Limits"). Spe
cial awards will be presented to
composer Louis Ballard, Tom Bee,
and HBO. Trustee awards will be
given to both CBS and Von Zerneck.
discipline was really important,"
Snuff says. She feels that honoring
that discipline in the classroom is
critical. "Parents have to know that
the classroom rules are in effect when
they visit even if they might handle
something differently at home. You
hope you're doing the best for your
kids so they can be responsible
people," Snuff says. "But parents
have to trust their child's teachers
and work with them.
Fortunately, Snuff feels very com
patible with her child's teachers and
their views of discipline and educa
tion. "I wish more parents would
realize how important they are in
theirchild's education and spend time
wit'.i them at school. I'm lucky to be
a housewife, I know. My husband
wants me to help on the ranch and be
there for him and the kids so it's
easier for me to schedule the time."
St'll, the Smiths operate a ranch with
Ronda "Snuffie" Smith
Way to get
caught!
Congratulations
Snuffy!
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60-perccnt, 32-perccnt are tribal
members.
Indian Head, not unlike Kah-Nec-Ta,
has had some hard knocks this
past year in the way of natural disas
ters. The facility has yet to experi
ence a "normal" year ol business and
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Indian Head Gaming reader board on US Highway 26 near Warm
Springs invites customers to the casino for fantastic fun in February.
be returned
daily basis by certain individuals,
you are entitled to re-checkcontinue
further use if preferable.
The growing number of Native
American Entrepreneurs are count
ing on you.
To reply on this subjectissue:
Warm Springs Small Business
Development Center
2107 Wasco Street
PO Box 945
Warm Springs, OR 97761
(541) 553-3592 553-3593 (fax)
Salmon Feast
set for April
The Celilo Wy-Am Powwow and
Salmon Feast will be held April 11
13 at Celilo. Memorials and give
aways will start April 11. Washat
services and feast will be held Sun
day, April 13. The powwow will
consist of competition dancing.
Public is welcome to attend. The
committee is seeking Senior, Junior
and Lil Brave royalty candidates. For
information contact Bobby Begay at
(541) 298-1559 or Charlotte
Heemsah at (509) 865-4219.
300 plus head of cattle and 450 horses
to look after so scheduling is no easy
feat.
"It's hard when someone works
outside of the home, but there is
administrative leave and that could
be used to visit your child at school,
have lunch or breakfast. That leave
gets used a lot, I think, for tourna
ments and things where children are
left with baby-sitters. Or maybe em
ployees could be more flexible about
releasing parents to volunteer. It's
the most important job we have, rais
ing children. I don't think it should
be left to teacher's alone."
Snuff says parents have to be dis
ciplined too. "God gave them the
greatest gift in a child. Parents need
to appreciate that and spend time
with their child in their classroom."
Snuff is disciplined enough to
meet weekly at the elementary school
with her child's teacher who has 22
children as well as at Head Start. "I
had no idea teachers had to do so
much every day just to be ready for
the nextday! Idon'tknow when they
have time to get it all done!"
Snuff says the preparation is dif
ferent in Joclla's preschool class
room where learning social skills is
the most important thing and there
are fewer children to work with each
day. "But the importance of listening
to children, respecting them as little
people is really important. They learn
all kinds of things through that in
addition to know their colors and
numbers and how to get along. That's
hard for teachers to do for each child.
It's an important way for parents to
help out w ith other children too."
Joclla's teachers say Snuff is a big
help in the classroom and that all the
children see her as another teacher,
someone else to involve in their play,
someone else to sit next to and read a
book w ith.
the overall financial figures show
that. I lowcver. Ford and Indian Head
Gaming Board of Directors are opti
mistic that 1997 will bring normalcy
as well as financial stability to the
business.
Museum sets
schedule
4th Annual Warm Springs
Community Children Art Show (3
1397 to 42597): Reception Thurs
day, March 1 3, 1 997 tentatively spon
sored by Robert Woods Healthy Na
tions 4th Annual Tribal Member Art
Show (5297 to 62797): Reception
Wednesday, May 2, 1997 sponsored
by Kahneeta Vacation Resort
Glass Tapestry (7297 to 92
97): Reception Wednesday July 2,
1997 sponsored by Kahneeta Vaca
tion Resort & Indian Head Gaming
Parflestch's & Abstract Paint
ing (91 297 to 1 21 597): Reception
Friday September 12, 1997
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of the month
Snuff says that giving to others is
really a way of getting back. "I get so
much out of volunteering. It isn't an
obligation at all but I do think every
parent should be required to spend a
few hours every week in their child's
classroom, regardless of their age. I
hope to continue to do this when the
kids go to the school in town, too."
Snuff's presence in the classroom
models that generosity to the chil
dren as well. "I like seeing their dif
ferent personalities, how different
they are but all still so special and
neat. Joellajust loves this one child,"
Snuff said. "It's great to hear her
talking about what she and Teresa
did. She's always telling otherpeople
how to be with her friend, what she
likes or doesn't. It's nice to see your
child like that, kind and generous
and excited about school. She's only
been sick twice and she cried to
come."
"I think Joella is a little jealous
sometimes of attention I give to Other
kids, but she still likes me being
there. Jacoba is at an age where she
feels really proud I've made time for
her."
Snuff says her child's teachers are
very encouraging and inviting. She
suggests that if a child's teachers are
quieter, the parents need to ask ques
tions, let teachers know they'll be
there every week so they can be
counted on as part of the team.
"Education matters," Snuff says.
She hopes to complete her own col
lege degree when the children are
older. "For now, raising them is the
most important thing I have to do."
That's why Early Childhood Edu
cation has chosen Ronda '"Snuffie"
Smith as our model Parent of the
Month, caught at being good.
For more information about vol
unteering in your child's classroom,
contact vour child's teacher.