June 19, 1997
Vol. 22 No. 13
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Coyote News
In Brief
Revival draws many
A youth revival was held
at the Warm Springs
Community Center last
week.
Bear Springs to have
officer
The former Bear Springs
ranger station is now
home to Greg Stinson,
the tribe's newest fish
and game officer.
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ENJOY PI-UME-SHA
JUNE 27, 28 AND 29
Wanted: Marrow Donors
Native Americans need Na
tive Americans. Join the Na
tional Marrow Donor
Program's circle of life and
provide hope, and potentially
a cure for Native Americans
suffering from potential fatal
diseases such as leukemia and
aplastic anemia.
A marrow donor drive will
be held in conjunction with the
, Pi-Ume-Sha Powwow at the
Warm Springs Community
Center, on Saturday, June 28,
from 12 to 6 p.m. and Sunday,
June 29, from 12 to 4 p.m. For
more information call: 1-800-922-3998.
Help complete the circle of
life. Join the National Marrow
Donor Registry,
Student assistance available
Admissions experts from Central
Oregon Community College and
Oregon State University will be in
Warm Springs July 2 to assist stu
dents. Access to post-high school level
"college credit" classes, presented in
Warm Springs is going to increase
dramatically this summer and really
hit stride this September with the
start of Fall term.
An OSU sponsored "in-person
delivery" class titled "ES 340-Native
American Experience" will- be of
fered locally in August by Dr. Kurt
Peters. September will bring an op
portunity for Warm Springs com
munity members to engage in "dis
tance learning" by selecting from a
menu of at least six college credit
classes delivered on TV to the tribal
education center.
These admissions professionals
An unidentified driver tried to make Warm Springs Market a drive-thru Tuesday, June 17. No details of the
accident were available, and fortunately, no one was injured. The store remained closed for the day until
temporary walls could be erected and reopened June 18. The building will soon be remodeled.
Spilyay
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will be here to offer their expertise to
any community members who are
intending to work or who are pres
ently working, to earn credit in post
high school level classes. They will
be available at a one-time-only
"working session".
The particular focus of the ses
sions will be to present an opportu
nity for one-on-one conferences. The
purpose of these individual meetings
is to assist a person in "evaluating"
their current academic standing and
to offer advice about possible future
options.
It is extremely important that per
sons who wish to take part bring any
transcripts, grade reports, diplomas
or similar kinds of documents they
might have.
Those who have any questions or
require other assistance are asked to
call the Warm Springs COCC office
at 553-1428.
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Smooth waters
For many families visits to rivers,
beaches, water parks, or to the com
munity pool are essential rituals of
the summer experience. But smooth
waters can turn to rough ones when
basic water safety is ignored. Two
thirds of all drownings occur be
tween May and August. In Oregon,
the flooding of the past two years
have changed the bottoms of open
bodies of water creating more water
turbulence and higherrisks of unpre
dictable waters.
"Toddlers and children love to
play in water. They're so attracted to
water, they often are not aware of the
dangers," said, First Lady and Hon
orary Oregon SAFE KIDS Chairper
son, Sharon Kitzhaber. "It only takes
an inch of water for a child to drown
and this can happen in the time it
takes a parent or caregiver to answer
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can turn rough when basic safety
the phone."
Drowning is the second leading
cause of unintentional injury-related
death among children ages 14 and
under with children under age 5 at
the highest risk. Many drowning and
near-drownings occur when children
are left unattended near open bodies
of water, pools or bathtubs. Ac
cording to Marty Law, of the Oregon
State Marine Board, Oregon aver
ages twelve to fifteen children's
drowning deaths annually. "There
are many bodies of water in Oregon"
states Law, "and the proximity to
large metropolitan areas create the
greatest risk."
Adults and kids over age 13
should learn infant and child car
diopulmonary resuscitation (CPR),
in the event of a near-drowning.
Parents and caregivers should also
develop and practice an emergency
routine. A majority of drowning
among older children occur in open
bodies of water. These drownings
occur when an older child overesti
mates his or her swimming abilities
or when he or she is swimming in an
unsupervised area.
The National SAFE KIDS cam
paign and the Oregon SAFE KIDS
Coalition offer the following safety
tips to prevent unintentional
drownings:
Prevention tips:
-Always watch your child while
at the beach, lake, or other open
bodies of water as well by the pool or
in the bath.
-In open bodies of water, watch
for rocks, sticks and debris.
-Never let older children swim in
unsupervised areas like rivers, ca
nals or ponds. Many times children
underestimate the depth of water as
well as the current.
-Children should wear personal
flotation devices when boating or in
or near open bodies of water.
-Teach children how to swim.
Enroll children in swimming lessons
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taught by qualified instructors when
your child is ready. But keep in mind
that lessons don't make your child
"drown proof. The American Red
Cross offers water safety courses; to
learn about available locations call
281-0011, ext. 307.
-Teach children water safety
habits. Children should not run, push
others under water, jump on others,
dive or jump in shallow water or
swim during lightning or other bad
weather.
Pools:
Fence in the pool or spa com
pletely with a four-sided, five-foot
high fence with a self-closing and
self-latching gate. The house should
not be one of the four sides.
-Keep a telephone, emergency
phone numbers and rescue equipment
near the pool.
-Mark the deep and shallow ends
of the pool.
-Place a tamper-proof cover over
the pool when it is not in use.
-Remove steps to above-ground
pools when not in use.
-Empty inflatable pools when not
in use.
Diving Safely
Diving is one of the most hazard
ous water activities. Most diving
related injuries occur in water with
five feet of water or less.
-Do not let your children dive into
water unless an adult is present and
knows that the depth of the water is
greater than five feet.
-Teach your children to dive with
their hands in front of their face and
swim toward the surface immedi
ately upon entering the water to avoid
biting the bottom or sides when in a
swimming pool.
-Make sure your children never
dive alone and be sure friends are
nearby.
-Teach them to dive only from the
end of the diving board; never let
them dive from rooftops, balconies,
ledges or fences.
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-Teach them to keep their dives
simple.
-Make sure children test the div
ing board for its spring before using
it.
-Do not permit them to run and
dive.
-Never allow your children to dive
into above-ground pools.
Water Safety In The Home
It only takes as little as an inch of
water for a child to drown, making
water-filled buckets, bathtubs, hot
tubs, sinks and toilets possible
drowning hazards. Children under
age 1 most frequently drown in
bathtubs and buckets.
Prevention Tips
-Never leave children
unsupervised in the home, especially
in the bathroom even around small
amounts of water.
-Keep toilet lids down and use
potty locks.
-Empty all buckets and containers
and drain all water from sinks im
mediately after use. Store all empty
containers out of reach when not in
use.
The OREGON SAFE KIDS
Coalition is part of the National SAFE
KIDS Campaign, the first and only
organization dedicated solely to the
prevention of unintentional child
hood injury-the number one killer of
children ages 14 and under. Nearly
200 State and Local SAFE KIDS
Coalitions in 50 states, the district of
Columbia and Puerto Rico are taking
part in the campaign. Vice President
Al Gore and Tipper Gore are the
Honorary Chairs and former U.S.
Surgeon General C. Everett Koop,
M.D., is Chairman of the Campaign.
For more information, please call
Donna Disch-Price of the Oregon
SAFE KIDS Coalition at (503) 373-1540.