2 April 9, 1998
Warm Springs, Oregon
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To choose wise is the wise choice.
Does your child smoke cigarettes or
take dips of snuff everyday? If the
answer is YES, yourchild is in one of
the biggest addiction in the world
and one of the hardest to break. TO
BACCO. Tobacco contains a drug called
nicotine, it is very addictive. It also
has other harmful chemicals which
are added during processing that
make tobacco deadly. Not only does
the tobacco have chemicals added to
it but the paper around the cigarettes
have been treated with fire retardant
to help the cigarette burn slower.
Here are some other chemicals
that industries add to tobacco:
"Carbon Monoxide-the com
pound found in car exhaust
Tar-sticky residue that stains the
fingers and teeth, one of the dead
lines cancer causing agents known
Arsenic-used to kill rats
Cadmium-material found in bat
teries Acetone-used to remove finger
nail polish
Animonia-floortoiletwindow
cleaner
Formaldehyde-used in preserv
ing dead bodies
Methane-fumesgasses from
cow manure.
These are just to name a few that
could be found in today's commer
cial tobacco. Companies are con
stantly looking at recruiting new
people, young and old to use tobacco
to make up for the ones that quit or
die. Most ads you see are made to get
to think using tobacco is cool and
will get you that gorgeous woman on
the beach or that handsome cowboy
chasing horses in the mountains. Not
true, they are only advertisements
for the not so wise. What if they
showed you a woman laying on the
beach with nice pretty hair, cool
shades on and NO bottom lip saying
"Chew Copenhagen and look like
me" would you buy tobacco?
Here are some facts to consider or
share with others:
Children who have parents who
smoke are more likely to smoke also.
Average age of kids who start
smoking is 14.5 years old.
Average age of kids who start to
use spit tobacco is 10 years old.
American Indians have the high
est rate of smoking of all groups.
Cigarette filters do not catch most
of the tar.
53,000 people die each year from
second hand smoke.
People who smoke tend to look
older and have more wrinkles.
Tobacco is a gateway drug.
There are other concerns with us
ing tobacco. The nicotine has been
proven to narrow the blood vessels
and deprive the blood of oxygen
making your heart to work harder
and lower the temperature in your
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The Warm Springs Health &
Wellness Center Dental Clinic is
sponsoring a Health and Safety Fair
for the eighth (8th) graders on the
mornings of April 16, 17.&23, 1998.
From 8 a.m. to noon the children will
be seen by the dental staff for the
application of sealants to their teeth.
Thcv will also be shown various
health and safety demonstrations.
Consent forms will be sent to the
parents of the eighth graders and a
free large pizza will be given away
in a raffle for those students who
return their consent forms to their
home room teachers at Jefferson
County Middle School by Tuesday,
April 14. So don't let your eighth
grader miss out! During those days
the dental clinic will be closed in
the morning. Emergencies will be
seen at 1 p.m. Thank you for your
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Monday, April 20
Sponsor a Child Day Tours at ECE. You are invited to come in for a tour and
spend an hour with a child. Tours are scheduled at 9, 10 and 11 a.m. and at 3, 4 and
5 p.m. All tours begin in the ECE lobby
Tuesday, April 21
Grandparents Day at ECE. All Grandparents and Elders welcome!
Kid's Carnival from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Community Center. Free activities designed
for children 2 through 8. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Food will
be for sale in the Social Hall.
Wednesday, April 22
ECE Zoo Day from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at ECE. An opportunity for children to
experience different animals brought in by families and friends.
Thursday, April 23
ECE Kid s Parade from 10:30 to 11 a.m. on Kot-Num Road. Parents will "Stand for
their Child" marching along with them. A BIG CROWD IS NEEDED, so please take
a break and come watch the parade! A Bar-B-Que will be held on the ECE patio
following the parade.
Look for children's artwork posted around the community. Participate in
events with your child!
Show your support for children and families and get involved in all
the week's activities!
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Class set to
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students
A Student Success Strategies class
will begin Wednesday, April 14.
The Student Success Strategies
class is a requirement for any en
rolled tribal member who wishes to
be eligible for the Tribal Education
GrantLoan program. It is designed
for individuals who are making the
"transition" to furthering their edu
cation beyond high school in either
college or vocational training insti
tutions. Registration is underway now
for the spring term class. There will
be seven classes with sessions taking
place once a week on Wednesdays
from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
The instructional team will fea
ture Tedi Tanewasha, Laurain
Hintsala and John Hicks.
Those intending to take the class .
are asked t sign up in person at the
Tribal Education Center. Registra
tion is limited so students are urged
not to delay.
The class is sponsored by Tribal
Education and there is no charge.
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Tom Dwyer, Deputy Regional Director (left) and Joe Moses, Chairman
Tribal Council signed the MOU.
On March 10, 1998, a
Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) between the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs and the U.S.
Fish & Wildlife Service (Region 1,
Portland) was signed.
The MOU sets out Govcrnment-to-Government
collaboration on
natural resources issues and
implementation of the Service's trust
responsibilties. The document
assures that the parties will build and
enhance a mutual partnership that
fulfills the missions of both the Tribe
and the Service. '
If your department would like to
have a copy of the MOU, please call
Mavis Shaw at the Warm Springs
National Fish Hatchery, 553-1692.
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April 9 and Hay 14
For all three-year-old children who
turn three before
September 1, 1998
and
All four-year-old children starting
kindergarten In September 1998
Physicals and updated
immunizations required
Call ECE at 553-3241 to make an
appointment
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Spilyay I'nawa Mishk'aau
(Spilyay asks "Whafs
What can our community do to better serve our young children's
needs?
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Lana Leonard, "As a community
we need to work together. As a par
ent, we must identify our child
children's needs, and as a community
member, we must assist the children
to the best that we can. I feel that there
should be other alternatives for our
children other than the Community
Center. It would be nice to have some
clubs formed, or even our own
bowling alley or movie theater. It is
important that we take care of children
and help them any way that we pos
sibly can. The children of our com
munity are our future leaders."
i Arlene Boileau, "Author James
Baldwin once wrote, children have
rtever been very good at listening to
their elders, but they have never failed
to imitate them."
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Benson Heath, "By creating a
nurturing environment which meets
their daily needs, that is based on
family values. Treat them as a family
member, not as a child. Adopt an
attitude that "chooses to," rather than
"have to." Get involved with their
interests, instead of dropping them
off."
Natalie Johnson, "Being a new
grandmother, the needs are more
parent and children participation with
activities for bonding needs. We need
to lend an ear and be their friend, to
not make you superior over them,
come down to their level, parents
need to feel young with them."
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Charles (Jody) Calica, "As a
community, we need to truly make
our children our first priority as shown
by our actions and not more promises
or good words. The first need that has
to be addressed is their personal safety
and health during their most forma
tive years. The second need is to set
and reinforce a solid set of family,
spiritual and cultural values by our
words and actions, as often as we can.
The third need to reinforce their de
sire to learn, a community library has
been talked about for thirty years.
The family must be the dominant
force in their lives, not the govern
ment. Most importantly we must give
them the sense of hope and motivation
our elders gave us."
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Warren (Rudy) Clements, "I
believe parents must actively model
spiritual health to their children."
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Garland Brunoe, "Our commu
nity can start meeting the needs of our
children by giving them sound in
struction in how to live properly. One
example would be the parents, older
brother(s) or sister(s), grandparents,
uncle(s), aunt(s) setting the example
on how to be a good family and
community member. Encourage the
children when they do good things.
Do not speak negative about them or
others but lift up the good in them and
other people. This teaches children
that all people are good and have
something to offer to the family and
community. Children need correction
from time to time. If a child does
wrong explain to them what they did
wrong and why it is wrong. If a child
continues to do wrong then discipline
will need to be given. After the dis
cipline the parents should let the child
know that they are loved very much
and that the discipline is given in love
and not anger. Assure the child that
you care about them. Children are
tender and with proper instruction,
encouragement, correction and dis
cipline we will be meeting their needs
now and in the future when they are
raising their children."
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