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SpilyayTymoo Warm Springs, Oregon May 21, 1998 5 f- Forestry footnotes- otmnmm of rooitmv mm wmku m mmuvition Weaving the Future of Forestry OK, who is the new guy? Allow me the opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Bodie Shaw, an enrolled member who just happens to be the new Forest Manager here in Warm Springs. For a few years now you've seen my name attached to various OSU Extension articles in the Spilyay Tymoo. In continu ing the educational spirit, the Branch of Forestry follows suit with its own column titled "Forestry Footnotes". The intent of these articles is two-fold: 1. Educate the commu nity on what the Branch of Forestry does and why we do it, and 2. Evalu ate whether or not we are capturing the community's thoughts, ideas and philosophies in our actions. In order for us to be in synch with the com munity, it is critical that we have clear and open communication lines. There are a number of ways in which communication can occur: public forums (general council sessions), media (radio and newspaper), and annual functions (open house and timber tours). Practicing forest management ac tivities that enhance the productiv :fi Living Tradition's program begins May 23 The Living Traditions programs begin Memorial Day and features different presenter each weekend. Live presentations of various traditions and crafts by members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs are presented every weekend through Labor Day. The following is the schedule for this sumer: May 23-25 Rising Sun Dancers Reggie Winishut May 30-31 .. Masks Rosalind Sampson June 6-7 Traditional Outfits Arlita Rhoan June 13-14 Beadwork Helena Jackson June 20-21 Baby Boards Tina Aguilar July 3-5 Dry Creek Dancers Mary Ann Meanus July 11-12 Stick Games IHCMuseum July 18-19 RootbagsCorn husk Eraina Palmer July 25-26 Leather work Lyle Rhoan August 1-2 Heritage Importance Wilson Wewa Jr. August 8-9 Cedar Bark Basket Sara Scott August 15-16 Cedar root baskets Antoinette Pamprein August 22-23 Quilts Eraina Palmer August 29-30 Traditional Foods Neda Wesley September 5-7 Craft Fair ..........Open 1 v " ' " ' " The program began shortly after the Museum first opened in 1993 with a celebration of the Middle Oregon Treaty of 1 855 during Pi-Ume-Sha. Living Traditions presentations have continued since then wth a full schedule slated every summer. For more information on the Living Traditions program contact Leana Blueback at 553-3331. I - up & '.,(y-- Look who's 23!! Happy Birthday Jake May 24 Love, Mom, TJ, Tia, Jamie & kids. Love always your Dad. Happy Birthday to my 1 & only mom Marella Sam thanks for saying the right things all the right way. love ya lots, Sadie Sam Happy Birthday to my brother Levi VanPelt Love ya lots Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sam Sr. Happy Birthday to Grandpa Levi Love you lots the 1 & "only" Woody Ray Picard Jr. Happy Birthday Auntie Taw love ya lots Woody Ray Picard "Jr." Happy Birthday May 31, 1998 from Tray & Taw Happy Birthday Natalia May 25, 1998 Love, Tray Sam Happy Birthday to my w ife Marella Sam Love you lots, I really mean it. Thank you for putting up with me all these years, your husband, Robert Tracy Sam Sr. ity and growth of our working forests is a theme that I endorse and hope fully captures philosophies from throughout Warm Springs' colorful history. My forest resources strategy targets a commitment to conserve the broad resource values associated with forested ecosystems soil, air, water, flora, wildlife and fish habi tat. This strategy is based not only on principles of sustainable forest man agement, but also the fundamental environmental tenets of our people. What is sustainable forest man agement? Sustainable forest manage ment is the management of forests to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This is accomplished by practicing a land stewardship ethic that integrates the growing, nurturing and harvest ing of trees for useful products with the conservation of other resources once again the soil, air, water, flora, wildlife and fish habitat. Within the last twenty years, new forces have combined to provide perhaps the most significant benefit and challenge to the science of for estry that has ever existed. These forces, which include new methods and techniques that change and im prove the way we manage our for ests, and new technologies that prom ise to change the economic, social and philosophical basis on which we in the Branch of Forestry operate. The Branch of Forestry has along term interest in the health of our people's forests and ecosystems. In addition to providing beauty and rec reation, forests supply raw materials to help meet society ' s needs for hous Strive to be Tabacco-free! May 31st is Tabacco Day Happy 5th Birthday Anntoinette TallBull May 10th Love, Aunti Tonia & Greg & Baby Mary Happy Birthday Cuz'n Anntoinette TallBull from William & Nathena Jim Happy Birthday "Gonzo" May 14 From Tonia, Greg, Pearl, William, Nathena & Mary Happy Birthday Vanessa From, Tonia, Greg, Pearl, William, Mary & Nathena Happy Belated Birthday Candace From Tonia, Greg, Mary, Pearl, William & Nathena Congratulations!! Nathena Jim May 28th you'll be going into Kindergarten. Happy Birthday "Sister" (Nathena) from, Pearl, William & Mary -r ( 1 ing, paper, containers and thousands of products used by consumers every day. Our Branch's challenge is to iden tify the threads that will weave the future and to manage these to pre serve healthy natural resources and sustainable economies. The course for accomplishing this is to identify issues and develop strategies based on an active interchange of ideas. Forestry welcomes your participa tion in improving the collaborative exchange. We invite you to read more about our specific areas of focus as we outline some of our programs under way and also programs for the fu ture. As Forest Manager, it is critical that we capture the community's thoughts and comments for the suc cessful management of our forest resources. As an underlying objec tive, we would like to raise the community's level of educational awareness when it comes to taking our resources into account for future generations. This requires a concerted effort on the part of the Tribes, Warm Springs Forest Products Industries and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. As we decrease our annual allowable cut, we must look for other ways to supplement tribal revenues not only in the present, but for the future as well. I look forward to meeting more of the community during the upcoming months. Please feel free to stop by the office or give me a call. Also, please don't forget our upcoming Open House on May 28th. Stop by and bring your family, appetite and curiosity. Youth rally set The 2nd Annual All Young Na tions In Unity Youth Rally will begin June 7, 1998 to June 13, 1998 at the picnic area behind the Warm Springs Community Wellness Center, Warm Springs, Oregon. Expected guests will be Johnny Curtis from San Carlos, Arizona, Shekinah Christian Center, New Beginnings Church and the Praise Chapel from Portland, Oregon to name a few. Children's and regular services will begin 7 p.m. nightly. Bring tes timonies & instruments for specials, bring tents to camp out (showers will be available). Meals will be served daily. There will be a Christian Rap Session with fellowship to follow at 12 p.m. For more information, please con tact Billy Joy andor Wanda Berry; PO Box 1442; Warm Springs, OR 97761 or telephone (541) 553-5938 (home) or (541) 475-0245 (pager). Come and join us uplift the name of Jesus. If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living waters. John 7:37-38. Happy Birthday to our mother Marella Rose VanPelt Sam Love ya lots from your Tribe, Tracy, Sadie, Elsie, Robert Jr., Neda, Lil Ooah, Thomas & last but of all Woody Picard "Jr." Happy Birthday May 26, 1998 to my favorite 1 Grandma-Mom Marella Sam Love ya lots, thanks for being there for me in need for love and much more. Love your 1 grandson Woodrow Picard "Jr" Happy Birthday Uncle Levi VanPelt We all love ya lots from, Sadie, Elsie, Neda Lil Ooah, Jr. & Thomas Sam Happy Birthday May 17, 1998 Helena Jackson, Mina Shike & Yolanda Chase from, Robert, Marella Sam Family Happy Birthday Natalia from, Sadie, Elsie, Jr., Neda, Jeleah, Thomas Sam & Lil Woody Jr. Umatilla actor E J I L J, . , 1 WF ... ,1 Hi ?' , . 1 fdU:.. ' in J To the editor, I was asked by a former high school classmate to write a letter to the Class of 1 983. 1 was never one for reunions until I realized it has been fifteen years since graduation. I am curious about where and how far my classmates have gone after high school. I have enclosed an address where I hope I can receive some response by classmates and teachers from Chemawa Indian School and Pendleton High School. I have also enclosed a newspaper article that chronicles part of my acting career up to November of 1997. 1 welcome all letters. We were the class of 1 983 and the promise of the future was ours that year. I graduated form Chemawa In dian High School in Salem, Oregon. As I look back, I remember being a part of two different worlds. I left Pendleton High School in Pendleton, Oregon my senior year. I then at tended an all-Indian boarding school. It was a vast change from public schooling to private instruction for Indian Youth. At Chemawa, I recall that my se nior prom date was the lovely Lorna Yallup. My best friend was Frank Hostler. Our Valedictorian was Barry Tribal member Warm Springs resident and tribal member John Miller is presently in the United States Navy Seabees NMCB 7 (Naval Mobile Construc tion Battalion) located in Gulfport, Mississippi, which is home port for seven months at a time. John is pre paring in June, for deployment to Guantanamo, Cuba (Gitmo) for the next seven months. John has already been in Okinawa, Japan from June to November of 1997. John has been working as a mechanic on everything from gen erators to D-8 cats. At the present time he is working at home study for his certification in diesel engines, in "No Talent Dog Show" Warm Springs will be the site of a "No Talent Dog Show" on June 9, 1998, beginning at 1 p.m. at the Community Wellness Center front lawn. This is a fun family event that you don't want to miss. There will be numerous categories that a dog can enter if the owner dares to be wild. Prizes will be awarded to the dog with the least hair; most hair; ugliest; biggest; tinniest; most obedient; original Rez Dog; longest tail and the oldest dog. We encourage you to support your child or spouse in this afternoon of laughter and fun. All dog handlers are encouraged to have a leash on your dog for preventive measures. For more information or to volunteer please call Anson at 553-3424. Corner on Health I TI IT " y UiLT. 11 If My Teeth Could Talk? Periodontal Disease What is periodontal disease? Periodontal disease is a group of progressive disorders affecting the gums and other supporting structures around the teeth, including the bone in which teeth are implanted. If untreated, deep pockets form between gum and tooth root, leading to loose teeth and eventually, to bone dam age. What causes periodontal disease ? As food, siliva and bacteria that normally inhabit the mouth decom pose, a sticky film called PLAQUE forms and adheres to tooth surfaces. If it is not removed every day, plaque leads to gum irritation. As plaque hardens into tarter, also known as calculus, it becomes more difficult to remove and causes gum inflam mation and pockets in which bacte ria thrive. In time, these bacteria seeks classmates of 1 983 Bighorn and the popular couple was Bill and Recee. What I remember the most was my concern over my In dian classmates. They consumed too much alcohol and drugs. They fought hard to hold onto their modern In dian culture and traditions. Some lost their battle and others moved on embracing their Indianess. At Pendleton High School, in 1983, it was a banner year for my twin brother Mitch (Minnow) Pond. He had his best friends Bill & Joe as well as his football and baseball. It was said that Pendleton High had the prettiest of all cheerleaders in 1983. There were none prettier than Jen nifer Jones, Beth Bloxum, Tami Orielly, Jean Jones and Sue Heriza. The class president was Anna Mautz. The football player (the Hammer) was Mike Rickman and the vocal singer was Nicole Campbell. It has been 15 years since 1983. 1 hope that all of my former class mates reached for the brass ring and held on to it. As for myself, well, I wanted to be an actor since the age of 1 0. It took me over 20 years to finally make it here Hollywood. I have just been signed to a top agent and I am being groomed for the future. Not bad for an Indian boy from the Umatilla Indian Reservation. (The following is from a newspa perclipping December 1997 sent with this letter) Roscoe Pond, who has been toiling as a theater performer for the last several years, recently landed a television appearance on the ABC sitcom "Sabrina, the Teen age Witch". Pond, who now lives in Holly wood, said the spot on "Sabrina" is a "plateau in my short career. " The son of Ron and Janie Pond, Roscoe has played Native American characters in a number of theatrical roles. His favorite role, he said, was as Young Chief Joseph in "Echoes of the Past. " The 1996 play focused on the great Nez Perce War that led to Chief Joseph 's surrender and his fa mous speech, "I will fight no more forever. " This year, Pond played the role of a Salish chief in "Song of the Salish enjoys the Naval Seabees addition to classes in Equipment Electrical II, and Field Communica tions. He is also participating in mandatory specialized CBR team training (chemical, biological, ra diological warfare tactical team training) and will be going to the range this month for the M26A3 rifle qualifications. John has enjoyed his first year and six months in the service and looks forward to four more years. During his off duty moments he relaxes playing pool, running and sight seeing the area around him. John is the son of Warm Springs Police Chief A vex D. (Stoney) Miller. 0 causes periodontal disease. How is periodontal disease diag nosed and treated? Periodontal disease is diagnosed by examining the gums and measur ing the depths of the pockets, a hall mark of the disorder. Treatment de pends on the stage of the disease, but always involves both home care and professional care by a dentist and in some cases, a periodontist, a special ist in periodontal disease. Early in the course if periodontal disease, a professional cleaning and improved oral hygiene may be all that neces sary. In later stages, antibiotics may be prescribed. Therapy also may in volve scaling tooth roots or surgery to remove damaged tissue. What can I do mnelf? Daily brushing and flossing is es sential. A dentist may also recom mend special mouth washes and gum massages. If the teeth are highly sen sitive to hot and cold, a special fluo ride gel may be recommended in stead of regular toothpaste. When should I see my dentist? Everyone should have regular dental check ups. In addition, bleed ing gums or other symptoms of peri odontal disease warrant a prompt visit to a dentist. mat will the dentist do? A dentist ordcntal hygienist cleans the teeth and removes the tartar that accumulates along and below the gum line. Depending on the stage of peri odontal disease, the dentist may rec ommend use of an antibacterial Chief, " which focused on the life and death of a great Indian leader. In the end, the chief goes blind and walks into the ocean that claims his life. Among Pond's other favorite roles are one as "The Great Popay" in a play titled "CasiHermanos, " and as "Brave Eagle " in a 1994 production of "An Evening at the Warbonnet. " In Casi Hermanos (Half Broth ers), Pond played one of two broth ers who fight each other during the Spanish and Pueblo Indian Wars. Popay was a spiritual leader who guided his Indian people through conflict. Pond said he patterned his characteriiationafter Andrew David, an Indian doctor from Warm Springs. , In "An Evening at the Warbonnet, " Pond played the lead role of Brave Eagle, "a self made medicine man who turns a half-breed Indian. Brave Eagle also is a drug addict who contacts AIDS through the sharing of needles. Said Pond of Warrantee: "My toughest role to date. My character of Brave Eagle has a nervous break down during the course of the play. " In addition to the theater, Pond has been involved in dance. From 1990-94 he performed with Daystar Dance Company out of Santa Fe, NM He toured the United States per forming contemporary Native A meri can dances. In 1992, Daystar Dance company was chosen for a pictorial profile for the SmithsonianNative American Book Series on native Dances. Pond graduated from Chemawa Indian School in Salem, then attended the Institute of the American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, where he com pletedayearoj stud in modern dance. In 1987, he attended Blue Mountain Community College, earning an as sociate of arts degree in liberal arts. He received a bachelor's degree in theater arts from Portland State Uni versity in 1989. Sincerely, Roscoe Pond 1216 N. Edgemont St Apt. 311 Los Angeles, CA 90029-1557 f rV.-w..;;'-.-:.y John Miller Sign up NOW for summer school It's time for Summer School reg istration. Parents interested in hav ing their high school students attend summer school need to contact Lynn Gassner, MHS Counselor, as soon as possible at 475-7265. Space is lim ited, therefore parents are encour aged to sign their student up as soon as possible. mouthwash, antibiotics, planing the tooth roots, or gingivectomy or curettage to remove soft tissue lining the pockets. In advanced cases, oral surgery may be needed to remove or reshape damaged bone. The Course of periodontal dis ease. In the first stage, the gums be come irritated by plaque build up. If plaque is allowed to harden into tarter, gingivitis develops, and the tissue that holds the teeth to gums recede, deep pockets form between the gums and tooth root, in which plaque col lects. If allowed to progress, the un derlying bone is damaged, and the teeth may loosen and fall out or need to be extracted. Symptoms Red and swollen gums Bad breath Gum bleeding when brushing teeth. Sensitivity to hot, cold, or sweet foods or liquids Loose teeth What can I do to prevent peri odontal disease? Brush your teeth daily, paying particular attention to removing plaque and bits of food from teeth and gum line Use a tooth paste that contains fluoride Control oral bacteria by using an antiseptic mouth wash Floss teeth daily to remove plaque Visit your dentist regularly