Warm Springs, Oregon
October 8, 1998 3
Warm Springs Interagency Hot Shot crew a national resource
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Leroy Allen, Jr.
: "My name is Leroy Allen Jr. and
this is my first year with the Warm
Springs Interagency Hot Shot crew,
(let me tell you) this has been one
great year for me.
, I've been a logger most of my life,
from skidder logging to high lead
logging. I've also done some heli
copter logging. I love being out in
the woods and logging was getting
old. I contacted Luther Clements the
superintendent of the Warm Springs
Hot Shot crew, and was hired. Since
then there hasn't been a dull mo
ment. ; Being a wild land fire fighter is a
physical and mental challenge. We
stay in physical shape by doing
aerobics every morning. We also do
a lot of hiking, running, etc. My job
duties consist from digging hand line
to running a chain saw. I would never
trade this job for an office job.
. What I also love most about my
job is that every fire is different, For
instance, we traveled to Alaska and
flew over the North Pole. The moun
tains we flew over were beautiful but
where the fire was located, the land
was flat. A month later we traveled
to Denver Colorado. We were fifty
miles outside of Denver at the eleva
tion of 10,500 feet. The hike to the
fire was very steep. After the fire
was out, we were loaded on a bus in
route to the airport headed to Daytona
Beach, Florida to another fire. We
were all tired but as soon as someone
mentioned the word fire, the adrena
line starts to rush. We have been to a
lot of fires this year in states like
Alaska, Colorado, Montana, Florida,
Washington and Oregon. Every fire
we went to, everyone in the com
munities sure appreciated us for be
ing there. It's been a great fire season
for the Hot Shot crew. I've missed
spending the summer with my kids,
Hiram Yaw
but they understand that is my job. I
encourage all you young people, if
you are up to a physical challenge,
try the Hot Shot crew. God Bless."
Hiram Yaw is a 3 1 -year-old Tribal
member who is married, has three
children and resides in the Warm
Springs community.
"This is my second season em
ployed as a wild land fire fighter for
Warm Springs Fire Management. My
first season was with the engine crew
as an engine operator. It was there
my basic knowledge about wild land
fire was received. This season, I
transferred from the Engine crew to
the Warm Springs Interagency Hot
Shot Crew as a crew member.
As a crew member my duties range
from digging hand line to being
swamper for a sawyer to being a
sawyer from time to time.
With nearly eleven years of ser
vice in the Navy, I've become accus
tomed to being a member of a group
where professionalism, dedication,
discipline, pride and teamwork are
some of the core values which we
followed day to day. These same
values I see in the Hot Shot Organi
zation and was the main reason I
chose to transfer. The Hot Shot pro
gram is well structured and orga
nized so all members are well in
formed in order to meet their objec
tives. As a member of the crew, I get the
most satisfaction from those we help
whether it's the local community or
complete strangers in different areas
of the country. Smiles, the wave of
the hand and blessings from those
we encounter make this job very
gratifying to me. A perfect example
is the people in Florida who really
supported all the fire fighters with
endless gratitude. It was really heart
wanning to see total strangers go out
of their way to say thank you and
take the time to show that our efforts
are appreciated. It is very difficult
being separated from my family and
having to endure the physical and
mental challenges of being a mem
ber of the Warm Springs Hot Shots
but for me, the rewards are well
worth the hard work encountered."
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Emerson Culpus
Warm Springs resident and tribal
member Emerson Culpus is married
and has two children, Emerson Jr.
and Delina.
"I have been working on the crew
for the past nine years in which I am
currently a Squad Boss in charge of
six people. I am in charge of all the
saw equipment that the crew cur
rently owns, which is 12 chain saws
and one Brush saw. Therefore, I am
the one that the rest of the crew
comes to for anything that deals with
saws as in any kind of maintenance
or who is going to use or operate any
of the equipment.
I really enjoy this job for all the
things that the crew is involved in
throughout the fire season and the
times spent on projects in the Spring.
In the 1998 fire season, the crew has
traveled to Montana, Colorado,
Florida, Alaska and a couple of other
fires in Washington and Oregon. I
myself thought that the most unusual
fire was our trip to Florida because
of the weather element and the dif
ferent fuel types, The reason I feel it
was different is that we are usually in
Ponderosa Pine and Fir trees and
there (Florida) we were in Palm trees
and swampy areas. The weather was
very odd because of the high humidi
ties and a whole lot of rain with
thunder and lightening and the dif
ferent kind of wildlife they have.
There are also a few other things
that are involved in my job which are
required to be on the Hot Shot crew.
Some of things that are a require
ment and demanded by the Hot Shot
program is to be in top physical con
dition and be able to learn very
quickly. The crew is allotted one
hour of PT (physical training) a day
where we do a lot of weightlifting,
aerobics and running. Another thing
that is a requirement is the crew's
annual 40 hours of training which is
done every year starting in March."
David LeClaire, Sr. is a Tribal
member and father to four boys and
one girl.
"I hardly see my family during the
Summer months, but I really have
enjoyed being a member of the Hot
Shot crew the past six years. The
crew works all Summer and never
gets to spend much time with fami
lies at home. Sometimes we are home
for only two or three days and then
we get dispatched to another fire.
Being on the Hot Shot crew re
quires long walks to and from a fire
when there are no roads. The job also
requires crew members to be in good
physical and mental condition. So
far this fire season the crew has fought
fire in Alaska, Montana, Colorado,
Washington and Florida. It seemed
that everyone we came in contact
with really appreciated us being there
even after the fire had already gone
by and had burned their homes.
At times, the crew has to work
long shifts sometimes up to 12 or 16
hours a day. The first shift is always
the longest because we stay at the
fire until relief crews arrive and that
sometimes could last up to 38 hours
straight. Sometimes we travel all
night and have to fight fire all day
and all night until relief arrives or the
fire is contained. Fighting fire is not
for everyone, but if you think you
have what it takes, don't hesitate to
join the Warm Springs Interagency
Hot Shot program."
David LeClaire, Sr.
Warm Springs Early Childhood Education news-
I A Mean Mother
' I had the meanest mother in the
world. While other kids ate candy for
breakfast, I had to have cereal, eggs
and toast. When others had cookies
and candy for lunch, I had to eat a
sandwich. As you can guess, my sup
per was different than the other kids
also.
But at least I was not alone in my
suffering. My sister and two brothers
had the same mean mother as I did.
My mother insisted on knowing
where we were at all times. You'd
think we were on thehain gang. She
had to khdw who'lur friends were
and what we were doing. She in
sisted, if we said we'd be gone one
hour, that we be gone one hour or
less, not one hour and one minute. I
am almost ashamed to admit it, but
she actually struck us. Not once, but
each time we did as we pleased. Can
you imagine someone actually hit- -ting
a child just, because, he dis
obeyed? Now you' can begin to see
how mean she, i really 'was.
h The worst is yet to come. We had
t6 be in bed by nine each night, and
up early the next morning. We could
not sleep. until noon like our friends.
So, while they slept, my mother actu
ally had the.rierve to break the child
labor law. She made us work. We
had to wash dishes, make the beds,
learned to cook and all sorts of cruel
things. I believe she laid awake at
night thinking up mean things for us
to do. 1
Mom always insisted on our tell
ing the whole truth and nothing but
the truth, even if it killed us and it
nearly did.
By the time we were teenagers,
she was much wiser, and our life
became even more unbearable. None
of this tooting the horn of a car for us
to come running. She embarrassed
us to no end by making our dates and
friends come to the door to get us. I
forgot to mention, while my friends
were dating at the mature age of 12
and 13, my old fashioned mother
refused to let me date until the age of ;
15 and 16. Fifteen that is, if you dated
only to go to a school function. And
that was maybe twice a year.
My mother was a complete fail
ure as a mother. None of us had ever
been arrested or beat his mate. Each
of my brothers served his time in the
service of this country. And whom
do we have to blame for the terrible
way we turned out? You are
right....our mean mother. Look at all
the things we missed. We never got
to march in a protest parade, not take
part in a riot, burn draft cards and a
million and one things that our friends
did. She forced us to grown up into '
God-fearing educated, responsible
adults.
Using this as a background, I am
trying to raise my three children. I
stand a little taller and I am filled
with pride when my children call me
mean.
Because you see, I thank God. He
gave me the meanest mother in the
whole world.
Author Unknown '
Head Lice: Advice for "Back to
School" & some Useful Resources "
Summer is over and many chil
dren are now returning to group set
tings such as childcare and school.
Because many of us think of this
time as a "fresh start", the fall is a
good time to consider how to deal
more effectively with the problem of
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NPA also has a web-site, at
www.headlice.org, which provides
other useful information, including
"NPA's 1998-99 All OutCombOut",
a back-to-school head lice preven
tion campaign.
Reprinted from Child Health
Alert, PO Box 6 10228, Newton High
lands, MA 02461-0228.
r Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs, Early Childhood Educa-
head lice falsrO lfnWwn f 'Yiah Tiemirtment Mimunl s
"pediculosis). - ' - Subject: 6.3 jfiealti Policies
' , Heag lice are not only a recurring ; (lead Lice
pruDiem, qui iney cause consider
able anxiety and disruption to chil
dren, parents, and child-care provid
ers. Despite the frustration that many
feel when it comes to coping with
head lice, this problem can be greatly
reduced if everyone tries to antici
pate outbreak before they happen
and has a carefully thought out plan
in place for prevention and manage
ment if an outbreak does occur.
The National Pediculosis Asso
ciation is celebrating it's 15th year
offering materials and information
that can provide advice and specific
help to those who have to deal with
head lice. One item is a free bro
chure, "Keep Your Wits, Not Your
Nits", which describes various ways
to prevent head lice. It can be ob
tained by calling 781-449-6487 or
by sending a self-addressed business
sized stamped envelope along with
your request to: NPA, PO Box
r Definition: Head lice are small,1
wingless insects that live and breed
in human hair. Head lice are conta
gious. State requirements for certi
fied child care facilities require that
children with head lice andor nits be
excluded. A procedure for head lice
screening and dealing with outbreaks
shall exist.
Responsibility: Teachers Action:
All ECE classrooms do routine head
checks on all children on Mondays
and Fridays. Head checks may also
be done if staff observes a child
scratching their scalp or if the child
complains of itchiness.
Responsibility: Teachers Action:
Head checks will be conducted on
each child in a comfortable & dis
creet manner. Teachers will wash
their hands or discard gloves after
each head check.
Responsibility: TeachersJanito
rial Action: Classrooms will be main
tained to prevent spread of head lice.
Each child will have an individual
cubby. Each child will maintain an
individual comb for hair combing.
Children will not share personal
combs, brushes, hats, etc. Blankets
& dress up clothes will be washed &
dried weekly. Head lice combs used
for head checks will be cleaned &
disinfected. Floors will be vacuumed
daily.
Responsibility; JanitorialTeach
ers Actjon: After the exclusion of a .
chjld. with head. lice; the classroom,
carped sofa, chairs, etc. will be vacu- f
urhed immediately .'Any possible in-'
fected cots, mats, dress up clothes,
blankets, stuffed animals, etc. will
be cleaned immediately.
Responsibility; Teachers Action:
Head lice education will be worked
into classroom lesson plans for Head
Start & School age children, at least
once at the start of the year.
Responsibility; ParentHealth &
Social Service Coordinators Action: .
A parent education curriculum will
be offered during the program year,
to give parents information about:
what head lice and nits are; how head
licenits can be treated; what meth
ods of prevention are most effective;
and the ECE policy.
Responsibility; Program Super
visor or Coordinator Action: Chil
dren with licenits will be excluded
from ECE until they have been treated
and no evidence of lice or nits can be
found. Children can be readmitted
by a program supervisor or coordi
nator. Responsibility; Teachers Action;
Parents will be notified that there
was acase of head lice in their child's
classroom, so they can be alert to any
symptoms at home.
Responsibility: Teachers Action;
Head lice exclusionreadmission cer
tificates will be turned in when re
ceived to the appropriated program
coordinator and will be placed in the
child's file, .,;;.. f.,,,,,: j
Responsibility: Program Super
visor or Coordinator Action r The -second
time a child Is excluded for '
head licenits, parents will be offered
additional information regarding the
treatment of headnits and the oppor
tunity to view an educational video
on the subject.
Responsibility: Program Super
visor or Coordinator AclipjuA child
who has been excluded three (3) times
in one month period will be referred
to a Public Health Nurse at the Warm
Springs Health and Wellness Center,
for support and education. A copy of
the third exclusion form will be for
warded to the PHN off ice, in a timely
manner.
Responsibility: Supervisor or
Coordinator Action: A child who is
excluded five (5) times in a month
period may be referred to the Warm
Springs Police Department as pos
sible neglect. .
Warm Springs Elementary news-
Calendar Updates
October
9th-No SchoolStatewide
inservice ,
27th-School pictures
29th-End of first quarter
30th-No schoolreport card prep.
November
6th-No schoolParent Confer
ences
1 1 th-No schoolVeteran ' s Day
25th & 27th-No schoolThanksgiving holiday
WSE Handbooks mailed
Bright yellow studentparent
handbooks were mailed to all house
holds who have students attending
WSE. If you have not received a
handbook, please stop by the school
office to pick one up. The calendars
located in the back of the handbook
have all of the special dates marked
up to press time. During the year
other important events will be sched
uled so please take special notice of
the calendar updates in the newslet
ters. No, the July calendar wasn't a
mistake. WSE will be extending the
school year with the month of July.
Breakfast will be served from 8 to 9
a.m. Class time will be from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. daily.
Please call now to sign your child
up for the July session. While stu
dents are not required to, it is hoped
that they will be encouraged to at
tend this pilot program. As the year
progresses more information will
appear in the newsletter and letters to
parents regarding the details of the
July scheduled for class.
Hrmrf broken for new out
door track!
During the first week of school
construction began for a new 18
mile (200 meter) asphalt surfaced
track. The new track will be located
right where the old track was; next to
the upper playground. Proceeds from
pepperonijerky sales made this
project possible. Watch upcoming
newsletters for notification of the
dedication ceremony.
SMART volunteers needed!
Once again WSE is looking for
volunteers for the SMART reading
program. New and previous volun
teers are asked to contact the school
office to leave your name, address
and phone number if you are inter
ested in volunteering this school year.
All it takes is 12 hour of your time
once or twice each week to listen to
or read to a kindergarten, first or
second grade student. SMART stands
for Start Making A Reader Today.
Volunteer to help make a difference
in the life a child. For more informa
tion contact Wanda Buslack at WSE
553-1128.
Messages to students
If your child's after school desti
nation changes, please send a note to
the school office. If you are unable to
send a note, please call the office
before 3 p.m. to leave a message
(including late bus students). The
secretaries need to have time to write
a complete message and have it de
livered to class to help students get to
the right place. The bus drivers will
not deliver a child to a different ad
dress without a note from the parent
or the office.
School Pictures
School pictures will be taken on
October 27th in the WSE gym. Only
WSE students will be allowed to
have their picture taken. Packet in
formation will be sent home with
students and included in the October
newsletter. To avoid confusion and
mistakes in your children's picture
packet, please use a separate enve
lope for each child who will be pho
tographed. The photographers will
have change in the gym if you plan
on attending when your child has
their picture taken.
Reduced meals
Applications for free or reduced
meals need to be in the office by
October 1st. If you haven't filled out
a new application for this school year,
please stop by the office as soon as
possible to fill one out.
Sit anywhere Fridays
Monday through Thursday stu
dents sit with their class during the
lunch break. If all goes well during
the week, such as students picking
up after themselves and helping to
keep the cafeteria neat, they may sit
anywhere they choose on Friday. So
far students have been very receptive
to this and are looking forward to
"Free Fridays".
It is always a treat for the kids to
have a family member come eat lunch
with them. Adult meals are $2.25.
The lunch schedule is as follows:
Kindergarten-1 1 a.m
1st Grade-1 1:15 a.m.
2nd Grade-11:30 a.m.
3rdGrade-12:10p.m.
4th Grade-12:20 p.m.
Update vour child's records
Did you mo ve, change your phone
number or mailing address during
the summer? If so, please contact the
office to update our records. If your
child becomes ill or is hurt at school,
we need to know how to reach you or
another authorized individual speci
fied by you.
Medicating students at school
This year our procedures for ad
ministering medicine to students at
school have changed. The following
conditions must be met before office
staff will be allowed to medicate
students.
1. Prescription and non-prescription
medications must be in the origi
nal container with the complete la
bel. 2. The office will only be able to
give medication that cannot be given
at home.
3. A permission slip signed by a
parentguardian must accompany the
medication which includes: a.) Time
of day & dosage to be given, b.) Start
and end date to give medication.
Attendance Awards
It's never to early to begin think
ing about school attendance awards.
Students will receive various atten
dance awards throughout the year
including: Perfect attendance for the
quarter and for the year, or an out
standing attendance award for 4 or
less absencestardies for the school
year.
WSE is participating in
Campbell's Labels For Education
program to earn free education and
athletic equipment. You can help by
saving labels from hundreds of vari
eties of Campbell's products. The
products eligible for redemption are
included in the listing of the newslet
ter. For more information on how to
be a part of our Campbell's labels
For Education Label collection drive,
contact Judy Keane, program coor
dinator. Thank you for your support!
Halloween
Family
Movie Night
Wednesday,
October 28
Annual
Halloween
Carnival
Thursday,
October 29
Warm Springs
Community
Center
Bring the whole family!
Family Movie Night
October 21
6 to 8 p.m.
Free popcorn, drinks
and hot dogs!
Warm Springs Community
Wellness Fall Schedule
October 2-23
Wed., Fri.
October 5-23
Mon., Wed.
October 6-22
Tues., Thurs.
Nov. 5 -26
Thurs.
November 2-23
Mon., Wed.
DailyOngoing
Mon. thru Fri.
Embroidery for Adults 1 1 :30 to 1 :30 p.m.
Lil Miss WS Learning Act. 6 to 8 p.m.
Art for Teens 1 0 a.m. to Noon
Home Schoolout of School)
Reading for Information 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
(Ages 7 and up)
Art Thru the Scriptures 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Teens and Adults
After School Program 3:30 to 6 p.m.