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News from the IHS Health & Wellness: Y2K
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Marilyn getting ready to roll.
Warm Springs tribal member,
Marilyn Wainanwit, was
recently issued a Super 10 truck
to drive for a company from Salt
Lake City, Utah.
Wainanwit attended Truck
Driving school at Redmond,
Oregon for four weeks. "She
finished at the top of her class,"
says proud husband William
Wainanwit.
She then went to Salt Lake
City, Utah where she received
advanced training with another
lady who was her Trucking
partner.
During her training she
traveled throughout the United
States from Oregon to New
York, to Miami, Texas and back
to Oregon. "I went in a big
circle," says Marilyn.
She is employed by the Dick
Simon Trucking Company, Salt
Lake City, Utah. Her truck is
known as a "stinker" because of
the company logo, "Sweet
Simon" which is a skunk. Her
truck pulls a 53 foot trailer that
she uses to deliver products to
their destination.
Wainanwit decided she
wanted to drive trucks because
she wanted to see the country
and it was a financial decision to
seek a new career. She says, "it's
a challenge and an experience so
far."
She isn't up on the CB lingo
so she hardly says anything on
the radio. She enjoys listening to
country music and her Patsy
Cline tapes during her travel.
She is assigned her deliveries
by a Qualcom that is located in
her truck. It is linked to a
satellite and she uses it to
communicate with the head
office for delivery orders.
During her travel she met
another Indian woman truck
driver and was so glad to see
another Indian truck driver. She
had joked about puttingan
image of a man on her front grill
like the men truck drivers put
women on their grills. "But I
don't want people to get the
wrong message," she comments.
"whatever you want to do
you can do, if you just set your
nuna to it you can ao it,
concludes Marilyn.
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The Warm Springs Health &
Wellness Center would like to assure
the community that we are working
towards making the transition into
the Year 2000 seamless.
Itackground: What Is the Year
2000 problem?
Computers use dates in calcula
tions. Many software programs and
computer chips use 2 digits for the
year (e.g. 98) instead of 4 digits
(1998). These systems assume that
the first 2 digits of a year are 1 and 9
which means that they could misin
terpret dates beginning on January I ,
2000. This is known as the Y2K
problem or the millcnium bug, and it
could show up in computer programs
and computer related devices, in
cluding many electronic items we
have in the clinic and some you may
have at home.
What has the clinic dune to as.
sure that we ran continue to pro
vide care to our patients in the
year 20(10?
Wc formed a Y2K task force in
1998 which focuses on computer
systems, medical equipment, and
facility equipment and systems, drug
suppliers, insurance companies, utili
ties, etc.
We have identified all equipment
and situations that may be affected
by the Y2K problem, Many items
have been replaced or fixed so that
they won't have a problem when Janu
ary 1,2000 arrives.
We have developed a back up
plan for all areas just in case there are
problems.
In July, we had a simulated disas
ter drill to test our plan.
We will be open for business as
usual on Monday, January 3rd. If
there is no power for a long period of
time, we may be handling only ur
gent care patients. Wc have a plan to
notify the Community about the ser
vices that arc available. This will be
done by radio, flyers, posters in key
places of business.
What can you do?
If you take medications on a regu
lar basis, get your refills early. Don't
wait until the New Year. Your doctor
may refill some medications through
the month of January if it is appropri
ate. Be sure to tune into KWSO and
read the flyers that will be posted
around the Community on January I,
2&3.
October is Motor Vehicle
Safety Month
Reasons to wear a seat belt
Lap and shoulder safety belt us
age can cut fatalities and injuries,
between 40 and 55 percent, accord
ing to numerous studies comparing
belted and unbelted victims.
Canada's highway death toll dropped
15 percent in 1988 and 1989, follow
ing implementation of a national pro
gram (hut emphasizes the use of safety
belts and child safety scats.
The death rate for unbelted crash
victims is approximately 3.5 times
higher than that of belted victims.
Ejection from a vehicle occurs 10
times more often to passenger ve
hicle occupants who are unprotected
and unrestrained.
In a frontal collision, safety re
straints can cut (he chance of injury
to the head or face by 60 percent.
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the national average.
Several conclusions were drawn
from the study. Death rates from heart
disease, cancer, and stroke have
declined. Accidents have become the
leading cause of death on the
reservation. Most accidents occur in
teen-agers, young and middle-aged
adults.
In an effort to address this
problem, the Tribal Council followed
the recommendation of those
presenting the proposal. In passing
Resolution No. 9787, the Tribal
Council designated a period of six
months to educate tribal members on
the need to protect themselves and
their children while driving. In the
six month transition period, IHS will
conduct public meetings to explain
how the new seat belt amendments to
Chapter 310 of the Warm Springs
Tribal Code will be enforced, and
why it is important for people to
"buckle up".
Is Your Smoke
Alarm Working?
More Americans have smoke alarms than ever before.
But nearly half don't work.
Without a working smoke alarm as an early warning
device, fire can spread unnoticed through the household,
blocking escape routes and filling rooms with deadly smoke.
Make sure you're protected. Start a lifesaving habit this
October 31. When you
change your clock from
daylight-saving time,
change the batteries in
your smoke alarms.
A message from your fire
department.
01999 Encrgizcr" brand Hatlcrics
International Assuckillun of Fire Chiefs
Community Center Fall Activities
October
26-Family Fun Bingo, 6:00 p.m. in the Social Hall.
Call Carol for info.
29-Halloween Carnival, 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Booth
contest, be creative. Limited chairs and tables will be
available. Entrants must bring all their own supplies
markers, paper, etc.
Deadline to reserve your booth space is 5:00 p.m.
October 22 at the Community Center, Call Carol.
For more information about any of these activities
call 553-3243.
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On October 4, 1999 at around
5:15 p.m., two men forcibly took a
vehicle away from Virgilio Gomez
at teh Budget Inn in Madras. Virilio's
wife and two small children were
with him but could not get out of the
car before one of the suspects drove
away with them. A second suspect
stayed in a newer silver or gray Chev
Lumina and followed the stolen ve
hicle. Two suspects, possibly Native
American or Hispanic, were last seen
driving the Lumina. The vehicle has
front end damage and had California
license plates on it at the time of the
car jacking. The vehicle that was
stolen is a brown 1988 Mercury Cou
gar with California license plates on
it.
Virgilio's wife and children were
dropped off at Busy Bee in Madras,
unharmed, later in the evening. The
two suspects still have their vehicle.
Police have leads on who the sus
pects are.
Anyone with information or that
may have seen the incident occur,
please contact the Madras Police
Department at (541) 475-2424 or
475-2201.
October is National Domestic
Violence Awareness Month
Ten Vehicles including two tribal
G.S.A. vehicles were vandalized
during the weekend of October 16,
1999. A rough estimate of $40,000
of damage was caused to the vehicles
was quoted by Roberta Queahpama
of the Warm Springs Indian Health
Services.
Most of the damage caused are
broken windows caused by rocks
thrown through a fenced area where
all the vandalized vehicles were
parked.
The vehicles were used for a
variety of purposes and will cause an
inconvenience to the users and more
to
important will hinder services to
patients.
One of the vehicles were used by
the Public Health Nurses to provide
home based services to their patients.
Another vehicle was being used to
transport diabetic patients to their
dialysis appointments in Bend and
Portland.
If anyone witnessed the vandalism
or has any information related to the
incident, please inform the Warm
Springs Police who can direct you to
the proper authority, 553-1161 or
553-3272 or contact Roberta
Queahpama at the Indian Health
Services, 553-1196.
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Fire & Safety-continued from page 1
I am especially appreciative of
you sending engines and personnel
to help with the mopup efforts the
next day. I seem to be using and
abusing the mutual aid system this
year, but it has been that way for the
last three years. Maybe some day I
will get a reprieve.
I, the Board of Directors,
Volunteers, and staff thank you again
and hope that if we can be of service
to you someday that you will not
hesitate to call.
Sincerely, Earl Cordes, Chief
Jefferson County Fire District 01
Dear Chief Martinez,
On behalf of the Central Oregon
Interagency Incident Management
Team, I would like to thank you and
your staff, especially the Simnasho
Fire Station and your 91 1 Center, for
their assistance and genuine concern
about public safety during the He He
Incident on Warm Springs Agency
lands.
Your staff devoted many hours,
which were essential in
accomplishing the suppression
objectives and maintaining public and
firefighter safety throughout the
incident. The staff and the fire station
acted beyond the call of duty to ensure
Initial Attack structural protection
was successful and were very kind to
open their hydrants to the suppression
effort for filling tanks and washing
vehicles. The assistance your 911
Center provided to our Information
Office was very valuable and much
appreciated. Working with a group
such as yours was a pleasure.
Many individuals worked together
to make the management of the He
He Fire a success. Your involvement,
and that of your staff, was key to this
success. Thank you again.
Sincerely, Thomas D. Andrade,
Incident Commander
Central Oregon Interagency
Incident Management Team
"Good job Team, Dan Martinez
Quinn's Janitorial Services named
Business of the Month
completed the required smal
business class the winter of
1997. Using grant money
Quinn started purchasing
equipment to start his business!
a couple of months after com
pleting the Small Business
Center s business class.
Within three months,
yuinn sjanitorialberviceswas
in business. The business offers
its professional cleaning service
not only to the Warm springs
community, but the Central
uregon area as well.
Business hours are 8 am to 5
pm, Monday through Friday.
Quinn's Janitorial Services fea
tures daily, weekly, or monthly
tuiurdLis. u you are interested
in hiring one of Warm Springs'
newest business, call the Small
Business Center in Warm
Springs, at 553-3592 or
5&-17D2.
Walter Quinn "ARGHHHH"
Quinn's Janitorial Services of
Warm Springs has been chosen
Business of the Month for Oc
tober. The selection was made
by the Warm Springs Small
Dusiness center.
Walter Quinn successfully