2 March 9, 2000
warm Springs, Oregon
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Community Health Education Team news: seatbeits & smoking
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Is your child worth
five minutes?
READ ON...
Today children are very fast
learners, most of the time it is the
adults who arenft. How can we change
our attitudes to help our children live
longer lives. We realize how danger
ous and serious a head on collision or
roll over is, but we also think that it
wonft happen to us. Unbuckled driv
ers endanger kids by setting bad ex
amples for them to follow. When a
driver is unbuckled, 70 of the time
so are children riding in that vehicle.
How can we be so selfish not to care
for their safety. Everyone has a role,
we all have a stake in this problem
and we are all part of the solution.We
must all buckle ourselves, our chil
dren and call upon others to do the
same.Can you see your future with
out your children or them without
you. Donft let ignorance separate
you and your child. Reach across,
grab the seatbelt and buckle up.
Hanford Health Information Network closing -
The Hanford Health Information
Network (HHIN) is closing due to
lack of federal funding. This came as
a surprise to us since we had been re
authorized for two years. We were
awarded only enough funds for part
of the year.
May 1 5, 2000 will be the last day
that you can request information from
HHIN and June 30 is the last day you
can donate materials to the HHIN
Archives. Following is a summary
of the status of HHIN and Hanford "
Health Information Archives ser-v
vices, and a coupon you can send to
the Radiation Health Effects Ar
chives, which is intended to continue
the work of the Archives..
HHIN Services
Publications, questions: The
Bend HHIN Office will remain open
until March 3 1 , 2000. Please call the
office at 1-800-248-4446, Ext. 1.
The Portland HHN office will re
main open until May 15. Please note
that the Portland office phone num
ber, 1-800-248-4446, Ext 2, will re
main the same toll-free number to
receive your calls about the Hanford
Individual Dose AssessmentProject.
As HHIN closes do wn, our ability to
respond will become more limited.
We will do our best to fill all requests
we receive by May 15.
HHIN Web site: All HHIN
On Patrol
By Linda
Talifson
On October 11,
1999, by Resolu
tion No. 9787, the
Tribal Council
amended the Traf
fic Code (Chapter
310 of the Tribal
Code) by adding a
new Section
310.600 entitled
"Seat Belts and
Child Restraints
Required." This
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Spilyay Tymoo 2000
You Decide,
"Who's at Risk?"
Smoke in a Work Place
Today less than 3 in 10 adults
smoM tobacco. Many Americans
have either never smoked, or have
"kicked the habit" and the number of
ex-smokers is on the rise! Smoking
in the workplace has drawn increased
attention in recent years. More and
more organizations, restaurants, and
small personally owned business'
encourage employees to avoid to
bacco products and restrict smoking
to certain times or places. Like many
Oregon businesses, locally owned
establishments are also smoke free.
You might ask yourself "why should
I care about smoking in a workplace?"
Because it affects everyone! Most
employee's who smoke know that
smoking is bad for their health.
Surveys show that 9 out of 10 smok
ers would like to quit. But, many do
not know that their smoking is also a
health hazard to other employees,
customers, clients or other visitors to
their workplace or business.
A smoke free workplace offers
many advantages! Organizations and
businesses that have gone "smoke
free" report a healthier work envi
ronment, higher productivity, in
creased attendance, substantial sav
ings in insurance, health care costs,
and maintenance. Also improved
safety records, higher morale, and
less stress. If you think you depend
on tobacco, and feel you need it at
certain times, more than likely to
bacco is causing the tension and
stress.
Getting Burned!
publications are available on our Web
site. The Washington State Depart
ment of Health will continue to main
tain the Web site for the forseeable
future, but the materials will not be
updated. See http:
www,doh.wa.govhanford.
Information through libraries:
Your local or county library may
offer internet access so you can get
information from HHIN's Web site
or other sites. Also, Oregon main
county libraries have a resource
binder 6f HHIN's publications titled
"Radiation Health Effects and
Hanford: A Resource' Book." Call
HHIN before May 15 to find the
library closest to you that has this
binder, or check with your reference
librarian.
Hanford Health Information Ar
chives: Donation of materials: The last
day the Archives can accept dona
tions of materials is June 30. The
staff will make every effort to pro
cess and catalog your donated mate
rials in the time lift. Contact the
Archivesat l-800-799-HHIA(4442)
or by E-mail at
hhiaits.gonzaga.edu.
Oral histories: The Archives
can also accept oral history tapes
until June 30, but may not be able to
new code section becomes effective
on April 11, 2000. Following is the
language of the new code section.
Seat Belts and Child Restraints
Required.
Any driver or occupant of a motor
vehicle operated on any street or
highway of the Warm Springs Indian
Reservation shall be properly secured
in a seat belt or approved child re
straint system that meets Federal
Motor Vehicle Standard No. 213.
(2) To comply with subsection ( 1 )
above, a child passenger who is un
der four years of age or weighs 40
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Sidney Miller
Selena T. Boise
Bob Medina
Lenora Starr
Taw James TJ" Foltz
Tina Aguilar
March 1976
When tobacco is burned it pro
duces two types of smoke. MAIN
STREAM is sucked through the
unburned tobacco and inhaled by the
smoker. It contains thousands of
chemicals. Among the most danger
ous are nicotine (which narrows
blood vessels, speeds up (he heart),
carbon monoxide (robs blood of
oxygen), tar (coats the lungs and
causes cancer). Other poisons include
nitrogen dioxide, ammonia, benzo-
Eyrene (causes cancer), cadmium (in
attcrics), formaldehyde ( preserves
dead bodies) and hydrogen sulfide (a
form of sulfuric acid). SIDE
STEAM SMOKE rises directly from
the burning tobacco into the air. It's
like mainstream smoke, except that
it contains 2 times more nicotine, 5
times more carbon monoxide, 2 times
more tar, 73 times more ammonia, 3
times more benzopyrcne and more
cadmium.
Why sidestream smoke is more
toxic. Mainstream smoke is cleaned
somewhat as it passes through the
unburned tobacco and the filter (if
there is one). Sidestream smoke goes
directly into the air surrounding you.
When a smoker inhales, oxygen fans
the fire and the tobacco burns faster
and a little more cleaner. However,
tobacco that is allowed to burn slowly
like in the ashtray burns less cleaner
therefore much more toxic. Re
member a smoker only puffs on
mainstream smoke a fraction of the
time the tobacco is lit, but side stream
smoke is constantly being produced
into the air you breathe.
Passive Smoking
A passive smoker is a person ex
posed to sidestream smoke and the
mainstream smoke exhaled by the
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a , . who have contacted HHIN. The
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chives Web site; http fldentiality procedures. (The Re
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being sought to maintain the fog iistswninotte updated, how
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funds are being sought. A separate
not-for-profit organization the
RadiationHealthEffectsArchives
(RHEA), was created to continue
the Archives but does not yet have
funding. Until funding is secured,
assess to the Archives collections
will be limited, and the Archives
will not be able to accept new
donated materials or to respond to
individual questions or requests.
To be on the list to receive further
information, please fill out the cou
pon and return to RHEA.
Mailing List: Since you are re
ceiving this letter, you are on an
HHIN, or Archives, mailing list. A
federal law protects the confiden-
pounds or less must be properly se
cured with a restraint system that
meets Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard No. 213.
3) The driver of the vehicle will
be cited if the occupants in violation
of this section are under the age of 16
years. Occupants under the age of 16
years in this section shall not be cited,
(4) The offense of failure to use
safety belts or child restraint system
is a Class D traffic infraction.
With the passage of the Tribal
Council Resolution 9787, which
addresses the concerns for the safety
of drivers and passengers in motor
vehicles, especially children, we
would urge all community members
to buckle up. Some of us may feel
this is a personal choice or conflicts
with tradition and may be resistant to
change. Each member of our com
munity represents a precious re
source; the loss of even one person
prematurely will alter the pattern of
our lives and the community forever.
Seatbeits Save Lives. ,
Crimestopper Hotline 553-2202.
Saturday, February 26, 2000 re
sponding to a domestic dispute in
progress, Officers of the Warm
Springs Police Department contacted
Timothy Wainanwit at 2372 Oitz
Loop which- lead to two arrests for
narcotics and firearms violations.
Officer's noticed the strong odor
of burning marijuana and observed
drug paraphernalia when making
contact with the occupants of the
residence late Saturday evening. A .
Narcotics Detective of the Warm
Springs Police Department and as
signed to the Central Oregon Drug
Enforcement Team responded to the
scene and initiated an investigation.
active smoker. After 30 minutes in a
smokey room, passive smokers can
have nearly as much carbon monox
ide in their blood as someone who
has actively smoked one cigarette.
Over time, passive smokers have
damage to small airways in the lungs
and an increased risk of cancer.
Passive smoking can also have
immediate effects such as coughing,
headache, irritated eyes, irritated
throat, sneezing, or nasal discharge,
nausea, breathing problems, and in
creased heart rate. Pregnant wdmen
should take particular caution when
around someone who smokes or
spending excessive time in smoke
filled areas such as vehicles, restau
rants, or work place. Being a passive
smoker can effect you just as much
as a active smoker. Donft think, just
because the smoking section is on
the other side of the room that you
aren't affected. It only takes seconds
before you can feel the affects of
tobacco smoke.
Sanitary Outlook
Have you entered a building or
restaurant to see cigarettes butts ly
ing on the ground near the entrance?
Have you noticed when a waitress
smokes that she put the cigarette to
her mouth then as she picks up your
food she exhales smoke onto your
food then delivers your food. With-
out taking time to thoroughly clean All donations should be made out
their hands your food is being dehv- to the National Haskell Alumni As
ered for you to eat. sociation Haskell 2000. 1 will chair
Understanding what the dangers the event and will be appointing
of tobacco smoke and what's in to- several committees. Send the dona
bacco.youcanhaveaclearpictureof lions to: Martha Houle, President
the hazards. Knowing there are over National Haskell Alumni Associa
4000 chemicals in commercial to- tion; 11415 W. 67th St.; Shawnee
bacco is an advantage. Telling people Mission, Kansas 66203 or call (913)
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Final Mailing; We hope to send
you on final mailing later this
spring. This will include a last
news letter issue and updates on
key Hanford Related studies and
public health activities.
On behalf of the Oregon Citi
zens HHIN Advisory Board mem
bers, the Orewgon HHIN staff,
and the Oregon Health Division,
we thank you for your interest and
support of the network over the
During a consensual search of the
residence approximately 34 grams
of marijuana some of which was
packaged in 19 individually wrapped
baggies for sale, a set of digital scales,
plastic scales, marijuana smoking
devices, methamphetamine para
phernalia, a small amount of meth
amphetamine and a sawed off shot
gun were seized.
Arrested as a result of the inves
tigation was Timothy Wainanwit of
Warm Springs and Stephen Starr also
of Warm Springs. Starr was taken
into investigative detendon for the
possession of the illegally altered
firearm. Possession of an illegally
altered firearm is a federal violation
and the case will be presented to the
United States Attorney's Office in
Portland, OR.
On February 23, 2000 Narcotics
Detectives and officers of the Warm
Springs Police Department arrested
Roger Drymon, 29, a non-Tribal
member on charges of Possession of
marijuana, Possession of Drug
Paraphernalia and Carrying a Con
cealed Weapon.
Drymon was arrested and cited to
appear in Tribal Court for the above
mentioned charges.
Madras-On February 26, 2000 at
about 8:24 a.m., after initiating a
theft investigation, officers of the
Madras Police Department with as
sistance from the Jefferson County
Sheriffs Office and Oregon State
Police, executed a search warrant at
1535 SW Olive Street At the time
the warrant was served, two suspects
were arrested and lodged at the
Jefferson County jail. The suspects
are Kurt Andrew Layton, DOB
9-03-72, 1525 Olive Street, Madras,
ments and exploring new ways to
reduce tobacco smoke in your work
place are things you can do to protect
your health and the health of your
family. Don t let your health go up in
smoke!
Seeking Haskell
Alumni
To all Haskell Alumni, Parent &
rnenas:
The National Haskell Alumni
Association would like to plan a
celebration for the year 2000. This
would be a great time for everyone to
come back to Haskell and meet old
friends again. We are planning a
cook-out and entertainment on
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be special guests to the one to be
elected. If any of you know an en
tertainer that would help us, let me
know. May 1 1th will be the date.
I know this is a big project, but
with everyone working together, we
can do it. I am asking for a donation
to help cover the exnenps
Lack funds
past seven years. We hope you found
our services helpful in answering
some of your questions about poten
tial health effects and the radioactive
releases from Hanford. It was an
honor to serve you. Please call us by
May 15 if you have any last ques
tions. Laura Chenet Leonard, MPH
HHIN Project Coordinator
Susun Dodge
HHIN Staff
Sherry Katherine Dunn, RN, BSN
Nurse Educator
Jay Mullern, PhD, Chair.
HHIN Advisory Board
Oregon HHIN Advisory Board:
Carol Baker, Jules Bittner, MD,
James Hathhorn, Gordon
Hilderbrand, Richard O. Lowy, MD,
Katherine Mechling, MD,
The Strait Stitch
special order sewing by
Brenda Strait
541-553-1388
Specialize in Ribbon Shirts,
wing dresses, vests, jackets,
ladies pants, blouses, dresses,
men's shirts, drapes, curtains,
and re-upholstery.
Custom design at reasonable
prices!
OR with charges of Theft I, Theft II
(2 counts), Theft by receiving.
Criminal Mischief II (2 counts), Pos
session of a Controlled Substance,
Delivery of a Controlled Substance,
and Manufacture of a Controlled
Substance, bail was set at $85,000.
LadonnaLeeZamora,DOB 10-02-76
same address with charges of Out
standing Jefferson County Warrant,
fail to appear, PCS I and PCS II,
Theft by receiving and Frequenting a
place where controlled substances
are used, bail was set at $57,500.
Inside the residence a small
amount of suspected methamphet
amine was recovered as well as items
known to be taken from a theft in the
area, specifically from a construction
site on Deer Ridge. Items from this
theft that were recovered including
an air compressor and other con
struction equipment.
Located under an outbuilding of
this residence were posts and chains
that had been stolen from Green Spot
Trailer Court. All these items were
seized by the Madras Police Depart
ment as well as other items believed
to possible be stolen, including a
Honda dirt bike. Because of the
amount of property seized it was
necessary for the Police department
to obtain a U-Haul truck in order to
transport it.
The police department believes
that several outstanding, unsolved
theft cases will be cleared because of
this search warrant and over the next
several weeks, officers of the Madras
Police Department will be reviewing
theft reports and contacting victims
in an attempt to try and identify the
property that was seized.
Meeting set
Don't miss this meeting!
Thursday, March 16th at 12 noon
at the Fire Management Training
room ! Secure our future ! Be informed
before you vole! You are invited to
bring a sack lunch to the Fire Man
agement Training room on March
16th and find out what the March
28th Referendum is all about!
Warm Springs Power Enterprise
General Manager Jim Manion will
explain the proposed agreement be
tween the Confederated Tribes and
PGE! Jim will answer any questions
you may have!.
That s Thursday, March 16th.
from 12 nnnn lr 1 n m in fh Pir
Management Training Room at the
Warm Springs Forestry Complex,
Secure our future! Be informed
before you vote on March 28th!
Lunch will not be provided. Bring
your own sack lunch,
Photo contest
deadline is 331
The International Library of Pho
tography is pleased to announce that
over $60,000.00 in prizes will be
awarded this year in the International
Open Amateur Photography Contest.
Photographers from the Warm
Springs area, particularly beginners,
are welcome to try to win their share
of over 1,300 prizes. The deadline
for the contest is March 31, 2000.
The contest is open to everyone and
entry is FREE.
"Everyone has at least one memo
rable photo that captures a special
moment in time," stated Jeffrey
Bryan, Contest Director. "When
people learn about our free photog
raphy contest they suddenly realize
that their own favorite photos can
win cash prizes, as well as gain na
tional exposure," continued Bryan.
To enter, send ONE photograph
in ONLY ONE of the following cat
egories: People, Travel, Pets, Chil
dren, Sports, Nature, Action, Hu
mor, Portraiture or Other. The photo
must be a color or black-and-white
print, unmounted, 8" x 10" or smaller.
All entries must include the
photographer's name and address on
the back, as well as the category and
the title of the photo. Photographs
should be sent to: The International
Library of Photography, Suite 101
9007, 3600 Crondall Lane, Owings
Mills, MD 21117. Entries must be
postmarked by March 31, 2000.
The International Library of Pho
tography is an organization dedicated
to bringing the work of amateur pho-'.
tographers to the public's attention.
You can visit their website at
www.picture.com. For further infor
mation, contact Pat Reynolds (410)
363-4800.
Services
expanding
The Opportunity Foundation is
expanding services to individuals in
Jefferson County!
Those parents of children with
developmental disabilities who want
transportation to an eveningweekend
activity program for their child should
contact Holly Kumle evenings at
(541)475-6741.
Trust fund list
completed
The first minors trust distribution
for year 2000 list has been completed
pursuant to Tribal Council Resolu
tion No. 9738.
This distribution contained no
Tribal Court orders for attachments.
However, there were no 1 8 year olds
that will be receiving a trust distri
bution due to the education require
ments pursuant to the resolution. The
current 19-21 year olds will be re
ceiving the distribution, as they will
not be required to meet the education
requirements.
Those minors not receiving a
distribution will be added to the list
for the July 2000 distribution. If you
have questions please call Vital
Statistics (541)553-3252.
Business under
new management
Green Spot Welders has reopened
under new management of Charles
Gregg. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. 8 a.m. to 1
p.m. on Saturdays.
Manufacturing of steel Co. lams
and tresses for commercial and resi
dential buildings, hay bams, storage
sheds, shops etc. Welding and metal
fabrication, mobile welding service,
trailer wiring and industrial gasses
and supplies. Also specialize in
making Kupins (root diggers).
For more information call (541)
475-2519 or fax (541)475-9708