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WARM SPRINGS, OREGON
March 9, 20003
Eagle Watch 2000 Draw Over 400 Spectators to the Round Butte Overlook-
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Tawney Tohet scopes out an eagle perched on his nest during Eagle Watch 2000
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j- Joe Tuckta and his dance group educate the Eagle Watch 2000 crowd on the Eaqle dance1 ;;
Rose Garden March Events ,
Random Events Available:
Thursday, March 2nd-PSU Men's BB vs Montana 7:05 p.m. , ' -Monday,
March 6th-Blazers vs Toronto 7:30 p.m.
... Tuesday, March 7th-KORN concert 8 p.m. 5 1
Tuesday, March 14th-Blazers vs Sacramento 7:30 p.nv ,
Thursday, March 16th-Blazersvs Minnesota. 7:30p.m. -. . -Wednesday,
March 22nd-Blazers vs Detroit 7 p.m. L V '
J Tuesday, March 28th-Blazers vs San Antonio 7 p.m. :
; Thursday, March 30th-Blazers vs Dallas 7 p.m. y "7 , : '
Other Events (These events are open-no special criteria):
Saturday, March 4th, Winterhawks vs Seattle 7 p.m. tf . ,
Sunday, March 5th, Winterhawks vs Prince George 6 p.m. V,' , '.
Friday, March 24, Winterhawks vs Seattle 7p.m. 1
Deadline date to submit your name: Wednesday, March 1st 5 p.m.
Call the Personnel Office at 553-3262 or 553-3298.
Note:
If we don't get enough responses for events later in the month, we will extend
the deadline date. ALL winners (except students) will be notified by phone.
Criteria:
1. Tribal MemberEmployee
2. 18 years of age
3. Never been selected to a Rose Garden event.
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The American Bald Eagle,
considered a symbol of
freedom, strength and courage
by many was the star attraction
as over 400 people gathered at
the Eagle Watch 2000 at the
Round Butte Overlook.
Despite the foggy and rainy
.weather, this was the second
i largest crowd for this event
since it's inception in 1996.
The Eagle Watch 2000 was
, sponsoredby the Oregon Parks
and Recreation, Portland
General Electric and the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs.
. The Nations symbol, almost
extinct, has recovered in large
part under the Endangered
Species Protection Act to an
estimated 5,748 nesting pairs
throughout the United States.
,The act went into effect in
1940 which prohibited the
killing or selling of the Bald
Eagles. On July 3, 1999,
President Clinton marked the
.culmination of the three
decade effort to protect the Thjs eagQ was seen aong the banks of the Deschutes River
Bald Eagle by announcing a ",,aoay
groposaftQ remove them from
le list of endangered species,
calling it the success story for
the millennium.
. According to the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Department, if
the Eagle is delisted, the
endangered Species act still
requires that the eagles are
monitored for five years
following the delistment.
To avoid criticism, do nothing,
say nothing, be nothing.
., Elbert Hubbard
Life is a succession of lessons
which must be lived to be understood.
Helen Keller
You grow up the day you have the
first real laugh at yourself.
Ethel Barrymore
Coburn shares with others the fight against diabetes
I thought Diabetes would never
be a part of my life. I didn't take this
information seriously at first. I took
the medications; and life went on.
' WRONG! In 1990 I had
, heart-by-pass surgery. It was not a
fun time, but the realization finally
came to me, I better do something.
After recovery from surgery, I
went to the Diabetic cooking classes.
I learned to cook a whole "new" way.
oVery; little fat and cutting much of
.(he sugar out of the recipes and it was
' .hard, to retrain myself. I gradually
made little changes, kept on track
with a dietitian of whom I am very
proud to mention here. Sara Thomas,
thank you so much for all the help
you've given me overthe years. Even
if you're not a Diabetic, you can get
help to eat healthier.
! I've never been one to exercise on
a daily basis, but I went to the
Community Center and got started
pn an exercise program. I was skep
tical at first because my blood sugar
level and cholesterol number is 167,
down from 300 ! My blood sugar
level is consistently 120 or lower,
and it's great to feel so good! It's
taken a few years to fully take con
trol of my health, and I'm going to
stay in control. '. .
Diabetes is an illness that will
never go away, it's a daily health
problem because there is not a cure.
It can be controlled with proper diet,
exercise, and medication. I am chal
lenging die diabetics out there to join
us in the fight against Diabetes. Please
start taking care of yourself! You are
worth the effort! Go to the healthier
way of cooking.
We are fortunate to have the clinic
staff behind us, but it is still our job
1 to be in control of our illness. We can
live an active fulfilling life without
adding kidney failure, blindness,
amputation, ect. to our struggles. I
look forward to meeting others who
believe that we can made a differ
ence. Thank all the people working at
the clinic for being with me on my
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Diabetes journey. I couldn't have
made it without you!
Thelma Coburn
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Thelma Coburn exercises daily to help keep herself healthy.
Census 2000 April 1st, Generations Are Counting On This, Don't Leave It Blank-
By Lenora Starr
"Generations are counting on
this, don't leave it blank," that is
the phrase targeted at Native
American persons throughout
Indian country as the United
States Census Bureau kicks it into
high gear, rallying for people to
fill out their Census 2000
Questionnaires. United States
households will be mailed the
questionnaire. However, on
Indian Reservations, the
auestionnaire will be hand
elivered and census
enumerators will be conducting
interviews.
Reports from the information
gathered will help government
officials at all levels, local, city,
state and federal to make
decisions that could possible alter
for the better, the lifestyles of our
Indian people. For example: the
Housing Urban Development
(H.U.D.) uses the census to
identify specific reservations in
need of housing assistance and
forecasting future transportation
needs and school district
boundaries.
Although reports are given to
the government for their use, the
actual answers to your questions
are kept private by the privacy
law Title 13 of the U.S. code. Even
the FBI and IRS are not entitled to
the answers.
In a March 6, 2000 letter, Tribal
Council Chairman, Olney Part, Jr.
and Charles V. Jackson, Secretary
Treasurer has this to say:
Dear Warm Springs
Community Member:
April 1, 2000 is Census Day
and it is important to our future
generations that we are counted.
The Census determines billions t
of dollars of federal funding and '
our Congressional
Representation. Starting April 1,
2000, enumerator's will be coming
to your home to help you fill out
?rour Census Questionnaire.
Vhen you answer your
questionnaire, you are providing
numbers for your tribal programs
such as Head Start, Low Energy
Assistance, Health & Human
Services, Elder Care and many
other programs.
When answering your census
3uestionnaire, please remember
ie following points:
1. You need to mark "NO" to
the "Are you Hispanic?" question
if you want to be counted as
Indian.
2. If your house is Bi-racial the
Indian Adult of the house must
be the first person that will be
identified as an American Indian
Household.
3. In the race box, you may
want to mark only that you are
Indian. We do not know what the
multiple race answer will do to
our numbers or how that will
affect Indian Programs.
4. When you mark you tribe,
you may want to mark only the
tribe you are specifically enrolled,
or your principle tribe (their legal
name). Many tribes are made up
"J,of many smaller bands and to list
the smaller bands may add to the
confusion of exactly what tribe
you are when we try to compile
the Tribes statistics.
5. The Census information is
confidential, itis only ahead count
of all of us counted collectively
together to determine our
communities needs statistics i.e.,
(unemployment, housing and
education needs statistics.) Your
individual information by law
cannot be released to any other
governmental agency for any
purpose. It is safe, good for our
community and it is OK to answer
the Census.
Sincerely,
Charles V. Jackson, Secretary
Treasurer
Olney Patt, Jr., Tribal Council
Chairman
This will be the first time ever,
people answering the census will
be able to select more than one
racial category to indicate mixed
racial heritage. The above letter
explains why it is necessary to
count your house hold as being
Native American so that
governments are able to
implement and evaluate
programs such as the Native
American Programs Act, Equal
Employment Opportunity Act,
Civil Rights Act, etc.
Among the enumerators hired
are Manny Calapoo, Carla Dean
Caldera, Marcella Clements,
Nikki Courtney, Sarah Frank,
Marissa James, Heather Miller,
Carolyn Orrell, Rosanna
Sanders, Farrell Shortman,
Jonathan W. Smith, Corinna
Sohappy, Lenora Starr, Lucille
Suppan, and Rebecca VanPelt.
The crew leader is Vesta Miller
and her assistant is Kathy
Danzuka.
Census Day 2000 will be April
1st In the next coming weeks
you will be hearing more Public
Service Announcements and
seeing promotional campaigns.
Volunteers of the complete count
team who are; Vital Statistics
Supervisor, , Madeline
Queahpama-Spino, Evaline Patt,
Orthelia Patt, Helena Jackson,
Kathleen Spaulding, Cassie
Katchia, Janice Clements, Lenora
Starr, Emma Smith, Cheryl Loman
and Kate Jackson will be actively
promoting the awareness of
Census 2000 through posters,
handout and promotional gifts i.e.
balloons, posters, pens, pencils,
bubble wands etc.
Have you seen the Census 2000
Eoster featuring local people?
ook for it placed around the
community. Maybe you'll
recognize them as Alvis Smith.
Sr., Aaron Smith, Angeline
Blackwolfe and Donte Smith.
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