8 June 15, 2000
WARM SPRINGS, OREGON
SPILYAY tymoo
Healthy Nations 7th Annual Bar-B-Que held June 8 Miller
The Big Splash
Alyssa Macy, was one of many participants who helped celebrate the Healthy Nations yearly Bar-B-Que. As of
January 2001, the Healthy Nations grant will end, possibly eliminating the yearly program as well as the yearly Bar-B-Que.
Native American Business Alliance convention on tap
The Native American Business
Alliance Convention 2000 is
scheduled for July 10-12, 2000atthe
Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dearborn,
Michigan.
Bringing the Circle Together
This convention will provide an
opportunity as unique as the native
culture itself. Imagine a convention
where you don't just listen to
speeches, you participate.
Meet one-on-one with
representatives from some of the
largest corporations in America.
Sit in talking circles with other
Native Businesses, Tribes, and
News from the Health and
Topic: Nutrition and P.M.S. ,
By Sara Lee Thomas, MS, RD
Public Health Nutritionist
541-553-1196 ext. 4152 ;
P.M.S. stands for premenstrual
syndrome. P.M.S. is a real disorder,
it is not just "all in your head". Ex
perts believe that P.M.S. happens
when the body and brain don't re
spond well to the hormone changes
of the menstrual cycle. Up to 40 of
women have premenstrual symptoms
serious enough to interfere with their
life. Up to 5 of women have severe
P.M.S.
Women with P.M.S. will have at
least 5 of the following symptoms
before their periods. If you have these
problems all or most of the time then
something else is going on. If it is
really P.M.S. then the symptoms will
start about a week before your period
but stop once your period starts.
Symptoms of P.M.S.:
Depression, putting yourself
down, feeling hopeless, anxiety,
tension, feeling "keyed up" or "on
edge", Sad or tearful and more sen
sitive to feeling rejected in relation
ship, irritability, anger, more con
flicts with others, breast tenderness
or swelling, headaches, jointmuscle
pain, weight gain or bloating sensa
tion, decreased interest in usual ac
tivities, feeling that you can't con
centrate as well, feeling tired, no
Poems shared. . .
These poems were written by the COIC students in Warm
Springs and dedicated to the memory of their friend Clifford
Pamperien. These words are thoughts and feelings expressed
by these students and composed into a book of poems.
Life
A life so young has left this world behind.
One who is so talented and one who is so kind.
A life we knew and had seen everyday.
He will be missed and cried for day by day.
A life that had things to do and a future ahead.
He had plans on his mind, now they're destroyed instead.
That life won't sorrow or experience anymore pain.
He followed the light beyond the rain.
That life is resting now, so let's leave him be.
He's in a better place, God set him free.
Written by Isaac George
Heartless and Gone
Here today and gone tomorrow
And here I'm left in pain and sorrow.
I didn't have a chance to say good-bye
So all I did was sit and cry.
My tears were followed by a scream of pain.
And finally again my mind was sane.
I had no fear of losing a friend
But yesterday your life did end.
I hoped and prayed it was all a bad joke.
Today my words went up in smoke.
The hurt it gives the crying heart
Tells the world it's your time to part
To see the light, to tell your story
About how your life was full of worry.
Another day passes and it seems dead
Until peacefulness clears everyone's head.
Upon your grave a flower did wilt
I prayed to God and by you I knelt.
The rain it washed your pain away
But still you took my heart today!
Written by Barbara Jackson
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Corporations to discuss topics of
interest to you.
Share your experiences and
benefit from theirs.
Learn how to do business with
the large corporations of America at
the same time you network with other
Native Business owners.
Take advantage of the
opportunity to learn how Tribes
operate, what they buy, and what
they sell.
Seminars
Small group meetings conducted
by experts in their field. The topics
will be covered in depth with an
energy, feeling overwhelmed or out
of control, food cravings, appetite
changes, sleeping much more or less
than usual
Helpful Lifestyle Changes:
Over half of women with P.M.S.
can be helped if they make the fol
lowing changes:
Eat 6 half-size mealsday instead
of a few large meals. Eliminate foods
high in refined sugar and white flour.
Choose whole grain breads and ce
reals. Fiber helps regulate estrogen
levels. Reduce or avoid caffeine, salt,
smoking, and alcohol. Caffeine ag
gravates P.M.S. in some, but not all
women. Start an exercise program.
Regular exercise boosts mood and
decreases water retention and breast
tenderness. Start these changes in
the 1st half of your cycle when you
are feeling better. If you still have
problems after 3 months, then con
sider talking to a doctor about
medications for your P.M.S.
Dietary Supplements that may
help:
Please note: Lifestyle changes are
the most important changes to make.
Add supplements only after dis
cussing them with a health care
provider, especially if you take daily
medications. Supplements can inter
fere with how your medication works,
making it too weak or too strong.
Calcium: 1,000 to 1,500 mgday.
In a 3 month study, women taking
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emphasis on the practical. You will
take away information you can apply
to your own business. Some topics ;
include:
PartneringJoint Ventures
E-Commerce & The Internet
Native History and Culture
Accessing Capital
Federal Programs
Native Values in Today's
Business
Wellness Center-
1 ,200 mg calcium a day reduced their
P.M.S. symptoms by about 50
overall. The women taking the cal
cium had less water retention, food
cravings, pain, depression, mood
swings, headaches, and irritability
than the group taking the placebo (a
fake pill). Instead of taking calcium
pills you could drink 3 to 4 cups of,
milk a day to relieve P.M.S. Use
lactose reduced milk if you have
problems digesting tnilk.: r., - r.
Magnesium: 250 to 500 mgday.
The best food sources of magnesium
are nuts, beans, whole grains, and
green vegetables. Women with
P.M.S. are often found to have lower
levels of magnesium. Some experts
believe that increasing magnesium
levels might help emotional symp
toms such as tension, anxiety, and
irritability by boosting important
mood regulating brain chemicals
(serotonin and dopamine). Cautions:
1 ) Taking over 50Q mg of magnesium
can cause diarrhea, 2) If you have
kidney disease you should not take
magnesium without talking to a
health care provider first.
Vitamin E, up to 600 IUday.
Some, but not all, research show vi
tamin E helps with mood swings,
food cravings, bloating and depres
sion. Caution: if you are on a blood
thinning medication, like Coumadin,
then taking vitamin E could make
your blood too thin. Check with your
Christmas tree
growers to meet
Christmas tree growers from Or
egon and Washington will meet in
Grand Ronde, Oregon for the Pacific
Northwest Christmas Tree
Association's annual Summer
meeting and Farm Tour held at Spirit
Mountain, June 16 & 17, 2000 ac
cording to president Julie Hoffman.
This two-day event will include
educational sessions on Friday with
seminars on the Association seed
orchard, seed availability updates,
plot preparation, root diseases, pes
ticide information and more. There
will also be Oregon and Washington
State legislative meetings.
Saturday, growers will tour four
farms including stops that include
the PNWCTA Seed Orchard, Holiday
Tree Farms Rock Creek, Red Prairie
and Salt Creek. Field demonstrations
will be offered at each of the plan
tations and a barbecued lunch will be
served at our final destination.
The Pacific Northwest Christmas
Tree Association is the nation's
largest regional Christmas tree as
sociation. The association is com
posed of grower, supplier and retailer
members from Oregon, Washington,
California, Idaho and British Co
lumbia. This event is open to mem
bers only, but membership informa
tion can be obtained by calling
503-364-2942.
selected for
Neuroscience
Institute
Candice Miller of Warm Springs
has been selected to attend the Neuro
science institute at the University of
Oregon's 2000 summer session. She is
one of eight high school students cho
sen nationally to participate in the eight
week institute, which is for students
considering entering a career in sci
ence or medicine. Miller will be under
the close mcntorshipof U of O profes
sors during the course of the program.
Candice recently received awards at
the high school level for outstanding
achievement in English, Integrated
Math 111, Physical Fitness, and was
also voted recipient of the Citizenship
Award. She was a potential nominee
for the National Chemistry Society's
Award for Excellence in Chemistry.
Her plans for this fall include classes in
physics, trigonometry, completing an
other year in foreign language, and an
honors class. She maintains a 4.0 GPA,
perfect attendance, and is a member of
the National Honor Society. She was
recently chosen for the Native Ameri
can Spotlight feature in the school pa
per, the 'Madras White Buffalo.' Miller
is a sophomore at Madras High School.
Hcrparcnts are Vesta Johnson of Warm
Springs, and Whitney Miller of
Pendleton, Oregon. Maternal grand
parents ore Ginger Smith, and Dclford
Johnson; paternal grandparents are Earl
Miller and the late Dora Miller, all of
Warm Springs.
health care provider or pharmacist.
Vitamin B6, up to 100 mgday
faibre with a doctor's O.K.). Vitamin
B6 is needed in your brain to make
, serotonin, an important
mood-regulating chemical. Vitamin
- ( B6 also helps regulate the effects of
' ' estrogen. The research is divided
about B6 and P.M.S. but it can be
worth a try if other things haven't
n worked. Caution: Some studies used
,-jup to 200 to 400 mg B6 a day but,
'.'since excess B6 can cause nerve
' damage, don't go over 100 mg a day
unless you have close medical su
'pervision. Summary:
' Most women with P.M.S. can be
helped by making nutrition and
lifestyle changes. If you would like
: , more information on how to make
these lifestyle changes please call
jme, Sara Thomas, at 553-2460.
Same-day nutrition appointments are
often available on Mondays, Tues
days and Fridays.
'( However, if these lifestyle changes
don't help enough then many medi
' cation options are also available.
Please contact your preferred pro
vider at the Health and Wellness
Center (553-1196). The Health
Center also has a Nurse Practitioner,
Ms. Joy Harvey, who is operates a
Women's Health Clinic at the Health
' and Wellness Center. She is also
available to answer your questions.
Annual Art contest open for 17 years
V Ans ajiu ruus ispicascu iu ajuiuuiicc
that $38,000 in prizes and scholarships
will be awarded this year in it's Annual
ArtCOTipeaUon.StuantsfromtheWarm
Springs area, particularly beginners are
welcome to try to win their share of over
1 15prizes. The deadline for the contest is
July 31, 2000. The contest is open to
everyone 17 years of age and younger
and entry is FREE.
v "Everyone will enjoy an equal chance
of winning the contest since entrants will
be judged using age-appropriate stan
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"Can We Talk?" A
Innovative program urges parents
to talk with their kids about sex.
Now that kids are learning about
sex at school, on TV, in the movies
and on the web, what's left for par
ents to say? Plenty, say the organiz
ers of "Can We Talk?, an innovative
new program sponsored by the tribal
Community Health Education team.
"Can We Talk" is designed to get
kids and parents talking about sex
and relationships.
This problem isn't that kids don't
have enough information about
sex-they are bombarded with sexual
ads, sitcoms and web sites
daily-instead they might not have the
right kind. And even though many
children are learning sex education
at school, the curriculum may leave
out their family values.
That's why CHET is inviting you
to take the lead when it comes
sexuality education. The Community
Health Education Team is running a
four-part series of workshops for
parents, designed to help you start
discussions withyourchildren about
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Middle School students who passed the Social Studies Challenge
were treated to a day at Kah-Nee-Ta with free swimming and free
miniature golf.
Summer food service program to begin
The Jefferson County School
District 509-J and Warm Springs
Community Center announce the
sponsorship of the Summer Food
Service Program for Children. Meals
will be made available at no charge
to attending children 18 year and
younger.
The United States of Agriculture
(USDA) prohibits discrimination in
all its programs and activities on the
basis of race, color, national origin,
gender, religion, age, disability, po
litical beliefs, sexual orientation, and
martial or family status! (Not all '
prohibited bases apply to all pro
grams.) Persons with disabilities who
Warm Springsf Jbjrterian Church invites all the children of
Warm Springs to join us at SonZone Discovery Center!
This year's Vacation Bible School promises to be an adventure
your children will never forget. They'll explore the wonders of
God's Universe through lively songs, humorous skits and 'science-with-a-twist'-based
crafts and games. But most importantly, they'll
look in the Bible for the answers to some very important ques
tions such as, "Why am I here?" "What is God like?" and "Why
did Jesus have to die?"
The SonZone Discovery Center Vacation Bible School is abso
lutely free and it begins June 26th and continues through June
30th, from 9:00 a.m. to Noon. For more information please call
(541)553-1237.
dards, stated Suzanne Lawrence, Con
test Director. "Many of the artists who
enter this contest will gain national recog
nition through the publication of their
artwork," continued Lawrence.
Inadditiontothe 1 15scholarshipsand
prizes totaling $38,000 that will be
awarded to young artists, a $1000 grant
will be awarded to the schools of the five
finalists for art education or to provide
supplies or art-related technology.
To enter, send ONE original work of
art, any style and any medium. All entries
must include the child's name, address
C.H.E.T. Parenting
self esteem, puberty and sexuality,
mixed messages in the media and
peer pressure. This skill building
program was developed by the Na
tional Education Association Health
Information Network.
In the workshops, parents get to
talk about important issues facing
their kids, including alcohol, drugs
and AIDS. Parents get advice on how
to bring up sensitive topics at home.
And each parent leaves with a cartoon
activity book designed to break the
ice with their kids. Best of all, the
series is FREE. The workshops will
meet each Tuesday and Thursday on
July 1 1, 13, 18 and 20th at the Vern
Jackson Home on campus. Each
sessions begins at 6 p.m. A light
snack is provided.
Session completion incentive!
There is limited space available
for this upcoming parenting session.
You will find "Can We Talk" a bit of
a different experience than most
parenting sessions, as your own fam
ily values and strengths are high
lighted. "Can We Talk" guides you
to an understanding of how you al
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require alternative means for com
munication of program information
(Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.)
should contact USDA's TARGET
Center at (202) 720-5964 (voice and
TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity
provider and employer.
Meals will be provided at the site
listed below:
Warm Springs Community Center
220 Hollywood Blvd.
Warm Springs, Oregon 97761
Lunch served 11:45 to 12:30 p.m.
Snack served: 3:30 to 4:00 P.m.
' Program runs June 19, 2000
through August 11, 2000. Closed -.
July 4, 2000.
and under
and age on the back. Artwork should be
sent to: Arts and Kids; Suite 101-21 11,.
3600 Crondall Lane, Owings Mills, MD
21117. Entries must be postmarked by
July 31, 2000.
Arts and Kids is an organizations
dedicated to bringing the work of young
artists to the public's attention. In the last
ten years, they have awarded over
$100,000totalentedartists,mostofwhom
have never before entered, or expected to
win, any type of artistic competition. You
can visit their website at
www.ArtsandKids.com.
Session
ready have the answers to questions
about addressing sexuality with your
children. The best part of this
parenting session is the surprise that
awaits each set of parents that com
plete the full four sessions. It may be
pizza and a mo vie, or a family dinner
out at Kah-Nee-Ta or summertime
gear, who knows what will appear
from CHET's surprise box. For sure,
it will be free to the people who
complete the sessions! WOW! Call
now, 553-1922 to sign up for your
slot in the next "Can We Talk"
parenting session!
Don't miss the boat, sign up now!
Special points of interest: Door
prizes given out; a light snack will be
available; incentives for those who
complete the full four sessions; a
time to share; a time to listen and
learn; information is easy to under
stand, learn and apply; everyone has
something to contribute.
The Community Health Educau'on
Team 553-4922 is Diana De Leon,
Anita Davis, Judith Charley, Carolyn
Wewa and Anson Begay