Spilyay Tymoo
Warm Springs, Oregon
December 14,2000 5
Walks dedicated to loved ones
To the editor,
Even though you see me smil
ing at you, or even laughing with you,
I really do not feel that way inside
myself. Vou see, I am grieving for my
relatives that past on and I haven't had
my memorial for them. It seems that
I gather a few items and another death
is here. It all goes out again, again and
again. I just never get ahead. So I have
decided to dedicate my November
Fitness walks and conditioning exer
cises to the following relatives who
have passed on.
Bill John-Uncle; Laura Stwyer
Aunt; Kathleen Heath-Cousin;
Nathan "8-Ball" Jim-Nephew; Effie
Culpus-Cousin & Sister-In-Law;
Marilyn Meanus-Daughter; Marcal
Meanus-Ncphew; Coreen Thomas
Granddaughter; Gilbert Kalama
Grandson; Melissa Johnson-Niece;
Nancy Johnson-Cousin; and
Yakima Relatives:
Elsie Pistolhead-Aunt &
Adopted Mother; Lucy Rose John
Aunt; LeRoy John-1 Cousin; Annie
Yalltip & Baby Brother-Granddaughter
& Grandson.
Each of my deceased relatives
was special to me and I really miss
each and every one of them. This is
why I walk 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., 12 to 1
p.m., 2 to 4:30 p.m., 5 to 7 p.m. Rain,
snow or sunshine, I was out there.
Whenever I was in other towns, such
as Madras, Bend, Prineville,
Redmond, or The Dalles, I would
walk at least an hour in those towns.
My daughter, Annie Kalama, has
walked with me on numerous occa
sions and I would like to dearly thank
her for her company and support. I
would also like to thank my grand
children who have accompanied me
on many walks.
I also would like you young fit
ness hounds to know, when I am out
walking early in the morning, I know
you are in bed at home and sound
asleep while I am out raking in No
vember Fitness points. I hope, as a
senior citizen team member, that my
going the extra step to earn all these
fitness points will motivate each of
you in the fitness.
Thank you for your lime.
Amelia "Millie" Colwash
Indian Trail Restaurant
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Happy Birthday
to
our two boys-George and Jackson
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Tribal Council Agenda
December
December 14-29, 2000
No tribal council meetings scheduled until January 2, 2001
To be scheduled in January 2001
Infrastructure Workshop
Enterprise Reports
Investment Workshops
GMDirector reports (elder care facility report)
Pclton Project (update: Federal Agency consultations)
McQuinn Case (status report)
Tribal Justice System Review Team
Board Appointments
K-5 Elementary School Financing Plan
Helle Fire Investigations report
TC Priorities (policy decisions and management implementation of
2001 budget)
TC Committees (consolidations; revised budget allocations)
State Legislature (meetings with state legislature assembly representatives)
Rhoan announces birth of new son
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Roxanne Johnson and Ben
Bisland were united in marriage No
vember 1 1 at the Phoenix wedding
Chapel in Phoenix, Arizona
The bride is the daughter of
Theron Johnson of Warm Springs and
Erma Garcia of Madras. The groom
is the son of Sharron Bisland and the
late Frank Bisland of The Dalles.
Roxanne graduated from Madras
' High School and Ben from Wahtonka
High School in 1997. Both are 1999
graduates of Universal Technical In
stitute in Phoenix, Arizona and have
been employed by EDM (AR Utility
Specialists Inc.) in Phoenix since their
graduation.
Arlissa Rhoan of Warm Springs,
Oregon and Dustin Scott of Siletz,
Oregon wish to announce the birth of
their new son, Amial Anthony Rhoan.
Amial was born in Newport, Oregon,
October 3, 2000 at 8:22 a.m. He
weighed 6lbs, 5oz., was nineteen
inches long.
Amial's grandparents are Lyle
Rhoan, Jr. of Warm Springs, Oregon,
Bonnie Peterson of Siletz, Oregon,
Frank Peterson of Tahola, Washing
ton and Sharmaine Scott of Siletz,
Oregon.
His great-grandparents are Lyle,
Sr. and Arlita Rhoan of Warm
Springs, Oregon, Ted and Dorothy
Brown of Springfield, Oregon, and
Darlene Williams of Thompson Falls,
Montana.
Amial's great-great-grandparents
are Elizabeth Rhoan of Warm
Springs, Oregon and Marge Lane of
Birth announcement
Salem, Oregon.
He also joins a brother Treigh
Parr of Siletz, Oregon.
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To George, We love you.
Make us proud, again, and
againl Hang in there.
Love, Mom, Dad and Sisters
To Jackson, We love you.
Keep your smile, stay happy
and have a good one.
Love, Mom, Dad, and sisters
Those who cast the votes decide nothing. Those who count the votes
decide everything.
Joseph Stalin (1879-1953)
Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying
to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly
,succeed, and are right. '
(H.l;Mencken i (1880-1956) '
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) in 1759
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I was going to write myself in, but I was afraid I'd get shot.
Lincoln Kennedy, Oakland Raiders tackle,
on his decision not to vote in 1996
When a fellow tells me he is bipartisan, I know
he's going to vote against me.
HarryS Truman (1884-1972)
Andrew Smith and Michelle Th
ompson of Warm Springs are pleased
to announce the birth of their new
daughter, Kiandra Destiny Smith,
born on November 29 at 1:00 a.m.
Kiandra weighed 61bs. 12 oz., and her
length was 19.75 inches.
She joins two sisters in her home,
Kashayla Ball, 9, and Kah-Liese
Birth
announcement
Sadie and Woodrow Picard Sr.
of Warm Springs, Oregon are pleased
to announce the birth of their son,
Dartanian Wilson Picard born De
cember 1 1 , 2000 at 7:0 1 p.m., weigh
ing 5 lb. 10 oz. and was 19 in. long at
the Mountain View Hospital in Ma
dras, Oregon.
Baby Dartanian joins brother
Woody Jr., age 5, and sister Chantel
Picard age 3. The maternal grandpar
ents are Marella and Robert Sam Sr.;
the paternal grandparents are Wilma
and George Picard Sr. all of Warm
Springs, Oregon.
Smith, 19-months-old.
She is the granddaughter of Larry
and Stella Langley and James Adrian
Smith, Sr. of Warm Springs; and Den
nis and Linda Thompson of Warm
Springs.
Her maternal great-grandmother
is Gladys Thompson, and her pater
nal great-grandfather is Claude Smith,
Sr.
Birth
announcement
Bruce Brunoe and Angie Brunoe
would like to announce the birth of
the new daughter, Heather Naomi
Brunoe. Heather was born December
4 at 10:13 a.m. She weighed 5 lbs, 15
oz. And she was 1 8 inches long.
Heather joins two sisters, Ashley
and Summer Brunoe, who are ages 4
and 2. She also joins her grandpar
ents Mickey and Frances Brunoe.
Community Counseling Center of Warm Springs shares information from handbook
Introduction
The purpose of this handbook is
to acquaint families and individuals
with the services, general guidelines
and policies for the mental health and
substance abuse treatment programs
at the Warm Springs Community
Counseling Center.
The goal of the Counseling Cen
ter is to assist both individuals and
their families in managing mental
health, alcoholism and chemical de
pendency problems. We believe that
through our treatment services, both
the individual and their families can
develop a lifestyle, which encourages
sobriety and personal growth. The
program is designed to assist indi
viduals and their families in the de
velopment of attitudes, behaviors,
coping skills and life skill:-, which will
help them continue with healthy
lifestyles.
Disclosure statement
. The following information is
provided to inform individuals and
their families about their rights, obli
gations and policies, which are im
portant to the way in which they get
services from the Counseling Center.
Treatment philosophy
This program provides treatment
for mental health, alcohol and other
chemical dependencies. In the course
of treatment, you and or your fami
lies will be treated for the physiologi
cal, psychological, and social effects
that are related to these problems. Our
program requires abstinence from al
cohol and all mind-altering drugs that
are not prescribed by a physician. The
treatment provided will include, but
is not limited to: individual counsel
ing, group counseling, family coun
seling, family intervention, relapse
counseling, education, referral to resi
dential treatment, assessments, dis
charge planning, referral to special
ists, referral to other social and sup
portive services, and aftercare coun
seling groups.
Client rights statement
All persons and their families
who request services from the Coun
seling Center have certain rights
which control the way in which the
treatment program can provide ser
ices to them. These rights include,
but are not limited to: the right to
refuse any and all treatment, the right
to participate in the development of a
plan of treatment which meets their
needs, the right to limited confiden
tial treatment and right to file a griev
ance concerning their treatment. All
of these rights will be explained in
detail to each person andor their fam
ily during their intake process and
they will be asked to sign a form veri
fying that these rights have been ex
plained to them.
Confidentiality statement
There are limits to the extent to
which the Counseling Center can pro
tect your right to confidential treat
ment. Generally any information
about your participation or treatment
with the Counseling Center can not
be disclosed without your written
permission; or if a minor child, with
out the written permission of your
parent or legal guardian. Several of
the limits to confidential treatment are
identified as follows:
Tribal Law, Federal law and
ethical standards of patient care re
quire the release of confidential in
formation in the event of suspected
child abuse and allows for such re
lease when there is a high probability
of suicide, medical emergencies, sig
nificant potential harm to another or
a mental condition which is so severe
that the person may harm themselves
or another or is not capable of caring
for their own needs.
Professional staff of the
Warm Springs Community Counsel
ing Center share patient information
to coordinate case management, clini
cal supervision of the client's treat
ment with other staff, and respond to
inquiries from insurance companies
or MedicaidMedicare agents.
Information you share with
other clients or persons about your
self or your treatment is not easily
restricted from further disclosure.
The limits of client confidential
ity will be explained to you in detail
during your intake and you will be
asked to sign a form indicating you
have been informed of these limits.
Fees statement
As part of providing for treat
ment services the Counseling Center
assesses fees for services. In some
cases these fees are co-payments re
lated to providing residential treat
ment through the Tribal Insurance
program, or community sen ice w ork
for indigent residential treatment In
some instances other third party in
surers that the program bills, require
that a fee be assessed. In all cases the
person's ability to pay is taken into
account so as not to create a financial
hardship for them. These fees are also
used to bill insurance companies,
Medicaid and the Oregon Health
Plan. Income from the fees is used to
pay for residential substance abuse
treatment for persons without insur
ance coverage. It is each person's
right to know how the fee is assessed,
the amount of the fee, if any, and their
right to appeal the assessed fee. This
information is provided to each cli
ent during their intake. '
Counselor education,
The Counseling Center is ap
proved to provide treatment services
by the Portland Area Indian Health
Service, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Program Office, and the Mental
Health Division of the' State of Or
egon. As a certified program staff,
have to meet certain educational and
training qualifications and continuing
education requirements so as to as
sure the provision of quality services.
Information concerning counselor
requirements and continuing educa
tion for program staff is available
upon request.
Grievance Procedure
All persons receiving services
from the Counseling Center have the
right to request a change of counse
lor or file a grievance regarding the
service provided to them. Specific
information on filing a grievance is
provided to each person during the
intake.
C'enf responsibilities
As a client, you have the respon
sibility to keep your appointments, be
accurate as possible about your situ
ation, actively participate in your
counseling process, not be under the
influence of alcohol or drugs when
coming to your appointments and
have consideration for the rights of
privacy of other clients. During the
intake process more information will
be provided to you regarding your
responsibilities.
Services
Sen ices prov ided by the Warm
Springs Counsc ' . Center are avail
able to all persons residing the Warm
Springs community and, with some
limitations, to all Native Americans
living within the service unit area of
the Indian Health Service at Warm
Springs. These services include the
following.
Intake
The intake is the initial entry
point for counseling services and al
lows you and the program the oppor
tunity to address several issues. This
is the time the program provides you
with detailed information concerning
your rights as a client of the Center,
the limits of confidential treatment,
how to file a grievance concerning
services you receive, as well as ob
tain your consent to be involved in
counseling. This is also the time for
you to begin the process of counsel
ing by providing us with information
about the kinds of issues you would
like help in resolving and some of the
background, history which may be
impacting on the problem. An intake
for services can be scheduled by call
ing 553-3205.
Assessment
After completing the intake pro
cess your case will be assigned to a
counselor who will then schedule all
other appointments with you. During
the next several appointments you
and your counselor will work on de
veloping a service or treatment plan
to guide your counselor in meeting
your goals and needs for counseling.
Counseling Services
A variety of Counseling Services
are available to you. The programs
operated by the Center include: Adult
Mental Health Services, Children's
Mental Health Service and Adult Sub
stance Abuse Treatment Services.
The Center also provides specialty
services for adolescents with sub
stance abuse problems. In general all
of the programs provide assessments
and evaluations, individual and group
counseling, family counseling if ap
propriate, referral to other social and
medical services and discharge plan
ning services.
With regard to Substance Abuse
Treatment Services the Center pro
vides expanded services for referral
to residential treatment providers as
well as aftercare support groups for
adolescents and adults.
Residential Treatment
The Substance Abuse Treatment
Program arranges referrals to residen
tial substance abuse treatment pro
grams locate off the reservation, tak
ing into account each persons indi
vidual situation. This service is avail
able to both adolescents and adults.
1 . For enrolled members of the
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs who are not being required
to enroll in a treatment program by
any Court or other legal representa
tive and who do not have health in
surance, the Program will arrange
their admission to one of several resi
dential treatment programs under
contract to the Tribe and pay for their
treatment. To help offset the cost of
the treatment each person is asked to
provide community service work
equal to 1 0 of the cost of their treat
ment. The opportunity to utilize these
services is generally limited to one
treatment episode per person so as to
provide each enrolled member of the
Tribe the opportunity to use this ser
vice if needed. However if a severe
physical medical condition exists an
other treatment episode can be pro
vided. 2. Employees of the Confeder
ated Tribes who have health insur
ance benefits under the Tribal Health
Plan can use their health insurance to
go to a residential treatment program
which has contracted with the Tribe.
To help offset the cost of the treat
ment each employee is required to
sign a payroll deduction equal to 1 0
of the cost of treatment not to exceed
$600. This health insurance benefit
is limited to only one treatment epi
sode for each person covered under
the employees insurance. If the em
ployee has identified a substance
abuse problem as a pre-existing con
dition they cannot use the full benefit
for two years from the date of their
employment More information about
the Tribal Insurance Plan is available
from the Compensation and Benefits
Department for the tribe.
3. For persons who are re
quired to participate in a residential
treatment program by any Tribal,
State or Federal Court, diversion
agreements or probation 'parole offi
cials, the Program can assist them in
arranging a referral to residential pro
viders funded by the Indian Health
Serv ice or the State of Oregon. These
programs funded by the Indian Health
Serv ices and the State of Oregon can
be used more than once by the per
son.
If you have any questions about
how these services apply to you
please call the program at 553-3205.
With all these options for clients of
the Program it is always possible to
arrange for residential treatment for
anyone who requests these services.
Referral services
Staff of the program are also
available to assist you in making re
ferrals to other services provided by
the Center or to other agencies both
on and off the reservation. This may
include coordinating your referral to
the Center's Children's Treatment
and Adult Mental Health programs,
referral to the Indian Health Services,
Tribal and State Social Services or
another off reservation outpatient
treatment program.
Emergency Services
The Center provides twenty-four
hours a day, seven days a week emer
gency mental health services. These
services are designed to assist persons
in providing short term counseling
services to address a crisis situation,
such as sudden episode of depression
related to a personal loss. In the case
of persons who are intoxicated from
alcohol or under the influence of
drugs, Center staff can assist you by
helping to make a referral to the ap
propriate medical or detoxification
services to assist with the intoxicated
person, before attempting to provide
counseling services. Due to the po
tential medical risks involving some- '
one who is intoxicated the Crisis
Worker will not be able to transport
someone who is intoxicated. In many
instances the crisis worker can assist ,
by making and coordinating a refer
ral for you to another agency such as l
the Tribal Police, Indian Health Ser- ,
vices, or Victims Assistance depend- .
ing upon your immediate needs.
During regular work hours from
Monday through Friday, you may call
the Center offices at 553-3205 and
ask to speak to the crisis worker. At
all other times call the Tribal Police
Dispatch at 553-1 171 and ask the dis
patcher to contact the Counseling j
Center crisis worker. The Dispatcher
w ill take your name and phone num- !
ber and then contact the crisis w orker 5
either by phone at their home or by ;
beeper. The crisis worker w ill then
return your call to vou. 1