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Pq ge 10 Spilyy Tymoo, W3-rn Springs, Oregon Febriqiy 21, 2002 Lincoln's Birthday Powwow V v. Above, drummers provide competition. IHS: survey (Continued from page 1) Requiring an annual health report, and establishment of a Health Authority for over sight, are two of the recom mendations. Along with Tribal Council, members of the Warm Springs Health and Welfare Commit tee were on hand to hear the IHS report. The joint venture between the Confederated Tribes and the IHS began over 10 years ago. At the time, it was clear that the tribes needed a new health care center. Through the joint venture, the Confederated Tribes pro vided funding for construction of the new health care facility. The II IS has provided the staff ing and equipment. The joint venture was unique, and is referred to as the "joint venture demonstration project," indicating that this project served as the original model for other similar projects. In 1993, the Confederated Tribes spent approximately $5 million on construction of the Health and Wellness Center. This investment has proven to be a wise one, according to the recent IHS report. For instance, before the joint venture, IHS was provid ing health-care staffing for Warm Springs at 30.5 full-time positions. The joint venture added a total of 54 full-time employees, the report indi cates. This has allowed the clinic to serve more people. For seven consecutive years, the clinic added an average of one new patient per day, some thing that would not have been possible in the prc-joint ven ture health facility. The IKS report provides Flyover: simulation is Continued from pax 1 Some elder tribal mem-Ix-rs, if tliry were to view the fly-over computer program, may be able to recognize and point out areas of cultural interest. Anyone interested in viewing the computer pro gram should show up at 9 a.m. Friday, March I at the Kogcnc Greene Natural Re sources building at the In dustrial Park. Jim Crocker, director of the trilxV Geographic Infor mation System (G1S) De partment, will be presenting the program in the Natural Resources conference room. in f . 1L the music; at right, a young shows improved patient information on where the pa tients at the clinic are from. Of the total patients, 63 per cent are from the reservation. Another 22 percent are from Madras, Redmond or Bend. Seven percent come from outside of Oregon. Other areas include Portland, The Dalles, Hood River, etc. A person who can demon strate Native American ances try can qualify for care at an IHS facility. A person does not necessar ily have to be of Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs lineage to use the services at the local Health and Wellness Center. Sixty-three percent of the patients served at the clinic are members of the Confederated Tribes. As to the ages of the pa tients: 56 percent arc between the ages of 10 and 39. Since construction of the new facility, there has been a 45-perccnt increase in the num ber of patients 70 years and above. Over the years, there has been an increase in the satis faction that people have with The Health and Wellness Center Crocker developed the flyover simulation program last year, using aerial photo graphs that probably had been taken some time before 1930. There are 392 photographs in the collection, many of them of the river where the dam were later to be con structed. Some of the photo graphs are taken inland from the river. The exact reason why the photographs were taken is tint clear, Crocker said. It is possible that the pic ture are somehow related to early planning work regarding the dams, although this is speculative. - ''' i P - ------ - - - - - - - - ' - dancer prepares for "Resources cannot keep pace with these (cost) rates of increase. The community must improve its health status. " the local health care service. A survey before the joint venture found that half of the people questioned were un happy with the waiting time. In a similar 1998-2001 survey, 85 percent said they were happy with the waiting time. In the 1992 survey, nearly 50 percent said they disap proved of the quality of care they were receiving. In the 1998-2001 survey, 73 percent said they approved of the quality of services. Above market cost Not all aspects of the recent IHS report arc quite so posi tive. The rate of missed ap pointments, for instance, is still too high, said Heinz. The overall cost of operat ing the Health and Wellness was built in 1993. three dimensional The pictures probably were taken by someone holding a box camera over the side of the plane. That would have been the best aerial photography method available at that time. Crocker used modern com puter technology to rc-scan the images of the old photographs. The photos were then "stiichcd together," creating a continuous landscape along the river of several miles in length. The fascinating three-dimensional quality of the im ages was added through appli cation of a program called digi tal elevation model, or 1)1, M, the same technology that 1 1 Dave McMechanSpilyay satisfaction Center was an area of serious concern, he said. It cost approximately $47,266 per day to operate the clinic during the year 2000. The operating cost has doubled over the past eight years, the report indicates. "Resources cannot keep pace with these rates of in crease. The community must improve its health status," the report states. A total of nearly f 17.3 mil lion was spent on the local health care programs in the year 2000, an increase of 98 percent from 1992. The average cost of a patient visit at the clinic was $156. This is well above the market average of $110. Nearly $60 of the $156 per visit at the Health and Wellness Center went to overhead, the IHS report states. Means of addressing the funding issue include "increas ing charges, or increasing pro ductivity, or increasing cost containment measures." Similar issues are faced at health care facilities across the nation, the report states. Microsoft used in its latest flight-simulator. l or the presentation on March I, Crocker will project the fly-over program onto the wall or a screen so that everyone in the room can see it.Tltc hope is that tribal members familiar with the river before the dams were built will be able to point out areas of inter est and cultural importance. These designations could then be added into the com puter program.lt may be possible otic day to have an interactive version of this program at The Museum at Warm Springs. Casino: revenue is key factor for many Continued from page 1 At Hood River, a casino would generate a net profit of $14.3 million per year, com pared to $4.3 million on the reservation, according to rev enue projections. At the Seekseequa District meeting this week, the discus sion among tribal members tended to focus more on issues such as where gaming revenue might be spent, whether on education, economic develop ment, senior services, and so forth. The issue of on-reservation versus off-reservation casino expansion was brought up and discussed for only a short time. Most residents of the dis trict, said Councilwoman Scott, are in favor of the op tion that would generate the most revenue and provide the best economic development opportunities. The new gaming video can be seen at various locations around the reservation, such as at the Health and Wellness Center, the Tribal Administra tion building, Deschutes Crossing Restaurant, and Kah-Nee-Ta. The television sets that the video is being played on will eventually be given away in drawings. During the Seekseequa Dis trict meeting, Tony Suppah commented that he feels that tribal members need to see a better breakdown of revenue from gaming. He said tribal members should also be informed as to how the gaming money is spent. Clements said that rev enue from gaming is accounted for separately from other rev enue, as required by law. The dividend paid by gaming to the tribes is used for education purposes, Clements said. Earlier this month at the Howlak Tichum Josepha M. Crowe Josephs Meanus Crowe, Wa-Whu-Ply, passed away at her home on February 9. She was 68. Ms. Crowe was born December 22, 1933, to parents Clarence Meanus and Lillie Cushingway. Ms. Crowe was married to Clifford Crowe, who preceded her in death. Ms. Crowe was a lifetime resident of Warm Springs. She was a homemaker all her life, and a member of the Eliott Palmer Auxiliary Post 4217. She is survived by children Owens Yahtin, Walter Payne, Josie William, Richard Payne, and Linda Meanus, all of Warm Springs. Also, Virgil Watson, brother, of New Mexico. Ms. Crowe is also survived by brother Marvin Meanus of Warm Springs; and sisters I lilda Culpus and Jeanctte Yazzie, both of Warm Springs; Nancy Yallup of Wapato, Wash.; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Anti-drug Continued from page 1 Adeline Miller and Merle George, pictured with young relatives, are featured in anti drug ads that will run in fu ture editions of the paper. The message of the ad reads, "You can make a difference by spending time with your chil dren. By staying involved with them you can help keep them away from drugs." The scries of ads is called, "Parents. The Anti-Drug." The photographs of the lo cal residents were taken last fall, Poncho explained. Poncho became involved in the project almost by accident. lie was at Kah-Nce-Ta last year with his son and wife, who were dtcsscd in regalia. Poncho was dressed in his regular clothes. People were there taking pictures of tribal members in their regalia. Pon Agency Longhouse, over 4Q people were on hand for the first family meeting on gam ing. Kalama family members; hosted the meeting and pro-; vided comments on topics re-! lated to expanded gaming. ' While much of the discus sion seemed to favor a new ca sino in the Columbia Gorgej where revenues would be op-! timized, there was concern over how the profits should be distributed. ; Questions arose over how; money generated by a new! Gorge casino would be spent after loan debts and operating expenses are paid. There was strong support for using some of the money to fund dividend checks for tribal members. "You should distribute prof its to individuals so they can decide on their own how to spend the money," said Julie Quaid. "That would be more fair than giving people prefer ential treatment through eco nomic development." The idea of placing a casino on the reservati to increase job opportunities for local workr ers did not gain any vocal sup port. Members of the audience said the casino at Indian Head indicates many tribal members don't want to work at a casino, so building on the most lucra tive site makes better sense. Supporters of a casino in the Columbia Gorge said the added revenue generated by a casino there would improve the quality of life for all tribal members. Several people in the audi ence said they would like to have a better picture of what a Gorge casino would look like. They would also like to have a clear image of where the casino would be located. One sugges tion was to have the tribal or ganization sponsor a tour of potential building sites. ads cho was approached and asked to fill out a questionnaire re garding his background. They took his picture, even though he wasn't dressed in regalia. They said they would get hold of people who they would consider for the anti drug campaign ads. Two or three days later, the advertising people called Pon cho, and said they wanted him to lc in one of the ads. They were looking for an adult man to be part of a fa ther and daughter relationship in one of the ads. "They felt I was a person who fit the image they were looking for," said Poncho. The photo shoot happened a short time later at an area up above Charlie Canyon. Look in future editions of the Spilyay for the ads that fea ture other tribal members.