Spilyqy Tymoo, Wrm Springs, Oregon
July 25, 2002
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President's Cancer Panel hears concerns of tribes
By Tina Aguilar
Spilyaj Tymoo
Five tribal members from
Warm Springs traveled to
Toppenish, Wash, to partici
pate in an important confer
ence regarding cancer.
The conference, called A
Dialog Between the Yakama
Nation and the President's
Cancer Panel, began July 29,
and ended July 30.
Judy Charley of the Com
munity Health Education
Team, Janice Clements and
Geneva Charley, from the
Health and Welfare Commit
tee, and Dorothy "Pebbles"
George, cancer survivor, were
invited, along with members of
several other tribes, to attend
and participate in this first
time event.
The focus of the meeting
was specific tribal cancer-related
health issues, barriers to
care, the relationship to Indian
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The Yakama Survivor Support group testifies before the President's Cancer Panel. Left to
Right, a representative of Batin family, Rhonda Billy and Catherine Samson.
Health Service, and other gov
ernment services, quality of
health care, outreach and edu
cation and statistical informa
tion to be shared with each
other and the President's Can
cer Panel.
Earlier, at a conference held
in California, Joe Jay Pinkham,
Yakama Nation Secretary of
the General Council, invited
Dr. Harold Freeman, panel
chair, to visit the Yakama Na
tion and hear concerns from
the Native Americans' view
point. The representatives of
Yakama Survivor Support
Group were able to express
their concerns and tell of their
experiences with cancer.
One family has several
members with cancer: the
mother, daughter and the
granddaughter have cancer.
Another panelist told of a
brain tumor that had recurred,
and what she is doing to receive
help.
The Warm Springs repre
sentatives also spoke of their
experiences.
Dorothy George told of her
second go-round with chemo
therapy, the travel of 120 miles
round-trip to the treatment
center, the medication she
takes (some of it experimen
tal). Most of all she stressed the
change away from old habits
and not going back to them.
She spoke of how she was
in remission and felt she could
go back to drinking alcohol
but in fact was told that the al
cohol could have triggered the
second round of cancer.
Most speakers told of the
"hurry up and wait" for ap
pointments with specialists
and family doctors.
Others told of treatment
costs, the problems of Indian
Health Services being short
staffed, not enough money to
help, and insurance problems.
All these concerns were be
ing videotaped, and are to be
shown to President Bush.
What is the President's Can
cer Panel? It is a panel consist
ing of three members ap
pointed by the President.
Panel members are chosen
by virtue of their training, ex
perience and background.
They are exceptionally quali
fied to appraise the National
Cancer Program.
Parenting classes begin Sept. 25
Soliz namedWoman in Business Advocate of the Year
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By Tina Aguilar
Spilyay Tymoo
Marcia Soliz was recently
honored and recognized at the
Hilton Hotel in Portland,
where she received the Oregon
Women in Business Advocate
of the Year award.
The Small Business Admin
istration of Oregon recognized
Soliz' hard work at helping
people in the many aspects of
small business.
For instance, she created
business opportunities when
she worked with the
Workforce Development.
These opportunities in
clude forestry contract work,
the community thrift shop
Dollar N' Sense, the Native
American shop Traditional
Treasures, and home construc
tion and carpenter develop
ment for tribal members.
Soliz was a major force in
implementing and overseeing
several special projects through
hands-on development and
training.
These successful programs
are why she was nominated by
the Small Business Develop
ment Center in Warm Springs.
The Dollar N' Sense shop and
Traditional Treasures Indian
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Market are both set up in three
phases to teach the participants
about the financial aspects,
sales, inventory, marketing and
operating a retail shop.
These skills could be used
in any small business they
choose to pursue.
The thrift shop's three
phases include clothing; house
hold items and furniture while
the Traditional Treasures in
clude beadwork, sewing and
other crafts.
As the director of
Workforce Development,
Marcia set in motion the pro
gram involving the Vocational
Rehabilitation program par
ticipants. Soliz has worked continu
ously for the tribes for 29 years
in several areas.
She has been a manager for
20 years, including acting
Chief Operations Officer dur
ing a two-year period.
She was the director of
Workforce Development the
last 14 years.
She recently began work as
manager of the Confederated
Tribes Community Employ
ment Liaison Services, a new
tribal employment program.
Marcia grew up and lived on
the Warm Springs Reservation
all her life, except when attend
ing the University of Oregon
in Eugene.
While attending classes, she
was also employed as a secretary-college
recruiter and Up
ward Bound counselor in the
summers.
She has served on the local
Victims of Crime Board and
the National Indian Justice
Board.
She was the only court ad
ministrator in the country to
serve with tribal judges.
She also served on the Ma
dras High School Business Ad
visory Board.
Among the two successful
projects, she was a big part in
contracting with the Forestry
Department and Home Con
struction for carpenter training
which created a lot of oppor
tunities for tribal members in
all mentioned projects.
Soliz has two grown chil
dren and continues to live in
Warm Springs. For employ
ment information, she can be
reached at 553-3298.
Warm Springs Community
Counseling Center will be of
fering a parenting class to the
community this fall. Classes
will begin Sept. 25, and end
Nov. 6. Classes will be held
Wednesday evenings from 6
p.m. to 8 p.m.
There will be childcare pro
vided for children from 1 to 6
years old.
Please do not bring infants
or older children, as there is
not enough staff to care for
these ages. A book purchase
will be required for the class.
The most the book would cost
will be $16 and may be less de
pending on the number or
dered. Sign-up sheets are lo
cated at Early Childhood Edu
cation, Family Resource Cen
ter, Child Protective Services,
and Warm Springs Commu
nity Counseling Center. Please
sign up for a fun learning ex
perience. If you have questions,
call Marcella Hall or Bob
Cronkhite at the Community
Counseling Center, 553-3205.
Huckleberry Harvest set for Aug. 23-24
The Museum at Warm
Springs announces the Seventh
Annual Huckleberry Harvest,
"Spirit Of The Eagle" sched
uled for August 23-24.
This is the museum's major
fund-raiser. Tickets are tax de
ductible. The cost begins with
$175 per person and $1,300 per
Corporate Table for eight.
There are sponsorships avail
able. Call Dora Goudy-Smith
for more information at (541)
553-3331 ext. 405. All proceeds
go towards supporting the
museum.
Friday evening, August 23,
will begin with sampling hors
d'oeuvres. The silent auction
and a performance by the Gary
Small Band follow. These
events will be held at Kah-Nce-Ta
High Desert Resort and Ca
sino. The first half of the draw
ing will also be held there.
Saturday afternoon, Aug.
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24, begins at the museum with
educational lectures and dem
onstrations, Native American
dancing, and a behind the
scenes tour of the museum's
impressive artifact collection.
At 4 p.m. guests will enjoy
hors d'oeuvres, flute music,
legends by renowned story
teller Ed Edmo, stories about
the Eagle, silent and oral auc
tions of exceptional art and a
gourmet dinner, with an
evening finale with the Gary
Small Band. The final Huckle
berry Harvest drawing will be
held at the museum.
The musical entertainment
includes performances by
Charles Littleleaf, flutist and
artist, and Native American
Music Association Awards
nominee for 2002. Also an
awards nominee, the Gary
Small Band, contemporary
music, is sponsored by D. Scor
pion Sales of Eugene. Both art
ists have been nominated for
multiple awards including Best
Male Artist, Best Songwriter,
and Best Blues Recording.
The prizes to be drawn at
the Huckleberry Harvest in
clude: Wild Horse Resort &
Casino package, Chinook
Winds Casino & Convention
Center dinner and show,
Randy Travis Concert, choco
late blueberry clusters of Eu
phoria Chocolate Company
valued at $25, Pineneedle Bas
ket by Wa-Mist-Ta valued at
$75, Mt. Hood Hamlet Bed &
Breakfast two-night stay, New
port Tradewinds deep sea fish
ing, Sternwhecler Columbia
Gorge & Marine Park Cham
pagne Brunch for 2 adults,
Chinook Salmon Gift Baskets,
Trinket Basket by Beulah.
The drawing tickets are $5
each or 6 for $25. You do not
have to be present to win.
The museum is open from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and is located
at 2189 Hwy. 26, Warm
Springs. For information on
the Huckleberry Harvest call
Dora Goudy-Smith at (541)
553-3331 ext. 405, for drawing
information call Beulah or
Alberta, 553-3331.
Diabetes Education classes to begin
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Diabetes education classes
are being offered at the Diabe
tes Breakfast gatherings held
every second and fourth Tues
day of the month.
The education classes will
follow a series of diabetes top
ics starting with "What is Dia
betes?" and "Living With Dia
betes." Community members
are invited to attend the follow-
Softball tourney
Jerry and Sandra Greene
Sampson will host a 16-team
true double elimination open
co-cd Softball tournament in
August.
The tournament is set for
Aug. 17-18, at the Warm
Springs Community Center
ball fields. Fntry fee is $250 per
team. A cashiers check or
money order payable to Sandra
Greene-Sampson will be ac
cepted. The awards arc: First
place, jackets; second-place,
hooded sweatshirts; third,
ing breakfast education gather
ings at the Warm Springs
Health and Wellness Center
Kitchen Conference Room.
August 13 at 8:30 a.m.,
"What is Diabetes?" and
"Regular Blood and Glucose"
August 27 at 8:30 a.m.,
"Monitoring Blood Glucose"
and "Exercise and blood Glu
cose" begins Aug. 17
sweatshirts; fourth, shirts;
fifth, shirts. There will also be
Sportsmanship and two MVP
awards (one male, one female).
For more information con
tact tournament director Jerry
Sampson 553-6619, PO Box
847, Warm Springs, 97761; or
call Sandra Greene-Sampson,
secretary-treasurer 553-3601 or
e-mail pubutilwstribes.org.
Sponsors accept no collect
calls, and arc not responsible
for accidents, theft or short
funded travelers.
Special dates for Early Head Start in August
August 6 and 20, Day Group 12 -2 p.m.
August 13 -Policy Council at the I RC 5:30-7 p.m.
August 14 and 28, Kvcning Group 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
August 21-I'RC Library Grand Opening.
August 30 -Sept. 3 V.CV, is closed for stuff training
For further information call 5SVV1VS.