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Spityay Tymoo, Warm Springs. Oregon More power, revenue from daj , r Kz&kxte. Plant generates more power with same amount of water By Dave McMechan Spiff ay Tymoo The Round Butte power plant, which the Confeder ated Tribes pardy own, is now operating more efficiently, and will generate more rev enue for the tribes. An efficiency improve ment project at the Round Butte plant will provide ap proximately $2.4 million in additional annual revenue, said Jim Manion, general manager of Warm Springs Power Enterprises. The tribes own one-third of the Round Butte hydro facilities, and Pordand Gen eral Electric, which may eventually be sold to the City of Portland, owns the other two-thirds. The tribes and PGE are also co-owners of the Pelton hydro facilities. The Round Butte power plant is now operating more efficiently mainly because its turbine was upgraded. The turbine, or "runner," is the part of the plant that spins as a result of the water pressure from above. The new runner at Round Butte uses modem engineering, allowing it to turn as fast as before, while using less water. The im provements at the plant cost about $11 million. A big benefit of the project, said Manion, is that more revenue will come from the plant, with no ad verse effect on the river. 'We utilized new technol ogy i generate additional energy without added impact to the natural resource," said Manion. As a result of the im provements, the Round Butte facility can now pro- Clinic ac The Warm Springs Indian Health Services clinic is chang ing how the clinic ensures the privacy of patients' healthcare records and other personal in formation. One of the biggest changes will be when family members or friends' call and ask about a friend or relative. Under the new rule, the healthcare provider will not be able to give out any in formation if the patient restricts such information. The Warm Springs IHS clinic, like other healthcare facilities across the nation, is required by federal law to adopt the privacy changes by mid April. The new healthcare regula tion will give patients more con trol over their health informa tion. The rule holds violators accountable with civil and crimi nal penalties that can be imposed if the healthcare provider vio lates a patient's rights. The rule does, however, take into account public responsibil ity to disclose some forms of data to protect public health. Job listing for The following employ ment opportunities are cur rently available on the res ervation. The listings are provided by the Oregon Employment Department, Madras office, which can be reached at 475 2382, Night auditor, Chinook Room cashier, rescrvationist, ly ..... t3 ifec? in ?ff -- yC J E.,, ,.,,.,,, A big benefit of the project is that more revenue will come from the plant, with no ad verse effect on the river. duce an additional 60 million kilowatts per year, enough to supply 5,600 homes. Along with the more efficient turbine, the improvement project also involved modifying the generator rotor, the part that actually creates the electricity from the turbine. The project was a large one, involving machinery that weighs many tons. Don Kraus, manager of Pelton-Round Butte, said, "One of the more delicate operations was raising and lowering the 340 ton rotor in and out of its hous ing. He added, "But other com ponents required some heavy lifting too. The runner and its shaft tipped the scales at 100 tons, and a new transformer The new regulation is called the Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Ac countability Act, or HIPPA. HIPPA became law in 1996. The new HIPPA privacy rule will take effect on April 14. The rule will set boundaries on the use and release of health records, and establishes appro priate safeguards that health care providers and others must achieve to protect the privacy of health information. The HIPPA privacy rule af fect every hospital, doctor's of fice, insurance company and pharmacy in the nation, said Robin Yost, I IIPPA compliance coordinator at the Warm Springs IHS clinic. Each time a patient visits a healthcare provider or facility, a record of the patient's visit is made, said Yost. Typically, she said, this record contains' the patient's symptoms, examination, test results, diag nosis, treatment, and a plan for future care. Although this record is the Warm Springs cashiercounter person. Chinook Room server, banquet server, banquet cap tain, cook. House person, housepersontccpee atten dant, Village room attendant, room service clerk, lifeguard. For additional informa tion on jobs available at Kah-Nec-Ta, call 553-1 1 12, exten sion 3401. March 20. 2003 i b',rl't " 1 " The photo at top is of the new the photo above is of the dam plant. weighed 130 tons." The recent improvements at Round Butte are part of an physical property of the healthcare provider or facility, the information in the record belongs to the patient, said Yost. Under HIPPA, the patient has the right to inspect and re ceive a copy of the health record, and to request a restric tion of the health information, subject to the health provider's agreement. The patient also has the right to request confidential commu nications about the health infor mation, and to receive a listing of certain disclosures that were made of the health information. The healthcare provider or facility is required by HIPPA to maintain the privacy of the health information, and to in form the patient about the pri vacy practices regarding the health information the facility collects and maintains about the patient. The healthcare provider or facility is also required to notify the patient if the facility is un able to agree to a requested re striction, and to accommodate Teepee wanted Teepee wanted for this sum mer. Anyone interested in sell ing a teepee, please call Linda Evans. Phone number, (503) 636 4670 Story idea? Call Spilyay Tymoo 553-3274. 0 .a Photo courtesy of Jim Manion "TV" Dave McMechanSpilyay turbine at Round Butte Dam; and the hydroelectric power ongoing program to increase the efficiency of the hydro fa cilities. reasonable requests that the pa tient may have to communicate health information by alterna tive means or at alternative lo cations. The HIPPA rule prohibits disclosure, without patient per mission, or information for rea sons unrelated to healthcare, and there will be civil and crimi nal penalties for individuals or facilities that violate the law. V . .A: ' "If " I J root Feast Open Rodeo APRIL 26 & 27, 2003 Warm Springs Oregon rodeo Time: 12 noon, both days NO SLACK Saddle Bronc $50 Bareback Riding $50 Calf roping $50 Breakaway Roping $50 Team Roping $50 (TWO LOOPS ENTER TWICE) Barrell racing $50 Stock Books Open: Monday, April 21, 8 a.m. till 8 p.m. 553-5209. Tuesday, April 22, 8 a.m. till 8 p.m. 553-5209. Callbacks: Wednesday, April 23, 8 a.m. till 8 P.M. Waum Springs Rooeo association is not risponsiili for accidints, thkft, or DAMAGE TO PERSONAL PROPERTY. NO ALCOHOL ALLOWED. ECE plans activities for Week of the By Sue Matters Early Childhood Education Support services coordinator The Week of the Young Child is an annual celebration spon sored by the National Associa tion for the Education of Young Children. The celebration is designed to focus our attention on the needs of young children and their families, and to recognize the early childhood programs and services that meet those needs. The Week of the Young Child is a time to plan how we, as citi zens of a community, of a state and of a nation, will better meet the needs of all young children and their families. The Week of the Young Child is a time to recognize that children's opportunities are our responsibilities, and to recommit ourselves to ensuring that each and every child experiences the type of early environment - at home, at child care, at school and in the community - that will promote their early learning. This year, the Week of the Young Child is April 6-12. Fo cus this year is on family literacy, and the theme, "Read to Achieve." Here is a list of this year's scheduled activities. Monday, April 7: Children's Powwow 10 to 11 a.m. at the Agency Longhouse. Nurse has health advice By Judith Budd Public Health Nurse Smallpox is an illness that affects humans but no other animals. It is caused by the vari ola virus and is spread primarily by droplets from saliva. Al though the pox lesions also con tain virus particles, transmission is much less likely from this di rect contact. There have been no naturally occurring cases in the entire world since 1977 because of a worldwide vaccination cam paign. Many adults have scars on their upper arms or thighs from their smallpox vaccina tions as babies. Smallpox is a systemic illness. It affects the whole body, not just the skin where the pox are. As with most viral illnesses, smallpox begins with general symptoms that are familiar to anyone who has had a cold or influenza: aching, fatigue, cough, chills and fever. After inhalation of droplets containing the smallpox virus, there is an incubation period of ten to 14 days before the gen eral symptoms develop. The pox Contractor: Filibin rodeo $10 OFFICE CHARGE FOR ALL EVENTS - No OFFICE CHARGE FOR JR EVENTS. LATE ENTRIES CAN BE TAKEN AT 553- 5209, OR 553-1363, AND 553-1856, OR FOR MORE INFORMATION. Page 5 Young Child Tuesday. April 8: Fitness Carnival at ECE, from 10 to 11 a.m. Things to do at this event in clude games and activities for ECE children, with a focus on health and fitness, and taking care of our bodies. Also on April 8, at the Warm Springs Library: "Get Your Library Card" Extrava ganza, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. This will be at the Warm Springs Library at the at the Family Resource Center. Volun teer activities include spiffing up the library, and coming up with money for snacks. Wednesday, April 9: Fam ily Information Fair and Gath ering, from 11:30 a.m. till 1:30 p.m. in the ECE lobby, with lunch served. Any tribal departments that would like to set up a booth of fering information relevant to Warm Springs families is wel come. Thursday, April 10: Grand parents Day, from 9 to noon at ECE. Elders are invited to come share in a day at ECE. Also on April 10: Car safety seat check, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the ECE Parking Lot. Friday, April 11: ECE Children's Parade, from 10 to 11 a.m. The theme is, "Mother Goose." rash then begins to erupt two to four days later. Because smallpox is a virus, it cannot be treated with antibi otics like bacterial illnesses. A person with smallpox can be given supportive care, such as IV fluids to prevent dehydration and imbalances in body chemi cals. ' In past centuries, when small pox killed over 50 percent of its victims, there was no vaccine to prevent it, no IVs to help people from becoming dehy drated, and not even a clear understanding about how it was spread. After the development of a vaccine, smallpox became a disease that could be pre vented. This is the first in a series of articles updating you on small pox. For more information about smallpox and about the smallpox preparedness plan, please call Public Health Nurs ing at the Health and Wellness Center, 553-2459 or 553-1196, extension 4142, Judy Budd, Public Health Nurse, or Diana Howell, Supervisor of Public Health Nursing. JR BARRELS (10 UNDER) $15 CALF RIDING (10 UNDER) $15 BULL RIDING $50 (LIMIT 30 RIDERS) WILD HORSE RACE $200 (Limit 32 teams) $ O office fee EACH TEAM MEMBER. Company