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Psge2 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon March 4, 2004 Actress brings message to Warm Springs By Dave McMechan Spilyay Tymoo Native American television and movie actress Maine Miles brought an important message to Warm Springs recently. I Icr message is that diabetes is serious, but can be dealt with through diet, exercise and fam ily support. "Diabetes does not just effect the person suffering with the condition," said Miles. "It affects the whole family." A person with diabetes may get high blood pressure, suffer a heart attack, lose their eye sight, suffer circulation prob lems, among other ailments. Any of these conditions in one family member can affect the whole. "I stress family involvement with diet and exercise," said Miles. Miles played the part of Marilyn Whirlwind on the Emmy Award winning television show Northern Exposure. She was also in the movies Smoke Signals and Skins. Visiting Warm Springs in Feb ruary, she was the guest speaker at the Eleventh Annual Heart Smart Dinner, held at the Agency Longhouse. Miles was in Warm Springs for a couple of days, visiting with people of the Warm Springs Diabetes Program. "So far the program I've seen is very good," said Miles. Besides her work in TV and Twenty-five years ago From the March 2, 1979 edition of Spilyay Tymoo. Mini-marathon expected to draw hundreds to Simnasho Gov. Vic Atiyeh gave the Simnasho School some good news and some bad news this week. With his regrets that he could not attend their benefit mini-marathon, he sent an offi cial proclamation naming March, 1979 "Simnasho Grade School Day." The governor's moral sup port and the $10 entry fees of several hundred runners should push the sixteen students closer to their goal - a trip to southern California later this month. Teacher Rich Little expects 600 runners to line up at the stop sign in Simnasho for che 14.5 mile marathon and at the Kah-Nee-Ta golf course for the 3.2 mile Run-P'or-Fun. Locals to appear in western segment Make sure to tune your TV set to Channel 2 Monday evening at 9 p.m. so you can watch "How the West Was Won." The segment being shown is the one that was filmed in Central Oregon and features some local "stars." Some of those who will be appearing are Danny and Jacques Martinez, Jim Macy, Ella Jim and Wilson Wewa. The episosde, entitled "l'Affair Riel," centers around a French Canadian who is part Indian. The law attempts to bring him to justice but star Bring your W-2 Get the car you need! Bring your prepared taxes or we'll have them done locally at our cost. Jumper Auto Sales Madras 475-7137 Elaine Miles movies, Miles also has an exer cise and diabetes awareness video called "Rez-Robics," with the subtitle, "for coach potato skins." The video is available for tribal members to check out from the Diabetes Program. Tribal members can also re ceive the video free of charge: For information see the web site "www.dreamcatcher.org." "Elaine is very personable. She can speak to people at a level they are comfortable with," said Royce Embanks, nurse special ist with the Diabetes Program. Many exercise videos feature a person such as Jane Fonda, said Embanks. Watching one of these videos may make an av erage person feel discouraged. "They might feel, There is no way I'll ever be like that,'" he said. With the Elaine Miles exer James Arness fights for the Canadian's rights and lets him go free. Cornett in D.C. assisting BIA in agency improvement Warm Springs superinten dent Jim Cornett is finishing up the third week of a 42-day de tail at the D.C. headquarters of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, where he has joined five others in looking over the functions of the central office. Cornett's task force is one several created to implement the Bureau-wide "Management Im provement Program" launched last fall by Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Af fairs Forrest Gerard. Shitike receives needed attention Shitike Creek is having its profile altered for the second time since the big flood of 1964, when the meandering stream was straightened out. Flooding of the baseball fields in the win ter of 1977 pointed out the need for a steeper rocked bank and a better outlet for Tenino Creek. Contractor Ray Davis has been hired with the U.S. Soil Conser vation Service emergency relief funds to "rip rap" or build up the bank and extend the Tenino drain pipe farther into the stream. Talent upstaged by superheroes The age-old battle between good and evil seemed to prevail at Bunski's fourth annual talent cise video, though, the average person feels much more en couraged. "If she can do it, I can do it," is the way people feel about Rez-Robics, said Embanks. Been In seven movies Embanks was in Portland when he heard Miles speak at the Northwest Portland Indian Health Board Gathering of Tribes. "And I thought it would be a good idea for her to come here," he said. Her speaking fee was very reasonable, he said. So the Dia betes Program secured money through a federal diabetes grant. About 380 people attended this year's I leart Smart dinner. Attendance was about double that of previous years. Along with the guest appearance by Miles, there was a Wellness Team skit presented by the Se nior Wellness Team, a raffle and gifts, and a salmon dinner. Miles' stop in Warm Springs was part of a tour she makes of reservations across the U.S., promoting awareness of diabe tes. She's visited tribes in North and South Dakota, Arizona, New Mexico, California, Min nesota, Nevada, Washington and Oregon. She said that In dian casinos are very helpful in providing money for the tours. Miles is Cayuse and Nez Perce. She is an enrolled mem ber of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation. this week show, as Batman, Wonder Woman and other superheroes took on such villains as the Pen guin and the Joker. And some where amid the elaborate cos tuming, staging and dramatics were 1 1 serious displays of lo cal talent, some scarcely audible through a sound system that boomed for the superheroes. Facilities manager not a stranger The usual adjustment period for a new Bureau employee will be somewhat abbreviated for Bill Casscl, who took over the facilities manager job this week. Things are looking pretty famil iar. For Cassel, it's a homecom ing and he's not feeling at all like a stranger. Eleven years ago he left his maintenance jbo at Warm Springs IHS to become construction superintendent at the Western Washington Agency. l 10 " was by accident. I was in the right place at the right time. " Elaine Miles, on how she got Into acting. Miles lives in Seattle, which led to her getting into acting. "It was by accident," she said. "I was in the right place at the right time." What happened, she said, was that the people making the Northern Exposure television show were getting ready to be gin filming in Seattle. Elaine brought her mother in for an audition, but the produc ers wanted a younger person for the part of the receptionist. Elaine auditioned, and was called back the following day. She played Marilyn Whirlwind on the show for all six seasons. Her other work includes Skins, Smoke Signals, the Business of Fancy Dancing, Tortilla I leaven, Scattering Dad, The Re and Mad ijove. She said that Scattering Dad, a CBS movie, is one of her fa vorite acting experiences. For this movie she worked with Olympia Dukakis and Andy Griffith, and they were great to work with, she said. Where does the time go? First starting out, 5 years old, excited, waiting to start school for the first time. Now 17 years old, awaiting the day of graduation. Paul Scott, son of Levi Herkshan and Nadine Scott, is baffled at all the years that just rolled on by. Killing time, Scott occu pies himself with watching after school activities such as football, volleyball, and basketball games. On that note, he is also the Madras High School Associated Student Body (ASB) presi dent. He is also in the Cul tural Enrichment Club. "In our school I want to see the groups united," Scott says. "I want every body to get along." LIU 1SUPERMARKETSI OFF "r. Diabetes Program planning March events Here are some upcoming events of the Warm Springs Diabetes Program: March 11 and 25 are blood sugar and blood pres sure screening days. On March 1 1 from 8 till 10 a.m, the Diabetes team members will be at the For estry Department, checking blood pressure and blood sugar levels. On March 25 from 10 a.m. till noon, the team will be at Warm Springs Forest Products. "We set up in an office and people can come in and have their blood pressure and blood sugar checked," said Royce Embanks of the Dia betes Program. "It's a service that helps identify people with blood pressure or sugar level prob Parent meeting March 10 The next meeting of the Title VII Parent Advisory Committee is set for Wednes day, March 10 at 5:30 p.m. at the Warm Springs Elementary Library. Title VII meetings are open to all members of the public. Paul Scott At the moment his favorite subjects are mythology, science and chemistry. Also, civics and economics caught his heart with opinion and debate. "What kept me in school is the fact that my mom graduated. It made me want to," said Scott. "She was the one child of my grandmother who graduated. But I'd have to admit, my dad was my number one supporter SY7 r.iiiiijiciiitivii Any custom decorated cake lems who might not come into the clinic to get checked," said Embanks. During these screening days, he said, the team usu ally identifies one or two people who did not realize they had a problem. On March 17 from 11:30 a.m. till 1 p.m., the Commu nity Wellness Program along with the Diabetes Program will be sponsoring a Diabetes Walk. This will be at the Fam ily Resource Center. Lunch will be provided. There will be prizes and other items given away as incen tives for walking. On March 23 will be a meeting of the Dialysis Sup port Group, starting at 5 p.m. at the Senior Center and din ner will be served. If you have a disability, please advise the District 509-J Sup port Services office about spe cial arrangements that may al low you to fully participate in the meeting. Please call Georgia Sosa at 475-6192. in school." After high school Scott hopes to attend college at Oregon State University, where he plans on receiv ing his degree in manufac turing and engineering, or architecture. Scott also mentioned that after college he would like to see the world, be cause he's the type of per son who likes to see and do new things. His best memory of school would have to be the day he was announced ASB president. Everyone was proud of him. "Live everyday to the fullest, you're not promised a tomorrow," says Scott. - By Ashley Aguilar