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Spilyqy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon March 17, 2005 Page 3 S-T feeling better following surgery By Brian Mortenaen Spihuy Tymoo Joily Calica had had chest pain before. It was nothing, though, he couldn't work out with a little aspirin and exercise, he said, But when he started feel ing chest pain the morning of Feb. 28, this was differ ent. Over the next two days, Calica, the Secretary-Treasurer of the Confederated Tribes, one of the two highest-ranking administrative positions in the tribal govern ment, would be told two of his arteries were 98 percent clogged and he would need double-bypass surgery. Doctors at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend suc cessfully completed the sur gery March 1. "I'm glad that they caught it under these circum stances," Calica said. "Catch ing it this early, any damage to heart tissue was minimal." While he is still in recov ery, Calica, 57, said it was possible he could return to work for half-days beginning this week. Anything beyond that, he said, is up to his doc tors and his own rate of re covery over the next few weeks. Calica's trouble began the evening of Sunday, Feb. 27, when he started feeling chest pain. "I went to work Monday morning, and I had a reoc currence of chest pains," he said. "I took a few pain medi cations and I went back to work." lie went to a couple Monday meetings and found J "ti . f S-T Jody Calica he wasn't feeling any better. He then went to the Warm Springs Health and Wellness Center and met with Dr. Tho mas Creclman. "I was then sent to Moun tain View I lospital in Madras for observation, and everything was uneventful until Tuesday morn ing," he said. I le was supposed to go to Bend the morning of March 1, but the chest pains started again, and he went back to Mountain View, where irregular heart ac tivity was found using an elec trocardiogram (EKG). Calica ended up making his trip to Bend that morning any way, but he was taken straight to St. Charles Medical Center. Through an evaluation with a cardiologist, it was found he needed surgery. "It was decided that to do angioplasty or to bring in metal stints would not be adequate procedures," he said. "It was kind of an eventful day," Calica said. "You get up in the morning and drive to Bend. A cardiac catheter was used to inject dye into my heart. That's when they came up with (the diagnosis). By noon, I headed into open heart surgery." He said the operation went very well, though it was ex tremely painful. "I think it was very trying on the family," he said. Calica was released from the hospital Saturday, March 5. I le said his rate of recovery was such that he was released from the hospital sooner than anyone had originally thought. Because of his quick progress in recovery, "the doc tors were jokingly telling me that I was a poster boy," he said. While he may have returned for half-days, it will take some time before he returns to his position on a full-time basis, he said. "I'm going to have to work with the doctors and I'll be moni toring my own health standards," he said. "Sometimes my brain gets more ambition than my body can withstand, and I'll sit down and kind of crash. The body can't keep up with what the mind wants to do." In the interim, Jeff Sanders, the tribal compliance officer, has taken on some of Calica's du ties. "I have confidence in my staff being able to handle things," said Calica. The Secretary-Treasurer, along with the Chief Operating Officer, is one of the two high est appointed positions witliin the Warm Springs tribal govern ment. The Secretary-Treasurer helps implement actions of the Warm Springs Tribal Council, oversees tribal finances and has charge over seven tribal com mittees. Calica, 57, has been Secretary-Treasurer since May of 2004. The episode, Calica said, has "put my priorities in or der, in terms of my health, and my immediate family, ex tended family, friends and co-workers. "It's hard to separate those folks from community, and it's been nice to feel a sense of community support. In that sense, it just rein forces my strength for my return." Along with the support of his family and the Warm Springs community, Calica said one of his greatest strengths has been traditional spirituality and belief in a higher power. "There is a reason this happened," he said. "And that higher power will bring some things to a more powerful direction." Calica was thankful for the support of the Warm Springs community, not only to himself, but to his family. "I guess it really shows when these kinds of things do occur. It's a challenge to family values, spiritual val ues, family and community support," he said. "I'm glad the community came in sup port of my family. It gives me a reassurance of confi dence." Calica admitted that his position as S-T affords him some stress, but he said he has the resource of "good people to work with" in the Warm Springs Tribal Coun cil. "We've got a good direc tion we can work towards. "The stress is in trying to build confidence between the tribal government and the people," he said. Investigators determine cause of livestock deaths By Brian Mortenaen Spilyoy Tymoo The cause of an apparent poisoning that killed a herd of at least 24 catdc near Sidwalter last month was a plastic tub con taining the cattle supplement urea in a molasses base. Urea, an organic compound of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen, can convert to am monia within a cow's system in excessive amounts. Apparently, this caused the loss of the cattle that belonged to Rita and Earl Squiemphen. "I've never heard of that (ammonia poisoning through ingesting urea)," said Jason Smith, the tribes' range and ag riculture manager. "What gets me is there is supplemental blocks of urea you actually buy for cows, but in excess, it can be deadly." Dr. Mark McFarland, a vet erinarian at Cascade East Vet erinary Clinic in Madras, reached that conclusion after a tub containing traces of urea mixed with molasses had been found at a spot near Sidwalter that had been used for dump ing garbage for years, Smith said. See LIVESTOCK on page 8 (JvstNortborCenex rod to light Wuta) X Mon-Fri 9-5:30 Sat 9-3 Closed Sundays 1527 NW Horrls - Madras Industrial Pork 541-470-7000 36 Cattle Protein Block 33 lbs $5.50 Dog and Cat Vaccines Alfalfa orchard grass mix $5.50 Orchard Grass Mix $6.00 Alfalfa $6.50 Judge Panner honored with Twanat Award The Museum at Warm Springs Twanat Award will be presented during an honor din ner in April. The museum is pleased to announce the Hon orable Judge Owen Panner as the recipient of the 2005 Twanat Award. In announcing this year's award, museum development officer Dora Smith and mu seum executive director Carol Leone said that Judge Panner is a long-time and true friend of the Confederated Tribes. He served as tribal attorney from 1955 to 1980 from his law office in Bend. As tribal at torney, said Smith and Leone, he worked tirelessly to protect the tribes' treaty rights, and to support the efforts of the tribes in reacquiring lost lands, becom ing economically self-sufficient and securing a positive future for unborn generations of tribal members. The museum each year rec ognizes with the Twanat Award an individual whose efforts on behalf of Native Americans can serve as an example to all Americans. This is the third an nual Twanat Award. The first honoree, in 2003, was the former Oregon Gov. Vic Atiyeh. The second honoree was U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii. The 2005 honor dinner will Course helps business owners The Warm Springs Small Business Development Cen ter is sponsoring Oregon Native American Business Entrepreneurial Network (ONABEN) classes begin ning this month. The first course, You and Your Business Ideas, is sched uled from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 31. This course will be fol lowed by the serirs, Starting a Sucessful Business, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays from April 7 through June 2. This intensive class helps avoid the costly mistakes common in small business, providing the framework for successful business start-up by assisting in planning and writ ing a bankable business plan. This invaluable training is essential whether the indi vidual is applying for financ ing or looking for a basic op erating plan to keep the busi ness focused and growing. Tuition is $100, including text books. Tribal members who successfully complete this ONABEN course will be re imbursed their tuition. Classes will be held at the Small Busi ness Development Center, 1134 Paiute St. Call the cen ter at 553-3592. be held at the Hilton in Port land on April 23. The event be gins at 5:30 for early registra tion, a reception, silent auction, live flute music, followed by the dinner and program at 7 p.m. The public is welcome and invitations can be requested at the Museum at Warm Springs, (541) 553-3331; or by writing to the museum at P.O. Box 909, Warm Springs, OR 97761. E mail contact is the following: doraIinnredmond-net.com. The Museum at Warm Springs is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational institute that has won national and regional awards for its exhibits and architecture. To place an ad in the Spilyay, call Sam Howard at 279-9973. Jo's Coffee Corral Regular Coffee Cafe Lattes Mocha's Capuccino Italian soda's Bagels, cinnamon rolls, Basotchie's, Muffins, Chia Tea, JeTea. Right next to Shell Station in Warm Springs Weekdays 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Weekends 9 a.m.-4 p.m. m..:: ; . : r, . ; - i ' ' & i u Adult mentors needed for youth Adult volunteers are needed for the Adults Mentoring Youth (AMY) program. 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