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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
May 26, 2005
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Jack Cagey from the Lummi Indian Reservation near Bellingham, Wash., sings during
the Honor Seniors Day Celebration at the Agency Longhouse May 1 3. Senior
citizens, both Native and non-Native, from all over the region attended the gathering
that included games and honoring of honored seniors, including Elvis King, who is
now 1 00 years old. Wilson Wewa, holding the microphone for Cagey, was master of
ceremonies at the event.
Training seminar for caregivers
By Brian Mortensen
Spilyay Tymoo
With nearly 300 tribal mem
bers over 60 years old, many
need or may need personal care.
And through a series of four
workshops on the reservation
over the next 10 months, includ
ing one June 1, perhaps more
than the 16 people currently
qualified as caretakers can be
trained.
The first of the four progres
sive training seminars is sched
uled at the HeHe Longhouse,
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
Wednesday, June 1. Others are
scheduled for September and
November of this year, with a
summit meeting planned for
next March that may involve
caretakers from other Indian
reservations. ,
"Caretaker programs are not
really up and running, and it's a
need," said Charles Tailfeathers,
senior citizen and disabled citi
zens advocate for the Warm
Springs Victims of Crime Unit
"There are not enough caretak
ers to go around."
The program on June 1 will
consist of six classes. The first
includes state staff care work
ers describing how they come
up with and develop a care plan
for seniors and disabled citizens.
Kathleen Ronning, the director
of the Alzheimcrs Association
of Central Oregon, will then
address how to detect symptoms
of Alzheimcrs Disease.
Tailfeathers will then speak
on elder abuse and safety.
The Warm Springs Culture
and Heritage Department will
talk about providing caring for
elders with respect to tribal cus
toms and tradition. This includes
what Myra Johnson, director of
the Culture and Heritage De
partment, called "the spiritual
ity of foods involved," includ
ing how important it is to gather
certain foods and cook them, as
well as traditional medicinal
plants to use for bathing to help
heal skin ailments.
Cindy McDaniel, a nurse, will
then speak on the basics of
caregiving and adult foster care,
including personal care of pa
tients, basic safety in homes and
sensitivity toward tribal tradition.
The final topic is creating
certified homes for elders and
the possibility of opening a adult
foster home on the reservation.
"Now we have home
caregivers, who are usually rela
tives and friends, and we have
High Lookee Lodge, but noth
ing in between," said Vicki
Fields, manager of the Tri
County Center for Senior Citi
zens and Citizens with Disabili
ties. She added that communi
ties outside of the reservation
have several options for care of
the elderly.
"We want to straighten this
out," Tailfeathers said as the rea
son for holding a training semi
nar, adding that there is no such
training in all of Oregon for in
home care givers. "So we may
have the rest of the state here,"
he said.
The training seminar has
been tentatively set for the He
He Longhouse. If there is
enough interest in the seminar,
it could be moved to Simnasho.
Tailfeathers said it has been set
away from Warm Springs to al
low seniors and caregivers from
outlying areas to attend.
Applications for the seminar
are available at the Victims of
Crime Unit.
Tailfeathers said he has vis
ited 75 homes of tribal mem
bers ages 60 and over to assess
their cleanliness and livability
and how they are cared for.
"Out of the 75, there are
five we don't need to worry
about," he said.
Beamer memorial run is July 4
The ninth annual Todd
Beamer Independence Day Run
is set for Monday, July 4, begin
ning at Sahalee Park in Madras.
The event includes a 10-kilometer
run, a two-mile fun
run walk dog-and-me, a six-mile
walk, and a 10.5-mile ride and
tie (alternating mountain biking
and running).
The six-mile walk begins at 7
a.m. at Sahalee Park. Partici
pants in the 10K and the ride-and-tie
teams meet at the park
at 7:15 a.m., and they are bused
to the races' starting point at
7:30 a.m. for an 8 a.m. start time.
The two-mile fun run walk
dog-and-me begins at 9 a.m.
Participants to all races can
pick up entry forms at the Ma
dras Pioneer office at 241 S.E.
Sixth Street in Madras, and The
Footzone, at 845 Wall Street in
Bend. Participants can also reg
ister the morning of the event.
The entry fee is $15 with a
T-shirt and $5 without at T-shirt.
Ribbons and prizes will be
awarded.
The event honors the late
Todd Evans Beamer, a Madras
scholar-athlete who drowned
with his four dogs in 1997, and
it funds a spirit scholarship the
popular coach and teacher.
A breakfast at Sahalee Park
follows the run as does the 4,h
of July Parade, which begins
around 11 a.m. For more infor
mation, contact Race Director
Bud Beamer at 475-6736.
Banquets
for grads
The Tribal Education Com
mittee hosts two graduation ban
quet celebrations. The high
school and GF.D graduates cel
ebration is at 6:30 p.m., Mon
day, June 13, at the Warm
Springs Community Center.
Everyone is welcome.
The college and vocational
education graduates celebration
is at 6:30 p.m., Friday, June 17,
at Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert
Resort and Casino. Graduates
and two guests each are invited.
Volunteers arc needed to
decorate tables and room, serve
food and clean up after the
event. Cash donations are gladly
accepted to assist with the cost
of gifts, decorations and food.
The deadline for finalizing the
2005 graduate list is June 1. If
you know of any non-resident
tribal member who completed
a course of education since last
school year, and who was not
already recognized, please pro
vide the name, address, comple
tion date and course of study
to: Emma Smith, 553-3414; Thea
Barney, 325-1360; or Julie Quaid,
553-3438.
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Museum hopes to
enhance collection
The Museum at Warm
Springs wishes to enhance
the permanent collect at the
museum by accepting arti
facts for consideration dur
ing an appraisal process.
The process will take
place on Monday, June 6.
The museum will accept ob
jects starting on Friday, May
26, and the deadline will be
Thursday, June 2 at 5 p.m.
All objects must be ac
companied by an object his
tory form available at the
musem.
Objects can also be sub
mitted for appraisal only.
Donations are always wel
come. Museum policy is one
object per family.
The museum is dedicated
to the people of the Con
federated Tribes of Warm
Springs, whose vision, gen
erosity and wisdom created
a legacy for our grandchil
dren and great-grandchildren,
said the museum's
Natalie Kirk.
"Please help us preserve
this legacy by providing de
tailed information about the
pieces you submit for consid
eration," said Kirk.
If you have questions, you
can reach her at 553-3331,
ext 412, during regular busi
ness hours.
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