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September 15, 2005
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Film explores problem of meth
There will be two showings
in Warm Springs next
Wednesday o a documen
tary film on the problem of
methamphetamine abuse in
Indian Country.
The showings will be at 11
a.m. and again at noon on
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at the
Warm Springs Health and
Wellness Center.
The one-hour documen
tary is called, 'G' Methamphet
amine on the Navajo Nation.
"This powerful documen
tary examines the effect of
crystal methamphetamine use
on the Navajo Nation, and ex
poses the viewer to the shat
tered lives of those affected
by the highly addictive drug,"
reads a statement in Indian
Country Today on the documentary.
"Throughout the film, candid
interviews of Navajo meth ad
dicts, as well as individuals in
recovery, reveal insight into the
emotions, sacrifices and life-altering
impacts of the drug."
The Tuba City Regional
Health Care Corporation spon
sored the creation of the docu
mentary. Issues explored include
the need for political action and
law enforcement, the develop
ment of school policies on stu
dent use of methamphetamine,
and the need for increasing pub
lic awareness of the problem.
The documentary received
the award for Best Public Ser
vice at the 29th Annual Ameri
can Indian Film Festival.
A preview of the film states:
"Methamphetamine has
reached epidemic status on the
Navajo Nation within the past
two years. Up close and per
, sonal interviews with Navajo
methamphetamine addicts
and recovering addicts allow
the viewer to see and hear the
painful stories these people
have to tell about their addic
tion to the drug. Additional in
terviews with Tuba City Se
nior Criminal Investigator
Greg Adair, Indian Health
Service Doctor Thomas J.
Drewhard, and Navajo Na
tion Vice President Frank
Dayish, Jr., bring a more in
depth view of how metham
phetamine is affecting the
communities, families, and
people of the Navajo Nation."
The film 'C ' Mtthamphet
amine on the Navajo Nation is
available for download ac the
following Internet website:
www.sheephcadfilms.com.
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The Extraordinary Young
People youth program in Warm
Springs has received a $300,000
grant from the Meyer Memo
rial Trust.
The funding is for three years
of operation of the Extraordi
nary Young People youth cen
ter and its programs, said Matt
Burton, executive director of
Extraordinary Young People
(EYP),
The EYP program in Warm
Springs is housed at the
Spechtrum Youth Center on
Hollywood Boulevard.
"We're excited about the
grant," said Burton.
The $300,000 in funding, he
said, will be used for staff and
existing programs, and new pro
grams that are planned for the
future.
The EYP youth center cur
rendy serves an average of 40
to 50 youth per day, said Bur
ton.
Sometimes as many as 100
kids visit the facility in a day, he
said.
The center will eventually
have eight programs for youth.
There are six now, and the plan
is to add two new programs next
year, said Burton.
"They are all well-established
programs that are proven to
help kids," he said.
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Classes will be held, at the
Warm Springs Small Business
Development Center.
The introduction class was
held on Wednesday of this
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Eagle Tech Internet survey
Eagle-Tech Systems is con
ducting a community survey
regarding wireless high-speed
Internet access.
Response is requested by
Wednesday, Sept. 21. The sur
vey asks the following questions:
Do you have access to the
Internet at home?
Equipment is required to
connect to wireless Internet.
Which option do you prefer to
pay for the equipment?
How much would you -be
willing to pay each month for
high-speed Internet access?
(This rate is for bandwidth, and
does not include equipment
rental costs.)
Where do you live? Also: Can
you see the KWSO tower or the
Miller Flat tower from your
home? The survey can be com
pleted and submitted by e-mail,
Inter-Department mail, or call
Eagle-Tech at 553-3275.
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Are you interested in a career
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plus great benefits?
Are you interested in learn
ing more about careers in the
construction trades?
Carpenters make between
$12 and $24 per hour. Painters
make $10 to $17 per hours.
Plumbers, $10 to $30 an hour.
Electricians, $10 to $31 an hour.
Laborers, $9 to $22 an hour,
and sheetmetal workers, $14 to
$29 an hour.
People of the Warm Springs
community who are interested
in a career in trje construction
field are invited to learn more
about this kind of work at in
formation and preparation ses
sions sponsored by the
Workforce Development De
partment. The information and prepa
ration sessions will be today and
Friday, Sept 15-16 starting at 9
a.m. at the upstairs training room
of the Education Building
Penny Painter, a Native
American carpenter from Port
land, will be on hand to share
information. Also, a representa
tive of Cooper Zietz Engineer
ing, also of Portland, will be at
the sessions, along with a repre
sentative from Central Oregon
Community College who will
answer questions regarding fi
nancial aid.
Women and men are encour
aged to attend. To sign up, con
tact the Workforce Develop
ment Department at 553-3324,
or visit the office at 2101 Wasco
Street in Warm Springs. Snacks
will be provided at the informa
tion and preparation sessions.
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