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E Coosh EEWA: The W3y it is Page 4- Spilyay Tymoo February 14-, 2008 BMMNMMIHBMMHMHHMHHMHBHI Changing your lifestyle classes can be beneficial By Selena Boise Management Successor As we are well into February, how many have been working tow ard your new Spilyay years resolution? Speaks Was there a resolu tion made for this year? I am thinking that it’s not too late. Mine was to bring my blood sugar down and actually keep it down. Sounds easy but it’s not for some people. I always heard that diabetes is a problem for N ative Americans and never thought twice about it until I was told I am pre-diabetic. It surprised me at first but I was told at that same time that it can be turned around and my blood sugar can be normal. So, I am doing what I can to help myself. Believing it is an important resolution I have been taking steps towards my goal. I learned all that I know to help myself th ro u g h th e “ Change your, lifestyle,” classes held by the Diabetes Prevention Program. It was informative and helpful to me. I know that the recruiter, Montell Elliott, is looking for people interested in this pro gram to enroll. I think that any body who feels like they need to change their lifestyle and learn prevention skills would benefit from this class. I didn’t know that my father was diabetic, because he never liked to go to the clinic, and I know this because I had to make him go a couple times. He lived his final two months on continuous dialysis while he was in the hospital. His kidneys would never be fully functional again, and he nearly lost his foot. I had to stop and think, “that could be me in the future if I don’t help myself now.” So, here I am now with a resolution to make all the changes necessary to change my lifestyle. Prevent diabetes, and live a healthier life. I was making great progress about a year ago and feeling b e tte r a b o u t it, b u t m ajor changes in my life caused me to go back to my old bad habits. Which is the major part o f my life, bad habits. If you think you are pre-dia betic you may w ant to call Montell Elliott at the Diabetes Prevention Program and discuss the class with her. As I stated above, everyone who completes it truly benefits from it. Being healthy is a good thing. Spilyay Tymoo ("Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan Management Succes sor: Selena T. Boise Reporter: Leslie Mitts. Advertising Manager: Sam Howard Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades Spilyay Tymoo is pub lished bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Spilyay Tymoo, P.0. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761. Letters to the Editor With sympathy To a dear friend o f mine, dear est Edna, Sincere apologies for my ab sence during your mother’s ser vices. I would have liked to have been there for you, except I hadn’t found out until it was too late. So with due respect to you and your sisters, I ’d like to ex press my deepest sympathy. I know how it may seem, that the tears will never stop falling and the lump in your throat w on’t ever go away, but just know that time will heal, it just takes patience. Then when you feel that you are ready, you can begin to re flect on the memories o f your dear mother, which will be joy ful and hilarious, because that is how mothers want to be re membered. Keep your heads up, okay. With a lot o f love and re spect, Ida Higgins. Blanket found Found: A hand quilted blan ket at the Community Counsel ing Center parking lot the sec ond week o f January. Please stop by the COCC reception desk to pick up. Thank you. CCC staff. Appreciated I appreciate the support I received in collecting the Yoplait Yogurt lids to help in the fight against cancer. I mailed off al most 180 lids. For every lid sent in, Yoplait will donate $0.10 to the Arherican Cancer Society, My goal in 2007 was to help fight cancer in some way. We have lost many family members, friends and relatives to cancer. I will be doing this every year and every year I hope everyone will help with this. It could affect any one o f us or someone close to us! It won’t Cost you any m ore than the price of a yogurt. Once again, thank you for your support. will become more important in times of such awesome change. I am honored to have done my part in moving RDI as an organization to the next level, and o f forwarding their contin ued success as a catalyst in bring ing rural peoples together. To this end, I am confident in the strong rural and tribal leadership in our RD I board and staff to fulfill an important vision laid out in our updated (2008-10) Strategic Plan. When you read it, look for my finger prints... Finally, I! look forward to passing the baton to the new tribal community development coordinator to continue this work. If you know a tribal pro fessional wanting to work in Oregon, for a growing virtual organization from their home office, and with a dynamic and talented group o f folks, send them to our website— and if you have not gone to our up dated website, you’re out o f the rural loop! Type in rdiinc.org. Stay tuned, Jolene Estimo- Atencio, Rural Development Initiatives. Skateboarding Plan B rocks badly and you can do the impossible almost, rocks to and you’re bad to the bone, you just got to try really hard to be hard to be that per son and always have love from your Dad, brother, grandpar ents, Mom, stepdad, sisters, and always never talk back or hit someone, just because it was an accident and try hard to\not do bad stuff just because someone tells you you’re not cool enough or gangster enough to be in a gang with other bad people that do illegal stuff like drugs, meth or any stuff like that stuff that can damage your brain and kill you other people did it ,to fit in w ith gangs w ith really bad people. Sincerely, Preston. Hello Hi, I just thought I ’d drop you all a short letter to say hello. Anyway, I have ju st barely caught up on the happenings back home, especially the deaths. I have d one tw o 6 -m o n th straight jail sentences back to back from Aug. 2, 2006 to Sept. 10,2007, and yet, here I am back in jail post prison supervision violation, Jan. 10, 2008 I came in... I would like to express my respect and condolences to the Boise family, and also to the Meanus family, as well as the Lawrence family... B ut anyway, to the rock painter lady “Ginger” over in LaGrande, you are not forgot ten, I have lost your address and phone number. I would appre ciate your re-mailing your car toon to me at my current mail ing address at the end o f this letter. To my sisters, Tamara, Glenden, Cece and Ida, Happy Valentines, and also Happy Val entines to Gina, Denise, Kit-Kit, Martha, Berta and Velma. May God watch over you all. Much respects, Pengie, Floyd Tewee Jr., 133 NW 6th Ave., Pordand, OR 97204. Heart Smart The Fifteenth Annual Heart Smart Dinner date has been set for Thursday, 21. It will be held at the Agency Longhouse from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Drumming will start at 4:30, dinner will start around 5:45. Everyone is invited to come enjoy a delicious salmon dinner, see the 4-H Dancers, and attend the Mini-Health Fair. There will be gifts for lucky adults and children, lots o f fun and friend ship. This year, the Diabetes Pro gram and the Diabetes Preven tion Program would like to dedi cate this Annual Heart Smart Event in memory o f Thelma hype proposed to the members, the tribes approved the construc tion o f High Lookee Lodge. There would be jobs for the m em bers, they said. T h ere would be a place for the Elders/ Seniors to go to be cared for, to recover slowly; at their own place, a place for the Seniors/ Elders to congregate during the day. There would be a place for the Seniors/Elders to have their blood pressure and blood sugar taken. This is what they said. None o f which has happened according to plan, but, for those who care, there is still time to redeem this program and allow it to become a part of the tribes and a place o f pride, the “turn around” potential is there. Any employee o f the tribes, member or non-member, who does not respect Resolution No. 8363 A, need not work for the trib es, and trib a l m em bers should feel free to voice their distrust for those who choose to ignore. Amos Switzler Jr., 2335 B High Lookee Lodge. Cobum. Thelma participated in many diabetes events with her hus band, James. She was an inspi ration to many because she be lieved in a healthy lifestyle and was into being a physically fit person. For inform ation, call K at Spaulding at 553-2478. If you are interested in the Mini-Health Fair, call Elsie Howard at the j same number. We are asking for staff volunteers and community members may volunteer too. Please sign up at the door to volunteer or give Kat a call. The Diabetes Program, and Diabetes Prevention Program. Time to redeem High Lookee Lodge is not a popular place among members, particularly among the Seniors/ Elders, in my opinion. It’s a place easily forgotten and ignored, but because this place was approved by the mem bership, and, in response to the Myths and facts about diabetes ing blood thinning agents (like Warfarin) prescribed by your doctor, taking an aspirin is not a good idea because it can alter your bleeding factor. In addition, over-the-counter products like vitamin E, garlic pills and other herbal products that are commonly taken to pro tect against heart disease can also have a blood-thinning ef-- feet'.' If you are not already taking aspirin or other blood thinning agents, please ask your doctor at your next visit. Please co n tact me if you have any questions at 553-2478. Elsie Howard, Diabetes Nurse Educator, Warm Springs Diabetes Program. By Elsie Howard Wishing you a bright and joy ous New Year. This article, and the one in the next Spilyay, are both related to people with dia betes. Please! try to answer the question before you read the answer. Question: Should I take as pirin? y Answer: M aybe. Sortie people with diabetes can benefit from taking an aspirin every day, because diabetes is a major risk factor for developing heart dis ease. Taking an aspirin a day has been shown to reduce the risk o f heart attach in some people. However, if you are already tak- Val Squiemphen Going forward Happy Birthday and other wishes... •Hello, I am happy to an H appy 16th ahead o f us. Love, your Happy birth nounce yet another milestone in day, Eli. Eots of baby. Love, Kanet Wolfe. B i r t h d a y my life and career path. son... Damian love, Wendell and I have been with Rural De Mona Switfier. H appy b irth d ay to m om Reynoso. velopment Initiatives for two “D u c k y ” Sarina. From sons Isaac and years, and as plan n ed , am we ju st We want to ? Isaiah. wanted to wish you a happy transitioning out of RDI in May wish our bro to pursue other opportunities. Eli a happy Happy birthday on February birthday and let you know Hope to see many of you at Rez birthday. Love, brother 14 to my mom Ginni. 1 love you, that we love you so much. 2008! Jarron and sisters Ellikaya mom. Thank you for being here for We hope your day is filled What I take with me is a great and Asiari. me when I needyou the most. Eight with fun and blessings from deal about how to, and how not to, Happy birthday, “E lias. ” more months. Eove and miss you. the Good Lord above. Thanks so much for be w ork in rural culture, and a Eots of love, auntie Sheryl. Sister-mom. whole set of updated and effec Happy birthday to my ing such a great son and Happy birthday, Eli. Have a tive approaches in rural commu good one. Love, Julie and Jose. Grandma Ginni on Febru doing your best in school. You make us very proud to nity development. H appy birthday to our ary 14. Love, Jadden. The RDI work, both tribal cousin Eli. Love, Auntie Happy birthday to my mom have you as our son. With specific and mixed rural/tribal, Colleen and Roman and Ginni. Love, Mickey and the lots o f love, Mom and Dad. Happy 16th Birthday Duck! has been very well received by Johnny. boys. We love you. Carlos, Izraii, the tribal organizations we are Happy 8th birthday to our working with and have worked brat Elias E. Lopez. Lots of love, Tera Lynn Wallulatum, Happy Soraya and Jaihline. with. G-Ma and Grandpa, Jamie and Birthday to my best friend in the George Washington Aguilar Sr. What I leave is a contribu Maria. world on Feb. 22. I miss you like tion o f a shared commitment Happy birthday from Sadie cracy and love you more than you’ll (Feb 22), Happy Birthday 78th for rural and tribal communities Picard and family, and Neda ever know. I ’m sorry 1 can’t be there Birthday, Dad. We love you and may God con to preserve and maintain our Tias and family. during this time but soon I will see heritage, our lifestyles and our you, I promise. I can’t wait to hear tinue to bless you. ~Eove, Becky, N athan, places. This shared commitment Happy belated birthday your laughter again. Please stay Gary Boshman Chiquito, strong. Always thinking of you ev Rendali, Leslie, and Eauren Main. from Auntie in White Swan, eryday. Eove, Jeannette Thompson. Washington. Closed for repairs Taco Express will be closed for repairs for the time being. Look for a no tice when the business re opens. Thank you. Taco Express Happy 24th birthday to my daughter Jeanette Dawn Thomp son. I love and miss you. Eove, mom and little Rob. H a p p y b irth d a y to Sarina on F ebru ary 15, and wish you many more to com e in the years Happy birthday and Happy Valentines Day, Big Girl, 2- 14-08. Eove always, M-O-M. Happy Birthday Grandpa George Aguilar Sr. It is your 78th birthday and your still going strong. We love you very much and hope your day is a special one. ~Love, Jasmine, Aaron, Anthony, & Leidy Caldera. Happy birthday to my big brother Devontre’. Euv, Tyra and Redsfy. Happy 11th birthday to my son Devontre’ James. Luv, Mom. Happy 18th Birthday, Bran don Thompson on Feb. 16. We love you, Uncle H um ph and family. ' Happy 15 th Birthday, Mar tin Frank! We love you. Auntie Sarah and family. H ap p y A nniversary, Humphrey, on Feb, 25! Thank you fo r this p a st year o f support. G od blessed our re marriage and continues to bless our family! We’ve gone through many storms together and I’m sure we’ll face many more, but “With G od All Things Are Pos sible” right? Love you forever! Sarah. H appy Birthday, Snyder! We love you, miss you and hope you have a wonderful birthday! Sarah and family. Happy Birthday, Alexa Rae Sohappy on Feb. 26. Love you! Auntie Sarah and family. H ap p y B irthday, A ndy Munoz on Feb. 26. Love you! Cousin Sarah and family. H appy A n n iversa ry, Debbie and Batman. From Selena.
