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March 13, 2 0 0 8 Spilyay Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon How the Fly Saved the River B y Anita Davis H ealth Information Specialist they couldn’t. All the animals tried to think o f a way to drive th e m oose from th e river, b u t he was so big th at they were too afraid to try. Even the bear was afraid o f him. A t last the fly said he would try to drive the m oose away. All the animals laughed and jeered. H o w co u ld a tiny fly frighten a giant moose? The fly said n othing, b u t th a t day, as soon as the m oose appeared, he w ent into action. H e landed on the m o o se’s fo releg an d b it sharply. T h e m oose stam ped his foot, and ea c h tim e h e sta m p e d , th e g ro u n d san k a n d th e w a te r rushed in to fill it up. T h en the fly jum ped about all over the moose, biting and biting and biting until the moose w as in a frenzy. H e d a sh e d madly about the banks o f the river, shaking his head, stam p ing his feet, snorting and blow ing, b u t he couldn’t get rid o f the pesky fly. A t last the m oose fled from the river, and didn’t com e back. The fly was very proud, o f his achievement, and boasted to the other animals, “E ven the small can fight the strong if they use their brains to think.” Page 5 More Letters to the Editor Appreciation B rush three times a day with fluoride toothpaste. Toothpaste has fluoride to harden teeth and toothpaste rem oves acid from the m outh. T he acids in sodas and food, as well as the acid created by b acteria an d sugars, dissolve your teeth very slowly. O u r patients w ho b rush at least twice a day get 730 fluo ride treatm ents p er year. They have hard teeth and m uch less disease. T hat patients that return to have th eir teeth filled and fixed are then “cavity free.” All children should be seen at our office for a checkup and dental x-rays every year. Everyone knows that pop is bad for teeth. Few patients make th e c o n n e c tio n th a t en erg y drinks, sports drinks, fruit juices, vitamin drinks, K ool Aid and a In -M i N y -m o o m ah ... O u r family and dear friends, T h e fam ily o f L o w ell “N enocken” Spino w ould like to express our appreciation to everyone for their love, comfort, prayers and songs during the recent loss o f our loved one. To th e family, friends, and relatives w ho traveled to visit our brother during his final days, th a n k y o u fo r y o u r h a p p y memories, laughter, songs, and prayers, you shared w ith him. H e truly enjoyed his tim e w ith you an d y o u r p resen ce brightened his day. A special thank you to the staff at Yellowhawk clinic, and th e w o n d e rfu l d o c to r s an d nurses at St. A nthony H ospital for providing our b rother w ith ex cellent an d co m p assio n ate care. We know we will n o t rem em ber everyone w ho contributed food for the dinner, b u t we need to express our heartfelt appre ciation to all o f our friends and fam ily w h o b r o u g h t ro o ts , salm on, d e e r/e lk m eat, p o ta to es, apples, juice an d o th e r fo o d item s. T h e co o k s and servers w ho w orked so hard preparing the food and feeding the people deserve the biggest thanks. Your thoughtfulness and kindness will n o t be forgotten. T hank you Thom as M orning O w l a n d W illie T o tu s w h o dressed our brother for his fi nal journey and all the extras you provided throughout the entire services. O ur special thanks to A rm and M inthorn for officiat ing during the w ashut services and funeral ceremonies. T hank you C o n fe d e ra te d T rib es o f to raise kids to be cavity free. acid in th eir m o u th s. T h e latest n u m b e r o f o t h e r d r in k s a re U m atilla—-E d u c a tio n D e p a r t Dentists don’t always do tfié best job sharing' th eir know ledge. Take a few moments to hear my story and all o f the habits that I picked up along my journey in life. My w ondering about cavities started w hen I was 15. M om had dragged m e to the dentist twice a year since I could re member. T h at two-year period betw een 13 and 15 was unfor gettable. For two years straight and twice a year, I had five cavi ties. T h at was 20 cavities over two years. T he cavities were n o t really big and the teeth were filled but I began to w onder - Why? T h e hygienist was friendly enough, bu t she only said, “You d o n ’t b ru s h y o u r te e th very m uch, do you?” T he dentist was som ber and quiet. H e n ev er said a w o rd about my candy-filled diet. H e just filled teeth. O ther than a fluo ride treatment, prevention was not talked about very m uch and I did not know enough to ask. Today we know a lo t m ore about to o th decay and everyone has a lot m ore control over how m any cavitiesthey get. H ere are m y p re s c rip tio n s to p re v e n t cavities and th e reaso n s you should try to prevent them: re se a rc h says1 to b ru sh th ree \ . loaded wMOTugar., Daily and sometimes hourly times a day, which is over 1,000 sugar intake co nstantly feeds fluoride treatm ents per year. m outh bacteria, which increases m outh acid and leads to m ore Teeth sealants I f you have kids, get their and m uch faster to o th decay. C andy also feeds b acteria teeth sealed. W hat a great deal that we have for everyone need th at cause to o th decay. My pre ing dental sealants. A sealant is scription w ould be to eat less nothing m uch m ore than a kind candy (weekly instead o f daily), o f plastic that covers the tops b ru s h th r e e tim es daily to o f th e teeth. Food, acids and harden up the teeth and rem ove bacteria can’t get into the too th acid. G um w ith sugar is just like as easily. O u r dental staff has been going to local schools to eating candy. Sugar free gum seal teeth for the past five years. actually helps p revent cavities because it makes m ore saliva, w hich w ashes away the acids Fluoride rinse Have kids age 6 and older use and actually helps harden teeth. m en t fo r th e taco feed fund raiser and Yakama N ation for the financial burial assistance. O u r biggest joy was seeing the longhouse dance floor full during the w ashut services. We know all the dancers from the oldest to the youngest danced from th eir heart. T h e d rum m ers san g b e a u tifu l songs. W hen the floor was open, the kind w ords and stories shared w ith the family was a great com fo rt to each o f us. We also ex tend our grateful thanks to the grave diggers, and pallbearers w ho carried our b rother to his final resting place. We appre ciate all your fine efforts and (Note: The following story is sub mitted as part of the Second N a tional Native H I V f A I D S Aware ness Day, March 20, 2008.) Many, m any years ago w hen the w orld was new, there was a b eau tifu l river. F ish in g reat num bers lived in this river, and its w ater was so pure and sweet that all the animals came there to drink. A giant m oose heard about the river and he too came there to drink. B ut he was so big, and he drank so much, that soon the w ater began to sink low er and lower. T he beavers w ere w orried. T he w ater around their lodges was disappearing. Soon th eir hom es w ould be destroyed. T he m uskrats were worried, too. W hat w ould they do if the water vanished? H ow could they live? T he fish were very worried. T he other animals could live on land if the w ater dried up, b u t T hro u g h o u t history, Native people have encountered and survived m uch trauma, disease a n d d is c rim in a tio n . T oday, American Indians, Alaska N a tiv es, an d N ativ e H aw aiians face a new challenge: Prevent ing H IV /A ID S from spreading and w iping o u t w hole N ative communities. A fter two decades o f AIDS w ork, m any N ative com m uni ties now realize that prevention does make a difference. In the story above, the tiny fly drives away the m oose despite great doubt from the other animals. Similarly, N ative p eo p le — though small in num bers com pared to other ethnic groups — m u st o v erco m e th e b e a st o f H IV /A ID S. F o r in fo rm atio n o n H I V / A IDS w orkshop o r education, call A nita D avis at 553-3462. F or counseling o r testing, con tact IHS. Dentist explains how to be cavity free By Jeff Carolla, DDS Chief o f Dental Services Health and Wellness Center D id you know it is possible for m ost patients to have little or no to o th decay? N ationw ide alm ost h a lf o f the high school se n io rs h av e a lm o st p e rfe c t teeth. T here are som e “hints” that m ost dentists know about how to no t get cavities, and how Daily brushing a fluoride m outh rinse such as A C T every day. T h is m o u th rin se rem o v es acid and p u ts even m ore fluoride on the teeth to keep th em h arder. Y oung children (below age 6) should n o t use ACT as they m ight tend to swallow it and this product should n o t be swallowed. Low sugar diet I could say this or that was the cause o f w hat took place, try ing to rationalize how, w hat or why. T ruth o f the m atter is, in a single car rollover I killed my friend. The pain and suffering that I caused this m an’s family is a reality too hard to ignore. In my drunkenness I ’ve taken som e one th a t can’t be replaced. I can’t begin to convey the re m orse I feel, a burden that I ’ll bear for the rest o f my life. I wish I could go back and change w hat took place b u t I can’t. I wish I could trade places w ith my friend b u t I can’t. You know? This is the first time in over 30 years th a t I ’ve been clean and sober. O ne year three The Lowell Spino family m onths sobriety. I ’m sad though because o f the fact it took my 2008. friend’s life to let m e sée the reality o f my sickness. To the family o f my friend I w ish to F o r o v e r 30 years I ’ve apologize for taking the life o f stum bled around in a drug a n d / your beloved one. I just hope o r alcoholic fog. N o t caring and pray that you can find it in w hat I did or w ho I hurt. A ll. your heart to forgive me. This that m attered was my next drink letter has been a long tim e in that hit, to help m e cope with c o m in g , a n d I p ra y th a t it reaches you all in a good way. life. 2006 was a year spent trying I f I can change the destiny o f to curb my addictions in and out one person and keep them from o f jail, hospitals, treatm ent. June m aking the terrible m istake I 12, 2006 I even gave m y life made, then I ’ll know that this over to Christ. From that day I m an’s death was n o t in vain. tried half-heartedly to follow Please don’t drink and drive. I t’s Christ. I backslid three tim es n o t w orth the pain and heart betw een A ugust 2006 and O c ache. All my relations. Joseph Craig, no. 6537116, tober 2006 and finally D ecem ber 1,2006.12-1-06 will remain Snake River, 777 Stanton Blvd., w ith m e for the rest o f my life. Ontario, O R 97914. hard work. Thanks to everyone w ho came to pay their final re spects to our loved one with flo ral a rra n g em en ts, statu es o f deer, elk, horses, candles, cash donations and other items. A lthough we will miss our now elder w ho surpasses us, our lo v ed o n e is w ith us in o u r heart. T he fond memories we g et to cherish in o u r hearts, m inds, and souls will sustain us in the following m onths. It was good to see all the fam ily and friends th at came and filled the longhouse to help our loved one on his journey. H e tou ch ed so m any lives and left many happy memories. T ake care, love an d G o d bless. Life change Congratulations To our monkeys, Congratulations on earning your All-Star awards at W arm Springs Elementary. H a p p y 6th B ir th d a y ! Sophia Mae Suppah on March 10. From Dad, Mom and brother. N ico le M arie A ndy re ceived her award on Febru ary 4, 2008, Cecilia R aven Andy received her award on D e c e m b e r 3 , 2 0 0 7 ',' aiict: Marissa Lyrin Aridy received'r:‘; her award on March 3, 2008. We are very proud o f all three o f you. T hank you for working hard in school and for being respectful to your teachers and classmates. L ove, y o u r Mom and Dad, Vanessa Knight Andy and Travis Andy. Happy 1 st Anniver sary! Jack and A nnie Williams. From Rodney, Deece, Sophia and Tflatthew. IRA'S SALES & SERVICE, INC. Go to dentist G o to the dentist for an ex am in atio n an d have all w o rk com pleted. 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