Spilyay Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon
April 10, 2008
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Rudd named Program to improve school attendance
IHS Physican
of the Year
Dr. Miles Rudd, clinical di
rector of the Warm Springs
Health Wellness Center, was
named the 2008 Physican o f
the Year by the Indian Health
Services National Council o f
Clinical Directors.
Rudd is being recognized
for his outstanding service
and commitment to improv
ing the health of tribal mem-:
bers, said C arol P revost,
chief executive officer of the
national council.
Dr. Rudd has served the
IHS in Warm Springs since
1994. During his 13 years of
service, he has n o t only
worked on the local level with
the tribes, but on a state and
national level to m eet the
mission of the IHS: “To raise
the health o f Native Ameri
cans to the highest possible
level.”
Dr. Rudd’s effort in re
viewing the leading causes of
death among tribal member
patients, highlighting the sig
nificant impact of accidental
death, helped guide the Con
federated Tribes in the deci
sion to enact the tribal seat
belt law in 2001.
Dr. Rudd is chairman of
the Mountain View Hospital
Infection Control Commit
tee. H e also serves as the
leading consultant regionally1
for the IHS in combating tu
berculosis.
H e is one o f the m ost
knowledgeable users o f the
IH S -E lec tro n ic
H ealth
Record. He has served as a
role model and taught many
o f the physicians through the
Indian Health Services about
the practical use of this im
portant technology.
Currently, Dr. Rudd is ad
vising the D epartm ent o f
Health and Human Services
as the department develops
. national standards that will
help in the President’s initia
tive to spread usage of elec-
The Jefferson County Middle
S chool and M adras H igh
School are beginning a new pro
gram for the Native American
students w ho reside on the
Warm Springs Reservation.
The purpose o f the program
is to offer support to the Warm
Springs students to help im
prove their school attendance
and help them be successful in
school, according to a report
from the tribal liaisons in the
Dr. Miles Rudd
tro n ic m edical records
throughout the U.S.
Dr. Rudd is the chairman
o f the HIS National Phar
macy and Therapeutics Com
mittee. The group works to
maximize the availability of
quality medications at the
b est econom ic value for
American Indians and Alas
kan Natives.
The work is critical for
maintaining the viability of
the IHS as it faces the same
issues that individual Ameri
cans face related to rising
healthcare costs,
Teaching medical students
has always been a labor of
love for Dr. Rudd. He has
served as a volunteer clinical
assistant p ro fesso r in the
Oregon Health and Sciences
University D epartm ent o f
Family Medicine. His dedica
tion to the training o f future
physicians was recognized in
2007 as the recipient of the
OHSU Carpenter Teaching
Award.
Since entering medical
practice, Dr. Rudd has served
in the leadership of the O r
egon Academy o f Family
Physicians (OAFP) in numer
ous positions. In 2002, Dr.
Rudd served as president of
the OAFP. During his tenure,
the OAFP embarked on its
ongoing initiative to achieve
universal health care for all
Oregonians.
For m ore inform ation on
vendors and royalty, please con
tact Raymond Estrada at (509)
480-5669.
H ost motel: Nuvu Motel in
Biggs Junction (541) 739-2525
(must m ention Celilo Wyam
prior to registration.)
Scramble golf tourney
to benefit Rodeo Assoc.
A scramble golf tourna
m ent to benefit the Warm
Springs Rodeo Association
is set for the Kah-Nee-Ta
G olf Course. The scramble
will be in the four-person
fo rm a t. D ate is Sunday,
April 27, shotgun start at 11
a.m.
visit the students’ homes. They
will visit with the parents and
students to find out why they
weren’t in school that morning;
then bring the student to school.
The program will be done on
a random basis and will continue
through the rest of the school
year. The State of Oregon’s at
tendance goal is 92 percent.
Currently the Native American
attendance is 87 percent.
“It is our hope that through
our combined efforts in improv
ing attendance we will help our
Native American students have
success in their education and
life beyond school,” the report
states.
The tribal liaisons to the
school district are Butch David,
Lana L eonard and F o ster
Kalama. Anyone with questions
can call the middle school at
475-7253, or the high school at
475-7265.
Bend man wins big at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort and Casino
Celilo hosting salmon
feast and powwow
T he Celilo Wyam Salmon
Feast and Powwow is this Fri
day through Sunday, April 11-
13 at Celilo.
Powwow includes all catego
ries including tiny tots. Outgo
ing brave special (5 and under
tiny tots), sponsored by Josiah
Dave Litdebull family.
school district.
At the start o f the school
day, both schools will take at
tendance and find out who is
currently n o t in school that
morning, the report says.
Twp or three days a week,
both schools will compile a list
o f names and their physical ad
dresses and send them to the
Tide VII Community Liaisons.
1 The liaisons will then go out
on a 509-J school district bus to
Call Butch David to sign
up your team , 553-0112
(h). Entry fee is $40 person
(entry includes green fees,
K p’s and long-putts). Putting
string: $5 (e ach, tw o per
team . O n e strin g p e r 9
holes. For informatiop, con
tact Butch 325-2253 (c).
2008 Hood to Coast Raffle
Raffle is underway, drawing to be
held On June 25 (need not be present to win)
Items to be raffled include XBOX 360, Afghan, Lillian
Pitt tiles, quilt, beaded keychain, $50 gas card, $40
Hollywood Video gift card, and much more!
Seethe following for tickets ($1 each or 6 for $5): LexAnguiano, Kaipo
Akaka, JeffAnspach, Shawn Harry, Rich Lohman, Any Leonard, Angela
Anderson, Monica Leonard, Yvette Leecy, Karlen Yallup, Ina Schuster,
Leslie pavis, Saphronia Katchia and Val Squiemphen. Proceeds to help
Hood to Coast team with van rentals.
A pilot vacationing at Kah-
Nee-Ta High Desert Resort and
Casino won $140,346 when he
h it a W heel o f F o rtu n e
Megajackpot on a penny ma
chine.
Zell Quinn, from Bend, said
that he and his fiancé were va
catio n in g at the re so rt on
Thursday, March 27 when he hit
the jackpot.
Q uinn w ent on to say he
came to play Texas Hold ‘Em
and poker, and it was his fiance’s
idea to play the winning ma
chine.
“I had played this machine
earlier, arid decided to give it
another try,” he said. He put in
$20 to win the jackpot.
Quinn said that he plans to
use his winnings to help with the
purchase o f a new plane for his
business.
The March 27 Megajackpot
is the first ever to be awarded
at the casino.
The casino is one of several
Oregon casinos belonging to a
Native American progressive
gaming network that includes
over 300 casinos in 16 states:
Whenever a coin is played in a
linked machine, anywhere in the
network, the cumulative jackpot
continues to grow until some
lucky, winner hits the top pro
gressive prize.
The Wheel o f Fortune sys
tem is a multi-denominational
IG T progressive system. Pro
gressive systems allow for larger
jackpots than traditional stand
alone gaming machines.
The Wheel of Fortune pro
gressive system is one o f the
Tribal Information Day
at State Capitol next month
Tribal Inform ation Day is
Friday, May 16 at the State
Capitol in Salem. Activities are
from 9 a.m. to 1 prm. The theme
this- yeari$AH©noring, preserv
ing, and enhancing our natural
and cultural resources.”
There will be a morning re
ception, networking, tribal infor
mation tables, a ceremony, lunch
buffet, and annual state agency
training from 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Please join the Legislative
Commission on Indian Services
and the nine federally 'recog
nized, tribes o f Oregon; 'as they
host the 2008 Tribal Informa
tion Day.
Question? Please contact the
Legislative Commission on In
dian Services at:
Cassandra.webber@state.or.us.
m o st p o p u lar in N ative
America, and features an excit
ing bonus spin that has come to
be one o f the favorite facets of
the game for players and fans
alike, according to a statement
from Kah-Nee-Ta.
This progressive game also
features the latest video reel
technology.
Video reel game players can
now experience the fun and ex
citement of Wheel o f Fortune
on the Game King platform.
This five-reel, nine-line, 45-
coin, video spinning reel game
combines outstanding graphics
and sound with exciting spinning
wheel bonus games, just like the
original Wheel o f Fortune.
The progressive is paid in a
single installment upon verifica
tion when five Wheel o f For-
tune symbols line up on the
ninth payline with the max bet
wagered.
The Wheel o f Fortune pro
gressive has a starting jackpot
amount o f $100,000.
The Wheel o f Fortune pro
gressive system was developed
by IGT (www.IGT.com), a glo
bal company specializing in the
design, development, manufac
turing, distribution and sales of
computerized gaming machines
and systems products.
All IG T Megajackpots top
awards are paid in annual install
ments upon verification, except
Megajackpots Instant Winners
Jack p o ts and Rapid Riches
Megajackpots awards, which
are paid in their entirety upon
verification.
Horse vaccination clinic
The annual vaccination
clinic for horses will be held
at the Warm Springs Rodeo
G rounds from 10 a.m. to
noon on Thursday, April 17.
B The foUowingvaccinations
| tiaJB be!' available :■ "Four-way
(Eastern and Western E n
cephalomyelitis, Influenza,
and Tetanus), $10. West Nile,
$15; liquid wormer, $5; and
Coggins testing, $10.
For first time horse that
have never been vaccinated:
Suggested two doses, three to
six weeks apart. Horses that
have been previously vacci
nated:-'Suggested one dose
annually.:-Please call ahead
and let us know how many
horses you are bringing and
w hat you need per horse.
Warm Springs Extension Of
fice, 553-1520.