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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 7 A u g u s t 14, 2 0 0 8 C l i n i c s p o n s o r in g e v e n ts Diabetes Prevention hosts graduation The changes aren’t really a diet, Francis said, ‘I t’s a lifestyle change. ’ B y L e s l ie M i tt s Spilyay Tymoo The Diabetes Prevention Pro g ram h o s te d th e ir se v e n th graduation recently after stu dents received instruction about how to live healthier lifestyles. L ifesty le C o ach E d m u n d Francis spoke to past and cur ren t participants at the event, and said the program continues to im prove as m ore and m ore people participate. “It’s for you guys,” he said. “The more you keep coming, the better it gets.” American Indians and Alas kan Natives suffer from some o f the highest rates o f diabetes in the w orld and there isn’t a known reason why. According to Francis, “We’re trying to help the Native Ameri can community to try to change that— we do that through exer cise and nutrition.” Francis was one o f the first participants in the program and later becam e a lifestyle coach after changing his habits. The changes a re n ’t really a diet, F rancis said, “ I t ’s a lifestyle change.” D o n Courtney, also a past Justine Thomas/Spilyay Don Courtney leads an activity to demonstrate the flow of information as Carolyn Harvey participates. p a rtic ip a n t o f th e p ro g ram , served as speaker at the gradu ation celebration. A fo rm er ch ief o f police, Courtney said he never thought he would be at risk for develop ing diabetes. A n avid ru n n er, C ourtney said, it was his eating habits that were the problem. Through the program, how ev er, C o u rtn e y le a rn e d to change his lifestyle for the bet ter. H e spoke o f the need to find balance between mental, emo tio n al, physical an d spiritual health. “We need to m aintain bal ance,” Courtney said. H e encouraged the graduates to take th e in fo rm atio n they learned and maximize it to lead healthy lifestyles. The Diabetes Prevention Pro gram is a three-year program based on a grant that the Dia b e te s P ro g ra m , C o m m u n ity H e a lth and C o m m u n ity Wellness received. D uring the three years, par ticipants attend a four-m onth class and continue to m eet with a coach and receive help during the rest o f the time period. Participants aim to lose seven percent o f their starting weight as well as learn to eat healthier and make better choices. Exercise is also key— the Dia b etes P ro g ra m has ex ercise equipm ent available to partici pants and hosts monthly diabe tes prevention walks in addition to activities like a walking club. The following are events held sponsored by the Warm Springs Health and Wellness C enter (all activities held at the clinic unless otherw ise noted): Diabetes education ev ery Tuesday from 10 a.m.-12 noon. D rop in for half-hour at 10 a.m ., 10:30 a.m ., 11 a.m., or 11:30 a.m. Healthy breakfast and health talks: Tuesday, Au gust 26 from 9-10 a.m. Healthy cooking work- shop: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, August 21. D rop by for about 30 minutes. Take w hat you make! Recipe TBA. Senior nutrition talks at the Senior Center at noon on Thursday, Sept. 4. Walk for Diabetes at the Community Center at noon on Wednesday, A ugust 20. W alk, fo o d , b lo o d su g ar checks, information. Women o f W ellness lunch: N oon today, T hurs day, August 14. Biggs Bridge closure scheduled T h e re w ill b e n ig h ttim e , single-lane closures controlled by flaggers at the Biggs Bridge be ginning M onday, A ugust 18. The closure will be from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m ., and will co n tin u e through the end o f August. Up to 20 minute delays can be expected during those night time closures. Full closure o f the bridge will begin on Wednesday, Septem ber 3, after the L abor Day Weekend, and the bridge will remain closed to all traffic (24 hours a day, seven days a week) until D ecem ber 30. Superintendent Notice of availability Draft resolution plan/environmental assessment: Beaver Creek gasoline spill This is N otice o f Avail ability o f D raft Restoration P lan/E nvironm ental Assess m ent for the Beaver Creek Gasoline Spill Cooperating entities: C onfederated Tribes o f the W arm Springs R eservation o f O regon (CTWSRO), Na- tional Oceanic and A tm o sp h e ric A d m in is tra tio n (NOAA) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Action: N otice o f avail ability o f the D raft Restora tion Plan/Environm ental As se s sm e n t fo r th e B eav er Creek Gasoline Spill. Sum m ary: NOAA, USFWS and CTWSRO col lectively announce the avail ability o f their D raft Resto ration P lan/E nvironm ental As sessment for the Beaver Creek Gasoline Spill. NOAA, USFWS, and CTWSRO are members o f th e n a tu ra l re so u rc e tru ste e council, w ho are planning and im plem enting natural resource restoration under the terms o f the final setdem ent o f litigation ag ain s t, Am eri c an T r an sp o rt, Inc. Addresses: A copy o f the p la n m ay b e v iew ed at CTW SRO’s N atural Resources D epartm ent offices, located at 4223 Holiday Street in W arm Springs, O regon 97761. C op ies o f th e D ra ft R esto ratio n P la n /E n v iro n m e n ta l A ssess m ent may be obtained by writ ten request to Megan Callahan G rant, NOA A Restoration Cen ter, 1201 N E Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100, Portland, O R 97232; by email request to megan.callahan- grant@ noaa.gov; or by calling Megan Callahan G rant at (503) 231-2213. For further inform ation contact: B rad H o u sle t, CTW SRO N atural R esources Department 541/553-2039]; or Megan Callahan Grant, NOAA R estoration C enter, 1201 N E Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100, P o rt la n d , OR 97232, or m e g a n . c a lla h a n - grant@ noaa.gov; or (503) 231- 2213. ' Supplementary informa tion: The Beaver Creek D raft Restoration Plan/Environm en- tal Assessment (Draft R P/E A ) has been prepared by the Fed eral and T ribal n atural re source trustees to address res toration o f natural resources and resource services injured in the March 4, 1999, tanker tru ck and trailer accident, w hich discharged gasoline into Beaver Creek, located on the Warm Springs Reserva tion, Oregon. The Preferred , Alternative includes a suite o f riparian and in-stream resto ration actions within the Bea ver Creek watershed intended to im p ro v e h a b ita t fo r anadrom ous fish and other aquatic species. Comment period: Com ments will be accepted for 30 days, beginning A ugust 14, 2008 and ending September 15, 2008. Justine Thomas/Spilyay Superintendent Rick Molitar during visit with Tribal Council. (Continued from page 1) “Some o f the issues that we have socially and culturally are h u g e issu e s,” M o lita r said. “ C o m m u n icatio n is a n o th e r one.” “I ’m just réally interested and excited to learn about our com munity and to get input from our families,” Molitar said. H e encourages p aren ts to voice their concerns to the E du cation Committee or to contact the school district. According to MoEtar, “I think its im por tant for parents and famiEes to know how they can let their voices be heard.” M oEtar’s first day o f work for the school district was July 1. I RA’S SALES & SERVICE, INC. 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