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Page 3 July 2, 2 0 0 9 Spilygy Tymoo, Wgrm Springs, Oregon Community Health focuses on outreach time with the joint venture bud get analyst Cassie Katchia. Before that, Queahpama for several years for the BIA in real property management. She transferred to the IHS Portland area office, and then to the Warm Springs Service Unit. She retired in 2007 but came back to work when the Commu- By Dave McMechan Spilyay Tymoo The Community Health De partment at the Warm Springs Health and Wellness Clinic pro vides a wide range o f services to the community. The staff of 12 health work ers focus on nutrition and fit ness, diabetes prevention, edu cation, m aternal and child health, elder care, and other ar eas of community wellness. Home visits are an important part o f the Community Health service. “We have outreach workers who try to help get the people involved,” said R oberta Queahpama, department direc tor. “And we visit the people who might not be able to get to the clinic.” The outreach workers, for instance, make sure that patients are following their treatments at home. “And we have a very open door policy,” said Queahpama. “We try to assist as many people as we can.” The staff includes commu nity health nurses, community health representatives, a nutri- ftA ■ ’ Auto Repair 5 4 1 -4 7 5 -6 1 4 0 Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon. - Fri. FREE ESTIMATES • GUARANTEED WORK CUSTOM EXHAUST • MUFFLERS • RADIATORS ENGINES • TRANSMISSIONS • HEATERS AIR CONDITIONING • ELECTRICAL • BRAKES SUSPENSION AND M O R E . . . 880 S. Adams Dr., Madras, OR Fax: 475-2677 became vacant. n o n faa. d.njpjia'ltinip tf ie fn&ine&ô,e& ipon &ee in I fie. § jiifip a tp eftpm oo. H l Dave McMechan/Spilyay Community Health director Roberta Queahpama tionist, fitness'coordinator and diabetes prevention coordinator, social workers, and patient es corts. The departm ent programs are fu n d ed by g ran ts, and through federal and state con tracts. No tribal funding is used. The department is housed in pod A o f the clinic. Q ueahpam a has been the department director for about six months. She was hired after former director Joyce Oberly left for another job. Queahpama has worked with the joint venture between IHS and the tribes. She worked for a Head Start now taking registration Warm Springs Head Start is now taking applications for the Head Start 2009-2010 school year. Head Start is offering your three to four-year-olds a pre school experience. Head Start provides children with activities to grow mentally, socially, emotionally and physi cally, as well as giving them kin dergarten readiness. Give your child the gift to learn, give your child a Head Start. Be prepared to present the following for registration: Verification o f income, birth certificate or tribal letter, physi cal and immunizations papers, custody or placement papers-we will need all o f the paperwork in before the child is selected for the school year. For m ore inform ation on registration, call Jodi, Snuffie or Rachelle at 553-3241 (ECE). Aquatic center hosting July 4 event The Madras Aquatic Center will host a July 4 celebration on Saturday, starting 5:30 until the completion of the fireworks. The event will feature four hours o f swimming, games and recreation, a barbecue, live mu sic and fun for people o f all ages. The evening will be topped o ff with the fireworks display from an excellent vantage point. You m ust buy adm ission bracelets in advance o f the event. Bracelets can be pur chased at the aquatic center, at 1195 SE Kemper Way in Ma dras. Admission includes swim ming, music, barbecue dinner and fireworks. Individual re- served deck seat: $7:50 mem- b er/$ 1 0 non-m em ber. In d i vidual general admission: $5 m em ber/$7.50 non-member. Family reserved seats (six brace lets) $25 m em ber/$30 n o n member. Family general admis sion (six bracelets) $20 mem- ber/$25 non-member. CARS & TRUCKS 4 U Important notice to our valued customers and friends: Wally is moving back to Redmond! Effective July 1,2009, we will be open for busi ness in our new loca tion. We will be sharing space with L eed’s Laid- Back M otors at 148 6th Street in Redmond, Or egon. O u r b u sin e ss n am e w ill s till be C ars an d Trucks 4 U. The phone num ber w ill rem ain the same, 1-541-419-8088, as will the mailing address, P.O.Box 1496, Redmond, OR 97756. We are really excited about our move, which we feel will enable us to help more people with their ve hicle needs. We w ant to thank all our custom ers and friends for your busi n e ss a n d frie n d s h ip w hile w e w ere in M a dras, and hope you will come see us at our new location. W h en y o u ’re in R ed m o n d p le a se stop in for a visit and join me for a cup o f coffee. L o o k in g fo rw ard to seeing you, Wally Gray PO Box 1496, Redmond, OR 97756
