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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
A pril 7, 2010
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Outreach clinic planned
for Simnasho community
Helping hands in West Hills
from pharm acy services will’
help people better deal w ith
Spilyay Tymoo
their medications. People in
em ergency medical services,
Health care professionals in community health resources and
Warm Springs have planned an community health nurses also
ou treach event to focus on will be on hand.
people who live in Sirnnasho. -
This is an effort to reach out
For example, “we’ve had sev lying tribal members who have
eral calls fro m p eo p le in difficulties traveling to the main
Simnasho having trouble getting campus for care and prescrip
down to fill prescriptions,” said tions.
Elizabeth Johnson, community
Staffing levels are again on
health supervisor at the tribes’ the rise, which will allow clinic
Health and Wellness Clinic.
personnel more flexibility.
The satellite clinic will be at
“We’re trying to do more
the Simnasho Longhouse on outreach services to make our
May 14.
services m o re accessib le,”
D r. T hom as C reelm an is Johnson added.
scheduled to be there to meet
Once organizers determine
residents and answer questions. w hich services w ere m o st
He is a family practice physician needed, they’ll be able to better
at the clinic.
tailor future satellite events to
People who also need help best suit the wide spectrum o f
with diabetes and podiatry can community needs.
visit professionals. A worker
O ther satellite clinics are in
B y T erri H a rb e r
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
A recent project of the youth mission group was a house painting in the West Hills.
Y outh and adults o f the Friends Helping
Friends Missions visited Warm Springs for
three days in March.
The group, part o f the Oregon Conference
o f the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, helped
out with housing maintenance projects around
the reservation.
The Friends Helping Friends Missions has
come to the reservation each year for the past
several years, helping with projects at various
departments and residences. Their help is al
ways appreciated, said Rudy Clements, H ous
ing maintenance supervisor. The youth group
is based out o f Vancouver, Wash.
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Wednesday, April 7
The Madras White Buffalo
baseball program has teamed
with Abby’s Legendary Pizza to
help raise funds for the teams.
The fundraiser on this day is
from 5 until 9 p.m. Twenty per
cent of all sales will be donated
to MHS baseball.
Warm Springs Credit and the
Housing program have their
Hom ebuyer Class this day
from 6 :30-8:30 p.m. at the
Credit building.
A new Cultural Class is be
ing held weekly. Class is open
to community members, em
ployees and defendants within
the Tribal Court system to use
as an alternative sentence.
Classes are 5:30 until 7 p.m.,
M ondays, T uesdays and
Wednesdays in the basement
of the Education building.
Election
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“It’s good that they’re be
coming interested in voting
and learning about it,” said
R hoan. “ E v ery b o d y has
rig h ts, and th e younger
people are beginning to use
their rights by voting.”
G overnm ent Affairs di
rector Pitt agreed: “I f the
young people on the reserva
tion want someone closer to
th e ir ow n age on T ribal
C ouncil,” he said, “ they
could do it. I f you look at a
b rea k d o w n
[of
the
reservation’s population] of
age, you’ll see that their vote
could really count.”
This time around, Rhoan
said, there were very few
complaints from the voters.
, C ertificates o f results
show that Ron Suppah, cur
rent Council Chairman, had
216 votes for his seat as
Simnasho District represen
tative, followed by O lney
Patt,Jr. (206),,and Raymond
Tsumpti (164).
Close calls included Rafael
Q u ea h p am a
fo r
the
Simnasho District, who got
163 votes, or just one fewer
than Raymond Tsumpti.
In total, 545 ballots were
counted for the Simnasho
D istrict, w ith 10 ruined.
There were 30 write-ins for
the Simnasho District.
For the Agency District,
Eugene “Austin” Green Jr.
had 205 votes, followed by
Lola Sohappy (203), and
Stanley “Buck” Smith, Jr.
(194).
Eighty-hundred and fifty
ballots were counted for the
Agency District, with 13 ru
ined. There were about 30
Write-ins for the Agency
District.
For the Seekseequa Dis
trict, Scott Moses had 50
votes for his seat, followed
by Reuben Henry, who had
49.
O ne-hundred fifty-nine
ballots were counted for the
Seekseequa D istrict, w ith
two ruined. Seekseequa had
4 write-ins.
The newly elected district
representatives for the 25th
Tribal Council will be sworn
in on May 3, 2010.
the works to serve patients who
have trouble obtaining help at
the main building. Groups to be
targeted with future outreach
events still is being determined,
however, she added.
A partial Est o f services avail
able at the clinic: nutrition,
Women, Infants and Children
program, or WIC, diabetes pre
vention and care, maternal child
health care, medical social work-
ers, and L iving Well w ith
Chronic Conditions.
They also work with other
entities on the reservation: Child
Protective Services, Early Child
hood Education Center and the
Jefferson County School D is
trict.
The chnic also is exploring a
return to providing w om en’s
health services.
CaU 553-1196, ext. 4100, for
details. •
Thursday, April 8
Native Dance class is held
Thursday at the Community
Center for youth and adults in
terested in participating. Con
tact Deanie Johnson or Carol
Sahme if you have any ques
tions.
Diabetes Screenings will
be held this day from 1:30-3
p.m. at the Community Coun
seling Center.
“Wolfn Photographies,” a
new exhibit in the Museum at
Warm Springs Changing Art
Gallery, opens this day and will
run through June 6. The exhibit
features the w ork of Warm
Springs tribal member artist and
accom plished photographer
Levi Blackwolf.
Friday, April 9
There will be no school for
all 509-J students.
The
S ixth
A nnual
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der Co-Ed Basketball Tourney
is A p ril 9-11 at the Warm
Springs Com m unity Center.
Twelve teams, 8-man roster -
true double elimination. This is
an open tournament. You will
need to show proof of age. First
through fourth place awards.
Leather sleeve jackets for 1st
place. To enter or for more in
formation - call Edison Yazzie
at 541-460-3450.
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Health Commission
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How the Joint Health Com
mission and Council will work
toward health care goals will be
come clearer as the relationship
evolves, the parties agreed.
The commission has existed
for less than a year, Commission
m e m b er H e a th e r Crow -
Martinez said the recent meet
ing with Council was valuable,
as the commission prepates for
a retreat later this month.
“We need hear specific com
ments from the Council mem
bers,” she said, “ so we know
what to focus on.”
Jo in t H ealth Com m ission
members for the tribes are sec
retary-treasurer Calica; Crow-
M artinez, w ho is director o f
Best Care Mental H ealth and
A d d ic tio n Services; and
Caroline Cruz, general manager
o f the tribal Hum an Services
Branch.
O ther commissioners are Dr.
Leland Bud Beamer, emergency
room physician at M ountain
View Hospital; James Diegel,
president and chief executive
officer o f Cascade Healthcare
C om m unity; C arol P rev o st,
chief executive officer o f the
Warm Springs IHS service unit;
and Dr. Stephen “Miles” Rudd,
clinical director, Warm Springs
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