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March 9, 2011 Spilyay Tym oo, Warm Springs, Oregon Pgge 10 Final push to complete beauty school requirements By Yvonne Iverson Spilyay Tymoo F o r th e p a st n in e m o n th s Tatum Kalama has been wak ing up before the sunrise and get ting ready for the hour-long com mute to Phagan’s Beauty College in Bend. She has to leave W arm Springs before the Early Child hood Education center opens, so she depends on her m o th er A n n ie to d ro p o f f h e r 16- month-old son to his classroom. Annie also picks him up after she gets o ff o f work. T a tu m d o e sn ’t re tu rn to Warm Springs until after 6:30 and sometimes 7 o’clock in the evening, depending on when she finishes with her last client. T his m akes fo r very long days, but they will soon be com ing to an end, as she wraps up her studies and makes a push to complete her requirements by March 14. Tatum is working on her E s thetics and N ail Technology courses which require a mini m um num ber o f hours o f in- class work as well as hands-on work in the salon. Each student has a contract period and timeline in which they need to complete all their re quirements, and there is an ex tra charge for each day that you go beyond that set date. For Tatum that day is M on day, March 14, and she needs to complete 40 manicures and Tatum Kalama is working to complete her requirements-40 manicures and pedicures-by March 14. pedicures to reach her goal and complete her requirements on the target date. She says that is helpful when friends and family can schedule appointments with her because it gets her closer to meeting her goal. O ne o f the problems that she has had is th at m o st o f her friends and family are in Warm Springs and Phagan’s is closed on the weekends, which makes it hard for folks to get to Bend for an appointment so she has to d ep en d on w alk-in’s and other customers. Services at the Beauty Col lege afe very reasonably priced and all the students are super vised by an instructor. Manicure prices start at $9 and pedicures start at $10, so you can help Tatum reach her goal by calling Phagan’s Salon 541-382-6171 and scheduling your appointment. For more information and to see their chipless manicure spe cials just visit: www.phagans-schools.com Gardening workshops Saturdays Oregon State Univer sity Extension Service at Warm Springs are hosting community garden work shops this spring. All sessions will be on Saturday at the Education Building from 9 a.m.-12 p.m., and will include a healthy snack. H ere are som e o f the gardening topics for discussion: March 12: Vegetable v a rieties fo r W arm Springs. March 19: G arden fer tilizers. M arch 26: W arm Springs Community Gar den information session. Presenters will be Dia betes P rev en tio n p ro gram lifesty le co ach E dm und Francis; Bryan L u n d , W arm S prings Master Gardener in train ing; Jan Foster, M aster G a rd e n e r; K aren •McCarthy, landscape pro fessional. Fara Brummer: OSU Extension Agricul tu re an d N a tu ra l R e sources. For information phone 541-553-3238. Ore-mail: fara.brummer@oregon state.edu The Diabetes Preven tion program phone is 541-553-0118. E dm und Francis’ email is: edmund.francis@ihs.gov Counselor: ‘you’d be amazed’ (Continued from page 1) While doing her internship for school, Michelle heard about and applied for the position o f recovery coaching at Bestcare Treatment Services in Madras. She started work on April 16, 2010. “The m ost challenging part? Som etim es I ’ll get the same friends coming into the group sessions that I facilitate today. You talk about that being strange. But I always make sure to ask them if they’re okay with this.” O n the contrary, Michelle’s presence in the classroom seems to deliver new m otivation to those participants who knew her before recovery. “Some o f them will say, If you can do it I ’ll bet I can do it. T hey see th a t I ’ve liv ed it, breathed it, and they see what I ’m doing tpday. It gives them hope.” “I have a lot o f respect for h e r,” o n e p a rtic ip a n t said. “Michelle tells us how she was, what she’s like today and how she got here.” “ Every day, there comes a reminder of spirituality. I still have my soul and I understand why God protects it now.$ “The high-point today is that I have my family back,” Michelle said. “People actually trust me again, I ’m amazed! There was a day when that was never heard of!” Michelle has found her hon esty, her self-respect, the respect o f others, trust. “All back. I have a house, my job, my chil dren! It doesn’t happen over night, it takes work. W hat you get into it is what you’re going to get out o f it.” Today, Michelle finds peace in the fact that she was able to witness the birth o f her grand children. “My oldest grandson is 4. The middle is 5 m onths yesterday. A nd my precious granddaughter was just b o m on February 25.” A group o f friends gathered on February 14 to celebrate Michelle’s 5th birthday in recov ery. “T hat’s like being a baby in recovery, because I have friends that have 25 years sobriety.” B ut there’s hope, she said. “T here’s light at the end o f the tunnel. It might all seem bad at this m om ent, I know—B ut in reality it’s just taking a step. Say ing, I n eed help. Y ou’d be amazed when you say that, how many people will be there to hold your hand.” Today, Michelle is reminded o f her soul. “Every day, there comes a reminder o f spiritual ity. I still have my soul and I understand why G od protects it now. I know my m om is proud o f me in heaven” 330 S.W. Culver Hwy. Madras ing We are really excited about this building. It will be functional, and also, create a nice space for L you, our future customers, and those that work for the phone com pany.' We will have a ground break ing cerem ony w ith officials from Rural Utility Service, (the federal agency that funded the company), and others. D ate is not certain, b ut we will let you know when it is happening and we hope you come and join us. It will be held at the new office building. See you then. The Warm Springs Telecommu nications Company (WSTC) is a trihally chartered enterprise whose mission is to bring advanced broad band services to the Warm Springs tribes, including voice, data and video. The start-up company expects to be gin delivering services by this fall. SALEH SALE!! SALE!! SALE!! SALE!! SALE!! SALE!! FREE B&W PHOTO PLATE or 10% OFF (up to $200 value) on upright slants and monuments only iff paid in full by the end of March To learn more about us and see our Photo Gallery, go to: www.pioneerrock.com Find map to shop under CONTACTS on website i l l s Repair & Anto Sales T eleco — (Continued from page 5) This half o f the building will actually look nice...a lot nicer for you, the customer, than the other half o f the CO, housing the switch and engineering guys. O n this side o f the building, there will be a counter or two that will enable you to come in to pay your bill, or exchange a piece o f equipment. 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