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June 15, 2011
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Director recognized with national IHS award Graduation banquet
Caroline Cruz has won the In
dian Health Service national
Directors Award.
Cruz is director of the Warm
Springs Health and Human Ser
vices Branch.
She will receive the award at
a ceremony on June 29 in Wash
ington, D.C., at the National
Museum of the American In
dian.
In announcing the award, act
ing IHS Area Director Dean
Seyler said:
“Caroline has demonstrated
outstanding leadership by her
ongoing efforts in improving ac
cess and q u ality o f care,
strengthening our partnership
with the tribe, and striving to
keep our work transparent and
accountable.”
Seyler commended Cruz for
her openness and willingness to
partner with the IHS staff, con-
sistendy demonstrating an ongo
ing dedication to raising the
Caroline Cruz
physical, mental, social and spiri
tual health of the tribal mem
bers.
“Her efforts have improved
our ab ility to prom ote the
agency’s priorities for change and
improvement,” he said.
“C o n gratu latio n s
to
Caroline,” said Urbana Ross,
chief operations officer of the
Confederated Tribes. ‘W e are all
very proud of her hard work.”
Departments in the Health
and Human Services branch are
the Community Wellness Cen
ter, Children’s Protective Ser
vices, the Community Counsel
ing Center, and the Community
Health Education Team.
Cruz also oversees the tribal
social programs such as Voca
tional Rehabilitation, Senior and
Disabled Services, the Senior
Center, and the Commodities
program.
About 100 employees work
in the various departments of
the Human Services Branch.
Work experience
Cruz first worked at Com
munity Counseling in the 1980s,
as a counselor and then as the
prevention coordinator.
She later worked for the state
of Oregon for 16 years. Her
position before returning to
Warm Springs in 2009 was re
gional coordinator of the state
Addictions and Mental Health
D ivision, A lcohol and Drug
Policy Unit.
She was also the statewide
coordinator of Oregon’s preven
tion programs, and served as
lead trainer and tribal liaison to
the state’s nine tribes. She was
the Oregon representative of
the National Prevention Net
work.
Through these positions,
Cruz remained in contact over
the years with the Warm Springs
community.
Two years ago Secretary-
Treasurer Jody Calica encour
aged Cruz to apply for the Hu
man Services general manager
job, which had been without a
permanent GM for a few years.
Caroline has brought stability,
and her years of valuable expe
rience, to the Health and Hu
man Services Branch.
Native youth survey scheduled for next month
The Oregon Native Youth
Survey w ill be conducted in
Warm Springs on July 29.
The purpose of this survey
is to help identify the strengths
and needs of youth in the com
munity, and to develop strate
gies for working with Native
youth.
Youth between the ages of
12 and 19 are asked to partici
pate in this survey.
The survey contains 110
questions and will take about 40
minutes to complete.
The survey asks about many
parts of youth life:
Relationships with family and
friends; experiences in school;
the community we live in; cul
tural activities; drugs and alco
hol, firearms and crime.
The survey will take place in
a group setting; however, youth
will not share their answers to
any of the questions with other
members of the group.
A moderator will walk the
youth through the survey and
be available to answer any ques
tions the youth may have about
the survey.
The local contact for the sur
vey is Michael Martinez, suicide
preventio n sp ecialist at the
W arm Springs C om m unity
Counseling Center. He can be
reached at 541-553-3205.
Youth who participate will be
told that they may skip any
question(s) that they are not
comfortable answering; or that
they can stop completing the
survey at any time.
There will be a $10 stipend
for each youth completing the
survey. (The incentive is subject
to change, and may be increased
to $20.)
The location of where this
survey will take place is still be
ing worked out, but early dis
cussions have identified the
Agency Longhouse as a good
location.
Important notice to par
ents: If you do not want your
youth to participate in this sur
vey, com e and see M ichael
Martinez or Rosanna Jackson at
the Warm Springs Community
Wellness Center. Mention that
you do not want your son or
daughter to take this survey.
More information on the sur
vey will be provided as the date
approaches.
Graduates, their parents
and other family members
are invited to the 2011 Gradu
ation Banquet on Tuesday
even ing, Ju n e 21 at the
Agency Longhouse.
The Education D epart
ment wants to ensure that all
graduates are the list for rec-
ognition: This includes high
school, GED, college, voca
tional school, higher educa
tion, etc.
Bring your diploma or cer-
tificate o f com pletion to
Rhonda Smith at the Tribal
Council office.
Summer lunch service for youth
The Jefferson County School
District is participating in the
summer food service program,
starting June 29.
M eals are served at no
charge for all kids ages 1-18
years.
Meals will be provided at the
Warm Springs cafeteria from
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. through Au
gust 19 (closed July 4).
Students post outstanding grades
M adras H igh School an
nounced the Honor Roll stu
dents who achieved Honor Roll
and the All Star Honor Roll.
Michaela Adams Kalama and
Andrea Guerin.
Honor Roll: Clair Manion
and Miriam Vance.
Grade 9
All Star Honor Roll (3.6-4.0
with no grade lower than a B):
Kortney Rae Stacona.
Honor Roll (3.0-3.59 with
no grade low er than a B):
B ryson M iller and L eticia
Palacios Harness.
Grade 11
H onor Roll: T aSheena
George and Rosey Suppah.
Grade 10
A ll Star
H onor
Grade 12
All Star Honor Roll: Leslee
H enderson, Leslie Robinson
and JoElla Smith.
Honor Roll: Zachary Miller
and Chelsie Patt.
Roll:
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Museum, Deli, Grocery, Ice, Fishing
Permits, Western Union, Check-Free
Bill Pay, ATM and M uch More!
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Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay
Catalino LeClaire holds up his unharmed egg, as the crowd eagerly awaits the next egg to
drop from the roof of Warm Springs Elementary. Students were challenged to create a
container for their egg no larger than 7”x7” that would keep it from cracking during the drop.
Over 500 com panies can be p a id through our check-free service
in clu d in g: P acific Power, D irect TV, Verison, and Qwest.
Museum to host Huckleberry
Harvest fundraiser in August
The Sixteenth Annual Huck
leberry Harvest will be on Sat
urday, August 13.
The Harvest dinner and auc
tion benefit cultural education
services offered by the Museum
At Warm Springs.
The event will feature a live
and silent auction of arts, crafts
and special premiums. This one
of a kind celebration showcases
creative artists. The reception
begins at 5:30 p.m. on August
13, and goes into the evening.
For more information on how
you can join this event please
call the museum or check the
website:
www.museumatwarmsprings.org.
Or on Facebook.
• A ll Products Prepared Fresh Dally
• Entrees Roasted Daily
• Featuring Hand Cut U S D A Choice Steaks
VOCS support group schedule
The Warm Springs Victims
o f Crim e S ervices Sum m er
Support Group schedule is as
follows:
Evening wom en’s support
group meeting at 6 p.m. on the
following Mondays: July 11 and
August 1.
Evening men’s support group
meetings at 6 p.m. on Thursdays,
July 7 and August 4.
Regular weekly schedule will
resume after Labor Day in Sep
tember. For more information,
contact the Victims of Crime
Services office at 541-553-
2293, Monday through Friday,
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call the police
dispatch for an on-call advocate:
541-553-1171.
The office is located at 1132
Paiute Ave. on the Campus.
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