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Birth More Letters to the Editor How things have changed I love to remember the old days when our mothers honored the U.S. Veterans, the happy tustling around preparing a big dinner. All the food coming out of their own homes. How things have changed. The ladies were Lilly Meanus, Blanche Tohet, Susan Moses, Lucy M iller, Ida Wanmasey, Sadie Brown, Susan Gilbert. I, myself missed out on my close relative, the late Nina Rowe’s funeral to cook the Honor the Veterans dinner, never expect ing to be paid! Yes, how things have changed! Today a request is sent to the CEO for salmon, deer, and pay for the cooks. As a member of the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary, I am concerned of the validity of the request. I know it requires a full quorum of the Ladies Auxiliary to approve such a req u est, (which in my time didn’t hap pen) and it was the Ladies Aux iliary that honored the Veterans. We have to inspect our val ues and traditions. As we are told at our D istrict meetings, our Tribe is broke? What happened to the penny drills and fund rais ing? Are we too lazy or busy? We should not expect the Tribe to fully support our hiring of cooks and supply the food! I am fully supportive of hon oring the Veterans, as I had a brother in World War II and a brother in the Korean Conflict. My older brother never told horror stories of his experience in Japan and sadly disagreed with telling of his battle experience at powwows when a war dancer loses an eagle feather while danc ing. Congratulations for those that came home safely and are still with us today on 11-11- 2011. We love to salute you all this Nov. 11, 2011. Respectfully, N eda Wesley, A u x iliary Member since 1954. r Page 5 November 2, 2011 Spílyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Positive Pathways By Lt. Valerie Cooper Pharmacy, H ealth and Wellness Center Want to quit drinking? Positive Pathways is a phar macy run clinic at the Warm Springs Health and Wellness Center that can help you quit drinking. P ositive Pathw ays has been at the clinic for at least three years, and helps people to quit drinking by the use of m edications. In the past, three medications have been available which are: baclofen, disulfiram, and naltrexone. Recently, a new medica tion called topiram ate has been added to the clinic for use in quitting drinking. It is being offered to help give people a new hope in quitting, especially if they have tried other medications in the past. If you or someone you know is interested in the clinic, you can set up an ap pointment by calling the clinic at 553-1196 or come into the pharmacy and set-up an ap pointment. The clinic does require the person to attend counseling sessions at least every two weeks, whether it be at the Community Counseling Cen ter or at a different center. The person also must at tend Positive Pathways and see a pharmacist every two weeks for follow-up. At the pharmacy appoint ments, the pharm acist will talk with the person to see how they are doing with their medication and will then give them another two week sup ply of medications. If you have any questions or want to quit drinking to day, talk to your pharmacist. Sean L ee M ich a el H arrington Richard Harrington IV and A shley H arrington o f Warm Springs are pleased to announce the birth of their son Sean Lee M ichael Harrington, born on Oct. 29, 2011. Sean joins brother Kris, 3, and sister Anna, 5. Grandparents on the father’s side are A lbert and Gabriele Charley of Warm Springs. G randp arents on the m o th er’s side are M ark and M issy Jo h n so n o f W arm Springs. School (Continued from page 1) Funding w ill again be the main obstacle to pursuing the latest effort. The tribes are making budget cuts, including reductions in the workforce, due to revenue shortfalls. And the economy in the region may make a bond levy difficult for the school district voters. Still, the tribes could manage to come up with its half of the construction cost, said Jo dy Calica, tribal secretary-treasurer. And meanwhile, the school dis tric t levy that funded the Je ffe rso n C ounty M iddle School is being retired soon, so voters may be open to new pro posals. A school district bond pro posal would include funding for a new Warm Springs school, as well as funding for a variety of improvements at other schools in the district, Molitor said. The school district board, he said, is committed to the plan of developing a new school for Warm Springs. For now, the board is putting together an as sessment of needs and cost es timates. Tentatively, school district voters could see a bond mea sure on the May 2012 ballot. \ Wasco Chieftainship meeting on Nov. 9 The next meeting re- g a rd in g th e W a sco C h ie fta in s h ip is s c h e d u le d fo r th e evening of W e d ne s day, N ov. 9 a t th e Agency Longhouse. The candidates are invited to answer ques- tio n s th a t m ay be asked by the m em bers at the meeting. A presentation will a lso be m ade o f a proposal to put the Chieftainship matter to a vote, and how this m ay be accom plished. HazMat response Emergency crews re sponded to Highway 26 and Hollywood, near the Shell Station, on a Hazmat tone-out Monday morning. Traffic traveling in both directions was im m edi ately stopped so person nel could clean the spill. No in juries were re ported, and the highway was reopened within the hour. mñ Duran Bobb/Spilyay Claims Filing Assistance in the $760 million Keepseagle Indian Farmer/Rancher Settlement DATE: November 7-8, 2011 TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. DATE: November 10, 2011 TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. LOCATION: Community Wellness Center 2200 Hollywood Boulevard Warm Springs, OR LOCATION: Nixyaawii Tribal Governance Center 46411 Ti’mine Way Pendleton, OR Upcoming area meetings: November 15-17, Crow Agency, MT; November 29-December 1, Fort Belknap, MT; December 6-8, Browning, MT What is this About? The class action settles claims that the USDA discriminated against Native American farmers and ranchers seeking farm loans or loan servicing. Who is Included? The Settlement includes: • Native American farmers who: ° Farmed or ranched (or attempted to) any time from 1981 to late 1999. o Tried to get a farm loan or loan servicing from the USDA. o Complained verbally or in writing about how they were treated. • Heirs of the above. How Much Money Can I Get? You may be eligible for a payment of up to $50,000 or more and full or partial loan forgiveness. To receive a payment, you must file a claim by December 27.2011 If you can’t attend a meeting, call 1-888-233-5506 for free help filing a claim. For more information visit: www.lndianFarmClass.com
