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Community gathering to address youth issues
Last w eekend, several
departments on the reser
v a tio n s p o n s o re d th e
G a th e rin g o f N a tiv e
Americans conference at
the Community Center in
W arm Springs, w ith the
help o f a grant from N a
tive American Aspirations.
“We’re going through
mastering interdependence
and generosity, and we’re
utilizing the community on
this ratiier than having out
siders come in to fix us,”
M ichael M artin ez said.
“So this is Native Ameri
can prevention.”
Fifteen to 20 facilitators
have been recruited from
various departm ents and
have completed training to
address issues on the res
ervation.
Community building activity at conference.
Some o f the topics at the
conference included youth
violence, bullying, and suicide-
prevention.
“We’re going to do this sev
eral m ore times,” M artinez
said.
“T h e re ’s a cam p
planned for August in H eHe,
and another conference slated
for October.”
The conferences are open
events for the community.
“We need answ ers from
tribal members,” Martinez
said, “so we can tell our
own personal story. We
need members to become
a part o f this.”
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Summer Youth
We would like to thank all
our Summer Youth speakers
for the m onthly classroom
and w orkshops we’ve been
c o n d u c tin g th ro u g h th e
m onths o f March and April,
and the future classes and
workshops we’ll be having in
May and June.
We w ould like to say thank
you for the following presen
tations and the following pre
senters:
Suicide p rev en tio n p re
sen ters M ichael M artinez,
R o san n a J a c k s o n , S c o tt
K alam a and Rachel Macy.
Culture and Heritage present
ers Myra Johnson-O rang e;
P H E T (o th e r c a re e rs )-p re
s e n te r s D a n ic a G r e e n e ,
Jefferson Greene and Gabriel
Walker; Louie Pitt o f G ov
ernm ent Affairs; Legal Aide
presented by Reina Estimo.
T h an k ,y o u Safety Class
presenters Solom on “Solo”
Stewart, Jayce Allen, Building
Inspections; Alvis Smith III,
Weatherization program; Ron
P alm er, w a te r tre a tm e n t
plant; and Casey Smith, new
Safety o fficer;'N atu ral Re
sources’ Clay Penhollow; Kah-
Nee-Ta’s Cecilia Herrera; Big
B rothers Big Sisters’ Jaylyn
Suppah; D orothy Kalama o f
V ictim s o f C rim e; Ja n e ll
W allulatum an d C h arlen e
Smith.
The workshops were very
well received by our youth;
and the inform ation you gave
out and the additional refer
ence material you provided
was fascinating and timely.
O ur only regret is that we
didn’t have more time to dis
cuss or touch on specific top
ics w ith you all, b u t being
short notice, you all did a su
perb job and made the work
shops and classes as m uch
fun and informational as pos
sible. T hat is much appreci
ated.
To th e y o u th w h o a t
ten d ed th e w orkshops, we
were glad you were able to
m eet with all the presenters
and use all the inform ation'
you’ve been taught, to utilize
your skills as you pursue Sum
m er Youth work. Please do
not be afraid to ask questions,
this is how you get results. All
youth have been m ost enjoy
able, patient, good listeners,
respectful, and should know
w hat needs to ,be completed
I f you still don’t understand,
com prehend o r have ques
tions, stop by our office or
Homeless: no easy solution
(Continued from page 1)
In the past, Tillman was a
re s id e n t o f H ig h L o o k ee
Lodge. “B ut I.co u ld n ’t go
anywhere. I ’d get into trouble
for leaving for days at a time
before coming back.”
F in d in g a place to stay
these days can be difficult for
Tillman. “I used to sleep in a
camper, but people found out
that I was using it. They took
the door off. T here’s nights
when I can’t find a place to
stay now. I ju s t w an d er
around. Sometimes it gets
cold.”
“I go to yard sales w hen
ever I can,” N eda said. “I
buy pillows, bags, coats, sweat
ers, shirts. I clean them up
know ing th at the cold will
come again.”
“Sometimes all it takes to
know that you made a differ
ence is a p o t o f stew,” Iva
Pennington said.. “Me and
my daughter w ould take a
p o t down to those folks. We
sto ck up on b lan k ets and
coats all year. T hey d o n ’t
even have to say thank you,
it’s in their faces.”
“I’ll get my reward,” N eda
said. “They hug me and that
means a lot to me in my state
o f health.” 0
Pushing his walker on the
roadside, T illm an prays to
him self and suspects that he
has received an answer. “I ’m
thinking about n o t drinking.
I ’m getting too old for this
now. I ’m startin g to lo o k
around.”
H ow to address homeless
ness on reservation is a tough
q u e stio n . T rib a l lead e rs,
though, are aware o f the fac
to r s th a t can lead to
homelessness.
“Some o f it is housing,”
C o u n cilm an JP P a tt said:
“Being homeless could be re
lated to th e availability o f
housing for the people. Also,
a part o f it could be the sta
tus as far as their earnings.
T here are o th er factors to
consider as well, such as al
cohol. This is a difficult is
sue.’’,)',
Councilman Patt has had
talks with other members o f
Tribal Council on the possi
bility o f constructing small
two-person dwellings.
“T h e se c o u ld b e v ery
small units, just to get people
out o f the weather. A place-
to call horne^— w hether it’s
tem porary in nature or per
manent. They would be in
expensive to rent and have a
good roof.”
A ccording to Patt, there
are resources in the tribe that
could be utilized to address
the problem. “The best thing
we can do is sit down and talk
a b o u t it. T h e p e o p le in
charge o f th o se reso u rces
need to bring the proposals
to the table.”
give either Verleen, Melinda
or Wayne Miller a call at 541-
553-3324.
A tte n tio n all y o u th /
worksite supervisors and the
public: I will be o ff for medi
cal reasons, and am not sure
when my return date back to
work will be, but Wayne Miller
will be standing in for me until
I return and if he is out o f
the office, you can speak with
Melinda Poitra,
Thank you again for tak
ing the time to speak to our
youth classes and workshops,
especially in such short notice
o f time. I f anyone is inter
e ste d in sp eak in g to o u r
youth, we’re still seeking guest
speakers th e first w eek o f
June.
Sincerely, R
Verleen Kalama, Y D P
Administrator.
Some wishes...
Happy birthday sis
ter, aunty, grandmother,
great-grandmother and
best friend, Charlotte
Shike, on May 4. Just
thanking you for going
there for me and my
children all the time. Sis
ter, Neda Wesley and
children.
H appy birthday to my
nieces Helena and Joyful, on
M ay 17. hove, Love, Love,
A unty Neda.
F o r M o th e rs D ay, to
c h ild r e n : B e th e r e f o r
y o u r m o th e r s now , r e
m e m b e r to h o n o r y o u r
m o t h e r s th is M o th e r s
Day. I w ill take flow ers
to m y m o t h e r ’s g ra v e .
W esley R edhouse.
Date of birth 5-18-06
Marcai B. IT'. Tewee
A llfam ily andfriends
are welcome to my birth
day barbecue at Sahalee
Park at 6 p.m., on May
18, 2012.
Seminars on controlling sugars
E ver w onder w hat to
eat? H ow to manage those
pesky sugars that lurk ev
erywhere?
D q you know w hat the
glycemic index is or the
glycemic load?
D o you w o n d e r if
there are good sugars or
are they all bad for you
an d w hy? H o w m u ch
sugar- should you eat?
Come to an inform a
tive and motivational carb
counting series and find
o u t the answ er to these
q u e stio n s an d m ore.
Snacks and small gifts are
provided to aid in your
q u e st fo r tiarbohydrate
and sugar knowledge..
T h e su g a r m a n a g e
m ent séminars will be pre
sented by Linda P orter,
N utritionist, at 3:30 and
5:30 p.m. on the follow
ing Thursdays: May 3 ,1 0
and 17, in the H ealth and
Wellness kitchen confer
ence room .
Clinic has new meters for
members with diabetes
All com m unity m em bers
with diabetes are strongly en
couraged to come to the clinic
and pick up a new m eter and
attend a learning session on
how to use it. The new meters
will be handed out during the
learning sessions every M on
day at 2 p.m. in the clinic
kitchen conference room.
Baptist Church hosting revival
T he W arm Springs Baptist
C hurch will h o st a revival
Thursday-Sunday, May 10-
13. Special guest speaker will
be Pastor John Sears. T he .
times on Thursday-Saturday
are 7-8 p.m. The time on
Sunday is 11 a.m.-12 noon.
Parade Day
Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay
The children at Early Childhood Education celebrated the Week of the Young
Child with a parade. Classrooms dressed in nursery rhyme and storybook
themes. Other WOYC activities included a Penny Carnival at the Community
Center, and a Jefferson County Middle School marching band parade.
Telecom: Tribal Connect available for $1 a month to those who qualify
(Continued from page 4)
T he next level o f service
will include local calling, 60
minutes long distance and 10
calling features, such as, call
waiting, call hold, caller ID
and three way calling. Tier 3
includes unlimited long dis
tance.
T rib al C o n n e c t w ill be
available to anyone living on
the W arm Springs Reserva
tion (tribal mem ber or non
m em ber living on the reser
v a tio n ). T h is serv ice is
funded by a program of the
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F e d eral C o m m u n ic a tio n s
Commission called Lifeline.
Tashina Smith works as a
customer service representa
tive for WST, and she has
been helping tribal members
sign up for the Tribal C on
nect service..
She explains, “Y our eligi
bility is based on participa
tion in à num ber o f federal
program s, including M edic
aid, Federal Public H ousing
A ssistance, SSI, o r the trib-
ally ad m in istered T e m p o
rary A ssistance fo r N eedy
V
Families (TTA N F). F o r a
full fist o f program s, please
Check w ith us to see if, you
are eligible. I f you are eli
gible, you’ll be able to re
ceive your telephone service
starting at $1 a m o n th plus
surcharges and fees.”
It is im portant to under
stand that only one tribal con
nect (Lifeline) is allowed per
household.
I f you have a cell phone
and have a Lifeline service
from that company, you will
n o t b e elig ib le fo r th e
com pany’s Tribal C onnect,
unless you change your Life
line to the WST’s Tribal C on
nect. If you are unsure o f
your status, talk to your Cus
tom er Service Rep at WST
for more inform ation about
this issue.
Internet comes in various
speeds to m eet your particu
lar needs. For people w ho
w ant to use the Internet pri
marily for email, homework,
on-line shopping or reading
news online, the Basic prod
uct will probably suffice.
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I f you intend to download
music, watch movies on ser
vices such as Netflix, or do
g am in g, you m ay n e e d a
higher speed, either the Pre
m ium or U ltimate product.
WST custom er service staff
can help you determine which
p ro d u ct will best suit your
needs. Again, these different
products can be purchased as
a stand-alone, or for a better
deal, as part o f the bundled
package with your telephone
service.
So com e on by the WST
office and sign up now. The;
sooner you get your paper
w ork com plete, w hich w ill
take som e tim e if you are
eligible for Tribal Connect,!
the sooner you will get ser
vice.
T he W arm Springs Tele-;
com m unications C om pany
(WSTC) is a tribally chartered
enterprise whose mission is to
bring advanced broadband
services to the Warm Springs^
tribes, including voice, data
and video.