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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 2012)
November 14-, 2012 Spilygy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Pgge 6 Holiday Bowling Tournament next week T he Thirty-Sixth Annual W arm S prings A ll In d ia n H oliday B ow ling T o u rn a m ent is scheduled for N o vember 22, 23 and 24, exclu sively at the Lava Lanes Bowl ing Center in Bend. This year’s Memorial dedi cation is to recognize the late Willie Trimble, and Lawrence Shike Sr., for their dedication to the sport o f bowling. The Specials in mem ory o f W illie T rim b le an d Lawrence Shike Sr. will be: Men’s M aster’s “C” divi sion; cham pion will receive added $100 and a jacket in mem ory o f Willie. The Men’s Scratch All Events will receive $20,0 and a jacket in memory o f Lawrence Sr. T he com m ittee respects and shows great appreciation to the Brad Donahue and the Shike fam ilies fo r com ing forth for this event! T he 3 p.m. Mixed Team The committee will provide Thanksgiv ing dinner to a ll our visiting and local howling fam ilies on Thanksgiving Day. event on Thursday, Nov. 22, will have $200 added to top team score o f th e k ick o ff squad, with verified averages confirmed. This squad spon sored by A ustin Greene. Remaining schedule will be: Mixed Teams at 3 p.m., 8 p.m. on Thursday and 9 a.m. on Friday. Followed by Men’s and W omen’s D oubles and Singles squad at 11:30 and 2:30 p.m. on .Friday. Masters is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 23, at 5:30 p.m., including the O pen Big D og Challenge ($200 added) spon sored by Jerry and Sandra -ihe G reat American Smoke Nov. 15. T he day is an opportu nity for cigarette smokers to once again consider quitting smoking. B ut if I am honest I will tell you that most, not all, b u t a good percentage o f current smokers take this op portunity for granted. I know I did. I began smoking cigarettes when I was just 12 years old. I can’t really say I ever really liked smoking but after awhile it becam e m o re a d e p e n dency than anything else and so for just over 30 years I pretty m uch laughed at the G reat American Smokeout. I figured th at cigarettes w ould be a part o f my life until I was dead but I couldn’t have been more wrong. . I didn’t realize this at the time but the idea o f quitting smoking evoked fear in me, w hat would I do with all that time? How would I calm my rattled nerves? T hose were just a few o f the short-sighted thoughts I had about quitting. I never even gave the Great A m erican S m o k e o u t a chance. B ut then came a day in 2004, as I was walking up a d fit is this Thursday, short hill by the river with a nice redside trout. The little hill was probably about 20 feet fro m b o tto m to to p , about 50 feet long and in no way would be considered a physical challenge, b ut for me it was. W hen I reached the top I was short o f breath. It was like I just ran a mile. I t was th e n I began to think about the damage that smoking was doing to my well being. My health was in ques tion, my m oney was being w asted and I always reeked o f cigarettes. A change was needed. I had heard about smok in g c e ss a tio n p ro g ra m s, patches and other things to help people quit. I never took advantage o f any o f it until I got mad about smoking. - I began a co n v ersatio n with the Warm Springs Com m u n ity H e a lth E d u c a tio n Team, who let me know about some opportunities. O n more or less a dare I decided to give it a shot. W hat I learned from the O regon Q uit Line and the Com m unity H ealth E duca tion team was there are some basic im portant steps to en sure success in quitting smok ing. Those steps include words like accountability, desire, de termination and promise, just to name a few. So I dove in head first not knowing if I would succeed, but hopeful I might. I followed the advice o f the quit line. I set a date six m o n th s ahead for my quit day and each day I worked toward my goal, Little things like delaying a cigarette jus't a few minutes, and choosing to n o t smoke inside my car and house were huge. As time w ent by I be gan to see little victories and was encouraged. I su rro u n d ed m yself by people who were equally en couraging, as I prepared for this life changing event. I imagined how a life cigarette free would be and I dreamed about walking by the river w ith o u t g e ttin g s h o r t o f breath. T h en came my quit day, February 14, 2005.1 selected that day because the quit line said pick a date that is signifi cant. So I picked Valentines Day because o f the imagery o f the heart. • ■ O n that day I woke up at 4:30 a.m . an d b eg an in a much different way. Instead o f lighting up, I slapped on a nicotine patch and prepared for w hat I thought would be the toughest day o f my life. N o cigarettes, no lighter and a new vision. I even had a drawings and special turkey awards also on tap for the weekend. F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n , c o n ta c t A u s tin G re e n e , tournam ent director at 541 - 5 5 3 -1 9 5 3 , or S a n d ra G re e n e -S a m p so n a t 541- 553-6119. Bingo, pizza at JCMS ‘Smoke Out’ is a chance to focus on health By W ill Bobbins For the Spilyay Tymoo and local bowling families at 5:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. Raffle,*Side Pots, 50/50 Sampson. Saturday will start with the local youth division o f 18 and U nder; scheduled to bow l singles at 10 a.m. Followed by Mixed Doubles Squads at 12 p.m, and 3:30 p.m. Holiday Roll O ff Steplad- der Championships is sched uled for 2 p.m. on Saturday, N o v 24. T he com m ittee will p ro vide a full m enu Thanksgiv ing dinner to all our visiting survival kit that consisted o f chewiiiggum, toothpicks, and something to keep my hand busy, a w orry stone. Though it was difficult that first week I made it without one cigarette. And the more time I spent not smoking I quickly found more time for o th er things. T h e longer I w ent without, the better I felt. I thought I might fall when, two weeks later, I had to re duce my patch strength. But I didn’t, and in a m onth’s time I was o ff the patch and still n o t smoking. N ow seven years later I am still a non smoker. I have no desire to sm oke and quite frankly th e sm ell o f ciga rettes annoys me. I never thought I could do it. I thought o f excuses to fail, and I let that motivate me. And if I can do it, so can you! I thought it was im pos sible; it w asn’t. I thought it would be painful; it wasn’t. I thought I would lose a part o f me, b u t I didn’t. In Warm Springs the In dian H ealth Service P h ar macy offers a smoking ces sation program. It’s the same one I used. This Thursday would be a great day to start a conversation and at least learn about the opportunity. I did and it is still the single greatest choice I ever made. For $3 you get a slice o f pizza, salad, cookie and soda; Bingo is twenty-five center per game. Call the middle school if you have q u e stio n s, 541-475-7253. The Je ffe rso n C o u n ty M iddle S chool is h o s t in g p iz z a a n d B ingo n ig h t o n T h u rs day, N o v . 15. D in n e r starts at 5:30 and B ingo is from 6-7:30 p.m. In d ia n H e a d C a s in o ------ Employee Recognition — Minnie Charley Minnie Charley is a Cage Cashier at Indian Head Casino. “Minnie secured the title o f Employee o f the Month fo r her great attitude and work ethics here at Indian Head,” said Margie Tuckta, Hu man Resources director. “She is a very upbeat, friendly, helpful employee! Greetfjob, Minnie!” The next deadline to submit item 's fo r publication in the Spilyay Tymoo is Wednesday, Nov.2l. The deadline is early because o f the holidays! Thank you! V ' - '■ ' ' f \ \ READ to SUCCEED! More literacy. More choices; Salmon, Streams & Science at Shitike Creek Coffee with Madras High School Parents and Neighbors! Two fifth grade classes from Warm Springs Elementary recently enjoyed a hands-on learning project during a field trip to Shitike Creek. They explored aquatic insects, ___ \ ; .... ..... tested water samples, i ■ measured stream velocity and observed native fish juveniles including lamprey, steelhead, rainbow trout, and spring Chinook. “It was a huge success and it wouldn’t have been' possible without support from Warm Springs Principal Dawn Smith and the fifth grade teachers who put their faith in this project,” said Lisa Dubisar, fisheries biologist for the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs; The project was funded by the Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission and the Oregon Community Foundation and- supported by volunteers who generously donated their time to work with students. Parents and community members are invited to join the MHS principal and assistant principal for coffee on the first Wednesday of every month from 8:00 a.m: to 8:45 am . in the MHS Parent Center, Room 1. Our goal is to welcome families and community members into the school and provide opportunities for us to answer questions and share the latest school news. The next coffee with the principal meeting is Wednesday, December 5th. Fbr more information, contact Assistant Principal Paul Navarra at 541 475-7265 X302. A special thank you to: • Bess Ballantine Sc Colleen Eox (Wolftree) • Morning Rae Ferris (OSU Extension) • Sean Sohappy, Orvie Danz.uka & Theron Johnson (Branch of Natural Resources) • Tatum Kalama (Recreation) • Mike Hoylan Jefferson County School District College Scholarship Opportunity Catching the Dream, formerly known as the Native American Scholarship Fund, makes giants to Native American students and works to improve their schools; Since 1986, CTD has made scholarship awards to 960 students and has produced 552 graduates. The scholarships make it possible for Native American students to get a college education without;taking out loans. For more information, visit; catehingthedreatn.org or stop by the MHS Next Steps Corner for more information 445 SE Buff Street, madras, OR 97741 (541)475-6192 Metolius Students in 1st and 2nd grades walk to class with new backpacks and school supplies donated by American Licorice Company. Thank You tothe American Licorice Company! Thanks to a generous donation from American Licorice Company, all students at Metolius Elementary are sporting new backpacks filled with school supplies, “We .really enjoyed coming out to Metolius for the school supply distribution,” said Laurel Haas, American Licorice Company representative. Calendar November Monday, 11/19 - Friday 1 1/23 N o ‘School—Thanksgiving Break; For information on parent conference schedules call your appropriate building or visit jcsd.kl2.or.us and click on “2012-2013 District Conference Schedule” in the Calendar section.: Monday, 11/26 Back to School unyw.jcsd.kl2.or.us i.
