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!
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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,
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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
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