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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 2013)
Spiiygy Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 2 February 20, 2013 IHS honors Employee of the Year T h e Indian Health Service Employee o f the Year for 2012 is Lucy, Sm ith Gadberry, CNA. L ucy is fro m W arm Springs. She moved away for few years to California and then .Alaska, and returned to the reservation in 1997. Lucy has worked at the clinic since she m oved back to Warm Springs. She was n a m e d E m p lo y ee o f the Year at IHS for her service to patients, and her good relationships with co-work- ets at the clinic. Lucy grew up in W arm Springs. She is a graduate o f M adras ■ H igh School. She m et and m arried her hus band Carl Leroy Gadberry, who was driving a truck for her sister’s trucking com pany. In 1984 she m oved to Clovis, Calif., with her hus band, w ho has family there. In California Lucy took an office job, working with N a tive American people in that region. A fter a few years, Lucy and her husband m oved to Juneau, Alaska, w here his parents w ere living. T hey lived there for three years, m oving back to California w hen a family m em ber d e -. veloped a m edical condi tion. In 1997 they moved back to Warm Springs. Lucy had been doing office work for - u i ¿ L ..T* Oave McMechan/Spilyay Lucy Gad berry, IHS Employee of the Year the past 18 years. She applied for a job at the clinic and was hired. She has been a C N A for 15 years. “I like working with our people,” Lucy says. Being a tribal m em ber helps her in understanding and communi cating about the issues facing patients at the clinic. Comments from three pa tients in particular were rea- Coat class at Noree’s Plume N o ree’s Plum e has a coat class scheduled for M arch 9. Prepayments are being ac cepted now for reservations ?. WSÄM SPRIHG9 H t, for this class. I f you prepay before March 1 yjou will re ceive a 15 percent discount. You can contact Noree at the store 541-615-0282. sons why Lucy was nam ed Employee o f the Year, said M arella S a m ,-o f th e IH S employee recognition com mittee. The patients’ comm ents, she said, “made me feel like I ’m on the right path to mak ing people fee! better.” Lucy is a cancer survivor, and has been cancer-free for three years now. During her treatment,, she had to travel to St. Charles Medical Cen t e r in Bend every day for six - weeks, during winter. W ithout family this would have been even m ore o f a challenge. As one o f ten chil dren, “I had a lo t o f sup port.” I H er parents are Woodrow Smith Sr. and Iris Kalam a Sm ith, w h o are n ow de ceased. Young people who are in terested in the medical field should pursue a career in health care, Lucy says. “I f you have the in terest and drive, then follow through,” she says, LuCy, w o rk s w ith h e r cousin Larson Kalama on the V e tera n s H e alin g C ircle project, coming up in April. “I see p e o p le w ho com e through the clinic who could really benefit from that,” she said. The Warm Springs clinic is an interesting and unique place to work, Lucy says, be cause o f the relationship be tween the tribes and IHS. She is hoping to see a similar re lationship develop with the Veterans Administration. Lucy received the E m ployee o f the Year award at the m onthly IHS employee m ee tin g , held th e first Wednesday o f the m onth at 11 a.m. — Dave McMechan A rt cam p for Native students T he Journeys in Cre ativity pre-college art camp for Native American teens will be held June 16-29 at the Oregon College o f Art & Craft in Portland. Youth have until April 2 to sub mit, applications. Twelve teens will be selected to at tend at no post. For more 1 in fo rm a tio n go to th e website: ocac.edu Heart Smart Fair, Dinner next week T h e W arm S prings Health and Wellness Cen ter M odel Diabetes P ro gram will host the Twenti eth Annual H eart Smart Health Fair and Dinner on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the Agency Longhouse. T he event is free and o p en to all com m unity- members. The Health Fair b egins a t 4 p.m . T h e h e alth y d in n e r w ill be salm o n , g re en b e an s, roasted potatoes, tossed salad and roll. E ntertainm ent will be Baby Fair at center Warm Springs Recreation will have its Sweetheart Baby Fair from 5-7 p.m. this Thurs day, Feb. 21 at the comm u nity center. T h e re w ill be a fam ily photo shoot, door prizes and ...— Wednesday, Feb. 20 This is a 2-hour early release day fo r 509-J Schools. A “Positive Brain Injury” Support Group for sur vivors will meet from 4:30- 6 p.m. at 124 SW 8th Street in Redmond. For information, call Nancy, 541-330-4428. this Saturday and Sun day, February 23-24 at Round Butte O verlook Park at Lake B illy C hi nook. Everyone is invited to enjoy live birds of prey, viewing sessions, educa tional programs, kids’ and family activities and food. The Native American pre sentation is on Sunday. Thursday, Feb. 21 J e ffe rs o n C o u n ty “Business after Hours” will be hosted by the City of Madras, located at the new City Hall from 5:30- 7:30 p.m. E veryone is welcome. The City will be giving an introduction and dedication of the Time Capsule. St. Charles Hospice is hosting a Grief Support Group every Thursday in February from 5-6:30 p.m. at High Lookee Lodge. It is open to everyone who has lo st a lo ve d -o n e . There is no charge to par ticipate. Coffee and cook ies provided. Tuesday, Feb. 26 The IHS Diabetes pro gram will have a Diabetes Self Care Session from 11 a.m. til noon and lunch after in the Health and Wellness Center Kitchen Conference Room. They w ill talk about m edica tions, pregnancy, blood sugar and sick day man agement. Higher Education will have a workshop on com pleting college applica tions, degree information and scholarships. Ses sion 1 starts at 4:30, and the second at 6. Friday, Feb. 22 Jefferson County Cof fe e C u p p e rs w ill be hosted by H&R Block, lo ca te d at 242 SW 4th Street, in M adras at 8 a.m . E veryone is w e l come. Saturday, Feb. 23 Eagle Watch 2013 is fe I Wednesday, Feb. 27 A Childbirth Educa tion Refresher Class is being offered. This class is for parents with babies due before March 27 and is not for first time par ents. It will review current information on the labor and d e liv e ry p ro ce ss. The class will be held in Warm Springs at noon. Sign up by calling 553- Brought to you by KWSO 91.9 FM 2460; o r th e re is an evening class at Mt. View Hospital from 7-9, call 541- 475-3882 to register. T h e re w ill be a S e a tb e lt D iv e rs io n Class from 3-5 p.m. in the IHS kitchen conference room. W arm S p rin g s Recreation’s Re-Awak- ening classes feature volunteer teachers shar ing th e ir k n o w le d g e . Gatherings are open to all. They take the first five The Veterans and Fam ily Healing Circle Gather ing will be held April 25- 28 at HeH e Longhouse. T he w eekend will in clude healing ceremonies, speakers, talking circles, e ld e rs’ w isd o m , sw eat lodge, healing touch treat ments, raffles and fun. N o fees o f any kind are being charged. Contributions o f food, volunteer time and raffle items are greatly ap preciated. Thursday, April 25, the Thursday, Feb. 28 St. Charles Hospice will hold a G rie f S u p p o rt Group from 5-6:30 p.m. at High Lookee Lodge. Warm Springs Higher Education is reminding students that 2013 Sum longhouse will open at noon for campers, healing touch treatm ents, sweat lo d g e , m usic and storytelling. F rid ay o p e n in g c e r emonies will begin at 6:30 p.m. Saturday will be filled with ceremonies, a silent auction, raffles and music by David Currey. Sunday the closing cer emony will be at 10 a.m. For more information con tact LeM innie Sm ith at 541-325-1531. Please support our Advertisers ~ They give hack to the community! —— —— — people to sign up. Start ing this W ednesday at 5:30 - R osie Tom is teaching Basket Making with the coil method. Call 553-3243 to learn more, and sign up. a meal. Bring your family for fun and games. There will also be a Regà lia Fashion Show for kids up to 5 years old, and a Baby Board Gallery to showcase your family’s baby boards. . Veterans Gathering in April Warm Springs Community Calendar ■ ' provided by the Ayayat Idait TeNa Num u Dance Group. Tables are still available for the Health Fair. Please contact Jeri Kollën to re serve a table, 541 -553- 2478- A variety o f educa tional instruction will be available related to heart h e alth and wellness. A drawing will be held for several turkeys for those who come before 5 p.m. Prizes ,will be raffled off throughout the dinner. ---------- —— — — — ——— — mer Bridge COCC Appli cation packets are due by February 28. For more information call 541-553- 3311. Friday, March 1 There is an O utlook com puter class being p ro vid e d fo r W arm Springs Tribal employees March 5-7 from 9 to noon at th e COCC M adras Campus. Pre-registration is required by calling Job C reation and D evelop ment at 541-553-3324. Tuesday, March 5 The Tribal V eterans S e rvice O ffic e r Keith Baker is located in the Veteran’s Hall. 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