Spilyay Tym oo, W arm Springs, O regon
D iabetes P revenion
Change took time, now a healthy lifestyle
Support team
By Mon tel Elliott
Warm Springs Diabetes
Prevention Program
Let me introduce a par
ticipant o f the Diabetes Pre
vention Program to you!
Can you guess who it is?
She has:
• Success in substantial
weight loss;
• Made extreme healthy
eating habit changes
• A significant other who
is a ‘health freak’;
• Had challenges in chang
ing, her lifestyle and a life o f
bad eating habits:
• Does catering business
now that offers treats includ
ing healthy choices.
T h e answ er is V esta
Johnson, who has been a par
ticipant in the program since
June o f 2012.
W hat does it mean that
she is a participant?
The Diabetes Prevention
Program (DPP) empowers
people (participants) to pre
vent diabetes. To be a part
o f the program the person
Vesta Johnson
must be diagnosed with Pre-
D iabetes, which means the
person is at higher risk o f
getting diabetes. The person’s
blood sugar levels are higher
th an norm al, b u t n o high
enough for a diagnosis o f dia
betes.
I f in te re ste d in b ein g
tested or more inform ation
on how the D P P can help
you, call Joy Ramirez at 553-
0118 or Stefanie Hurtado at
553-1079.
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April 17, 2013
V esta c red its
C arol
Prevost, IHS chief executive
officer, and Montell Elliott-
Diabetes Prevention Program
staff, W inona Stwyer, former
D P P staff, an d n a tio n a l
s p e a k e r/m o tiv a to r T ony
Robbins with saving her life.
In July o f 2012, the Tony
Robbins Conference changed
her life and taught overcom
ing fear and being healthy is
a reachable goal.
Winona shared life stories
and information on being a
participant, and Montell ex
plained her personal, experi
ences with becom ing m ore
physically active (as vesta
states “ becam e a h ealth
freak”).
In the program she says
she learned a foundational
education. The cooking class
and, sh arin g o f fo o d s to
m ake h e a lth ie r ch o ices,
helped her reach her goals.
Vesta says the class was
h e lp fu l in lea rn in g m o re
about the reading o f labels
and understanding fat grams.
Practicing being mindful
when eating has also been an
im p o rtan t p art o f learning
for her..
Vesta states that the Dia
betes and the Diabetes Pre
v en tio n P rogram sta ff are ,
here to change people’s lives.
• T hey can m otivate you to
care for yourself.
So, w ere th e h ealth y
changes hard to do? Vesta
said that it took some time.
But now, with eating fruits and
veggies and less fried foods
while drinking lots o f water,
it has become part o f taking
care o f herself.
The Diabetes Prevention
Program is actually designed
to m ake sm all, d o -ab le
changes for each individual
to ; lead an d c o n tin u e a
healthy lifestyle.
In closing, Vesta’s message
for the community regarding
p re v e n tio n o f d iab etés:
“W hen you love y o u rself
enough to change eating hab
its and exercise, life becomes
beautiful and the D PP is here
to support you.”
Seeking research
interviewers
NORC, a social science
research center is seeking
reliable, outgoing, persua
sive people to conduct in-
person interviews within
the homes o f residents of
the C onfederated Tribes
o f Warm Springs.
The interviews would
be conducted from May
through September.
You m ust be able tò
w o rk 20-plus flexible
hours per week, including
ev en in g an d w eek -en d
hours. You m ust have a
car, good driving record
and telephone.
The pay is $13.41 per
ho u r plus .56 cents per
mile. Interviewers m ust
gain the cooperation o f the
re s id e n ts o f sam pled
households and maintain
strict confidentiality stan
dards.
Prior interviewing ex
perience is helpful but is
not required.
N O R C is an affirm a
tive action, equal opportu
nity employer that values
and actively seeks diver
sity in the workforce.
To apply v isit th e
website: ,
norc.org/Careers
Click on “current op
portunities” and go to the
heading “job listings” and
click on “field operations,”
and search for “Field In-
terviewer-NAHSG-Warm
Springs.”
O r call N O R C FM
Patricia Maugherman toll
free at 800-994-2325.
Happy Birthday wishes...
On April 16, 2013 - A
Big Happy First Birth
day to our pride and joy,
our handsome little
man, the BOSS Samuel
Lester Picard. You have
a great day and fun with
all your brothers and sis
ters. We love you, baby,
from: Grandma and
Grandpa M arella and
Robert Sam Sr.
L o o k who turns 40!
~ M ay 2, 1973 ~
H a p p y B irth d a y
to J a c q u e s P a u l
M artin ez!
L o v e , M o m U r-,
bana, S ister M onet,
B rother Joseph and
g ra n d paren ts..
Out to our little brothers on
bis first birthday, Samuel Lester
Picard, Happy Birthday, kid, We
love you, Hope you have a great
day. Well, we know you will.
Prom your brothers: Woody Jr.,
Dartanian, Kay lobe Picard,
Clarance Vernon Sam, Gerald
Jr., and Janathian Lias, and
Orion Robert Sam, your sisters
E lish a Picard and Shasta
Tailfeathers.
H ap p y F irs t B irth d ay
Samuel L ester Picard, you
have fun at your birthday.
You are really grandpa and
grandma’s boy. Love from all
o f us, Tracy and Kaila— Elsie
and Joy— N eda and Big G—
Robert J., and Lissa— T h o
m as and D en a, an d yo u r
number 1 aunt Jeleah.
H a p p y F irst B irth day
o u t to o u r G -g r a n d -
d a u g h te r
S h a sta
Tailfeathers, w ith all our
lo v e . F ro m y o u r G-
gra n d m a
and
G-
g r a n d p a ’ E liz a
and
H a rv ey Jim fam ily.
O n April 16, 2013, out to
our number 3 granddaughter.
Yes, our pride and joy. Well,
grandpa’s good girl Shasta
Lynetta Nancy Tailfeathers.
Happy Second Birthday baby
girl. You have fun on your
day. We love you from :
Grandpa and Grandma Rob
ert and Marella Sam.
To our sister, ju s t a can of
pop, Shasta Nancy, Happy Sec
ond Birthday. We all love you,
from : Woody, D artanian,
Kaylobe Picard, Janathian and
Gerald Tias — Orion — Pobert
Sam— and yo u r big brother
Clarance Vernon Sam; Your sis
ter Elisha Picard.
H a p p y b ir th d a y to
o u r b ig g ir l S h a sta .
You’re 2 years old. L ove
y o u , fr o m T r a c y a n d
K a ila , N e d a a n d G ig G,
R o b e r t J r., a n d L is s a ,
T hom as and D en a,
Jeleah and Sadie.
To our baby this April 16,
2013, We w ant to say a big
H ap p y S eco n d B irth d ay
S h asta L y n ette N an cy
Tailfeathers. M om and D ad
love you, baby and hope you
will have a good day. With all
our love, baby girl, from Dad
and Mom.
Love, lies and the Internet: AG warns against scams
T h e O re g o n A tto rn e y
G eneral has a w arning for
p e o p le lo o k in g fo r love
online: T h at soldier w ho’s
been professing devotion via
email may actually be a con
artist looking for cash.
Internet scammers posing
as romantically jtninded mem
bers o f the U.S. military are
conning people out o f mil
lions o f dollars.
Com plaints to local law
enforcement about the sol
dier scam are increasing in
frequency. In one recent case,
a Hillsboro woman lost more
than $750,000.
for ^transportation, medical
Oregon Attorney General bills, cell phone and internet
Ellen Rosenblum advises O r charges— even the co st o f
egonians to always maintain a wedding.
a healthy skepticism. The ano
T h ey ro u te a c co u n ts
nymity o f the Internet means through numerous locations
that you cannot be sure o f an d u tilize p a y -p e r-h o u r
the real name,- age, marital Internet cyber cafes, which
Status,’ nationality, o r even makes finding the scammer
g en d er o f y o u r ' new and recovering the money ex
“heartthrob.”
tremely difficult.
The con artists are often
To stay safe keep the fol
from foreign countries us lowing tips in mind:
ing u n traceab le em ail ad
- D o n ot wire money to
dresses. O n ce th ese “so l .som eone you have n ot m et
diers” make a connection, in person. Be wary o f warp-
they begin asking for m oney speed proclamations o f love,
particularly if they are ac
companied by pleas for cash.
- Be su sp icio u s if you
never get to actually speak
with the person on the phone
or are told they will n ot re
ceive letters in the mail. Le
g itim ate serv icem en and
women serving overseas will
often have an A PO or FPQ
in their mailing address.
- D o n ot send mopey or
ship property to a third party
or company, especially to par
ties or companies in an Afri
can country.
I f you th in k you have
been scam med b y.an indi
vidual claiming to be a mem
ber of. the U.S. military, con
tact the Oregon D epartm ent
o f J u s tic e
o n lin e
at
www.oregonconsumer.gov or
call 1-877-877-9392.
Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay
Work is under way for the 2013 growing season at
the tribal farm, located near Kah-Nee-Ta by the
Warm Springs River.
Fire crews gearing
up for season
By Sue Matters, K W SO
I fo r the Spilyay
About 40 people gathered
at the W arm Springs Fire
M an ag em en t co n fe re n c e
room last week to participate
in the pre-fire season meet
ing.
It was an opportunity for
Fire M anagement tO' share
information and initiate co
operation between wild land
fire fighting agencies and as
sociated organizations that
are critical for successful
management of wild fire in
cidents.
There was representation
from the Bureau o f Indian
Affairs, from O regon D e
p a rtm e n t o f F o restry ,
Jefferson County Fire and
the Sheriff’s office, Indian
Health Service, Airlink, the
S tate F ire M arshall, th e
N o rth West C oordination
Center, W arm Springs Po
lice, Fire & Safety, Natural
Resources, Forestry and Fire
Management.
The outlook is for a pos
sible early start to fire sea
son in June.
Southeast Oregon is espe
cially dry. The two big fuels
projects for fire management
this year will be thinning ef
forts at H eH e and Sidwalter
buttes. T hat thinning will re-"
duce fuels and the trees will
be m illed to help reduce
costs for the projects.
T he W arm Springs Hot"
Shots are training and will
do their national testing to
ward the end o f this m onth
and will hopefully be ready;
by May 1.
O ther fire fighting hires I
are expected to retu rn to;
work mid month.
Advertise
in the
Spilyay Tymoo
I f you are inter
ested in advertising in
the Spilyay Tymoo,
■. call Yvonne at 541-
553-1968.
Or email:
yvonne.iversonb
wstribes.org
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