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Ï Health care: (Continued from page 1) Councilman Smith said the tribal insurance requirements are a substantial cost to en terprises and the organization. Having more than one indi vidual reviewing, and making the insurance decisions would minimize risks to the tribes, he said. A ffo rd a b le C a re A c t H ealth and H um an Ser vices currently is developing strategies to address require m en ts o f th e A ffo rd ab le Health Care law, also called by som e “ O b a m a c a re .” Caroline Cruz, director o f Health and Human Services, reviewed her dep artm en t’s c u rre n t e ff o rt fo r T ribal Council on Monday. She said there is a staff training session on Wednes day, July 24, regarding the im plem entation o f the A f fordable H ealth Care Act. The training will probably be at Kah-Nee-Ta, she said, and invited in terested C ouncil Mobile clinic arriving in August members to attend. The issues are complex, Cruz said. For instance, in a recent development with the law, the Obama Administra tion announced that federally recognized tribal m em bers would be exempt from pen alty for not acquiring health insurance (Story on page 12). O n the o th er hand, the best financial interest o f the Confederated Tribes would be served if m em bers did seek som e form o f health coverage, Cruz said. This would help with billing op tions, a critical factor in times o f scarce revenue. “With the Affordable Care A ct we will be able to bill for more ser vices,” Cruz said. C h a n g e a t c lin ic The Affordable Care Act was one o f the health-related issu es b efo re C ou n cil on Monday. The tribal-HIS Joint Venture was another topic. Reviewing the Joint Venture for Council were Cruz, Warm Springs Health and Wellness C enter ch ief executive o f ficer Carol Prevost, and Dr. Rachel Locker, physician. Preyost said a change in patient care is scheduled to take effect at IHS on August 15. After that date the clinic physicians will provide ambu latory care, meaning care for patients who walk in to the clinic. Patients who are admitted to a h o sp ital, such as St. Charles Madras, will receive their pare from physicians who work regularly at the hos pital, rather than, from physi cians from the Warm Springs clinic. The purpose o f this is to allow the physicians at the clinic to focus on the patients who come to the clinic, rather than spending time traveling to and from Madras. Another im portant benefit will be patient-physician con tinuity, allowing the patient to continue seeing the same phy sician, said Prevost. Caroline Cruz inform ed Tribal Council that the m o bile clinic will be arriving in Warm Springs in mid August. The mobile clinic will al low health workers to visit outlying communities such as Sim nasho, Seekseequa' and Sidwalter. The clinic could also be used for special visits to locations like the Early Childhood Education Center and High Lookee Lodge. There will be two patient- care room s in th e m obile clinic: one room for medical issues, attended by a nurse practitioner or physician, and one room for dental. The vehicle is being cus tomized to fit the specifica tions for its on the reserva tion. The mobile clinic is a co operative project o f the Com munity Health Program, the J o in t H ealth C om m ission, tribal Health and Human Ser vices and the Indian Health Service. John Coutney brought his class from the Early Childhood Center to the Pi-Ume-Sha Health Fair, held at the Com m unity Center. They visited the OSU Extension area o f the fair, featuring fruits and vegetables. Simnasho hosting summer powwow, July 23-24 Third Annual H o t Summer Fun Run/W alk on Wednes day startin g at 10:30 a.m. Starting point will be the pow wow grounds. The course will be just shy o f two rpiles. Wednesday night: Potluck BBQ dinner at 6 p.m.; social dancing and singing starting at 7 p.m. Powwow Specials: Round Bustle—O pen to all ages; W inner will receive a Pendleton blanket. - Puth la pa Special— O pen to all ages. Winner will receive a Pendleton blanket. “Family Team” Dance— Buffalo Academy at JCMS O pen to all ages— U p to four members o f a family. W in ning fam ily will receive a prize. S ixth ru n n in g o f th e Simnasho D erby (first 12 in each age group)-—6 and un der; 7-12 year-olds; and 13 and older. T h ird E v er D ru m m ers Relay Race H onoring Mackie Begay— Prizes for the win ning team. Tiny Tots— Six and under, sponsored by Ivan and Leo Dimmick. Team/Youth Team Dance C o n te st— S p o n so re d by Evaline Patt. Cam ping areas available and some teepee poles will be available. “Jo in us for a good old time. Bring you lawn chair, windbreaker and good feel ings. Sponsored by members o f the Sim nasho C om m u nity.” For information, chase dow n Captain at 541-553- 7014; Carlos, or whoever else is talked into volunteering. (D ru m m ers b rin g y our own chairs; PA provided.) Complete Service T reasu rer update w ith Jake Suppah, S-T. 1 0 :3 0 -C h ie f O pera tions O fficer update with O lney Patt Jr., COO. 11 - Draft resolutions with the S-T. 1:30 p.m. - Legisla tive up da te call: M att Hill/federal and Michael M ason/state. 3 - Reduction in hours/ 638 discussion. Tuesday, Ju ly 16 9 a.m. - O ff-Reserva tion hunting regulations w ith B o b b y B ru n o e , Natural Resources GM. 10 a.m . - G o v e rn m ent Rock update with Natural Resources. 11 a.m. - Tribal Farm u p d a te w ith J a s o n Smith, Range & Ag man ager. 1:30 p.m. - Bluestone - E con om ic D e ve lo p m ent discussion with S- T Jake Suppah. Thursday, Ju ly 18 9 a.m . - M andatory H e ad S ta rt tra in in g - meeting at Kah-Nee-Ta. M on d a y -T u e s d a y , July 2 2 -2 3 9 a.m . - Le gislative w o rk s h o p w ith R o y S a m p s e l, In s titu te o f Tribal Government. W ednesday, Ju ly 24 9 a.m. - Enrollm ents with Vital Statistics. 10 - O ffice of Special T ru s te e u p d a te w ith Charles Jackson. 1 0 :3 0 - C o lu m b ia R iv e r T re a ty A c c e s s S ite s d is c u s s io n w ith E ric S tric k la n d o f the Arm y Corp of Engineers. M onday, Ju ly 29 9 a.m. - August 2013 Tribal C ouncil A genda with the S-T. Tuesday, Ju ly 30 9 a .m .-IR M P discus sion w ith N a tu ra l R e sources. (Note: All draft resolu tions must be sent to the S-T by e-mail in Word form two weeks prior to being taken into Coun cil for presentation; with copy to Deanie Smith at the ASC office.) G lo ry M in istries w ith Easton and Tina Aguilar. You can reach them at 541-480-5018; o r 541- 610-3290. suing journalism or news me dia careers. O ther tribes represented w ill be th e N avajo, Potawatomi, Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma, Santo Domingo Pueblo, Absentee Shawnee, Gros Ventre, and the Omaha Tribes o f Nebraska. The students will work to gether to produce a student n ew sp ap er, m u ltim ed ia projects and newscasts. M ost stories will focus on the local N ative American community and tribes in the Phoenix area.- T he N ative Voices p ro gram offers student journal ists an outstanding setting to develop storytelling and re porting skills under the guid ance o f highly skilled report ers, editors and producers currently w orking in tribal and mainstream media. CHRYSLER Jeep DODGE <$> TOYOTA SUBARU Serving Central Oregon Community * Warm Springs You need to get back on the road call Oscar's Expert Auto Repair. Towing available...If you fix the car with us, we give you the towing for half price. Call Oscar or Byron for more info 541-390-1008 821 S W 11th St. * Redmond ö T h e N ativ e A m erican Journalists Association an n o u n ced m entors for the 2013 Native Voices student projects. O ne o f the m en tors will be Lucy Suppah of the Confederated Tribes o f W arm S p rin g s/S h o sh o n e Bannock. Lucy attends Port land Community College. The 2013 NAJA Native V oices p ro g ra m w ill be h o ste d by A rizo n a S tate University’s Walter Cronkite School for Journalism and Mass C om m unication, lo cated in downtown Phoenix. The program will be July 14-20. Lucy and nine other stu dents were selected to par ticipate in the annual p ro gram, which is open to N a tive American college and g rad u ate stu d en ts w ith a demonstrated interest in pur- Foreign & Domestic Potampa and Ms. Bilanovic. Students will be provided both breakfast and lunch. Transportation will pick up at specific locations in Warm Springs, in Metolius and Ma dras. Come and be a part o f the Ju n io r Buffalo Academy— D o n ’t w aste your sum m er being stuck in the house! For more information call Simon W hite, school principal, at 541-475-7253; or by email at: swhite@509j.net Maranatha Jubilee « M onday, Ju ly 15th 9 a.m . & S ecretary- W ednesday, Ju ly 17 9 a.m. - Branch m an ager updates. . OSCAR'S EXPERT AUTO REPAIR $ SUZUKI The Maranatha Jubilee w ill h a p p e n at E lm e r Quinn Park July 22-27, 7 p.m. nightly. Everyone is welcome, hosted by the Shekinah T h u rs d a y , J u ly 11 N a tu ra l R e so u rce s Tour - Local Area with Bobby Brunoe, Natural Resources GM: 8 a.m. - Meet at Natu ral Resources Bldg. 9 - Boulder T im ber Sale/Noxlous W eeds. 12 - Return to Natu ral Resources Bldg. Suppah chosen as NAJA mentor Anna DeCora/Spllyay The Junior Buffalo Acad emy will be from August 5- 22 at the Jefferson County Middle School. The time will be from 8:30 a.m.-12 noon, Monday through Thursdays. The academy is, for incom ing sixth-, seventh- and eighth- graders. T his is a sum m er academ y focusing on aca demics and fun. The academy is an oppor tunity to jum pstart the next school year with three weeks o f math, reading and summer activities with Mr. Halter, Ms. Tribal Council agenda M o b ile c lin ic At the Health Fair T he Simnasho Com m u nity will ho st the PowWow and Encam pm ent on Tues day and Wednesday, July 23- 24, at the Simnasho Powwow Arbor. This is the biggest outdoor mid-week powwow o f the year at Simnasho. T uesday n ig h t w ill be “W arm Up N ight.” T here will be a 7 p.m. start-up time with “weenie roast” and so cial dances. Warm Up Night Specials: Sweep Your Teepee W orld C h a m p io n sh ip s; Drummers ‘49’ Contest. The event will include the July 11, 2013 Spilygy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Pgge 2 » 541-923-3554 www.autorepairredmondxom
