Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
October 1, 2014
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WIC program promoting healthy families
The War m Springs
Women, Infants and Children
program serves more than
450 individuals.
WIC is a supplemental
food program promoting
healthy eating. The WIC team
gives counseling to families to
improve health through good
nutrition.
WIC provides vouchers to
buy healthy foods. They give
information and referrals for
prenatal care, and shots for
babies.
There are free WIC classes
on nutrition, recipes, taking
care of babies and how to
breastfeed.
The Warm Springs WIC
staff are Rachel Nua, WIC
clerk, Angela Sanders and
Sophia Williams, certifiers,
Janet Bissell, breastfeeding
coordinator, and Roopa Puri,
WIC coordinator.
Pregnant mothers, and
moms with infants or children
under 5 are encouraged to
stop by the office, or call
541-553-2460 or -1196.
The WIC office at the
Birth
LaWanda Mae Gonzales
Anthony Gonzales
and Ida Frank of
Wa r m S p r i n g s a r e
pleased to announce
the birth of their
d a u g h t e r L a Wa n d a
Mae Gonzales, born on
September 15, 2014.
LaWanda joins brother
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
The Warm Springs WIC team: Angie Stacona, Rachel Nua, Sophia Williams, Janet
Bissell, Angela Sanders and Roopa Puri (from left).
clinic is open from 8:15 a.m.
to 4:45 p.m. Monday through
Friday.
Women on the WIC pro-
gram eat better, have healthier
babies and receive earlier pre-
natal care. Infants born to
WIC mothers weigh more,
and grow and develop better.
Children on WIC eat
foods with more iron and
vitamin C, and they receive
their shots on time if
needed.
To qualify for WIC you
must live in Oregon, and be
pregnant, a postpartum
mother, or have a child un-
Ronald.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Georgina
Suppah (atwai) and David
Gonzales Sr.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Andrea
Morales and Eldred
Frank.
Auna—Paxamatsha. Learn or practice pow-
wow dancing and drumming.
Sessions are Wednesday evenings from 5:30-
7:30 at the Warm Springs Community Center
aerobics room.
For more information call Merle Kirk at 541-
460-2788.
der the age of 5. Foster par-
ents with a child under 5 can
qualify.
You also must meet a cer-
tain income level, as WIC
serves low-income families.
WIC is an equal opportunity
program and employer.
Big September fish run at Bonneville dam
During two days in Sep-
tember, a record number of
salmon passed through the
Bonneville dam.
The two-day count was
the highest since the dam
was built in 1938.
On September 7 the
count was 67,024 fall
chinook. The next day an-
other 67,521 passed the
dam.
Over those two days,
134,545 fall chinook passed
Bonneville Dam—more fish
than the entire fall chinook
runs in 1992 (116,200) and
1993 (126,472).
The previous record one-
day return happened in Sep-
tember last year, when
63,870 fish passed the dam.
On September 21 of this
year, the one-millionth adult
chinook of 2014 passed the
dam.
Fish were passing at such
a high pace that they couldn’t
close the ladder gates that
divert fish into the trap, be-
cause it would have backed
up salmon entering the lad-
der. (This article is courtesy
of CRITFC.)
Courtesy CRITFC
CRITFC fish technician Crystal Chulik with a 3-foot
chinook taken from the trap at Bonneville dam.
Technicians sample fish for a variety of research projects
being conducted by CRITFC fish biologists.
The flood of returning
salmon has sidelined the Co-
lumbia River Inter-Tribal
24-hour nurse hotline
My baby is coughing:
Should I take her to the clinic?
How can I treat my sore
throat at home? Should my
medical issue be treated at the
emergency room?
These and many other
medical questions can be an-
swered at a new 24-hour,
seven days a week nurse
hotline number.
There is a toll-free num-
ber: 1-866-470-2015.
When you call the number
you will first hear a disclaimer
stating that if you are experi-
Walk to
Save Lives
The Out of the Darkness
Walk to Save Lives is this Sat-
urday, Oct. 4.
This Suicide Prevention
and Awareness walk is in Port-
land. A van from War m
Springs will be available for
people interested in partici-
pating.
The van will departing on
the fourth at 7 a.m., and will
return by 4 p.m.
The event is open to ev-
eryone, through youth under
14 must be accompanied by
an adult.
To sign up call Rosanna
Jackson at 553-3205.
encing an emergency, hang up
and call 911.
You will then have the op-
tion of being connected to the
audio health library, or speak-
ing immediately with a Regis-
tered Nurse.
Fish Commission fisheries
technicians that sample fish
at the dam.
Cooking class: Friday,
Oct. 17, from 11 a.m.-3
p.m. at the clinic
kitchen. Learn to make
healthy and delicious
bulgur and bean salad.
Open to the first 40
people. Participants
will receive measuring
cups or spoons. Call
541-553-2460 if you
have questions.
Beads, Native American Gifts, Museum,
Deli, Grocery, Ice, Fishing Permits,
Western Union, Check-Free Bill Pay,
ATM and Much More!
2132 Warm Springs St., Warm
Springs - ph. 541-553-1597