Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
September 16, 2015
4-H Iron Chef rocks State Fair
transported from the Warm
Springs OSU kitchen. Pack-
ing and unpacking our carts
became part of the skills prac-
tice that we worked on in the
month of 3-hour workshops
leading up to the contest.
by Bethann Beamer
W.S. OSU Extension
There is much more to do
at the Oregon State Fair than
just go on awesome rides and
eat really unhealthy food.
Three Warm Springs youth
found that out this month,
when they competed in the
4-H Iron Chef contest and
came away Champions.
Samantha Tappo, Inez
Gomez Queahpama and
Jennilee Squiemphen won
their round of the Iron Chef
competition on September 2,
representing the War m
Springs community with
grace, professionalism and
skills.
The 4-H State Fair Iron
Chef contest began about
seven years ago. Teams of
two to three middle and high
school age youth work to-
gether to develop culinary
and food safety skills.
Once registered, the teams
receive notice of two possible
secret ingredients that they will
be expected to showcase.
They choose recipes that they
can comfortably put together
in front of judges in 60 min-
utes.
The one actual secret in-
gredient isn’t revealed until the
head-to-head competition be-
To volunteers
Courtesy W.S. 4-H
Iron Chef Team (above)
rolling in to the Oregon
State Fair; and receiving
the top prize (right).
gins in Salem.
The teams are judged on
the finished product, its pre-
sentation, food safety, and
originality.
Our secret ingredient pos-
sibilities were table beets and
plain yogurt.
With advice from Glenda
Hyde, long-time Extension
Master Food Preserver and
culinary expert, the team
chose to perfect two recipes
featuring both ingredients:
A raw beet salad brown
rice bowl with a yogurt-chili-
lime sauce, and a beet and
berry smoothie featuring
Flu shots available soon
The Warm Springs Health
and Wellness Center will have
flu shot available soon.
The shots were expected
to arrive possibly this week,
said Diane Fuller, Nurse.
The clinic this year is
stressing the importance of
getting a flu shot not just to
protect yourself, but others
around you, especially elders
and others at risk.
It is best to get a flu shot
at least two weeks before the
flu arrives in the region. So it
is not too soon to get one as
soon as they arrive at the
clinic. Listen to KWSO for
the latest on the availability
of the shots.
For those medical
questions...
The Warm
Springs Health &
Wellness Center
Nurse Hotline
866-470-2015
* 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?
huckleberries.
Creating these recipes re-
quired use of a food proces-
sor and blender, plus using
both cooked and raw beets
in addition to the yogurt.
Knife skills, working as a
team, nutrition knowledge,
and time management all
came in to play as the team
navigated an unfamiliar
kitchen space containing only
a sink, stove/oven, micro-
wave and refrigerator.
All other equipment was
Job, resource
fair Thursday
The Warm Springs
Employment and Life
Skills Training Academy
is having a mini job and
resource fair this Thurs-
day, Sept. 17, from 1-3
p.m. at the Family Re-
source Center.
Job seekers, employ-
ers and resource provid-
ers are encouraged to
attend. You can RSVP
by calling Melinda Poitra
541-553-3324. The
Academy Graduation
Presentation will follow
at 3 p.m.
Shooting
incident
The Warm Springs
Police-Safe Trails Task
Force, and the FBI are
investigating a shooting
incident. A person was
shot in the leg, and is
being treated at St.
Charles in Bend. The
incident happened in
the Deer Loop area, be-
ginning around 7:30
p.m. on Monday, and
ending about 4 a.m. on
Tuesday, Sept. 15.
4-H is the research-tested
positive youth development
model supported by Exten-
sion units across the U.S. and
in Indian Country.
The key to a robust 4-H
program is the adult volun-
teer leader.
Do you have a passion for
working with youth, helping
them develop skills and
knowledge? You don’t have
to be an expert, just inter-
ested.
Contact the Warm Springs
OSU Extension unit for in-
formation on how to get
signed up to volunteer, at
541-553-3238.
A thank you
The Warm Springs 4-H
Iron Chef Team wishes to
thank Glenda Hyde, Arlene
Boileau, Rosanna Sanders,
and Abby Beamer for their
support of our team. 4-H
would like to take two teams
next year, so Warm Springs
youth with a culinary inter-
est, come sign up for 4-H!
Language
classes at
MHS
Madras High School re-
cently added a Wasco Kiksht,
Warm Springs Ichishkeen,
and Paiute Numu language
classes to the school curricu-
lum.
Students get a language
credit for the class, taught by
a teacher from War m
Springs Culture and Heri-
tage.
This is the only instance
in the state of a Native
American language being
taught at a high school.
Bough
cutters
meeting
There will be a bough
cutters meeting next
Thursday, Sept. 24, start-
ing at 6 p.m. at the Agency
Longhouse.
For questions, or to sub-
mit requests, please con-
tact the Timber Committee
secretary Stevie Hicks at
the Tribal Council office; or
call 541-553-3257.
Page 3
Summer Reading recap
The War m Springs
Community Library con-
cluded a successful Sum-
mer Reading program in
August.
Over 120 children par-
ticipated in our reading
contest over the summer.
Between them, they read
more than 340 books.
Only 20 children par-
ticipated last year and read
86 books.
We would like to thank
the staff and teachers of
tribal day care, the Head
Start and Early Head Start
programs, for collaborat-
ing with us to increase par-
ticipation in the program.
And thank you for allow-
ing us to read to the stu-
dents in the classrooms.
We would like to thank
the Police, and Fire and
Safety for giving presen-
tations during our reading
times.
We would like to thank
all the children who par-
ticipated in our reading
contest, and their parents
and caregivers.
Lastly, we wish to thank
our donors, who contrib-
uted prizes or financial
support to Summer Read-
ing:
Abby’s Legendary
Pizza, Dairy Queen, Dol-
lar Tree, Indian Head Ca-
sino, Madras Bowl and
Pizza, the Oregon State
Fair, and the Museum at
Warm Springs.
We were able to award
32 children awesome
prizes for their participa-
tion, thanks to your gen-
erosity.
Craig Graham, li-
brary director.
Budget: back Sept. 22
(Continued from page 1)
Councilman Scott Moses
said that ensuring the Senior
Pension Fund is a high prior-
ity among many community
members he has spoken with.
The tribes are in need of
funding for capital improve-
ments to various aspects of
the reservation infrastructure:
This is an overdue issue that
becomes more evident each
year, said Councilman
Kahseuss Jackson.
Added revenue does not
necessarily mean there should
be an increase in expendi-
tures, Council members said.
Over spending was the habit
that created the tribal budget
crisis two years ago.
At the same time, Tribal
Council must hear the de-
partment budget presenta-
tions with an open mind, said
Council Chairman Austin
Greene Jr.
The presentations are
based on what the department
managers believe is necessary
to provide adequate services
to the membership, Chairman
Greene said.
Some departments are
struggling to provide these
services under their current
budgets. So the process is
one of balancing and weigh-
ing priorities, Councilman
Greene said.
The tribal general fund
relies mainly on enterprise
dividends, contract support,
and other revenue such as
investment income.
Council is scheduled to
further review the budget on
Tuesday, Sept. 22.
In-Lieu sites
(Continued from page 1)
In 1957, when the falls
were flooded, the Corps
of Engineers agreed to
provide tribal river fami-
lies with the in-lieu fishing
sites and housing.
The in-lieu sites are
maintained along the river,
used by tribal members
during fishing times, pa-
trolled by Inter-Tribal
Fisheries Enforcement.
A few years ago the
Corps of Engineers built
18 new homes at Celilo
Village. There is also an
administration building at
Celilo Village that was used
for a while as a Head Start
classroom.
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The building could be
used as a branch office of
the Department of Hu-
man Services, or by some
other service agency, Cruz
said.
Meanwhile, there are
the 3,000 or so people
who are living along the
river. They are at sites that
were once occupied mainly
during fishing times, but
have come to be perma-
nent or semi-permanent
encampments.
How to meet the social
service needs of the chil-
dren and families is the
matter the tribal health li-
aison Cruz is helping to
coordinate.
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