Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
September 28, 2016
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October events with
W.S. 4-H Extension
Warm Springs Community Counseling hosted the Recovery
Powwow in September by the Counseling building. The event was
part of Counseling’s celebration of September as National Recovery
Month. The Recovery Never Ends conference is coming up this
Friday, September 30 at the HeHe Longhouse. Everyone is
welcome to attend. The conference will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
the longhouse (see page 8 for more on the conference).
Jayson Smith photos/Spilyay
Special guest at Veterans Powwow
The Confederated Tribes and
the Veterans Powwow Committee
are planning a Veterans Powwow
in November.
This year a special guest will be
Linda Woods. Ms. Woods is a tribal
member of the Grand Traverse
Band of Ottawa Chippewa Indians.
She comes from the Ottawa Indian
village in Leelanau, Michigan.
She served in the U.S. Air Force
during the Vietnam Era. Follow-
ing her military experience, Ms.
Woods became a substance abuse
counselor, earning a Masters of
Social Work in 1994 from San Jose
University in California.
Even before earning her Mas-
ters, Ms. Woods was committed to
helping Native Americans deal with
addiction, promoting recovery and
healthy lifestyles in Native commu-
Courtesy photo.
Linda Woods
nities.
She partnered with the Inter-
Tribal Council of Michigan to help
produce Access to Recover y
Anishnaabek Healing Circle—Under-
standing Our Journey. This program
promotes education and under-
standing of Native American cul-
ture in Michigan.
She served as a cultural consult-
ant for the Inter-Tribal Council of
Michigan for many years. She was
honored in 2015 when she was in-
ducted into the Michigan Women’s
Hall of Fame.
Though she retired in 2008, with
over 30 years of experience in so-
cial work, Ms. Woods continues to
serve the Native American com-
munity. Most notably, Ms. Woods
is the first female veteran in the
U.S. to carry an Eagle Staff.
She carries the staff on behalf
of all women, especially her fellow
women veterans who have served
the nation. She has been mentored
by and guided by a prominent vet-
eran.
She is the mother of two sons,
proud grandmother of five, and
has two great-grandchildren.
VFW Auxiliary
Essay contests, meeting coming up
Greetings to all.
For over 100 years, the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary has
been fulfilling its original objectives
by supporting the Veterans of For-
eign Wars, serving veterans, active
duty military and their families, and
spreading patriotism nationwide.
Our members have volunteered
millions of hours, donated millions
of dollars and honored hundreds
of thousands of veterans over the
years.
Join us at our local VFW Auxil-
iary Elliot Palmer Post 4217. We
meet the first Tuesday of every
month at 5:30 p.m. at the social
hall of the Community Wellness
Center, 2200 Hollywood Blvd.
Our dues are $25 a year and
your payment for membership
covers donations to the Veterans
Hospital, National Home for Vet-
erans and their families, district
dues, Voice of Democracy schol-
Election:
arship, and Patriots Pen scholar-
ships.
It’s that time of year for mem-
bers to pay their dues. Our next
meeting will be on Tuesday, Octo-
ber 4. You can pay at the next
meeting. If dues are not received
by December, your membership
will be cancelled.
Youth essay contests
The Voice of Democracy pro-
gram was established in 1947 to
provide students in grades 9-12 the
opportunity to express themselves
in regards to democratic ideas and
principles. The national first-place
winner received $30,000.
The scholarship is paid directly
to the recipients’ American univer-
sity, college or vocational or tech-
nical school. This year’s theme is
My Responsibility to America.
This is an audio essay. You can
go online, Voice of Democracy,
and follow the directions to enter
the contest. Your local post will
judge one winner per 15 entries,
and the winner advances to the
district. The district winner ad-
vances to the state; and the state
winners are invited to Washing-
ton, D.C., where their audio es-
says compete in the finals com-
petition.
The Patriots Pen is for grades
6-8. This essay contest encour-
ages young minds to examine
America’s history, along with their
own experiences in modern
American society.
Essays are 300-400 words, ex-
pressing views based on the pa-
triotic theme chosen by the VFW
Commander in Chief. The theme
for 2016-17 is The America I Be-
lieve In.
Entries can be submitted to
the Warm Springs Elliott Palmer
Post 4217.
measures on cannabis; register to vote online
(Continued from page 1)
One of the city measures
asks whether to prohibit recre-
ational marijuana sales, whole-
sale production, processing and
distribution within the city juris-
diction.
Another city measure asks
whether a 3-percent city tax
should apply to recreational
marijuana sales.
These measures could bring
about an interesting result.
For instance: the county vot-
ers could prohibit recreational
marijuana sales in unincorpo-
rated areas of the county. And
city of Madras residents could
do the same within the city limits.
That would leave the incorpo-
rated areas of Metolius or Cul-
ver as the places in Jefferson
County where recreational mari-
juana could be sold retail.
How to register
Registering to vote is simple and
convenient in Oregon.
Online: If you have an Or-
egon driver license or other DMV
identification, you can update your
registration at OregonVotes.gov/
myvote
Registration card: You can fill
out a paper registration card. You
can find these at most post of-
fices, libraries, and your county
elections office. Or, download
a PDF version to print and mail
to your county elections office.
If that’s not convenient, call
your county elections office and
request one.
You do not have to vote for
anyone that is listed on the bal-
lot.
There will be space to write-
in the name of the candidate
you wish to vote for if they are
not listed on your ballot.
You may also choose not to
vote in some races and leave
those races blank.
National Youth Science Day
will happen at the Academy on
Friday, Oct. 14, from 10 a.m.
til 12 noon.
This year’s lessons will fo-
cus on drones, or UAVs, and
remote sensing. This will be
open to all Warm Springs youth
in grades 4-8, whether involved
in 4-H or not.
And new this year: STEM
Beyond School. For this pro-
gram, 4-H will be partnering
with the Boys & Girls Club to
bring STEM activities and pro-
gramming throughout the
school year and through next
summer and the solar eclipse.
STEM Beyond School will
focus on fourth- through
eighth-grade youth, and is not
limited to Boys & Girls Club
membership.
Please call the OSU Exten-
sion Office in Warm Springs
for information and to sign up
for these and other activities
and clubs at 541-553-3238.
Family and Community
Health
New this fall to War m
Springs OSU Extension pro-
gramming is the mindful eat-
ing, active living workshop se-
ries called Am I Hungr y?
This healthy living series fo-
cuses on all the factors that go
into the decisions we make
around our food intake, with a
recognition that in many cases,
“it’s not about the food.”
Eating well to fuel your ac-
tive life is the goal, and if some
weight loss happens along the
way—it will, more than
likely—that is just icing on the
cake!
The series will begin Octo-
ber 10 at 5:30 p.m. Each of
the eight weekly workshops will
include healthy snacks. Cost for
the entire 8-week series is $10,
and includes all materials.
This series is a $400 value,
and will be led by Beth Ann
Beamer, RN, BSN, licensed
Am I Hungr y facilitator and
Extension FCH faculty. Space
is limited, so please call 541-
553-3535 to pre-register.
Master food preservers
Our master food preservers
Sara Rogers and Rosanna Sand-
ers will present a workshop on
Pressure Canning Salmon on
October 11 from 9 a.m. until
12 noon.
Come learn best-practices
for pressure canning salmon
safely in a fun and supportive
environment! Class is free, but
space is limited. Please call 541-
553-3238 to pre-register.
SNAP Education
SNAP Education provides
high-quality nutrition education
to communities in schools, clin-
ics, organizations and busi-
nesses.
Our SNAP educators have
programming starting at ECE,
the Warm Springs k-8 Academy,
Boys & Girls Club, Commodi-
ties, High Lookee Lodge and at
various other community loca-
tions.
Look for OSU staff at the
k-8 Academy every Wednesday
promoting healthy lunch
choices through the Food Hero
of the Month program, and
promoting healthy snacks and
physical activity at Walk It Out
Wednesday at the Boys & Girls
Club.
Agriculture, livestock, hor-
ticulture
Scott Duggan will be attend-
ing a number of Ag meetings
this month, including the Fed-
erally-Recognized Tribal Exten-
sion Program meeting in Flag-
staff.
He will host a final Garden
Lunch and Learn on October
18 with Karen McCarthy from
the Madras Garden Depot as
special guest speaker, on Bulbs
and Bulbs, Fall Planting Flowers
and Garlic, from noon until 1
p.m. A healthy lunch will be
provided, and the class is free
to the community.
Beth Ann Beamer, Warm
Springs Extension
341 SW Sixth St.
Redmond
Tuesday - Saturday
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
15% OFF product purchases
Complimentary brow wax with any
hair service - ($15 value)
To redeem: bring in the coupon, mention
this ad, or show your tribal ID.