Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
June 7, 2017
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A conversation on managing diabetes
This is a conversation with
Maria Godines, from the War m
Springs Diabetes Program:
goals they have for helping the
community with diabetes.
What is a hobby of yours?
What do you enjoy doing in
your time off ?
I like to work with my hands
and being creative. I like to sew,
bead, garden and bake.
How long have you worked
with the Diabetes team at the
Warm Springs Clinic?
I started work here late Decem-
ber 2016.
What motivated you to join
the Diabetes Program?
I have experience in the health
arena through working with Liv-
ing Well with Chronic Conditions—
LWCC—and being the care pro-
vider for my mother.
However, the staff that are
employed here are a big plus. I
really liked the job interview, it gave
me a glimpse of who I would be
working with and what their per-
Maria Godines
sonalities are.
I had a good feeling about the
Diabetes Program staff and the
Tribal Council agenda
The following are items on the
Tribal Council agenda for the
rest of June (subject to change
at Council discretion):
Monday, June 12
9 a.m.: Review minutes/
resolutions with Secretary-
Treasurer Michele Stacona.
10: Records Center update
with Lynn Davis.
11: Education Branch up-
date with Chief Operations
Officer Alyssa Macy.
1:30 p.m.: IHS/Joint Health
Commission/Managed Care
updates with Carol Prevost,
Caroline Cruz and Mike
Collins.
2:30: IHS budget/financials
with Carol Prevost and Yvonne
Iverson.
3:30: Ventures update with
Don Sampson.
Tuesday, June 13
9 a.m.: Bond legislation with
Jim Manion/Warm Springs
Power & Water Enterprise-
Orrick.
10: 509-J school district dis-
cussion with superintendent
Rick Molitor.
11: Trail West lease/natural
gas pipeline with Jim Manion.
1:30 p.m.: Tribal Court up-
date with Chief Judge
Lisa
Lomas.
2:30: 2017 Personnel
Manual update with Elizabeth
Sato and Kurt Barker.
Monday, June 19
9 a.m.: May financial update
with Alfred Estimo and Den-
nis Johnson.
10: FY2017 Tribal Trans-
portation Program with tribal
planner Lonny Macy.
11: Transportation Safety
Plan for Highway 26 with
Lonny Macy.
1:30 p.m.: Economic develop-
ment plan with Kahseuss Jackson.
2:30: Telecom update with
Michele Stacona.
3:30: TERO update with
Wendell Jim.
Tuesday, June 20
9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Timber apprais-
als/Timber LLC workshop with
Clyde Hamstreet, Cal Mukmuto,
Forestry staff and BIA.
Thursday-Friday, June 22-23:
CRITFC meeting.
Friday, June 23: Four Chairs
meeting at Kah-Nee-Ta.
Thursday-Sunday, June 22-25:
Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days.
Monday, June 26
9 a.m.: Secretary-Treasurer
and COO updates with Michele
and Alyssa.
10: July agenda/review min-
utes with the S-T.
11: Draft resolutions with S-
T.
1:30 p.m.: Legislative update
calls.
2:30: Enrollments with
Lucille Suppach-Samson of Vi-
tal Stats.
3:30: Self Governance Com-
pact (Forestr y/Natural Re-
sources) with Josh Newton.
Monday-Thursday, June 26-
29: Forty-First Annual National
Indian Timber Symposium hosted
by the by Yakama Nation.
Note: All draft resolutions and
ordinances, including any attach-
ments or exhibits, are due by the
first Friday of each month by 5
p.m. by email for review (Word
form). No exceptions. Copy to:
michele.stacona@wstribes.org
lynn.davis@wstribes.org
Tell us about your work in the
Diabetes Management pro-
gram.
What do you think is most
important for patients to do for
their own health?
Be mindful that your body is the
only one you have, and that there
is only one you, so take care of
yourself to last a life time.
What is your role or job with
the program, and what is your
favorite part of your job?
I am the administrative assistant.
There are many reasons why I
like my job, but I really like learn-
ing new tasks and being given more
responsibilities.
I enjoy helping where I can and
having the ability to do my job with
support when needed.
Why do you think manage-
ment of diabetes is important?
To ensure you are feeling the
best that you can, and to prevent
further complications that could
occur from diabetes.
For more information on managing
diabetes, contact the Warm Springs
Model Diabetes Program, 541-553-
2478.
Summaries of Tribal Council
May 22
1. Roll call: Chief Joseph
Moses, Chief Alfred Smith Jr.,
Vice Chairman Charles Calica,
Carina Miller, Valerie Switzler
and Brigette McConville. Minnie
Yahtin, Recorder (morning),
Emily Yazzie, Recorder (after-
noon).
2. Strategic report for Warm
Springs Timber LLC.
· Motion by Carina to table
this resolution, adding the work-
shops in June; seconded by
Brigette. Question: 3/1/1, Chair-
man not voting. Motion carried.
3. Secretary-treasurer Update.
4. Chief Operations Officer
update.
5. Federal and state legislative
update calls.
6. Enrollments.
· Motion by Valerie to adopt
Resolution No. 12,338; Seconded
by Brigette. Question, enrolling
five individuals: 4/0/1, Chair-
man not voting. Motion carried.
· Motion by Carina to adopt
Resolution No. 12,339; seconded
by Brigette. Question; approving
a relinquishment so the individual
can enroll in the Yakama Nation:
5/0/0, Chairman not voting.
Motion carried.
7. March and April Finance
update.
8. June agenda/travel delega-
tions.
· Motion by Brigette approv-
ing the June agenda subject to
change; seconded by Carina.
Question; 4/0/1, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
· Motion by Carina approv-
ing the June travel delegations
subject to change; seconded by
Brigette. Question: 4/0/1, Chair-
man not voting. Motion carried.
9. With no further discussion
the meeting adjourned at 4:03 p.m.
May 30
1. Roll call: Chief Joseph
Moses, Chairman Eugene Greene
Jr., Vice Chairman Charles Calica,
Raymond Tsumpti, Carina Miller,
Lee Tom, Valerie Switzler and
Brigette McConville. Minnie
Yahtin, Recorder.
2. Receivership update.
· Executive session (9:23-11:25
a.m.)
· Motion by Valerie authorizing
the Chair, Vice-Chair and/or Sec-
retary-Treasurer (“Tribal Offic-
ers”) to, in consultation with legal
counsel, approve an indemnity
agreement with Yakama Forest
Products (“YFP”), which indemni-
fies YFP for the principal amount
of the outstanding balance of
amount owed by Warm Springs
Forest Products Industries
(WSFPI) resulting from YFP’s
2015 log sale to WSFPI. In no
circumstance shall the amount of
the indemnity exceed the actual
principal amount outstanding or
$175,000, whichever is less; sec-
onded by Brigette. Question: 7/0/
0, Chairman not voting. Motion
carried.
3. Other business
· Consensus opposing a meet-
ing with the Grand Ronde Tribe.
· Chairman gave a report from
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest In-
dians Conference.
· Discussed concerns regarding
TERO.
5. With no further discussion
the meeting adjourned at 11:51
a.m.
2321 Ollallie Lane
(PO Box 6)
Warm Springs, OR
Call 541-
553-1182
15% OFF product
purchases
To redeem mention this ad,
or show your tribal ID.
341 SW Sixth St.
Redmond
Tuesday - Saturday
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
ph. 541-923-8071
Softball
tourneys
at powwow
The Pi-Ume-Sha Open
Softball Tournament is
coming up on Saturday,
June 24 and Sunday, June
25.
On June 24 is the co-ed
tourney, and the men’s
tourney on June 25, both
at the Pi-Ume-Sha fields.
Entry fee is $275 per team.
Regulations: 12-man
roster, ASA and NSA bats,
county 1-and-1 at bat, one
foul courtesy. Co-ed: five
women and five men on
field. Bonus: women’s
home run in co-ed, two
runs.
Awards: first place,
sweaters. Second, crew
neck sweater. Third, t-shirts.
All Stars.
Contact Sandra Greene-
Sampson. Call or text 541-
325-1839. Email:
pubutil@wstribes.org
Cash, money order or
Paypal accepted. $100
deposition due by June 20.
Yakama Powwow
this weekend
The Yakama Nation Treaty Day
Commemoration Powwow is June
9-11 in White Swan.
Grand entry times are 7 p.m. Fri-
day, 1 and 7 p.m. on Saturday; and
2 p.m. Sunday.
Commodities
open house
The Commodities Program is
holding an open house on Wednes-
day, June 14, from 1:30-4 p.m.
They will have bison meat spa-
ghetti samples to try.
Anyone who wants to know
more about the Commodities Pro-
gram is welcome. And you can
reach the program at 541-553-
3422.
Soul Singer Andy
Stokes will put on a con-
cert at Kah-Nee-Ta Re-
sort on Saturday, July
15.
The concert is brought
to you by DJ Medina.
Check the KWSO for de-
tails coming soon.