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Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo January 3, 2018
Letters to the editor
Christmas play
Happy New Year, friends
and relatives,
I am thanking all of the
people who helped me have
a beautiful Christmas play.
Peace Came in a Cradle was
on December 13 at the
Community Center. And
thank you to all the families
who brought their children to
perform for you.
I’d like to thank one per-
son the most, for she helped
with all of her heart and soul.
The Lord has blessed her.
Thank you Denni Thomp-
son. Also thank you to the
narrator and singers, resto-
ration for our forest, the ca-
sino for donations, plus
Power and Water Enter-
prises, and to Tribal Council.
All that was donated
helped those who attended
the play to receive a gift from
Santa.
Love and Prayers,
Roma Cartney
Note from
Prevention
With the start of the new
year, Oregon is now enforc-
ing a law that raises the re-
quired minimum age to le-
gally buy or obtain tobacco
products from 18 to 21.
Gov. Kate Brown signed
SB 754, known as Tobacco
21, in August. Enforcement
and fines began January 1.
Oregon is the fifth state to
increase the age to purchase
tobacco, after California,
Hawaii, Maine and New Jer-
sey.
Under the new law, retail-
ers can no longer sell to-
bacco products or inhalant
delivery systems, such as a
pipe or vaporizing device, to
people younger than 21. Vio-
lations of the law are pun-
ishable by a fine of $50 for
employees, $250 for store
managers, and $500 for
store owners. For managers
and owners, the fines double
by the third offense.
Help is available for any-
one in Oregon ready to quit
tobacco. Call Warm Springs
Prevention for more infor-
mation, 541-553-2305, or
541-615-0036.
Michael H. Martinez,
Prevention specialist, Warm
Springs Health And Promo-
tion Prevention Initiative
(HAPPI).
For the pets
The Bend Spay and Neu-
ter Project will return in 2018
to the Warm Springs Reser-
vation, offering the free ser-
vice to pet owners.
Through last year the
clinic has spayed or neutered
256 dogs on the reservation.
Bend Spay and Neuter also
vaccinated more than 350
local dogs for rabies.
The first clinic of 2018
will be on March 4, and will
continue the first Sunday of
the month through the year.
The important challenge
facing the program: Finding
a new location to provide the
service in Warm Springs.
If you have a suggestion,
please call 541-617-1010.
Free services include spay
and neuter, vaccination for
rabies and parvo, and adop-
tion. The Warm Springs ser-
vice of the Bend Spay and
Neuter Program is made
possible by an endowment
from a woman who lived on
the reservation years ago,
when her husband worked as
a doctor at the clinic. You can
learn more at bendsnip.org
National
Honor Society
Congratulations to
Jazell Allen for making
the National Honor So-
ciety, a straight A stu-
dent.
We are proud of you,
f r o m g r a n d p a L e r oy,
Jarrod, uncle Jace and all
t h e f a m i l y i n Wa r m
Springs.
Fit food tip
Having diabetes doesn’t
mean you can’t ever eat your
favorite foods.
The key is a combination
of what, how much, and
when to eat. Breakfast is
your best chance to increase
fiber in your diet and get in
a serving of fruit and dairy.
Kickstart your morning
metabolism the right way by
making sure you have some
breakfast at home each day.
Oat meal is one of the best
breakfasts you can eat if
you have diabetes. It con-
tains four grams of fiber per
cup, which will help keep
blood sugar levels steady.
And studies have shown
that eating a cup of oat meal
five or six times a week can
lower the risk of develop-
ing type 2 diabetes by 39
percent. Have non fat milk
or plain yogurt with your oat
meal.
And choose an orange
over orange juice. The ac-
tual fruit will make you feel
more satisfied and full.
This message is brought to
you by the Warm Springs
Diabetes Program and 91.9
FM KWSO.
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus in Memorium: Sid Miller
Editor: Dave McMechan
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Time to take
health survey
The tribal member health
survey team has interviewed
close to 200 members so far
in the health information col-
lection project. The survey
team will continue the
project through this month.
Participation by all mem-
bers over 18 is encouraged,
as the survey results will
guide tribal health care pri-
orities in coming years.
There is a $30 gift card
incentive for anyone who
participates. The survey
takes about an hour to 70
minutes. Survey responders
and answers remain strictly
confidential.
This is a tribal project—
approved by Tribal Council
and the Health and Welfare
Committee—in cooperation
with the Northwest Portland
Area Indian Health Board.
Warm Springs Commu-
nity Health, and the Preven-
tion program are coordinat-
ing the health interviews.
For more information, or
to schedule a time to take the
survey, please call 541-615-
0036. Or stop by the Family
Resource Center.
Emergency
alerts
The Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs offers
emergency text messages to
communicate information
to community members,
and to tribal employees.
Weather related delays,
closures and other impacts
are relayed in a text message
for anyone who signs up to
receive the messages. Visit
the link: ‘CTWSOAlerts’
listed in this Community Cal-
endar on the KWSO
website.
You’ll need to provide
your name, cell phone num-
ber, service provider and an
email address. Most but not
all providers will work for
the emergency messages.
Energy help
This is the time of year
when our monthly power bills
become nearly unmanage-
able.
Good news is that Warm
Springs Social Services can
help with low-income energy
assistance. You can get an ap-
plication and details at the So-
cial Service office located in
the Family Resource Center.
Or call 541-553-3415.
Looking forward to a great 2018, with Warm Springs artist Travis Bobb.
Howlak Tichum ~ In Loving Memory
Patricia Ann (McCloud) Kalama ~ July 9, 1946 - November 10, 2017
Patricia
Ann
(McCloud)
Kalama
passed away on Novem-
ber 10, 2017 in her home
in Warm Springs.
The funeral was held
on November 13 at the
HeHe Longhouse.
Patricia was preceded
in death by parents An-
drew McCloud Jr. and
Edith K. McCloud;
brother Russell W.
McCloud, and sister
Linda R. McCloud.
Patricia is survived by
her husband Larson E.
Kalama Sr., daughter
Bridget Rose Kalama,
and sons Carl Kalama Sr.(
Yavonda), and Larson
(Parkay) Kalama Jr.,; and
grandchildren, great
grandchildren, and great-
great grandchildren.
Brothers
Andrew
McCloud III, (Melinda),
Mike J. McCloud, Kenneth
J. McCloud (Mary),
Raymond D. McCloud; sis-
ters Billie L. McGee
(Danny),
Nor ma
J.
EagleSpeaker (Sonny),
Marcella M. Eaglespeaker
(Otto), Gail S. Hernandez
(Rudy), Angeline Totus
(Frank), Rosaline Johnson,
For the Health of It...
Start off the New Year
by focusing on good
health basics—Eating
right doesn’t have to be
complicated.
Healthy eating includes
a variety of fruits and veg-
etables, lean proteins,
whole grains, and low-fat
dairy.
If you are overweight,
work toward losing 5-7
percent of your weight.
This will significantly re-
duce your health risks.
Get in about 30 min-
utes of moderate activity
every day to assist in
weight maintenance and
overall health. If you
smoke – quit!
Make sleep a priority
and shoot for 7-9 hours
of shut eye every night.
Maiselle McCloud. Also
many nieces, nephews
and cousins.
We would like to
thank all of our families
who came to be with us
and hold us up as we say
farewell.
She was our social but-
terfly with her smile and
hugs for everyone.
We are truly grateful
and thankful to the
Puyallup and the
Puyallup Tribal Funeral
and Medical office, the
Warm Springs tribes, and
all who donated food, fi-
nancial help, giveaway
items and support in our
time of need.
We hold up our hands
up high in a big Thank
You to all.
Many medical condi-
tions can be recognized in
the early stages by getting
preventive screenings and
immunizations. Ask your
doctor about what screen-
ings are recommended for
you.
Stress less and stay posi-
tive! These health tips are
brought to you by the
War m Springs Diabetes
Program and 91.9 FM
KWSO!
Details about the Warm Springs Buy-Back program
This information is pro-
vided by the Warm Springs
Reservation Land Buy-Back
Program:
There are 819 individu-
als who own fractional inter-
ests on the Warm Springs
Reservation. The landown-
ers reside in 18 states, with
66 percent—544—residing
in Oregon. Washington
state is second with 20 per-
cent (163 individuals).
The county with the most
individuals with fractional
interests is Jefferson, which
includes the populous area
of the reservation. Fifty-
eight percent of those with
a fractional interests on the
War m Springs Reser va-
tion—477 individuals—live
in Jefferson County.
Next is Yakama, Wash-
ington with 114 individuals
(14 percent); and third is
Multomah with 24 individu-
als, or 3 percent of the to-
tal. There are 63 Warm
Springs fractional interest
owners—8 percent of the
total—with no address listed,
or whereabouts unknown.
A definition that applies
to the Buy-Back program,
which is a big part of the
Cobell federal lawsuit settle-
ment: ‘Fractionated tracts’
refers to a tract held in trust
or restricted status that has
two or more unique owners,
one of who may be the tribe
itself.
What makes a tract
eligible for the Buy-
Back program?
To be eligible for the
Buy-Back program, all of
the following must be trust
for a tract:
The tract is held in trust
or restricted status. The
tract has two or more own-
ers.
The tract must be able to
be mapped (in other words,
the legal description of a
tract must not require fur-
ther research).
The tract must not be 100
percent comprised of ineli-
gible interest; and the recog-
nized tribe must exercise ju-
risdiction over the tract.
If you would like infor-
mation on the Warm Springs
Reservation Land-Buy Back
program, contact Randy
Scott:
randy.scott@wstribes.org