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Letters to the editor
To Sno-Cap
I would like say a thank-
you to the Sno-Cap Drive
In in Redmond.
That was very nice of
you, and helped to brighten
our day.
Pearl VanPelt
Pet clinic
Thank you so much for
the opportunity to provide
spay/neuter and vaccina-
tions for dogs in your com-
munity over the past year
and a half. The Bend
Spay+Neuter Project team
has really enjoyed coming
out each month and getting
to know so many wonder-
ful people and pets.
As some of you know,
our program is funded en-
tirely by an endowment
which was left by a woman
who lived in your commu-
nity back in the late 60’s and
early 70’s. When she passed
away in 2001, a fund was
created in her dog’s name—
The Daisy Fund—to pro-
vide free services for dogs
in War m Springs and
Jefferson County.
The fund was managed
by the Humane Society of
Central Oregon until 2013,
when
the
Bend
Spay+Neuter Project was
able to acquire it.
We knew that in order to
make our services acces-
sible, we would need to be
able to provide them in the
community of War m
Springs itself, and not in
Bend or Madras.
Bend Spay+Neuter
Project is reimbursed by
The Daisy Fund only for the
services we provide. We do
not make any money on
these clinics.
It took us nearly three
years to find a location in
Warm Springs where we
could set up monthly clin-
ics, then in September 2016
we did our first clinic at the
Greeley Heights community
building on Quail Trail.
In October of last year
we were told that we were
no longer able to use the
community building, so we
moved to the old elemen-
tary school building. Unfor-
tunately, we are no longer
able to use that space, which
means we have no where to
have our February clinic.
In 2016-17 we were able
to perform 276 spay/neu-
ter surgeries, and over 350
vaccinations for dogs in
need.
We are desperately seek-
ing a space in Warm Springs
that would allow us to con-
tinue our clinics. We have
had wonderful feedback
from those who have
brought their dogs to us, and
we think it’s starting to make
a difference in the number
of strays too.
I’m writing this letter to-
day because we need your
help. We can’t do this with-
out the support of the com-
munity and a space where
we can do our clinics.
All we need is about 800
square feet, a sink for
handwashing, a bathroom
for our staff and volunteers,
and electricity. Ideally, some-
where like the community
building where we used to
do our clinics would be per-
fect. We also need volunteers
from the community to help.
We had planned on com-
ing back on February 4, but
because we do not have a
space lined up, we are going
to have to cancel that clinic.
We are hopeful that we
can come out for our next
scheduled clinic on March
4, but it is all dependent on
finding a new space.
We know there are
people who were counting
on us to be there, and we
don’t want to let them down.
Healthy Food of the Month...
Having diabetes
doesn’t mean you can’t
ever eat your favorite
foods. The key is a com-
bination 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 morn-
ing metabolism the right
way by making sure you
have some breakfast at
home each day.
Oatmeal is one of
the best breakfasts you
can eat if you have dia-
betes. It contains 4 grams
of fiber per cup, which
will help keep blood
sugar levels steady.
And studies have
shown that eating a cup
of oatmeal five or six
times a week can lower
the risk of developing
type 2 diabetes by 39
percent. Have non-fat
milk or plain yogurt with
your oatmeal.
And choose an orange
over orange juice. The
actual 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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located at 4174 Highway 3 in Warm Springs.
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Please know we are doing ev-
erything we can to get back
on our regular monthly
schedule, and we will do so
as soon as possible.
If you know of a loca-
tion or would like to be part
of our clinics, please call or
email us at 541-617-1010.
Or email:
meganw@bendsnip.org.
We look forward to con-
tinuing our partnership with
the Warm Springs commu-
nity.
Megan Gram, Bend
Spay+Neuter Project
HAPPI time
Warm Springs HAPPI
presents the Wellbriety Cel-
ebrating Families Parent
Only Class in January and
February.
HAPPI—the Health Pro-
motion and Prevention Ini-
tiative—will host the classes
from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on
Tuesdays and Thursdays at
the Behavioral Health Cen-
ter, group room on the third
floor.
This Thursday, January
18, the top is Health Living.
Next Tuesdays, sessions 3
and 4, the topics are Nutri-
tion and Communication.
The January sessions con-
clude on Thursday, January
25, and Tuesday, January 30,
with Feelings and Defenses,
followed by Anger Manage-
ment.
The sessions continue on
February 1 with Facts About
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other
Drugs.
Contact Sarah Frank at
541-615-0036. Class space is
limited.
Funny
memories
I can remember way back
in my younger years, my fa-
vorite cartoon—I used to
love watching almost every
weekday morning—was
Popeye the Sailorman, on
Ramblin’ Rod Channel 12.
I didn’t like eating spin-
ach, but my aunt Serena used
to cook spinach for all the
kids in our family. We didn’t
like it. She would ask, “Why
not? It makes you strong like
Popeye!” But we all knew
Popeye was just a cartoon.
Now I’ve learned while in
Eugene that spinach is a very
healthy vegetable, and is
good for everyone.
May you all in War m
Springs have a safe 2018.
Evette
P a t t, 1075
Irvington Dr., Eugene OR
97404.
Member survey
The goal of the tribal
member health survey team
is to interview 500 tribal
members for the survey.
The team is about half-way
to their goal.
To tribal departments:
Health survey interviewers
can come to your office to
conduct multiple surveys
among the staff. Call Fam-
ily Preservation to set up a
date and time: 541-615-
0036.
Otherwise, individuals
can set up a time for an in-
terview by calling Family
Preservation, or call Preven-
tion at 541-541-3205.
The survey takes about
an hour. After the interview,
the participant receives a $30
gift card, courtesy of the
Northwest Indian Health
Board.
The Warm Springs Be-
havioral Health Survey re-
sults will help guide tribal
health care priorities in the
coming years.
The information is vital
for tribal grant writing ef-
forts, in order for the tribes
to secure funding for cur-
rent and future tribal pro-
grams.
Calling the
Academy
The phone number
at the Warm Springs
Academy is 541-553-
1128. However, that
number doesn’t work
for War m Springs
Telecom customers.
If you have Warm
Springs Telecom ser-
vice, call 541-475-0394.
Jot that down: 541-475-
0394 for the War m
Springs Academy.
For Lincoln’s
The Lincoln’s Birthday
Powwow is coming up the
weekend of February 9-11 at
the Simnasho Longhouse.
Specials include the
Norene Green Mother/
Daughter Special—tradi-
tional short fringe style,
open to all ages. There will
be the Thyreicia Simtustus
Senior Queen Special, bas-
ket hat for 18 and up.
The 2018 Lincoln’s Pow-
wow Committee is seeking
candidates for the Junior
and Senior Queens for the
February 9-11 celebration.
Junior Queen candidates
should be 7-12 years old,
and Senior Queen ages 13-
17.
For information contact
Shayla Stwyer weekdays
from 8-5 at 553-8231 or
evenings at 541-777-2220.
Language Bowl
Warm Springs Culture &
Heritage Language Program
is looking for volunteers to
help chaperone, coach, judge
and assist at the 2018 Lan-
guage Bowl on May 24th at
the Wildhorse Resort. To
learn more call Culture and
Heritage at 541-553-3290.
Tribal Council
The following are some of
the items on the Tribal Coun-
cil agenda for the rest of the
month:
T h u r s d a y - F r i d a y,
January 25-26: Columbia
River Inter-Tribal Fish Com-
mission meeting.
Monday, January 29:
9 a.m.: Secretary-Trea-
surer and Chief Operations
Officer updates with Michele
Stacona and Alyssa Macy.
10: February agenda, re-
view minutes with the S-T
Michele.
11: Draft resolutions with
the S-T.
1:30 p.m.: Legislative up-
date calls, federal and state.
2:30: Enrollments with
Lucille Suppach-Samson
from Vital Stats.
3: Gun safety matter with
Reina Estimo.
Tuesday, January 30
9 a.m.: December 2017
financial update with Alfred
Estimo and Dennis Johnson.
10: IHS update with Carol
Prevost.
11: Democratic candidate
for Oregon Second Congres-
sional District, Tim White.
1:30 p.m.: Timber discus-
sion with tribal loggers.
2:30: Committee and
board appointments with
Lynn Davis.
Items for future consider-
ation:
· Todd Forbes from the
BLM.
· April Campbell, Collabo-
ration Grant at Jefferson
County School District.
· Economic development/
infrastructure matrix.
· OST consultation.
· Columbia River Treaty/
US and Canada.
· Climate change consul-
tation.
· Carbon ‘cap and invest’
with Bill/Clean Energy Bill.
Celebration
of Life
A celebration of the life
of Roy Sampsel will be
held. January 24, 2018
from 6 to 9 p.m. in the
Cascade ballroom of the
Lloyd DoubleTree Hotel.
RSVP at rsvp@critfc.
org
Roy Sampsel was the
first executive director of
the Columbia River Inter-
Tribal Fish Commission.
He passed away late
last year. Mr. Sampsel was
a dedicated advocate of
tribes throughout Indian
Country for nearly 50
years.
Mr. Sampsel was the
CRITFC executive director
in the late 1970s, and
remained a constant figure
in the organization over the
following 40 years.
He was a member of
the Wyandotte and
Choctaw Nations.
For more information
on the upcoming Life
Celebration call Charles
Hudson at 503-731-
1257; or email:
hudc@critfc.org
Or call Michelle Singer
at 503-418-2199; or
email:
singerm@ohsu.edu
Plateau Indian Art contest award is $25,000
The Josephy Center for
Arts and Culture in Joseph,
Oregon is offering a prize of
$25,000 to a plateau Indian
artist for a three-dimensional
work to go on Main Street
in our city.
The city is named after the
Nez Perce leader, as is its
annual rodeo. None of the
current bronzes on Joseph’s
Main Street—four of them
depicting Indians—is the
work of an Indian artist.
With a major grant from
the Oregon Community
Foundation’s
Creative
Heights program, the
Josephy Center for Arts and
Culture will select a Plateau
Indian artist to give his or her
work a place in the city.
The grant includes an
artist’s award of $25,000
and funds for art casting or
construction.
It is a three-step process.
First, interested artists
should write a letter and
send a portfolio, or at least
five photos of recent work
and an artist’s resume, to the
Josephy Center as soon as
possible.
If there is public art in
the portfolio, please give
places and dates of installa-
tion. These can be submit-
ted in the mail—Josephy
Center/ PO Box 949/ Jo-
seph, Oregon 97846. Or
electronically to:
rich.wandschneider@gmail.
com
Second, on February 15,
three artists will be given
$1,000 each and have until
March 30 to develop pro-
posals for the artwork and
its place on Main Street.
Third, on April 10, one
artist will receive one-third
of the $25,000 and begin a
year-long process of creat-
ing the work. The remain-
der of the award money will
be presented at midway
and finishing points. For in-
formation, please contact
Rich Wandschneider at 541-
432-0505, or email as men-
tioned above.