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Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo January 31, 2018
Letters to the editor
Dietician talks about managing diabetes
Fire fighters
To the community and tribal
membership of War m
Springs,
I would like to get the
word out into our commu-
nity that I am gathering in-
put from family, friends and
relatives to have a day of re-
membrance for any indi-
vidual that has worked in the
Fire Management Depart-
ment and has passed on.
So far I accumulated 64
names, I will not list them
out of respect. My intent is
to recognize and pay tribute
to these individuals and their
families.
This is going to take some
time and organizing, but I
feel it is important to have a
gathering as such. My
thoughts are a Grand Entry
with banners or portraits of
our loved ones and a pot-
luck type of even with
speakers and presentations.
We’ve all had relatives at
one time or another work at
Fire Management. We have
elders in the community who
have supported the fire fight-
ers for a long time, and I
would like to make this a suc-
cessful event for everyone.
Sincerely,
Luther Clements
Blackjack dealer
classes beginning
Blackjack dealer school
classes are scheduled to be-
gin Monday, February 5, and
will run through Friday, Feb-
ruary 23.
Class days will be Mon-
day through Friday from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Upon
completion of a minimum
of 96 hours of supervised
instruction and successful
completion of an audition,
students will be eligible to
receive a certification as a
dealer.
Certification is required
to apply for a position as a
table games dealer. Please
contact Indian Head Casino
Human Resources at 541-
460-7714 to sign up for
blackjack dealer school class.
Food drive
at clinic
The Warm Springs Health
and Wellness Center Em-
ployee Appreciation Com-
mittee are having a food
drive for the Warm Springs
community through March.
Pastor Rick from the
Warm Springs Presbyterian
Church will be picking up
the food for the community.
Please bring non-perishable
items.
Boxes will be placed
throughout the clinic in each
pod of the building. Call the
clinic if you have an ques-
tions, 541-553-1196.
Marella Sam, IHS Em-
ployee Appreciation Com-
mittee chair.
Birth
Carrie TrudeeAnne
Stwyer
Jarvis M. Stwyer and
Shayla L. Stwyer of
War m Springs are
pleased to announce the
birth of their daughter
Carrie TrudeeAnne
Stwyer.
Carrie TrudeeAnne
joins brothers Jake
Frank, Julian Stwyer,
JoeRay Stwyer and
Asher Stwyer.
Grandparent on the
father’s side is the late
Veronica Wallulatum.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are the late
Trudee Clements and
the late Jacob Frank Jr.
Arabella J’Lynn
Wainanwit
Andrew Wainanwit
and Tanisha Reynoso of
Madras are pleased to
announce the birth of
their daughter Arabella
J’Lynn Wainanwit, born
on January 22, 2018.
Arabella
joins
brother Adae, 8,
Enrique, 6, Richard, 5,
and Alistair, 2; and sis-
ter Alosha, 11.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Vanessa
George of War m
Springs, and Arthur
Hoptowit, of Wapato.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Mary
Domingo of Madras,
and David Reynosos of
Mexico.
KNT stables
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort is
looking for a horse stables
operator for the 2018 sea-
son, March-October.
Please send request for
proposal to:
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort &
Spa; PO Box 1240; Warm
Springs OR
mwilliams@kahneeta.com
Getting Started
Central Oregon Commu-
nity College is offering an
upcoming ‘Getting Started’
presentation in Bend for pro-
spective students:
The session will be at 5
p.m. on Wednesday, Febru-
ary 7 at the Bend campus
Boyle Education Center,
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
room 156.
This is an opportunity for
prospective students—seek-
ing a degree or to take a few
classes—to meet with a
COCC admissions represen-
tative for guidance through
time-sensitive steps for en-
rollment, federal funding,
choosing appropriate courses
and the use of academic sup-
port services. You can reach
them at 541-383-7500.
To our people
Open letter to our people:
En me’ n ia’ moo ma’,
my people:
The elders through the
leadership of Viola Gover-
nor convinced our Tribal
Council to approve a bo-
nus for us all. Our parents
and young people need to
thank her. It made the Holi-
days something to look for-
ward to and rest from
tomorrow’s financial worry.
But; What about tomor-
row?
Last October 25, 2017,
as the District and General
Council meetings on the
2018 proposed budget
closed, the Elder Council
reminded the Tribal Coun-
cil about their legal report-
ing requirements in our
Constitution and By-Laws.
Are they fulfilling this legal,
moral and ethical obliga-
tion?
Today the moccasin tele-
graph word on the rez, the
Spilyay Tymoo and fre-
quent Facebook personal
observations and state-
ments are how we get Tribal
Council information, not
directly from individual
Tribal Council members.
Who is leading our govern-
ment?
What is the Tribal Coun-
cil report card for 2017?
What can we expect in
2018? What is the state of
our economic health? Are
we paying our bills? Are we
credit worthy? Can we ex-
pect more TC travel? What
and how will this benefit
the people? Since the CP
Enterprise has no means to
fund the project and fed-
eral policy has shifted
against us; what happens to
the project? Did we collect
the Highway 26 telecom-
munications right of lease
(million dollars) payment
from CenturyLink owed to
us? How many jobs will be
created this year? What is
the TC vision?
Thouu Cush,
Sal Sahme, and
War m Springs Elder
Council
Kacey Conyers joined
the Warm Springs Diabe-
tes Management program
three and a half years
ago. Kacey answered a few
questions about her job
and experiences so far in
Warm Springs:
Question: What mo-
tivated you to join the
Diabetes Program?
Diabetes has always
been of interest to me. It
is still on the rise in the
U.S. More than 9 per-
cent of Americans have
diabetes.
For American Indians
and Alaskan Natives,
that rate rises to over 15
percent.
I have chosen to spe-
cialize in medical nutri-
tion therapy for the area
of diabetes, so I can be
of the best help to this
community.
What is a hobby of
yours? What do you en-
joy doing in your time
off ?
In my time off I enjoy
hiking , kayaking , cook-
ing , and reading.
Tell us about your
work in the Diabetes
Management program.
What do you think is
most important for pa-
tients to do for their own
health?
I think it’s most im-
portant for patients to
take accountability for
their health and the
choices they make. We as
individuals get to decide
what we fuel our bodies
with and how much we
move; it’s important to not
let other people stand in
our way of being our
healthiest selves.
The IHS clinic is open
Monday through Friday,
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
There is no late clinic at
this time.
What is your role or job
with the program? What is
your favorite part of your
job?
I’m a registered Dietitian,
so I work with individuals
one-on-one for nutrition coun-
seling , and I help them un-
derstand what diabetes is and
how it’s affecting their body.
I also work with them to
create realistic nutrition and
lifestyle goals they can achieve
to better manage their blood
sugar and overall health.
In addition, I teach cook-
ing classes and participate in
other community events.
I thoroughly enjoy the dif-
ferent aspects of my job, and
all the areas of the commu-
nity I get to be involved with.
I especially love learning
from my patients about dif-
ferent traditional dishes they
make and hearing their sto-
ries.
One of my other favor-
ite things is when my pa-
tients get excited about
making healthier choices,
and get their friends and
family involved in becom-
ing healthier too.
Why do you think
management of diabetes
is important?
While uncontrolled dia-
betes isn’t usually notice-
able at first, but the long
term consequences of hav-
ing chronically high blood
sugar can be severe.
It’s important to take
care of diabetes from the
beginning so those compli-
cations aren’t experienced.
It’s very possible to live
a long and healthy life
with diabetes, and I want
people to have good qual-
ity of life rather than be-
ing sick with complications
of diabetes.
W.S. Extension
seeks volunteers
OSU Extension is seeking
volunteers for its Master
Food Preserver Program.
Volunteers help folks
make safe food preservation
choices. Warm Springs Exten-
sion is recruiting applicants
to participate in 48 hours of
in-depth food safety and pres-
ervation training on Tuesdays
April 10-May 29.
You need to apply by Feb-
ruary 15. To get more in-
formation and to apply visit
extension.oregonstate.edu
Go to the Deschutes
County page, and click on
food preservation.
At Council
Clinic hours
Kacey Conyers, Diabetes Management program.
The Tribal Council
agenda for this last day of
month, January 31, included
these enterprise update
items:
Wednesday, January 31
9 a.m.: Telecom.
Warm Springs artist Travis Bobb is looking
forward to Valentine’s Day, February 14.
10: Credit.
11: Ventures.
1:30 p.m.: Cannabis
Project.
2:30: K a h - N e e - T a -
AVNW.
3:30: The Museum at
Warm Springs.
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