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Letters to the editor
Tip Line
Our community faces
with many challenges when
it comes to the battle of ille-
gal drug possession, delivery
and usage, property crimes
and other criminal activity.
Because of this, the
Warm Springs Police De-
partment is reaching out to
the community members to
assist with this fight.
There is an anonymous tip
line that was set up several
years ago to help gather in-
formation from individuals
who wanted to remain anony-
mous but assist in providing
information regarding any
criminal activity.
The Tip Line is a phone
line where there is no caller
identification program at-
tached. The caller can leave
a message after the recorded
message, and it is checked
daily by a staff member.
So we are asking the
members of our community
to assist in helping us fight
and deter criminal activity.
We are aware of the fact
that witnesses are afraid to
be witnesses or victims be-
cause of they are afraid for
their own safety as well as
the safety of their families
or property.
If anyone has any infor-
mation about any criminal
activity, we are asking that
you please call the Warm
Springs Police Department
Tip Line and leave your in-
formation. It is your choice
if you want to leave a con-
tact number.
Warm Springs Police De-
partment Anonymous Tip
Line: 541-553-2202.
Lt. Starla Green, Warm
Springs Police Department.
Movin’ Mountains
This year, Warm Springs
participation in the Movin’
Mountains fitness challenge
is up.
This may be related to the
weather conditions, but we
also decided to do a dedi-
cated day of measurements
in Warm Springs, back in
January, to make it easier for
Warm Springs participants to
join.
We also did the mid-point
measurements on last week.
Ending measurements will be
on Thursday May 10.
The challenge has the
strong support from not only
the IHS Diabetes Program
staff, but by the tribal com-
munity health staff.
Special
thanks
to
Edmund Francis for his con-
tinued purchase of Hydro
Flasks for all participants
that meet their 5 percent
weight–loss goal. He has
done this for the past five
years, and is appreciated.
Thank you to Kacey
Conyers, Registered Dietician,
for doing a nutrition talk for
all participants; and to
Montell Elliott for partnering
with myself to provide a goal-
setting class at the beginning
of the challenge. She also
secured us a dedicated place
to do confidential measure-
ments.
The Movin’ Mountain pro-
gram actually morphed from
the ‘Biggest Loser in Warm
Springs Challenge.’ I started
that program in War m
Springs in 2005, when I was
the Community Wellness Co-
ordinator for the tribe, hired
through the community di-
rected Diabetes Prevention
grant.
When I left that employ-
ment and went to work for
the county, I combined that
program with Movin’ Moun-
tain here in Madras, and the
county-wide version was
launched.
Over the years the pro-
gram has continued to change,
to make it more fair for all
participants to succeed. And
yes, this year I suspect this is
not going to be an exception
to that.
Historically, each year
some Warm Springs residents
always place in the challenge.
I truly believe this program
would not be as successful
without their participation
and the support I get from
organizations in War m
Springs.
Along with that it is the
intent of the program to give
everyone an opportunity to
make some healthy lifestyle
changes and have a longer
healthier life!
Carolyn Harvey, Com-
munity Health Educator,
Jefferson County Public
Health.
Honoring vets
The Vietnam and Ko-
rean War Veterans Recog-
nition Day is this Wednes-
day, March 28 in War m
Springs; and on Friday,
March 30 in Madras.
GED classes
The 2018 Warm Springs
GED program—Adult Basic
classes—is beginning soon.
The classes, sponsored by
Central Oregon Community
College, will begin on April
2, lasting through June 14.
Orientation is mandatory,
and will be during the week
of April 2. Registration for
Reading/Writing will be on
Monday or Wednesday of
that week, one day manda-
tory to attend.
For Math the registration
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after April 5.
Orientation includes in-
formation about COCC and
Adult Basic Skills classes,
skills assessment, and regis-
tration. If you have ques-
tions, call 541-504-2950.
Spring Break
Kids’ Dental Day
The warm springs
Health and Wellness
Center Dental depart-
ment is hosting a Spring
Break Kids’ Day for stu-
dents of all ages. We will
be doing exams and fluo-
ride varnish.
The Spring Break
Kids’ Day is this Thurs-
day, March 29 from 8
to 11 a.m., and from 1
to 3 p.m.
No appointment is
needed. Please check in
with patient registration,
then check in at the Den-
tal window.
If you have any
question please feel free
to contact Dental at
541-553-2462.
We
hope to see you soon!
W.S. Health and
Wellness Dental.
No pet clinic
It looks like the free
Warm Springs spay, neuter
and vaccination clinic will
not happen this spring in
Warm Springs.
The problem is the lack
of a facility in which to pro-
vide the service.
Bend Spay+Neuter for
several months in late 2016
into 2017 used the Greeley
Heights community building.
During that time, they per-
formed 276 dog spay/neu-
ter surgeries, and over 350
vaccinations.
With this building no
longer available for the ser-
vice, Bend Spay+Neuter
have not been able to locate
a new facility in War m
Springs.
An idea is to use some
endowment funding to pur-
chase and equip a mobile
clinic that could serve the
reser vation. If this ap-
proach is successful, the
service could resume in the
fall.
If you have any other
Have a great April Fools’ Day, from Warm Springs artist Travis Bobb.
ideas, as to a Warm Springs
facility, please call 541-617-
1010. Thank you!
Bend Spay+Neuter.
festivities is Luau Party! For
additional information stop
by the Senior Wellness Pro-
gram or call 541-553-3313.
Spirits & Lands For 9th graders
The Second Annual Warm
Springs Healing our Spirits
& Lands Round Dance is
this Wednesday and Thursday,
March 30-31 at the Commu-
nity Center. There will be
Sweats, feast and pipe cer-
emonies.
Oldies, goodies
The Native Aspiration
Coalition will host the Old-
ies But Goodies Dance at
the Community Center So-
cial Hall next Thursday,
April 5. This will be a fam-
ily fun event, with the danc-
ing and other contests. And
there will be food! On April
5, Oldies But Goodies
Dance will be from 5 to 8
p.m.
Honor Seniors
The Twenty-Eighth An-
nual Honor Senior Day in
Warm Springs is on May 11
at the Agency Longhouse.
The committee is seeking
donations of door prizes
and gifts for seniors. All do-
nations are greatly appreci-
ated.
The theme for this year’s
Madras High School will
have its Ninth Grade Orien-
tation Dinner Night on
Wednesday, April 4.
This is for all incoming
ninth graders to be intro-
duced to high school curricu-
lum, activities, sports and
academic expectations. The
evening begins at 5:30 p.m.
Students will have an op-
portunity to meet coaches
and advisors, and tour the
high school. Transportation
from Warm Springs will de-
part from the front of the
Academy at 5:15.
Tax help
The Warm Springs Com-
munity Action Team AARP
Tax Aide Site is offering free
tax preparation and filing on
Tuesdays and Thursdays. To
make an appointment call
541-553-3148.
Visit to Japan
Four MHS students are
raising money for their trip
to visit Madras’ Sister City,
Tomi City, Japan, this June.
They are selling tickets for
their Sister City Mega Prize
Raffle. Tickets can be pur-
chased from the students:
Daisy Tewee, Tyreke
Ramsey, Osmar Rodriguez
or Jessica Geigner, at the
Jefferson County Chamber
office, or by calling Jason at
541-777-1252. The drawing
will be done on Wednesday,
April 4 at 4 live on the Ma-
dras Sister City – Tomi City
Japan Facebook page.
Day at a time
Hi again to all. Well, I’m
living in another nursing
home. This one is in Duck
City, Eugene. I’m now in the
third one I’ve been in since
1987, and I hope it’s the last
one I have to live in.
I learned my lesson about
drinking some alcohol and
riding a vehicle with others
who are drinking alcohol.
I will not drink any more
alcohol. I know my life is
very important here on
earth. I just have to take it
one day at a time.
Evette Patt, RHCC,
1075 Irvington Dr., Eugene,
OR 97404
An event to memorialize
and honor Warm Springs
wildland fire fighters past and
present is being planned for
later this year by Luther
Clements. You can learn
more by checking out his
Facebook Page.
Outreach specialist joins land buy-back program
Tiffiney Yallup has
joined the Warm Springs
Land Buy-Back program.
She is the outreach spe-
cialist with the Buy-Back.
Her job is to help land-
owners who have re-
ceived Buy-Back bids,
giving advice on the op-
tions that are available.
The current Buy-Back
deadline for those who
have received bids is
coming up on April 24.
For information you can
reach Tiffiney at 541-
615-0997. Or ask for
Randy Scott, War m
Springs Buy-Back coor-
dinator. Both Randy and
Tiffiney have their of-
fices at the War m
Springs Media Center.
As background on the
nearly $2 billion dollar pro-
gram, happening on many
reservations across the na-
tion:
The program works to
unify fractionated tribal land
bases that resulted from the
failed historical policy of al-
lotment.
To landowners: You will
receive fair market value
for any land interests you
decide to sell, based on your
share in the whole tract, plus
$75 per offer packet. Funds
will be deposited into your
Individual Indian Money
(IIM) account.
You do not have to sell—
Participation is purely vol-
untary. By choosing to sell
your land, you may create
opportunities to make Indian
lands more productive for the
Confederated Tribes and the
community of the reserva-
tion.
Tiffiney Yallup is the
outreach specialist with
the Warm Springs Land-
Buy Back program. The
number is 541-615-0997.