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Spilyay Tymoo May 20, 2020
Letters to the editor
Howlak Tichum
Safe Sweats
‘Exercise Safe Sweats’ is
a new video with a power-
ful health and safety mes-
sage, posted this month on
Youtube. The video features
Native athletes—some from
Warm Springs—exercising,
and sharing a message on
keeping our elders safe in
this time of pandemic. See
the video at:
youtu.be/OysNk-fUY6w
(Note: Watch for Dana’s
sons Paige and Joshua; and
Angie’s daughter Rosa.)
Exercise Safe Sweats
partnered with Northwest
Native American Center of
Excellence at OHSU, We R
Native, We Are Healers, and
the Northwest Portland Area
Indian Health Board in the
campaign to ‘Exercise Safe
Sweats.’ As their message
says,
Elders are the foundation
of our communities, the liv-
ing legacies of traditions,
and they must be Kept Safe.
Now more than ever is the
time to seek out their wisdom
on how we can adapt our cer-
emonies and practices at
home. We must protect the
ones we love. Join us in the
fight to keeping our
#elderssafe
YouthBuild
recruiting
Heart of Oregon
Corps—YouthBuild is now
accepting applications. The
next YouthBuild program is
scheduled to begin in mid
September.
YouthBuild at Heart of
Oregon Corps is a 12-
month program designed to
engage young people 16-24
who wish to complete their
high school education, and
learn construction skills
through building affordable
housing in Central Oregon.
To apply go to the website:
heartoforegon.org/pro-
grams/youthbuild
You may also call 541-
526-1380; or program assis-
tant Briana Binder at 541-
274-2128.
Through YouthBuild, the
youth work with a team of
their peers, gaining valuable
job training. The students
earn money and scholar-
ships; and learn by prepar-
ing for their GED or high
school diploma.
There are information
that are at present scheduled
to begin in June.
Here is the schedule of
the information sessions
for the next YouthBuild
program beginning in Sep-
tember (all applicants must
attend at least one infor-
mation session). The ses-
sions are on Tuesdays at
the YouthBuild main cam-
pus, 68797 Cyrus Road,
Sisters:
June 23; July 21; August
25; and September 1, 8
and 15. Or attend the
Mental Toughness Start
Date session on September
21.
Public transportation is
available to the participants
in YouthBuild. Students are
recr uited from War m
Springs and throughout the
region.
SSI payments
The Social Security Ad-
ministration would like to
provide this update on the
Covid-19 Economic Impact
Payments to certain groups
of Social Security and
Supplemental Security In-
come (SSI) beneficiaries.
Beneficiaries who have
their regular monthly pay-
ments managed for them by
another person, called a rep-
resentative payee, will begin
receiving their EIPs from
the IRS in late May.
The Social Security Ad-
ministration has been work-
ing with the IRS to provide
the necessary information
about Social Security and
SSI beneficiaries in order to
automate and expedite their
Economic Impact Payments,
said Andrew Saul, Commis-
sioner of Social Security.
“While millions of our
beneficiaries have already re-
ceived their EIPs from the
IRS, we continue to work
hard for those beneficiaries
who are awaiting their pay-
ment from the IRS.”
For additional informa-
tion about payments to ben-
eficiaries with representative
payees, please refer to:
s o c i a l s e c u r i t y. g o v /
coronavirus/#reppayee
OSU campuses
Oregon State University
is planning to resume in-per-
son instruction in late sum-
mer and fall term on its
campuses in Bend and
Corvallis and Bend, pending
state authorization.
“The health and safety
of our students, faculty,
staff and those we serve is
our top priority,” said Ed-
ward Feser, Oregon State’s
provost and executive vice
president.
“We are aiming to re-
sume university activities
gradually and with flexibil-
ity to adjust to guidance
from public health authori-
ties, Covid-19 conditions
and the availability of medi-
cal services in the commu-
nities in which we operate.”
Under a best-case sce-
nario, OSU campuses and
facilities would be open and
most employees would be
back at their work sites by
September 1; fall classes are
scheduled to begin Sept. 23.
Most in-person instruc-
tion and other activities
would resume, though with
modifications for physical
distancing. Over much of
the summer, the university
will continue to provide re-
mote instruction.
“While there is uncer-
tainty ahead for all of us,
we want everyone to know
that OSU is here for them,”
Feser said. “We will accom-
modate the uncertainty to-
gether and support students
on their path to graduation
and success in life, career
and community. And we will
continue our efforts to solve
the world’s most pressing
problems through our re-
search and innovation and
to advance the prosperity of
all Oregonians and their
communities through the
work of the OSU Extension
Service.”
Some concerns
During the shutdown dur-
ing this coronavirus epidemic
I feel very embarrassed to be
one of a number of persons
having to measure distance
from other customers. In
Madras I stood in line for 45
minutes while the store cash-
ier visited with the custom-
ers ahead of me. I was still
in
line
when
my
granddaughter’s paternal
grandmother offered me to
check out ahead of her. I was
very proud of Kuthla for her
kind offer.
I have yet an additional
concern. I purchased a steel
iron gate for my property but
persons are still driving in to
my property trying to sell
junk or bumming for rides. I
purchased the gate to keep
myself and my grandkids
safe! Please respect my fam-
ily and my home.
I am doubly worried about
Valerie Mallory ~ 1976-2020
Valerie Mallory passed
away on Sunday, May 10.
She was 44.
Mrs. Mallory is greatly
missed by the War m
Springs Academy com-
munity, where she was
serving as the Academy
behavioural health spe-
cialist.
Mrs. Mallory passed
away May 10, Mothers
Day, in a paddleboarding
accident at Scout Lake.
She had been a
teacher for many years, at
the Redmond district, and
then at the Academy.
Just last month Mrs.
Mallory gave a Teacher
Testimonial at the Acad-
emy, sharing her views on
the work was doing as
Academy behavioral
health specialist:
I am a firm believer
that children do well when
they can.
I see myself as a
teacher who works hard to
make connections and
build relationships with
my students and families.
our tribal people. I am listen-
ing to our neighboring tribes
and I’m wondering where are
our Tribal Council members.
And… Where is help for our
tribal members? Or are we so
worried about Council mem-
bers. How come our tribal
members do not know about
extra expenses? And…. one
more item. I recall only one
person working in the old
Agency and the checks were
always distributed in a timely
manner. With all the sophis-
ticated equipment we have
today why is this happening?
Does anyone even care?
I am,
Neda Wesley, T#74
Dear Warm Springs Acad-
emy families,
It is with a sad heart to
inform you of the unex-
pected passing of our be-
loved teacher, Valerie
Mallory.
Mrs. Mallory has been
in the district since the
fall of 2018, initially as a
substitute teacher and
then as our special edu-
cation behavioral health
teacher.
Whether or not your
child received support
ser vices, they most
likely knew who Mrs.
Mallory was, as she has
also seen most students
throughout various du-
ties in our duties in our
school.
Mrs. Mallory was a
champion for students
and everyone who knew
her connected easily with
her. She was a leader on
our school team who had
been relentless about
keeping everyone to-
gether for our students
during the current pan-
demic. We will miss her
dearly.
Respectfully,
Bambi Van Dyke,
Academy Principal.
Tamkaliks Celebration and
Friendship Feast until 2021.
This will be the first sum-
mer in 30 years without a
Tamkaliks Celebration tak-
ing place in Wallowa.
“We are saddened to
make this announcement
but recent comments by
Governor Kate Brown
have cemented our deci-
sion,” said Sara Averbeck,
Tamkalkis administrative
assistant.”
“We feel strongly that
this is the best way to pro-
tect the health and safety of
our Tamkaliks family.”
The goal for me is to con-
nect with kiddos who need
one more person in their cor-
ner.
When the child is not do-
ing well I want to be there
to support, connect and help
the student build skills to
make it in this fast paced
world.
Warm Springs Academy
Principal Bambi Van Dyke
shares the following:
Tamkaliks
After careful consider-
ation, Nez Perce Wallowa
Homeland
and
the
Tamkaliks Committee have
made the difficult decision
to postpone the Thirtieth
Anniversary
of
the
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Among the helpful street and roadside
banners on display around the community,
during these days of staying at home.
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The Warm Springs
Health and Wellness
Center has set up a new
Orange Tent (above)
outside the clinic build-
ing.
The tent allows for a
drive through operation
in screening individuals
who have Covid-19
symptoms; or who have
been directed to the
Covid-19 screening area.
Follow up then con-
tinues with Public
Health nurses making
contact with everyone
who has been tested.