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Spilyay Tymoo August 26, 2020
Letters to the editor
The many benefits of healthy sleep
Confluence
stories
At the Confluence
website, Antone
Minthorn talks about
having respect for the
land and the benefits of
everyone having a better
nderstanding of that.
See the website
confluenceproject.org
I n these uncertain
times, we hear a lot of mea-
surements of the economic
crisis. Unemployment is way
up. The gross domestic
product is way down. But
what about measuring the
economy in terms of how
many salmon are fighting
their way up the rivers?
How many berries are
available for picking? How
we as a community are car-
ing for each other and our-
selves.
The indigenous people of
the Columbia River have
always been traders.
The Confluence project
board chairman Antone
Minthorn, an elder with the
Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reserva-
tion, talked to us recently
about how measuring our
economy goes beyond fi-
nancial figures.
“I have a respect for the
land,” he says. “That this is
your home, forever. This is
what’s going to take care of
you... It’s your economy.”
Our latest Confluence
Story Collection explores
ways of looking at our
economy in terms of our
environment, our history
and our connections to each
other. See the website:
confluenceproject.org
Enjoy! Stay healthy,
Colin Fogarty, Confluence
executive director.
Confluence
sites reopen
All Confluence sites that
were closed due to Covid-
19 are now open. This in-
cludes Cape Disappoint-
ment State Park, the Sandy
River Delta, Sacajawea
State Park, and Chief Timo-
thy Park.
The Confluence Land
Bridge in Vancouver re-
mained opened.
While these sites are
now open to the public, we
encourage all visitors to
please maintain social dis-
tancing and follow Centers
for Disease Control and
state guidelines.
Ready Set Gorge ad-
vises, If you’re planning a
trip to our region, please
help keep our communities
safe by following CDC and
local health guidelines and
respecting the requests of
individual businesses.
Many parks and trails
remain closed. Please plan
before you go, and always
have a plan B in case your
destination is too crowded
or closed.
Crowds lead to closures.
When recreating on trails,
maintain at least 6 feet of
distance from other hikers
and bikers. S t a y s a f e !
Colin
Birth
Atylia Rain Thompson
Sanders
Tyson Sanders and
Francine Thompson of
Redmond are pleased to
announce the birth of their
daughter Atylia Rain Th-
ompson Sanders, born on
August 8, 2020.
Grandmother on the
father’s side is Rebecca
Sanders of Redmond.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Denise
Gabriel of Madras, and
Virgil Windyboy of Warm
Springs.
Contact
tracing
If you’ve been in close
contact with someone who
tested positive for Covid-19,
you may be contacted by a
contact tracer or public
health worker from the
health department in an ef-
fort to help slow the spread
of the disease.
Here’s what to know if
you get a call:
First, the contact tracer
may call to let you know you
may have been exposed to
Covid-19. All information
you share with a contact
tracer—like who you’ve
been in contact with and
your recent whereabouts—
is strictly confidential.
You may be asked to self-
quarantine for 14 days. This
means staying home, moni-
toring your health, and main-
taining social distance from
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Youth work
We are excited to an-
nounce that three pro-
grams—AmeriCorps,
YouthBuild and Steward-
ship—are recruiting in
Warm Springs for Septem-
ber 2020. All programs are
currently operating in per-
son following our Covid-19
protocol.
If you have questions for
YouthBuild call 541-526-
1380.
If you have questions for
AmeriCorps or Stewardship
call 541-633-7834.
Through YouthBuild,
youth work with a team of
their peers and gain valuable
job experience.
Youth earn money and
scholarships.
They learn job skills, gain
certifications, and prepare
for their GED or high
school diploma.
What is AmeriCorps?
Heart of Oregon
AmeriCorps is a 3-month
program designed to engage
young adults ages 17-24.
Members learn leadership
and conser vation skills
through natural resources
projects across Central Or-
egon. Must be able to com-
mit to five-days a week.
What is YouthBuild?
Heart
of
Oregon
YouthBuild is a 12-month,
full-time program designed
to engage young people ages
16-24 who wish to complete
their high school education
and learn leaderships and
construction skills through
building affordable housing
in Central Oregon.
What is Stewardship?
Stewardship at Heart of
Oregon Corps is a part or
full-time minimum wage po-
sition. This is a great option
for a young person’s first job
by Alicia Oberholzer
Physical Therapist
W.S. Holistic Health
Did you know that
humans are the only
creatures on Earth that
consciously deny them-
selves adequate rest?
Sleep is one of the
most important aspects
of a healthy and bal-
anced routine.
Recommended
hours of sleep vary by
age and individual.
Adults function best
on eight hours of sleep,
while teenagers and chil-
dren require slightly
more.
Getting optimal lev-
els of sleep can help re-
duce the risk of several
chronic health condi-
tions including heart dis-
ease, diabetes, cancer,
and mental health disor-
ders.
Sleep deprivation has
been associated with a
higher risk of obesity in
both children and adults.
In addition, sleep has
been shown to improve
the function of our im-
mune system. Studies
have demonstrated that
individuals who get less
than seven hours of
sleep per night are three
times more likely to
and to learn basic job skills
and work habits. The sched-
ule is flexible and youth can
participate in education while
working.
You can apply online at
americorps.org
Program coordinator
Allison Hinkle will then call
and provide program de-
tails.
Youth from War m
Springs are encouraged to
apply. Public transportation
is available to YouthBuild at
68797 George Cyrus Rd, Sis-
ters.
And to AmeriCorps and
Stewardship at 1291 NE 5th
Street Bldg. B, Bend; and
AmeriCorps Prineville at 495
NW Locust Ave.
Behavioral
Heatlth
The Warm Springs Behav-
ioral Health Center is open
from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mon-
day through Friday with ser-
vices provided by appoint-
ment.
Call 541-553-3205 for in-
takes and orientations, Behav-
ioral Health assessment and
catch the common cold than
those who sleep over eight
hours.
In addition, those who
sleep less than five hours per
night have a 70 percent in-
creased risk of developing
pneumonia compared to
those who sleep over 8
hours.
Sleep also has a strong re-
lationship to the way that our
brains work. It affects our
ability to learn and create
memories.
Research has shown that
sleeping less than five hours
for five nights in a row, or
not sleeping for one single
24-hour span causes on av-
erage a 20 percent deficit in
brain function.
This is the same as a 0.08
percent blood alcohol level,
which is the legal limit for
driving intoxicated.
The effects of sleep also
carry over to sport perfor-
mance. Research has shown
that basketball players who
sleep an additional two hours
per night increase their speed
client counseling sessions.
There are small group
classes at Behavioral Health.
Crisis services are available
24-7. Call 541-553-1171.
And for anyone needing
support navigating the stress
of life and dealing with
Covid-19 the National Sui-
cide Prevention Hotline
available 24-hours a day, 7-
days a week at 800-273-
8255.
Oregon
cases overall
The latest Covid-19 re-
port for the state of Oregon
overall shows that the trans-
mission of the virus is slow-
ing, and that we are seeing a
declining pattern of trans-
mission since the July
Fourth holiday.
While state covid data
shows we are doing better
than many other states, the
virus continues to be a sig-
nificant threat in our com-
munities—and we’re not
close to keeping the infec-
tion rate at a level we’d need
to reopen schools across
Oregon.
by 5 percent and accu-
racy by 9 percent.
Meanwhile, athletes
who have not slept well
demonstrate lower en-
ergy, increased fatigue,
and altered focus in
sporting events.
Split-second decision
making, reaction time,
and higher level coordi-
nation are also affected.
Sleep is a key compo-
nent of the healthy triad,
which additionally in-
cludes nutrition and ex-
ercise.
Creating holistic goals
and balancing your hab-
its relative to these pil-
lars can help support
your journey towards liv-
ing your best life.
If you have further
questions regarding the
benefits of sleep, feel free
to contact a physical
t h e r a p i s t a t Wa r m
Springs Holistic Health
for more information.
Warm Springs Holis-
tic Health is open 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Monday
thr ough Friday. A p-
pointments are required.
Call 541-777-2663 to
learn more. The center,
a program of Managed
Care, is located on cam-
pus next to the court-
house.
We’ve made progress. The
model shows that our collec-
tive actions have reduced
transmission rates since the
increase after we reopened,
and we see that confirmed
by leveling off of numbers
of new infections and hos-
pitalizations. Oregonians
have flattened the curve
again. But we’re still months
away from driving infection
rates down to a level at which
we could safely reopen
schools in every county.
We need to reduce trans-
mission rates from around 1
to .75. Currently, we esti-
mate every person who con-
tracts Covid-19 is probably
passing the virus on to 1
other person. To safely re-
open schools, we need to
make sure people who be-
come infected are passing it
along to fewer people, so the
virus is not spreading at a
sustainable rate.
We need to keep the pres-
sure on Covid-19:
Stay apart from people
outside your household.
Limit the size of your so-
cial get-togethers.
Wear your face covering.
Oregon Health Authority