E Coosh EEWA: The way it is
Letters to the editor
For pets
A new service for pets—
the Warm Springs Commu-
nity Pet Food Bank—hap-
pens from 10 a.m. to 12
noon the second Saturday
of every month. The first
one will be Saturday, Sep-
tember 11.
The location is 2334
High Lookee Street, across
from the Warm Springs Se-
nior Center. Mask or other
face coverings are required
at all times.
The Warm Springs Com-
munity Pet Food Bank is
presented by Fences for
Fido. To reserve your pet,
food call or text 503-319-
9838. Or email:
petfoodbank@fencesfor
fido.org
Fences for Fido, based in
Portland, is an award-win-
ning non-profit dedicated to
improving the quality of life
for dogs, especially those
that are chained.
‘We play, kids play’
Do you need help paying
youth sports registration
fees? The Every Kid Sports
Pass can help.
Check out the Every Kid
Sports Pass to see if you
qualify for up to $150 to-
wards youth sports registra-
tion fees. Those who would
qualify:
Kids between the ages of
4 and 18. Kids in families
who receive SNAP, WIC or
Medicaid benefits. Kids who
want to participate in recre-
ational and after-school
sports.
Apply using your
smartphone or computer:
www.everykidsports.org
With the Every Kid
Sports Pass, families don’t
have to decide which of the
kids get to play sports, be-
cause with Very Kid Sports,
“We pay—Kids play!”
Vaccines during
pregnancy
If you’re pregnant, you
may be wondering about the
vaccinations. Getting vacci-
nated during pregnancy
doesn’t just protect yourself,
but it can protect your baby
as well.
Getting influenza, tetanus,
reduced diphtheria toxoid
and acellular pertussis (Tdap)
vaccines while you’re preg-
nant causes your body to cre-
ate protective antibodies—
proteins produced by the
body to fight off diseases.
If you get these vaccines
while you’re pregnant, you
pass on some of those anti-
bodies to your baby. New-
borns are not yet able to get
these vaccines, so this immu-
nity can act to protect your
child during those first few
months of life.
What about the Covid-19
vaccines? The Centers for
Disease Control recom-
mends covid vaccination dur-
ing pregnancy as well.
The Covid-19 vaccination
is recommended for all
people ages 12 and older,
including people who are
pregnant, breastfeeding, try-
ing to get pregnant now or
might become pregnant in
the future.
Pregnant and recently
pregnant people are more
likely to get severely ill with
covid compared with non-
pregnant people. Severe ill-
ness from covid during preg-
nancy can be avoided by get-
ting fully vaccinated.
Talk with your doctor
about maternal vaccination.
Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo September 8, 2021
In Cooperation and Appreciation
Be heard
Based on the 2020 Cen-
sus data, the legislative redis-
tricting process is happening
right now in Oregon.
Citizens are being asked
to give testimony virtually
and in writing to go on record
about how you want to be
represented, and what is im-
portant for your representa-
tion to know about your
community.
Let your voice be heard:
You can find details about
giving
testimony
at
oregonlegislature.gov/redis-
tricting.
For our congressional dis-
trict, oral testimony will be
open this Wednesday
through Friday, September
8-10.
Papalaxsimisha is hosting
watch parties for both of
those hearings: September 8
from noon to 4 p.m., and
September 10 from 7:30 to
11 a.m.
Check the Papalaximisha
Facebook page for details.
Online diabetes
prevention
You’re invited to join oth-
ers in Central Oregon to get
active, lose weight and feel
great together: It’s a free,
online diabetes prevention
program sponsored by
Jefferson, Crook and
Deschutes county health de-
Courtesy CTWS Governmental Affairs
The official red line copy presenation of federal Public Law 116-175, the
legislation nullifying the ‘Hutington treaty of 1865.’ Sen. Jeff Merkley, among the
sponsors of the law, presented the document to Tribal Council Chairman
Raymond Tsumpti in August during the tribes’ celebration of passage of the law.
partments.
Learn how to manage
stress, improve your heart
health, eat well and stay mo-
tivated.
The weekly workshop
starts on September 14 from
Warm Springs Food Bank is open
The Warm Springs Food Bank is open five days
a week, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Food Bank has a vari-
ety of items, and plenty, available to individuals who
may not qualify for Commodities or Food Stamps.
The Warm Springs Food Bank opened in 2020, es-
tablished in partnership with NeighborImpact. The
service is located in the Commodities building at
the industrial park, 4217 A Holiday Street, Warm
Springs. For information call me at 541-553-3579.
Or email: theodore.perez@wstribes.org
9-11 a.m., and participants
meet weekly until July 12 of
next year.
Sign up today, spaces are
limited. It’s a chance to meet
and connect with neighbors
in your community to fight
pre-diabetes together. Call
541-876-1848 or visit:
yourhealthcentraloregon.org
Opioid overdose Prevention
The Warm Springs
Prevention Team is shar-
ing a training video for
the emergency use of the
Narcan (Nalaxone) Na-
sal Spray. The spray is
used to treat an opioid
overdose. It is the only
FDA approved treat-
ment of known or sus-
pected opioid overdose.
Narcan Nasal Spray
may counteract the life-
threatening effects of
an opioid overdose.
Since most accidental
overdoses occur in a
home setting, it was de-
veloped for first re-
sponders, as well as fam-
ily,
friends,
and
caregivers—with no
medical training re-
quired. See the Preven-
tion Facebook page: At
Facebook search ‘Warm
Springs Prevention Team
and Nalaxone Spray.’ Or
the QR code below leads
to the video.
Many Vets due for record raise next year
by Frankie Williams
Warm Springs Tribal
Veterans Representative
For more information on Emergency Rental
Assistance, veterans can call either the Warm Springs
Housing Authority at 541-553-
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus in Memorium: Sid Miller
Editor: Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our of-
fices are located at 4174 Highway 3 in Warm
Springs.
Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo
should be addressed to:
Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 489, Warm Springs, OR
97761.
Phone: 541-553-2210 or 541-771-7521
E-Mail: david.mcmechan@wstribes.org.
Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $20.00
M
ilitary retirees and
disabled veterans could see
their monthly checks jump
by hundreds of dollars each
month in 2022, the largest
increase since 1983.
The annual inflation-
based Cost of Living Adjust-
ment, or COLA, soon will
be determined by the gov-
ernment, and all the figures
point to an increase of at
least 6 percent, and maybe
more, beginning in 2022.
That means that next
year, military retirees will see
their monthly retirement
check increase, with the av-
erage monthly check going
up by around $160.
Veterans receiving disabil-
ity compensation from
the Department of Veter-
ans Affairs also will see their
monthly disability
Frankie Williams, W.S.
Veterans Representative
payments increase, with the
average monthly amount
increasing by nearly $100.
According to the Depart-
ment of Defense, there are
around 1.87 million military
retirees, with an annual av-
erage retirement payment
of $30,265.
The VA says nearly 5.1
million veterans receive dis-
ability compensation, with
an annual benefit of
$18,549.
The annual COLA in-
crease is based on the Con-
sumer Price Index (CPI),
which is measured by the
Department of Labor. That
agency measures the costs
of a select group of goods
and services and compares
those costs to the previous
year.
If there is an increase,
retirees and many others re-
ceiving government benefits
see an increase in their
monthly payments for the
upcoming year. If those
costs go down, the govern-
ment payments will remain
the same in the upcoming
year.
In 2021, costs for most
goods and services have
gone up much faster than
they have in the past.
The most recent data from
the Department of Labor is
showing a 5.4 percent in-
crease from last year, and
there are two more months
left in the current fiscal year,
which ends on Sept. 30.
So, unless there is a ma-
jor turnaround of the
economy, with prices drop-
ping dramatically in the next
month or so, next year’s gov-
ernment payments should
see a hefty increase.
The CPI also is used to
determine federal employee
retirement and social secu-
rity COLA adjustments as
well as other federal benefit
programs, so the CPI in-
crease will affect over 50
million Americans.
Next year’s COLA is
scheduled to be announced
in early October. When it is,
military.com will have the
latest information, including
disability pay rates available
to you.
For more information on
Agent Orange or filing a
c l a i m , c o n t a c t t h e Wa r m
Springs Tribal Veterans Ser-
vice Officer, Frankie W ill-
iams, 541-460-0605 or
541-777-2957