Author: Kim Kalliber

Tricks or Treats can become tantrums and tooth decay

 

 

By Niki Cleary, Tulalip News 

Halloween is a magical time filled with fun, make-believe and, of course, candy, candy, candy. Unfortunately, the delicious caramels, chocolates, gummy treats and hard candies are not necessarily good for you. Here’s how to avoid some of the worst offenders and minimize the candy crash after Halloween.

 

What is sugar?

                Sugar is a simple carbohydrate. The white sugar that you buy at the store is usually taken from sugar cane or sugar beets and processed to remove the plant material and other substances, leaving only the sugar crystals. I want to make clear, sugar occurs naturally in fruits and vegetables. Any time a food tastes sweet (think bananas, sweet potatoes or pumpkin), it’s because the food contains a lot of naturally occurring sugar. However, with natural sugars, the fiber and other nutrients in the plant help your body process the sugar more slowly, which reduces its negative effects. Added sugars, which are simple or processed sugars, are the more dangerous sugars. 

 

Diabetes, tooth decay and the sugar hangover

                In Native America, one of the most common specters of sugar consumption is diabetes. Only slightly less publicity is given to tooth decay. For parents, probably the most common and least talked about aspect of sugar is the dreaded “sugar hangover”. Bodycology.com explains that the sugar affects the body in a way similar to alcohol. It’s processed by the liver, kidneys, stomach and small intestines, so dehydration, electrolyte imbalances and tummy troubles can result in ‘hangover’ like symptoms. Over eating sugar can cause fuzzy thinking, lethargy, headaches, joint pain, constipation or diarrhea, skin problems or allergy symptoms and mood swings. If you’ve ever given a toddler chocolate near bedtime, you can attest to the mood altering properties of sugar. 

The best defense against the perils of sugar is moderation. Limit the amount of sugar that you consume, and if you do provide candy, stay away from sticky candies and hard candies. Sticky candies stay glued to your teeth longer, especially in the hard to reach areas between teeth, increasing the possibility of tooth decay. Hard candies can literally break teeth when chewed. Candies that dissolve quickly, soft candies and chocolates are a better dental choice than taffy, caramels and jawbreakers.

Don’t underestimate the power of brushing teeth, or just following candy with a glass of water to remove sugar residue from teeth. Halloween is also a great time to schedule your next dental check-up and talk to your dentist about strategies to keep teeth healthy and clean. 

                

How to avoid the candy trap

                One great strategy is to host a Halloween party instead of going trick or treating. Halloween parties allow you to maximizes the creepy décor and enjoy tasty and healthy treats that have all the fun of Halloween without the sugar. 

Instead of bowls of candy, try scary appetizers and snacks. Spidery deviled eggs are an easy, high protein snack. Top your favorite deviled egg recipe with black olives. Use a half-olive for the body of the spider and slivers of olive for the legs. A name change and some food coloring can quickly revamped dinner into something scary. Spaghetti and meatballs can become worms and eyeballs. Add some green or blue food coloring to tomato soup and cut your bread and cheese with a “hand” cookie cutter for hand sandwiches and black sludge. Maybe try your hand at carving jack-o-lantern stuffed peppers.

Want to involve your kids in the food prep? Start a Halloween tradition of baking and decorating cookies. Roll out either store bought or homemade sugar cookie dough, cut with Halloween cookie cutters, bake then decorate with colorful icing. Again, you can make your own icing, or buy it for quicker, easier decorating. 

Instead of sugar cookies, you might enjoy witches’ fingers. This works with any shortbread cookie recipe or even canned biscuits or breadsticks, add green food coloring or roll in ground almonds for a witchy skin tone. Roll the dough into cylinders, pinch the dough in two places to create skinny ‘fingers’ with arthritic knuckles, and slice the top of the ‘knuckles’ to add wrinkles, insert a slivered almond for the finger nail, and voila, enjoy a crunchy, creepy sweet. 

If you do end up with tons of candy, consider relying on the Switch Witch. Legend has it that the Switch Witch will trade your candy for prizes and money if you leave it out for her (she must be related to the Tooth Fairy). Many dentists will also trade candy for toothbrushes, stickers and other fun dental health items. Another option is to donate your candy to service men and women who may not have access to their candy favorites while they serve oversees in the military.

Whatever you do this Halloween, don’t forget the costumes and lots and lots of fun!

 

Web resources

www.Allrecipes.com/recipes/holidays-and-events/Halloween

http://www.halloweencandybuyback.com/

http://www.switch-witch.com/

http://bodyecology.com/articles/sugar_hangover_physical_emotional_symptoms.php#.VEAOTLd0zcs

http://www.diabetes.org/

 

 

How to help your picky eater learn to enjoy a variety of foods 

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Source: ChildStrive; www.ChildStrive.org

 

Does your child refuse foods or insist on eating the same few foods?  Picky eating often starts around one year of age when children start feeding themselves and are learning to talk and walk. With all of this developmental change going on, your child may feel comforted by familiar foods.

How can you help? 

  • Create a mealtime routine. Serve snacks and meals at about the same times, in the same place, and with the same plate and utensils.
  • Offer 3 meals with 2-3 snacks in between, every day.
  • Keep mealtime short: 10-20 minutes
  • In one meal, offer 3-4 preferred foods, alongside 1 new food.
  • Provide small portions of “finger foods” that your child can feed himself.
  • Encourage your child to put foods that he chooses NOT to eat in a “no thank you” or
    “maybe next time” bowl.
  • Include your child in preparing or serving foods.  Let her wash the vegetable or fruit in a bowl of water or the sink; scoop the drained pasta or peas from pot or colander into serving bowl; place one pancake on each plate.
  • Talk about the color, shape, texture, and size of the food.
  • Encourage your child to smell, touch, serve (and maybe taste) the new food.
  • Picky eaters may need 15-20 exposures to new foods before the food becomes something they will eat consistently.
  • Teach your child to help clean up, by throwing napkin or paper plate in trash, carrying dish to sink, or wiping table.

Be careful! 

  • Try not to bribe your child with sweets.  This makes the sweet reward more desirable than the healthy food.
  • Don’t force your child to eat. This can result in a power struggle and cause stress for both of you.
  • Remember, your job is to offer healthy foods.  Your child’s job is to decide what and how much she will eat.  Appetites change from meal to meal and day to day.  This is normal.

To read more about picky eaters and nutrition, search: 

  • How to Handle Picky Eaters Zero to Three
  • Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children

 

ChildStrive has been partnering with Tulalip families for more than 30 years. For information about your child’s development contact Carol Good at ChildStrive at (425) 353-5656 x7223 or Carol.Good@ChildStrive.org. More information about ChildStrive can be found on our website at www.ChildStrive.org

Interested in Vocational Trainning?

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By Jeanne Steffener, Tulalip Tribes Higher ED

Today’s economy is demanding a better educated workforce and jobs now a days require more complex knowledge and skills than jobs in the past. The opportunities are available to acquire the knowledge and skills needed in today’s workplace. The training can range from the hand trades and crafts to retails, health care training, energy options and information technology. Vocational training, in the past has referred to such fields as automotive services technicians, carpenters, chefs, cosmetology, electricians, pipefitting, CDL truck drivers, welding, divers etc. However today, you can pretty much find training in any specialty area you want to pursue. Craft vocations are usually based on manual or practical activities and are traditionally non-academic but are related to specific trades or occupation.

Vocational training can give applicants an edge in job searches since they already have the certifiable knowledge they need to enter the field. A student can receive vocational training either in high school, at a community college or at trade schools for adults. Other alternatives are two (2) year career training schools, sometimes called technical schools, vocational schools or trade schools can allow students earn associates degrees, certification, certificates or diplomas.

Vocational training motivates students to get involved in their learning by engaging them in problem-solving activities that build knowledge; provide hands-on activities that enable them to apply knowledge; brings students and teachers together in a collaborative learning setting who share similar career/vocational interests.

Today, it is all about skills ….the practical application of knowledge. A lot of employers want to know what you can do, not just want you think. Therefore, trade and technical skills are among some of the world’s most marketable talents. And in reality, for many occupations, the only way to acquire the skills and qualifications is to complete a career-driven program. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (http:www.bls.gov), 14 of the 20 fastest growing occupations only require an associate’s degree or less. Also, 18 of the 20 occupations projected to have the most new jobs by 2020 will have the same minimal qualifications. By 2020, around 55 million job openings may be created of which only 3 out of 10 will require a two-year or some college.

If you want to make preparations for the new jobs being created in the near future, check out some of the training availabilities. The job possibilities for someone with additional training and skills are limitless. Please call Higher ED staff at 360-716-4888 or email us at highered@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov to find out more information.

Unity and Wellness Month jam-packed with activates

Photo courtesy of Tulalip Youth Services
Photo courtesy of Tulalip Youth Services

 

By Kalvin Valdillez, Tulalip News 

The Tulalip Tribes has teamed up with the Marysville School District to officially declare October 2016 as Unity and Wellness Month or #TMUnityMonth. The Tulalip Youth Services, Behavioral Health, and Boys and Girls Club are among the several tribal programs banding together to promote healthy living for the youth of the Tulalip/Marysville community.

The month of October is jam-packed with activities. Nearly every day the youth have the opportunity to take part in events such as a movie night, a color run, and a field trip to the corn maze.

Additionally, each week of October will have a themed topic and every event held that week is based on that topic. For example, the third week of October is Bullying Prevention Week, during which the First Annual YANA (Young Active Native Americans) Conference will be held and hosted by the Tulalip Youth Tribal Council. The conference will include guest speakers, workshops, and activities that focus on bullying and suicide prevention.

#TMUnityMonth celebrates life and heal by bringing the youth together for events, support groups and conferences.

October 1-9 

#TMUnityMonth Kick Off Week

Events to Remember: 

10/06/16 Youth Center Peer Support Group (6th-12th Grade) 7:30pm-8:30pm

10/07/16 Friday Night Lights (All) 6:00pm

October 10-16

#LoveIsRespect Domestic Violence Prevention (Healthy Realtionships) Week

Events to Remember:

10/11/16 Youth Center Open House (All) 5:00pm-8:00pm

10/14/16 Healthy Relationship Workshop & Corn Maze Field Trip (6th-12th Grade)

October 17-23

#KindnessMatters Bullying Prevention Week

Events to Remember:

10/18/16 YANA Conference (6th-12th Grade) 8:00am-2:00pm

10/19/16 Movie Night at the Boys and Girls Club (Kindergarten-5th Grade)

October 24-31 

#BeDrugFree Substance Abuse Prevention Week (Kindergartern-5th Grade)

#SaySomething Suicide Prevention Week (6th-12 Grade)

Events to Remember:

10/28/16 Harvest Fest (All) 2:00pm-5:00pm

10/28/16 Color Run (All) 5:00pm

For a complete schedule and further details visit www.TulalipYouthServices.com

INTRODUCING: NEW MONTHLY LET’S DANCE PARTY AT TULALIP RESORT CASINO

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Shake Your Groove Thing While Learning a New Dance at Canoes Cabaret

Afraid to hit the dance floor with those two left feet? Here’s a chance to have a great time, right those feet, and learn classic dances that will have even the stars envious! Instruction ranges from Latin and Ballroom to Disco and County Line Dancing. Beginning at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 5th (and the first Wednesday of the month thereafter), dancers and dancer-wannabes can take a group lesson from local instructors. Due to popularity, the classes offer first-come first-served seating, so arrive early to order a cocktail, sip the drink specials, and savor bites from Canoes Carvery.

Renowned DJ Chrissy Williams, dance instructor DeAnna Lee from KMPS FM, and the Boot Scoot Babes will kick things off with Country Line Dancing instruction on October 5th.

“Dance has been a very important part of every culture over time,” said Lisa Severn, Food and Beverage Director. “Dancing is a great way to get family, friends, and strangers together for a night of stress-free fun.”

Doors open at 7 p.m. with Happy Hour offerings from 7-9 p.m. October 5th bar specials include $3 Bud Bottles or a bucket of 4 for $10, and $5 Well Margaritas. Dance lessons and open floor dancing will take place until midnight. Guests 21 and over are invited to attend (sorry, no minors). Prices will vary. Visit Tulalipresort.com for more information.

Dance Wednesday Lineup:

2016
November 2 – Swing Dancing with Daniel Newsome
December 7 – Ballroom (Waltz, Foxtrot) with Olga Foraponova

2017
January 4 – Salsa with Reinier Valdes 
February 1 – Tango with Gabriela Condrea 
March 1 – Cha Cha with Reinier Valdes
April 5 – Country Line Dancing with DeAnna Lee
May 3 – Disco with Chrissy Williams
June 7 – Ballroom (Waltz, Foxtrot) with Olga Foraponova
July 5 – Samba with Reinier Valdes
August 2 – Jazz with Daniel Newsome

About Tulalip Resort Casino
Award winning Tulalip Resort Casino is the most distinctive gaming, dining, meeting, entertainment and shopping destination in Washington state. The AAA Four Diamond resort’s world class amenities have ensured its place on the Condé Nast Traveler Gold and Traveler Top 100 Resorts lists. The property includes 192,000 square feet of gaming excitement; a luxury hotel featuring 370 guest rooms and suites; 30,000 square feet of premier meeting, convention and wedding space; the full-service T Spa; and 7 dining venues, including the AAA Four Diamond Tulalip Bay Restaurant. It also showcases the intimate Canoes Cabaret; a 3,000-seat amphitheater. Nearby, find the Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve, Cabela’s; and Seattle Premium Outlets, featuring more than 122 name brand retail discount shops. The Resort Casino is conveniently located between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. just off Interstate-5 at exit 200. It is an enterprise of the Tulalip Tribes. For reservations please call (866) 716-7162.

Tulalip Worship Center: Walking by Faith on the Road to Recovery

Pastor Ron Iukes is on a mission to benefit his community
Pastor Ron Iukes is on a mission to benefit his
community

 

By Micheal Rios, Tulalip News 

About fifteen years ago, tribal member Ron Iukes set out on a mission to benefit his community and fellow followers of Jesus Christ. The mission was a long, winding road that saw a small church choir turn into a full-fledged church, now called the Tulalip Worship Center.

Located at the old housing building in the Silver Village neighborhood on the Tulalip Reservation, the Tulalip Worship Center is led by Pastor Ron who is determined to help all who seek his teachings to walk by faith.

The Tulalip Worship Center offers four different evening services, all at their location in Silver Village.  Monday nights at 7:00 p.m. is dedicated to bible study and recovery, Wednesday nights at 7:00 p.m. is mid-week service, Friday night is called ‘Friday Night Live’ and intended for the more youthful 18-25 age group. Then there is the customary Sunday night service.

“This isn’t an Indian church, this is a God church,” explains Pastor Ron. “We have a lot of different visitors. One good friend of mine said, ‘You have a bouquet of flowers in your church. You have different colors, different races, and different nationalities uniting through Christ.’ It’s not about certain denominations, it’s about Christ. It’s pretty awesome. I love it.”

The latest chapter to Pastor Ron’s mission is to engage and empower the youth, in particular he has set out to help the young people who are fighting the demon known as addiction.

“Recently, we started to see a lot of our young people coming out of addiction or battling their addiction, whether it be with heroin, with meth, or some other drug, and they are hearing the spiritual call,” says Pastor Ron. “The work we do here is all about encouraging those young ones who need to fill the spiritual void in their life. It’s spreading like wildfire. Our young people are growing and coming in to learn about their spirituality.

“The one thing I tell the young people coming out of addiction is that in the 12-step program they work on their emotional, mental and physical aspects, but they don’t really reach out to their spiritual side. Here at the Tulalip Worship Center, we focus on spirituality first. Having a faith to stand on and depending on the word of God is so important. They learn that no matter what the circumstance may be they can always depend on their faith and the word of God, which becomes their strength.”

It may be difficult for some to understand the impact church and spiritual strength can have on those afflicted by addiction, especially heroin and meth addiction. Yet, several Tulalip tribal members who swear by the teachings of Pastor Ron and the Tulalip Worship Center were willing to share their stories and experiences with See-Yaht-Sub readers. They hope their stories can give hope to those currently struggling with addiction and give added strength to those on the road to recovery.

 

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Several Tulalip tribal members who swear by the teachings of Pastor Ron (center) and the Tulalip Worship Center shared their stories.

 

Jaida Maltos, age 19

“I used heroin and meth for four and a half years. It wasn’t until I came to the Tulalip Worship Center, accepted Ron as my pastor, and asked God into my life that I was set free from my addiction. Since that moment I haven’t touched those drugs. No man or thing could have done that for me. I thought I was going to die in active addiction. I didn’t think there was any helping me. I thought I was so deep into my addiction that no one could pull me out, but by the grace of God I’m here and I am five months clean.

“I went to jail and when I got out Ron found me and introduced me to his church. I’ve been clean ever since. I didn’t really believe in God before I came here. As a kid, I grew up going to church, but being in my addiction for so long I didn’t think there was a God. I came to the church to test things out and see what it was all about. I’ve been here ever since.

“My advice to young people with addiction is this, there is nothing else that can really pull you out of your addiction except for God. That’s what I believe because that’s what I experienced. I tried everything else. I went to treatment, I tried detox, and I even went to jail. None of those things helped me to get clean and stay clean. It wasn’t until I asked God into my life that I’ve been able to remain clean.”

 

Keith George, age 24

“I grew up with church being my foundation. I was in the kids’ choir and traveled around to lots of churches singing. I eventually transitioned to playing the guitar for the church band. I did that until my senior year of high school. After high school I started hanging out with the wrong crowd and doing the wrong things. My addiction started with drinking and that led to me using pills and weed. Chasing the high from the pill overtook me and I would use so much until finally I moved out, away from my family. I wanted to be away from my family because I was using. I felt shame and guilt for what I was doing, but I wasn’t able to stop. The negative feelings of shame and guilt continued to build, then I started to use heroin and meth. I was using those for three and half years.

“I knew that church is the only thing that could change me completely. I didn’t want to use Suboxone or Methadone to wean off my addiction, I wanted it stopped completely. I look at Suboxone and Methadone as a legal way of using because they are prescriptions that alter your mind and there are still withdrawals. Church was the thing that could save my life.

“Towards the end of my drug use I was in depression and had suicidal thoughts. I knew that wasn’t me and to get back to the person I knew I could be I needed the church and my family. Without my church and family I wouldn’t have been able to make it. In my time of most need and help, when my addiction was at its strongest, I was able to go to them. I needed encouragement, I needed prayer, and I needed to feel their love. I’ve been clean now for almost two years.”

 

Nathaniel Zackuse, age 41

“The first time I attended the Tulalip Worship Center everyone welcomed me with open arms and helped show me the way of our lord. Ever since, God’s been blessing me with my sobriety and my new way of life.

“My addiction was alcohol, weed and meth. I tried it up at the Healing Lodge. When I was there we’d go to A.A. meetings and that’s how I heard about Ron’s church. I thought to myself I’d like to try that out. After my first time attending the church I didn’t want to stop going. I’ve been attending a little over four months now.

“Ron’s words are comforting to my heart. God working through him is something else. It’s a much more personal experience here with Ron and the church family than it was at the Healing Lodge. The word of God that Ron preaches speaks to me and helps my everyday life. All the people who attend and share their testimonies, their journeys, helps me out, too.”

 

Joseph Tom, Sr., age 37

“On July 18, 2014, I came to the church addicted to heroin, meth, pills and alcohol. Any kind of drug I could get my hands on that was me. On that day, July 18, I came in and got prayed for, I put my hands up, and I got touched by God. It was no less than a miracle. God healed me, he healed my body, and he healed everything in me. He took all that addiction away from me.

“Heroin and meth makes people real sick if they don’t have it, the withdrawals are brutal, but after not using the next day I wasn’t sick. I had no cravings at all for what I’d been doing. Right then, I knew it was real what God did for me. There is no man in this world that could have done what happened that night. I know it was a miracle.

“At the time of my testimony I was on heroin and meth for around ten to eleven years. I was real bad, plus I was doing pills and hitting the bottle heavy. I’ve been clean ever since that day. It’s been two years and two months since that day. The word of God has been my strength. Standing on his promises and knowing what he did for me, healing me of my addictions. Having that personal relationship with God and having Ron and the church family here to pray for me is the best kind of medicine.”

These are but a few of the individuals reaching out to demonstrate what the Tulalip Worship Center is capable of providing. Led by Pastor Ron and his passion for helping others, the doors are always open, welcoming anyone and everyone.

“In our church we say ‘sheep bare sheep’, the young ones who have overcome their addiction through faith are positive examples to other young people,” says Pastor Ron. “It’s a blessing to see the lives change, to see these ones come in strapped on heroin and meth and then to witness them give their heart to God. We’ve built a core to surround them with, to help them on their good days and their bad days. Some of them who’ve come in didn’t have jobs or a place to live. Now, they have jobs, places to live, and a testimony that can change lives. The young people are coming in more and more. We are here for them when they are ready.”

 

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Lady Hawks top NW 1B standings

By Micheal Rios; photos by Kalvin Valdillez, Tulalip News 

 

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Four matches played, four matches won. The Tulalip Heritage Lady Hawks volleyball team is undefeated and sitting atop the NW 1B standings as of Tuesday, September 27. After narrowly defeating Grace Academy and Arlington Christian both in thrilling matches that went the full five sets, the Lady Hawks won in straight sets over Skykomish and Orcas Christian.

A highly anticipated match awaits on Monday, October 3, when the Lady Hawks travel to Mountlake Terrace to take on the current second seeded Cedar Park Christian. The matchup will feature the two best teams in their league and surely be a highly challenged contest. The victor will have the mental edge and inside track for being the best in the Northwest 1B.

 

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