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Page 14 A p ril 13, 2 0 0 6 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Ski D ay at M t. Hood concludes season Tourney (Continued from page 8) B y Rachel Leo For the Spilyay Early last Saturday morn ing, 44 kids, parents and friends came up to Mt. Hood Meadows for the final Kids Tribal Ski Day of the season. This was the fourth Kids Tribal Ski Day of the 2005- 06 winter ski season, and like the other days, this one was a terrific success, and fun for all. When the bus arrived at Mt. Hood Meadows, the kids were fitted for skis and snowboards, and then they went out for on-the-snow les sons with instructors. At lunch, which included pizza, kids and parents ate side by side with some of the instructors and other staff at Mt. Hood Meadows. Dave Riley, manager of Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Re sort, also joined the group for lunch, and was surprised and pleased to receive a warm appreciation ceremony from the Warm Springs Ski Day Coordinating Commit- ' ^achel Leo photo Young tribal member enjoys Kids Ski Day at Mt. Hood Meadows. tee, headed up by Julie Quaid. She presented him with a huckleberry pie made from Mt. Hood huckleberries. J.P. Patt, director of the Co lumbia River Intertribal Fish Commission (CRITFC), and former Tribal Council chairman, gave a few words of thanks to Dave Riley and his team. Patt told with poignancy of his memories growing up on the reservation, and seeing the lights at night up on Mt. Hood, know- “I would like to thank all teams, players and coaches who participated in the 14th annual bas ketball tournament and all volunteers and refer ees who make the tournament as successful as it was,” tournament director Austin Greene said. “I would also like to thank those contributing sponsors that assisted with this event, Warm Springs Power Enterprises, Warm Springs Forest Products, Kah Nee Ta High Desert Resort and Casino, Warm Springs Composite Products, The Bright Wood Corporation, Greg Leo, Warm Springs Indian Holiday Bowling Tournament Committee, Edison Yazzie for the MVP key chains, T-shirts R Us, and Oregon Embroidery.” ing that it was “not a place for him.” He has since con cluded — after numerous vis its to the mountain this year to ski, and also to take his grandkids snowboarding — that it is a place for him. He thanked Riley for his hospitality and the continued good relations between Mt. Hood Meadows and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Riley expressed his ap preciation to all who partici pated, especially to the kids. He reminded them to bring their parents and grandpar ents back up to Mt. Hood Meadows in August when the Huckleberries ripen for more “Meadows hospital ity”. After lunch, the kids went back out for another couple hours of skiing, finally com ing in just before 3 p.m. to return the borrowed ski and snowboard equipment and gather their things before getting back on the bus for the ride back to Warm Springs. Warm Springs Cougars High School Tour nament Boys Division Champions: Northwest Warriors, Warm Springs; 2nd place: Chiloquin; 3rd place: Grand Ronde; 4th place: Neah Bay, Wash.; 5th place: Toppenish, Wash. Mr. MVP: Hoke Fasthorse, Northwest War riors; Mr. Hustle: Nick Peters, Toppenish; Mr. Tax help still available to tribal members By the Warm Springs Community Action Team Remember, April 17 is the deadline for filing your 2005 taxes. The Warm Springs Commu nity Action Team will continue the free tax help sessions, spon sored in part by the American Association of Retired People and the IRS, through the end of the tax season. The service is available to those who have yet to file their tax returns for 2005, who want to file tax return extensions for 2005, or have issues regarding the 2005 tax year. We will continue to assist tax payers with tax returns for 2003 and 2004 tax years after the April 17 tax deadline for 2005 returns has passed. Free tax help sessions for your 2005 tax returns will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Thurs day and Friday, April 13-14 at the Family Resource Center. Appointments will be made for afternoon sessions only. Morning sessions will be first- come, first-served. The tax filing deadline for 2005 is Monday, April 17 this year and we will also be open on that day from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. to help people with last minute returns. Please be aware that when coming in to file your tax re turns, you should have social security cards, birthdates and ID for each person on your return. Also, if filing a joint return, both people must be present to sign the return. If you want to claim a de pendent, and have questions on their eligibility, you can call the IRS teletax automated record ing system at 1-800-829-4477, and ask for topic 354. This topic will explain about dependents for tax-related pur poses. If you still have questions, please call the IRS at 1-800-829- 1040 and follow the prompts to speak to someone regarding your specific question. The IRS website is also very handy for answering tax ques tions and tracking down your federal refund — www.irs.gov Please remember to bring your tribal enrollment card, resi dential street address and em ployment street address for each W-2 and 1099 document, if you want to have the tax counselor prepare and submit the Oregon State American Indian Income Exemption form for those with qualified sources of income. Please bring your 2004 tax return when coming in to pre pare the 2005 tax return for e- filing. If you did not file a re turn in 2004, you do not need to worry about this. If you don’t have your 2004 return, please call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 and follow the prompts to get the reported 2004 adjusted gross income and bring that number in with your other tax documents. This number is not available on the IRS website. Who must file? These are general guidelines. If you are close to these thresh olds, please come in and we’ll verify whether or not you need to file. For most people, If you are single and under the age of 65 and gross income was over $8,200, you should probably file. If over 65, the amount is $9,450. If married and filing jointly, and both spouses are under 65, and you gross income was over $16,400, you should probably file. If both spouses are over 65, the gross income amount is $18,400 before you must file. If you are the head of household, with a qualifying de pendent, your gross income needs to exceed $10,500, before you must file. That amount is $11,750 if over 65. Do not include Social Secu rity income in these gross in come amounts unless you are married and filing separately and lived with your spouse anytime during 2005. These are simpli fied explanations for the pur poses of this announcement; the complete message can be heard KOREAN PLUSH BLANKETS J u s t in! ASSORTED STYLES T O U R CHOICE* $ 29.00 W l BLE TH EY Chikfretfs Opoomim ses'-Oef P.a-vao-MW.un C e le b r a te s 16 23 Y o u t h B a s k e t b a ll T o u rn a m e n t l D 17 INCOME TAX DEADLINE AARP T AX AID E CLIN IC AT W SCAT Family Resource Center 9am - 7pm EASTER & H e a lt h E d u c a t io n COMMUNITY CENTER 24 Little League Season BEGINS ^ 18 - Darkness to Light Dinner & Program Family Resource Center. 1 0 a m - noon Walk in Im munization Clinic @IHS 25 9am Diabetes Breakfast a t the Health & Wellness C e n te r rings traveling exhibit “Corp of to the Future” April 22-25. Wednesday 12 AARP T A X AIDE C LIN IC TODAY & FRIDAY (4/14) 9AM - 5PM A T W SCAT Family Resource Center 19 Noon W ALK FOR D IABETES ©Community Center 9 1 .9 I M C O M M U N I T Y O A I T N O A O Thursday Friday Saturday 13 14 Boys d Girls Club Easter Basket R affle DRAW ING 15 CPS 10-2 Community Parade & BBQ ©Comm Center Easter Fellowship Warm Springs Full Gospel Church 7pm today and tomorrow Museum at WS Easter Treasure Hunt at 1pm Health Fair ©ECE Veterans counselor Tom Weiss @Senior Center 10am- 1pm Literacy Week at ECE Lil’ Springers HEART Youth Basketball Tournament & Health Education C O M M U N IT Y C E N T E R 26 27 Child Abuse Prevention Walk © Noon - CPS -> Comm. Center w/LUNCH & BALLOO NS Listen to”Kidz 2nz* - Kids Tunes Saturday mornings at 9am 91.9 FM KWSO 22 Little League Jamboree 21 20 1 V** ECE parade is at 10am A DEADLINE Friday 4/28 for “ Journeys in Creativity: Explorations in Native American Art & Culture,” in w J&k 28 Safety Day 11:30am -1:30pm Community Center 30 Kah-Nee-Ta Mini Marathon Grade Schoo Challenge LAST New Shipment of Embroidered Caps Tuesday r 9:00-6:00 717 S.W. 5th St. M a d ra s Or. al Assault, Domestic Violence and Chile 1 Abuse Awareness M onth Easter Treasure Hunt at museum The M useum at Warm field. There will also he a chance Springs will hold the annual Faster Treasure H unt starting to meet the Easter Bunny. For at 1 p.m. on Saturday, A p ril first-graders and younger, there will he a special ‘Tittle Ones 15 . H unt.” Please bring your own Children and youth are in vited to seek to their hearts con basket or container. The Faster tent fo r F a ster treasurers H unt is free and open to the throughout the museum’s west community. c 01 APRIL 12 th - MAY 6th, 2006 April is Sexu M o n th o f th e Y o u n g C h ild Open Monday-Sat The T V A Monday «•fw Champions: Yakama Players, Yakama Nation, Wash.; 2nd place: Lady Springers, Warm Springs; 3rd place: Puyallup, Wash.; 4th place: Chiloquin. Miss MVP: Alexis Allen, Yakama Players; Miss Husde: Shirelle Adams, Lady Springers; Miss Re bound: Leonette Minthorn, Puyallup; Most three- pointers: Shonie Shimmel, Lady Springers. All-Tournament selections: Andi Blodgett, Yakama Players: Shaylia Hunter, Elko, Nev.; Jayceline Frank, Running Rebels; Echo Keo, Chemawa; Keisha McDonald, Puyallup; Tiffany Rich, Chiloquin; Shonie Shimmel, Lady Spring ers; Denise Smiscon, Wapato, Wash.; Brianna Stacona, Lady Springers; Shelbi Strom, Yakama Players. » I H M ) 11 .1 I M C O M M U N I T Y O A L T N C A O - I H M W a rm S p rin g s E( Girls Division Your bargain Connection by calling the IRS at 1-800-829- 4477 and asking for tax topic 351. Of course, if have tax with holding from any 2005 income that you’d like to claim as a re fund, we would be happy to help you file a return. And remem ber, the Earned Income Tax Credit can add significantly to your refund, if you have earned income from employment and meet certain criteria as to in come limits, age and depen dents. Please remember, this is a free service to the community, provided by the Warm Springs Community Action Team and staffed by volunteers who are trained and certified by the IRS and the AARP. Community members inter ested in joining the Warm Springs CAT are encouraged to just drop in at a regular meeting usually held at the Family Re source Center (the old clinic). Meetings alternate between an afternoon meeting from 4 to 5:30 on the first Thursday of each month and a lunch meet ing at 11:30 am to 1 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. There are no fees or dues. The Warm Springs Community Action team is a member of the Central Oregon Partnership. The Central Oregon Partnership is committed to reducing the root causes of poverty in our region. Sunday Rebound: Marcus Stotts, Grand Ronde; Most 3- pointers: Galen Northrup, Northwest Warriors. All-Tournament Selections: Henry Cross, Neah Bay; Jake Green, White Swan, Wash.; Robert Main, Springers; Cody Nez, Owyhee, Nev.; Galen Northrup, Northwest Warriors; James Nunz, Rez Hoops Unlimited; Nick Peters, Toppenish; Luis Rideshorse, Grand Ronde; Jim Smiscon, Yakama Players; Jeremy Yazzie, Chiloquin. 29 Root Feast Open Jackpot Rodeo WS RODEO GROUNDS / w FAMILY & YOUTH EVENTS from Warm Springs Boys and Girls Club, Recreation Department, Spechtrum Youth Center, Warm Springs 4-H, Warm Springs Elementary , Community Health, Early Childhood Education, CPS, Victims of Crime