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Page 6 April 13, 2 006 Spiiyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Pro lacrosse player visits center Fourth-year player talks about game’s roots in America Talk to Tom Montour for just a few minutes and you real ize he loves the game o f la crosse. “Eve been playing since I was 5,” he said while visiting re cently at the Warm Springs Com munity Center. Montour, now 23, has been living his dream these past few years, playing lacrosse profes sionally. M ontour has played for teams in Toronto, Canada, and Buffalo, N.Y.. Now he is the forward for the Portland Lumberjax of the National La crosse League (NLL). Montour is a Mohawk In dian o f the Six N ations or Iroquois. At the center of the reservation where he grew up is a lacrosse field, showing the importance of the sport to his tribe, he said. In his mid-teens Montour became an ironworker, but con tinued playing lacrosse as much as possible. At age 19 the Toronto Rock Lacrosse team drafted him. the newly formed Lumberjax. Their home field is the Rose Garden. The Lumberjax are having a great season. They are bound for the NLL playoffs, which is sur prising for a team that is just a year old. Montour, a forward, has played in nine of the team’s 13 games, with four goals and 10 assists. Lacrosse is the oldest team sport in North America. While in Warm Springs, Montour showed a video on the sport called, “The Creator’s Game.” — Tom Montour, a forward for the Portland Lumberjax of the National Lacrosse League, spent time talking about the game, that was invented by Native Americans. He played one year at played two years. Toronto, and was traded to the Then last year Montour Buffalo Bandits, where he came to Portland to play for Entries open April 18-20 from 1 to 5 p.m. daily. Phone number for entry and entry in formation is (541) 553-1041. (No collect calls.) Secretary is LaDonna Squiemphen. Entry fees are cash payments only, no personal checks. Also, mail entries to WSRA, P.O. Box 312, Warm Springs, OR 97761. (Money order only, received by Mini marathon at Kah-Nee-Ta The Warm Springs Recre ation Department is hosting the 2006 Kah-Nee-Ta Mini Marathon on Sunday, April 30. Runners will gather at the Kah-Nee-Ta Village entrance. Registration is at 8 a.m. at the Village front gate. The 14.5 mile run will leave at 8:30 a.m. sharp. The mini marathon run will start at Simnasho at 9 a.m. The 10K, 3 mile and one- mile fun run will start at 10 a.m. The Grade School Chal lenge will recognize the class- rooms that has the most par ticipants and best overall grade. There will be awards for the top three finishers in each division. Each participant will re ceive a raffle ticket and a pass to the Village pool (valid day of race only). Registration prices: Pre registration (before April 28) is $12 which includes t-shirt; day of race registration is $20 with t-shirt. Call the Recreation De partment for more informa tion: 553-3243. L s v GLEJOSI mO i pd eéem m m i Commercial & Residential Warm Spring's Market; Indian A rts and Crafts 2132 Warm Springs Whrm Springs, 02 37761 m sss-m Dave McMechan 915 SOUTH HWY 97, SUITE B Dave McMechan/Spilyay Root Feast Rodeo returns The Root Feast open jackpot starts at noon on Saturday, April 29 at the Warm Springs Rodeo Grounds. Events include: Wild horse race, junior bull riding, saddle bronc riding, bare- back riding, barrel racing, women’s boot race, kids wild colt race, calf riding, mutton bust ing, stick horse race, and calf scramble. Time for Spring Cleaning! Spring is here - Time to get those studs off - Come see us for quick service and hassle-free tire change overs! We do Service Calls April 26.) Same day entries will be be tween 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Non-food vendors are wel come — $10 per space, bring your own table. Gate admission is $3 per per son, kids 6 and under are free. The Root Feast Rodeo is sponsored by the Warm Springs Rodeo Association. / \ N ext deadline to submit items to the Spiiyay Tymoo is Friday, A.pril 21. V____________ UP FRONT PRICING C om pare J I Prices 1 Service Ì reiBl 475-9111 We are proud that 90% of all our tires are produced in the U.S. of A. J Crafters and vendors wanted The Ninth Annual Central Oregon Senior Pro Rodeo re turns to the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center June 3-4. Vendor space is available for $50 per day or $75 for both days. A lso, the R ide-N -R opin’ Open Golf Tournament four- person scramble will be held at the Eagle Crest Resort on June 2, and is open to anyone. For local contestant rodeo entry and further information on these events call Doug White at 548-8076. Awareness training at resort Golden Bridge Seminars will present Awareness Training at Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Re sort and Casino on Saturday and Sunday, April 29-30. “The Golden Bridge experi ence will nurture the power, love and creativity necessary for you to discover the real you,” said Golden Bridge founder Richard Benson. “The experiential exer cises will help you create a shift in perspective that may alter the way you live the rest of your life — for the better.” Benson said Kah-Nee-Ta will provide the perfect environ ment for the Awareness Train ing program. For information call 1-800- 831-0100 and mention Golden Bridge Seminars. Tuition is $145 (couples $225). Repeats are $75 (repeat couples $110). 'Witches Garden* program April 26 The Jefferson County Library hosts an Oregon Chautauqua program titled “The Witch’s Garden: The Hidden Meaning of Fairy Tales”. The free pub lic program is Wed., April 26, at 7 p.m. at The Rodriguez Annex, 134 SE E Street, in Madras. 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