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T T Spily^y Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Education awards for Kalama, Towe The Oregon Indian Educa tion A ssociation this month awarded atwai Irene Towe as E l der o f the Year. The association also recog nized Foster Kalama as Coun selor o f the Year. The awards were presented during the 31st Annual Confer ence o f the Oregon Indian Edu cation Association. The Warm Springs Education Committee nominated Irene Towe as Elder o f the Year be cause o f her dedication to shar ing knowledge with young people. She taught sewing classes o f W asco dresses, shirts, wingdresses, shawls, shirts, moc casins, crowns, all appropriate for the dancers o f Wasco tradi tion. She also was a teacher o f the Kiksht language. “The community o f Warm Springs has known her as a smil ing face who assisted and sup ported whenever needed,” said Jo Anne Smith, friend and mem ber o f the Education Commit tee. “Irene has shown her com mitment and generosity in keep ing traditions alive. She is a liv ing example o f tribal wisdom, heritage and culture,” said Smith. Mrs. Towe attended board ing school in Warm Springs. She and her husband Jack were married for 45 years. “She remained active, and didn’t know how to say ‘N o’ when asked to participate in Wasco groups, to dem onstrate her K iksht language, songs and Page 3 April 27, 2 0 0 6 dance for local events or for international guests and foreign exchange student,” said Smith. Mrs. Towe passed away on April 10 at her home. She was 73. (See Howlack Tichum on page 6 .) C ounselor of the year Foster J. Kalama is a school liaison and counselor at Madras High School. He has worked for 11 years for the school district. For nine o f those years he spent half-days at the middle school and the other half at the high school. Currently he’s working full-time at the high school. Some accomplishments he has helped bring about among tribal members students at the schools: Breaking down the gangs, and promoting activity for a bet ter and safer school environ ment; Improving attendance and graduation for Native Youth; Bridging the gap between the ethnic groups in the schools; Bringing better understand ing o f the tribal culture and heri tage to the teachers and stu dents. Kalama is an accomplished flute player. He teaches youth to play the Native American flute. Kalama helped set up school assemblies to share the tribal culture and heritage. Kalama believes the key to success as a counselor is to win the youths’ respect and trust, as well as that o f co-workers and the community. Bonneville extends Fish Passage Center contract (AP) - The contract for the agency that counts salmon and other fish in the Columbia River has been extended while a federal appeals court considers arguments over whether it should remain open. The Bonneville Power Administration said it has extended the existing contract for the Fish Passage Center in Portland through Nov. 30. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court o f Appeals in San Francisco ruled last month that funding for the center should be con tinued until a lawsuit filed by environmentalists and Indian tribes challenging its closure can be resolved. The court likely will hear arguments in the case in mid- September, BPA officials said. Bonneville had decided to split the fish counting duties between two other agencies after a legislative move by Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, that effec tively eliminated the center’s $1.3 million budget. The budget cut drew criticism because it came after U.S. District Judge James Redden cited data from the Fish Pas sage Center in his decision to declare inadequate a Bush ad ministration plan for protecting salmon listed under the E n dangered Species Act. Cultural Bridge hosts youth conference The Cultural Bridge Group o f Jefferson County and Warm Springs will host a one-day youth conference in May. The conference will focus on the cultural aspects o f the local community. The Cultural Bridge Group was formed as a re sult o f a local leadership training sponsored by the Ford Family Foundation and Rural Development Initia tive.' The leadership training was offered to about 30 local resi dents from the Native Ameri can, Anglo and Latino cul tures. The group graduated in Janu ary 2005 with a commitment to im plem enting a com m unity p roject, the Cultural Bridge Group. The group chose to host a youth conference in order to bring awareness to our local youth o f the distinct cultures in our community, and how those cultures are alike while each maintains its own unique ness. The youth conference is set for Saturday May 13, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. The Cultural Bridge Group is also looking for individuals interested in helping us in the following ways: chaperoning w orksh op s and/or the dance on the day o f the event, presenting culturally sp ecific crafts/ activities, set-up, clean-up, helping with registration, and other various tasks. The group is also looking for donations o f items and gift certificates to be used as door prizes. And as with any major non-profit event, cash donations are always wel come. I f you would like addi tional information or would like to make a donation, please feel free to contact Jamasa at 475-0301. K ids rodeo series kicks off in M ay The Squiemphen-Yazzie Kids Rodeo Series kicks o ff on Sat urday, May 20, at the Warm Springs Rodeo Grounds. There will be cash and other prizes. Events are: barrels (12- 15 year olds, and 11 years and under), street riding (12-15 years), dummy roping (6 years and under and 8 years and un der), wild colt race (at least one girl on a team, 15 years and under; limit if eight teams), stick horse race (6 years and under and 8 years and under), calf riding (11 years and under; limit o f 25 riders), stick horse relay (12-14 years, and 11 years and under). Entry fees: $15 per per son for: barrels, steer riding, wild colt race, and calf riding. Five dollar entries for dummy rpp- ing, and the stick horse race. Stick horse relay fee is $20 per team (co-ed teams, two boys and two girls). For information call Priscilla Yazzie at 553-5817. Chemawa Indian school hosting powwow May 5-6 The 2006 Chemawa In dian School Spring Powwow will be on Friday and Satur day, May 5-6. Grand Entries are at 7 p.m. on Friday and 1 and 7 p.m. on Saturday. The powwow will be in the school gymnasium, 3700 Chemawa Rd. N E, Salem. There will be dancing, sing- ing, fry bread and crafts. The powwow is support for the Chemawa student clubs. Vendor information con tact Karen Serna (503) 399- 5721, ext. 225. General in form ation contact Crystal B oy d , ext. 2 6 0 ; Sonya Olson, ext. 283; or Karen Serna, ext. 225. Wedding Announcement Sarah Kate Belgard and Eddie Jo h n Sconaw ah II would like to announce their wedding ceremony to take place at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 10, 2006. R affle Drawing on A u g u st 19, 2 0 0 6 at the Squiemphen-Yayyie Kids Rodeo. 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