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Page 12 Spilyay Tyrooo, -Warm Springs, Oregon May 10, 2007 Collage celebrates diversity B y Sue M atters KWSO Station Manager The Fourteenth Annual Col lage o f Culture is Friday ¡and Saturday, May 1 8 - 1 9 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Madras. The celebration started in 1993 as a music event and has grown into a music, dance, food, art and fun extravaganza. Originally sited adjacent to the Westside Elementary School, the Collage o f Culture moved to the Jefferson County Fair grounds a few years ago. This years entertainment in cludes ./ perform ances by Jefferson County Middle School kids who have participated in the Caldera Arts Program, the Ma dras High School Choir, the Warm Springs 4-H Social Dance Club; High Desert Dance Arts, the Molly Malone Irish Danc ers, Los Palomitos Del Norte, Steve Neth from Bend with country/folk music, the Dave Milne Group o f Portland with smooth jazz and the headliner this year are country music su perstars Diamond Rio. The Collage o f Culture is a celebration, through music, dance and food, o f the diver sity we enjoy in Central Oregon. Food vendors will be on site to offer a variety o f menus. Addi tional displays include the Kids A rt A rea featuring art w ork from the 509J school district, Project Reach exhibits, TAG projects, and power point pre sentations o f kids working on art and doing creative story tell ing. There are also arts and crafts vendors and a Fine Arts Show case for 2007. Fine Arts will also be holding an A rt Walk on Fri Dave McMechan/Spilyay Congratulations to young Amial Rhoan, who took second place in his age category (6- 10 year olds) at the Kah-Nee-Ta Mini Marathon 1 -mile run. Rhoan, a kindergartner, is 6. He ran the mile in 10 minutes and 32 seconds. His mother, ArliSsa Rhoan, said Amial is active in many sports, including basketball, football, baseball, golf and kickball. His parents are Arlissa and Andy Fuentes. Students travel to Gathering of Nations “I me| people there and found an important lead on how to trace my genealogy,” she said. It’s the largest powwow i n “G oing tq the G athering o f North America* and several stu Nations and seeing all the tribes dents from. Central Oregon re in their beautiful regalia was an cently got the chance to witness awesome experience. I grew up it firsthand! in.the city and have never been A group o f students at Cen exposed tq Native culture.” tral Oregon Community College “I saw the beauty o f native recently return ed from the culture, the strength, poise and Gathering o f Nations in Albu talent that we all, as Native querque, New Mexicq. pe.ople, possess,” McKeeman Cody Yeager, head o f the added. “I learned to embrace Native American Program at m y ‘o wn Native culture and be COCC, has traveled to the Gath proud o f it.” ! ering o f Nations twice before; ‘ The trip also had other ben “We travel to the Gathering efits, she- said. o f Nations because it is a huge “One highlight o f the trip, shot o f Native pride for oiir for me, is that I met the Navajo students,” she said. “This year, 'itiode talkers and got a book we also had the opportunity to signed by all o f them ,” staff a recruiting table at the McKeeman said. “I was so iri- Indian Trader’s Market there; spired by how these men are this gave us huge exposure, as a such legendary heroes that com m unity f college.” changed history and received no COCC, she said, was the only recognition for decades and still community college represented remain so humble and kind.” at the event. Vicki Franklin is a single par- “The Overall experience is ent who decided to travel tilth mind expanding, culturally rich, the gfoup to Gathering o f Na- and also tiring,” Yeager said, tionsin part because she wanted “There are over 500 tribes in to look itito furthering her edu- attendance and the University ‘ cation in other areas—possibly o f N ew M exico's pit was the southwest, she said, packed.”' f ‘ ' She said the experience o f the According to Yeager, the stu- -G a th e rin g of, N ations was dents who attended spent their amazing, time staffing the recruiting table, “There were so many people powwowing, touring Old Totirn, packed in there that they and attending a dance perfor- couldn’t all .fit,” Franklin said, mance at the Indian Pueblo, In addition to recruiting po- Cultural Center. .tential student^, Franklin said, Marie McKeeman is a stu- they also spoke to several pp- dent w ith four children. *‘1 tential instructors, would have never have had the |g Pam ela Callaway also at- opportunity to go to tfye Gath- tended t^e event hoping to find p.ring o f Nations on my own,” family connections, she said. “I went to the Gathering o f M cK eem an is curren tly Nations hoping to meet some- working to find what tribe she one from the descends from— something she Cherokee Nation who might said the Gathering o f Nations know o f my family there that I helped her with. never got to know,” she said. B y L eslie M itts Spiiyay Tymoo “Although I did not do that I did meet a Cherokee family who made me welcome and will help me to do that. 1 met so many w onderful, beautiful people there.” But for Callaway, the over whelming meaning behind the event related back to the famil ial aspect. \ “It was all about family,” Callaway said. “All about every one coming, being alike, being different, and sharing this spe cial time-—about showing the grandchildren how we can be happy.” day May the same night as However, in CastingKids the the Friday kickoff sponsor party challenge is to flip, pitch and cast featuring the band Countryfied. a hookless lure to a bullseye tar Tickets for the party are avail get. Mastering these three tech able at the Madras Chamber o f niques will give any angler the f Commerce Office. skills they need to present .any i Saturday the 1 9 th starts at lure and catch monster bass. * dawn with the launching o f 20 Scoring is based on a points sys- ?. hot air balloons from the fair tern so the young angler with the grounds and Westside Elemen most points wins. The Central £ tary. Then there’s the all you can Oregon Bass Club will be ; gen- eat breakfast at the fairgrounds. erously donating their tim e » Opening ceremonies fo r the from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. to help kids ? Collage o f Culture are sched learn how to cast, and run the y uled for 9am on Saturday. Ad flip, pitch and cast contest. £ mission for the Collage o f Cul A feature at the Collage again ^ ture is $5. Kids under 12 are this year is the Teen Center, * free. where young adults can enjoy A fun, action packed time will the type o f entertainment espe- 9 be available for all kids at this cially designed for them. ;J^o - 1 year’s Collage. A 24 fo ot tall cated in the Arena, it is complete % Rock Wall is just one o f the fea with its own music stage to show tures that will thrill kids as they case our local teen bands and a i attempt to master the obstacles dance floor for contests. Aerivi- j o f the wall. Also, a slide that is ties like dance dance revolution i; 18 feet tall will give kids a thrill and sumo wrestling along with ,[ as they swoosh down it. More a special snack shop will be in j excitement is furnished with a place for some good eats and j; tube toy, in the shape o f a 56 beverages. foot long Inflatable Caterpillar. A makeup table is planned so ! This toy will be restricted to 10 that teenage girls can have fun j> years old and under. The kids’ learning all about how to use cos- f| area would not be complete metics. A rock climbing wall is a | without the Bouncy House for fun way to show o ff your skills I kids above belt level tall and the o f agility, along with a managed | Bouncy Castle that will be for paint ball target area-one o f the j tiny tots below belt level. We great things for the teens to aim j can’t forget the Fast pitch and a t Radar Gun booth for the kids Try your skill at the bungee ; that like to compete and show run or chat with friends in this > o ff their skills. 13 to 19 year only setting. Don’t | Wings Over Central Oregon forget your School ID for in- 1 will be on site with live birds and stant access. The Teen Center ; demonstrations, and it promises will be in the Indoor Arena. to be a very educational and en Again, die FourteerifR Animal ; tertaining event for children and Collage o f Culture will bé Cèl- ! adults o f all ages. ebrating diversity in our com- ! The Bassmaster CastingKids m unity May 1 8 - 1 9 at the • program is similar to the NFL Jefferson County Fairgrounds in ; punt, pass, and kick events. Madras. ; M ay 19 Collage schedule for This is the schedule for the Collage o f Culture 2007 on Saturday, May 19 at the Je ffe rs o n C ounty F air grounds: 6 a.m. H ot air balloon launch. 7-9 a.m. A ll .you can eat breakfast. 9-9:45 a.m. Opening cer emonies. Louie Pitt, Confederated Tribes o f W arm Springs, Unity Speech. Pastor Javier with opening prayer. L ords Prayer — Miss Warm Springs. Star Spangled Banner — Ma dras High School Choir. Junior ROTC Honor Guard. Mayor Jason Hale. Honoring o f Veterans, Cur rent Service Members. 9 :5 0 -1 0 :2 0 a.m. Camp Caldera Je ffe rs o n C ounty Middle School African Drum mers (Dance Stage). 1 0 :2 5 -1 1 :0 5 a.m. W arm Springs 4-H Social Dance Club (Dance Stage). 11:10 a.m .-12:10 p.m. High Desert Dancers (Dance Stage); 12:15-1:15 p.m. MHS Choir (Dance Stage). 1:20-2:10 Los Palomitos Del Norte (Main Stage). 2 :1 5 -3 :1 5 S teve N eth (Main Stage). 3:20-3:50 M olly Malone: Dancers (Dance Stage);- 4-5 p.m. Dave Milne (Main' Stage);' Entertainment moves to the food area near the fain-- grounds entrance for dinner time. Presentations will include dance groups featuring Ha- waiian style dance, Celtic dance* N ative Am erican, dance and Hebrew dancing. 7-8:30 p.m. Diamond Rio, (Main Stage). G irls in S ports H ealth F air An exetusive event fo r fem ale students who p a rticip a te in sports May 21, 2007 6 :0 0 p.m . - 8 :0 0 p.m . 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