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Spilyay Tymoo, W^rrn Springs, Oregon Page 3 December 29, 2010 For the Kids Students go to big-league game There were a total o f 32 Native American students from the Jefferson County Middle School that went to the Pordand Trail Blazer game versus the Los Angeles Clippers at the Port land Rose Garden on Dec. 5. “The students had a blast at the game,” said Butch David, school liaison, Jefferson County Middle School. The Blazers won 100 to 92. These students that attended the game were selected for their great attendance for the first three months o f school. The student couldn’t have any out of school or in school suspen sions on their school records. David also said. Here is the list that attended the game: Cecelia Andy, Nicole Andy, G erm aine A nderson, Terrel Bailey, Brittany Brisbois, Alyssa Brunoe, Justine Clements, Lupe G alicia, B arb ara H alliday, Rodger Jack, KyeOwna Miller, Jordan Patt, Jasm yne Reese, Lana Shike, H ailey Sloan, Darrell Smith, Izaya Tahnezani, Carol Tias, Gabrielle Waldow, Rosebud Whipple, Kalan Wolfe, Rochelle Anderson, Thyrecia C havez, A utum n Jo h n so n , Garyson Johnson, Jarron Lopez, Brittany Parra, Marisol Perez, Shania Tom, V ivian Yazzie, Leiron Picard. The school also wants to ac knowledge Warm Springs Power ^Enterprise and Warm Springs DE/Composite for their dona tions. Howlak Tichum Z elm a Sm ith, 1926-2010 Dave McMechan/Spiiyay G o v e rn m e n t A ffa irs d ire c to r Louie Pitt p re se n ts a $50 0 c h e ck to B e cky M ain, d ire c to r o f C h ild re n ’s P rotective S e rvice s (C P S ) and her staff. T he g ift w a s fro m E lizabeth “G ra n n y ” D igm an o f P o rtlan d, 94, w h o is th e g ra n d m o th e r o f tw o youn g trib a l m em b ers. S h e se n t the c h e ck to Lou ie to fo rw a rd on to C P S fo r C h ristm a s p re se n ts fo r th e kids at CPS. Tw o W arm S prings youths graduated from high sch o o l last w e e k a fte r co m p le tin g th e ir stu d ie s by using th e co m p u te r lab on the reservation. A d rial P ineda (left) and Jason S m a rtlo w it finished all th e ir re q u ire m e n ts th ro u g h th e B ridges program offered through the Jefferson C ounty S ch o o l D istrict. M ore than 100 young peo ple are part o f the alterna tive program d istrictw id e . It helps th o se s tu d e n ts w h o w a n t to earn th e ir high schoo l dip lo m a but have life challe nges th a t m ake it d iffic u lt to a tte nd re g u la r cla sse s on th e M a d ra s cam pus. If th e y ch oo se, th e y also can p a rtic ip a te in the graduation cerem ony fo r M adras H igh S chool s tu d e n ts in th e spring. Terri Harber/Spilyay Warm Springs Community Calendar WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29 T h e 4 7 th A n n u a l W arm Springs All-Indian Men’s Holiday T o u rn am en t is at the W arm S p rin g s C o m m u n ity C e n te r through Jan. 1. Contact Austin Greene, 541-553-3243. MONDAY, JANUARY 3 The Madras High School Buff Boosters meet the first Monday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at the Mazatlan Restaurant in Madras. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. W arm S p rings H o usin g is reminding HUD tenants that they need to have a recertification completed by the end of the year. Call 541-553-3250 for details. Legal Aid Services of Oregon provides free assistance to low- income Oregonians in many civil cases. You can speak with an attorney the first Monday of every month between 1 and 4 p.m. at the Fam ily R esource Center. Call 385-6944 for details. There is a canned food drive going on. Boxes are set up at th e A d m in is tra tio n B u ild in g , W arm S prings M arket, Indian H e a lth S e rv ic e , F ire Management and the mill. Also lo o k fo r b o x e s s e t u,p fo r d o n a tio n s o f w in te r clo th in g : clean coats (new or used), hat and gloves, at the Administration Building and IHS main lobby. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30 M ost tribal* offices will be closing at 3 p.m. for the New Year holiday. A re m in d e r to Early Childhood Education parents - children need to be picked up by 3:30 p.m. The 3^ Annual End of the Year Round Dance is at the Simnasho L o n g h o u s e . A ll s in g e rs are invited. Dinner is at 6 p.m., the round dance will follow. Everyone is w e lc o m e . O rg a n iz e rs are raising m oney by selling T-shirts and raffle tickets. If you would like to help out, contact Captain Moody, 541-553-2242. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31 New Year’s holiday for the C onfederated Tribes of W arm Springs. THURSDAY, JANUARY 6 Madras high boys basketball is at home hosting Crook County - games are at 3:30, 5:15 and 7 p.m. Freshman girls’ basketball is at Burns, while JV and Varsity girls travel to Crook County. FRIDAY, JANUARY7 T h e M a d ra s H igh S ch o o l D ra m a D e p a rtm e n t w ill be performing, “It’s A W onderful Life-A Live Radio Play” on Jan. 7-8. C urtain tim e w ill be at 7 p.m. both nights, in the high school Commons. SATURDAY, JANUARY8 Madras high varsity wrestling is going to the Bend Invitational. The Elvis/Elva Contest - an e v e n t c o m m e m o ra tin g th e c u ltu ra l ic o n ’s b irth d a y - is p la n n e d fo r 2 -4 p.m . in the com munity center social hall. MONDAY, JANUARY 10 There is a two-hour late start today for 509J schools TUESDAY, JANUARY 11 II There is no school today for 509-J Schools— staff training. Madras high girls’ basketball is hosting LaPine with games at 3:30, 5:15 and 7 p.m . Boys basketball is at LaPine. Zelma Smith passed away Sunday, December 19, 2010 at Mountain View Hospital in Madras. Born in Warm Springs on November 29, 1926, Zelma was raised in Warm Springs, and lived out her life on her mother and father’s ranch at Dry Hollow. She attended the Boarding School in Warm Springs. Her greatest joy was horseback riding, living and working on the ranch and in the earlier years, attending many Oregon rodeos. Zelma worked at the Eagle Butte Look Out during the summer for the BIA Forestry Service, eventually quitting to stay home to care for her par ents Annie and Wesley Smith until they passed on. She spoke of them often and ad mired their way of life, hon esty and how to operate the ranch. Her days working on the ranch were full of hard work and joy. Growing up riding with her brothers and Dad, she could ride with the best of them. She especially liked chasing horses w hich she broke and used or sold. She became a master ne gotiator when buying hay, a bull or selling livestock, never settling on the first price. Those she did business with always became her friends, looking forward to what lay ahead during the next pur chase. With a twinkle in her eye, she was always sharp and sometimes would act other- w ise, to get an upper edge. Clever, loving, tough, and inde pendent with a sense of humor, she organized her life in the way that it made sense to her and p rovid ed for h e rse lf as a rancher, an accomplishment not often seen in today’s world. She was a tough cow girl at heart. Even though riding be came more difficult as the years went by, she continued to ride her favorite horse at the time, Slim, until it became difficult for her. She had a great love for her cattle, her horses and her dogs. She liked to look out the window and see them. They made her feel good. She loved the open spaces of D ry H ollow, the enorm ous views in every direction, often preferring to stay at the ranch than to attend large gatherings. Sometimes, she would lament about multi-task thinking, and in her term s, “try not to get puzzled up.” Her friends extended through all walks of life. She loved a good laugh and was quick to promote humor in any situation. Her laugh was infectious, start ing others to join her in the m errim ent, regardless o f the subject. Always welcomed at the Ranch, family and friends were often served a meal or asked to give a hand, helping her as she grew older. Zelma loved Western mov ies and Western music. Her fa vo rite W estern sin ger was George Strait. She could be heard singing along with the ra dio turned up in her 1972 GMC truck while feeding her cattle, enjoying every m om ent and would sing Bible songs with the same gusto and focused emotion. Singing and whis tling brought her great plea sure. She was one of the last Wascopum speakers, know ing all the Smith clan Indian names, the Wasco traditions and heritage and how fami lies on the Reservation were related. She knew where all the corrals were, who helped who with rides, and when it was the best time to round up and brand. She was preceded in death by her belo ved p aren ts, Wesley and Annie Smith, her sisters; Myrtle Smith Mon roe, M ildred Sm ith Tyler, Catherine S. Courtney and her brothers; Stanley Smith, Sr, Victor D. Smith, Alvis W Smith, Sr. and Claude Smith, Sr. She is survived by her adopted brother, Ken Smith and forty-one nieces and nephews as well as her large extended family in the hun dreds, all of whom she loved and who loved her deeply. Her passing is a great loss to her community of family, friends and spiritual brothers and sisters. Zelma’s spirit lives with us in our hearts forever. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 2 p.m. at the Madras K ingdom H all, 1545 S. 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