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Spily^y Tyrnoo, W3rrn Springs, Oregon Pdge 7 April 20, 2011 Grant will help with job training B&G Club fundraiser Saturday The Second Annual Boys & Girls Club fundraiser is this Saturday, April 23 at Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort and Casino. All funds raised will go to ward operations at the Warm Springs Boys and Girls Club. Events include: Nine-hole two-person golf scramble, $25 per person, from 1-4 p.m. at the Kah-Nee-Ta Golf Course. Silent auction and cocktails 4:30-6 p.m. Dinner, live auction and en tertainment, 6-8 p.m. Tickets are $45 per person. The Warm Springs Boys and Girls Club is a recognized section 7871 non profit organization, and your payment may be tax deductible. Please make checks payable to: Warm Springs Boys and Girls Club, PO Box C, Warm Springs, OR 97761. For Event Information, contact: june.smith@wstribes.org For golf scramble details, contact: j smith@kahneeta.com A new grant opens the door for those who have been out of work. Central Oregon’s Intergov ernmental Council’s On-the-job Training Program was recently granted $115,000 by the Ameri can Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help people re-train in new positions. The On-the-job training pro gram allows employers to hire someone and train them in new areas. The employee learns new skills, and retains permanent employment when the training period has ended. Howlak Tichum Children’s health insurance kick-off event tion of health benefits. Even if a family has private health in surance, the child or children may still qualify. Stop by the Family Resource Center any time between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to fill out an applica tion. Things to bring: Pay stubs within the last 30 days if you are employed, tribal ID’s, driv ers license and private insurance cards to make copies. The hosts will be serving In dian tacos; so please bring your family. There will be balloons, The Children’s Health Insur ance Program is hosting a kick off event this Wednesday, April 20 in Warm Springs. The program kick-off—pro moting Healthy Kids for a Healthy Oregon—will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Family Resource Center. Healthy Kid’s is a health cov erage program for all uninsured Oregon kids and teens (under 19 years of age). Representatives will be on hand to help with the applica tion process and for recertifica coloring books, crayons, stick ers for the children. Vouchers for Thriftway grocery store will be given to parents who sign their children up and remain cer tified for the Healthy Kids In surance. For More Information Contact: Anita Z. McEwen, Wanda L. Berry or MartiRai Ramsey at the clinic, 541-553- 1196. This is a program of the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA), By June 2011, they hope to sign 18 people to OJT contracts. Currently, seven people are working in on-the-job training positions throughout the region. The grant aims to help job seekers in Jefferson, Crook, and Deschutes County. Jolene Marie Tufti, Jolene Marie Tufti was born on December 21, 1968 in Winnemucca, Nevada. She passed away at her home on April 8, 2011. Jolene attended schools in Madras and Warm Springs, where her fellow classmates remembered her for her con stant smile. A lifetime resident of Warm Springs, Jolene was a homemaker. She is survived by her par ents Earl and Shirley (Gov ernor) Tufti; her brothers: 1968 - 2011 Tyree Stormbringer of Albany; Ferman Tufti of The Dalles; and Timothy Wainanwit of Warm Springs; sisters: Melinda Burgess of Salem; Rebecca Cruz of Canby; Natalie Burgess of Prineville; Jessica, Earlene and LeeAnn Tufti, all of Warm Springs. She was preeded in death by her brothers William Wainanwit Jr., Arnold Tufti and Lonnie Wainanwit; and her sister Priscilla Arthur. Dressings ceremonies were held on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at the Agency Longhouse. Jolene was laid to rest on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at Agency Cemetery. PIONEER ROCK & MONUMENT Specializing in Native American Design 201 Crafton Rd PO Box 348 Goldendale, WA 98620 509-773-4702 LET US SAVE YOU TIME & MONEY DESIGN & ORDER OVER THE INTERNET www.pioneerrock.com www.betterheadstones.com Find MAP To Our Shop Under 'CONTACTS' Dave McMechan/Spilyay Simon Kalama (right) tries on a new pair of Nikes. A team from Nike were in Warm Springs last week, offering pairs of the N7 brand of shoe to tribal members, who were asked to try them and report back to the company on how the shoe performed. 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