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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1976)
PAGE 8 WARM SPRINGS, OREGON JULY 23, 1976 W.S. Group Attends Festival Fire Alerts Volunteer Force The fire season is well at hand as there was a small fire started in the Elliott heights housing area on the evening of July 20, at about 6:15 p.m. The «cause of the small blaze was started from a trash burner and it was fortunate that the fire was contained as early as it was because of the dry grass on the dry hills. Homes in that area could have been in great danger if a little more time was given for the blaze to get started. Fire crews mopped up the blaze in a short time with their quick response to the alarm. This will not be the last fire as the dry season is just coming to its peak for this year. The thunder storms have yet to come to this area, so don’t cross your fingers that this will be the last one of the year. This fire was between the homes of Allen Langley and Buddy Kalama. Through a bicentennial grant to the Smithsonian, a group of Warm Springs elders will be participating guests at the Festival of American Folk lore in Washington, D.C. The group will demonstrate dancing and crafts daily from July 27 to August 1, as part of the northwest’s contribution to the festival. Three other Indian groups from the area will be repre sented: Klamath, Siletz and an urban group from Eugene. Warm Springs has been in volved before but the proposal submitted by the Tribe this eyar was considered by Wash ington sources to be the best one yet. The Smithsonian will pay air fare for the 15-member group who will go by chartered flight. Meals and accomoda tions will be picked up by the Smithsonian and $4,000 will be provided for incidental ex penses. The individuals involved are: Amos Simtustus, Matilda Mitchell, Nettie Showaway, Sylvia Wallulatum, Lois Ann Knight, Custer Wallulatum, Roy Heath, Jr., Anna Cle ments, Trudy Clements, Syl vester Sahme, Sr., Lilly Sahme, Selina Sahme, Sylves ter Sahme, Jr., Grant Wah- eneka, Emily Waheneka, William (Buck Jones) Johns, Herbert Stwyer, Sr., Nathan Jim, and Warren “Rudy” Cle ments. While at the festival, our Warm Springs delegation will have quite a work-out, per forming the Lord’s Prayer in sign language and a broaa selection of dances both cere monial and social. Such crafts as beadwork, food prepara tion and the making of moc casins, wingdresses, baskets, drums and other items will be demonstrated. Announcement To The Editor: The Minnesota Traveling Warriors, a semi-professional all-Indian basketball team is in the process of being formed pending funding. The team is tenatively scheduled to go on National exhibition tour this fall and is recruiting athletes who could best represent the Native American People. The eligibility requirements are as follows: (1) Applicant must be of Native American descent. (2) Applicant must be free of chemical dependency (alcohol and-or drug) (3) Applicant must be able and willing to travel. (4) Applicant must be age 18 to 27 inclusive. (5) Applicant must be in excellent physical condition. (6) Appli cant 'must be sincere in his desire to play ball and work hard towards attaining that goal. Correspondence or phone inquiry is invited by any can didate that meets the above requirements and would be willing to arrange try-out for the team in August. Mr. Harry Keezer, Manager Minnesota Traveling Warriors Minneapolis, Minnesota Senior Leaguers Wind Up Season DIVISION I TEAM Divisions I and II of the Senior Little League finished off their regular season with impressive records and a sat isfied coach. Mike Clements, coach for both teams, com mented that the kids learned a lot and had fun at the same time. And with records like 7 - 0 for Division I and 10-2 for Division II, the rewards are built in. Three members of the Division II team were selected for the Jefferson County All- Star Team and are currently scrimmaging in preparation for tournament play. The All-Star players are Mike Fiala, Ches ter Van Pelt, Jr., and Jim Souers. . The two teams shared many of the approximately 25 players, although Division I is intended for those lacking in basic skills and Division II is for those with more exper ience. Some players were lost during the course of the six- week season, making overlap of the teams inevitable. Coach Clements and his assistant Wil fred Jim worked especially hard with the staff they had and ended up with many fine players. Leading pitcher for Divi sion II was Chester Van Pelt, Jr., with Jim Souers also work ing well on the mound. Chester was also a leading hitter with a batting average of .375 and “Fox” Leonard had a fine average of .457. Division I player Rodney Strong had an exceptional sea son as a 3rd baseman, with fielding averages of .875 in Division I play and 1.000 in Division II action. Dallas Win- ishut deserves notice for his fine performance in center field. Rookies to look out for are Tony Van Pelt, pitcher, Alex LaMere, 1st base, Raymond Jim, catcher, and Raymond Shike, 1st base and outfield. The coaches look forward to an even better season next year and they hope for more players so the divisions can be isolated. They are quite pleased with the amount of community support and coop eration, but encourage parents' and others to help out with umpiring. After the All-Star games are over, the coaching staff is planning a pot luck dinner and awards party for team mem bers and their parents. Special awards will be made to out standing — and otherwise memorable — players. Check with the community center for details. -
