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Spilyay T y moo
Second Annual
Endurance Race
The steno pool ¡Sponsored
endurance race was held for the
second year on April 11 with
six entrants competing in two
different runs. Emerson (Chief)
Smith took a trophy home after
winning the main event and
Troy Smith won the junior
race. The women’s event was
not held due to lack of
participating.
Chief Smith completed the
19 miles run in 55 minutes.
Francis Scott came in second,
Buck Smith was third and
Avon Scott was fourth.
Two entrants comprised the
junior run. Troy Smith ran the
5 mile race in 9 minutes with
Jason Smith coming in a split
second behind. Coordinator of
the run, Juanita Bourland says,
“next year we’re going to make
it a tougher course.”
. All entry fees were returned
to the contestants. Winner of
the 19 mile run made $100 and
the junior winner took home
$32. Last year the endurance
race was held as a fund raising
event for the steno pool float in
the Rose parade. This year
there is to be no float but
Juanita Bourland said, “we felt
obligated to continue to
sponsor the event.”
The Elmer Quinn memorial
trophy is the challenge trophy.
A rider must win the endurance
race three times before he is
eligible to keep the trophy.
Chief Smith will be eligible
next year. It sounds like he
m ight need a little stiff
competition in next year’s,
endurance race. It’s time to
start practicing*
Trophy Holders—Emerson (Chief) Smith took the endurance race trophy home fo r the second time
in the two years the race has been held. He is eligible to take the challenge trophy home and keep it if
he should win again next year. Troy Smith won the trophy in the junior division.
Spilyay Tymoo photo by Shewczyk
Speaking against drugs
Young people and adults will
have the o p p o rtu n ity of
hearing the story of three men
who have turned away from
drugs, alcohol and crime to
something more rewarding in
their lives, God.
Jim Tucker is 46 years old
and is expected to die within
five years because poisons that
were used to dilute heroin
have begun to eat away his
body tissues. Tucker is very
critical of any kind of drug.
D rugs in his life have
controlled his life to the extent
that before the age of 35 he
never spent more than a six-
month stretch of his adult life
outside of jail or prisoq.
In 1969 Tucker was released
from prison after serving 17
years of a 90 year term, the
result of a cross-country crime
spree consisting of over 600
counts of burglary. Since that
time he has founded New Life
Crusade, Inc., an organization'
that takes the work of the Bible
into penal institutions and
e d u c a tio n cen ters giving
inmates and young people an
idea of what to stay away from.
Arm wrestling champion
Dave Story describes his early
life in Los Angelos and Nevada
as one of constant violence and
drug abuse. He says at one time
in LA County he probably had
the worst record for violence of
anyone around.
Traveling with Tucker and
Story is Bobby Hollister, a
veteran of 14 years of drug
abuse. He has four deteriorat­
ing vertebrae as the result of
strychinine and other poisons
used to cut heroin. Like
Tucker Hollister is equally
critical of any kind of drug
including marijuana.
These three men will b e .
appearing before the Warm
Springs Community with their
testimonies in an effort to keep
young people from going down
the same road they had
traveled. They are scheduled to
speak on April 30 at 1:00 p.m.
a n d 7 :0 0 p .m . a t th e
Community Center.
class at Warm Springs elementary directed their art talent to creation of painted glass windows.
Spilyay Tymoo photo by Shewczyk
Art fair displays student talent
Art talent is well and
flourishing in the 509-J school
district as displays indicated
during the Art Fair held March
28 at the Madras Junior High
School. Students in the district
were given the opportunity to
d is p la y w o rk th e y had
completed throughout the
year, ranging from pottery to
bird houses.
Spilyay Tymoo photo by Shewczyk
Students in the district
worked eagerly in preparation
for the fair. Linda Henry’s 4th
grade class at Warm Springs
elementary produced some
lively colored stained glass
windows. The difficulty of the
project warranted assistance
from volunteer parents of the
students. The windows were
a sensation at the fair.
During the course of the day
students demonstrated other
talents as well. Some students
performed skits and others
sang for those attending the
fair. Ram ona and Lillie
Meanus gave an exhibition of
traditional women’s dancing.
Simnasho school gave a square
dance demonstration.
Concessions were busy
continuously, fry bread being a
very hot item. Warm Springs
elementary teachers were seen
at the fry bread booth learning
the art of frying the bread with
advice from tribal members.
Proceeds from the concessions
and the cake walk will be used
to help purchase art supplies
for the district, according to
Madras Junior High School art
teacher, Donna Davis. This is
the first year an art fair has
been held in the district and
“we’re very excited about it,”
David said. “I think we will
have the fair again next year
due to its great success.