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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1983)
Spilyay T y moo Page 8 July 1,1983 Community Center planslots of fun for summer . The C om m unity C enter began its summer fun program June 21. Activities have been planned for children of all ages. Children are. requested to wear sturdy shoes to all activities. No thongs or sandles will be permitted on any of the field trips. Glass containers are also discouraged as they present a hazard. Open gym is 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. Adult’s open gym time is 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. A waiver is required for use of the weight room. Children seven years and younger are not allowed in the weight room. Schedules for the various activities are available at, the Community Center. In many cases class sizes are limited so signing up early is important. Swim lessons will be held with a certified red cross instructor for pre-schoolers, beginners, advanced beginners and intermediate swimmers. All swimmers must supply their own suits and towel. Buses will be transporting the children to the Kah-Nee-Ta swimming pool for the lessons. Field trips are also scheduled as a summertime activity. Children wishing to participate in any or all of the Friday field trips must have a program permission slip from a parent or guardian. The forms are available from the Community Center office. There will be a fee of $10 to cover transportation costs for the field trips. This fee will entitle a child to participate in any or all of the field trips. Children participating in the Friday field trips must sign up by Thursday noon of each week. Children must be six years of age and over. The trips include: June 24- Bear Springs; July 1-Cove State Park; July 8-Reindeer Ranch, Sahalle Falls, Suttle Lake; July 15-High Desert Museum, Bend; July 22-Trout Lake; July 29-Enchanted Forest, Salem; August 5-Bald Peter; August 12-Portland Zoo. Daily activities for pre school children include an assortment of craft making and projects. Some of the activities include: “Let’s play;” “Let’s p a i n t ; ” “ W a te r P l a y ; ” “Animals, animals;” “Our big backyard,” “Cookie Monster Club,” “Story Time,” “Paper m a c h e ,” “ E m b r o id e r y ,” “Puppet Tyme,” “Pinwheels, pinw heels,” and “ Beyond eating.” C o-sponsored with the Cultural/Heritage department cultural activities for pre school children include “Tell me a\legend,” “Basketry,” and “Beinig Indian....” O u td o o r a c tiv itie s for children beyond pre-school age varies. Some of the activities include: “Individual or Partner g a m e s,” ages 9 to 13t “Individual or Partner Game,” ages 6 to 8; “Active group games,” all ages; “Bicycle fun,” all ages; “Obstacle runs,” ages 6 to 8; “Obstacle runs,” ages 9 to 13; “Team games,” all ages; “ Swimming at the pump house,” ages five and older, “Rafting,” ten and older with swim skills. Other activities through the su m m e r w eek s a t th e Community Center include: “Warm up,” all ages; “Game room,” six and older; “Wiffle ball,” all ages; “Tumbling,” six and older, “ Rollerskating,” three and older; “Gymnastics, six and older; “Dodgeball,” six and older;” “Flickerball,” six and older; “Dodgeball,” six and older;” “Dance,” three and older; “Basketball,” six and older; “Weight training,” nine and older; “Bowling,” six and older; “Open arts and crafts,” six and older; “special craft p ro jects,” six and older, “embroidery,” eight and older. Movies during the summer will be shown every Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. The schedule is as follows: June 22 “Billie;” June 2 9 -“ S ta r b ir d a n d S w eet William;” July 6-“Cinderfella;” July 13-“The clown and the kids;” July 20-“Gas house kids go west;” July 13-“The clown and the kids;” July 20-“Gas house kids go west;” July 27- “Silence;” August 3-“In search of Noah’s Ark;” August 10- “Tom Thumb.” The charge for movies is 75 cents. A ll age c h ild r e n c an participate in a bicycle rodeo Wesnesday, July 6 beginning at 9:30 a.m. Bingo for children ages five to seven will be held Tuesday, July 12 from 3 to 3:45 p.m ? A family event is grubby day on W ednesday, July 13. Participants are asked to bring something for the soup kettle by 10:00 a.m. Lunch is served at 12:00 p.m. with a 75 cent charge. Wednesday, July 20 is “I scream, you scream” ice cream day. The community center will furnish the ice cream. Everyone is asked to bring a topping. This ice cream party begins at 2:00 p.m. C lo w n in g a ro u n d fo r children two to seven will be held Tuesday, July 26 from 2 to 2:45 p.m.. Children will have their faces painted by clowns. A dog show will be held Wednesday, July 27. Bathing and grooming will begin a“ 10:00 a.m. The dog show begins , S n ilv a v T v m o o nhoto bv Shewczyk at 12 noon. A big toe decorating contest drew children to the Community A bubble blowing party will center June 23. This is one of the many special events planned for be held from 3 to 3:45 p.m., children during the summer at the Community Center. Thursday, July 28 for children The cost is $2.50 for adults, $1 11 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, August 10. for children; ages three to seven. C h ild re n w ill e x h ib it Thursday,“ August 4 events Open house to display arts include a water play day from 1 artw ork a t the Jefferson and crafts and activities is to 3 p.m.; a watermelon feed at County fair from August 10-14. For details on these summer scheduled for Wednesday, 3:30 p.m. and a tentatively August 3. A luncheon will be scheduled baseball jamboree programs call the Community Center at 553-1161, ext. 243 p re p a re d and served by and potluck at 4:30 p.m. A hike and picnic for ages and 244. c h ild re n of the sum m er recreation program at 12 noon. six and older takes place from Perfect attendance students treated to day at Kah-Nee-Ta Z Twenty-nine Warm Springs elem entary students were treated to a day at Kah-Nee-Ta sponsored by Tribal Council for their record of perfect attendance during the 1982-83 school year. S tu d e n ts who received re c o g n itio n fo r p e rfe c t attendance are: Kindergarten- Cimmeron Tufti; First grade- Alfredo Colazo, Ellis Langley, Frank Reese, Jennifer Tufti; Second grade-Taylor Arthur, Vangelique Jack and Dale Warner. Students receiving a day at K a h -N e e -T a fo r p e rfe c t attendance from the third gradé include: Joel Colazo, Eric Craig, Joseph Culps, Vernon Tufti, Marti Rai Wells; Fourth grade-Jacob Coochise, Rhonda Ike, Morningingstar Johnson, Anthony Valde; Fifth g ra d e -K e n d ric k A rth u r, Jo c e ly n M oses, R ichard S u p p a h , T h u rm a n T u fti, Raymond Wells and Josephine Wyman. Sixth grade students with perfect attendance include Saphronia Coochise, Shauna Craig," Tana Sixkiller, Ricky Smith, Delton Trimble and Anthony Wells.