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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 2000)
Warm Springs, Oregon January i3, 2000 3 Alyssa Macy M III .1 J.. .LIU II 1 1 I I I I IK I J ' J T ' " ""'"" ' fr J 1 - fe; km- ;r"ii P nk 8$ i : S,M W; Ilk (M :wv 'A- . far .... w haii WJU- ttUuV- , ! PruwlXmStosa Smith, First Runner-up Miss Warm Springs, Alyssa Macy Miss Warm Springs 2000, Cecelia Herrera Jr. Miss . . ...... ... i" f ' Tv i s ! "7 'vtl Photo by Bob Medina Alyssa Macy with Spilyay Tymoo's Sid Miller. Alyssa will keep the community informed of her travels through the Spilyay Tymoo Photo by Orlando Doney Visiting Royalty including Miss Oregon Rodeo joining together in an Honor Dance Crowned Miss iw1 amitniiM 1 . Warm Springs t Alvssa Macv was crowned Miss .... Warm Springs 2000 during the an- nual Miss Warm Springs Pageant which was held in the Simnasho Longhouse December 27, 1999. Alyssa also received trophies for Miss Congeniality, Speaking & Panel Winner, and Best Modern Talent. . Shasta Smith received First Runner-up Miss Warm Springs 2000 "andwiilbecomeMiss WarmSpringsi if for any reason Alyssa will not be able to fulfill her duties to the Miss Warm Springs title. Shasta received troDhies for Best Traditional Talent J and Round Dance Champion. i imsyearmeMiss warmapnngs i Committee added a Jr. Miss Warm Springs to the Pageant. The First to be crowned Jr. Miss Warm Springs l is Cecelia Herrera. Cecelia also re ceived trophies for Miss Congenial ity, Speaking and Panel Winner, Traditional Talent, Modern Talent and Round Dance Champion. Liana Tom is the first runner-up Jr. Miss Warm Springs and will step in as the Jr. Miss Warm Springs if Cecelia is not able to fulfill her du ties to the title. Alyssa Macy is the daughter of James Macy and Carla Dalton and is a member of the Wasco Tribe. She is a senior at Arizona State University majoring in Justice Studies empha sizing on American Indian Justice Studies. She is minoring in Psychol ogy. She served as Ms. Indian ASU and has received an Outstanding Leadership award from the ASU Native American Alumni Associa tion. According to Bridgette Whipple, Miss Warm Springs Committee - I ii. 2000, Herrera n. 'it i . Lnairman.AiyssawinDeparucipai- ing in the Miss Indian World Pag- eant 2000 this coming April at the Gathering of Nations Pow-wow. "She might win. She will be the first one from our tribe to get the title if she wins. It will be a great thing for our tribe.," said Bridgette. If she does win, Alyssa agreed to hand the title of Miss Warm Springs to Shasta Smith. A member of the Wasco tribe, Shasta ,is the daughter of Frank & "Shirley Smith, Shasta is attending the Salish Kootenai College in Montana. She is a poet and per- formed the Paddle Dance for her traditional talent. wi.ciiaiiciiwuiH.ivji,m.. Warm Springs title. She is very knowledgeable ot her Warm Springs '.if it 4 ) Photo bv Orlando Doney Pictured letf to right, Lyda (Scott) Flowers, Arlyssa Rhoan, 1 999 Outgoing Miss Warm Springs Rebecca Soliz, Lana (Shike) Leonard, Bridgette (Kalama) Culpus, Joycelyn Moses, Sunmiet Minnick, Arlita Rhoan mother of the late Sally Rhoan and Saraphina Scott ' ' " l"'INI'l. "" 1 riiuiu wiiw... , Cecelia Herrera demonstating how to filet salmon while "Captain first Jr. Miss Warm Springs Warm Springs and Liana Tom First ii ' j-i-.-ri . ii.: unn An nAfl iiAihnr uaumuiiiiiiiuiiasBaiiicuaiuiui 1.1 e" knowledge from her grandmother. Maryann Meanus who is raising Cecelia. Cecelia is attending Madras High School. She is an active leader in the Little Miss Warm Springs pageant, teaching the girls a variety of dances including the Butterfly Dance, Skip Dance and Shuffle Dance. She also participates in the Thursday evening Washat singing lessons led by her grandmother. Liana Tom is the daughter of Lee and Cheryl Tom and a member of the Paiute Tribe and a descendant from the Grande Ronde Tribe as well. Attending high school at the Madras High school, Liana is in ' . e- -.- -- --- thelOth grade and a member of the uregon nign acnooi kouco nssu- if; J ' 1 IS " - j- , -r Runner-up Jr. Miss Warm Springs L - c. .... CnpmAP intrtn ihii i-4iitnrA HurmiTS ni vmi.u.., - American and the Future Business Leaders of America and works with the School Newsoaoer. Liana is a Representative on the Oregon Indian Education Youth Leadership Panel. Her she performed the Northern Paiute Pinenut dance she learned from her great-aunt from Nixon Ne vada. Entertaining the audience with a skit on how to be a cowgirl Liana showed off some of her cowgirl skills. . the pageant for next year is al ready in the planning stages and will be held at Kah-nee-ta. If you have any questions about the Miss Warm Springs Pageant, contact Bridgette -:" . , - Whipple at the Natural Resources uWu uncm. . - i ! -I :' i Moody" and Jeri Jim look on. 4
