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SPILYAY tymoo WARM SPRINGS, OREGON January 27, 2000 3 18th Annual Lil Miss & Jr. Miss Warm Springs Pageant drew several contestants- Four girls were rewarded the Little Miss Warm Springs 2(XK) crowns after hundreds of hours of dance and speech practice and battling butterflies in their stomachs. Elyse Bagley was the winner in the 3 it 4 year old category and her princess is Delvina I leath. and her princess is Ada Folk-Lopez. Arlene David took the crown in the 7-9 category and her princess is Allegra Robinson. A tie and a dance off gave the deciding two points to Queen Lorien David in the 10-13yearold division. Lorien's princess is Matilda Mitchell. There were no candidates in the 14-1 year old division. All the Little Miss Warm Springs contestants were judged on traditional dress, round dance, skip dance and speaking ability. The girls in the 7-9 year old category also had to do a shuffle dance and nave some cultural knowledge. The girls in the 10-13 needed ll ..... AV'. Wk 4 : ..'X V ' '"a H X . '! ' ' to set up a mandatory display. I'ach of the candidates were required to attend a leadership Rockin' Ron bYlgard of ICVVSO enueed the pageant, ijuestioning workshop. Judy Charley, Anita Davis and Carol Wewa of the each of the younger contestants on their names, parents, and cultural Community Health and Education Team presented a series of heritage. The older girls introduced themselves and talked about their lectures on writing biographies, speech presentation, building dreams. Lorien David said, "My dream is to become l ittle Miss Warm sell-conf idenee, and self-esteem. "Do you sometimes feel f unnv in Springs and Jr. Miss Pi-ume-sha in the vear 2(XX). Sara Starr, a conies- your stomach and you don't know why? Those arecalled butterflies tant in the 10-13 year old division said ''My dream is to graduate from and they are there to let you know you're about to do something college and be the first woman from Warm Springs to play in the important," Carol told the girls during the workshop. Women's National Association. (living up their reign this year was Queen Tessie Polk-Lopez, Dance practices were held in Carol's room in preparation for the Princess Alicia Yazie, Queen Kristi Olney, Princess Rachelle pageant. Among the dances the girls learned were (he shuffle dance, I lerkshan,Qiu enS.illiePolk-Adams,PrincessCarinaMiller,Queen skip dance, butterfly dance and paddle dance. The present Junior Miss I eann Wolfe, Princess Valerie Suppah and Queen Lillian 1 leath. Warm Springs, Cecelia I lerrera worked with the girls on theirdancing This was the lKih Little Miss Warm Springs Pageant. Rockin Ron and coached them with their speech presentations. guided the audience through the grand entry, introduced Anita Davis to sing the Lord's Prayer while Jr. Miss Warm Springs, Cecelia I lerrera signed, and entertaining the audience wnue penormers prepared tor two special exhibitions. Gary Villa demonstrated the grass dance and the Warm "Springs Tumblers led by Monica Wahnctah & Co. demonstrated their flexibility and athletics. There were many volunteers who contributed to the success of the pageant. Among the volunteers was former Miss Warm Springs, Merle Kirk who made 25 Sally bags which were gifted to each con testant with a cupun. The Community I lealth Educa tion Team, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Warm Springs Print Shop were major con tributors to the pageant. A doen boys also came to help out with the pageant. They escorted the contestants during the pageant and participated in the skip dance. Each of the boys were gifted with a yarn belt. The escorts were JaimcRac liagley, Damon David, Dennis Doney, Valdimire Jefferson, Eddie Jones, Leslie & Salbador Robinson, Mychal & Kenny VanPelt and Chester VanPelt III. The pageant was held on January 25, 2000 in the Community Wellness Center. "A big thank you to Carol Allison. Carol Allison is a big influence to the community center kids, pro moting activities, cultural and modern, beyond the duties of any job description. Carols ability to work with people her tolerance and patience with not only the kids, but also parents and staff members contribute to the success of the pageant," was printed in the Little Miss Warm Springs Pageant Program, author unknown. ' Photos and story by Lenora Starr t J? r :1 3 1 1 i x ! 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