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8 September 21, 2000 Warm Springs, Oregon Spilyay Tymoo Madras FFA participates at State Fair Fall foresight from Warm Springs COCC Eight members from the Ma dras FFA participated in the 2000 FFA portion of the Oregon State Fair held in Salem August 23 through Sep tember 4. Four members of the chap ter attended the fair, while four oth ers sent items to be entered in the static exhibit area. Among the many individual awards won by the partici pants the beef exhibitors won the sec ond place team banner for FFA divi sion included the following: Alexii Daniels: 2" Place In Advanced Sheep Show manship Placed in the top 10 individuals in the state in Sheep Showmanship Champion ship round. 7 Place Sheep Herdsmanship. 4 Place Hampshire Jr. Ewe Lamb, 2nd Place Hampshire Yearling Ewe. I" Place Hampshire Producing Ewe. Seth Klann: Red Premium on his Kentucky Bluegrass entry. Jay McCabe: 4 Place Advanced Beef Showmanship. Z" Place Beer Herdsmanship. 4 Place Other Breeds Jr. Heifer Calf. 5 Place Other Breeds Young Cow. 6 Place Other Breeds CowCalf pair. 8 Place overall individual in State FFA Tractor Driving Contest. Championship female in Oregon State Fair Open Class Junior Saler show. 1" Place Junior Heifer Calf in the Oregon State Fair Open Class Junior Saler show. 1" Place CowCalf pair in the Oregon State Fair Open Class Junior Saler show. 1" Place advanced Junior Saler Showman in the Oregon State Fair Open Class Junior Saler show. James Mclnturff: 2 Place FFA Jackpot Market Steer. 10" Place Advanced Beef Showman- ship. 2"" Place Beef Herdsmanship. Larry McNamoe: White premium for Flatbed Trailer in the Ag Mechanics FFA section. Preston Romanlck: 4 Place Advanced Beef Showmanship. 3'" Place Beef Herdsmanship 2"' Place Shorthorn Late Jr. Yearling Heifer. 2"' Place Shorthorn Spring Yearling Heifer. 1" Place Commercial Junior Heifer Calf. 1" Place Commercial Young Cow. 1" Place Commercial CowCalf pair. Championship Commercial Junior Beef Female. Champion Commercial Senior Beef Female. Reserve Grand Champion Commercial Female. Blue premium on a Steer Feeder entered in the Ag Mechanics section. Elizabeth Rufener: Red premiums on two entries of Other Variety, First Cutting Hay. Brandi Smith: Red Premium on First Cutting Alfalfa Hay entry. Blue Premium on First Cutting other variety Hay. - v I Seems like everywhere you look someone is being affected by the "back to school" lin er. Warm Springs COCC is no exception. For the Fall 2000 Quarter, whose first class day is just a whisker away - September 18 - a full menu of ciasses is being presented. These offerings represent a selection of edu cational opportunities, which are suit able for a wide array of learners. All classes will take place here in Warm Springs. Options range completely across the spectrum from ABEGED to sophisticated college British Lit erature courses. Delivery avenues also show great variety. In some in stances college certified instructors or professors will be here on the Rez in rson to provide instruction. In other cases classes will be delivered to Warm Springs electronically using icrowave technology and television computer modem. Specific details about classes are as follows: GED & Adult Basic Education sign up is 9:00 a.m. September 19. Students must register in person with the instructor. High School Completion can also be achieved through the GED instructor registration, with the in structor at 9:00 a.m. September 19. This option is best suited to students who have 2 or fewer high school cred its to pick up. Credit classes There are 14 to choose from. Samples include: intro to business, marketing principles, world history, English composition, how young children learn. Students have already signed up for eight menu items. Registration may take place on-line anytime or in person Septem ber 13. Remedial classes basically designed to help folks make the tran sition from early high school level to college entry academic skin level. This class Is ideal for individuals whose skills are rusty or for those who never really got it the first time. Two classes offered: Math 20 pre algebra evening class September 1 8, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Register anytime. Writing 20 basic writing I evening classes, September 21, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Register at any time. All classes mentioned above will take place in the Tribal Educa tion Branch building. The Warm Springs COCC of fice is also located there. Office staff members, John and Marilyn w ill be happy to assist students by providing class schedules, college catalogues, advice about educational options and in making determinations about aca demic readiness. Questions? Need additional quick assistance? Call 553-1428. High Risk Kids workshop set for Oct. km Madras FFA Member, James Mclnturff, of Warm Springs, showing his steer during the 2000 Oregon State Fair. Application for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program now available Applications for the 200 1 -2002, competition for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Re search Fellowship Program are now available. Information on the current guidelines and submissions of appli cations is enclosed. The NSF will award approxi mately 900 new Graduate Research Fellowships to support graduate study in science, mathematics, and engineering. The NSF contracts with Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) to provide the support ser vices for this prestigious fellowship program:- - - -- ,,. Enclosed program materials in clude: Guidelines for submission of, Applications; Institutional Request for Application Materials form; in structions for FastLane; and the pub licity poster. For additional informa tion, contact: NSF Graduate Re search Fellowship Program ORAU, P.O. Box 3010, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-3010, Telephone: (865) 241 4300, electronic mail: nsfgrfporau.gov, fax: (865) 241 4513. The deadline for applying in the 2001 competition is November 7, 2000. Awards will be announced in March 200 1 . Each three-year fellow ship provides a stipend of $16,800 for 12-month tenure, and a cost-of-education allowance of $10,500 per tenure year. Graduate Research Fel lowships are awarded on the basis of merit. Disciplinary panels of scien tists, mathematicians, and engineers convened by ORAU will review each applicant's qualifications. Fellowships are awarded for graduate study learning to research based master's or doctoral degrees in the fields of science, mathematics, and engineering supported by the -NSFi-Applicants must be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States at the time of application. Applicants must be in the early stages of their graduate study in science, mathematics, or engineering. In assuming the responsibility for the support services for this flag ship program, which has assisted thousands of outstanding U.S. scien tists and engineers, Oak Ridge As sociated Universities affirms its dedi cation to maintaining the high qual ity and reputation of this national competition achieved in its 49 years of existence. ' Sonny's Pizza has extended their hours. They are open from 1 1 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday - Saturday Phone: (541)553-9226 Prices vary-New menu items. High Risk Kids workshop is scheduled for October 17-19 at the Best Western Executive Park Inn, Phoenix, Arizona. This three-day workshop will help answer these and ' other important questions. Who are these high-risk kids? Where do they come from? I low Jo they gel this way? Why Jo they appear so angry? Why Jo they seem to be so self-destructive? What is missing in their lives? What is the adults ' role in this prob lem? How can we as adults help our kids? Who should attend? This workshop is designed for family service workers, ICWA, com munity leaders, parents, educators, counselors, Drug Elimination Pro gram staff, health care professionals, elders, law enforcement. . .any adult who is concerned about our youth, their families and communities. Why should you attend the high-risk kids workshop? In this workshop, participants will: Learn about High Risk Kids, how to identify their signs and symp toms and how to better understand them. Focus on issues that contribute to kids becoming at-risk, particularly the key roles that family and commu nity play. Look in-depth at family system dynamics, family addictive processes, abuse, neglect, and abandonment is sues; and the destructive impact these have on children. See how unresolved genera tional and cultural issues have af fected today's generation, and what can be done to break this negative cycle in families and communities. This workshop will produce new values, skills and attitudes; chal lenge outdated belief systems; and create a higher level of understand ing, respect and appreciation for hu man diversity. By developing a new and great awareness, we can create a more com passionate and sensitive approach to working with at-risk youth, their families as well as one another. As we work toward building more open communication, trust and true expression of our own feeling self, we will learn how to embrace a truer sense of teamwork, cooperation and the collective spirit needed to impact at-risk youth, their families and the community. By becoming more nurturing, supportive, caring, humane, trusting, tolerant, and understanding of one another; we can begin to move for ward positively and start breaking destructive generational cycles. This unique workshop will in clude lecture, discussion, group and personal interaction, role-play, vid eos, experiential processes, practical application techniques, and challeng ing, interesting activities. Partial attendance and partici pation is neither advised nor encour aged as the subject matter and topics covered are interconnected. Please make a personal commitment to full participation and attendance. Tuition: $375 Tuition includes 20 hours of training, course materials, and free refresher session. Payment must be made prior to or at the beginning of the workshop by cash, check, pur chase order, or direct billing authori zations unless other arrangements have been made. For more information call 1-800-780-7230. Wanted Children 5-12 years old in need of adult supervision after school Warm Springs Childhood Education now has openings in the School Age Program. To find out more, stop by ECE or call Sue Matters at 553-3241 . Lecture set for October 8 COCC adds four new instructors Four new instructors have joined the faculty of Central Oregon Com munity College for the 2000-0 1 aca demic year, according to Bart Queary, COCC's vice president for instruction. "I'm delighted with the quality and high-level training of the people the college has attracted," said Queary. Kelly E. Allen will teach geo graphic information systems. She earned a bachelor's degree in biol ogy and geography from Florida State University in 1994, a master's degree in geography from the Uni versity of Alabama in 1996 and a doctorate degree in biology from Texas Tech University in 2000. She has worked as a half-time research assistant and GIS analyst for Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Re search Unit since 1 996 and has taught part time at Florida State, the Uni versity of Alabama and Texas Tech. Brian N. Allen will teach geog raphy. He earned a bachelor's degree in geography at Florida State Univer sity in 1994 and a master's degree in geography at the University of Ala bama in 1999 while concurrently completing a master's degree in pub lic administration from Texas Tech University. He expects to complete his doctorate in education by the end of2001. Sue Kretschmann will teach nursing. She earned a bachelor's de gree in nursing from San Jose State University in 1982 and a master's degree in nursing from San Francisco State University in 1995. She has worked at University of California Stanford Health Services since 1982 in the high-risk orthopedic medical surgical unit and as assistant project manager and clinical team leader. She is also a contributing author of "Materinty and Gynecological Care." Anne Walker will teach health and human performance. She earned a bachelor's degree in physical edu cation and a master's degree in exer cise science from Eastern Washing ton University. She is a certified ski instructor as well as an instructor for the American Red Cross Emergency Response. She is experienced in teaching behavioral strategies and models related to health education and promotion. Mountain View Hospice Invites you to attend our Bereavement Recovery Seminar Mondays, Noon to 1 :30 p.m. September 25 to October 30 In conference room A, (on the main level of the hospital) Bereavement is one of the most difficult times in a person's life. As with most challenges we face, it is easier to cope with it if we know what to expect, are not alone in the process, and have enough support. To this end, we are offering this free six week seminar for those who have lost someone through death. For more information, or to pre-register, please call the hospice office at 475-3882, ext. 23 10. As part of Oregon Archaeology Month activities, The Museum at Warm Springs hosts a public lecture on an extensive project, which docu ments petroglyphs and pictographs. The presentation by James W. Henderson provides a rare glimpse into symbols and images seldom seen so clearly. Pictograph and petroglyphs paintings come alive through combined polarized light photography and cutting edge digital enhancement. The Henderson Cross Polarized Enhancement Procedure reveals multiple layers of pigment on porous surfaces providing unparal leled detail of ancient pigments. The process and Mr. Henderson's two years of documentation reveal much of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Spring pictorial legacy on their ceded lands. These are hybrid images re vealed through the photographic and scientific processes and provide rich detail. The program shows a substan tial assemblage of color images and Henderson's joys and trials in docu menting them. The research project and lec ture have been made possible by a generous grant from the Meyer Me morial Trust. The presentation is Sun day, October 8, 1 :00 p.m. at The Museum at Warm Springs, 2189 Highway 26, Warm Springs. Attend ees from the Portland area are invited to enjoy Kah-Nee-Ta Resort on Sat urday evening and a round of golf Sunday morning (541-553-1 1 12). The Museum is open 362 days a year 9-6 in summer, 9-5 in winter. For in formation call 541-553-3331. NGAkids posts Children's website The National Gallery of Art has launched NGAkids, a children's Web site, which can be reached at www. nga.gov 'kids or via the Gallery's Web site home page at www.nga.gov. Developed by the Gallery's edu cation division, NGAkids features stories, activities, and information on the Gallery 's collections, along with an animated musical tale called Lizzy and Gordon Visit Sculpture Garden. The site also links to family-oriented resources, events, and publications suitable for children of all ages. "NGAkids invites young people to explore the nation's art through a Web site the Gallery designed espe cially for them." said Earl A. Pow ell III. director. National Gallery of Art. "We feel it is critical to take full ad vantage of the opportun ities w e ha e with The Internet to reach out to the younger generation. We hope to cap ture their imagination and introduce them to the principles of art history." Lizzy and Gordon Visit the Sculpture Garden is an animated musical adventure for kids seven to ten years old. Lizzy and Gordon Visit the Sculpture Garden follows a brother and sister as they encounter works of art in the National Gallery's Sculpture Garden, a 6.1 -acre site that opened to the public on May 23, 1999. The story can be viewed and read in a linear fashion, or an inter active approach can be used. Infor mation on each of the seventeen sculptures located in the Sculpture Garden, for example, can be found by clicking on one of the images on the oeriew map. Along with its visual presentation, the story is also narrated and is accompanied by music. Teacher-Row Garage Sale! Saturday, September 30, 2000 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for more information contact Angie David at: 553-1128 (wk) 553-1139 (hm) after 4 p.m. ONABEN CLASSES You and Your Business Idea' A two-week series of classes De signed to "Discover" and Encourage the Development of your Business idea beyond, 'Just an Idea' on , Tuesday's- September 19 & 26,h from 6:00-9:00 p.m., Cost: $10.00 STARTING A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS- A ten-week series of classes designed to guide participants through the business plan writing pro cess. The course materials and indi vidual counseling sessions allow par ticipants to work through the business planning process. The end results is a comprehensive business plan that can be taken to financial institutions for loan consideration! These classes will be held on Tuesday nights-October 3" through December 5 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. every Tuesday there after. Cost $100.00 Both classes w ill be held at the SBDC Conference room. 1 134 Paiute Street, WSO for further informa tion or to sign up please call the SBDC fcL 533-3592 3593 or drop bv the SBDC. Ocean Waves of Basketry "3 V S ;7 m i 4 Cm- r The 6th Annual Gathering of Native American Basket Weavers October 6th, 7th, 8th, 2000 At the Quinault Beach ResortCasino Ocean Shores, Washington Friday, October 6th, from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m.. Workshops and discussions are scheduled for Native Weavers and invited guests, also Children's classes. Saturday, October 7th, from 10:00 am to 5:00 p.m. public demonstrationsmarket will take place. featuring over 25 Native American basket weavers. Students $10.00 General Admission $15.00 Family $25.00 Free to NNABA Members riday's special event. Elders Dinner 4:00 p.m. Saturday evening, NNABA membership meeting at 7.-00 p.m. Contact 360-786-0538 Olympia or 360-645-2518 Neah Bay.