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SpilyayTymoo Warm Springs, Oregon October 19, 2000 11 Spilyay Tymoo Sports 2000 November Fitness Challenge Sponsored by: Warm Springs Community Wellness Center- Recreation Department When: The entire month of November Awards: Traveling trophy to the department with the highest accumulated minutes of exercise during the month of November. Participant Team average also. To Enter: Individual time sheets logs are available at the recreation office when fees are paid. Select one person to be your team captain; this person will be the contact person for your team. Fees are as follows: sweatshirts $15.00 or long-sleeve t-shirt $10.00. No sweatshirt or t-shirt $5.00 to qualify minutes with your team. Who can enter: Any employee of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Warm Springs Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Health Services, Warm Springs Elementary, Kah-Nee-Ta Resort, Indian Head Gaming Center, Warm Springs Forest Products, and any other Tribal Enterprise or Organization. Deadline to enter: Registration will begin the 1" week in October. All paperwork and fees must be paid by October 31, 2000. Kickoff activities will be November 1, 2000 at 8:00a.m. All team captains' fees must be paid in full on the day team rosters are turned in. No members may be added after roster is turned in to the recreation office. Awards Luncheon: Awards will be given out on Tuesday, December 12, 2000 at 12:00 noon in the Community Wellness Center Social Hall. All team captains must submit a head count on the number of team members attending the Awards Luncheon to the recreation office no later than December 1, 2000. Acceptable exercise: Only specific activities engaged for exercise reason will be accepted. These activities including: walking, jogging running, bicycling, swimming, skiing, and aerobic dance. May also include: weightlifting, skating, handball, racquetball, conditioning exercise. Time due by: Team captains are to gather their team's tally of accrued minutes and turn in to the recreation office no later than: 12 noon on Monday, December 4, 2000. No minutes will be accepted after this deadline!!! For more information: Please call Jessie del Nero or E. Austin Greene at 553-3243. Triple bonus: A Diabetes Awareness Poker Fun Run Walk will be held on Wednesday, November 1 , 2000 at 12:00 noon to kick off the challenge. Participants will receive bonus minutes plus power snacks. Sponsored by the Warm Springs Diabetes Team. So come on and enjoy the fun! NCAI 57th Annual Session set for Post-Election Analysis and Strategy Highlighted The National Congress of American Indians, the country's old est and largest organization of tribal nations, will host one of its largest gatherings of tribal leaders to date. The 57 Annual Session will take place at the Touchstone Energy Place at RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minnesota, November 12-17, 2000. This is the second Annual Session in the organization's history to be held in the Minneapolis area, the last one was held in 1951. "The timing of this meeting will be perfect for tribal leaders to discuss the results of the November elections and make plans for engaging the new Administration and Congress," said Susan Masten, President of NCAI and Chair of the Yurok Tribe. "Indian Nations are heavily affected by fed eral policies, so we want to be sure that during the transition the new Salmon Corps January 2001 The Earth Conservation Corps' (ECC) award-winning Salmon Corps will begin the 2001 program year in January. The program year will con- elude in mid-November 2001. Salmon Corps program years had previously begun in October and ended in August. This change is in response to our partners request for services during planting periods in September. Because of this change, Salmon Corps will not be available for service between the months of September- December 2000. "We, as an organization, have an opportunity to evaluate how we've served the community during the past six years," said Charles F. Sams III, Northwest Director. "We will be fo cusing on building a stronger pro gram that continues to meet the needs of the environment and communities we serve." Salmon Corps began in 1994 with a goal of energizing Native American young adults (18-25 years old) to repair the disappearing salmon habitats of the Columbia River Basin. This approach fulfills ECC's mission of reclaiming two of the country's most threatened re sources: the environment and our dis advantaged young people. elected leaders gain a clear under standing of tribal sovereignty and self-reliance." NCAI expects a tremendous turnout of tribal leaders for the meet ing who will be discussing dozens of key issues. The Minneapolis area tribes are serving as the host for this Annual Session. Other major events will include a special session sponsored by America Online that will focus on the "Digital Divide" in Indian Country and the challenges bringing new com munications technologies to Indian communities. On November 14, there will be an award ceremony for the Harvard University project "Honor ing Nations" which highlights excel lence and provides examples of cut ting edge tribal governance programs. There will also be a Trade Show held on site throughout the week which will include hundreds of ven dors of American Indian arts, cloth ing and jewelry, as well as informa- to begin Salmon Corps is a dynamic part nership between the Nez Perce Tribe, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, Confed erated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, City of Portland, AmeriCorps, U.S. Department of Energy Bonneville Power Administration, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, and various corporations. Since its inception, Salmon Corps members have successfully built over 4 1 0 miles of riparian fenc ing, outplanted tens of thousands of native trees and vegetation, released over 8.5 million salmon and resident fish within the Columbia River Ba sin (160,000 square miles), assisted over 25,000 people within five flood zones during flash flood and other high water events, and worked with over 7,000 students in environmen tal education, reading, and math. We look forward to continuing Salmon Corps service to the commu nities and environment of the Pacific Northwest in January 2001. Please contact the ECCNW office at 503-249-0820 for information about scheduling service projects for the 2001 program. November 12-17 tion from dozens of companies and agencies who serve Indian Country. On November 16, one of NCAI's major sponsors, the Bank of America, will once again host the Gala Ban quet. Other special events for the week include a "Youth Track" leadership training program for Indian youth, a Welcoming Reception held on Sun day, November 12 for NCAI regis trants; the Miss NCAI pageant will be held on Monday, November 13; a Youth Luncheon on Tuesday, No vember 14; a Women's Honoring Luncheon held on Wednesday, No vember 15; and a Cultural Celebra tion held Wednesday, November 15. For more information on the Annual Session or any of the events, or if you would like to receive infor mation about sponsorship and adver tising opportunities, please contact the NCAI offices at 202.466.7767 or visit our web site at www.ncai.org. D D Ranch Open Weekends October 7th thru October 28th 9a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturdays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sundays Group tours available during the week. For more information call 541-548-1432 Tribes voluntarily for Chinook Portland, Oregon- The Colum bia River treaty tribes (Nez Perce, Umatilla, Warm Springs, and Yakama) closed subsistence fishing (dip net and hook-and-line) on the mainstem Columbia River for the retention of fall Chinook. The vol untary closure went effective on October 2, 2000, at noon, and will remained closed through the end of the year. Subsistence fishing for steelhead, coho, walleye, shad, and sturgeon remains open. Updated dam counts indicate that the fall Chinook returns are less than originally predicted. The Tribes' voluntary closure is in re sponse to the latest tallies indicating the tribal fishery exceeded the fall Chinook harvest rate provision of the 2000 Management Agreement. The estimated harvest rate is now 24. 1 "Sweethearts thanks to all I would like to take this oppor tunity to thank the following people and companies that helped us this year: Warm Springs Forest Products, Indian Head Casino, Bruce Brunoe Logging, Johnnie Guerin Logging, Kah-Nee-Ta Resort (shirts), Sweetwaters of Culver (bott;ed wa ter), Monica Leonard (van) and Vesta Johnson (van). Thank you to the fol lowing runners: Heddy Poncho, Robyn Ike, Susan Seelatsee, Vesta Johnson, Pasha Smith, Jone Swan, Tonya Selam, Kerri Lopez, Deborah Clark-Pigsley, Laura Cailloux, Eugenia Alire and Monica Leonard. This year, we were a women's team in the annual Hood to Coast Relay. Our team finished in 34 hours, 41 minutes; quite a bit longer than we wanted, but the ladies did it on their own and each finished their as signed leg. They have much to be proud of. This year we had four rook ms Health & FLU SEASON It's almost that time of year again! You know, the time when sniffles and coughs and colds are ev erywhere. Those pesky germs are passed through the community on hands, sneeze droplets and coughs. You can help prevent these germs from latching onto you and passing them onto others by washing your hands often using soap and water. Always sneeze into a kleenex or handkerchief. And make sure you turn your head when you cough. One of the best ways to prevent catching the "flu" is to have a flu shot. Even if you had a flu shot last year you need another one this fall, since the types of flu germs it protects against are different each year. A flu March of Dimes having Jail & Bail fundraiser A crime spree is expected to sweep through the Bend area as oth erwise law-abiding citizens are ar rested in an effort to save Northwest babies from birth defects. Be a star behind bars and contribute to this worthwhile cause by volunteering for the March of Dimes Jail & Bail. The fundraiser, which benefits the Lewis and Clark Chapter, March of Dimes, will be held on two different days. The first day is on Tuesday, October 24, 2000, at the Bend River Mall, 3 1 88 N Hwy 97. The last day is on Wednesday, October 25, 2000, at the Redmond Armory, 822 W. Pumpkin Patch firm close mainstem subsistence Fishing compared to the 23.04 limit in the Agreement. "The situation we find ourselves in is unfortunate and unintentional. If we had the information earlier, we would have adjusted the commercial fishery to preserve enough impacts to keep the subsistence fishing for Chinook going," said Kathryn Brigham, member of the Umatilla Fish and Wildlife Committee. The Indian and non-Indian har vest rate limits, entered as a court order in U.S. v. Oregon, are intended to address conservation concerns for Snake River fall Chinook. As of Sep tember 26, the fall Chinook count of 2,503 at Lower Granite Dam has al ready exceeded the annual escape ment totals for four out of the last five years. Counting at Lower Granite continue through mid-December. of the Road-eo" gives ies on the team. They all did very well and I'm very proud of them. We ap preciate the fact that Pasha Smith, Tonya Selam, and Susan Seelatsee were able to run on such short no tice. Thanks a lot, ladies! I would also like to thank Kerri Lopez, Monica Leonard, Pasha Smith, Tonya Selam and Jone Swan for helping me look fo runners! Anyway, we ran into some mi nor problems with injuries, but the gals were able to preserve and get through those. Than in itself is quite an accomplishment! It's definitely not an easy thing to run with inju ries, but they did. THANK YOU LADIES, FOR YOUR DEDICA TION TO THIS TEAM!! I'm sure that I speak for all the runners when I say that they appre ciate the support of their families and friends. It takes a lot of time and com mitment to participate in an event such as this. Thank you everyone for Wellness news: Flu season shot taken in the fall will protect you for the entire flu season. This year the recommendation is for everyone over age 50 to have a shot, as well as any one with a chronic disease such as diabetes or asthma. There are delays in distribution of flu vaccine this year due to manu facturing problems. But flu vaccine administered even after mid Novem ber will still provide protection. As soon as the vaccine arrives the Pub lic Health Nursing Department will be scheduling flu clinics at different locations around the reservation. Watch the Spilyay for dates and lo cations. Call 553-2459 for more in formation. OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS Hiland. Jail & Bail involves the mock arrest of well-known personalities and ordinary citizens for unusual and silly crimes. Temporary jail space will be set up for both places, where a "judge" will impose one-hour sen tences between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm for each offender. While "impris oned," the jailbirds will call friends, family, and co-workers to raise bail in the form of contribution to the March of Dimes. Any adult can "issue a warrant" and request the jailing of a spouse, friend, co-worker. Volunteers are also Snowflake Botique to be held in Twenty-five years ago, the Snowflake Boutique began as a hobby of two women who made and sold crafts out of their home. As the interest grew, membership also in creased and the Christmas boutique was eventually moved to a larger fa cility. What began as a few friends is now a non-profit organization that attracts a crowd in excess of 5000. The Snowflake Boutique is held on the first weekend of November each year. This year's show will be held Friday, November 3, 2000 from 5 p.m. to 9p.m. and Saturday, No vember 4, 2000, from 9a.m. to 4p.m. in the High Desert Activities Center at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds. Each year, Snowflake chooses a different theme. Our theme this year will be "Silver Bells". We will be displaying work from sixty to sev enty vendors consisting of fine arts. "Ceremonial and subsistence fishing has always had the highest priority for our people. It is painful for us to close any aspect of the sub sistence fishery," said Olney Pan, Jr., a member of the Warm Springs Fish and Wildlife Committee. "This closure means that some families will lose an important op portunity to bring food home. We are taking this action to live up to the intent of our agreements. This is an other sacrifice made by the tribal people for the benefit of the salmon. We expect other activities to also make the appropriate sacrifices so that we can nave healthy sustainable populations of salmon in the future," said Randy Settler of the Yakama Nation. your understanding and support dur ing our time of training! Congratulations to the other teams that participated also. The Rez Runners 2000 team, captained by Terry & Gladys Squiemphen; to Trey Leonard's men's team; to Jerry & Sandra Sampson's team; and to the "Lost in Pace" HIS walking team. Everyone did an excellent job! Trey's men's team completed the run with only 9 runners, great job guys! We look forward to participat ing in next year's run, providing we make the deadline. Keep an eye out for all those runners between now and next August. Cheer them on, be cause it is hard work and takes a lot of commitment. Once again, Thank you every one for all your support. Val Squiemphen, Captain, "Sweethearts of the Road-eo" MONTH Part of what we are doing at the clinic is to have the 'Hands are not for Hurting Pledge'. By tracing your hand on purple paper, cutting it out & signing your name & age, You pledge: " I WILL NOT USE MY HANDS OR MY WORDS FOR HURTING MYSELF OR OTHERS" We also assisted with the "Van ishing the Anger III" conference and would like to thank all participants for coming to learn more about violence in our community and how to help. So, please take the pledge, look for more information and if you know someone in a violent relationship talk to them about getting help. needed to help the day of the event. For more information, call the March of Dimes at 541-686-2170. The March of Dimes is a na tional nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality. Founded in 1938, the March of Dimes funds pro gram of research, community ser vices, education and advocacy that save babies. For more information, visit the March of Dimes Home Page at www.modimes.org. ceramics, handmade dolls, painted wood items, pine furniture, clothing, fine confections, music, antiques, and floral arrangements. We strive to bring new and unique items to our customers each year. Approximately 30 items, hand made and donated by members, will be raffled off and a cookbook con sisting of our member's favorite reci pes will be offered for sale at this year's show. All proceeds from the raffle and cookbook sale will be do nated to the Family Access Network. The Snowflake Boutique asks that you place us in your "calendar of events." For information about participating in the Snowflake Bou tique, you may contact Cheryl Hanson at 548-6280. For general in formation, you may contact Diana Hutchins at 923-3166.