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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.