Image provided by: The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs; Warm Springs, OR
About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (April 15, 2004)
Page 6 Spilyay Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon April 15, 2004 Center to receive new coat of paint Sponsors are needed for this community project The Warm Springs Community Works Program, a new employment initiative, needs sponsors for the pur chase of paint for an important com munity project. The project will involve painting the exterior of the Community Center. This will require 64 gallons of paint: 32 primer and 32 finish. to also be involved in sponsoring paint, and in helping to paint the building. For those interested, there is a sign-up sheet at the Community Employment Liai son Manager's office, at the Personnel Department. The Community Works Program will be involved in many beneficial ac tivities throughout the reservation. More information on this project will be in the upcoming paper. Anyone who wishes to help sponsor the purchase of the paint should call Marcia Soli, Warm Springs Commu nity Employment Liaison, phone num ber 553-3298. "We haven't come together on a project like this for years," said Soliz. "Let's get involved and do something together. Let's out-do ourselves and challenge ourselves for the kids." Soliz said she wants families and kids li.i mil iir'ilnirl?! .Mir ml i- Pholo courtesy of Joyce Suppah Dena Thomas, Marissa Ahem, Jill Suppah, Bethann Longknife, Angela Bellanger, Noreen Sampson (back row, l-r); Allee Tewee, Merima Made, Kristi Olney, Lianna Jim (front row, l-r). Girls compete in 9 tourneys We would like to take time to con gratulate our sixth-grade girls 2004 season. It's our third year together as a team, and with each year, through hard work and dedication on the girls' part, we've seen so much im provement in each and every one of them. As coaches and parents, we be lieve education comes first. So in order for the girls to travel and play, they must be in good academic standing in school, meaning passing grades. The team did all their own fund raising, which enabled them to par ticipate in nine tournaments this sea son, in which they won 22 games and lost 1 1, for a total of 33 games played. Members of the team include Jill Suppah, Kristi Olney, Merima Made, Bethann Longknife, Lianna Jim, Allee Tewee, Angela Bellanger, Marissa Ahem, Dena Thomas and Noreen Sampson. At this time we would like to give special thanks to the parents, fami lies and members of the commu nity for their raffle item donations. Dan and Fran Ahem for sponsor ing one tournament entrance fee. Leland Thompson Jr. for sponsor ship of one tournament entrance fee. The Community Center staff for giving us gym time to practice. A big thank-you to Bobbijo Berry and family for contributing the team uniforms. And last but not least, the community for its continual support of the team. Great job girls! Lucinda Heath and Joyce Suppah. Counties seeking economic diversity (AP) - A few Eastern Oregon coun ties are buying everything from recre ational facilities to railroads in hopes of boosting the economy of their re mote area of the state. With the collapse of the timber in dustry in the 1990s across much of Oregon, county governments have found themselves facing economic ca tastrophe. As they lose population, their tax bases dwindle and county services rang ing from roads to health care suffer. For a long time, county governments have tried to draw new businesses to their area, with mixed success. Now, they're trying something new. Morrow County last year spent $1.7 million to buy 6,200 acres of forest and meadows for an off-highway, all-tcrrain-vehiclc park between I leppner and Spray. Wallowa and Union counties teamed up to buy a shortline railroad to help a local lumber mill stay afloat. Lake County officials are now in the ski re sort business. Yallup, advocate of tribal fishing rights, passes away SATUS, Wash. (AP) - Wilferd Tom Yallup, a former Yakama Nation coun cil chairman who fought for tribal fish ing rights and wildlife and land preser vation, has died. He was 72. Yallup served 17 years on the coun cil, including 12 years on the tribe's fish and wildlife committee. He was instru mental in creating the Cle Elum Hatch ery under the Yakima-Klickitat Fisher ies Project and initiated a Salmon Corps project that recruited youth to clean up Columbia River banks and tributaries. Yallup also served as ambassador for the tribe, traveling to China once for a food exposition. An image of Yallup in traditional attire adorns the tribe's apple boxes. "I'm really thankful for him show ing me the mountains and I love him and respect him, knowing he's going to have a safe journey," Yallup 's oldest son, Audie Otter Yallup Sr., said last week, while family members cleaned and pre pared Yallup's belongings to give away in tribal custom. Yallup grew up fishing, hunting and breaking wild horses near Lyle, Wash., and his love for the Columbia River extends from a long lineage of leaders, said acting tribal council Chairman Jerry Meninick. His grandmother was a child during the signing of the 1855 treaty. "As a result, he got to hear firsthand the stories of the signing of the treaty and the religious teachings," Meninick said. "That was the history he had the teachings, the elders, he was close to them. He understood the ties to our land." Yallup also was known for teaching tribal history, language, dance and drum while serving as chairman of the Wapato Longhouse. Yallup was buried last weekend. Representatives of the Umatilla, Nez Perce, Colville, Warm Springs and Lakota tribes attended services. Maxim 3-CuCsey at Max's 'Beauty 3(ut H 210 S.W. Old Culver Hwy. Madras, OR 97741 v v wiiiiniuiil) 3 gv Haftr & (MO Gaum1 II Hours: Mon-Thursday 9:00-5:30 Saturday 9:00-2:00 Wednesday Senior Day (65 plus) dtfcO) Next date to submit items to the Spilyay is Friday afternoon, April 23. Thankyou. S Cliff's Repair Diesel Trucks & Vans, Performance Exhaust, Regular Cab Super Cab, & Crew Cab. Power Chips, BD Power Products, Banks Power Products. This month Special 4-In. Performance Exhaust for Diesel Pickup & oversized vans Regular $699, now only $599 installed, parts & labor included Authorized Dealer Most Trucks and Autos 330 S.W. Culver Hwy., Madras, OR 97741; 475-6618
