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April 29, 2004
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1 Museum beginning culture series
The Museum at Warm Springs is
offering classes on men's ribbon-shirt
sewing
This is part of the museum's cul
tural enrichment class scries.
The classes will be May 17-19; and
24-26 at the museum.
Please bring 3.5 yards of cotton
polyester material, thread, scissors, pin
cushion, pins, and a loose fitting shirt
for pattern.
For information contact the mu
seum Education Program, at 553-3331,
Also, please call to register.
Lonnie R. Tom, tribal member, will
be the instructor for the class. The fee
for these classes is J 10 per person.
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4-H club signing up members
Photo courtesy ot fconon Viui
The Yazzie Ranch team won the recent Cougars All-Indian high school basketball tournament, held at Warm Springs.
The team members are Latoya Zacharias, Destry Begay, Teri Yazzie, Maria Shike, Tamara Guardipee, Jenna Skunkcap,
Latisha Adams, Coach Guthrie, and Rosebud Guthrie (standing from left); and Erica Miller, Jayleen Main, Rondelle
Guthrie, Allie Dreadfulwater and Sissaley Graybael (kneeling from left). Eight teams from the Northwest competed in f
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Nike treads into Indian health
The 4-H Native Pride and Dance
Club is signing up members now. If you
are interested in learning to break
dance, etc., see Michael Bobb or call
553-7021.
A sign-up sheet will be at the 4-H
office. You will be given the meeting
time and place when you sign up. First
20 students. A fee will be requested.
Grades 6-12 only, or students ages 12
17. Will start ASAP.
(AP) - Sam McCracken has an un
usual job in the corporate world. The
Nike executive works with American
Indians on improving the health and
fitness of tribal members - while try
ing to win some loyal customers as well.
McCracken is himself an American
Indian, from the Fort Peck Reserva
tion in northeastern Montana. His
mother died of complications from
diabetes - a disease he is trying to help
tribes fight in his job at Nike as man
ager of Native American business.
"Somehow, some way, my path as
an individual took me here and allowed
me to get my feet on the ground here
at Nike, and it gave me a good under
standing of what Nike could do for
our population," he said.
McCracken is credited with brain
storming a project with Indian Health
Service, part of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, to
address health and fitness on reservations.
In one of the highest-profile alli
ances between the IHS and a for-profit
corporation, Nike and the federal
agency signed a "Memo of Under
standing" last November to promote
healthy lifestyles and choices for Ameri
can Indians and Alaskan natives.
The goal "is to help those commu
nities gain a better understanding of
the importance of exercise at any age,
particularly for those individuals with
diabetes," the memo stated.
According to the IHS, diabetes lev
els among American Indians and Alas
kan natives are 2.6 times greater than
those in the general U.S. population. Of
particular focus is Type 2 diabetes, also
known as adult-onset diabetes, which
can be controlled with diet and exer
cise. Diabetes can cause blindness and
kidney failure. It also increases the risk
of heart disease and the need for am
putation. The National Congress of Ameri
can Indians says the population served
by the IHS has increased 11.5 percent
over the past five years and as a result,
per-patient spending has fallen.
Under the agreement between the
IHS and Nike, the shoe company has
begun holding workshops that bring
together tribal representatives to teach
them health ahd wellness techniques
they can take back to their tribes.
Nike's work with tribes then spawned
the Memo of Understanding with the
IHS.
Last fall, Nike and the IHS held
Native American Health and Fitness
Day in Albuquerque, N.M., highlighted
by a walk led by professional golfer
Notah Begay, an American Indian.
Then came the workshops at Nike's
campus. Nike is exploring ways to hold
similar workshops across the country.
Through the alliance with the IHS,
the diabetes prevention program and
other efforts, Nike works with more
than 60 tribes in the United States.
RootFMt
Rodeo" results
The following are the results of the
Root Feast Rodeo.
Saturday results:
Calf riding: Jordan Bruisedhead.
Junior barrels: first, Rylie
Sappington;. second, Bryce Johnson;
and third, Charmayne Billey.
Senior barrels: Mandi Heitman,
Ashley David, Laina Sappington, and
Jenna Johnson.
Saddle bronc: Chance Millin, Clint
Bruisedhead, Joe Scott Jr.
Breakaway: Jenna Johnson, and
Mandi Heitman.
Calf roping: Clint Bruisedhead,
Tim Sappington, Dclford Johnson.
. Sunday results:
Mutton busting:
Cheeney, Jennifer Meanus.
Kynndal
Calf riding: Jordan Bruisedhead,
Hiram Yaw, Colton Stevens, Grant
Meanus.
Junior bull riding: RJ Kriegie,
Tyler Beeman.
Calf roping: Chris Hoagland,
Doug Shiston, Tim Sappington.
Senior barrels: Mandi Heitman,
Nikki OtJey, Patti Miller, Una Johnson.
Junior barrels: Ailee Aschoff,
Riley Sappington.
Saddle bronc: Clint Bruisedhead,
Joe Scott Jr .
Breakaway: Jessie Palmer, Sammy
Bruisedhead, Karen Duncan.
Bareback: Jared Bain, Leroy
Walton. , . ,
Team roping: Jake Stanley and
Ryan Stewart; Cameron Boyce and Bob
Seylors; Shawn Brown and Mike
Agee; and Karen Duncan and Doug
Shiston. "
Bull riding: Mike Romaine,
Mickey Nelson, Joe Oakes.
Wild horse race: Jimmy Tohet
Team; Jason Smith Team; Butch David
Team; Pat Vargas Team..,
Discover
Mortgage
Specialising in first time homebuyers,
refinancing and debt consolidation
Featherstone Mortgage, a Portland area firm specializing in
creative lending, has positioned itself as a resource for Native
American Indian Housing Authorities.
Liz Hamilton, herself a Native American Indian, will focus on
working with first time homebuyers utilizing down payment
assistance programs when available, and current homebuyers
wanting to refinance and do debt consolidation or lower their
current interest rate.
Credit is no problem; we can work with challenged credit or
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employed, etc. Properties can be owner occupied, non-owner
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Most pre-qualifications are done in 24 hours and there is no
charge for the initial call. Featherstone Mortgage is an equal
opportunity lender and can originate home loans in any state
where licensing laws allow. Getting started is easyl You can
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Coming soon we will be teaching a no cost seminar" on how to
repair credit, start getting credit and how to set yourself up for
home ownership. If jou have a qualified Good Faith Estimate
from another lender, bring it to us and we guarantee to beat their fees
inn rifee it
New pool league forming
A new pool league is forming in the
Bend area for all pool players in Cen
tral Oregon.
This league will be non-profit and
offers end of year cash prizes, trophies,
and awards. In addition the top shoot
ers will be sent to Las Vegas for the
BCA Nationals as representatives of
this league.
Weekly meetings will begin Tuesday,
May 4 at the Black Horse, 7 p.m. At
these meetings discussion of policies
and job descriptions of the elected of
ficials will take place.
Officials will consist of a president,
vice-president, secretary and treasurer.
Anyone may attend these meetings and
even debate on the rules, but only those
who sign up may run for an office or
vote on any issues.
This league is also seeking an estab
lishment to host their 8-ball, 9-ball,
scotch doubles, and occasionally
Calcutta tournaments. Look for adver
tisements in the Bend and surrounding
areas for these tournaments.
"It is our hope that many attend
these meetings and help create some
thing new and exciting," said Wade
Hoek, league organizer. For anyone
who cannot attend, there will be min
utes kept at the meetings and hard cop
ies vill be distributed.
For more information you may email
Hoek at Bendpoolhotmail.com and
request minutes of meetings.
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