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Spilyy Tymoo, Wqrm Springs, Oregon Mqy 27, 2004 Youth is finalist in state pageant r x-cn chosen to I n the 2004 pag- I Kayla Esscncejones, 12, daughter of Hint and Qlena Scott, has been cho sen as a state finalist in the Miss Teen American Coed Pageant, She is one of a se lect group of young ladies who have b participate in eant, to be held in Portland Kayla will compete to become the state representative for the year, as well as for a trip to the Na tional Pageant in Orlando, Ha. The pageant is held for girls ages 3 to 21. The winner of the Miss Teen American Coed Pageant will receive a $1,000 cash award, and a travel allow ance to the National Pageant. Kayla Essence Jones The National Pageant is a competition for over $40,000 in cash and prizes. The Miss Teen American Coed Pageant in Portland will be at the Holiday Inn Airport Plaza and Hotel. Winner receives the official crown, banner and trophy, flower bouquet and crown pin, training session for the National Pageant, modeling scholar ship, opportunity for a screen test with a national talent scout, travel opportu nities, public appearances and more. According to pageant officials, since 1983 the American Coed Pageant Sys tem has awarded more than $11 mil lion scholarships and awards to deserv ing young ladies. Kayla Essence Jones activities in clude basketball, cross country, and track and field. She also enjoys Fancy Dancing and participating in cultural activities in and around her commu nity, She currently sits on the Jefferson County Middle School student leader ship council along with five other stu dents and is on the middle school honor roll, holding a 4.0 in academics. Some of her goals in the future arc to graduate from Madras I ligh School and attend Portland State University, where she would like to study marine biology and history. She also enjoys spending time with her family and friends. Congratulations to Kayla Jones. HotShotz hope to compete at national tourney Briana Stacona of Warm Springs is among the basketball players who will be competing next month in the Amateur Ath letics Union National Championships at Phoenix, Ariz. She will be playing with the I lotshotz girls bas ketball team from Wash ington state. This is the fifth year the Hotshotz U i(i if . - Briana Stacona Last year was the first year the team was actually able to attend, because of expenses, and they finished second. This year the team has devoted an extraordinary amount of time and energy not only to practices and to games, but also to their aca demics. "All of our players excel in school and hit the books just as hard have qualified to represent the state of as they hit the hardwood floors," said Washington in the Amateur Athletics Ogie Olanday, team administrator and Union (AAU) National Championships, assistant coach. Pi-Ume-Sha Rodeo in June cow milking. The junior events include barrels and calf riding. Stock contractor for the rodeo is Tygh Ridge Rodeo Co., and the an nouncer will be Jake Grossmiller. Books open Monday, June 21, and close on June 22. Office hours are 6 to 9 p.m., call backs on June 24. The phone number of the office is (541) 553-3044 (no collect calls please). This is an alcohol and drug free event. The team is asking for help in meet ing expenses related to the trip to the national championship. The I lotshotz team is a charitable non-profit organi zation, and contributions are tax de ductible. If you wish, a check can be made payable to "I lotshotz Basketball" and on the memo line please indicate, "fundraising." The address is I lotshotz, co Ogie Olanday, 6305 St. Albion Way, M103, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043. The phone number is (206) 650-4286. 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Featherstone Mortgage is an equal opportunity lender and can originate home loans in any state where licensing laws allow. Getting started is easy! You can contact Liz Hamilton at (503) 397-9769, or (503) 437-2549. Coming soon wc 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 you have a qualified Good Faith Estimate from another lender, bring it to us and we guarantee to beat their fees flllll JJIHX. 1 I The Warm Springs Rodeo Associa tion will be presenting the Pi-Ume-Sha All-Indian Rodeo on June 26-27, at the Warm Springs Rodeo Grounds. The action starts at 1 p.m. daily, There will be a $500 purse in each of the following events: Saddle bronc, bareback, bull riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, senior bar rels, breakaway, team roping, and cen tury team roping. There may be wild Tygh Ridge rodeo results tallied The following are the results of the Whiteman; third, ground split. Tygh Ridge All-Indian Rodeo, spon sored by the Columbia River Indian Rodeo Association, held May 8-9. Saddle bronc: first, Joe Scott Jr.; sec ond, Clint Bruisedhead. Bull riding: first, Shawn Best Sr.; second, Simon Jim; third, Brad Parrish; Barrel race: first, Jenna Johnson; second, Una Johnson; third, Marita Johnson; fourth Katherine Goodluck. Team roping: first, Cort Herrera and Cody Barney; second, Bill Valdez and Katie Valdez; third Cody Barney and Justin Tom; fourth, JR Smith and Edison Yazzie; fifth, Oliver Pimms and Jesse Palmer; and sixth, ground split. Steer wrestling: first, Dan Connelly; second, Clinton Bruisedhead. Bareback: first, Hank Winnier; sec ond, Shawn Best Sr.; and third, Brad Parrish. Calf roping: first, Clinton Bruisedhead; second, Dennis Breakaway: first, Sammy Bruisedhead; second, Nicole Bitsilly; third Lawanda Bronson; fourth, Liana Tom. Century Team Roping: first, JR Adams and John Lavallie; second, Edison Yazzie and JR Smith; third, JR Adams, Carson Badonie. Wild Horse Race: first, Michael Bushman Team; second, Olsen Meanus Team; third, Charley Gunnier Team; fourth, Jimmy Tohet Team. Kids breakaway: first, Danika Pimms. Junior barrels: first, Carlie Frazier; second, Danika Pimms; third, Charmayne Billey. Mutton Bustin': first, Nakota Yallup; second, Joshua Estrada; third, Jennifer Meanus. Calf riding: first, Nolan Berry. Cow milking: first, Freddy Warbonnet; second, Jesse Reese; and third, Clinton Bruisedhead. v. 1 ', ( 13 beverage Cold 'S Ice; Soda, Groceries & more WeUcdwnme Wairinra SpirSimgs Open 7 days a week, on HWY 97 in the old Outpost building, 475-9776 Open 7 a.m. til midnight, seven days a week. On Hwy. 97 in the old Outpost building, 475-9776. It pays to advertise in the Spilyay. Call 553-3274. Rare white calf born on northern Arizona ranch PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) - The own ers of a small bison herd in northern Arizona were surprised to find one of their rare white buffalo had given birth to something even rarer: a white calf. It's a l-in-10 million occurrence, Keith Davis, a spokesman for Spirit Mountain Ranch, said of Saturday's birth. "This is so rare specifically be cause she was born white," Davis said. "The others were born red (like nor mal buffalo) and turned white." The birth of a white bison is mean ingful for many American Indian tribes who consider it a symbol of rebirth when the world's people are in troubled times. None of the bison is albino but rather a mutation of the usual fur color of dark brown to black, said Dcna Riley, who owns the ranch near Flagstaff with her husband. Of 1 1 bison on the ranch, four are white, not including the newborn. The ranch was moved onto its 5 acre site near the San Francisco Peaks in December 2(K)1 and has had visi tors from around the globe to see white bison, according to Dena Riley. 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