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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (June 23, 2005)
Page 2 Spilyqy Tymoo, Wai-m Springs, Oregon June 23, 2005 Popular culture camp in July u u The 4-1 1 Culture Enrichment summer camp at Peter's Pasture begins July 17. The last Jay to register a child for the camp is Friday, July 1. The 4-H Cultural Enrich ment Camp is open to girls and boys grades four through seven. This is an overnight residen tial camp focusing on tribal cul ture and customs. The camp begins at noon on Sunday July 17, and lasts till Saturday, July 23. Cost is $50 per camper. Registration and detailed in formation are available at the OSU Extension Office in the Education Building, and at Com munity Wellness Center front desk. For additional information call Kimberly or Minnie at the OSU Extension Office, 553-3238. v ' - - .--,4 JL, Bnsn MorianMnSpilysy Rheianna Wolfe and Maricella Rodriguez, both 7 and former first-graders at Warm Springs Elementary, try to keep their hula hoops up and spinning during a contest at the Kids Powwow, hosted by the Warm Springs Boys and Girls Club. The powwow was held after school on June 1 0, the last day of school. The powwow included contests, food and traditional dancing. Arrest follows vandalism incident Brian Monensen Spilyaj Tymoo Revenge over a judgment of cider conservatorship was thought to be the motive for vandalism at the Warm Springs Senior Center the evening of Friday, June 3. Two rocks about the size of softballs were thrown through the windows of two front offices at the center, lo cated on I ligh Lookee Road. Warm Springs Police at ar rested Randy Yahtin, Jr., 22, at about 9:30 p.m., after he was discovered in a patch of high grass below the Agency Longhouse. An alarm system at the se nior center alerted police, and the police called Lucille Schuster, supervisor of senior citizen representatives at about 9:15 p.m. When she arrived at the cen ter, she found the broken win dows but no further damage. Nothing was taken from the center, but Senior Center Direc tor Elton Greeley said he esti mated about $5,000 in damage from the vandalism. According to Warm Springs Police, Yahtin was spotted run ning down the hill from the Se nior Center toward Elliott I Ieights. Me was chased on foot to Hollywood Street and across Kot Num Road. He then jumped into a creek bed by the longhouse. Police Sgt. Sam Williams and patrol officer Adclita Zacharias found Yahtin hiding in the high grass and arrested him. Accord ing to a police report, Yahtin was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the arrest. The Senior Center has been a target of break-ins in the past, when different electronic items, such as videocassette recorders, have been taken. Wilson Wewa, a senior citizens representative, said the center's big-screen tele vision was taken once. The cul prits packed it off to a residence in the West Hills neighborhood before it was recovered. Wewa said a court judgment Students post great scores There was good news re cently from the Warm Springs Elementary School. The third-grade class at the school had the best-ever overall showing on the state benchmark tests. The state tests show how the students are doing in math and reading. At Warm Springs El ementary School this year, 84 percent of the third-graders met or exceeded the math test standard. In reading, 80 percent of the students met or exceeded the state standard. "More students met the state benchmarks this year than ever before," said el ementary school principal Dawn Smith. involving elder abuse, and re sulting in conservatorship from the previous Tuesday, may have led to the vandalism. "It may have been in retalia tion," Wewa said. "The person may have gotten worked up and angry. We were just doing our job." By the Monday morning fol lowing the .vandalism, the bro ken glass had been cleaned up, and the windows covered with plywood. About one-third of the 310 tribal members age 60 and over participate in activities at the Warm Springs Senior Center. FafilnlOF'O ay CfcHgDSGDOFG Lb Air Conditioners on solo starting at $140 We now have JEF'H. Open regular hours Speed Queen r d"rin9remode,lng K 9-6Mon-Fri washers & dryers I 1 1 9-3 Sat. 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