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P^ge 2 March 30, 2006 SpiIy^y Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregón Katchia named ‘Everyday Hero* S pilyay Tymoo • Nic Katchia is 16 years old and has an interest in visual arts. Put that together with a vi sion to help people around him, and you may have an “Every day Hero.” Katchia, a junior at Madras High, was honored at a lun cheon of the Madras Kiwanis, as he earned the service club’s “Everyday Hero” award March 24. He earned the award for cre ating a 30-minute PowerPoint presentation on the effects of methamphetamine abuse. He has shown his presentation at youth rallies in Warm Springs and for an audience in Portland. “This summer I was with Savenia Falquist, leader of the youth development team at Madras High School,” said Katchia. “We had a meeting one day. We were planning to have a youth conference in Warm Springs,” he said. “We were put in groups, and we had to pick what topic we wanted to talk about, so I just decided to do that.” He did research on metham phetamine and its effects, “and I found out a lot of bizarre things,” he said. He put his research together with photographs he found on Nic Katchia the Internet. He created a pre sentation using PowerPoint, pre sentation software he learned at Madras High. It took him a couple weeks to put the presentation together. Katchia has presented his work before groups of senior citizens and youth at Warm Springs, as well as the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Conference. A group in Alaska has ex pressed interest in his project and may invite him to present it there. Katchia said the presentation is “graphic.” “It doesn’t really talk about the long-term effect. It talks about the death that can hap pen (with methamphetamine abuse), how it affects a person physically,” he said. “It shows what happens to young children when they’re exposed to it.” The Everyday Hero award came with a plaque and a medal, which he pinned on his shirt for pictures with members of his family after the meeting at Mazatlan Restaurant. His right leg bouncing on the floor as he waited for the meeting to start, he said receiving the award made him feel “special.” The plaque stated that the award is given for “service be yond what is asked or expected” and “doing without regard for attention or receiving in return but because it was the right thing to be done.” He said Falquist is helping him get his presentation copy righted so it can be used at Madras High School in the fu ture. Katchia showed his presen tation at a youth rally at the Agency Longhouse this week, and there may be plans for its presentation at the Rodriguez Annex in Madras soon. He is working with local film maker Duke White, who cre ated the “Downfall” movie last year on methamphetamine abuse based in and around Madras. Katchia is in Madras High’s Science and Math Investigative Learning Experience (S.M.I.L.E.) club, and takes French and Italian, and is on the Madras High golf team. Open Monday-Sat Your bargain Connection T o y s-T o o By Brian Mortensen Toys-Tools-Housewares-Clothing-Crafts-Gifts- 9 : 00 - 6:00 I The Time A 7 1 7 S.W. 5 th St. M a d ra s Or. KOREAN PLUSH BLANKETS Just in! A S S O R T E D STY LE S T O U R C H O IC E * $ 29.00 W H IL E T H E Y EAST New Shipment of Embroidered Caps This silence meant to be heard (The follow ing article was submit ted by Savenia Falquist, Madras High S chool you th development / juvenile officer, and Duke White, film p ro ducer. ) “Silent Message” is a narra tive motion picture inspired by a group of young men and women representing the Youth Development Team at Madras High School. It was their choice to address the problem of teen victimiza tion and sex abuse. They are an active, integral part of the movie production process and are play ing many of the fictional char acters in the story. Without them this story could not be told. The silent messages many young people exhibit in their behavior cry out to be heard. Through this listening, we the community will unite with our young people to effect change that will result in education, pre vention and protection of our future — our children. Movie synopsis: Three high school students, Clint Donovan, Maria Sanchez and Lily Blackfoot, are united by one sobering fact: They were all Sexually abused. While responding to the vic timization in their own ways, their abnormal behaviors send a message that can only be heard by those who are really listening. The first act of the story in troduces the characters and their struggles. The second act unites the characters and ends in trag edy when Lily takes her own life because of the abuse. In the third and final act Maria divulges the abuse of her little sister to a favorite teacher. This admission begins the steps to adult involvement and demonstrates the help that young people need from adults and community. This ultimately leads to Clint and Maria’s pros pect of a successful future de spite and abusive past. “Silent Message” began pro duction March 27. Production will continue through April 15. The motion picture will premiere at the Madras High School in early June. After the premiere all markets will be approached. http://vJvivj.theoutpoststore.6om/ Toys-Tools-Housewares-Clothing-Crafts-Gifts- B R E A K F A S T - L U N C H - D IN N E R Tax Nathan’s Business Services Phone (541) 553-1200. Make an appointment before its too late! Walk-Ins welcome! 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