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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Ski D ay at M t. Hood concludes season Tourney
(Continued from page 8)
B y Rachel Leo
For the Spilyay
Early last Saturday morn
ing, 44 kids, parents and
friends came up to Mt.
Hood Meadows for the final
Kids Tribal Ski Day of the
season.
This was the fourth Kids
Tribal Ski Day of the 2005-
06 winter ski season, and like
the other days, this one was
a terrific success, and fun for
all.
When the bus arrived at
Mt. Hood Meadows, the kids
were fitted for skis and
snowboards, and then they
went out for on-the-snow les
sons with instructors.
At lunch, which included
pizza, kids and parents ate
side by side with some of the
instructors and other staff at
Mt. Hood Meadows.
Dave Riley, manager of
Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Re
sort, also joined the group
for lunch, and was surprised
and pleased to receive a
warm appreciation ceremony
from the Warm Springs Ski
Day Coordinating Commit-
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^achel Leo photo
Young tribal member enjoys
Kids Ski Day at Mt. Hood
Meadows.
tee, headed up by Julie Quaid.
She presented him with a
huckleberry pie made from Mt.
Hood huckleberries.
J.P. Patt, director of the Co
lumbia River Intertribal Fish
Commission (CRITFC), and
former Tribal Council chairman,
gave a few words of thanks to
Dave Riley and his team.
Patt told with poignancy of
his memories growing up on the
reservation, and seeing the lights
at night up on Mt. Hood, know-
“I would like to thank all teams, players and
coaches who participated in the 14th annual bas
ketball tournament and all volunteers and refer
ees who make the tournament as successful as it
was,” tournament director Austin Greene said.
“I would also like to thank those contributing
sponsors that assisted with this event, Warm
Springs Power Enterprises, Warm Springs Forest
Products, Kah Nee Ta High Desert Resort and
Casino, Warm Springs Composite Products, The
Bright Wood Corporation, Greg Leo, Warm
Springs Indian Holiday Bowling Tournament
Committee, Edison Yazzie for the MVP key
chains, T-shirts R Us, and Oregon Embroidery.”
ing that it was “not a place
for him.” He has since con
cluded — after numerous vis
its to the mountain this year
to ski, and also to take his
grandkids snowboarding —
that it is a place for him.
He thanked Riley for his
hospitality and the continued
good relations between Mt.
Hood Meadows and the
Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs.
Riley expressed his ap
preciation to all who partici
pated, especially to the kids.
He reminded them to bring
their parents and grandpar
ents back up to Mt. Hood
Meadows in August when
the Huckleberries ripen for
more “Meadows hospital
ity”.
After lunch, the kids went
back out for another couple
hours of skiing, finally com
ing in just before 3 p.m. to
return the borrowed ski and
snowboard equipment and
gather their things before
getting back on the bus for
the ride back to Warm
Springs.
Warm Springs Cougars High School Tour
nament
Boys Division
Champions: Northwest Warriors, Warm
Springs; 2nd place: Chiloquin; 3rd place: Grand
Ronde; 4th place: Neah Bay, Wash.; 5th place:
Toppenish, Wash.
Mr. MVP: Hoke Fasthorse, Northwest War
riors; Mr. Hustle: Nick Peters, Toppenish; Mr.
Tax help still available to tribal members
By the Warm Springs
Community Action Team
Remember, April 17 is the
deadline for filing your 2005
taxes.
The Warm Springs Commu
nity Action Team will continue
the free tax help sessions, spon
sored in part by the American
Association of Retired People
and the IRS, through the end of
the tax season.
The service is available to
those who have yet to file their
tax returns for 2005, who want
to file tax return extensions for
2005, or have issues regarding
the 2005 tax year.
We will continue to assist tax
payers with tax returns for 2003
and 2004 tax years after the April
17 tax deadline for 2005 returns
has passed.
Free tax help sessions for
your 2005 tax returns will be
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Thurs
day and Friday, April 13-14 at
the Family Resource Center.
Appointments will be made
for afternoon sessions only.
Morning sessions will be first-
come, first-served.
The tax filing deadline for
2005 is Monday, April 17 this
year and we will also be open
on that day from 3 p.m. until 7
p.m. to help people with last
minute returns.
Please be aware that when
coming in to file your tax re
turns, you should have social
security cards, birthdates and ID
for each person on your return.
Also, if filing a joint return, both
people must be present to sign
the return.
If you want to claim a de
pendent, and have questions on
their eligibility, you can call the
IRS teletax automated record
ing system at 1-800-829-4477,
and ask for topic 354.
This topic will explain about
dependents for tax-related pur
poses. If you still have questions,
please call the IRS at 1-800-829-
1040 and follow the prompts to
speak to someone regarding
your specific question.
The IRS website is also very
handy for answering tax ques
tions and tracking down your
federal refund — www.irs.gov
Please remember to bring
your tribal enrollment card, resi
dential street address and em
ployment street address for each
W-2 and 1099 document, if you
want to have the tax counselor
prepare and submit the Oregon
State American Indian Income
Exemption form for those with
qualified sources of income.
Please bring your 2004 tax
return when coming in to pre
pare the 2005 tax return for e-
filing. If you did not file a re
turn in 2004, you do not need
to worry about this. If you don’t
have your 2004 return, please
call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040
and follow the prompts to get
the reported 2004 adjusted
gross income and bring that
number in with your other tax
documents. This number is not
available on the IRS website.
Who must file?
These are general guidelines.
If you are close to these thresh
olds, please come in and we’ll
verify whether or not you need
to file.
For most people, If you are
single and under the age of 65
and gross income was over
$8,200, you should probably file.
If over 65, the amount is
$9,450.
If married and filing jointly,
and both spouses are under 65,
and you gross income was over
$16,400, you should probably
file. If both spouses are over
65, the gross income amount is
$18,400 before you must file.
If you are the head of
household, with a qualifying de
pendent, your gross income
needs to exceed $10,500, before
you must file. That amount is
$11,750 if over 65.
Do not include Social Secu
rity income in these gross in
come amounts unless you are
married and filing separately and
lived with your spouse anytime
during 2005. These are simpli
fied explanations for the pur
poses of this announcement; the
complete message can be heard
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Warm Springs Full
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Literacy Week at ECE
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Champions: Yakama Players, Yakama Nation,
Wash.; 2nd place: Lady Springers, Warm Springs;
3rd place: Puyallup, Wash.; 4th place: Chiloquin.
Miss MVP: Alexis Allen, Yakama Players; Miss
Husde: Shirelle Adams, Lady Springers; Miss Re
bound: Leonette Minthorn, Puyallup; Most three-
pointers: Shonie Shimmel, Lady Springers.
All-Tournament selections: Andi Blodgett,
Yakama Players: Shaylia Hunter, Elko, Nev.;
Jayceline Frank, Running Rebels; Echo Keo,
Chemawa; Keisha McDonald, Puyallup; Tiffany
Rich, Chiloquin; Shonie Shimmel, Lady Spring
ers; Denise Smiscon, Wapato, Wash.; Brianna
Stacona, Lady Springers; Shelbi Strom, Yakama
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Your bargain Connection
by calling the IRS at 1-800-829-
4477 and asking for tax topic
351.
Of course, if have tax with
holding from any 2005 income
that you’d like to claim as a re
fund, we would be happy to help
you file a return. And remem
ber, the Earned Income Tax
Credit can add significantly to
your refund, if you have earned
income from employment and
meet certain criteria as to in
come limits, age and depen
dents.
Please remember, this is a
free service to the community,
provided by the Warm Springs
Community Action Team and
staffed by volunteers who are
trained and certified by the IRS
and the AARP.
Community members inter
ested in joining the Warm
Springs CAT are encouraged to
just drop in at a regular meeting
usually held at the Family Re
source Center (the old clinic).
Meetings alternate between
an afternoon meeting from 4 to
5:30 on the first Thursday of
each month and a lunch meet
ing at 11:30 am to 1 p.m. on the
third Thursday of each month.
There are no fees or dues.
The Warm Springs Community
Action team is a member of the
Central Oregon Partnership.
The Central Oregon Partnership
is committed to reducing the
root causes of poverty in our
region.
Sunday
Rebound: Marcus Stotts, Grand Ronde; Most 3-
pointers: Galen Northrup, Northwest Warriors.
All-Tournament Selections: Henry Cross, Neah
Bay; Jake Green, White Swan, Wash.; Robert
Main, Springers; Cody Nez, Owyhee, Nev.; Galen
Northrup, Northwest Warriors; James Nunz, Rez
Hoops Unlimited; Nick Peters, Toppenish; Luis
Rideshorse, Grand Ronde; Jim Smiscon, Yakama
Players; Jeremy Yazzie, Chiloquin.
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