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February 15, 2007 Spilygy Tymoo, Wgrro Springs, Oregon Pgge 2 Young ladies preparing for pageant 4-H tribal dancers to perform at Eagle Watch By Leslie Mitts The Twelfth Annual Eagle Watch will happen Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 24-25. Activities will again be coordinated at the Round B utte O verlook Park on Lake Billy Chinook. Eagle Watch will include a Native American presentation by the Warm Springs 4,-FI dance group. There will also be field tours and eagle and hawk viewing sessions, a sunrise eagle tour, raptor identification contest, prizes and kids ac tivities. For event information call 923-7551. Eagle Watch is sponsored by the Cove Palisades State Park, the Confeder ated Tribes of Warm Springs, and Portland General Electric. Spilyay Tymoo Y oung lad ies o f W arm Springs will soon be vying for a chance to become Litde Miss Warm Springs 2007. The girls will participate in a variety of age divisions. The pageant will be a two-day event, with the first evening of judging on Wednesday, Feb. 21 and the second on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Participants must be present for judging on both dates in or der to qualify to win Littie Miss Warm Springs in their age divi sion. A light meal will be served in the Social Flail on both dates at 5:30 p.m. and judging will begin at 6 p.m. There are five divisions of age groups for the competition: 3-4 year old, 5-6 year olds, 7-9 year olds, 10-12 year olds and 13-17 year olds. D uring the first night o f judging the 3-4 year old age di vision will be judged on poise, introduction of self, their imme diate family and information on their traditional wing dress. Carol Wewa assists with a self-esteem building workshop that pageant participants attended last week. The five and six year olds will be judged on poise, speaking ability,1 introduction of self, their immediate family and informa tion on their traditional wing dress. The 7-9 age division will be judged on poise, introduction of self, immediate family and a family display—the girls must also know and speak about the history that goes with her dis play. For the 10-12 age division and 13-17 age division, judging will be based on poise, introduc- tion of self, immediate family and a family display—the girls must also know and speak about the history that goes with her display— as w ell as cultural knowledge. During the second night of judging the 3-4 year olds, 5-6 year olds, and 7-9 year olds will be judged on speaking ability, traditional wing dress and danc ing ability. The 10-12 year old and 13- 17 year olds will be judged on poise, traditional wing dress, dancing and speaking ability. Anita Davis led the workshop that taught girls skills for public speaking. Financial record workshop Quilters invited to annual show The Eighth Biennial Quilt Show o f the C o un try Quilters of Jefferson County is set for Sunday, April 15 at the Jefferson County Senior Center. Exhibitors may contact Claudia Minor for informa- Leslie Mitts photos Warm Springs OSU Exten sion will host a financial record keeping workshop from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22 at the Warm Springs Commu nity Center. Katherine Minthorn Good Luck, outreach specialist for the Intertribal Agriculture Council and USDA’s risk management agency, will host the workshop, tion at 546-7931. The event is sponsored by the Country Quilters of the Jefferson County Quilt Guild. The county senior center is located at 860 SW Madison St. in Madras. Silverado Saloon dC Ea Plan released for subdivision at Simnasho The Resource Management Interdisciplinary Team has re leased a draft project assessment for the Simnasho Subdivision. The document was prepared by the Project Interdisciplinary Team to provide options for the development of a 28-acre sub division with 11 new home sites in the northern portion of the reservation. The project assessment con tains sections that describe the purpose and need for action, alternatives for implementation, tables to compare the alterna tives, the Project Interdiscipli nary Team’s recommended al ternative, maps of the project area, and mitigation to offset potential impacts. The site has been approved by Tribal Council and the area falls within boundaries for rural housing outlined in IRMP. Scoping meetings were held at the Public Utilities office and at Simnasho Longhouse to so licit tribal member input on the proposed project. Comments received during the scoping pro cess are used to identify issues that are relevant to the plan. A summary of the comments is on file in the Tribal Engineering office. For more information or copies of the documents con tact Kip Burdick at 553-3221. Tribal members have 30 days to comment on the proposed plan. Warm Springs Indian A rts and Crafts which is free to tribal members. A certificate of completion for financial record keeping will be awarded to each participant who completes the workshop. For more information or to confirm attendance, please call Fara Currim at the Extension office, 553-1520. 2132 Whm Springy Si Wkrm Springy, 02 92761 W hy Wait 6 to 8 Weeks For Your Refund? E-File It Today!!! 1543 S.W. Hwy 97 , Madras Premier Flexible Hours, Walk-ins Welcome! Appointments Available Before & After Regular Hours. Steakhouse & SaCoon Open for Lunch and Dinner Refunds Available In 24 to 72 Hours SAVE MONEY! SAVE TIME! File Your Return & Cash Your Check for Less! It all starts and ends with our guests, exceeding their expectations!! 475-6025 O p e n S a tu r d a y W ish in g yo u a H ap p y V alen tin es < D ay1 1 . 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