Squiemphen, Thompson
bring their skills to golf team
B y L e slie M itts
Spilyay Tymoo
Two students are taking
skills they learned locally to
the golf team at Madras High
School.
Josiah Thom pson, a 17-
year-old junior, and Chance
Squiemphen, a 16-year-old
junior, are each playing golf
for Madras High School this
spring.
Thom pson said he began
playing g olf after working at
the pro shop at Kah-Nee-Ta
during his freshman year o f
high school.
“I just played around,” Th
ompson said. “ I just got into
it, and liked it, and played ever
since.”
Squiemphen has a similar
story— he began playing golf
after com p etin g in a few
scram bles at K ah -N ee-T a
and working there during the
summer.
A fter that, Squiemphen
said, “ I never quit, I guess.”
Though he also plays foot
ball for Madras High School
and basketball on local teams,
Squiemphen said, he enjoys
golf because o f its individu
ality.
“ It’s an individual sport;
you play fo r y o u rse lf,”
Squiemphen said.
T h o m p so n also run s
cross-coun try for M adras
High School during the fall,
he said, and said he enjoys the
fun and relaxing aspects o f
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Spíiyay Tyrnoo, Wafm Springs, Oregon
Youth program looking for workers
The summer youth program
is currendy taking applications
for the summer youth work pro
gram.
The deadline for all youth (in
clu din g th o se at b o a rd in g
school) to apply for summer
work is May 18. I f a lottery
needs to be conducted, it will be
done during the following week
on May 25. Due to budget cuts
this year, the Youth Develop
ment Program will not be hav
ing the after-school work expe
rience program.
The program will be able to
em ploy ab o u t 140 sum m er
youth workers, with a set pay at
$6.00 per hour, and without re
gard to freshm an/sophom ore/
ju n io r/sen io r status. T h ose
employed will remain at their
jobs for eight weeks.
The first date available for
work will be May 28.
I f you need an application
m ailed to you, p le ase call
Verleen at 553-3324 or e-mail
Verleen_Kalama@yahoo. com.
Subm itting an application
will also hold a spot for youth
who are interested in working.
Those interested in applying for
the program may stop by 1134
Pauite Street (the old Small Busi
ness Office) anytime between 8
a.m. and 5 p.m, Monday through
Friday to complete their intake.
The intake process will only
take approximately 10 minutes
to complete.
The fax machine at the pro
gram will accept long-distance
faxes, but is unable to send long
distance faxes. The application
process for the program in
cludes: completing one applica
tion, doing an intake or updat
ing a previous intake, and a copy
o f tribal identification.
Students should also consider
where they would like to work
during the summer. Youth will
have to remain at their place o f
employment for eight weeks—
no job transfers, unless circum
stances arise that cannot be
helped, will be completed.
The upcoming Spring Break
Youth Conference will be held
on March 27 from 9 a.m. until
11 p.m. The Youth Develop
ment Program will be distribut
ing details on fliers in the com
munity and broadcasting on
KWSO.
For all departments request
ing youth workers for the sum
mer, the program will be send
ing out request forms— please
contact the office and speak
with Verleen Kalam a or Corey
Clements. For questions, con
cerns, or suggestions, call 553-
3324.
Fair has many categories for tribal entries
Leslie Mitts/Spilyay
Josiah Thompson and Chance Squiemphen (from left)
are the only tribal members playing golf this season for
Madras High School.
golf.
Plus, T hom pson said, “ It’s
challenging.”
Last year Thom pson won a
silver medal at the Indigenous
Games for his golfing skills.
The boys each have the
sam e goal for the year: “ I
hope we have a good season,”
Squiemphen said.
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tribal entry categories are as fol
lows: Age groups include those
13-17 years old, 16-64 years old,
and 65 and over.
The children’s category in
cludes those 12 and under. Each
winner receives a premium for
that category, and there is also
one “ Best o f Show” award for
$25.
Enrolled tribal members re
siding in the tri-county area are
eligible to enter. Entries must
have been made within the last
two years, and should be made
according to own tribal tradi
tions.
The categories in traditional
clothing include:
Fully beaded m en’s outfit,
fully beaded w om en’s outfit,
fully beaded boy’s outfit, fully
beaded girl’s outfit, fully beadecT
baby’s outfit, male fancy outfit,
female fancy outfit, traditional
men, traditional women, tradi
tional child and grass dance out
fit.
The categories in dresses and
ribbon shirts include:
W oman’s w ingdress, girl’s
wingdress, woman’s plain buck
skin dress, girl’s plain buckskin
dress, woman’s beaded buckskin
dress, girl’s beaded buckskin
dress, woman’s shell dress, girl’s
shell dress, w om an’s W asco
dress, girl’s Wasco dress, jingle
dress (all ages), elk tooth dress,
men’s ribbon shirt and boy’s rib
bon shirt.
The categories in vests, jack
ets and coats include:
Fully beaded vest, plain buck
skin vest, beaded buckskin vest,
other material vest, Pendleton
coat/jacket, beaded jacket/coat,
buckskin jacket/coat, other ma
terial jacket/coat.
The categories in leggings
and other body wear include:
Beaded leggings, buckskin
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leggings, Pendleton leggings,
other material leggings, dancing
sticks, eagle bustle, other bustle,
eagle dance set, m en’s large
breast plate, men’s small breast
plate, women’s large breast plate,
w om en’s sm all b reast plate,
other material breast plate, large
necklaces, medium necklaces,
small necklaces, silver necklaces,
silver and turquoise necklaces,
wampum necklace, dentillum
necklace, other kinds o f neck
laces, watch band, beaded brace
lets, and other body wear.
The categories for moccasins
include:
Hand-tanned men’s beaded,
hand-tanned women’s beaded,
hand-tanned youth beaded, fac
tory-tanned men’s beaded, fac
tory-tanned women’s beaded,
factory-tanned youth beaded,
high top woman (plain), high
top youth (plain), plain men,
plain women, plain youth, other
material.
The categories for blankets
and shawls include: decorated
m en ’s blan k et, d e co ra te d
w om en’s blanket, decorated
youth blanket, beaded, and other
material.
The categories for gloves in
clude: beaded m en’s, beaded
women’s, beaded youth, plain
men, plain women, plain youth,
and other glove material.
The categories for belts and
buckles include:
Fully-beaded belt, every-day
belt, leather belt, leather beaded,
antique belts, other material
b elts, b ead ed bu ckle large,
beaded buckle medium, beaded
buckle sm all, other m aterial
buckle.
Categories for bags include:
L a rg e b e a d e d , m edium
beaded, small beaded, beaded
pipe bag, quill pipe bag, side
purse large, side purse medium,
side purse small, corn husk an-
tique, corn husk large, corn husk
medium, corn husk small, large
yarn bag flat, medium yarn bag
flat, small yarn bag flat, large
yarn bag round, medium yarn
b a g ro u n d , sm all yarn b ag
round, wapas (handmade) large,
w apas (handm ade) m edium ,
wapas (handmade) small, cedar
basket, antique beaded bag,
berry basket, other m aterial
bags, Indian suitcase, fully-
b e ad e d m en ’s w allet, fully-
beaded women’s wallet, other
m aterial w allet, every-day
beaded purse large, every-day
beaded purse medium, every
day beaded purse small, large
beaded coin purse, m edium
beaded coin purse, small beaded
coin purse.
The categories for cradle
boards and dolls include:
Fully-beaded baby board,
buckskin beaded board, buck
skin board, other material doll
board, fully-beaded doll board,
buckskin doll board, other ma
terial doll b o a rd , doll with
beaded outfit, doll with buck
skin outfit, doll with other ma
terial, antique baby board.
The categories for other In
dian items include:
Large drum, medium drum,
small drum, eagle claws, minia
ture tee-pees, horse trappings
(all sizes), tulee mats (all sizes)
quill work (other than bags and
barrettes), other Indian items,
antique doll.
The categories for kids’ crafts
include:
Necklaces, beadwork, beaded
lo o m w ork, y arn /w e av in g ,
wapas, bags, purses, keychains,
earrings, doll b o ard , shawl,
medicine wheels, dream catch
ers, G o d ’s eyes, other beaded
items, bracelets.
Articles in need o f repair or
that are incomplete will not be
accepted.
Upcoming tournaments
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with Hettenq
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The 48th Annual Yakama
Nation All-Indian Bowling
Tournament is this week
end, March 30-April 1 at Val
ley Lanes in Sunnyside,
Wash.
For information call Joe
LaClair at (509) 952-0228,
or Bernardine Mardel at
(509) 865-7156 ext. 4696.
A s ix -fe e t and under
men’s and women’s bas
ketball tournament is set
for Friday through Sunday,
April 13-15 at the Commu
nity Center in Nespelem,
Wash. Entry fee of $300 due
by April 2. For more informa
tion call Peewee or Camille
Pleasant at (509) 633-0543
(evenings) or (509) 634-
2654 (day).
The First Annual Open Bas
ketball Memorial Tournament
for Star Aranda is May 10-13 at
the W apato Gym nasium in
Wapato, Wash. For information
contact Chico at (509) 941-
4046.
The Yakama Indian Rodeo
A s s o c ia tio n ’s 50th A nnual
Treaty Days All Indian Rodeo
is June 8-10 at White Swan,
Wash. Free admission, every
one welcome. Ticket buys a
chance to win a 2007 Dodge
pickup. For rodeo information
call Sheri Ray at (509) 480-
7670 or Connie Adams at (509)
480-7671.
The Omak A ll-Indian
Bowling Tournament is
April 20-22 at Valley Lanes
in Omak, Wash. For more in
formation call Rich Tonasket
at (509) 422-7564 (w) or
(509) 826-5140 (h).
The Kiutus Jim Mixed
Doubles Memorial Pool
Tournament is April 13-15
at the Hideaway Restaurant
and T in y ’s Tavern in
Wapato, Wash. Two men,
two women teams, straight
8 ball, 100 percent payout.
For information contact
Farley A llen (509) 969-
2543; or Martina Allen at
work (509) 865-5121, ext.
6305.
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