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Page 14 Spilyaÿ Tymoo, Waïrn Springs, Oregon July 19, 2007 SHOES N O W IN STOCK... BIRKENSTOCK Made in Germany Tradition since 1774 ■ Dave McMechan/Spilyay The Museum at Warm Springs. Living Traditions at the museum The Museum at Warm Springs will be hosting liv ing Traditions through the summer. Living Traditions features live demonstrations and per formances by tribal members and guest presenters. Living Traditions are from 1 to 5 p.m, on Saturday and Sunday as follows: July 21-22: Cedar bark pre sented by Annette Jim. Jtily 28-29: Coming To Stay, Columbia Riper Journey, book signing by author Mary Dodds Schlick. August 4-5: Willow basket wreaving presented by Vibla Kalama. August 11-12: Cedar root baskets presented by Antoinette Pamperien. August 18-19: Tule mat weaving presented by Adeline Miller. ^ August 25-26: Drum mak ing witji Emerson Squiemphen. Sept 1-2: Traditional foods presented by Darlene Foster. Sept. 3: Dance perfor mance by Unity. Store Hours: M-F I Oa - 6p Sat 11 a - 6p Closed Sun 541-475-3385 www.pnliMnsslioes.'com Automotive & Towing Fair seeks Native American entries The deadline to submit en tries for the Jefferson County Fair is approaching quickly. This year the Jefferson County Fair will take place from July 25 until July 28. Entries will be accepted until July 24. Brigette Whipple is serving as the superinten dent for the Native Ameri- . can department for the third, year in a row. If someone wishes to en- ter an item into the fair but is unable to travel to Madras, Whipple said, they can drop off their items at the Wild Rye Bead Gallery and fill out an entry form there. i Whipple also encourages tribal members to volunteer to , sit at the Native American booth to speak with community mem bers and those attending the fair. - Volunteers will sit at the in formational booth from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. for two-hour shifts. Currently Whipple is tak ing names of people inter ested in sitting at thé infor mational booth.- The theme of this year’s fair is “Boots, buckles and barrels of fun” and the main entertainer will be country singer Steve Holy. Anyone with questions may call Whipple at 553-1216, since icjjj 755 S.W. Hwy 97, Madras, OR 97741 CALL 475-6663 or stop by for an appointment -Approved Auto Repair Model sculpture honoring Pfc. Tucker to be unveiled at fairgrounds July 26 A model of the sculpture that will honor Pfc. Tom Tucker will be unveiled at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 26, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. The model is a one-quar ter size replica of the full size sculpture that will honor Pfc. Tucker, of Madras, who was killed last year in the Iraq War. The unveiling ceremony will be at the outdoor stage area of . the fairgrounds. Commemorative bricks, which will be placed around the sculpture, are offered to anyone wishing to donate to the Tom Tucker bricks may be inscribed with the name of a loved one who has served or is serving in the military, f There will be an informa tion booth at the fair; or call Lindsey Hessel at 788-9154. -Approved Towing f i O f f l f l E T E A U T O M O :n vi~lR|EP AtW e & T o w in g 2 4 -H o u r T o w in g Crews battling several fires throughout Central Oregon region In addition to the fires burn ing on thè reservation, fire crews continued to-worlr this week to contain blazes burning through out Central Oregon and neigh boring regions. The Fossil Creek fire contin ued to grow earlier this week, •as firefighters remained chal lenged by steep terrain, limited raccess-, and dry, flashy fuels. The fire, located 11 miles southeast of Spray along High way 19, was staffed by 17-en gines, seven hand crews, three helicopters, three dozers and miscellaneous overhead person nel. Firefighters were also as sisted by a heavy airtanker. As of Tuesday afternoon, July 17, the Fossil Creek fire had con: sumed 2,940 acres and was 20 percent contained. Fire crews made great progress, achieving 100 percent containment, on the series of fires north of Grizzly Mountain near Prineville. The Mud Springs fire was contained at 982 acres. The Jim Creek fire was contained at 175 acres, and the Foley Butte fire Iwas contained at 19 acres. These fires were on private lands and lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry. Firefighters also continued to make progress on the Black Jlock Fire, located 10 miles ibutheaSt o’f Clarno. The fire was 1,800 acres on Tuesday of this week, and was 70 percent contained. In addition, firefighters were able to slow the spread of the Stove Pipe fire near Twickenham. Egley complex The Egley .complex of wild fires had burned about 101,000 acres of southeast Oregon by' Tuesday. But firefighters had it 45 percent contained and said they expect mild weather and light winds. Fire spokesman Tim Johnson said there is no! Estimate yet for containment but that suppres sion costs to date are estimated at about $7.2 'million. There are 1,852 personnel plus large amounts of equip ment assigned to the fire, he said. At one point the fire threat ened the towns of Burns and Hines. Harney County sheriffs deputies this weekend issued a precautionary evacuation of Scrap Metal Used Auto & Truck Parts Wrecking Service Diesel Trucks Pick-ups & Cars 4 mm mm Jk 181 SW Merritt Lane, Madras üm VISA
