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Page 8 October 11,2007 Spiíyay Tyrooo, W^rro Springs, Oregon Homeless to receive help at weekend event H om eless people in W arm Springs are ftivited to seek help with a special event this week end. O n Saturday, O cto b e r 13, hundreds o f hard-working fami lies, struggling seniors, veterans and others can take a bus from Madras to the H ooker Creek Event Center at the Deschutes County Fair and E xp o Center for a community resource event called P roject Hom eless Con nect. Hom elessness is a problem that’s been growing locally and Guests m il be able to see a doctor and a dentist, get support on finding and obtaining affordable housing and job opportunities, make a long-distance phone call, receive basic necessitiesand access numerous other com munity services, all under one roof. in surrounding counties. During a 15-hour stretch on January 2 5 , 2007& volunteers counted m ore than 2000 people in D e s c h u te s , C r o o k and Je ffe rs o n bounties w ho were homeless. M ore than 700 were school-age children. “I f all the homeless children in Central O regon were gath ered together, they would fill a dozen school buses. Everyone, especially children, deserve an o p p o rtu n ity to su cce e d in school and in life, and that is tied ,to having a stable home. To sue-, ceed, you need a place to call home,” says Jim Schell,^execu tive director o f Central O regon Partnership. T h e Partnership and a tri county coalition o f public and private advocates are teaming up to do so m e th in g a b o u t it. P r o je c t H o m eless C o n n ect, spearheaded by the Homeless Leadership Council and spon sored by T he Partnership, is ah ambitious step toward a ten-year plan to end hom elessness in Central Oregon. A t the event, guests will be able to see a doctor and a den tist, get support on finding and obtaining affordable housing and job opportunities, make a long-distance phone call, receive same. basic necessities, and access nu merous other community ser vices, all under one roof. According to Suzy Reininger, co-chair o f Homeless Leader “Project Homeless Connect gives e v ery o n e a ch an ce to pitch-in, to help hard-working families who are struggling to make ends meet,” says Schell. ‘W e are going to work together b eg in n in g O c to b e r 1 3 , and change lives and the way the community works together.” P roject Homeless Connect is currently seeking professionals — particularly doctors, dentists and their sta ff — to provide physical and mental health care services to guests. In addition, organizers are seeking volun teers to greet guests, provide translation services, give haircuts and perform dozens o f other important jobs. : T h e P roject also needs cash and in-kind donations from lo* cal businesses and community ship Council, referral services and continuing care will be avail able after the event as well. “This event is a best practice model designed to make a lasting dif ference for those who partici pate,” she says. P roject H om eless C onnect began in San Francisco in 2004 and has been replicated in nu merous other metropolitan ar eas across the country, includ ing E ugene, O regon. Central O re g o n ’s P r o je c t H o m eless' Connect tiill be the first time tfte project has been attempted on a regional scale in a largely rural setting. • .v Central Oregon Partnership has signed on as a tide sponsor and additionally has issued a challenge grant to m atch com munity donations up to $2500. Cascade H ealth ‘Services has donated $3000 to the event, acid Pahlisch Homes has committed $1QP0 and challenged .o th er members o f the Central Oregon Builders Association to do the members. To learn m ore about P roject Homeless Connect, or to ,g e t involved, visit the new website at this Internet address: www.centraloregonconnêçtorg. Births A m ariu s A n dre Stevens . Jess H. Stevens I I I and Marti Ann Crawford o f Warm Springs are pleased to announce the b irth o f th e ir so n A m arius Andre Stevens, born oh Sep tember 2 7 ,2 0 0 7 . Amarius joins brother Jess H. Stevens rV£- who is 2. Grandmother oh the father’s side are T ia W h e e le r; g reat g ra n d m o th e r . is A g en s L um pm outh, b o th o f W arm Springs. G ra n d p a re n ts on th e m other’s side are Lucelia Berry ,o f Warm Springs, and Howard Crawford o f Portland. K atalina Q iana Culps ) Aaron E li Culps Sr. and Billie Jean Suppah o f Warm Springs are pleased to announce the birth o f their daughter Katalina Qiana Culps; born on Septem ber 22, 20Q7. Katalina joins brother Aaron, 4; and sisters K aish a, 2, and Vanessa, 6. Grandparents on the father’s side are F lo re n ce Culps and Reynaldo Tatia. G ra n d p a re n ts on th e m other’s side are Lilly Stfppah and Ron Suppah. L.e-Quisha Louella M arie Jackson Sam Ja c k so n and, Su zette Boise- o f W arm Sp rings are pleased to announce the. birth o f th e ir d au g h ter L e -Q u is h a Louella Marie Jackson, born on ^¡September 19 ,‘2 007.' Grandparents on the father’s side are the late Louella fylarie Squeimphen, and G regoryjack- so n .’ G ra n d p a re n ts on th e m other’s side are Tony, ¡poise, Patricia Kalama. G reat grand parent is Margaret Boise. N a tiv e D evelopm ent ttiitit N e w Teelm ology "Connecting you to ¿lie futu re" Howlak Tichum Lucy Wolfe Oscar, 1925-2007 L u cy W o lfe O lscar o f Warm Springs passed away on O ctober 1 ,2 5 0 7 . She was 82. Mrs. O scar was born on September 1 8,1 9 2 5 at Warm Sp rin g s to p aren ts K a -N u t Wolfe and Hattie Mosstocken. She was married to T im Oscar. Mrs. Oscar was a homemaker and m other all o f her life. She is survived by her son Jam es W olfe o f Warm Springs, and numerous grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four children, two brothers and five sisters. Our goal at ÑDN Technology is to provide quality technical support to the Warm Springs community at a competitive rate, from a Native owned company. Computer technical support provides: I. Computer support, troubleshooting, software update and upgrades 2; In-home computer training (P.C/s) / 3. Internet connection: dial up, DSL, Satellite 4. CD/DVD burning, music and movje downloading 5. ‘ Virus scan and removal 6. Reloading of corrup Operating Systems.... Howlak Tichum 7. Fixing "error" messages 8. Advise on how to buy a computer 9. Information saying and backups : 10. Printer and other peripheral device hookups I I. Digital picture printing, file backups Other electronic services include: 1. Home Entertainment installation 2. Car stereo installation 3. Consulting of electronics purchasè 4 Cell phone training 5. Home security consulting Questions regarding what kind of services we have to offer and what we charge please feel free to call (541) 553-1284. Douglas Maurice Jackson Computer and Electronics Technician A.A.S. Founder of NDN Tech. Eugene Reynolds Scott, 1941-2007 E ugene Reynolds S c o tt passed away on Septem ber 2 3 , 2 0 0 7 at W h ite Sw an, Wash. H e was 65. | M r. S c o tt was b o rn in Warm Springs on Decem ber 6 , l | 4 i to p a re n ts C o ra A rthur and Edwin Scott. H e worked for the Warm Springs Police Department, and the Yakama Police D e partment until his retirement Mr. Scott is survived by his children Tina Scott (David Hall), L i s a S e o tt-H o s te e n (R ick H o s te e n ), J a s o n S c o tt, and Lucinda Scott; numerous grand children and cousins; aunt Alice Scott o f Warm Springs; uncle Harvey and Florene Scott, and Yvonne Tapedo. He was preceded in death by his parents, aunt Cora Scott, g ra n d m o th e r E th e l S c o t t, g ra n d fa th er Ja m e s S c o tt; three uncles, Ivan, Rufus and Raym ond; and two aunts, H a z e l S e y l e r ,, and E lv a Greene. T h e dressing was held on Tuesday, S e p t. 2 5 at th e W apato, Wash. O vernight services at the Shaker Church o f Warm Springs, and burial at th e A g en cy C em etery,. Warm Springs. 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