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Spilyay Tymoo, W arm Springs, Oregon Page 8 O ctober 25, 2 0 0 7 Births Howlak Tichum Mikki Higgins, 1964-2007 Mikki Higgins o f ' Las Ve gas, Nevada made her final ■ passing from life’s journey in this world to G o d ’s other realm that is thought to be a better place where there is no hardship. This happened at the University Medical Cen ter at Las Vegas, Nevada, on O ctober 4 ,2007 due to com plications from head injuries when she fell down and from an aneurysm. Mikki was bom Mikki G. Schuster to Cleda Danzuka Schuster and Elmer Schuster on N ovem ber 19, 1964 at Tbppenish, W ash., as the third child o f four children. During her early years, Mikki lived in Seattle, her school years began at Glenwood, Wash. SKe then Moved to Topperiish, where she gradu ated from high school in 1983. Mikki continued her edu cation at Portland State Uni versity for two years before finding employment at My- P ro C h em ical C lean in g Company, as part o f a sales team that traveled the entire U.S. selling industrial ¿lean ing chemicals to manufactur ers, businesses; any place with large communal activités. It was during her employ ment with Hy-Pro that she met and w o rk ed w ith M ich a e l Higgins. I t was a. fun-loving job they both loved until that part o f life ended. W hen the work team disbanded, Mikki and Mike always liked Las Ve gas and decided to make Las Vegas their hom e. T h ey g o t married and Mikki becam e a cashier and M ike becam e a card dealer. T heir family was expanded by son D illo n on May 2 ,1 9 9 3 . Mikki formed a house clean ing company and cleaned pres tigious homes in the surround ing area. They then operated a rug store for a while, sending two rugs to their mother. Mikki’s life centered around Dillon and she stayed home m ost o f the time. Mikki and Mike divorced recently and shared their tmie with Dillon, whom they both loved very much. She leaves be hind a long lasting memory o f herself for all those she came in contact with. ; Mikki is survived by he son Dillon Higgins; brothers Elmer “ S c o o te r ” S ch u ster of Toppenish, and William “Willy” Schuster o f Glenwood; sisters L ynn S ch u ster of D illin g h am , A laska and ad opted s is te r Ahg'en Ketchen o f Wapato; aunts Ruthie Sm ith and family, M arie T o m and fam ily; Lucille Schuster and family,1' Theda Walawitsa and family, Mary Danzuka and family, M ary A nne M eanus and family, all o f Warm Springs; E v ely n U m tu ch of McKinley, Eleanor Seymour o f Toppenish; uncles Russell S m ith , T om m y S m ith , G eorge Danzuka, M ickey and Ted Brunoe and all the Brunoe families, all o f Warm Springs; Alvin Schuster o f Wapato, Dixon Schuster o f Toppenish; cousins Gerald, D o re e n , K ath y , B ecky, O rv ille , C rystal, O w en, Kimiko, Masami Danzuka, Alison, Abe, Harriet, Ben Schuster, K aren, Rebecca, Jo sh w a y , ; T h eo d ore U m tu c h , L is a , Ju liu s S h ip p e n to w e r, M ic h a e l, M ary ,. C led a Sfeymour, liz z ie Ann, Corbett, Mer lin Tom , Annette, Morris, C arol, Wayne M iller and the members o f the Satus Longhouse who she loved very much. N ew agent at W.S. O SU Extension office Shawn M orford has joined the team at the O SU Extension o ffice as staff chair and 4-H agent. Morford is an extension edu- ’ cator specializing in forestry and natural resources education and educational program evaluation. She succeeds Teresa Hogue, who retired recently after a long ’, career w ithfhe O SU Extension Service working in administra- tionas well as youth, family and community development pro grams. Originally from Michigan, Morford moved to Oregon af ter studying natural resources. Morford has extensive expe rience developing and delivering natural resources^. E x te n s io n educational program s and in working with tribes in Canada Shawn Morford on community development is sues. She spent several years with the Forest Research Extension Partnership (an Extension orga nization) in British. Columbia ahd earlier in her career worked for the O SU Extension Service on 4-H youth development pro- grams in Marion County. She has experience working in a variety o f community as pects, as well as working with youth. “ It’s not just about the youth, it’s about working with the com- m unity to su p p o rt y o u th ,” Morford explained. “We’ll be working with all the youth-serv ing organizations here.” O S U E x te n s io n s t a ff in Warm Springs work closely with tribal members, providing edu cational inform ation and pro grams in agriculture, livestock, 4-H youth developm ent and family and community develop ment. For more information about O S U E x te n s io n at W arm Springs, contact Shawn Morford at 553-3238. ‘Walk the Halls’ exercise program at high school T h e Mountain View Com-; munity H ealth Im provem ent Partnership (CHIP) is sponsor ing “Walk the Halls” this win ter, so folks will have a safe, dry, warm, well-lit place to walk. Beginning Nov. 5, Madras High School will be open M on day through Friday from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. each day that school in session, except for holidays. To sign up for this free op portunity, con tact B eth Ann Beamer, CH IP director, at 475- Jackalynn Leslie Poitra Woodrow Les Poitra and Vera Rose Smith o f Warm Springs are pleased to an nounce the birth o f their daughter Jackalynn Leslie Poitra, born o n O ctober 12, 2007. G ran d p aren ts o n the father’s side are Peggy Will iam s and L es P o itra , o f Warm Springs. G ran d p aren ts on the mother’s side are Luciall Aguilar and Kevin Smith Sr., o f Warm Springs. A zsu re jo in s A ssure Joy Hoptowit Shirley J. Hoptowit o f Warm Springs is pleased to announce the birth o f her daughter Azsure Joy Hoptowit, born on October 19,2007. b ro th e r Quinten and sister Eleana. / Grandparents are Tamera J. K alam a and D o n ald J . Hoptowit. Kadjn Martin Feigner . < A lexander Feign er and Christina Brinkley are pleased to announce the birth o f their son Kadyn Martin Feigner, born pn O ctober 9 ,2 0 0 7 . ^1 Program on living well with chronic conditions ' Indian Health Services is sponsoring thé program, Liv ing Well with Chronic Con d itio n s, startin g N ov. 6. Classes continue through Dec. 11. Time: 4-6:30 p.m. Where: Warm Sprinigs Clinic atrium. Light refreshments will be served. Living Well w ith Chronic Conditions is à six-week work shop. I t teaches p ractical skills for having a good life while living with an on-going health problem. | Call 553-1196, ext. 4141 for more information. 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