Spilyay Tymoo, W arm Springs, Oregon
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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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