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Spi'Iyay Tymoo, Wgrm Springs, Oregon
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New Miss Warm Springs
to be elected this month
Candidates can now apply for
the Miss W arm Springs 2008
pageant.
T he application deadline is
January 14.
M inim um requirem ents in
clude young w om en ages 18-24
w ho have never been married,
are n o t cohabitating and do not
have dependents.
T h e can d id a te m u s t be a
m em ber o f the C onfederated
Tribes o f W arm Springs and a
resident for at least one year.
Likewise, the candidate m ust
retain residency during her reign,
though school will be taken into
consideration.
M iss W arm S prings m u st
re p re s e n t th e C o n fe d e ra te d
Tribes o f W arm Springs by trav
eling, being involved in oth er
pageants, intertribal business or
social events, public relatio n
functions and whatever else is
Leslie Mitts/Spilyay
The new crown and sash are ready to be awarded to the Miss
Warm Springs pageant winner.
necessary.
As Miss W arm Springs, the
w inner m u st always m aintain
and present herself in a proper
and
re s p o n s ib le
m anner
throughout her term , as will her
alternates.
M iss W arm S p rin g s m u st
also be dedicated and willing to
learn.
Lincoln’s Powwow
seeking court candidates
T he w inner o f Miss W arm
Springs 2008 will be awarded
with a beaded crown and ban
ner, an embroidered shawl, and
may receive o th e r prizes. In
addition, she will be provided
with financing for her designated
trips.
I f you are interested in com
peting for the title o f Miss Warm
Springs 2008, pick up your ap
plication from the Tribal Coun
cil Office M onday through Fri
day from 8 à.m. to 5 p.m.
Subm it your application to
M in n ie Y a h tin , M iss W arm
S prings C o o rd in a to r, at th e
OSV extension office.
I f you have any questions,
she can be reached at 553-3238.
The pageant will be held at the
Community Center Social Hall in
January. Dinner will be at 5 p.m.
and the pageant will begin at 6:30
p.m.
H undreds o f thousands o f
a d o rin g fan s w ill c e le b ra te
T he K ing’s 73rd birthday on
January 8, b u t O rego n ’s Elvis
P resley fans n eed o nly w ait
fo u r a d d itio n a l days to cel
ebrate at a free co n c e rt fea
turing award-winning Elvis im
p erso n ato r D anny V ernon on
Saturday, January 12 at K ah-
N ee-T a H igh D esert R esort &
Casino.
Fundraiser training in Jan.
. - Are you in teres ted in grant
writing to support your people
and your work? Are you in
terested in developing skills
to ra ise fu n d s fo r y o u r
project? I f your answer is yes,
then please attend the upcom
ing Native specific, hands-on
training to develop the skills
and contacts needed to get
your project funded.
T he training, presented by
the Potlatch Fund, is “Jour
ney
to
S u c cessfu l
Fundraising.” The training will
be held from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. on Thursday and Fri
day, Jan. 17-18 at Kah-Nee-Ta.
For information contact Jus
tin Finkbonner at (206) 624-
6076. (More inform ation on
page 6 )
age six, trusting that he would
be capturing his own “illusion o f
Elvis” show on stage one day.
V ernon p erfo rm s all three
decades o f Elvis’ career, includ
ing the “recklessly abandoned”
hillbilly cat 50s, the sleek 60s
m ovie years and the sexy 70s
.jumpsuit years.
“From my many years o f ad
m iration o f Elvis, I ’ve sought
to create a show that would hold
the excitement o f The King on
stage throughout various stages
in his career,” said Vernon.
H e a d d e d , “I also try to
show respect and su p p o rt the
in teg rity o f th e m an and his
m usic.”
Admission to the show is on
a first come, first served basis.
F or ticket and lodging infor
mation, call 1-800-554-4786 or
visit www.kahneeta.com.
Hoops tourney in Warm Springs
The Holiday Basketball Tour
ney is set fo r Friday-Sunday, Jan.
11-13 a t th e W arm S p rin g s
Community Center. The tourna
m ent is A ll-Indian Boys H igh
S ch o o l an d A ll-In d ian G irls
High School.
E ntry information: $300 per
team, eight team limit per divi
sion, roster limit o f eight. Many
awards. For m ore information,
contact Trey Leonard at ph. 325
1307, e-mail to the following:
ary at Simnasho.
G irls w ho are interested
should call Jo d i O rr, o f the
p o w w o w c o m m itte e , -at.
553-9230.
Hunting results needed
Tribal members w ho were
issued reservation h u n tin g
tags should return them to the
N a tu ra l R eso u rces o ffice
w ith results o f their hunt.
T he B ranch o f N a tu ra l
R esources needs the in fo r
m ation as soon as possible.
Results from annual hunt
ing seaons helps the branch
manage game populations on
the reservation.
H unters may also phone
in results at 553-2001.
Memorial date changed
Family o f the late Warren
(Wowaus) C lem ents w ould
like to let friends and family
know that the family has post
poned his memorial date.
The date has changed from
January 5, 2008 to January
26, 2008.
Because the year has been
difficult, family members felt
they were not ready to move
forward until January 26.
Fundraisers help support
Rez Express basketball team
Kah-Nee-Ta event to celebrate birthday o f Elvis
V oted “B est Y oung E lvis”
in 2003 by a panel o f judges
th a t in c lu d e d T h e K in g ’s
f o r m e r b o d y g u a rd , b a n d
m e m b e rs a n d h a ir d r e s s e r ,
D anny V ernon will p e rfo rm a
free co n cert at 8pm in K ah-
N ee-T a’s G old Ballroom.
The concert is open to guests
age 21 and over.
Vernon began singing along
w ith his father’s Elvis records at
T h e L in co ln ’s Pow wow
C o m m ittee is lo o k in g for
girls, ages 16 and under, who
are interested in running for
the Lincoln’s Powwow Court.
The powwow is in Febru
tleonard@ wstribes.org; o r mail
in g ad d ress: P O B ox 1457,
Warm Springs, Q R 97761.
T h e o th e r c o n ta c t is Val
Squiemphen at (541) 980-2867,
e-m ail v js@ b e n d n e t.c o m ; or
mailing address: P O Box 644,
W arm Springs.
A p en sale and a b o ttle
drive will both support “Rez
Express.”
The local boys high school
basketball team will be travel
ling to Phoenix, Arizona, for
the 2008 Native American Bas
ketball Invitational (NABI).
Pens are for sale for $3 each.
T o p u rch ase a p e n see
S am m i O ’R eilly o r Val
S q u ie m p h e n . T h e b o ttle
drive will also help raise funds
to cover travel expenses. To
d o n a te b o ttle s , a n d fo r
p ick u p , c o n ta c t S am m i
O ’Reilly, Val Squiemphen or
Rita Squiemphen.
M useum hosts sewing class
T h e M useum at W arm
Springs will host an adult sew
ing class: “Making Boys’ Dance
Outfits.”
T he class will serve eight
individuals on a first-com e
first-serve ba,sis.
T he class will be held in
two sessions, with four indi
viduals per session on the
following dates: January 14,
15, 16, 17 a n d Ja n u a ry
28,29,30,31.
T he sessions will be held
in the education ro o m o f the
musgupi,., F o r more inform a
tio n , c o n ta c t th e m useum
education program.
The class is funded by the
D o rth e a M. L e n sc h fu n d
and sponsored by the Mu
seum at Warm Springs.
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