Spilyay Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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Students: ‘It was awesome
(Continued from page 1)
A ccording to B ryson
Spino, a 13-year-old seventh
grader, the best part was see
ing a player slam dunk the
ball.
Spino added that the re
ward o f a trip to a basketball
game serves as excellent in
centive to continue having
good attendance— “to keep
going to the Blazers,” he said.
Ashley Kaltsukis, a 13-
year-old seventh grader,
agreed that seeing a player
make a slam dunk was the best
part. “It was awesome,” she said
of the experience.
A ccording to S hoshanna
Street, a 12-yea’r -old seventh
grader, “My favorite part was
when the mascot dunked it.”
Jhaylen Yeahquo, a 12-year-
old seventh grader, first said his
favorite part was watching the
game but changed his mind to
enjoying the food. “Because it
was good,” he explained.
Kaleb Smith, a 13-year-old
seventh grader, had one simple
thing to säy about the game:
“It was fun.”
In Alex Danzuka’s opin
ion, the trip was also educa
tional. “We learned how to
behave on the bus,” said the
11-year-old sixth grader.
O ther students said the
best part was when the game
w ent in to o v ertim e— rhe
Nuggets eventually defeated
the Blazers by two points.
— by Leslie Mitts
New program encourages volunteers
B y L e slie M itts
4 Spilyay Tymoo
Community members inter
ested in' volunteering are being
e n c o u ra g e d .. tct. cto.,SQ-rhxopgh ..a-
new local project,
I Volunteers are being sought
: locally in conjunction with a
• project for the Department of
I Human Services.
I Therese Helton, the commu-
| nity development coordinator
; for DHS, said they are currently
¡ working on a pilot project to
, develop volunteerism' in com-
• munities in Jefferson County.
I Because o f that, she said,
! “We’re here in Warm Springs
; three days a week at the human
• resources building. We’ll be go-
’ ing out in the community to let
« people know about it and what
■ we have been doing.”
'
In addition, she said, they
I have met with different commu-
j
■ nity partners.
; “I meet with them to find
¡out if they use volunteers,” she
I explained.
I Currently DHS is offering
| background checks and screen-
j ing for volunteers, as well as
; making volunteer identification
{ badges. In addition, Helton said,
| they’ll be conducting a volunteer
’ appreciation event later this year.
“The main thing is to get
people knowing about it and in
volved and interested in volun
teering,” Helton said.
Currently Helton said there
are not as many active volun
teers in Warm Springs as there
are in other communities.
j Program goals include: rec-
I ognizing volunteers as a valuable
| part o f the community; provid-
i ing for citizen and community
’ involvement; developing com-
Those interested in volun
teering can fill out a form list
ing their interests, skills or hob
bies to be placed in a suitable
volunteer environment.
p e o p le w ith o p p o r t u n i ties f o r .. ... J < V .m pUj tiiforni,i|pt)iiT cujt-
training,, personal growth and H e lto n a t (541) 4 7 5 -6 1 3 1 , ex-
ten sio n 208, or e-mail
advancement.”
Programs with volunteer op therese.m.helton@state.or.us.
portunities in Warm Springs'in
clude: STARS, Deer Ridge Cor
rectional Institution, Self Suffi
ciency Program, High Lookee
Lodge, Warm Springs Senior
Center, Warm Springs Social
Services, Warm Springs Com
modities, Warm Springs Man
aged Care, Boys and Girls Club,
W arm Spring E Ç E , W arm
Springs W orkforce D evelop
ment, Warm Springs Vocational
Rehab, OSU Extension, and
W arm Springs C om m unity
Counseling among others.
In addition to volunteers be
ing needed, Helton said she also
wants to know what the com
munity thinks.
She’s interested in area where
the community thinks there is a
need for volunteers especially,
she said.
According to Helton, “I need
to find out other projects that
the community m ight have.”
She is also working with the
OSU extension office and 4H
program to develop potential
. after-school activities.
Especially in February, when you and your valentine can warm up in our
S taff m em bers are also
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w orking on the F irst B ook
Project. The project will help
distribute brand new books to
local youth.
For more information, you
can visit the Human Resource
Building on Monday, Tuesday or
Thursday between 9:30 a.m. and
$500 Cash Drawings at7pm & 8pm, Feb 17
2 p.m. to speak with Helton or
Must be present to win. See casino for details,
other staff members.
munity partnerships to meet lo
cal needs; recruiting, screening
and placing volunteers.
According to the DHS bro
chure, “Volunteering provides
T o o ls -H o u s e w a r e s -C lo th in g -C r a fts -G ifts
Leslie Mitts/Spilyay
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