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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Ellsbury fans excited as season nears
B y D ave M cM echan
Spilyay Tymoo
Major League Baseball this
year has an added meaning for
many Warm Springs residents.
“We’re very excited about this
season,” said baseball fan Dawn
Sm ith, principal o f W arm
Springs Elem entary School.
“We’re planning to get tickets to
the M ariners w hen B oston
comes to Seatde.”
The extra excitem ent this
year for local residents is Jacoby
Ellsbury, who is likely to start in
center field for the defending
World Champion Boston Red
Sox.
Ellsbury, 24, is the hometown
hero o f W arm Springs and
Madras, where he grew up and
first played baseball. He is a
graduate o f M adras H igh
School.
Ellsbury last week became the
subject of some baseball discus
sion when Coco Crisp said he
would probably talk to the Red
Sox ab o u t being trad ed if
Ellsbury becomes the starter.
Crisp, 28, was the starting
center fielder in Boston most of
last season, while Ellsbury was
a Double-A Portland.
But during the regular season
Ellsbury played in started 26
games for the Red Sox, hitting
Last week, after Crisp indi
cated he would maybe want to
be traded if Ellsbury becomes
the starter, the consensus among
sports-talk radio hosts was that
Ellsbury would likely be the
starter.
No. 46 jerseys
The Eastbay sports store featured Ellsbury on the cover of Its
recent publication.
safely in 23 of them and finish
ing the season with a .353 aver
age with nine stolen bases in 33
games.
Then Crisp hit .182 in the
first eight postseason games,
Ellsbury became the starter in
Game 6 o f the AL champion
ship series, hitting .375 in the
remaining six games, including
the four-gam e W orld Series
sweep against Colorado.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central
Oregon realigns organization
Boys & Girls Clubs of Cen
tral Oregon, a leading youth re
lated nonprofit, announced a re-
; organization of its structure and
• leadership to align its operations
'.with the ovyrallpiissipnspfjtelp-
J ing Central’Oregon youth fSacTi'
$ their full potential as caring and
; responsible citizens. *
Boys & Girls Clubs of Cen-
■ tral Oregon is working to effec-
■ tively leverage their strengths to
' capture future opportunities for
I grow th and sustainability
I throughout the six communities
j they serve.
“Boys & Girls Club is con
,
Kay Baker, superinten
dent of the Jefferson
County School D istrict
509-J, will be in Warm
Springs twice each month
to meet with parents or
other community mem
bers regarding the school
system. Baker will be in
the tribal administration
building, conference room
2, on the first Tuesday of
every month from 11 a.m.-
12:30 p.m.; and on the
third Tuesday of each
month from 8:30-11:30
a.m.
First come first serve, first
eight teams in each division
will be accepted.
Awards: first,, second,
third, All-Stars, MVP.
For inform ation contact
Trey Leonard, tournam ent
d irecto r, at 325-1307; or
mailing address at PO Box
1457, Warm Springs, 97761;
em ail
at
deonard@wstribes.org.
Or
co n tact
Val
Squiemphen, 980-2867; mail
ing address PO Box 644,
W arm
Springs;
em ail
vjs@bendnet.com.
Jones
Auto Sales
1987 Jeep Wagoneer
Red
Was $2,500
This week $1,750
QUALITY
BUSINESS
SERVICE
1992 Olds Bravada
Leather
Book $3,800
This week $2,495
1995 Jeep Grand
Cherokee Limited 4x4
Red, leather; adto
was $6,995
This week $5,995
475-2259
1996 Ford Aspire 5-speed,
over 40mpg
Book $2,410
This week $1,995
Mirice
1996 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
Book $5,495
This week $3,995
Automotive
& Towing
Mercury Sable
White, Leather, auto
Was $4,995
This week $3,995
755 S.W. Hwy 97, Madras, OR 97741
Largest selection
of pre-owned vehicles in Madras.
CALL 475-6663
A few other Specials THIS WEEK:
1998 Ford Contour................................................. $2,995
1998 Ford Expedition 4 x4.................. ...................$7,995
or stop by for an appointment
1995 Nissan Sentra G X E .................... ..................$2,995
-Approved Auto Repair
-Approved Towing
1998 Ford Taurus Wagon,
seats 8
was$5,810
this week $4,995
1997 Subaru
AWD, 5spd, 118K miles
was $6,495
this week $5,495
1996 Ford Taurus, green
(stock #110804)
was $3,495
this week $2,495
Chevrolet AWD Minivan
(stock # 103103), seats 8
was $3,995
this week $2,995
Over 40 cars and trucks to choose from.
M O S T U N D E R $ 3 ,0 0 0 .
Jones Auto Sales is located ju st north o f
Ahern’s Market in Madras.
380 N. Highway 26, Madras, Oregon 97741
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The Third Times a Charm
Holiday Youth Basketball
Tournament has been post
poned from this m onth to
Friday-Saturday, March 7-9,
at the Warm Springs Com
munity Center.
Divisions are first-fifth
grades (co-ed); and sixth-
eighth grades (co-ed). Must
show p ro o f o f grade and
must have photo identifica
tion, no exceptions.
Limit: eight teams both di
visions, limit of eight players
per team, both divisions. E n
try fee is $100, both divisions.
Cash or money orders only.
tinuing to grow at a rapid pace.
We are reaching more and more
children daily and are reshaping
161 NE Fifth Street, Madras
Boys and Girls Clubs o f Cen-
■
tral Oregon to optimize the po-.
R o b e rt G e m a e h lic h , EA
teigtial tq tj^alseja <^fifisrencq$ ir^
g ,
otir com m unlty^youyla^said ^^i-
Chris Severin, chief volunteer
Am y Bergum, Licensed Tax Preparer
officer.
“ We believe in having a more'
focused organization, supported
by our staff, communities and
ELECTRONIC FILING AVAILABLE
individual efforts.”
U nder the new structure,
T ax e s - B o o k k e e p in g - P a y ro ll
BGCCO is currently seeking to ‘
fill the vacant prcsidcnt/CPO .
position.
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S c ra m b le
to u rn a m e n t
to b e n e fit
g o lf te a m s
A fundraiser to support the
high school golf teams in the
region, including Madras High
School, is set for Saturday, April
12 at Eagle C rest R esort
Course.
T he G o lf on the Links
fundraiser will be an 18-hole
four person scramble. $75 per
person, $300 per foursom e.
Cost includes golf, golf cart,
unlimited range balls and lunch.
To enter, send entry fee to:
“ G o lf o n the L inks”
Fundraiser,
Bend High School,
c /o Rusty Clemons, 230 N E
6th St., Bend, OR 97701.
Questions: Contact Rusty
Clemons (383-6290), Candace
Brink (504-2315) or,D an Hiatt
(771-8898).
Ellsbury is a favorite player
not only o f baseball fans in
Madras and Warm Springs, but
throughout the region.
A sports store in Bend, Pro
Image, is carrying a large quan
tity of Ellsbury items, such as
his number 46 jerseys and t-
shirts.
P ro Im age ow ner Tim m
Bartlett said he expects the ship
m ent o f items to arrive this
week. He can be reached at 749-
4281 to check on whether the
items have arrived yet.
The jerseys come in three
colors: home, away and alter
nate, which are white, red or
grey.
The jerseys go for $109. The
t-shirts are more affordable, said
Bartlett.
Pro Image also has framed
and matted pictures o f Ellsbury
from 2007 World Series. Pro
Image is located in the Cascade
Village Shopping Center in Bend
at 63455 N. Highway 97.
‘Third Times a Charm’
youth tourney in March
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