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% February 28, 2 0 0 8 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 6 Portland Meadows memorial race honors horseman B y L eslie M itts Spilyay Tymoo' Portland Meadows hosted a memorial race in honor of the late Franklin Suppah re cently. Suppah spent years partici pating in the horse racing in dustry, according to two of his sons. Jerry Kohls, manager of racing for Portland Meadows Racetrack, said, “Portland Meadows is always glad to have a memorial race named after a longtime trainer. Mr. Suppah always was very pro fessional as a trainer and a pleasure to work with.” According to his son, Jay Suppah, Franklin started run ning racehorses in the 195Qs and continued to do so until the 1990s. H e ran h orses m ostly throughout the northwest, Jay said, in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and sometimes Califor nia. A ccording to his son Ronald Suppah, he mainly ran in the county fair circuits. Particularly in the early 1960s, Jay said, racing was popular in the Central O r egon region so his father would participate in races in this area frequendy. “At times we would have maybe up to 20 head o f horses,” Jay said. His father, he explained, frequendy took in horses that were unwanted by prior owners or horses that had been injured. After resting the horses and working with them, Jay said, “He would end up with some pretty nice horses.” “ H e ’s always b e e n a g o o d s e le c to r o f h o rse s, a g o o d Photos courtesy of Erin Palmer, Reed Palmer Photography Many people from Warm Springs attended the Franklin “Chin” Suppah Memorial Horse Race at Portland Meadows. In the photo at lower right, Joyce Suppah, Franklin’s daughter, and Jay Suppah, his son, show the horse blanket from the race, which was worn by the number 4 horse. Kah-Nee-Ta hosting job fair Would you like to work sur rounded by spectacular scenery, happy guests and great team mates? If yes, then you should come to the Kah-Nee-Ta job fair. The job fair is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, March 1 in the Wasco Room at Kah- Nee-Ta Lodge. Here is a sample o f some of the job openings at the resort: Food and beverage: servers, bussers, cooks, restaurant super visor, lead steward. Lodging: front desk, night audit; bellman, housekeepers, inspectors. Recreation: lifeguards, cash iers. Casino: slot keyperson, cage cashier, custodian. Spa: nail technicians, LMT’s, estheticians, receptionist. Secu rity. Check out all our openings at www.Kahneeta.com Or call Human Resources at 553-4889. Fundraiser for Simnasho Vols community, Jay said, and of ing industry. “There were a lot of people that came through his life that were involved within the tribal members here,” Jay said. Though Franklin Suppah was very successful in the horse rac ing industry, he remained very humble, Ronald said. “I don’t think that my father really nought rec o g n itio n ,” Ronald explained. “He was a In addition, Ronald said, “He was a pretty darn good trainer.” “He was very successful,” Ronald added. “I think the main part is that, like any job, you have to be committed and dedi cated to it and he was that. He loved racing horses, and it was in his blood and he wanted to excel at it. So he did.” As for the memorial race at Portland Meadows, Jay said, “It te n i n v o l v e d p^eopie fa<an„th& v e ry q u ie t p e r s o n t h a t le t h is w as ,su rp risin g b c c a u s e l saw a actions speak for him.” lot o f the older trainers come judge o f horse flesh. He had a knack fo r p ick in g g o o d horses,” Ronald said. “He spent a lot Ojf time with his race horses,” Jay continued. “I think that was the key to his success is he knew his horses pretty well. If was ah around the clock job.” His father also excelled at working with people from the Tef^rVatibrf in the h o r ^ rac- ■ ■ ££ • 1 t out o f the woodworks down there and came to the race; that was pretty good to see.” ' H e believes the race helped many members of his family to be able to return to the race tracks after his father’s death. “When they had this race it was good to see most o f the family be able to come back to the track and be a part o f it,” Jay said. T h ere will be a fu n d raiser on Friday, March 14, starting at 10 a.m., in the parking lot of the Warm Springs Market. P ro ceed s from the fundraiser will benefit the Simnasho Vols basketball team. The Vols will be trav eling to a tournament in Pendleton on March 28- 30. T he fundraiser in cludes a luncheon plate o f h am b u rg er or cheesburger, potato salad, chips and drink for $5. There will also be baked goods at various prices. T h e te a m g reatly a p p re c i See H O R S E R A C E on 8 ates the support. Conference at Kah-Nee-Ta focuses on meth, HIV prevention A conference on metham phetamine prevention and HIV awareness is set for Kah-Nee- Ta on Thursday and Friday, March 13 and 14. Topics during the Second Northwest Tribes United confer ence will be women and HIV, risk assessm ent, com m unity health plan, and youth involve ment from the Jefferson County School District. Presentations will be by mo tivational speakers Patrick Shin ing Elk and Fara Palmer, tribal Bear Project, elders, youth; com- munity update and health and m eth program for W arm Springs, and many more. The conference will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 13- 14. Meals include breakfast, lunch and dinner on the first day, and breakfast and lunch on the second day. There will be a mini powwow at the Agency Longhouse on Thursday, M arch 13, and a dance for youth on March 14. F or in fo rm atio n co n tact Wayne Miller at 553-3462; or email wmiller@wstribes.org. Notice to resale firewood cutters In 2 0 0 8 th e fo llo w in g changes to resale (com m ercial firew ood) cutting on the W arm Springs In dian R eservation took ef fect: Resale perm its fo r the 2008 season will be sold at the rate o f $10 a cord. The m inim um num ber of c o rd s th a t ca n be p u r chased at one tim e is five. The 2008 resale w ood cutting season will expire on Oct. 31, 2008. E ffe c tiv e M a rc h 3, 2008, resale perm its will be valid for 30 days only from the tim e they are is sued. X you SHOULD BE HERE Especially-; in February, when you and your valentine can warm up in our 92-de9ree hot sprin9$-fed mineral pool, full service spa or live action casino. Great Escape Giveaway Win a Ford Escape 4x4 Sunday, February 17 at 9pm $500 Cash Drawings at7pm & 8pm, Feb 17 Must be present to win. See casino for details. Image may differ from actual vehicle. ——— Williams & Ree . 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