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March 13, 20 0 8 Spilyay Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 8 Heath honored with memorial race at Meadows B y L e s lie M itts Spilyay Tymoo Martinez Heath was hon ored with a memorial race at Portland Meadows Racetrack recently. A renow ned thorough bred jockey, Heath died in October 2006. Nicknamed Peanuts for his size, Heath was the son o f the late W arm Springs Chief Nathan Heath. According to his nephew, R obert H eath, “H e was a hell o f a rider. There’s never b e e n a h o rse th a t he couldn’t ride.” As for the memorial race, Heath said, “It’s an honor to be remembered. It’d make a whole lot of difference if you honor a person when they’re alive rather than when they’re gone.” Still, Heath said, “It’s a real good honor for him to have this.” H eath was b o rn in Sim nasho, on the W arm Springs Indian Reservation, May 4,1945. He began receiving recog nition for his skill as a jockey as early as age 16. After seeing Heath ride at Portland Meadows, Hall o f Fam e jockey Jo h n n y Longden took Heath on as an apprentice. H eath w ent on to ride seven winning races in one Family and friends (above) of the late Martinez Heath show the blankets from the recent Memorial Horse Race in his honor, held at Portland Meadows. N o t too late fo r baseball, softball signups It is not too late to sign up for baseball and softball. Any one interested should check in at the Warm Springs Commu nity Center. O r call D an n i Katchia at 325-6790; Louella Jackson at 553-0441; or Julie Mitchell at 777-0473 to get.your paperwork in. Please bring the following to complete the applications to be eligible for tryouts and the 2008 season: Three proofs o f resi dency (such phone bill, drivers license, utility bill, car registra tion or insurance card, etc.) Birth Certificate. Fees. Warm Springs fundamentals will be Monday and Tuesday, March 17- 18. Warm Springs tryouts are Wednesday March 19 for girls; and Thursday March 20 for boys at the Pappoose fields in Warm Springs. --- day in Fresno, California, in 1963. In 1966 he won 105 win ning races, and Heath later rode the horse Renewed Vigor to vic tory in the Equipoise Mile in Chicago in 1967. D uring his 25-year career, Heath rode at many major race tracks around the country. Heath was known for being a force to be reckoned with on the racetrack, and for having a quick smile and making friends easily. Martinez Heath was one o f nine children born to Nathan and Tally Heath. Martinez is survived by two dau g h ters, M ariah M artin a H eath and T iffany Rose Heath, and three grandchil dren, all o f California. O ther survivors include b ro th e rs, W arm Springs Chief Delvis H eath, Sand ers and Benson H eath, and sister N ola Queahpama: all o f Warm Springs. H e was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters. Need help with a legal problem? Legal Aid S e rv ic e s o f O regon p ro v id e s fre e assistance to low-income Oregonians in many civil cases. Speak w ith an attorney during drop-in hours 1 to 4 p.m. on the first Monday of the month at the Family Resources Center in Warm Springs. Or call us at 385-6944 M onday th ro u g h | Wednesday between 10 a.m. and 2 p. m. N Fluhr — (Continued from page 1) One o f his favorite things to do is help his m other, Zack added. “It’s great. She’s kind o f like the top boss.” In Sherman County, Lynn’s husband Glenn also serves as assistant fire chief in addition to running their trucking company. . According to G lenn, they make sure to spend quality time as a family no matter how busy they are with so many careers. As for his wife, Glenn said, “I’m very proud of her. There’s not a day that goes by that I’m not proud o f her. She’s really accomplished a lot.” “It’s really neat to see how well she works with people to get things accomplished for the b e tte r o f th e com m unity,” Glenn added. So far Lynn has done plenty to improve the Sherman County station, including applying for numerous grants. So far they have received over $300,000 in grants— a huge addition to their $39,000 budget. “It’s always a blessing to get a fire grant,” Fluhr said. “We replaced our first structure en gine in 2005 and it hadn’t been replaced since 1974.” A career in the fire industry is som ething Fluhr said she Lynn Fluhr would recommend— especially if helping people is something you enjoy. However, she added, you have to have a certain mindset to not let thing affect you negatively. H er proudest accomplish ment so far include the honors of serving as fire chief, Fluhr said. But don’t expect her to take all the credit. “My motto is it’s a team ef fort; it’s not me,” she said. And it’s not something she could accom plish w ith o u t people behind her—“ I have the best, encouraging people in my husband and my mom and dad,” Fluhr said. -Stuart von Borstel fifst met Fluhr when an outgoing fire chief o f the South Sherman County District suggested her as a replacement. After several years with Fluhr as fire chief, von Borstel said, “It’s miracu lous what she’s done for us.” “Her enthusiasm and her en ergy is going to be impossible to replace,” von Borstel said. “I ’ve never seen anybody that I ’ve felt was a harder worker.” In fact, von Borstel said, his son volunteers with the depart ment and works with Fluhr and her husband. “He absolutely loves working with those two,” von Borstel said. “He said he’d do anything for Lynn. She doesn’t demand stuff, she just has a respect of the volunteers and she has a re spect o f the board. 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