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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 3 April 10, 2 0 0 8 Church group helps improve biking at ECE B y L e slie M itts Spilyay Tymoo Students at Early Childhood E ducation are enjoying newly com pleted bike paths along with new donated bike helmets. The bike paths and helmets are gifts from a youth group o f the O reg o n C ity E vangelical C hurch. T h e g ro u p cam e to W arm Springs during spring break in order to complete the project. T h e y tra v e le d to W arm Springs w ith 61 people total— and 44 m em bers o f the group were middle school youth aim ing to get w ork done during their break from school. They donated 178 bike hel mets and com pleted 300 feet o f bike paths for the EC E students. B ut that’s not all they did: the students also pitched in on other projects and worked to clean up the area around the church. Snuffle Smith suggested the bike path project after church m em bers asked her about any projects needing to be completed in the community. Leslie MittsZSpilyay Members of the Oregon City Evangelical Church chose the project at ECE to complete during their spring break mission trip. Because the bike paths were unfinished and som e children didn’t own bike helmets, Smith said, they were unable to allow children to use the bike paths. Because the tribes’ don’t always have the resources o r funding for projects like that, she said, it w as an ideal p ro je c t fo r th e church group to complete. “The program needed either grass o r a bike path,” Smith ex plained. I t’s som ething that she believes the. children will benefit from a lot, Smith added. “It really makes a difference for them to come out and re lease th e ir en erg y o n so m e thing,” Smith said. “It’s just go ing to make a w orld o f differ en ce fo r e v ery o n e h e re at ECE.” T hose with the church also started a project for CPS— bags for boys and girls were purchased and filled with hygiene and cloth ing items to be handed out to Bottle drive fo r g ra d p a rty families with foster children. “T hat’s going to be an ongo ing project for them also,” Smith said. A cco rd in g to P a sto r J o s h Shelton, the youth raised about $1,600 to pay for supplies and the bike helmets. Fundraisers included everything from selling Christm as w reaths to hosting dinners, and they also received donations from people in their church. A ccording to S helton, the youth w anted a chance to get som e w ork done during their spring break. “They have an attitude for serv an t h o o d ,” S helton said. “W arm Springs is a wonderful place fo r th em to com e and work.” Its not the first time O regon City E vangelical C h u rch has com e to W arm Springs. Last year a youth group completed a fencing project in Simnasho, and th e church has m ade regular mission trips to the area. “ O u r chu rch has a strong passion and love for the people over here,” Shelton said. BEYOND Organizers o f the Ma dras High School 2008 All N ight D rug- and Alcohol- Free G raduation Party are holding a can and bottle drive on Saturday, April 19 at Ralphs T V in M adras from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Voc rehab hosting training day for hearing impaired T h e W arm S prings V oca tional R ehabilitation D e p a rt m ent will host a free one-day iff service o n deafness, hearing' im pairm ent and assistive tech nology at High-Lookee Lodge on Tuesday, April 22, from 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. This training is open to all? community mem bers, but space ’ is limited. Lunch will be provided for all who register. Call 553-4952 to reserve your seat. Home Furnishing & Design Center 10-50% off Select Items (in-stock only) Ralph's Furniture & T.V. Oieya« tm Legal Aid Services of Oregon provides fre e a s s is ta n c e to low -in co m e Oregonians In many civil cases. Speak with an attorney during drop-ln hours 1 to 4 p.m. on the first Monday of the 525 S.E. 5th Street Madras, OR 97741 (541) 475-2578 month at the Family Resources Center In Warm Springs. Or call us at 385-6944 Monday through Wednesday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. o/ 0/ New Items Arriving Soon! Sale Ends April 23rd Monday — Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. 346 S.W. Culver Hwy, Madras, O R 97741 S4I-350-424I
