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Page 6 April 24, 2008 Spily^y^Tymoo, Warm Spri'ngsz Oregon Councilwoman attends Democratic platform convention Kah-Nee-Ta offers student scholarships K ah-N ee-Ta H igh D esert Resort and Casino is accepting applications for the 2008 male and female scholarship awards. This opportunity is for Warm Springs tribal members choos ing to further their education at an accredited four-year college as a full time or part time stu dent or enrolled in an accred ited two-year college or voca tional/technical school. Applications will be available at the Warm Springs Education Building and Kah-Nee-Ta’s Hu man Resources Office and must be received by the deadline of July 18 at 5 p.m. O f those applicants meeting the deadline and com pleting their applications, the following will be awarded: Accredited four-year college: One female recipient will be selected to receive $1,000 and a laptop computer (valued up to $500). One female recipient will be B y D a ve M c M e c h a u Spilyay Tymoo selected to receive $500. One male recipient will be selected to receive $1,000 and a laptop computer (valued up to $500). One male recipient will be selected to receive $500. Accredited two-year college, vocational or technical: One female recipient will be selected to receive $500. One male recipient will be selected to receive $500. Application must include the following items: Official high school or sec ondary learning transcript or a copy of GED. Acceptance letter to school; one letter o f recommendation from a supervisor, teacher or clergy; One ,personal letter o f rec ommendation; personal state ment limited to one page listing activities and accomplishments to date, and goal and reasons for seeking higher education. T ribal Councilw om an Aurolyn Stwyer recently met with Chelsea Clinton, who was in Oregon at the Democratic platform convention in Eugene. A bout 300 people were in attendance. “She was amazingly articu late,” Stwyer said o f Chelsea Clinton, 28. Clinton fielded questions from the audience, including question from Stwyer regarding energy production, hydroelectric dams and their devastating im pact on the survival o f salmon. Clinton discussed economic development in general and the Cheney-Bush Energy Bill, which Sen. Hillary Clinton has opposed as unfairly favoring oil compa nies. . Chelsea Clinton talked about her mother’s plans for univer sal health care for Americans, to boost spending for special Photo-courtesy bf Louie .Pitt. Councilwoman Aurolyn Stwyerwith Chelsea Clinton. education and focus more edu cation money on preschoolers, and lower U.S. oil consumption. Councilwoman Stwyer has been a Democratic grass-roots activist for many years, work ing with tribal member Alyssa Macy, who is a national leader for the Native American, “Get out and VOTE” campaign. Twenty-five years ago this week Living Traditions at museum T he M useum at W arm Springs Living Traditions pre sents a live dem onstration featuring traditional foods. The presentation will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 26 Daughter o f Pat and Alvin Schuster o f Wapato, H arriet Juanita Schuster is running for Status Powwow Queen. A 15-year-old eighth-grader at Wapato Junior High School, Harriet enjoys, basketball and dancing and is a member o f the at the M useum at W arm Springs lobby. For m ore inform ation, contact the museum at 553- 3331, ext. 407, the museum Education Program. junior high Indian Club. In other news: Miss Indian Northwest 1982, Trudee Clements will relinquish her title on May 14 at the Miss Indian Northwest Pageant when a new young woman will be se- lected to wear the crown for 1983. Judging for the pageant will be at the Lincoln Hall Audi torium. Elsewhere: The Kah-Nee-Ta Sunday en tertainment calendar has been finalized for the upcoming tour ist season. Entertainment is each Sunday at the Village. The regu lar dance groups will receive $30 for the dancers and $45 for the drummers. Toe ness: These two gtiys were discuss ing life, the first one said, “Yep, I had everything a man could ever want, money, a nice house, the love o f a beautiful and wealthy woman. Then, bong, one day my wife walked in!” Stwyer said she supports Sen. Barak Obama for the D em o cratic n o m in atio n fo r presidenton the Oregon. She is in the Steering Committee with the Oregon Tribal Network for Obama. But Stwyer said she greatly enjoyed meeting with Chelsea Clinton, who also visited Oregon State and Portland State univer sities while in Oregon. Recent visits to Oregon by Chelsea, and her parents are aimed at overcoming the lead that Obama has shown in polls. Obama also campaigned in O r egon and is expected to return, as are the Clintons. The Oregon primary is May 20. Ballots are expected to be mailed out during the first week o f May. 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