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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 3 May 8, 2 0 0 8 Collage of Culture returns on May 16-17 Funding group tours reservation B y L eslie M itts Spilyay Tymoo Grant Makers of Oregon and Southwest Washington traveled to Warm Springs re- cendy aiming to learn more about the area and the cur rent needs and opportunities for grants. \ A group o f representa tives. from over 20 funding organizations had the chance to tour the reservation as well as meet with tribal leadership to discuss ways in \yhich grant money could help ¡local orga nizations. Joyce White, executive di rector o f the orgariization, said G rant Makers o f O r egon and Southwest Washing ton is a trade associationfor those who are affiliated with a grant-making association. Because som e o f th e funding groups were unfamil iar with living conditions on an Indian reservation or had never been to a reservation, White said, the trip served to educate participants o f local culture and current needs. “They’rè all wanting to use their resources in the best and m o st effective way,” Representatives from various grant programs spent time touring Warm Springs as well as Sherar’s Bridge and other areas, where they had the opportunity to learn about petroglyphs. White explained. D uring the trip the group took a driving tour of the res ervation. Several community m em b ers serv ed as to u r guides tô educate participants about local culture and the his tory o f the Warm Springs res ervation. In addition to a guided tour o f the M usefim at W arm Springs, the group toured Warm Springs Forest Product Indus tries, the language program , Early C hildhood E ducation, I.H.S., and the Pelton Round Butte Dam. The group also enjoyed a din ner and presentation o f tradi tional foods and dance at the longhouse at Simnasho. During the second day of the Members compete in gameroom tourney two-day trip, the group spoke with tribal leadership to learn about tribal finance and later toured Sherar’s Bridge and vis ited Horsethief Lake. Overall, White said, the trip was very effective and enjoyable. “Everyone has been really, really wonder ful,” she said. Club members learn root digging skills June A. Smith June A. Smith Executive director, hoys & Girls Club Warm Springs Branch Executive director, Boys & Girls Club Warm Springs Branch In April we had ten local club members participate in an annual event held at the Bend Club. In April, we took groups of kids, including some parents, out root digging with the current 2008 Miss Warm Springs and Theycom petecl against 55 T rib a l Y o u th C o o rd in a to r, Cyrille Mitchell. other youth from surround ing Boys & Girls Clubs in events such as foosball, pool, chess, checkers, table tennis, and bumper pool. The kids enjoyed the trip and the opportunity to see another club. J ’von Sm ith w on first place in table tennis — Good job! We wish him good luck Members Waymon Harry, Daprl Miller, Izraii Mendez, Dellna Culpus, Lynden Harry, J’von Smith, Soraya Mendez and Kaliyah Iverson (hr back row); Klani Picard, Hekili Harry and Kyeowna Miller (l-r front row). when he travels to Lebannon, Oregon to compete in the State Gám esroom Com petition on May 17, Congratulations, Boys & Girls Club Staff & kids. The Fifteenth Annual Collage be under the big tent. Also new to the Collage is o f Culture is right around the corner. The Collage will be Fri Lowes H om e Im p ro v em en t day and Saturday, May 16-17, from Redmond. They are com at the Jefferson County Fair ing with toy kits for kids to learn how to make wooden toys. ’ grounds. The headline entertainment The Collage also welcomes this yeaf is the Little River back the Central Oregon Bass Club with “Casting for Kids.” Band. O n Saturday at the Collage, On Saturday, they will be hold there will be the traditional cul ing their regional contest with the tural performances, including winner going to the State com drumming and dancing by tribal petition. New this year is the Cultural members. Friday night at the Collage is Center, with history and other for adults 21 and over, as the displays from the Museum at event is a first-ever brew fest at Warm Springs, the Jefferson the Collage, sponsored by US County Museum and Historical Society, the High D esert Mu Bank. ! This year the Collage is wel seum and OSU Extension. coming back the Oregon Mu And o f course there are the seum o f Science and Industry fam ous H o t-A ir Balloons (OMSI), which will display their launching all week of the Col Science Fair, hands on fun for lage. Tickets for the Collage are all ages. During Saturday, May 17, the on sale at the Madras-Jefferson Collage will feature entertain C ounty C ham ber o f C om ment at the pavilion, next to the merce. Tickets are $5 each, kids 1? food court. E ntertainers include belly and under are free. I f you choose to buy your dancers, rock and roll, Hebrew ticket at the gate it will be $5 and rap. New to the Collage, the Gold until 4 p.m. After that the price Wing Touring Association will is $10. We had about 45 participants go out and use an actual “cupin” to dig various roots. For some o f the kids it was a new learning experience. Many o f the kids enjoyed dig ging in the dirt and finding dif ferent sizes of roots. 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