Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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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.
We, at the Boys & Girls Club,
hope to continue to build and
Photos courtesy of June Smith
Boys and Girls Club members on root digging field trip.
maintain relationships with other
resources and community part
ners to benefit the youth and
community.
, We look forward to working
with Cyrille throughout the year.
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