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Spilyay Tytnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
High Lookee Lodge providing individual care
B y D a ve M c M e c h a n
Spilyay Tymoo
High Lookee Lodge provides
its residents with their own pri
vate rooms, personal care, meals
that the residents help to plan,
and activities to' stay healthy.
Gardening is a favorite part
o f the day for some of the resi
dents. They grow flowers and
some vegetables.
D uring the sum m er, the
lodge hosts barbecues for the
residents and their families.
An activities coordinator
leads some residents in light
work-outs, and walking is a fa
vorite pastime. Residents at High
Lookee are free to come and go
any time of day.
Playing bingo and watching
movies are also popular activi
ties, said lodge d irector
Lawrence Macy.
Macy directs a staff of 18
employees at the lodge, who
take care of th e ’14 residents,
and maintain the lodge. Staff is
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
High Lookee director Lawrence Macy (standing) visits wtih
residents Susan Gilbert and Dominic Davis.
on hand at the lodge around the
clock. A registered nurse works
there 30 hours per week.
Staff includes an assistant
director, two cooks, mainte -
nance w orkers, and the
caregivers, who make up most
of the lodge employees.
The cooks work from 7 a.m.
to 6 p.m. on alternate days. The
residents meet to decide what
items they would like to see on
the menu.
During the year, on average
there are 18 people living at
High Lookee. H alf are mem
bers o f the C onfederated
Tribes, and others are members
o f different tribes, and some
non-Indians.
High Lookee is a large build
ing, totaling 40,000 square feet,
and the lodge has capacity to
serve more seniors.
High Lookee is funded by the
tribes, and pardy by the state
Senior Services, as the lodge is
a state certified assisted living
facility.
High Lookee has been open
for about seven years.
The lodge, located at 2321
Ollalie Lane, can be reached at
553-1182.
(Note: This is an article in a series
on the departments, enterprises and or-
ganispttions o f the Confederated Tribes
o f Warm Springs.)
Boys and Girls Club taking
summer program sign-ups
The Boys and Girls Club
Warm Springs Branch is ac
cepting sign-ups for the up
coming summer program.
The program, for kids 6
and older, begins on June 16,
and the summer hours will be
12:30 to 5:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
There will be field trips, in
cluding: huckleberry picking,
the Jefferson County Fair,
K ah-N ee-T a,
hiking,
Petersen’s Rock Garden, the
High Desert Museum, mov
ies, Bend ice caves, bowling
(9 and older), and Abby’s and
Bean Park.
Other enrichment activi
ties will include water days,
health fair, trail cooking club,
parades, club tech, reading
club, club garden, language
classes, OSU Extension gar
dening, 4-H Culture Camp.
Summer fees are $5 per
week or $25 for the entire
summer program. Everyone
must register. Fees have to be
paid before attending. The
club will be closed the first
week o f July and the last
week o f August. Call 553-
3161 for more information.
Horse parade at museum in June
T he M useum at Warm
Springs Traditional and Memo
rial Horse Parade will happen
on Thursday, June 26 at the
museum grounds.
“Please join the Museum at
Warm Springs as we provide the
oppourtunity to Warm Springs
•tribal members to show their
horse regalia and to pay respect
to their loved ones who are now
gone and free their bereave
ment.”
Walkers are welcome. The
parade starts at 10 a.m. with the
Spirit o f the Horse reception
and exhibit opening to follow.
Resort and casino offer scholarship awards
K ah-N ee-Ta High D esert
Resort and Casino is accepting
applications for the 2008 male
and female scholarship awards.
This opportunity is for Warm
Springs tribal members choos
ing to further their education at
an accredited four year college
as a full-time or part-time stu
dent or enrolled in an accred
ited two year college or voca
tional-technical school.
Applications will be available
at the Warm Springs Education
Building and Kah-Nee-Ta’s Hu
man Resources Office, and must
be received by the deadline of
July 18 at 5 p.m.
O f those applicants meeting
the deadline and completing
their applications, the following
will be awarded:
Accredited four year college
. One Female recipient will be
In preparation for the upcoming 2008
Graduation Banquet, the Tribal i
Council Education Committee, and
Higher Education is compiling a list of
, ,Aalb^tudeiUsJpraduatine in ¿008."
If yott have a family member -
graduating, and you ’are not sure that
they are on the list, you may call the
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comfhittee at 552!?$ ¿31,
or Higher Educationat 553-33! 1.
Thank you!
K&HNEEIÂ
H IG H DESERT RESORT & CASINO
selected to receive $1,000 and
a laptop computer (valued up
to $500).
One female recipient will be
selected to receive $500.
One male recipient will be se
lected to receive $1,000 and a
laptop computer (valued up to
$500).
One male recipient will be se
lected to receive $500.
Accredited two year college,
vocational or technical.
One female recipient will be
selected to receive $500.
One male recipient will be se
lected 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.
Letter o f recommendation
from a supervisor, teacher or
clergy.
Personal letter of recommen
dation.
Personal statement, limited to
one page.
Activities and accomplish
ments to date.
Goal and reasons for seek
ing higher education.
For more information con
tact Kah-Nee-Ta Human Re
sources at 553-1196, ext. 2401.
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