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Page 3 June 5, 2 0 0 8 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon MHS students graduating with honors M adras H igh School se niors Kadie Manion and Kip C ulpus are graduating this year with honors. T h ey b o th h av e m a in tained a grade point average o f 3.6 or higher. M anion, graduating w ith highest honors, will be going to the University o f Oregon in the fall. H er parents are E d M an io n a n d K elly M uskopf. C ulpus, graduating w ith honors, is planning to con tinue working at Kah-Nee-Ta, and th en in the futu re he . wants to study engineering at O regon State University. Elis p a re n ts are E s th e r an d Jonathan Culpus. M ad ras H ig h S ch o o l awards two types o f honors diplomas. A student graduates with ho n o rs by having a 3.6 or better gpa. Dave McMechan/Spilyay Kadie Manion and Kip Culpus are graduating with honors. To graduate with highest hon ors the student m ust have the 3.6 gpa, and take certain hon ors core courses in mathemat ics, English, social studies and science. Elliott Palmer Post commemorates Memorial Day Round Robin in July , — 2008 Hood to Coast Raffle T h e S eco n d A n n u al C o -E d R o u n d R o b in youth softball tournam ent is set for July 25 at the Warm Springs ball fields. Team o r parents may sign their children up at CPS no later than July 18. G ro u p s include rookies (5-8 year-olds), minors (8- 10 year-olds), and majors (11-13 year-olds). For in form ation contact Berni la c k s o n -S p in o at 553- 3209. D rawing to be held June 25, 2008 (N eed n o t b e p re s e n t to win) Tickets are $1 ea or 6 for $5 Items to be raffled: A fghan Q uilt, Lillian P itt Tiles, $50 gas card, Beaded K eychain, Beaded B arrett, R ibbon Shirt, O th er Beaded Item s, $40 G ift C ard (Hollywood Video), 4 Sw im /Slide Passes @ K ah-nee-ta, Swim Passes for M adras Aquatic C enter, and oth er donated items. Kids Camp 2008 at Can yon R an ch C am p is th is m onth. T he Canyon R anih Camp is a privately ow ned Christian camp available to all kids ages 8-13. The camp dates are as fol lows: Girls camp A: June 16- 18. Girls camp B: June 18- 21. A nd all boys cam p on June 23-25. C am p activities include hiking, swimming, climbing, nature watching, field trips, meal preparation, gardening, Bible study and more. Gladys G rant at Canyon Ranch Camp can be reached at 325-2650. T h e m ailing address is C anyon R anch Camp, c /o G ladys G ra n t, 8567 N W Mecca, Madras, O R 97741. Camp sign-up forms are available at th e W arm Springs Community Center. Wtotn Springs Mtokep fadito Arts tod Crdfis 2132 Wrim. Springs St Wdrm Springs, 02 92261 (541)5531592 Toys-Tools-Housewares-Clothing-Crafts-Gifts- Your Bargain Connection O p en M o n d a y-S a t 9:00-6:00 Ç All New All The Time! 71 7 S.W. 5 th St. M a d ra s Or. Alvminvm Wind Spinners Native Pride Hats I NATftifl nlu $ 5 .0 0 T o y s - T o o l s - H o u s e w a re s -C Z I o t h i n g - C Z r a f t s - C j i f t s - In a small ceremony outside three unu sed helm ets w ere a freed blacks and U nion soldiers the tribal courthouse on May 26, good visual symbolic reminder was followed by patriotic sing the W arm Springs V FW Post o f those military veterans w ho ing and a picnic. “M em orial D ay” was first h o n o re d th e U.S. m en an d lost their lives while serving their used as an alternative to D eco w om en w ho have served and country during war. A c c o rd in g to P ro fe s s o r ration Day in 1882, but did not perished while in military service David Blight o f the Yale U ni becom e m o re com m on until to our country. The ceremony included the versity History D epartm ent, the after World War II, and was not display o f five flags, a m em o first memorial day was observed declared the official nam e by rial speech by Elliott Palmer Vet in 1865 by liberated slaves at Federal law until 1967. O n June eran o f Foreign War Post Com th e h is to ric race tra c k in 28,1968, the United States Con m an d er K irby H e a th , an d a C h a rle s to n . T h e site w as a gress passed the U niform H oli fo rm e r C o n fe d e ra te p riso n days Bill, w hich m oved three nine-gun salute. T he tribal courthou se flag camp as well as a mass grave holidays from their traditional was lowered to half-mast in rec for U nion soldiers who had died dates to a specified Monday in ognition o f the sacrifices made while captive. The freed slaves o rd er to create a convenient by the m en and women o f the reinterred the dead Union sol three-day weekend and for the diers from the mass grave to first time recognized Columbus arm ed services. Usually, during the Memorial individual graves, fenced in the Day as a federal holiday. After the memorial ceremony weekend honor ceremony, there graveyard and built an entry arch is a six-person V FW H o n o r declaring it a U nion graveyard; VFW Post "Commander Heath, G uard. T his year the H o n o r a very daring thing to do in the w ho served in the Army during G uard was com posed o f just South shortly after N o rth ’s vic the Vietnam War, stated that the three veterans. T hree unused tory. O n May 30,1868 the freed Warm Springs VFW Post will be h o n o r g u a rd h e lm e ts w ere slaves returned to the graveyard swearing in new post officers for placed on the sidewalk in row with flowers they’d picked from the Elliott Palmer VFW Post next to the H onor G uard com the countryside & decorated the num ber 2417 in June. (This article was submitted by M a r k p o se d o f w ar v ete ra n s P aul individual gravesites, thereby , M atthew s.) Young, Ham ilton Greeley, and creating the 1 st D ecoration Day. A p arad e w ith th o u san d s o f H eath. O ne observer said the T h e stu d e n t m u st also pass the Certificate o f In i tial Mastery. Manion is gradu ating with highest honors. The graduation ceremony at Madras High School will b e th is Saturday, Ju n e 7, starting at 3 p.m. T he gradu ating class includes m o re than 50 students from the W arm Springs com m unity (see pages 8 and 9). T h e trib es’ G rad u atio n B a n q u e t at th e A gency L onghouse will be on the evening o f Wednesday, June 18. The Graduation Banquet is for all students graduating from high school, technical school, college, and graduate school. A bout 10-15 tribal mem bers graduate each year from college, according to the Edu cation Department. Kids camp at Canyon Ranch Camp Toys-Tools-Housewares-Clothing-Crafts-Gifts- r oroi« F o r tickets see: Lex A n quano, K aip o A kaka, J e ff A nspach, Shawn Henry, Rich L ohm an, A ndy L eonard, Leslie D avis, M onica L eonard, Y vette Leecy, A ngela Sanders, Ina Schuster, K arlen Yallup, Saphronia Katchia, Val Squiem phen. Proceeds to help H ood to Coast team wtih van rentals. A ll Products Prepared Fresh Daily J Entrees Roasted Daily TV Featuring Hand Cut U SD A Choice Steaks For Sale BREAKFAST - LUNCH - DINNER X Computer Systems k DeilGXI PC, 17-inch monitor, keyboard and mouse - Complete sys- tern $150. PC only $125. Moni- A tor only, $25. Call the Property De- partment for informa- tion: 553-3295. . f A ll Major Credit Cards Accepted • Senior Menu • Children's Menu • Daily Specials ? 237 S.W. 4th Street, Madras • W-MM. OPEN 6 am-to pm OAIIY ,2-2
