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Spilyay Tyrnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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Place for Kids offers after school activities
Kah-Nee-Ta donates to kids program
The Place for Kids is accept
ing new members. Cost is just
$25 for the w hole 2008-09
school year.
Children always have fun at
the Place for Kids, said director
June Smith. Activities at the club
include arts and crafts, special
field trips, language lessons, out
side activities and gameroom
tournaments. A snack is always
provided.
Each child will need a mem
bership form and fee turned in
to attend the Place for Kids af
ter-school program, which be
gins Sept. 3.
The club is open Monday-
Friday, from after school until
6 p.m.
Come sign up at 1107 Wasco
Street, or call the club at 553-
3161.
Results tallied for Cascade Lakes Relay raffle
Justine Thomas/Spilyay
Dimitri Dillard, Carol Garcia, Kesley Nambo and Autumn Gifford from Kah-Nee-Ta (top,
left to right) present their donation to June Smith, Jiana Smith-Francis and Lynden Harry
at a Place for Kids Club.
Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert
R esort donated $50 to A
Place for Kids Club after
their float won Best of Show
in the Jefferson County Fair
Parade.
D im itri D illard, Carol
Garcia, A utum n G ifford,
Kesley Nam bo, and Mary
Kay and Jason Wilhams all
worked on the float that took
the top prize during the fair’s
parade.
Dillard, Garcia, Gifford and
Nambo presented their $50 win
nings to June Smith, director of
A Place for Kids Club.
“We wish it could have been
more but we figured it could
help,” Nambo said.
A Place for Kids Club
opened after the local chap
ter o f the Boys and Girls
Club closed last month for fi
nancial reasons.
A Place for Kids Club pro
vides daily activities, snacks
and fun to kids ages six to 18.
The following are the results
o f the recent Cascades Lakes
Relay raffle (item, winner, and
donated by):
P endleton blanket, Larry
Scott Jr., Robin Smith. Beaded
n eck lace/b racelet,
Lois
Squiemphen, Lucinda Heath.
Beaded key chain, Jam es
Katchia, Danni Katchia.
Fifty-dollar gas card, Cinda
Heath, Team. Beaded necklace,
A licia T h o m sp o n , D anni
Katchia.
Mary Kay gift basket, Jayden
Davis, Brigette Whipple.
Avon gift certificate, Kody
Kohlen, Tashina Smith.
Avon gift certificate,
Sharlayne G arcia, T ashina
Smith. Avon gift certificate,
Kody Kohlen, Tashina Smith.
P en d leto n purse, K ody
Kohlen, Chris Smith. Pendleton
purse, Sandra Danzuka, Chris
Smith. B eaded jewelry set,
Delcie Scott, Brigette Whipple.
Beaded eagle head medal-
lion, Larry Scott, Chris Smith.
Afghan, Leroy Smith, Nancy
Seyler. E arrings, Y vonne
Iverson, Danni Katchia.
T w enty-dollars, H eath er
A lford, Ju an ita Sim pson.
Twenty-dollars, Tracy Reese,
Juanita Simpson.
Thank you everyone for your
support. Please call Robin Smith
at 553-1131 ext. 229 to make
arrangements to pick up your
raffle item.
Family gatherings at Kah-Nee-Ta stables
Sanctuary will be hosting free
family gatherings on the first
Sunday of every month.
The event takes place from
6-7:30 p.m. at the stables at Kah-
Nee-Ta.
Families can attend for. free
round pen lessons, pony rides
and root beer floats.
Call 460-0177 with any ques
tions.
— by Leslie Mitts
Yakama Nation hosting alcohol recovery month activities
The Yakama Nation will
h o st A lcohol Recovery
Month activities in Septem
ber. On Friday and Saturday,
Sept. 5-6, the nation will host
the Sixth Recovery M onth
Powwow at Toppenish.
O n Friday, Sept. 5, Grand
Entry will be at 7 p.m.
On Saturday, Sept. 6, Grand
Entry will be at 6 p.m. There
will be a potato dance, drawings,
musical chairs, hoop dance,
one-man hand, drum contest,
sobriety count-down. Clean
and sober campout is Sept.
5-6.
Contact Yakama Nation
Alcoholism at (509) 865-
5121 ext. 4455.
Biggs Bridge closure re-scheduled to begin Sept. 8
Full closure o f Biggs Bridge
has been re-scheduled to begin
on Monday, Sept. 8.
I Earlier, full closure had been
scheduled to begin on Sept. 3.
After Sept. 8, the bridge will
remain closed 24 hours a day,
seven days a week until Dec. 30.
For now, there is partial clo
sure; of the bridge, The partial
closure is at nighttime, when a
single lane is closed and the open
lane controlled by flaggers at the
Biggs Bridge.
The partial closure is from
10 p.m. to 6 aun.j and will con
tinue. through until the full clo
sure date.
Important notice regarding address numbers
All buildings and homes
must display assigned ad
dress numbers according to
standards set by the Con
federated Tribes of Warm
Springs Land Services Office.
Numbers must be easily vis
ible and legible for emergency
responders. Electrical service
w ill not be provided to ad-
dresses that do not meet
these standards. For more
in fo rm a tio n co n ta ct th e
Land Services Office at 553-
3270.
Courtesy photo.
Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort entered a float In the 2008 Jefferson County Fair and
Rodeo Parade. The Kah-Nee-Ta entry won the Best In Show prize In the parade.
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