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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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January 15, 2 0 0 9
Green, 14, has major success with 4-H cattle herd
B y L e s lie M itts
Spilyay Tymoo
Tysen Green admits to being
a Ettle nervous about speaking
in front o f over 1,000 people.
The 14-year-old estimates
that he told his story to about
1,400 people total during a re
cent trip to Las Vegas.
Green, an eighth grader at
Je fferso n C ounty M iddle
School, traveled to Las Vegas to
speak at an annual conference
for the Intertribal Agriculture
Council and the Indian Nations
Conservation Alliance in D e
cember.
The organizations selected
Green to speak about his suc
cess with the 4-H loan program
that he utilized to start his own
cattle herd.
Three years ago Green re
ceived a loan through the 4-H
program to start a cattle herd.
He purchased nine cows and
one bull, and is currendy on his
third batch o f calves.
During his first year with the
herd he had nine heifer calves,
and during his second year he
had eight bull calves that he was
able to sell. So far this year,
Green has four calves.
G reen has been making
yearly loan payments and pro
gressing his herd for the past
several years and is headed into
his fourth year with the loan
program, he said.
As for the future o f his
catde herd, Green said, he has
a couple different ideas.
“I think I want to sell it for
a boat, or just keep going,”
Green said. “I want to be a
fishing guide when I get older,
or just stay out in the brush.”
The idea o f working out
doors away from people and
traffic is appealing to him,
Courtesy photo.
G reen (second from right) m et w ith m any different people
(including rodeo stars) during his visit to Las Vegas.
Green said.
When it comes to the success
o f his herd, Green credits a lot
o f it to his family.
“My dad helped me along the
way,” he said.
Green is the son o f Casey and
Di Green.
Green travelled to the Fla
mingo Hotel and Casino in Las
Vegas for three days.
W hile at the conference,
G reen received a W rangler
Award and also later received a
Pendleton blanket and a plaque.
Many o f his family members,
including his grandparents and
aunts and uncles, were also able
to make the trip to see him
speak. Green said their support
was important to him.
“It was fun,” G reen said.
“They got to see me talk in front
o f a lot of people, and they got
to see me get my award.”
One o f the highlights of the
trip involved a stop at “Cowboy
Christmas,” an annual gift show
hosted by Wrangler, Green said.
He also attended a luncheon
during the conference where
there were cameras for ESPN
and he got to meet several ro
deo stars like Joe Beaver.
Green wishes to thank his
grandmother, Lucinda Green, as
well as his grandmother Roma
and aunt Starla Green for their
fundraising efforts. In addition,
Green wants to thank the com
munity for their support in
sending him to the conference.
Jefferson C ounty Middle
School also receives a thank you
from Green for the support of
his teachers, as well as Fara
Brummer with the OSU Exten
sion and 4-H programs.
In addition, Green wishes to
thank his uncle who stayed to
feed his cows while he travelled
to Las Vegas.
The Intertribal Agriculture
Council and Indian N ations
Conservation Alliance collabo
rate for the annual meeting
where tribes come together to
discuss natural resource and ag
ricultural issues on their land.
According to Fara Brummer
of OSU Extension, Green has
been very successful with the 4-
H loan program. He also suc
ceeded in speaking in front of
the general council session at the
conference, she added.
“H e did really w ell,”
Brummer said. And, she added,
“He did get a standing ovation
at the end o f it.”
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Biggest Loser Challenge beginning soon
The annual Biggest Loser
Challenge is set to begin Janu
ary 26.
The competition aims to help
community members trim off
excess pounds for the final
weigh in this spring.
This year the competition
will keep the same categories as
last year: w om en 49 and
younger, women 50 years old
and older, men 49 and younger,
and men 50 years old and older.
Carolyn Harvey o f Commu
nity Wellness said the categories
changed last year and they de
cided to keep those changes in
tact for the 2009 competition.
According to Harvey, “Mak
ing change is a little bit tougher
when you get older, so I just
thought it would be a more fair
way to do measurements.”
“I think it was, so I ’m going
to do it again this year,” Harvey
said. “I try to be as fair and
square across the board as I can
be.” .
Harvey said they will also be
changing the way they do mea
surements this year. While be
fore competitors were measured.
by weight, waist measurement
and body fat percentage,
Harvey said they’ll be swapping
out the body fat percentage for
a hip measurement.
The reason for the change,
she explained, is that the cali
pers used to measure body fat
percentage aren’t always as ac
curate as they could be.
The competition is aimed at
giving participants a jump start
on weight loss, Harvey said, as
well as educating them about
exercise, nutrition and motiva
tion.
“I think with it being Janu
ary, and it coming after the holi
days, a lot o f people are in the
right frame o f mind to start
making some changes,” Harvey
said. “This is just a way to give
them motivation to do it.” *
Men and women compete in
separate divisions, Harvey said,
because men and women lose
weight differently.
In order to participate, a $10
entry fee is required.
However, the competition is
non-profit— meaning that all
the entry fees are put into a
pool for the winning competi
tors.
The contest is open to any
one 18 years or older who lives
or works in the Warm Springs
community. Measurements must
be taken at the beginning and the
end o f the challenge.
Beginning measurements will
be taken between Jan. 26 andjan.
30 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
daily at the Health and Wellness
Center in Pod A.
Participants just need to go
to the Community Health win
dow and ask to be measured.
N o appointment is necessary.
Ending measurements will be
taken between April 20 and April
24 at the same location and dur
ing the same times.
Awards will be based on a
short essay and the total percent
age o f change in weight, waist
measurement and hip measure
ment.
The essay will address two
questions: what did you do to
make these improvements and
what benefits have you experi
enced from the challenge?
Last year 103 people com-
2008 Lincoln’s Birthday
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pleted the challenge and lost a
total o f 481 pounds.
After 12 weeks, participants
had also trimmed a combined
134 inches off their waists and
120.8 percent o f their body fat.
For the 2008 competition, in
the men 49 and under category,,
first place was awarded to Jason
Smith while Brett Whipple won
second place; for men 50 and
older H arvey Jim w on first
place; for women 49 and under
Lisa H ewlett won first place
while Leslie Davis placed sec
ond and Tiyanna Tuckta won
third place; and for women 50
and older Chris Smith won first
place while Charlene Dawson
won second place.
The com petition is spon
sored by th e C om m unity
Wellness Team, CHET, the Dia
betes Prevention Program and
the I.H.S. N utrition D epart
ment.
For more information, con
tact Carolyn Harvey at 553-
1196, ext. 4166, or by e-mail at
Carolyn. Harvey@ihs.gov.
To honor our daughter
So ray a Y. Mendez “Yaxla”
O utgoing special. For 8-
12 y e a r o ld g irls , O p e n
D ance (fancy, jingle, trad i
tional). Saturday evening,
February 14, 2009.
First place w inner: Shell
dress and money.
S e c o n d p la c e w in n e r:
Beaded bag and money.
T h ir d p la c e w in n e r:
Beaded hair ties, medallion
COME GET ALL SHOOK
UP AT KAH*NEE*TA!
— b y L eslie Mitts
SATURDAY, JAN. 17 th
Public Announcement - Availability of Funds
The Special Transpor
tation Fund (STF) Advi
sory Committee in Warm
Springs announces the
oppo rtu n ity for e ligible
transportation providers
to a p p ly fo r an O ld e r
Adults and People with
D is a b ilitie s
G ra n t.
Funds are allocated to the
Warm Springs STF Advi
sory Committee by the Or
egon Department of Trans
portation. G rant ap p lica
tions are for the 2009-2011
Biennium. Projects provid
ing transportation services
for seniors and people with
disabilities are eligible for
grant funding. Applications
are available at the Public
Transit Division W eb site:
www.oregon.gov/ODOT/PT/
The application packet in
cludes instructions and eligi
bility guidelines. Applications
su b m itte d fo r p ro je c ts in
and money.
A ll dancers w ill receive
a consolation prize.
W e hope to see you at
the 2009 Lincoln’s Birthday
Pow w ow in Sim nasho.
F or m ore inform ation or
questions, please contact
Jo y R am irez at (541 ) 777-
9220 o r em ail at:
joyjoseramirez@yahoo.com.
Join us for our 4th annual birthday tribute to the
King. Justin Shandor from Las Vegas returns with
his incredible portrayal of the King of Rock and
Roll! Show is $5. Doors open at 8:00pm. Show
beginsat8:30pm. Enjoy Buddy Holly music during
intermission. Ages 21 & older. Elvis Package for
$89 - includes free tickets.
Warm Springs must be
submitted to the STF Ad
visory Committee , not
later than 5 p.m. on Fri
day, January 30. Contact
Lonny Macy at 553-3270
or LMacy@wstribes.org
for more information.
W a r m S p rin g s
L ib ra r y o p e n
M onday-
SUNDAY. JAN. 18 th
T h u rs d a y
They've been buffed, trained, w orked on, worked
out, staged, choreographed and are presented
for the sole purpose of entertaining. Get ready
ladies! The Chippendales are going to pump
you up! Doors open at 6:30pm. Show begins at
7:00pm. Tickets $15 and $10. On sale now. Call
today! Ages 21 & older. Stay for just $79.
T he W arm Springs
Community Library is lo
cated in the Family Re
source Center.
The library is open
Monday through Thurs
day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
and on Friday from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
There are computers
available for Internet ac
cess, as well as daily news
papers. For more infor
mation, call 553-3462.
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HIGH DESERT RESORT & CASINO
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The n e x t deadline to
submit items forpublication
in the Spilyay Tymoo is Fri
day, Jan. 23.
Thankyou.
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