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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 2009)
February 12, 2 0 0 9 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Pgge 2 Meetings set for Kah-Nee-Ta salmon bake dancers, cooks A great time at Tribal Ski Days B y R achel Leo For the Spilyay should be getting additional snow between now and the next tribal ski day, set for March 13' This year marked the fifth season that Meadows has hosted the Tribal Ski Days. This year saw the most par ticipation, w ith 65 tribal members attending, along with 12 employees from the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. In addition to providing the bus from Warm Springs to the ski area, Mt. H ood Meadows Ski Resort sup plied chair lift tickets, ski and snowboard equipment, lessons from professional ski and snowboard instruc tors, and pizza for lunch. More than 45 tribal mem ber youth and their adult chaperones recendy enjoyed a free day of skiing at Mt. Hood Meadows. In all, 75 tribal members and their guests attended th e activity, h o ste d by Meadows. It was a perfect morning for skiing, with a light half- inch dusting of snow on the 83—inch packed base. Afternoon temperatures peaked at around 60 degrees, which caused the snow to soften. This made the snow a bit soft in the afternoon. E xperienced skiers com mented that it really felt like “spring skiing” conditions. B ut the m eteorologist w ho predicts the annual weather for Mt. Hood pre dicted that “winter is not over yet.” The mountain, he said, Sewing for feast, memorials A g o lf to u rn a m e n t this month at Kah-Nee-Ta will ben efit the Madras High School boys and girls golf teams The tournam ent will be a four-person scramble format, shotgun start at 11 a.m. on Sun day, Feb. 22. Entry fee is $40 a person, which includes green fees, carts, kp’s and long-putts. Putting string, $5 each, two per team, one string per 9 holes. To sign up your team, or for m ore in fo rm atio n , co n tact Butch David, home phone 553- 0112, cell 325-2253; or Spud Miller, cell 480-5072. The Fellowship of Christian Cowboys in vite you to m eet w ith them th e firs t S a tu rd a y o f each month at the Living Hope Activity Center (8th and E St., across from the library in Ma dras) at 6 p.m. For more information call 475-3719. at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21. Individuals must attend one o f the meetings to be on the salmon bake roster. The meet ings will be held in the Olallie/ Eagle room on the main floor o f the conference center. Re freshments will be provided. For more information, please call Mary Kay Williams, conven tion services manager at 553- 1112, Extension 3436. Lincoln's Birthday Powwow Simnasho, Oregon February 13,14,15,2009 Friday: 5:30 p.m. (sharp) New and Re-joiners 7:30 p.m. Grand Entry Saturday: 1:00 p.m. Grand Entry Supper Break No Evening Grand Entry Sunday: 1:30 p.m. Grand Entry Contest in all categories A left, a young skier enjoys Tribal Ski Days at Mt. Hood Meadows. Rachel Leo photo. Golf tourney helps boys, girls teams K ah-Nee-Ta High D esert Resort and Casino will be host ing a meeting to discuss the 2009 schedule for its summer salmon bakes. The resort is inviting tribal members interested in cooking and dancing to attend one of the two meetings. The first meeting will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17; the second meeting will be held Eileen Spino and Adeline Miller will provide instruc tion on sewing for feasts and memorials. These workshops will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 7 p.m. in the base ment Cultural Room o f the Education Building. Classes are scheduled for Feb. 12,17,19, 24 and 26. All are welcome to at tend. Items for sewing in clu d e w ing d resses, u n d erd resses, necklaces, purses and bags, and bas kets. Please bring your own materials; or call to inquire abo u t available materials. For inform ation call 553- 1543 or 553-3424. N e x t deadline to submit items to the Spilyay is Friday, Feb. 20. Thankyou! Specials: Drum Contest: Contact Mackie Begay at 541-553-9230 Junior Girls Open Contest (8-12) for Out Going Princess: Contact Joy Ramirez at 541-777-9220 One-Man Hand Drum Contest: Contact Kyle Queahpama at 541- 553-6908 Open Chicken Dance/Round Bustle Contest (TBA?): Contact Mackie Begay at 541-553-9230 Vendor Information: Contact Sandra Greene-Sampson at 541-553- 6619 Lodging Ka-Nee-Ta Resort and Casino; 1-800-554-4SUN, mention you are coming to Lincoln’s Powwow for special rate, limited rooms. Cash and Release Voted #1 pawn shop in Madras! Jefferson County’s only used gun dealer Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders subject of workshop at resort A workshop for parents and professionals on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders is sched uled fo r Tuesday th ro u g h Thursday, Feb. 24-26 at Kah- Nee-Ta Resort. The goals o f the workshop are: To learn about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, the effects o f other drugs on fetal devel opment, and the long-term ef fects o f such exposure on chil dren, adolescents and adults. A nother key goal o f the workshop is provide a concep tual foundation to support the development o f effective strat egies and improved collabora tion for people with the disor der. The agenda is as follows: Day one: Foundation. Day two: Building techniques. Day three: AppEcation. Workshops begin each day at 9 a.m. and end at'4 p.m. Lunch is on your own each day. T he presenter is D iana V. Malbin, executive director o f Fascets Inc. To pre-register contact the W arm Springs C om m unity Health Education Department at 553-3462, ext. 103 or 112. Ask for Carol Wewa or Anita Davis. This is a coEaborative work shop sponsored by the Warm Springs Community Counseling Center, Community Health Edu cation Team and Vocational Re- habiEtation Department o f the W arm Springs C onfederated Tribes. ¿poioyo-r áu/ficrtiney 2008 Lincoln’s Birthday Powwow Queen t / e íti¿ineMe¿ tyo« ¿ee in i t e ( f ji / y n y Do you have guns, gold, jewelry, beaded items, log splitters or chain saws? Maybe a horse trailer or ATV? Then we have CASH to loan you! 60 day loan period If you don’t need a loan, come visit us for that special gift for someone. We stock firearms, chainsaws, jewelry, hand tools and lots of Native American beadwork and traditional regalia. So come in and see us! Located at 579 SE 5th Street, across from Thriftway. Or give us a call at (541) 475-3157. To honor our daughter Soraya Y. Mendez “Yaxla” Outgoing special. For 8-12 year old girls, Open Dance (fancy, jingle, tra d itio n a l). S aturday evening, February 14, 2009. F irst place w inner: Shell dress and money. Second place winner: Beaded bag and money. Third place winner: Beaded hair ties, medal- lion and money. All dancers will receive a consolation prize. We hope to see you at the 2009 Lincoln’s Birth day Pow wow in Simnasho. For more information or questions, please con tact Joy Ramirez at (541 ) 777-9220 or email at: joyjoseramirez@yahoo.com. Library open Monday-Friday The Warm Springs Community Library, located in the Family Resource Center, 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. Call 553-3462 for information. t, DOOR KEEPER CONSTRUCTION, LLC DON REDFIELD CCB #178812 541-475-2027 5 4 1 -4 4 0 -0 8 0 5 EMAILi POORKEEPERLLCgNETZEBO.COM REMODEU/NEW HOMBS/HOME ADDITIONS DOORS, WINDOWS, SIDING, CARPET, VINYL, CABINETS, COUNTER TOPS AND TRIM WORK SPECIALIST! REFERENCES BBB
