Spilyay T ym oo, W arm Springs, Oregon
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Activities raise prevention awareness
W arm S prings C h ild re n ’s
Protective Services in April will
host Child Abuse and Neglect
Prevention Activities.
O n Wednesday, April 1, from
8 to 10 a.m. CPS will h ost the
blue ribbon tying.
O n April 9 CPS will host the
Child Abuse and Neglect Pre
vention Walk and Balloon Re
lease. T he walk begins at the
CPS office at 11 a.m., and trav
els to the administration build
ing and Early Childhood E d u
cation, then ends at the Com
munity Center.
Afterward, CPS will h ost a
lunch at the Community Cen
ter.
A n April 15, CPS hosts the
C om m unity Scrapbook at the
Comm unity Center. Bring your
ow n pictures to create a family
scrapbook. Materials and snacks
will be provided. T he Comm u
nity Scrapbook project will be
from 1 to 5 p.m.
O n April 22, CPS will conduct
fo ster care recru itm en t at the
Comm unity Center. Snacks p ro
Answer to the G eo-history quiz
T he geo-history question
in the previous Spilyay asked
about the location o f this site
on the reservation.
T he answer: T he ph o to
graph shows the longhouse
th at used to stand o n the
Queahpam a ranch property
in the Simnasho area.
T he property is located
along H ighw ay 3 betw een
Simnasho and K ah-Nee-Ta
Resort.
Years ago, the longhouse
was to rn dow n and a new
one was built at H eH e, said
Faye Waheneka, tribal elder.
As a child, Waheneka used
to g o to th e lo n g h o u s e
shown in the picture.
A t the time, the Simnasho
area was hom e to many farm
ing families, she said.
M any o f the people at
tended the church that still
stands at Simnasho. A n inter
p reter w ould translate the
serm ons, because som e o f
Photo courtesy of Faye Waheneka.
The old Simnasho Longhouse building and surrounding
teepees.
the people who attended spoke
only the N ative language. In
th o se days S im nasho h ad a
baseball team th at traveled
around the region for games,
said Waheneka.
vided.
I f you have any questions, or
want to volunteer to help, please
call CPS at 553-3209.
(Aspart o f Child Abuse and
N eglect Prevention Month in
April, the Spilyay is profiling the
workers at CPS in this and sub
sequent editions o f the paper.)
March 26, 2 0 0 9
Shawl making at museum
T h e M useum at W arm
Springs in April will present
Shawl Making, for ages 18
and older.
Featured instructor will be
Evaline Patt. The Shawl mak
ing presentations will be in
th e m u seu m E d u c a tio n
R o o m o n th e fo llo w in g
Wednesdays from 5 to 8 p.m.:
April 8,15, 22 and 29.
T h e shawl m aking p ro
gram is m ade possible by the
museum, and the Confeder
ated Tribes o f Siletz Tribal
C h a rita b le C o n trib u tio n
Fund.
For m ore information, or
to register, call the museum
Education Program at 553-
3331, ext. 407.
5th annual
in April
hoops tourney Quilt show returns
Admission is free. Donations
The
F if th
A nnual
Squiem phen-Y azzie O p en 19
and U nder C o-E d BasketbaU
Tournam ent is Friday through
Sunday, April 10-12, at the Com
munity Center.
Awards for first place (leather
sleeve jackets), second place
(jackets), third place (hooded
sweatshirts) and fourth place (t-
shirts). O ther awards:
A ll S tar, M o s t V alu able
Player, Sportsmanship, 3-Point
Award, Mr. and Ms. Hustle.
Rules: two girls on th e court
at all tim es, m u st be able to
prove player age. E ntry fee is
$250. For more inform ation caE
E dison Yazzie at 980-9060 (c)
o r 553-5817 (h). Mail entries to
E d iso n Yazzie, P O B ox 734,
W arm Springs, O R 97761.
All do n atio n s w elcom e to
su p p o rt A m anda Jo w ith her
travel expenses to AusttaEa.
T h e N in th B iennial Q uilt
Show o f the Country Quilters
o f Jefferson County is sched
uled for Sunday, April 5 at the
Jefferson County Fairgrounds.
T he show is from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m.
Quilts wiE be for sale. Ven
dors are welcome. T here will be
hourly door prizes.
are appreciated. T he event is
s p o n s o re d by th e C o u n try
Quilters o f Jefferson County.
For m ore inform ation, or to
e x h ib it y o u r q u ilt, c o n ta c t
Joanne H eare at 546-4502; or
Ruth Paiya at 475-7721; or Su
san G ardner at 475-3661.
6th annual Vern Michel tourney
T h e S ix th A n n u a l V ern
M ichel M ixed D o u b les P ool
Tournam ent wiE be held Satur
day, April 4 at the Shorthorn
Tavern in Omak, Wash. Sign-up,
is at 10 a.m. and the tournam ent
begins at 12 noon. Ten doEars
per stick— 100 percent payout,
with added m oney and prizes.
Tournam ent format: straight
8, caE your pocket, gentleman’s
rules, no coaching.
For m ore inform ation, caU
Berni Michel at (509) 322-4646;
or D enise George at (509) 680-
7510.
Root Feast Rodeo to buck
T he R oot Feast Kids Rodeo
and ‘O pen’Jackpot Rodeo is set
to buck at the W arm Springs
Rodeo on Saturday and Sunday,
April 25-26.
T he kids rodeo starts at 11
a.m. on Saturday, April 25. All
youth w elcom e ages 0 to 17
years.
T h e O p en Jack p o t R odeo
starts at noon on Sunday, April
26.
Call-ins for both days, April
15 and 16, after 6:30 p.m. at
(541) 325-9175. Liana Holyan,
secretary.
Same day entries, Saturday 9-
10 a.m.; Sunday, 9-11 a.m.
Saturday events:
M utton busting (6 years and
Garden M eeting
T here will be a garden m eet
ing on Saturday, March 28 from
10 a.m. to noon at the Family
Resource Center. Subject: Seed
starting. Potluck will be served.
I f you w ould like to atten d ,
please RSVP by calling 553-
3148 (the com m unity action
team. Please tell WSCAT w hat
you will bring for the potluck.
under), calf riding (7-12 years),
cow riding (13-17), barrel rac
ing (6 and under, 7-12, and 13-
17).
Flag race (divisions same as
for barrels), dummy roping (6
years and under), horseless ro p
ing (12 and under), breakaway
ro p in g (17 an d u n d er), calf
scramble (12 and under), stick
horse race (5 and under).
Wild colt race, two divisions:
12 and under, 13-17 years, en
try fee is $30 per team.
E ntry fee o f $10 per event.
Sunday events
B uckin horse riding, bare-
back, saddle bronc o r wild ride.
Cow riding, calf roping, la
dies and boys (15 and under)
breakaway roping; team roping,
enter twice, entry fee is $60 per
team.
R ib b o n roping, on e male,
one female. O pen barrel racing,
junior barrel racing (13 years and
under, $10 entry fee). Wild horse
race—open. Wild colt race (12
and under, 13-17, $30 per team).
E ntry fees o f $30 per event
unless otherwise specified. O ne
time office fee o f $10 plus en
try fee.
E ntries o p en to everyone.
Come join the fun.
S p o n s o re d by th e W arm
Springs Rodeo Association.
REMODEL YOUR HOME ADD A ROOM
FIX THAT BATHROOM or KITCHEN
■ New Home
Construction
■ Carpet
■ Tile
■ Wood Floors
■ Cabinets
■ Countertops
■ Window
Coverings
(Entry fees must be paid in
cash—payouts will be cash.)
FREE ESTIMATES &
CONSULTATION
Financial literacy course at Credit
T here will be a financial
Eteracy course at the Tribal
Credit building this Friday,
March 27.
O regon State University
business students will be on
hand for tutoring about fi
nancial matters. This class
may count toward the IDA
education requirement.
It’s your money — you need
to manage it wisely.
Please sign up to partici
pate. T here will be lunch. For
m ore inform ation, call 553-
3148.
T he course is presented by
the W arm Springs Community
Action Team and OSU Exten
sion.
541-546-9008; cell 503-806-4830
Maurice Langsev
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Reminding You, Studded Tires Must Be Removed By April 1.
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