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Pgge 2 June 4-, 2 0 0 9 SpiIyay Tymoo, Wgrm Springs, Oregon Martinez twins earn Gates Scholarships Jade and Spayne M artinez received the great news just re cently. “G etting the packet in the mail was one o f the best days o f my life,” said Jade. “T h e same was true for Spayne.” T he twin sisters, w ho will graduate Sunday from Chiloquin H igh S chool, receiv ed th e ir packets from the Gates Millen nium Scholarship program. It was a rare accomplishment: O f the m ore than 20,000 stu dents w ho subm itted applica tions, only 1,000 were chosen. The scholarship will pay 80 percent o f the financial needs to attend college, and possibly post-graduate school as well. Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the program aims to help outstanding, finan- Spayne Martinez Jade Martinez cially needy minority students. To qualify, the student must have a grade point average o f 3.25 or higher. Jade has a gpa o f 3.8, and Spayne has a gpa o f 3.5. Jade and Spayne will be go ing to Southern Oregon Univer sity in the fall. Spayne said she is going to study photography, applied media or sociology. Jade hasn’t decided on a particular major, b ut is interested in envi ronmental science, social science, criminology, nursing and busi ness. B esides m ain tain in g th eir high gpa’s, the girls were also outstanding athletes at Chiloquin H igh School. They played on the softball team, which finished first this year and last year in the Southern Cascade League. Jade is MVP o f the league. This year they also played volleyball, softball and basketball. T he girls’ grandparents are Urbana Ross, the land services administrator o f the Confeder ated Tribes; and D an Martinez, chief o f Warm Springs Fire and Safety. Jade and Spaye five in C h ilo q u in w ith th e ir o th e r g ran d p aren ts, K ath elin e and J e ff Mitchell. Lessons o f nature at HeHe S eco n d -g ra d e rs fro m W arm Springs E lem entary School traveled to H eH e for N atural Resource Day. OSU Extension 4-H, tribal N atural Resources, and the U.S. Forest Service made pre sentations. T he day included m any h an d s-o n natural-reso u rce activiites. Each o f the second-grade classes were divided into two g ro u p s w ith o n e ad u lt, a te a c h e r o r v o lu n te e r, p er group. The 30-minute instruc tion sessions focused on these topics: The web o f life, taught by Clay Penhollow o f N atural R eso u rces. F o restry , by Tamara Shannon o f the For- Lo°sie Luau features jun events Childrens Protective Services will h o st the Second A nnual Loogie Luau Wednesday, June 17. The Loogie Luau will be from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. behind the Warm Springs Community Cen ter. Featured events: dunk tank, Rez Idol contest, w aterm elon eating contest, Fear Factor Food Challenge, war w hooping, car bumping, w ater play activities and contests, other fun activi ties. There will be a performance by Supaman at 12 noon, spon so re d by th e C o n fe d e ra te d Tribes o f Warm Springs Meth Coalition. L unch is provided. I f you have any questions, please call Marci or Paula at 553-3209. Pi-Ume-Sha softball June 27-28 F irst place, jackets. Sec T h e 2009 P i-U m e-S h a Slow P itch C o-ed Softball o n d , p u ll overs. T h ird , Tournament is set for Satur sweatshirts. Fourth, t-shirts. All Starts, 12 and 12. Most day and Sunday, June 27-28 at the W arm Springs Com Valuable Player, one and one. F o r in fo rm a tio n , call munity Center ball fields. The tourney is in a true, Sandra Greene-Sam pson at (541) 553-3601 (w). double elimination format. T o u rn am en t director' is Entry fee is $275, with $75 deposit due by June 18. Cash Jerry Sampson, PO Box 347, iers check or m oney order W arm Springs, O R 97761. payable to Sandra G reene P h. 325-1866 (c), o r 553- 6619 (h). Sampson. . Schjoll memorial tourney T he Second Annual Wayne Schjoll Tournament is scheduled for Friday through Sunday, June 12-14 at the Rialto Tavern in Madras. First place: jackets, trophy and 50 percent o f money. Sec ond place: jackets, trophy, 30 p e rc e n t o f money. T h ird , t- shirts, trophy, 20 p ercen t o f money. Top Man, Top Woman Merle Kirk photo for the Spilyay The students listen to a botany lesson from a U.S. Forest Service worker. est Service. Animals o f the forest, pelts a n d h a b ita t safari, by F ara B rum m er o f OSU Extension. W in d m ill, by H eid i Badger. T ools an d m apping by R uth Indrick o f the Forest Service. Self portrait by Idelia Cloud. There was also a recycling g am e ta u g h t by Shaw n M orford o f OSU Extension. and Sportsmanship paid. E ight-ball BCA rules: two man, two woman teams. Race to seven winners, race to five losers, $25 sponsor fee and $10 stick fee. For more information, con tact Karla Bagley at 325-3315, Clint Smith, 419-8675, or the Rialto Tavern at 475-6341. IË Pioneer Rock & M onum ent 'Specializing m Resource team approves creek, other projects T he Resource M anagement Inter-disciplinary Team recently released a project assessment for re s to ra tio n w ork on Shitike Creek near the community area. T he team also approved a number o f smaller projects. Work being done on Shitike C reek w ill re d u c e im p a c ts caused by erosion near the com munity waste water ponds, re duce the risk o f future flood ing, and improve fish habitat. The channelized streambed dow nstream o f the Wellness Center will be relocated to the north, where it will assume a m o re w in d in g an d n a tu ra l course. The realigned creek will fea tu re a n u m b e r o f m e a n d e r b en d s an d a p p ro p ria te side channels. The bends will be stabilized by placing engineered log jams in the creek. The project will a ffe c t 2,800 feet o f S hitiké Creek. Phase 2 o f the project will involve removal o f the decom m issioned w astew ater settling ponds. T he sludge and clay liner underlying the sludge will be re moved and disposed o f appro priately. The assessment is out for a 30-day public review and comm ent period and copies are available through Scott Turo at the N atural Resources Branch office. A m ong th e Small P ro ject Assessments (SPA) approved by RM ID T was a public safety ra dio comm unications tow er on Miller Flat. The 120-foot tower will be directly n o rth o f the campus on a site near an exist ing tower. RM ID T also approved SpAs to expand wind data collection in the M utton M ountains, m od ernize sewage treatm ent facili ties at Kah-Nee-Ta, underburn 477 acres in the Tenino area, conduct a juniper thinning op eration in the W arm Springs urban interface, place inverte brate structures in the Metolius A rm o f Lake Billy Chinook, and create a new lake for Kah-Nee- Ta G o lf Course. N ative A m erican Design' Headstones~Motiuments~Stone Signs 201 Crafton Rd Goldendale, WA 50 9 -7 7 3 -4 7 0 2 For Map Go To www.pioneerrock.com FENDERS by ENDRES meri 10 Percent off! Serving Cenfraf Orejón since I <974 Fast, Courteous 24-Hour S zrf\cz. Ralph s Furniture &TV 525 S.E. 5th Street Madras, OR 97741 (541) 475-2578 Accident Recovery. Insurance Roll Back, fo r damage-free Towing approved. Statewide coverage 475-6491 office, or 480-9685
