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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.
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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.
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