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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 19, 2009)
Page 2 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon November 19, 2 0 0 9 Thrift store visit brings musical experience A great time to visit the Op portunity Foundation T hrift Store in Madras is on a Tues day, Wednesday or Thursday morning. As you walk in the door, you will see a young man seated at a piano. He plays a great variety of music. These days he empha sizes the holiday classics, such as The Tittle Drummer Boy, Here Comes Santa Claus, and others. The piano player is Jeremy Doney, who moved back to Central Oregon this past sum mer from the Oregon School for the Blind in Salem. Jeremy is 21 now. He moved to Salem when he was 9 to at tend the School for the Blind. He has been blind since birth. At the school Jeremy began playing piano, learning melodies and songs by ear. Recognizing his talent, the school hired a pro fessional piano teacher to work with him. Jeremy graduated earlier this year, and moved to Madras with his father Orlando. Jeremy has been working at the Opportu nity Foundation Thrift Store in Madras since midsummer. He plays piano for the cus tomers as they shop. He also does other jobs such as paper shredding, said Angela Blake, Thrift Store in Madras is lo cated on South Highway 97 at the Fairgrounds Road intersec tion. To get in the parking lot, go down Fairgrounds Road. The store accepts donations o f items from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The store is open Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call them at 475- 6961 for details. Dave McMechan/Spilyay Piano player Jeremy Doney at the Opportunity Foundation Thrift Store in Madras. program manager at the store. The Opportunity Foundation Thrift Store in Madras employs 30 people with disabilities, said Blake. Altogether, the Opportu nity Foundation of Central Or egon employs more than 120 people with disabilities. Besides Madras, the non-profit founda tion operates stores in Redmond and Bend. The Opportunity Foundation CD, Youth Award Jeremy produced a CD o f pi ano m usic while he was at school. The CD, called In the Garden, can be purchased for $15 at the thrift store. The CD is also available at the Voc Re hab office in Warm Springs, or you can purchase one from Jer emy by calling 325-6410. This week Jeremy traveled to Jensen Beach to receive the 2009 G o v ern o r’s M inority Youth Award. A commissioner of the Oregon Commission for the Blind nominated him for the award. Jerem y made the trip to Jensen Beach with his father O rland and m o th er Lenora Starr, grandm other Ramona Starr, and older sister Sara Doney. — by Dave McMechan Councilwoman recognized for health care work Tribal Council Vice Chair w om an A urolyn Stwyer- Pinkham has been selected co recipient of the Indian Health Service’s 2009 Area Director’s Award for Excellence. Each year, the IHS Award for Excellence committee as sembles a group of nom ina tions, and the area director reviews the candidates. Stwyer-Pinkham was chosen from a substantial list of candi dates, said Mike Smith, IHS rep resentative. Councilw om an Stwyer- Pinkham has worked at reform- Aurolyn Stwyer-Pinkham ing the IHS services on the res ervation. Beginning a few years ago, there were significant disagree ments between the tribes and IHS about health care on the reservation. The two sides reached a new agreement earlier this year, cre ating the Joint Health Commis sion. The commission will meet four times a year. Its purpose is to “plan, coordinate, monitor and evaluate the delivery o f health care services provided by the tribe and by the IHS on the reservation.” Through oversight o f the commission, “Our people can know that this is a safe place to heal,” Stw yer-Pinkham said upon signing of the agreement this summer. T he IHS 2009 Area Director’s Award for Excellence presentation is Friday, Nov. 20 in Portland. Columbia photos featured at library Historic and rare photo Books will be available for graphs o f the Colum bia signing. River Gorge will be featured There will be a slide pre on Friday, Nov. 20 at the sentation o f rare p h o to Jefferson County Library in graphs o f the Colum bia Madras. River Gorge. O ne o f the authors o f Many o f the photographs Beauty, Photographs of have never before been the Columbia River Gorge available for public viewing. 1867-1957 will be on hand See the Columbia River for the presentation. Gorge over a century of dra T he b o o k ’s co-author, matic change. John Lauresn, will be at the The event is free. library at 6:30 p.m. Call the library for more Come meet the author. information, 475-3351. Notice of Impact Aid hearing parents and guardians, the opportunity to offer comments and make rec ommendations relative to the application for and the use of Impact Aid funds. Anybody wishing to at tend the meeting who may require assistance be cause of a disability, con tact Cindy Harris, 475- 6192, to make specific ar rangements to accommo date your participation in this meeting. A public meeting of the S chool B oard fo r Jefferson County School District 509-J to discuss the Impact Aid application for Fiscal Year 2011 - and other matters relating to Impact Aid - will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, No vember 23 in the library at Warm Springs Elemen tary School. The d istrict annually affords its patrons, spe cifically Native American Vision Center Keeping Value In Sight Dr. Tom Thpmason — Mark Dramen 1555 SW H w y 97 suite C, M adras R ight nex to Bi-M art — - phone 475-2700 -..— —. Cultural Crafts celebrate Heritage M onth In celebration o f National N ative A m erican H eritage Month, the Culture and Heri tage Department is pleased to p resent Cultural C raft C re ations. The event will be from 1 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25 THE in the basement of the Educa tion Building. This event is geared toward the youth in the community, but all are invited to create their own dream catchers, rock painting, chokers, and loom work. Instruction and materials are provided at no cost to the par ticipants. This event is sponsored by the Education Branch, and your Johnson O ’Malley Committee. For details about this event, call 553-3290. STAG Restaurant & Lounge Now Serving Buffalo Burgers Menu for Breakfast and Lunch Winter Hours: Closed Monday and Tuesday Lounge still opens at 7 a.m. every day. Salad Bar - $5 LtibnSyn Your Source for a Sound Horse. 3457 S. Hwy 97 Madras, OR 97741 Super Feed Specials: Store: (541) 475-4845 Office: 475-4833 NUTRENA VITALITY PERFORM 14% REG. $17.25 $14.65 NUTRENA TRIUMPH COMPLETE REG. $13.45 $12.20 NUTRENA SAFECHOICE REG. $14.85 $ 11.85 NUTRENA LIFE DESIGN SR REG. $17.15 $ 14.50 NUTRENA LIFE DESIGN SR W/MOL REG. $17.55 $14.90 NUTRENA LAYER PELLETS 16% REG. $11.85 $10.50 NUTRENA LAYER CRUMBLES 16% REG. $11.85 $10.50 LOYALL MAINTENANCE 40LBS. REG. $29.40 $24.40 i) 3 • . Í 1
