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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.
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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
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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
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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
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