Spifygy Tymoo, Wgrm Springs, Oregon
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December 17, 2 0 0 9
Award to Manion benefits river, youth
B y Duran Bobb
Spilyay Tymoo
E c o tru s t, an organization
that honors and supports the
w isdom o f N ative and F irst
N atio n leadership has recog
nized Jim M anion as one o f five
o f the West’s m ost innovative
indigenous leaders.
M an io n was aw arded th e
2009 Ecotrust Indigenous Lead
ership Award for his work rep
resenting the Warm Springs Res
ervation, as the general manager
o f P ow er an d W ater E n te r
prises, and as the chair o f the
Deschutes River Conservancy.
T h ro u g h o u t his c a re e r
M anion has helped to improve
the tribe’s economic, pohtical,
Duran Bobb/Spilyay
Jim Manion
and en v iro n m en tal stre n g th
th ro u g h creative leadership,
managerial skills, and an open
fo rm o f com m unication, the
E cotrust representative said.
Manion’s leadership resulted
in a source o f renewable energy
for the region, econom ic sup
p o rt for the tribe, m ore focus
on environm ental m itigation,
an d fish a n d w ildlife usage
within the D eschutes River ba
sin.
As the main awardee, Manion
received a $25,000 grant, which
h e p le d g e d m ainly to th e
D eschutes River Conservancy
and the W arm Springs Boys and
Girls Club.
T he D eschutes River C on
servancy is a nonprofit organi
zation th at w orks w ith cities,
counties and irrigation districts
to improve fish habitat in the
D eschutes and its tributaries.
T he W arm Springs Boys and
Girls Club is starting up again
and needs som e funding help,
said Manion.
Some o f the m oney will also
go to a tribal canoe project for
youth, he said.
Four finahsts each received a
g ra n t o f $5,000. T h ey are:
Ja n een C o m en o te (Q uinalt),
A llen P inkham (N ez Perce),
Brian Wallace (W ashoe), and"
Patricia W hitefoot (Yakama).
F o r m ore in fo rm atio n on
E c o tr u s t,
go
to
www.ecotrust.com.
Allen Pinkham from the Nez
Perce is the father-in-law o f
W arm Springs Tribal Council
V ice C h a irw o m an A u ro ly n
Stwyer-Pinkham.
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Warm Springs Community Calendar
Wednesday, Dec. 16
There will be an Arts &
Crafts Show & Sale this
Wednesday through Satur
day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
at the Warm Springs Plaza.
Space is limited, contact
Anita davis for more infor
mation at 553-3462.
CPS is having their An
nual Foster Parent Christ
mas Dinner & Exchange
from 5:30-7 p.m.
Warm Springs Fire and
S afety offers 1st aid
classes open to all com
munity members the third
Wednesday of each month
at 9 a.m. Fire and Safety
has more information, 553-
1634.
At noon there will be
Yoga class at the Commu
nity Center.
The Young Artists So
ciety for teen artists meets
Wednesday at 3:45 at the
Jefferson County Library’s
Rodriguez Annex.
Community Center.
The Madras High School
boys b asketball team
takes on Liberty at 7 p.m.
in Madras. Listen to KWSO
for live play by play cover
age of the game.
The Red Road For Par
ents is a 12-week program
that teaches parents the
tools required to meet the
challenges that raising ado
lescents can bring. They
meet every Wednesday
from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the
upstairs lecture room at the
Warm Springs Community
Cotinseling Center.
Monday, Dec. 21
The 509-J school district
Winter Break starts Mon
day. School will resume on
January 4.
At noon there will be
Cardio class at the Com
munity Center.
A w o m an ’s support
group meets this evening
from 6:30-8 p.m. at the
Warm Springs Victims of
Crime Services office.
The Madras High School
girls b asketb all team
hosts the Madras Invita
tional Tournament Monday
at 7 p.m. Listen to KWSO
for live play by play cover
age of the game.
Thursday, Dec. 17
It’s Family Craft Night at
Warm Springs Elementary
School from 5:30 until 7 in
the Gym.
The S enio r C itizen
C hristm as D inner is
T hursday at noon at
Agency Longhouse; there
will also be a small Christ
mas Bazaar in the dining
room from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
for the seniors to sell their
arts and crafts.
At noon there will be
Core Strength class at the
Community Center.
T h e re ’s a 4-H after
school activity Thursday
3:30-5 p.m. at the Educa
tion Building, it’s “Dance
For Fun” with Merle Kirk.
There is group dance
practice every Thursday
from 5-6:30 p.m. in the
aerobics room at the Warm
Springs Community Center.
The group is open to all
ages.
P ositive
Indian
Parenting Class will be
held this evening at Warm
Springs Community Coun
seling. The topic this week
is Praise in T raditional
Parenting and Choices.
Narcotics Anonymous
will meet Thursday from 6-
7:30 p.m. in the Family re
source Center conference
room.
Friday, Dec. 18
A t noon there will be
Body Flex class at the
Saturday, Dec. 19
The Warm Springs
Christian community will
come to g e th e r fo r a
monthly Christian com
munity prayer gathering
and potluck at High
Lookee Lodge in the Tribal
Room the third Saturday of
every month. People from
Baptist, Presbyterian, Full
Gospel, Simnasho, home
churches and others are in
vited to attend.
The Madras High School
boys b asketball team
takes on Woodburn Satur
day at 7 p.m. at Madras.
Listen to KWSO for live play
by play coverage of the
game.
Tuesday, Dec. 22
T h e re ’s a H ealthy
B reakfast at the IHS
kitchen conference room
from 9-10 a.m. The topic is
DM Support Group.
At noon there will be
Body Flex class at the
Community Center.
Community Counseling
presents the Red Road For
Youth, a weekly program
designed to help kids find
their role in community.
They meet every Tuesday
from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the
upstairs lecture room of the
Warm Springs Community
Counseling Center.
The Madras High School
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hosts The Madras Invita
tional Tournament Tuesday
at 1:30 p.m. Listen to
KWSO for live play by play
coverage of the game.
Wednesday, Dec. 23
At noon there will be
Yoga class at the Commu
nity Center.
The Young Filmmakers
Society for teen filmmakers
meets Wednesday at 3:45
at the Jefferson County
Library’s Rodriguez Annex.
Thursday, Dec. 24
The Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs will allow
early release for Christmas
Eve. Employees who are
present for a full day of
work on Wednesday will
get off work at 3 p.m. Em
ployees with kids at Early
Childhood Education need
to pick them up by 3:30.
Early shutdown does not
apply to WSPD, Correc
tions, EMTs, the Tribal
Group Home or Tribal Utili
ties personnel.
The Warm Springs 1910
Indian Shaker Church will
have a Potluck Christmas
Eve Dinner for all mem
bers Thursday starting at
6pm. They will have ser
vices Friday and Saturday
night at 6pm and Sunday
morning at 10am with Bap
tisms.
Saturday, Dec. 26
The Freeze Your Fanny
Fundraiser Holiday Fun
Run/Walk, Swim, Fitness
Challenge and Chili Feed
is Saturday at the Madras
Aquatic Center at 11 a.m.
Call Bud at 948-3321 or
Kelly at 325-5040 for more
information or to sign up.
Monday, Dec. 28
At noon there will be
Cardio class at the Com
munity Center.
A w o m an ’s su pp o rt
group meets this evening
from 6:30-8 p.m. at the
Warm Springs Victims of
Crime Services office.
Tuesday, Dec. 29
At noon there w ill be
Body Flex class at the
Community Center.
Community Counseling
presents the Red Road For
Youth, a weekly program
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Museum on winter schedule
The Museum At Warm Springs has started Its winter
schedule. The museum will be closed to the public Sun
days and Mondays until April 1, 2010.
designed to help kids find
their role in the community.
They meet every Tuesday
from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the
upstairs lecture room of the
Warm Springs Community
Counseling Center.
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Today at noon there will
be Yoga class at the Com
munity Center.
The Red Road For Par
ents meets every Wednes
day from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in
the upstairs lecture room at
the Warm Springs Commu
nity Counseling Center.
Thursday, Dec. 31
The Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs will allow
early release fo r New
Y ear’s Eve. Employees
who are present for a full
day of work on Wednesday
will get off work at 3 p.m.
Employees with kids at
Early Childhood Education
need to pick them up by
3:30.
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