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February 10, 2 0 0 9 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 2 Local students win spelling bee write,” Sierra says. H er activi ties include basketball and soft- ball. “I also have horses, dogs By Duran Bobb Spilyay Tymoo Terri Harber/Spilyay Children enjoy a Native-American dance during a recent Social Dance and Pow wow Drumming Class that meets from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays in the Social Hall at the Warm Springs Community Center. Everyone is welcome. No experience necessary. Call 553-3243. Two local students won a lo cal spelling bee at Je fferso n County Middle School. O ne o f the students, eighth- grader Sierra Patt, w ent on to represent the middle school at th e S cripps-H ow ard regional contest in Bend, said Courtney L upton, T alented and G ifted (TAG) specialist at the school. Sixth-grader Sonya M endez, 11, also w on the local spelling bee with the word “infatuation” . However, says Lupton, only sev enth- and eighth-grade level stu dents are perm itted to compete in S c rip p s-H o w a rd sp ellin g bees. Mendez is the current Junior Miss W arm Springs Princess. She’s a dancer (fancy and jingle), and she enjoys m aking wapas baskets. “ She loves softball,” L u p to n says, “and she plays Kiwanis basketball and is also active in the W arm Springs lan guage program .” M e n d e z ’ m o th e r is Jo y Ramirez, who works at the clinic in medical records. H er father Sierra Patt took 6th Place in the regional Scripps-Howard Spelling Bee in Bend on Feb. 6. is J o s e , an e m p lo y e e o f Brightwood. “My advice to any other stu dent that m ight want to win this spelling bee in the future is— go for it!” M endez says. Sierra Patt, 12, represented JCMS in Bend at the regional bee. L u p to n had her fingers crossed for Sierra. “H er birth day was Saturday, the same day as the spelling bee.” Sierra’s favorite subject is lan guage arts. “I love to read and and cats.” Patt says that the m ost diffi cult w ord for her to spell was the w ord she m issed in Bend, where she w on 6th place. But she tells students that if they want to win any spelling bee, the secret is: “D o n ’t be nervous.” Sierra’s m other is Karla Patt, a n d h e r f a th e r is W illiam “H obo” Patt. Sierra Patt hopes to one day be a photojournalist. “Maybe I can do a photo story at the na tional contest— if I get to go.” The Scripps-Howard spelling bee began in 1925 by the C ou rier-Journal in Louisville. I t ’s open to students w ho have not yet com pleted the eighth grade, reached their 15th birthday, nor w on a previous national spell ing bee. T he Scripps-Howard bee was first broadcast on netw ork TV in 1946. I t has inspired novels and films such as “Akeelah and the Bee” . Last year’s winning w ord was “Laodicean”, spelled correctly by Kavya Shivashankar. AARP gives tax help in Warm Springs Training offered court advocacy T he National Indian Justice Center will conduct a training session for tribal advocates at K ah-N ee-Ta H igh D esert Re so rt and Casino on Tuesday- Thursday, Feb. 23—25. . The training is designed pri m arily to m eet the needs o f tribal court advocates and de fenders, judges, and administra t iv e h e a r in g o f fic e r s . F or those who have received a p p ro v a l fro m th e W arm Springs Tribal Court to attend this training, there is no tuition fee. Registration will be limited to 50 participants. I n te r e s te d p e rs o n s m u st complete the registration form and subm it it along with a letter o f interest and a description o f his o r her court or legal experi ence to the Tribal Court no later than February 12. Registrants m ust attend all three days and complete all the required work, including a m oot court exercise, to qualify for a certificate o f completion. C o m p le tio n o f th is class does n o t guarantee that you will be approved as a spokesperson, as all spokesperson-applicants m ust pass the W arm Springs Tribal Bar Exam as well as m eet the qualifications set out in the W arm Springs Tribal Code and Rules o f C ourt, and com ply with the American Bar Associa tion M odel Rules o f P ro fe s sional Conduct. Call the W arm Springs Tribal Court if you have any questions at 541-553-3278. Trainees will receive intensive instruction and perform tribal p ractice exercises in a m ock courtroom environment. Addi tionally, the session will exam ine ethical considerations for trib a l c o u rt p e rso n n e l. T h e training m ethodology o f the National Indian Justice Center utilizes discussion and sample case exercises. Trainees will receive a com prehensive training m anual and certificate o f achievement upon com pletion o f the course. T he training session will fo cus on the roots o f tribal sover eignty, tribal jurisdiction, -struc ture o f the legal system, roles within the legal system, reading and u n d e rsta n d in g case law, statutory analysis, principles o f legal research and argum enta tion, and tribal court libraries, am ong other topics. Participants are responsible for their own lodging and meals. F or m ore inform ation on the tra in in g , . call M a rg a re t Colglazier, NIJC, Training Co ordinator at (707) 579-5507. Phis training is not associated with any other court training that may be offered on the reservation. T he A m erican A ssociation o f Retired People is offering free tax help to taxpayers with low to m oderate incom e with special attention to those 60 and older. T he service is offered from 1 to 5 p.m. on M onday sand Thursdays at the W arm Springs Family Resource Center, 1144 W arm Springs St. T he service is also offered from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tues days and W ednesdays at the M ad ras S e n io r C e n te r, 860 M adison St. Please visit: w arm springsprogress.net to make an appointm ent; o r call (541) 553-3148 ext. 302 and leave a message with your name, pho n e num ber and preferred date and time. Please bring the follow ing w hen your come: C urrent year’s tax form s and p reparation booklet; copy o f last year’s incom e tax return(s); W-2 form s from each employer; unem ploym ent com pensation statem ents; SSA-1099 for-m if you were paid Social Security benefits; all 1099 form s (1099 IN T , 1099 DIV; 1099-B, etc.), show ing interest a n d /o r divi d e n d s a n d d o c u m e n ta tio n showing original purchase price o f sold assets. s-Housewares-Clothing-Crafts-G Your Bargain Connection N ew A C 7 1 7 S.W. 5 th St. M adras Or. 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