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April 21, 2010 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon P age 2 Suppah chosen for leadership assembly B y D u ra n B o b b Spilyay Tymoo Jaylyn Suppah has been se lected as a delegate to the 2010 Rural Youth Convening of the N ational Rural-Assembly in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Suppah is one of 53 young people chosen from a nation wide nominations process. As sembly participants were se lected on the basis o f leader ship, community involvement, and p ersonal in te rests and achievement. Suppah was nominated to be part of the youth delegation by W ork F orce D evelopm ent (WEDD). “I ’m thankful for this re sponsibility and challenge,” Suppah said. “It will be a great opportunity for me to explore and learn new ideas and bring them back to our reservation. I’m hoping to bring back new ideas and possibly implement some of them in our commu nity. Also, to learn more about myself and how to be an ef- Jaylyn Suppah fectiye young leader to make a difference any way that I can.” D elegates w ere selected thro u g h a very com petitive nominations process. Those selected were between the ages 18-25 who live in rural communities, said Peter Morris o f the National Congress for American Indians, and member o f the Youth Assembly organi zation committee. “They represent the geo graphic, racial and ethnic diver sity o f rural America and the nation as a whole.” The National Rural Assem bly provides a forum for rural young people to discuss issues that are critical to their lives and communities, such as job cre ation, education, culture and conserving natural resources. The assembly includes more than 500 regional and national organizations based in 47 states and the District o f Columbia. The stated goal o f the assembly is to make the country stronger by improving the outlook for rural communities. “I believe I can make a dif ference,” Suppah said, “and this conference can prepare and educate me on issues that affect not only our community, but others as well. It will give me the opportunity to hear from other young people the chal lenges they face in their com munities and how they are .try ing to make a difference.” The conference will be held this Thursday through Sunday, April 22-25. Duran Bobb/Spilyay The Timberrattlers Little League team celebrate the start of the season. The teams held a parade, the ‘For Love of the Game Parade,’ to show support for Warm Springs Little League. — Gathering o f Flutes There will be a Native A m erican flute benefit concert to raise funds for the Native People’s Circle o f H ope, P o rtla n d / Vancouver Chapter. All funds raised will benefit services provided to newly diagnosed cancer, survivors. These funds help to pay expenses not covered by public or private insur ance. The concert will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 15, at 4033 SW Can yon Road in Portland, OR. For m ore inform ation, please visit: www.agatheringofflutes.oig. Learn how to be a lifeguard K ah-N ee-Ta H igh D esert Resort and Casino will be the location for Red Cross-certified lifeguard and CPR training. Class dates are April 24-25, May 1,2 and 8. Arrive at 9 a.m. on April 24 to begin training. The class re quires a minimum 32 hours of training time. In this course you will learn about the duties and responsi bilities o f a lifeguard and how to carry them out in a profes sional manner. You will also learn a number o f life guarding tech niques, such as how to use sur veillance techniques, how to use rescue equipment to help rescue a distress swimmer, an active drowning victim and a passive drowning victim, and how to manage a suspected spinal injury victim. Cost o f the class is $150 per person, and includes materials and Red Cross certification for the professional rescuer. Prerequisites: Must be age 15 or older on or before the fi nal scheduled session o f this life guard course. Participant must complete the following: Swim 300 yards consistently using front crawl 100 yards, breaststroke 100 yards, and 100 yards fro n t crawl o r b reast stroke in that order. Swim 20 yards, retrieve a 10- pound brick from a depth o f 7-10 feet and swim back to start ing point with the object and exit the water without using a ladder or steps within one minute, 40 seconds. Register for the class by call ing 541-553-1112, ext. 3458. Ask for Natasha or David. Chemawa hosting leadership, athletic academy Chemawa Indian School will host a Native Youth Leadership and Athletic Academy at the school on June 28-July 1. The event will include oppor tunities to develop skills in foot ball with form er N FL player Jim Warne; learn basketball, ex perience low-impact physical conditioning and lift weights. There will also be a field trip to a local horse ranch to learn leadership skills through horse manship. For more information, call Kim Just at (775) 773-2091; a i email: kjust@nativewellness.com. ( School district budget committee meeting May 4 A public meeting o f the B udget C om m ittee o f Jefferson County School Dis trict 509-J to discuss the bud get for fiscal year July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011, will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday May 4 in the Support Ser vices Building, 445 SE Buff St., Madras. The committee will receive the budget message and docu ment o f the district. A copy o f the budget may be inspected on or after May 5 at the S upport Services Building or Jefferson County Public Library, 241 SE 7th St., also in Madras. Deliberation o f the bud get committee will take place at the meeting. A subsequent budget committee meeting is scheduled for May 11 at the same time and location. Pub lic questions and comments will be taken May 11 or dur ing subsequent meetings. The meeting location is ac cessible to the disabled. Let the chief financial officer know if you need any spe cial accommodations to at tend or participate, 541-475- 6192. . ■ - » go to ' - A WWW.WSNEWS.ORG for the latest local news \ , y I Legal Aid Services of Oregon provides fre e a s s is ta n c e to lo w -in c o m e Oregonians in many civil cases. Speak with an attorney during drop-in hours 1 to 4 p.m. on the first Monday of . the month at the Family Resources Center in Warm Springs. Or c a ll 3 85 -6 94 4 M onday th ro u g h Wednesday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. . . BREAKFAST - LUNCH - DINNER M AiiMyor I * Senior Menu • Children's Menu • Daily Specials 237 S.W. 4th Street Madras • 475-6632 OPEN 6 am - warn MM
