A p ril 21, 2010
Spiiy3y Tyrooo, W gim Springs, Oregon
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Smith on ag committee
B y D u ra n B o b b
Spilyay Tymoo
Jason Smith has been ap
pointed to serve on the Oregon
Farm Services Agency Commit
tee.
The committee oversees the
activities o f the Farm Services
Agency. These activities include
carrying out the state agricul
tural conservation programs, re
solving appeals from the agri
culture community, and helping
to keep producers inform ed
about FSA programs.
Smith has been a rancher and
livestock owner his whole life,
and is the Range and Ag man
ager for Warm Springs Natural
Resources.
In the past he owned and
managed Deschutes Crossing
Restaurant, and was the presi
dent o f the Warm Springs Ro
deo Association for two years.
Tribal Ag Council board mem
ber for four years and Water and
Soil Conservation District board
member for six years.
Others appointed to the FSA
C om m ittee include Peggy
Browne o f Baker City, Vernon
Frederickson from Boardman,
and Robert VanderZanden, who
farms grass seed in Washington
County.
The FSA’s efforts include fa
cilitating income support, disas
ter assistance and conservation
programs, providing operating
loans for the procurement o f
farm equipment, seed and fer
tilizer, as well as offering own
ership loans to help new and
veteran producers purchase a
Jason Smith
farm.
FSA also works to procure
various commodities to benefit
He is a champion Wild Horse low-income families through
racer.
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Smith has been an Inter- grams.
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Now Offering Breakfast
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FENDERS by ENDRES
Skyn Style open at Plaza
B y T erri H a rb e r
Spilyay Tymoo
People traveling Highway 26
can see a new business open in
the Warm Springs Plaza with
clothes, shoes and accessories.
Skyn Style began operating in
March with a variety o f new and
used items for sale.
T he proprietors are Scott
Moses and Nicole Main. They
wanted to make it easier for
tribal members to purchase af
fordable items.
He made note o f the tribal
unemployment rate, which cur
rently exceeds 60 percent.
“I see lots of tribal members
without drivers’ licenses sneak
ing out of town to buy clothes
in Madras or Redmond that cost
a lot o f money,” Moses said.
“I’m just trying to offer great
quality clothes for a reasonable
price.”
Along with new and used
clothes are locally crafted
items— jewelry, embellished ac
cessories and other gift items.
T -sh irts w ith the sto re ’s
feather logo also are available.
“T im es are to ugh now.
People can’t spend a lo t o f
money,” Moses said. “We knew
there was a need for clothing on
the reservation. Right now, all
the m oney goes across the
river.”
Specific types o f merchan
dise are moving fast: Athletic
wear, items for children, baby
shoes, and name-brands.
The store is taking gently
used clothing donations and
looking for tribal craftspeople
with items to sell.
N ot only are tribal residents
coming to the store; people driv
ing Highway 26 are stopping to
look around.
The store is in a small 525
sq.-ft. space, but Moses and
Main intend to add wall racks so
they can display more merchan
dise.
Skyn Style is in the Warm
Springs Plaza, next to the Tepee
Deli. It’s open Tuesdays through
Fast, Courteous 24-Hour Service.
Insurance
Roll Back, for damage-free Towing
approved.
Statewide coverage
475-6491 office, or 480-9685
Courtesy photo
Wendy Manuelito, a customer, stands with Nicole Main,
Scott Moses and Lily Ann in front of Skyn Style, a new
business in the Warm Springs Plaza.
Fridays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Closed Sundays and Mon
days.
The plaza is across from The
Museum at Warm Springs.
Moses will serve on the 25th
T ribal C ouncil fo r the
Seekseequa District and is the
executive director o f housing
for the tribe. He and girlfriend
Main have a daughter, Lily Ann,
age 4.
For details, telephone 541-
325-2773. Also visit:
Myspace.com/skynstyle.
O r e-mail:
skynstyleclothing@gmail.com.
Clinic hosting Diabetes screenings
This is the proposed
schedule of diabetes
screenings through De
cember 2010. Screenings
are scheduled from 1:30-3
p.m. unless otherw ise
noted.
For more information,
please call 541-553-2478.
The screenings are
Accident Recovery.
scheduled on the following
Thursdays:
April 22: Warm Springs
Forest Products Industries.
May 13: Warm Springs
Post Office.
May 27: Commodities.
June 10: Administration.
June 24: ECE.
Spirit Fest in
July at HeHe
T he F ifth A n n u a l
Spirit Fest happens at
the HeHe Longhouse
in July. The fest and
cam pout, supporting
sobriety in Central Or
egon, is set for July 9-
11. Contact Jamison at
541-553-9326. Friday
night potluck, Saturday
night dinner provided.
S u n d a y “ R eal Men
Cook Breakfast” and
clean up too. Camping,
pow w ow, sa lm o n
fe e d , ta lk in g c irc le ,
crafts, music, and fam
ily fun! Registration -
$10/person. Everyone
welcome.
go to
WWW.WSNEWS.ORG
for the latest local news
Host Drum:
Wild Rose
White Swan, Wa.
Masters of
Ceremonies:
less Nowland
Fred Hill, Sr.
Concessions
Donation Raffle
Native Arts and Crafts
SATURDAY, MAY 8
QUINN COLISEUM, EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY
LA GRANDE, OREGON
4 0 YEARS AND STILL DANCING!
For more information visit:
www.eou.edu/powwow or call 541-962-3141