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Spilydy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon P^ge 5 June 29, 2011 A pache tribe w elcom es fire fighters B y Duran Bobb Spilyay Tymoo Firefighters from Warm Springs were honored recendy at the Apache Nation indepen dence festival in San Carlos, Ari zona. Warm Springs and other fire fighters are helping with the Wallow Fire, where more than 450,000 acres have burned. Eight-thousand acres burned in San Carlos. San Carlos Apache Tribal Chairman Terry Rambler recog nized the firefighters during the tribe’s festivities commemorat ing their independence. “These firefighters are put ting their lives out there for our safety,” said Rambler. “As a former fire fighter, I understand their jobs.” Over 1,000 tribal members gathered on the lawn of the San Courtesy photo. Firefighters from Warm Springs, Virgil Windy Boy, Gunner Herkshan and Anthony Anderson, were made welcome by members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, including Edith Starr, Miss San Carlos Apache Tribal Queen and tribal youth Tahleeni White, daughter of Dennis White III, member of the Conferated Tribes of Warm Springs. Carlos Apache Tribal Adminis tration during the annual cel ebration: The June 18 event hon- ors their tribal independence, which began in 1871. As the fire fighers were be ing honored, engine crew mem bers from Warm Springs made their way around the San Carlos Reservation, visiting with tribal members and pa trolling the area. V irgil Windyboy, Anthony Anderson, and Gunner Herkshan met with Miss San Carlos Apache, Edit Starr. “You are all in our prayers and we appreciate your help,” Starr told the fire fighters. “Thank you for coming here and sharing our celebration with us.” Council chairman Ramber said, “On behalf of the San Carlos Apache Tribal Council, 1 welcome you here today. Our children and grandchildren are playing and enjoying themselves, while we have local and out-of- state fire fighters here helping and putting their lives out there for our safety.” Warm Springs Community Calendar Brought to you by KWSO 91.9 FM WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29 Tribal Council is participat ing in an Indian Health Service workshop today. Starting today, lunch will be served at Warm Springs El ementary School from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. as part of 509-J’s Summer Meals Pro gram. Water aerobics class will be held at the KNT pool from 9:15 to 10:15 this morning. There will be a toy sale and swap today at Recreation from 1:30 to 4:30. Alcoholics Anonymous will beet this evening at 7:00 in the Family Resources conference room. THURSDAY, JUNE 30 Pelton Litigation is on Tribal Council’s agenda today. Today in Recreation, it’s field trip day. Kids will go to the Bend Lava Caves and the High Desert Museum. To sign up, or for more information, call 541-553-3243. They will also be working on the float, and there’s beading with Margie at 3:30 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous will meet this evening at 6:00 p.m. at the Family Resources con ference room. FRIDAY, JULY 1 Cooking Around the World begins in Carol’s Room at 9:00 a.m. SATURDAY, JULY 2 Simnasho water delivery day. A lcoholics Anonym ous meets this morning at 10 in the Family Resources Center con ference room. The Teepee Deli at the Plaza is open during the weekend, 10 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. MONDAY, JULY 4 Independence Day. There is no work for the tribes. IHS is closed. TUESDAY, JULY 5 In H istory: In 1831, Colquhoun is ordered by the Secretary of War to consult with the Choctaw Nation about their removal to Indian Terri tory (now Oklahoma). Regalia making class will be at the Cultural Craft Room at the Education Building from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more inform ation, call 541-553- 3290. Today in C arol’s Room there’s sewing in the morning. After lunch it’s the Mad Scien tist. T here’s beading with Margie at 3:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 In H istory: On July 6, 1825, the Cheyenne sign a “Friendship Treaty” with the United States at the mouth of the Tongue River. On July 6, 1876, The New York Times reported on the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Water aerobics class will be held at the KNT pool from 9:15 to 10:15 this morning. Today in Carol’s Room they will have fun with the pump kin patch, and there will be a movie and popcorn from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Beading with Margie begins at 3:30 p.m. THURSDAY, JULY 7 Today’s Recreation Field Trip will be Smith Rock. To sign up or for more informa tion, caü 541-553-3243. Men’s Support Group will meet this evening at 6:00 p.m. FRIDAY, JULY 8 “Cooking Around the World” will begin in Carol’s Room at 9:00 a.m. Craft time is at 1:00 p.m. followed by StoryCorps to record culture, history stories KWSO will host StoryCorps for four weeks to help record Native and Or egon stories. StoryCorps is a national nonprofit organiza tion dedicated to recording, preserving and sharing the stories of Americans from all backgrounds and beliefs. The group will visit the Warm Springs Reservation from July 7-30, as part of its cross-country MobileBooth tour. The StoryCorps Mobile Booth—an Airstream trailer outfitted with a recording stu dio—will be parked in the Campus area of Warm Springs at the Fire and Safety building, 2112 Wasco Street. Reservations will be open at 10 a.m. on June 23. To make a reservation, partici pants can call StoryCorps’ 24-hour toll-free reservation line at 1-800-850-4406 or visit storycorps.org. Addi tional appointments will be available on July 8. The interviews StoryCorps will visit Warm Springs to provide an oppor tunity for local residents to record and preserve the rich stories of their culture and heritage. A trained StoryCorps fa cilitator will guide participants through the interview pro cess. At the end of each 40- minute recording session, participants will receive a complimentary CD copy of their interview. With participant permis sion, a second copy will be archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress for future gen erations to hear. By traveling to every cor ner of the country, StoryCorps currently has one of the largest collections of voices ever gathered, with interviews collected from more than 70,000 partici pants in all 50 states. /■CAR STEREO board games. SUNDAY, JULY 10 The Warm Springs Canoe Journey to Swinom ish, La Conner, WA, will begin today. For more information, call the Museum at 541-553-3331. MONDAY, JULY 11 In Carol’s Room the chil dren will have fun in the pump kin patch. Minute to Win It is at 9:00 a.m. Craft from 10:30 to noon and board games af ter lunch. Snack time is from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. There will be a glucometer class from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Health & Wellness Center kitchen conference room. Regalia making class will be at the Cultural Craft Room at the Education Building from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. For more inform ation, call 541-553- 3290. Victims of Crime Summer Evening Women’s Support Group will meet at 6:00 p.m. TUESDAY, JULY 12 Healthy Breakfast will be this morning at 9:00 in the kitchen conference room at the clinic. Regalia making class will be at the Cultural Craft Room at the Education Building from 11:00 to 2:00 p.m. For more inform ation, call 541-553- 3290. 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