Spilydy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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June 29, 2011
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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.”
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE
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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.
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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.
There’s sewing in Carol’s
Room this morning, followed
by Mad Scientist. Beading with
Margie begins at 3:30 p.m.
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