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Festival of Nations this weekend
The Sixth Annual Festival of
N ations: A G athering a the
River, will be held Saturday and
Sunday, Sept. 10 and 11 in the
Cascade Locks Marine Park.
The Warm Springs tribes and
the com m unity o f C ascade
Locks w elcom e the Yakama
Nation, Nez Perce and Umatilla
tribes, as well as other indig
enous performers such as the
Halau, Chinelos, Aztec and Ha
waiian dancers. The dancers will
all participate in a celebration of
cultural heritage and tradition.
The festival is also a time to
learn about salmon restoration
and stewardship of the Colum
bia River.
On Saturday, Sept. 10, there
will be the 10k Salmon Run to
Eagle Creek, and a one-mile run
run/walk on Thunder Island.
The run commemorates the re
turn of the fall salmon.
Registration starts at 7 a.m.
in the Cascade Locks Marina
Park; or call 541-553-4883, or
541-553-3243 for registration
forms or information.
Featured on this year’s event
poster is a painting by Stephanie
B ap tiste, a 15-year-old Nez
Perce student.
“The Gorge represents my
culture; I am Nez Perce and the
river was an important part of
my heritage. I think it is impor
tant that the rem aining land
should be untouched and un
damaged,” she said.
Stephanie’s statement ties in
perfectly with the message of
Gorge 25— the Twenty-Fifth
Annual Celebration of the Co
lumbia River Gorge National
Scenic Act, which is being rec
ognized this year with fnany
events throughout the Colum
bia Gorge.
On Sunday, the festival is
proud to present E lizabeth
Furse as a speaker on peace and
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tribal affairs. Furse co-founded
the Oregon Peace Institute and
successfully lobbied for Co
q u ille, K lam ath and G rand
Ronde tribes to receive federal
recognition.
The Festival of Nations is a
family-friendly event with kids’
crafts and hands-on projects.
Both Saturday and Sunday
will be full of activities such as
a mini powwow, traditional stick
games, ceremonial dance, tradi
tional canoe entry, story-telling,
tribal vendors, flute players and
food.
For more information about
being a vendor, contact the Fes
tival of Nations chairwoman
Margie Tuckta at:
mtuckta@kahneeta. com
Fall Round Up Yard Sale
The Warm Springs Recre
ation Department presents
the Fall Round Up Yard Sale
this Saturday, Sept. 10. The
sale will be on the front lawn
of the Community Center.
Set up starts at 8:30 a.m.
Sales begin at 9 a.m., and the
sales will go until 4 p.m. For
more information, call Carol
at the Recreation D epart
ment, 541-553-3243.
Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay
Volunteers Katherine Quaid, Dayle Tufti and Shania Tom (front to back) load carts with
school supplies for the Back To School Barbeque. Wal-Mart matched competitor’s lowest
price to help provide part of the supplies needed to fill 700 backpacks.
Warm Springs Community Calendar
Brought to you by KWSO 91.9 FM
Wednesday, Sept. 7
T he re’s a w ater ae ro
bics class th is m orning
10:15 to 11:15 at the Kah-
Nee-Ta Pool.
This is the first day of
school for grades 1 thru 6,
and grade 9. Other grades
will begin September 8.
Thursday, Sept. 8
The C u lture & H e ri
tage Committee meets the
day, Sept. 23 if you want to
enter it to be judged. All
other work will be accepted
thru October 7. Art applica
tions are available now at
the museum. An opening re
ception and awards cer
emony will be held Thursday,
Oct. 13 from 5:30 to 7:30
p.m. in the museum lobby.
All are welcome.
Saturday, Sept. 10
2 nd and 4th Thursday o f each
Warm Springs Recreation
month. The next meeting is
Sept 8. For more informa
tion contact Paula Miller at
the council office 553-3257.
Culture & Heritage is get
ting ready for an Ichishkin
Im m ersion Class for 3-
and 4-year-olds. Culture &
Heritage will hold an infor
mational meeting to discuss
the guidelines and selection
procedures from 5:30-7:30
p.m. on Sept. 8. The meet
ing will be in the Education
building training room. For
more information, or to ob
tain an application, contact
the Culture and Heritage
Department, 541-553-3290.
will hold the Fall Round-up
Yard Sale Saturday, Sept.
10 in front of the Community
Center. Set-up starts at 8:30
a.m., and the sale will be 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. For more in
formation contact Carol at
541-553-3243.
The Sixth Annual Festi
val of Nations is set for
Sept. 10 and 11 at Marine
Park in Cascade Locks. Ad
mission is free and there will
be a 10K/1 mile Salmon
Run, powwow, food, music,
dancers, art, interactive ex
hibits and craft and tradi
tional stick games. Contact
Margie Tuckta for details on
tribal activities, 541-553-
4883.
The C olum bia Drag
Boat Association race event
will be held at Haystack Res
ervoir September 10 and 11.
The event will limit general
public access to boating ac
tivities on the reservoir and
will close camping in most of
the area. Spectators are
welcome, food vendors and
parking will be available.
For more information call
541-475-9272.
Friday, Sept. 9
The Jefferson County Li
brary C o m m un ity Film
Center will show Steel M ag
nolias Sept. 9 at 7:30pm at
the Rodriguez Annex, next to
the library in Madras. It is a
free event, and re fre s h
ments are available.
The Seventh Annual Fes
tival of Nations Salmon
Run 10k and 1-mile fun run
is on Saturday, Sept. 10 at
Cascade Locks. The 10k
starts at 8 a.m., the fun run
.at 8:30. R e g iste r in a d
vance. A p p lica tio n s are
available at the Recreation
office. They need to be re
turned to the Gaming Ex
pansion Office at Kah-Nee-
Ta no later than September
9.
The Eighteenth Annual
Warm Springs Tribal Mem
ber Art Exhibit is coming up
at the M useum at Warm
Springs. Artists must be 18
and older and enrolled mem
bers of the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs. Art
work can range from con
te m p o ra ry to tra d itio n a l.
Artists should submit work
on or before 5 p.m. on Fri
Monday, Sept. 12
Warm Springs Recreation
is offe rin g A rt of Cake
Decoration classes that will
begin on Sept. 12. To sign
up contact Carol 541-553-
3243.
There is a Glucometer
class from 2-3 p.m. this af
ternoon at the H ealth &
W ellness C enter kitchen
conference room.
The N ative P e o p le ’s
C irc le of Hope Warm
S prings S u pp ort G roup
meets the 3rd Tuesday of
each month at the Health &
W ellne ss C e nter in 'th e
Kitchen Conference Room
at 4:30. For more informa
tion call Rosanna at 541-
460-2382. The next meet
ing is September 20
The next series of Finan
cial S kills fo r F am ilies
cla sses begin Sept. 12.
Classes are from 5:30 to 7
p.m. at the Community Ac
tion Team office on campus.
Call 541-553-3148 for more
information.
Victims of Crime will hold
its weekly Women’s Sup
port meeting today from 6-
8 p.m. Call 541-553-2293
for details.
Tuesday, Sept. 13
You are invited to attend
H ealthy B rea kfa st this
morning at 9 at the Health
and W ellne ss
C enter
kitchen conference room.
The topic will be “Neuropa
thy” covered by Registered
Nurse Dee Leslie Gordon.
Wednesday, Sept. 14
T here’s a w ater aero
bics class th is m orning
10:15 to 11:15 at the Kah-
Nee-Ta Pool.
T h e re ’s
a
food
handler’s class on Sept.
14 from 2-4 p.m. at the
W arm S prings H ealth &
Wellness Center atrium.
Thursday, Sept. 15
The second session in the
Financial Skills for Fami
lies classes is today from
5:30-7 p.m. at the Commu
nity Action Team office on
campus.
Friday, Sept. 16
The Jefferson County Li
brary C om m unity Film
Center will show The Day
the Earth Stood Still, the
1951 version this evening at
7:30 p.m. at the Rodriguez
Annex, next to the library in
Madras. It is a free event,
and refreshments are avail
able. *
Saturday, Sept. 17
The m on thly Warm
Springs Christian Commu
nity Prayer Gathering and
Potluck will be held at 6 p.m.
this evening at High Lookee
Lodge in the Tribal Room.
D inner is at 6 p.m. and
prayer from 7 to 8 p.m. The
gathering occurs the third
Saturday of each month.
Monday, Sept. 19
There is a Glucometer
class from 2-3 this after
noon at the H ealth &
W ellness Center kitchen
conference room.
The 3rd session in the Fi
nancial Skills for Families
classes is today from 5:30
til 7 p.m. at the Community
Action Team office on cam
pus.
Victims of Crime will hold
its weekly Women’s Sup
port meeting this evening
from 6-8 p.m. Call 541-553-
2293 for details.
Tuesday, Sept. 20
GED Classes at the Warm
Springs Education Building
are starting up. Basic Read
ing & Writing classes are ev
ery Tuesday starting Septem
ber 20 and basic Math is ev
ery Thursday beginning Sep
tember 22. The classes will
be held 9 a.m. to noon at the
education building and the
cost is $20.