Spilydy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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November 30, 2011
New Policy Council at ECE
Lights Parade Thursday
The Warm Springs Christ
mas Family Fun Night is set
for this Thursday, Dec. 1.
The Christmas Lights Pa
rade starts at 7 p.m. The pa
rade line-up starts at 6 p.m.
at Warm Springs Elem en
tary.
The Christmas tree light
ing is at 7:45 p.m., and ac
tivities start at 8. There will
be Subway, and hot choco
late, a bonfire and coloring
contest.
Kids can get their pictures
taken with Santa, and there
will be a Christmas play in
the community center gym.
The events are sponsored
by the Warm Springs Preven
tion Coalition, and Warm
Springs Recreation.
C hristm as B azaar
The Thirty-Sixth Annual
Warm Springs Christmas Ba
zaar is scheduled for Satur
day, Dec. 10, from 10 a.m.-
4 p.m. at the Com m unity
Wellness Center.
Shoppers can find great
gifts for the holidays. There
will be unique hand-crafted
items, beaded jewelry, and
more.
For more information, call
the community center at 541-
553-3243.
Gift Shop Sale
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Monica Sampson, Arlissa Rhoan, Sallie Jefferson, Kelly Langnese, Allegra Gilbert and Mychel VanPelt take the Policy Council
oath of office before their meeting last week.
T h e new po licy council o f
Head Start-E arly Head Start
held their first m eeting last
week.
The council meets every third
Thursday at the Early Childhood
Education Center.
Agenda items for the first
meeting of the new policy coun
cil were the swearing-in, followed
by election o f the officers.
Monica Sampson was elected
chairwoman, and Rose Ball vice
chairwoman. Arlissa Rhoan is
the secretary.
H ead Start adm inistrator
Kirstin Hisatake then presented
the policy council with several
new hires at ECE. The council
was introduced to the Head
Start-Early Head Start staff, and
they reviewed the bylaws and
policy council manual.
Some of the policy council
members are new to the board,
and some are returning mem-
bers. Tribal Council liaisons for
Head Start-Early Head Start are
councilmen Scott Moses and
Austin Eugene Greene.
Warm Springs Head Start
and Early Head Start serve 112
children on site; and 48 children
through ho m e-based E arly
Head Start.
There are eight Head Start
teachers and eight assistant
teachers, plus four Early Head
Start teachers. Staff also in-
JCM S students post outstanding attendance
Jefferso n County M iddle
School announced the students
with recent outstanding atten
dance.
In October, these students
from Warm Springs had perfect
attendance.
E ighth grade
Jan ae A dam s, G erm aine
A nd erson, C h ristin B anda-
Smith, Gavin Begay, Benjamin
Billey, Quindon Calica, Shiralda
Charley, Brittany Craig, Reed
Doney, Bryson George, Gene
Gillespie, Valerie Gonzales, Bar
bara Halliday, Robert Hatlestad,
D alton H erkshan , B revin
H olliday, D ale K altsu k is,
Desmond Katchia, Lyndreth
Leclaire, Taron Rabb'ie, Jasmyn
Reese, Maricella Rodriguez, Jor
dan Scott, Lana Shike, Camisha
Sm ith, Tyra T hom as, A llen
Warner Jr., and Edward Whipple
Jr-
S eventh grade
Kalissa Alire, Rochelle Ander
son, Cecelia Andy, Terrell Bailey,
B ryttan ey B risb o is, Ja riu s
B runoe, T h yrecia C havez,
Deon Culpus, Damean Frank,
Lupe Galicia, Shoshanah Garcia,
Riata Green, Kris Howtopat,
Rodger Jack, Autumn Johnson,
G aryson Jo h n so n , D estin y
M itch ell-B ro o key, B rittan y
P arra, M arisol Perez, K iani
P icard , A rrita Sam pson,
M arisela San chez, O stynn
Sch jo ll, C harles Scott, Jad e
Sm ith, P reston Steven s,
Adrianna Switzler, Carol Tias,
K enneth T uckta J r, A aron
Winishut, Shae Yeahquo Jr.
S ixth grade
K iersten A nderson, Tyler
A n derso n , A sh tin B oston,
Ju styn e B risb o is, C aram iah
Charley, Justice Clement, Rich
D anzuka, Jake Frank, Jam es
Greene Jr, Catalino Gregorio-
L eclaire, Thom as G regorio-
Leclaire, James Hance, Lynden
H arry, B lanche H ow topat,
K aliyah
Iverso n ,
A lony
Johnson, M ichael K altsukis,
Genesis Lucei, Izraii Mendez,
Alliayah Moran, Alyssa Philbert,
N eteva Polk-Saludo, Colton
Reese, Raymond Sam -Sm ith,
Trevor Savok, D arian Scott,
Ja ro n Sm ith, Je v in Sm ith,
Jo ydee Sm ith, O livia Sm ith,
Andrew Stacona Jr, Israel Tapia
Jr, T iann y T uckta, Sophia
V illagom ez-M edina, G eorge
Yazzie.
eludes coordinators for family
services, health, and education/
disabilities; and two family ser
vice workers for Head Start and
Early Head Start.
“We’re looking forward to a
positive year working for the
best interests of the children
and families of our community,”
Hisatake said.
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by Dave McMechan
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Local transit system seeking input
The tribal transit system
is looking to expand its ser
vices locally and would like
input from the community.
“W e’d like to know if
people are interested in us
ing the transit system to get
to and from work,” Gayleen
Adams, Social Service Voca
tional Rehabilitation director,
said.
The program is seeking sug
gestions or ideas.
“We’d like to serve the com
munity,” she said, “and provide
em ploym ent o p p o rtu n ities
through the Vocational Rehabili
tation, Social Services, Transit,
and Commodities programs.”
Adams said she would like
the transit route to target those
areas w here tran sp o rtatio n
needs exist. Call Voc Rehab at
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