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December 28, 2011
Spilyay Tyrooo, W^rro Springs, Oregon
Moving Mountains
Challenge starts in Jan.
Fitness Champions
With the Christmas feast con
sumed, and the calories of the
New Year beckoning, now is the
time to make your com m it
ment— to take part in the Third
A nnual M oving M ountains
Slimdown Challenge.
The Slimdown Challenge—
the
p o p u lar,
16-w eek
communitywide get-healthy pro
gram—is just a couple of weeks
away from starting.
Couples category
Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay
The WS Ventures team won the 2011 November Fitness Challenge. Team members are (from left) Sandra Danzuka,
Owen Danzuka Sr., Jaym’e Schricker, Jabbar Davis, Leslie Davis, Adam Haas, Tashina Smith. Team members not
pictured: Jeff Anspach, Owen Danzuka Jr., Rodney Adams, Cecil Seyler, Nancy Seyler, Glenn Carpenter, Ben Bisland
and Tana Frank. Congratulations, Ventures team!
Year in review:
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Third on the list of news
events for 2011 is the Cas
cade Complex Fires event,
w hen m ore than 107,000
acres of range and forest land
burned on the reservation.
This happened in Septem
ber, as the fires burned for
several days at different lo
cations. Close to 2,400 fire
figh ter help ed fight the
blazes, which were lightning-
caused.
Fires scorched 107,000 acres
Firefighters mop up an area of the Cascade Complex fires.
At times the flames ap
proach ed very close to
homes, but only one struc
ture, a shed, was lost. More
than 300 homes were threat
ened at different times. De
fensible space around the
homes, and the effort of the
fire crews, were credited with
saving all the dwellings.
“It was a m iracle no
homes were lost,” said Dan
M artinez, chief o f Warm
Springs Fire and Safety.
This year, there will be a new
catego ry o f com p etition :
couples.
The couples category w ill
consist of one man and one
woman, whether married or not.
The couples com petition re
places the mixed team event.
The four-person women’s and
men’s competition remain.
Participants can only com
pete in one team event, but all
team participants are also in
cluded in the individual compe
titions.
The entry fee for M oving
Mountains is $25, all of which
goes into the prize money. The
prize money per category is de
termined by how many entrants
there are per category.
The competition is based on
an accumulation of the percent
age of weight loss and inches
lost on the waist and hips. Cash
payouts will most likely be first
through fifth places in the indi
vidual competitions, and first
through third in the team cat
egories, but organizers may
change the payout depth de
pending on how many contes
tants are in the specific category.
A $100 prize will be given to
both the man and woman who
lose the most weight.
W.S. weigh-in
Warm Springs Community Calendar
Weigh-ins will be at Mountain
View Hospital, from Thursday
through Saturday, Jan. 12-14.
The w eigh -in days at the
contest’s end will be Thursday
through Saturday, May 3-5.
A separate weigh-in will be
held in Warm Springs, headed
up by the tribal wellness coordi
nator Edmond Francis.
The Warm Springs weigh-ins
will be on the same days at the
Madras weigh-ins, at the com
munity center. Specific times for
the weigh-ins will be announced
later.
Again this year, the “no yo
yo rule” will be in effect: Par
ticipants who finished in the
money last year can only par
ticipate this year if they have not
gained more than 20 percent of
what they weighed at contest’s
end last year. Also, there is a six-
week postpartum wait to enter
the contest.
The goal of Moving Moun
tains is to challenge the entire
countywide community to live
healthier lives, to transform a
contest commitment into lifelong
habits. Participation in Moving
Mountains also includes regular
health and exercise programs
during the course o f the 16-
week event.
Programs range from nutri
tion classes to aerobics and
swimming, and will likely be held
on Thursdays.
The Slimdown Challenge is
organized and presented by the
Mountain View Hospital’s Com
m unity H ealth Im provem ent
P rogram and the Je ffe rso n
County H ealth D epartm ent,
with assistance and sponsorship
from the Madras Aquatic Cen
ter and the Madras Pioneer.
In an effort to inspire more
businesses to get involved, the
Moving Mountains committee
will be putting the logo of busi
nesses that sponsor teams on
their full page ads at the begin
ning and ending of the contest.
For further information, con
tact Carolyn Harvey, county
health departm ent, 541-475-
4456; or Beth Ann Beamer at
Mountain View Hospital, 541-
460-4023.
Brought to you by KWSO 91.9 FM
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28
The Higher Education
Winter Conference will be
held today from 8:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m. at Kah-Nee-Ta.
High school seniors, new
and cu rre n t colle ge stu
dents are invited to attend
to learn about financial aid,
tribal scholarships, college
panels, and more.
There’s water aerobics
at 9:15 a.m. at the Kah-
Nee-Ta pool.
The Early Head Start
Group m eets today from
12 :0 0 to 2:00 p.m.. Please
call your hom e visitor for
m ore inform ation at 541-
553-3242.
There will be an Ameri
can Sign Language Class
from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. in
Room 2E at ECE.
Today at Recreation they
w ill be painting winter
scenes. B e a d in g w ith
Marge at 4:00.
Today in Madras Prep
Sports, the V a rsity G irls
b a ske tb a ll tea m is at the
M a rs h fie ld T o u rn am e nt.
T h e F reshm a n G irls and
B o ys tra v e l to S u m m it
High. Boys Varsity basket
ball are at th e P h o e n ix
Tournament.
Today is the 48th Annual
Warm Springs All Indian
Men’s Holiday Basket
ball Tournament at the
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C o m m u n ity C enter. For
m o re in fo rm a tio n , c a ll
Austin Greene at 541-553-
1953.
ginning with dinner at 6:00
p.m.
SUNDAY, JAN 1
THURSDAY, DEC. 29
There’s a cardio circuit
class today at 12:10 in the
aerobics room at the Com
munity Center.
Today in Recreation, it’s
CSI Prom Prep. T hen
Beading with Marge at 4:00
p.m.
Today in Madras Prep
Sports: the Varsity G irls
Basketball team is at the
M a rs h fie ld T o u rn am e nt.
The Freshm an girls and
boys are at the S um m it
Tournament.
FRIDAY, DEC. 30
Today is an early re
lease day at ECE. Please
rem em ber to pick up your
child at 3:30 p.m.
There will be a senior fit
ness class this morning at
10:45 at the Senior Building.
S tre n g th T ra in in g
Class w ith Edm und is at
12:10 p.m. at the C om m u
nity Center.
Today in Recreation, it’s
the New Year Movie and
popcorn.
T h e Boys and Girls
Club will be closing at
Happy New Year!
MONDAY, JAN. 2
T here is no school for
509-J.
TUESDAY, JAN. 3
509-J students return to
school today.
The Community Advi
sory Board m eeting for
KW SO w ill start at 10:00
a.m. Anyone interested in
participating and learning
more about what KW SO is
w o rkin g on and offering
feedback is invited to at
tend.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 4
In Madras Prep Sports,
the Freshmen, JV and Var
sity Girls Basketball team s
a re h o s tin g S u m m it.
G am es are at 3:30, 5:15
and 7:00 p.m. The boys
team s are at Summit.
THURSDAY, JAN. 5
In Madras Prep Sports,
the Freshmen, JV and Var
sity Boys Basketball teams
host C rook County. The
girls travel to Crook County.
3:30 p.m.
The End of the Year
Round Dance will be at the
Sim nasho Longhouse be
tional.
T h e E lvis B irth d a y
Bash w ill be at the C om
munity Center from 2:00 to
4:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, JAN. 7
Madras Varsity Wres
tling is at the Bend Invita-
MONDAY, JAN. 9
There is a two hour late
start for all 509-J schools.
A d ult B asic Skills GED
classes begin this week.
Reading and Writing will be
on T u e s d a y s fro m 9:00
a.m. to 12:00 noon. Math
is Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. to
12:00 noon. Come to class
to register, the fee is $20.
For m ore inform ation, call
541-504-2950.
Legal Aid S ervices of
Oregon will be at the Com
munity Action Team Office.
For m ore inform ation, call
541-553-3148.
T he re w ill be a Food
Handler’s Class beginning
at 2:00 p.m. in the clinic
atrium.
TUESDAY, JAN. 10
The M adras Freshmen,
JV and Varsity Boys Bas
ketball te a m s w ill h o st
LaPine. The girls teams are
at LaPine.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 11
The M adras Freshm en
and Sophomore wrestling
team s host Bend at 4:00
p.m.
Eel plan:
returns have
been at all-time lows
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Pacific lamprey are thought
to be the oldest fish found in
the Columbia River system, with
some species appearing in fos
sils 450 m illion years back.
Their numbers have plummeted
in recent years.
At one time, according to
CRITFC, the species returned
to the Columbia River by the
millions. Only 48,000 returned
to Bonneville Dam in 2011.
Lamprey returns were at an
all-time low of 23,000 during
2010 .
“Time is not a luxury that
lamprey have, so we must act
now,” said Paul Lumley, execu
tive d irecto r for C R ITFC.
“This plan represents the best
of both situations.”
The plan will actively address
facing lamprey and will develop
a better understanding of those
issues. “We can’t sit on our
hands and study them into ex
tinction.”
Today, eels continue to be a
lasting part o f tribal customs.
However, with dwindling num
bers found by those who con
tinue traveling to gathering lo
cations, prepared asm is getting
harder and harder to find, said
Dallas Winishut with the tribal
language program.
“I didn’t get any this year.
Part o f that could stem from
other tribes who aren’t part of
the Columbia River treaty tribes
coming in to harvest more than
their share of the eels.”
The Tribal Pacific Lamprey
Restoration Plan is available on
the CRITFC w eb site at
www.critifc.org/lamprey.
Legal Aid Services in Warm Springs
on the second Monday in Jan.
Legal A id S e rv ic e s o f O re g o n p ro v id e s fre e
assistance to low-income Oregonians in many civil
cases.
Speak with an attorney during drop-in hours 1 to 4
p.m. on the second Monday of the January at the
Warm Springs Community Action Team building,
1136 Paiute Ave, Warm Springs.
Legal Aid Services is usually in Warm Springs on
the first Monday of the month, but the first Monday
in January is a holiday, so Legal Aid will be here on
Monday, Jan. 9.
Call 385-6944 Monday through Thursday between
9 a.m. and 4 p.m. (at lunch from noon-1 p.m.)
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