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Spilyay Tym oo, Wacm Springs, O regon Page 3 January 11, 2012 Birthday Bash for Elvis Tribes to host Timber Council in the spring Warm Springs in 2012 will host the annual meeting of the Intertribal Tim ber Coun cil. Thé council is a nation wide consortium o f Indian tribes, Native Alaska corpo rations, and individuals dedi cated to improving the man agement o f natural resources o f im p o rta n c e to N ativ e communities. W arm Springs will host the annual meeting in May at Kah-Nee-Ta. This will be the first tim e th e tribes have hosted the conference since the mid-1990s, said O rvie Danzuka, o f tribal N atural Resources. Staff are currently work ing on items that will be on the agenda during the May gathering, said Danzuka. T he In tertrib al T im ber Council (ITC), established in 1976, works with the Bureau o f Indian Affairs, private in Yvonne Iverson photos Mary Olney and Adeline Gleason cheer as the adults battle It out in musical chairs (above). Mary Olney (top right) and Josh Olney (right) take part in the sing-alike contest. B y Y vo n n e Iverso n Spilyay Tymoo O v e r 50 people participated in contests and games at the Elvis Birthday Bash this last Sat urday at the Community Cen ter. S ta ff fro m th e N u tritio n D epartm ent and C om m unity Counseling grilled peanut butter and banana sandwiches for ev eryone. “Those were Elvis’ favorite,” announced Rosemary Lewis. Prizes were awarded to the top three contestants in dance and sing alike contests, and top three contestants in each age group for the look alike con test. Pastor Rick Ribeiro de fended his title as best Elvis sing-alike, p erform ing “Love Me Tender.” Poncho Medina slicked his hair back and did a Elvis shake to take hom e the title o f best Elvis look-alike. This alcohol and drug free event was coordinated by the Warm Springs Prevention Coa lition. “This community event gives everyone something to do on a Saturday afternoon,” said emcee Bob Medina. “Look for more events like this in the future.” r :- 'P V jr" ' j y ' , ; \ Hunters Survey At the Plaza ~ Open at dawn Biscuits and gravy~ breakfast burritos, Mochas, espressos, etc. Lunch Specials, Deli Sandwiches C alighe deli at 541-553-2568. The Natural Resources Branch is seeking in formation from hunters regarding the 2011 sea son. Look in the next Spilyay fo r the survey que stio n n a ire and in- ’ formation on where to subm it the com pleted form. Toys-Tools-Housewares-Clothing-Crafts-Gifts- Your Bargain Connection Diabetes Awareness dinner, breakfast this month The Diabetes Aware ness D inner will be from 5-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17. The dinner will be at the Senior Center. Education topic: medi cation safety. Menu: tur key tacos, fruit, crystal light. I T h e re w ill b e a H ealth y Breakfast on Tuesday, Jan. 24 from V 9:45 a.m. at the Health an d W ellness C en ter kitchen conference roonj. The education topic will be supplements (vita mins etc,), presented by V alerie C o o p er, P h a r macy resident T he din n er and the breakfast are presented by IHS Model Diabetes Program and Tribal Se nior Program. dustry, and academia. The ITC and its partners explore issues and identify practical strategies and initia tives to prom ote social, eco nomic and ecological values, while protecting and utilizing forests, soil, water, and wild life. Over 60 tribes and Alaska N ativ e co rp o ra tio n s c u r rently belong to the ITC , which has the stated purposes of: P rom oting sound, eco nom ic m anagem ent o f In dian forests; facilitating com m unication; collaborating with the BIA and others in terested in im proving the management o f Indian natu ral resources; helping estab lish natural resource-based business enterprises; and en couraging the training and development o f Indian for esters. Telecom (Continued from page 1) A b o u t 5,000 m em bers and others live on the Warm Springs Reservation. Unlike most American communities, only approximately 60 per cent o f reservation residents have access to basic tele phone service, and less than 30 percent have D SL ser vice. Until last year, there had been no television or cable TV services available on the reservation. Oregon Public Broadcasting recently put up a new translater on the res ervation enabling residents to receive the first “off-air” television network. Under the aegis o f Warm Springs Ventures, the eco nomic development corpora tion o f the tribes, tribal lead- ers has been working on this project for m ore than five years, J e ff A nspach, chief ex ecutive officer Warm Springs Telecom explained, ‘Ventures is an ‘incubator’ that works to create new business oppor tunities for the Tribes.” A fter receiving planning dollars from federal agen cies, Rural U tility Service an d E c o n o m ic D e v e lo p m e n t A sso ciatio n , W arm Springs Telecom received $5.6 m illio n fro m th e ARRA B roadband Stimulus F und in 2010. This enabled the years of planning to come to fruition as the new tribally ow ned company will soon offer ser vices to individuals, tribal agencies and businesses. -----Logo Contest — The “Let’s Talk Diversity” Coalition is in need of a logo for its website and publications. They are looking for some thing to represent their motto: “ B u ild in g C om m unity Strength th ro u g h D iversity.” To find out more you can call 541-325-5001, ext. 4221. The contest is open until Feb. 29 and will award $200 for the winning entry. « O pen M o n d a y -S a t A ll N e w A ll T h e T im e ! i o 7 1 7 S.W. 5 th S t. M a d ra s O r. c The “Let’s Talk Diversity” Coalition is in need of a logo New Shipment Just In! for our: website, flyers, press releases and all other Coali tion work. We need something th at represents our Motto: “BUILDING COMMUNITY STRENGTH THROUGH Area Rugs II 5x8 Area $30.00 6x9 Premium $52.00-$56.00 Please keep the above words in mind while creating our logo. *The Let’s Talk Diversity Coalition is a community coalition which came together to promote equality and fairness in Jefferson County and the Confederated Tribes o f Warm Springs* To enter into the contest please send your name, contact information, design and design ex planation to Erin Tofte at erint@bestcaretreatment.org or 715 SW 4th St., Suite C , Madras, OR 97741 please email or call with questions 541-325-5001 ext. 4221. Contest is Open until February 29th. Thank you for your interest! We look forward to seeing your design! http://www.theoutpoststore.com/ Toys-Tools-Housewares-Clothing-Crafts-Gifts- ■fi." • (('■ B U M . * JV ' Ì I “I Ä V
