January 25, 2012
Spilyay Tymoo, Wgrm Springs, Oregon
Pgge 6
Rodeo:
First time National Finals in C.O.
(Continued from page 1)
Cost to enter is $7 for those
over the age o f 6. Under 5, free.
First fo r region
There will be six teams com
peting in the Team Bronc Riding
National Finals:
Team Agin from Solvang,
Calif; the Jason Smith Team,
Warm Springs; Spud Smith Jr.
Team, Madras; James Federer
Team, Cheyenne, Wyo.; Atcitty
Begay Team, Warm Springs; and
the Bill Caporgane Team, Tres
Pinos, Calif.
T he three C entral O regon
teams in the Finals— the Jason
S m ith T eam , A tc itty Begay
Team, and the Spud Smith Jr.
T eam — are fo rm er N atio n al
Champions.
This will be the first time that
Central O regon is hosting the
Team Bronc Riding N ational
Finals. The fairgrounds opera
Courtesy photo.
Team Bronc Riding, including Jason Smith and Atcitty Begay teams, at Lakeview Roundup,
September 2011.
tor is familiar with the event,
though, from previous rodeos
at the venue, said Jason Smith.
These sponsors are support
ing the event:
Bottoms Up Catering, Iden
tity Zone, Indian Head Casino,
K a h -N e e -T a R eso rt, W arm
MHS boys varsity
basketball update
(The Madras High School
White Buffalo boys varsity bas
ketball team plays EaSalle away
this Friday, and then at home
against Molalla on Tuesday, Jan.
31 at 7 p.m . They beat
Estacada 68-56 on Jan. 20.
Here is a run-down of two ear
lier games.)
By Sid Miller
Publisher Emeritus
The Madras White Buf
falo varsity boys were never
in any trouble throughout
the game as they beat the
LaPine Hawks 80-50 in non
league action Jan. 10.
'fh e Buffs jumped out to
a 24-6 first-quarter lead. It
was o n e o f th o se gam es
w here things seem to fall
right in place, even though
they did make some mistakes,
that didn’t seem to have any
effect on them.
When the buzzer sounded
to the first h alf the score
was 42-16. This was a game
where all the kids got to see
action, and even had one
p lay er fo u l o u t, as E rik
Q uintana was whistled for
five fouls and had to leave
the game.
Bobby Ahern led the scor
ing with 22 points. Andrew
McConnell had 14, Jhaylen
Yeahquo, 11, Quintana, 12.
Earlier, the boys dropped
a non-league game in over
time to the visiting Crook
County Cowboys on Jan. 5,
by the score o f 70-62.
A t the end o f regulation
play the score was 59 each.
In the overtime period the
Cowboys managed to score
11 points while the Buffs
could only score 3, which
gave the visitor^ the winning
margin.
Throughout the game the
score was close all the way.
The Buffs hit a dryspell in
th e final p erio d , and th e
Buffs were pretty cold at the
foul line, hitting just 16 o f
29. Jhaylen Yeahquo led the
scoring for the Buffs with
14.
Springs Market, Outlaw Men,
Joel Florendo (M utton Cattle
Co.), Phoenix Enterprises.
Columbia State Bank, King
M ountain (D elbert and Trina
Wheeler), Les Schwab Tire Cen
ter in Madras, Smith, Spud and
Mary Kay, Blue Mountain Lum-
ber Products, Reynolds Weed
Service, and Trout Creek Bar
becue.
The stock contractors for the
competition are Haverly Buck
ing Bulls; Smith Ranches and
W ild H orses; O utlaw Rodeo,
and D ry Creek Boys.
MHS girls varsity
at home on Friday
T he Madras W hite Buffalo
varsity girls basketball team con
tinued their winning season on
Jan. 20 with a 63-36 win against
Estacada. O n Jan. 19 they beat
G lad sto n e 55-50, had a 2-0
record in league play, as o f Tues
day.
T heir game on Tuesday o f
this week was at N orth Marion.
The girls play at home on Fri
day, Jan. 27 against LaSalle.
H ere is a run-down o f an ear-
Eer game.
The Madras W hite Buffalo
girls traveled to Crook County
early this m onth and came away
with a win by the score o f 49-
42. Abby Scott led the scoring
for the Buffs, as she poured in
a total o f 27 points during the
non-league game on the Crook
County home floor.
The Buffs E d 11-8 at the end
o f the first quarter, and led 18-
14 at halftime. Mariah Stacona
added 15 points for the Buffs,
as the freshm an guard had a
good game.
Madras prep sports schedule
Wednesday, Jan.25
In M adras Prep Sports,
Freshman/Sbphdmore wrestling
will be at Summit High School
beginning at 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 31
Freshm an, JV and Varsity
boys basketball will host games
vs. Molalla. T he girls teams
travel to Molalla.
Friday, Jan. 27
Madras Prep Sports — Girls’
Freshmen, JV and Varsity bas
k etb all team s h o s t LaSalle.
G am es are at 5:30, 5:45 and
7:00 p.m. Boys basketball is at
LaSalle.
Wednesday, Feb. 1
In M adras Prep Sports,
Freshman/Sophomore wrestling
will be at Mountain View High
School for the novice champi
onships.
Mt. Jefferson Rocky Mountain goats thriving
(AP)
T he populatio n o f
R ocky M o u n tain g o ats on
M ount Jefferson is growing, but
hunters, hikers and m ountain
climbers are not likely to encoun
ter the high-climbing animal.
“It’s big country and there are
not many goats, so they are hard
to find,” said state wildEfe biolo
gist Corey Heath.
T he anim als w ere rein tro
duced to the area abo u t two
years ago.
H eath said about 45 o f the
goats are roaming the high coun
try around Oregon’s second-tall
est mountain, a 10,495-foot vol
cano 50 m iles n o rth w e st o f
Bend.
The animals are returning to
the m ountain after an absence
o f about 150 years.
H alf o f the m ountain is on
the Warm Springs Indian Res
ervation, and the Confederated
Tribes o f Warm Springs teamed
up with the Oregon Departm ent
o f Fish and WildEfe for the July
2010 release o f 45 goats.
The animals were set free on
a remote portion o f the 640,000-
acre reservation.
The Rocky Mountain goat is
culturaUy significant to the tribes
as a source for both spirituaEty
and food, said Clay PenhoUow,
Rocky Mountain Goat.
The population o f
Rocky Mountain
goats dropped as the
number o f settlers
grew in Central
Oregon in the 1800s
a spokesman for the tribes.
“It is im portant to have them
back here,” he said.
T h e p o p u latio n o f R ocky
Mountain goats dropped as the
num ber o f settlers grew in Cen
tral Oregon in the 1800s, Heath
said. T h e species was all b u t
gone by the 1850s, in part be
cause o f overhunting.
T he state began m ountain
goat réintroduction in the 1950s
by releasing five o f the animals
— captured from northern Wash
ington — to the WaEowa Moun
tains in Eastern Oregon.
N ow E astern O regon is a
stronghold for mountain goats.
Statewide, there are about 800
o f the animals, about half o f
those in the Elkhorn range.
The M ount Jefferson goats
Were lured into traps by state
scientists using salt Ecks in the
Elkhorn range in 2010.
S h o ttly after th e release,
three o f the m ountain goats
died, according to the state. But
there d o n ’t appear to be any
other deaths, and some o f the
surviving goats reportedly now
have kids in tow.
Heath said efforts to find and
cou n t the goats last sum m er
proved difficult, with state sci
entists only tracking three ani
mals. Airborne expeditions were
m ore successful and during a
flight last month, scientists found
all nine o f the goats carrying
V H F radio collars. A n o th e r
seven goats are being tracked
through GPS coUars.
The state is considering re
leasing 20 more goats on M ount
Jefferson this summer, accord
ing to Steven George, a state
wildEfe biologist.
I f th e goat pop u latio n on
M ount Jefferson passes 50 and
stays above that number for five
years, there could be tribal hunts
for file mountain goats on the
reservation, state scientists have
said.
Almost Little League
registration time
W arm S prings N a tio n
Little League will be starting
up h ere in a co u p le o f
months.
The Warm Springs Recre
ation D epartm ent wiU be as
sisting with the registration
for the Little League p ro
gram.
The Recreation D epart
ment wiU be out in the area
h a n d in g o u t re g istra tio n
packets on th e follow ing
days:
Thursday, Jan. 26 at the
administration building, from
1:30-3:15 p.m..
Tuesday, Feb. 7 at ad
m in is tra tio n fro m 9:30—
11:45 a.m.
Thursday, Feb. 9 at the
Warm Springs Market from
1:30—3:15 p.m.
how may teams they will need
in each division,” said Cena
Wolfe, o f the Recreation D e
partment.
P ro o f o f residence must
have your street address on
it, as weU as be dated on or
before February 1 o f this
year.
The most commonly used
p ro o f are: O regon Drivers
Ecense, Eght bill, school de
mographics: Also, on that
note, you need to make sure
th a t every o n e o f yo u r
forms o f proof has the same
wording.
The fee for this year Ettle
league are as foUows:
Little League
Pre-Registration cost (be
fore March 9)
$20 for first player, $10
per additional player ($40
household maximum).
Late registration cost (af
ter March 9)
$30 for first player, $10
per additional player ($50
household maximum).
This application will be
u sed fo r b o th th e L ittle
League and T-BaU.
The Little League season
will start on or around April
1. The T-BaU season will start
on or around May 7.
When returning your ap-
pEcation, make sure it is ac
companied by proof o f resi
dence (x3);. copy o f child
birth certificate (if this is the
ch ild ’s first year in little
league).
The more appEcations, the
better. “It wiU give the Little
league board a better idea o f
T-ball League
Pre-Season cost (before
March 9), $10 per player.
Late registration cost (af
ter March 9), $15 per player.
If you have any question
please call the R ecreation
Office at 541-553-3243.
Little League clinic for umpires
the clinic. I f you have ques
tions, you can contact Lee
E ngblom at 541-278-1705
(h), 541-377-3120 (c), or e-
mail:
leengblom@msn.com
The student is responsible
for their own lodging. AU um
pires m ust bring their own
equipment including a pro
tective cup for male umpires.
Advanced Registration is
strongly recommended. Reg
istration per student is only
$100. Fee must accompany
registration form. I f your
local league is paying, you
can send one check with aU
o f the registration forms.
R egistrations and fees re
ceived after February 15 wiU
be $115. N o refunds after
March 1.
The clinics are as foUows:
Friday, March 9, 6-9 p.m.
(rules class optional).
Saturday, March 10, 8:30
a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 11,9 a.m.-
3:30 p.m.
T he 2012 Little League
Umpire Western Region O ut
reach Clinic will be at the
Sunridge Middle School, 700
SW
R u n n io n
Ave.,
Pendleton.
Are you interested in help
ing out in your local league?
Have you ever been called
out o f the stands to help um
pire?
N eed to shake o ff the
rust for the coming season?
Have you umpired, but are
never quite sure if you’re
doing it correctly?
I f you answ ered yes to
any o f these questions or if
you w ant to im prove your
skiUs, this event might be for
you. Oregon Little League
D istrict 3 is sponsoring a
Little League accredited um
pire mechanics clinic which
features:
Instructors from Western
Region H eadquarters, who
wiE teach at the event;
PersonaEzed instruction
on plate mechanics. At least
three sessions using pitching
machines under close instruc
tor supervision;
T he opportunity to ask
questions o f um pires w ith
Regional and W orld Series
experience. T his is y o u r
chance to m eet other um
pires from your area and
make new contacts.
Lunch is provided on both
Saturday and Sunday. Each
student receives a hat from
Healthy Breakfast schedule
Feb. 28: Linda Porter, car
bohydrate information
March 13: Edm und Francis,
physical activity.
March 27: Jeri Koflen, What
is diabetes?
A pril 10: Linda Porter, SmaU
bites add up.
A pril 24: Jeri KoUen, diabe
tes compEcations.
May 8: MonteU ElEott, dia
betes prevention.
The foflowing is a schedule
for the next several months of
H ealth y B reak fasts at the
W arm S prings H e a lth and
WeUness Center. T he break
fasts are in the kitchen confer
ence room from 9-9:45 a.m.,
presented by the IH S W arm
Springs Diabetes Program and
the Tribal Nutrition Program:
Feb. 14: présenter, Valerie
Cooper, medication safety.
Diabetes Awareness Support Group
The support group meets
on the third Tuesday of the
month (no meeting in Feb.)
from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Warm
Springs Senior Center.
The next meeting is on
March 20 with Dr. Creelman.
The group meeting is pre
sented by the Warm Springs
Model Diabetes Program and
the Warm Springs S enior
Program.
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