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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (March 7, 2012)
"1 Spilygy Tyrooo, Wgrro Springs, Oregon March 7, 2012 Page 7 OPB includes Warm Springs in series B y Duran Bobb Spilyay Tymoo Oregon Public Broadcasting will be at the Community Cen ter this Wednesday evening, March 6. OPB is here to gain com ments from tribal members as for its “Think Out Loud” series. Producers visit one town per m onth across O regon and southwest Washington to explore what makes a home. So far, the series has included Monument, Astoria, and Camas. “Warm Springs interests us because it is a Native American reservation,” producer Dave Blanchard said. “The location of [the new] casino has been in the news, so that offers us a news peg.” The crew from OPB arrived last Sunday and are guests at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort while gath ering information from Lonnie James on economic develop ment, from Valerie Switzler on tribal language programs, and Dawn Smith on the elementary school.. The OPB crew will also be interview ing people around town, including at the meeting at the community center. “We’ll be talking to people on the road and in town, finding out what’s important to the residents o f Warm Springs,” said Blanchard. Points of interest for OPB include tradition, the Canoe Family, small businesses, health and education. “Mostly, we’re interested in what the community is interested in,” Blanchard said. “So the most important guests to have Good school work rewarded w ith pageant invitation “T he resp o n se to p ast shows has been overwhelm ingly positive,” said Blanchard. “People really love to hear about places they have never been, and they get a sense of what fife is like in an entirely different part of the state. It helps to build understanding and compassion in a state that is large and diverse.” Blanchard is from the Seatde area and has been with OPB for five months. He has been in terested in Native culture for most of his fife. His mother is a director o f a Native Ameri can gallery in Seattle, the Stonington Gallery. The show recorded in Warm Springs will air on OPB Thurs day morning at 9 a.m. and will be available at the website: www.opb.org/ thinkoutloud. The show recorded in Warm Springs will air on OPB Thurs day morning, March 8, at 9 a.m. on the show will be the broader audience o f Warm Springs. We’d like to know what their fives are like and what issues matter to them. We want to know what is special or unique about Warm Springs.” OPB will be at the Commu nity Center on Wednesday dur ing the five show, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. “We’ll also have a panel of local guests,” Blanchard said. Think Out Loud targets a lis tening audience throughout Or egon and southwest Washington. Amya Hawkins is one o f the top students at the Warm Springs Elementary School. Because of her outstand ing grades, the N ational American Miss (N AM) pro gram offered her a chance to participate in the NAM pageant this spring. Amya will participate May 25-27 at the pageant, to be held at the Double- tree Inn at the Lloyd Center in Pordand. H er parents, Joe and Sharondee Heitstuman, are very supportive: The NAM program teaches young girls skills such as interviewing experience and public speak ing, said Sharondee. Amya is in the second grade, but she already has an idea what she wants to do when she grows up. “I want to be a school teacher,” she says. In school, Amya likes math and reading, and fun activities. She has been reading books from a very early age, ever since she saw Sweetheart Baby Fair Amya Hawkins her older brother William, 9, bringing books home from school. Amya also has a younger sister, Efise. The NAM pageant con testants compete in six dif ferent age categories. Amya is in the Miss Junior Pre- Teen group, for ages 7-9. She is looking for spon-' sors who will help her at tend the NAM pageant in May. Anyone wishing to help can call her mother at 541- 639-1406, or 541-325-1484; or email: N8iveangel541@yahoo.com Minors Trust distribution Regarding M inors T rust Fund distribution for spring 2012: To qualify to receive your spring trust fund, please submit your official transcripts from your high school, or your grades from one quarter of college, or GED certificate, to the Job Cre ation and Work Force Develop ment, or Vital Statistics on or by March 30, 2012. Please return photograph for headstone A request to the person who broke into the home of Urbana Ross: Please return the photograph of her son. The photograph is on porce lain, and is for his headstone. Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay. The Annual Sweetheart Baby Fair was held at the Community Center on Feb. 23rd. Fun games, prizes, and information was presented by the Maternal Child Health Program and Community Wellness Center. Pictured above is the amazing baby race. This is of great sentimental and personal. Please return to Fire and Safety, OSU Exten sion, Administration, or the Police Department. No ques tions asked. Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour. Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. on Sun day, March 11. READ to SUCCEED! M a d r a s H ig h S c h o o l More literacy. More choices. The Madras High School Parent Center is open every day: P a r e n t C e n te r 8:00-9:00 a.m. 12:00-1:00 p.m. 3:00-4:00 p.m. unviv.jcsd.k12.or. S chool B o n d U p d a te New Open Enrollment Policy for 509J Our district has officially filed a school bond measure with the county. In September, JCSD 509J will begin accepting students from other school districts as part of a new state law that allows open enrollment for Oregon students. The 509J school board voted to adopt the open enrollment policy this month and will make a number of spots available to outside students interested in transferring. The policy also allows our JCSD students to apply for enrollment within other participating schools and districts. ■ If the school bond passes, it will fund new school buildings and upgrades to all of our existing buildings and select athletic facilities. The upgrades will improve safety for our students and make our buildings more efficient and cost-effective. Open Enrollment Instructions ■ If you wish to send your child or children to a different school, outside of your resident area, but within our district, you must apply through the open enrollment procedures. The school bond is designed to replace our current property taxes at the same or a slightly lower rate. A summary of open enrollment conditions and procedures is included with the open enrollment form and available at each school’s main office or the district office. Don't forget to vote! Don’t forget to vote! Ballots are due by mail on M ay 15th. Warm Springs tribal members will be voting on both the school bond and a referendum. 509-11 J H lefferson Count School Distrii Jefferson County School District Summer Enrichment Activities March 14 3:45-4:30 p.m. Health & Nutrition Workshop April 25 10:00-11:00 a.m. & 4:30-5:30 p.m. Drug Awareness & Prevention Workshop May 16 10:00-11:00 a.m. In District Transfer Requests: If the school bond does not pass, approximately $1 million will be taken from our general fund to complete capital improvements. Upcoming Parent Center Opportunities Computer Skills June 6 4:00-5:00 p.m. Coffee with the Principal First Wednesday of every month 8:00-8:45 a.m. Applications for the upcoming school year must be received at the district office by April 1st. Calendar The district is not responsible for any transportation or excess costs. 3/5 Late Start, 2 hour delay Out of District Transfer Requests: 3/19 ■ If you would like to send your child or children to a different school district, you must contact that district directly and follow that district’s open enrollment procedures. Late Start, 2 hour delay 3/26-3/30 No School/Spring Break April For further information please call the district office at (541)475-6192. 445 SE Buff Street, madras, OR 97741 H (541 ) 475-6192 March 4/1 Applications for Open Enrollment due to receiving school districts www.jcsd.k12.or.us J M M .
