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Tulalip, Hoopa win Cougars The Recreation Departm ent hosted the Twentieth Annual Warm Springs Cougars All In dian H igh School Basketball Tournament earlier this month. The Tulalip Tribes won the championship in the girls divi sion. T he H o o p a W olf Pack won the Championship in the boys division. T he H it Squad o f W arm Springs was the runner-up in the boys division. In the girls division, runner- up was White Swan; third place, H oop-A-Holics o f Nespelem, Wash.; and fourth-place, Lummi Nation o f Washington. In the boys division, third- place went to Red Storm o f Sac ra m e n to ; an d fo u rth -p la c e , Lummi Nation. Girls division M ost Valuable P layer was T ah n ee S p en cer from Tulalip. Miss Hustle was Sammi Blodgett, also o f Tulalip. Top rebounder was Inez Jones o f White Swan; and Beyond the Arc w ent to Tahnee Spencer, A pril 18, 2012 Spilyay Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon Pgge 6 with 14. Boys division Most Valuable Player was Alex Sattley o f the W olf Pack. Mr. H u stle was Frankie Garcia o f Sacramento. Top rebounder was Isaac Alfaro o f Sacramento. And Beyond the Arc went to Bobby Ahern o f the H it Squad, with 22. The girls division All Tour ney Team was Laura James o f Lummi Nation; Sierra Paul o f Lapwai; Mikayla Ignacio o f Sac ramento; D ottie Scabbyrobe o f W hite Swan; K atie B risbois, H o o p -A -H o lic s, N esp elem ; Sam m i Jo B lo d g ett, Tulalip; Abby Scott, Tulalip; and Rosie Suppah, White Swan. All Tourney Team in the boys d iv isio n w as Je re d T om o f Lummi Nation; Jered Pichette, Blazers, W arm Springs; Isaac A lfaro , S acram en to ; Jo h n Barlese, Pyram id Lake, Nev.; Tyler Brown, Sacramento; Kyle Enick, Tulalip; Bobby Ahern, H it S quad, W arm S prings; Jh aly n Y eahquo, H it Squad, Warm Springs; Charlie Moon, W olf Pack, H o o p a; O rlando Vance Jr., Wolf Pack; and Ray Lopez, Willie’s, Oakville, Wash. Coaches Awards girls divi sion: Jaso n B rockie, Lum m i N ation; Calvin H edrick, Red Storm, Sacramento; Ron Iukes, Tulalip; Angela Picard, Lapwai; and Tracy Scabbyrobe, W hite Swan. Coaches Awards boys divi sion: Mackie Begay, O regon Nation; Larry Scott Sr., Blazers; Louie Barlese, Pyramid Lake; D elm ar Jones, Tulalip; A rthur M itch ell, H it S quad; E d d ie W h ip p le, R ed S to rm ; Steve Toby, Lummi Nation; Ray Ray Lopez, Willies, Oakville, Calif.; and Wes H u tt, H o o p a W olf Pack. In the girls Cham pionship gam e, Tulalip to p p ed W hite Swan, 103-41. In the boys Championship game, the H oo p a W olf Pack beat the H it Squad, 73-70. ‘Runners World’ features Mills Billy Mills won a spectacu lar 10,000-meter race in the 1964 Olympics, one o f the greatest races in the history o f the Games. With the 2012 Olympics approaching, and in honor of Native American Month, the magazine Runners World re cently published an outstand ing article about Mills. The story is about Mills’ 1964 trium ph and his life since that time. Mills is an inspirational speaker. H e has visited Warm Springs on a few occasions, the last time several years ago. His inspiration to become a public speaker came to him after the 1964 Olympic race. H e says, “During the playing o f the N ational A nthem , I heard my late father speak ing to me. H e said, ‘Son, you can step out o f the circle now. You can go on a journey to help others now, to empower others now.’” Mills, now 73, is o f Oglala Lakota Sioux heritage, and Mills at his home in Sacramento. ate survival needs— food, w ater, and shelter— while implementing and support ing programs designed to cre ate opportunities for self-suf ficiency and self-esteem.” You can visit the organi zation website at: Indianyouth.org You can see the Runners World magazine article on Billy Mills at: Runnersworld.com lives near Sacramento. He is a best-selling author with the book Wokini: A Uakota Journey to Hap piness and Understanding. His life was the inspiration for the movie Running Brave. Mills is the national spokes man for the charity organization Running Strong for American Indian Youth. T h e m issio n o f R u n n in g S trong for A m erican Indian Youth is “to help American In dian people meet their immedi Oregon Travelers take Ft. Hall trophy May rodeo at county fairgrounds The Oregon Travelers of Slmnasho recently won the Fort Hall 60-plus Classic Basketball Tournament. The Oregon Travelers are (top row from left) Bunky Andrews, Everette Charging Hawk, Charley Buckman, Quinton Yankton, Bill Schaaf, Virgil Tiokain; and (bottom row from left) Ted Standing Soldier, coach Delson Suppah Sr., Al Willard, and Vern Lamber. The team defeated the team Brockton, Mont., for the Championship. O rville St. Clair to o k the bounce pass from team m ate Tom LaPlante at the top o f the key. H e dribbled to his left, then pirouetted back to his right and snapped the net with a perfect 14 foot fade away jum p shot th at w ould have m ade K obe Bryant proud. That wasn’t a move that could be perfected after just a couple o f hours on the basketball court. St. Clair is 67 and has been playing the game he loves since the 1950’s. H e and the 69-year- old LaPlante were part o f the Ft. Hall Classic basketball tour nament held recently at Timbee Hall. “The kids in this tournament are 40,” said Delson Suppah Sr. o f Simnasho. “You have to be over 70 to be considered on the old side.” T h e to u rn a m e n t h o ste d teams this year for players in their 40’s, 50’s and 60 and up. N ext year there will be a bracket for guys 65 and older. The games often began at a relatively swift pace but quickly slow ed, w ith th e fast b reak evolving into a Very patient, de liberate catch-your-breath half court offense that usually ended beneath the basket. By the second half, players were shooting their jump shots fla t-fo o te d . T h ey lo o k ed drained. “I’m feeling it in the knees right now, big time. The shock absorbers are gone,” said the 65- year-old Suppah with a weary laugh. “But knees aren’t a big thing. Bill Schaaf over there had heart bypass surgery a couple o f years ago and he’s back play ing at age 74.” For Oregon Travelers team mate Charley Buckman, artifi cial knees have kept him on the sideline for awhile. “This is just my third game back,” said the retired range management spe cialist from Colville, Wash. “But the point is that I’m back, and I ’m still playing at 61.” Many o f the players fight the aches and pains and remain ac tive to be role models. “Every where I go, I tell the kids to be have, to stay sober and stay le gal,” said Suppah. “The Elders helped teach me that, helped bring me up right, and now it’s my turn to be the teacher... I f just one o f these kids listens, it will be w orth it.” (N o te: th is story is re-printed n ith p e r m ission o f the Idaho S ta te J o u r n a l ) water instead o f the traditional acids and grounds. Bring pho tographs or photocopies to add interesting imagery. All w ork done in the work shop will be considered for pub lication in a special hand-bound boo k featuring m ulti-genera tional art and literature o f Co lumbia River tribal members. . _ . Portland Oistnct T he Inaugural Tom G reen Memorial Ranch Rodeo is set fo r May 5 at th e J e ffe rs o n County Fairgrounds. E v e n ts are ra n c h b ro n c riding, muley team roping, team branding, calf doctoring, and cowboy rescue race. There will be live music and dance following the rodeo. All proceeds go to the Tom G reen M emorial Y outh Live sto ck F u n d , b e n e fittin g the Jefferson County 4H and FFA members. For information call Tony at 541-480-9425; or Sammee at 541-604-0738. Admission is $7; twelve-years and under, free. Rodeo starts at 5:30 p.m. The Corps o f Engineers, BI A., CRITFC an d the Columbia River Treaty Tribes invite you to a recognition ceremony o f completion o f the TFA5 construction, (1995-2012) April 25th, 2012, at 10 a.m. at Dallesport Treaty Fishing Access Site, WA KOOTFEAST K Ib S RObEO ANb "OPEN" JACKPOT RObEO WARM SPRINGS RObEO ARENA WARM SPRINGS, OR APRIL 28 <& 29, 2012 OPEN JACKPOT, SUNDAY, 29TH KIDS RODEO, SATURDAY, 28TH STARTS AT 11 A.M . ALL YOUTH AGES 0 -1 7 Years STARTS AT NOON ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ i SAME DAY ENTRIES A D M IS S IO N | $3 * SA T 9 -1 0 A .M . * SUN . 9 -1 1 A .M . CALL IN S FOR BOTH DAYS ★ APRIL 23TH & 24TH , 2012 AFTER 6 :3 0 P.M . A T 5 4 1 -3 2 5 -9 0 8 7 * CHERYL T O M , RODEO SECRETARY SU ND A Y EVENTS SATURDAY EVENTS PONY EXPRESS RACE ( 7 - 1 2 YRS CALF R ID IN S ( 7 - 1 2 YRS) A 1 3 - 1 7 VRS OPEN PONY EXPRESS RACE B UC KIN HORSE R ID IN G - BAREBACK. SADDLE BRONC, OR W IL D R ID E CO W R ID IN S ( 1 3 - 1 7 YRS) Learn to print with the sun at museum Come learn to print with the sun, Saturday, May 5 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Museum at Warm Springs. The museum on that day will host a solar printing class. All com m unity m em bers ages 13 and up are welcome to attend this free workshop. The class will be taught by Pat Clark o f Atelier 6000. All materials, snacks and beverages will be provided. Spontaneous and easy, solar plate etching is a non-toxic print ing process that uses light and US Army Corps of Engineers „ O th er print-m aking and writing workshops will be an nounced soon. . The workshops are spon so red by th e R o u n d h o u se Foundation, the D eschutes C ounty C ultural Coalition, Atelier 6000, the Museum at Warm Springs, and the High D esert Journal. , - — Y Advertise in the Spilyay Tymoo I f you are interested in advertising in the Spilyay Tymoo, call Yvonne at 541-325-1089. 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