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S p íly g y T y m o o , W g r r n S p rin g s , O r e g o n Pgge 12 Father's Day brunch at Indian Head Flute players gather for healing B y D u ra n B o b b Spilyay Tymoo B ack when Foster Kalama taught him self to play the flute, he had very little idea about how m uch it w ould eventually mean in the heal ing journey o f so many.. “Me and Larson Kalama started attending a circle up in Washington,” Foster said. “Back then, Larson needed som e healing, being a yet. T hat was 25 years ago. I got involved. H e knew th at I could play the d ru m ... but he d id n ’t know th a t I tau g h t myself to play the flute when I was younger.” Twenty-seven years ago, Foster decided to change his life direction towards a more positive course. “Everything became alco hol and drug free,” he says. “We now try to stay away from negativity, which makes H eH e the p e rfe c t setting. T here are veterans w ho at tend our healing circle and they need peace. Some o f them were broken inside, but each year they get a lithe bit better.” A t th e G a th e rin g o f Flutes, held last weekend at H eH e, participants focus on the spiritual aspects o f life. “Last year we had 38 flute p lay ers,” K alam a said. “ P e o p le are co m in g in , June 13, 2012 Father’s Day Brunch will be served in the Cottonwood R estaurant a t Indian H ead Casino on Sunday, June 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The brunch will be $15 for adults, $7.50 for ages 5 to 10 and 4 under are free. Reser vations are not needed. A Father’s Day dinner spe cial featuring a 1-lb. tybone steak with baked potato and ro asted vegetables will be served beginning at 5 p.m. for $25. A Father’s, Day slot tour nam ent will be held at 1 p.m. with $500 in guaranteed prize money. Entry is $10, Men are Duran Bobb/Spilyay Foster Kalama at the 2012 Gathering of Flutes at HeHe. steadily. But this is an event that we’d like to keep small. This way, people can enjoy each other.” J ’Deanne Kalama, Foster’s wife, has becom e involved cooking for the event along with the couple’s children. D u rin g th e first year, about 100 people attended. “That grew to around 150 the seco n d year,” F o ster says. “Right now, we have around 80 people here. I ’m hoping for, at most, 200 people.” Participants came from as Head Start Graduation is Tuesday, June 19 at 10 a.m at Agency Longhouse far away as Maine. “T here’s also some from N ew Y ork City, M ontana, S outh D ak o ta, C alifornia. They come from all over. But a majority o f them are form the Pacific N orthw est.” A t the gathering, partici pants are encouraged to dis play th eir healing abilities through music. “We have ratdes, flutes... people are invited to play just ab o u t any in stru m en t they want. Music is a pow erful tool, spiritually.” . Foster hopes that the gath ering serves as a tool to help keep c u ltu re alive. “I ’m thankful th a t people còme from all over to help. I pray that our people will come to gether to help support each other, as well. We all need work. We all need to help each other. And we all need to love èach other.” The event ended Sunday with a ceremony at the heal in g fire alo n g th e W arm Springs River. OSCAR'S EXPERT AUTO REPAIR Complete Service half-price a t'$5. A Father’s Day Blackjack Tournament will be held at 6 p.m. w ith $350 guaranteed prize money and $12 entry. Men are half-price at $6. Men can also stop by the Players Club and show their players club card for a com plim entary gift. T he Cedar Basket G ift Shop is running a 25 percent o ff sale on se lected items from June 15- 18. Dining information includ ing menus are available at: indianheadgaming.com O r by calling 541-460- 7777. Beaded Tapestries at Museum T he M useum at Warm Springs will present Warm Springs Beaded Tapestries, June 21-Sept. 16. This exhibit will feature beautifully beaded regalia and adornm ent o f all styles ■with colorful patterns o f beads from the museum’s perm anent collection. This is a chance to view one o f a kind works, each telling its own story. T he m useum will kick o ff the w onderful exhibit w ith a T raditional H orse Parade and opening recep tion on Thursday, June 21, from 4 30-7:30 p.m. Thé museum is inviting riders to participate in the parade. Participants m ust arrive at th é m useum no later than 4:30 on June 21 to line up at the far end o f the museum parking lot. Walkers and all veterans are welcome. The museum will open its gallery doors to the new exhibit at 6 p.m. I f you w ould like, to par ticipate in the H orse Parade, or if you have additional q u e stio n s, p lease call Natalie M oody at 541-553- 3331,-èxt. 412. 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