June 27, 2012
Spilygy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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W.S. boxers make impressive showing
Fighters w ith the Warm
Springs Boxing Club last Sat
urday won several bouts at Pi-
Ume-Sha Treaty Days Box
ing in Warm Springs.
W arm S prings b o x er
LeBron Thompson, in the 55-
pound division, won a deci
sion over Jose Estrada from
the Vicious Boxing Club o f
Portland.
In the 60-pound division,
9-10 year olds, Joel T hom p
so n Jr. d e fe a te d M oses
Estrada, also o f the Vicious
Boxing Club.
Lai Thom pson won in 10-'
11 year-old, 75-pound divi
sion. H e beat Victor Vernave
from the Deschutes County
club from Bend.
In th e 15-16 y ear-o ld ,
122-pound division; D avid
R am irez w on o v er Jo n te l
Baritua, o f the Spartan. Box
ing Club in Medford.
A ntone Scott won in the
175-pound, 13-15 year-old
d iv isio n . H e b e a t J o h n
Cuevas o f the Corpus Box
ing Club, Yakama Nation.
Shag Spino, in the 130-
pound division, was defeated
by Ramon Villa o f the Capi
tal City Boxing Club, Salem.
Sponsors, supporters
The Warm Springs Boxing
C lub w ishes to th an k the
sponsors and supporters who
c o n trib u te d to this y ear’s
event. Thank-you to Dr. Bud
B eam er fo r his co n tin u ed
dedication, said Austin Smith,
boxing coach.
Thank you, Smith said, to
Skyn Styles, N ico le M ain,
T erry Macy and the W arm
springs Market, Indian Head
Casino, Warm Springs Com
posite Products, Power and
Water Enterprises, K ah-Nee-
Ta High D esert Resort.
T h an k you to C aroline
C ru z, d ire c to r o f W arm
Springs H ealth and H um an
S erv ices, an d to Jasm in e
C aldera; th e N ’C hi W ana
n ecklace m ak ers, R en etta
Spino, and to Kahseuss Jack-
son, Blue Sky business owner
and tribal economic develop
m ent coordinator.
T h an k you to B ridgette
W hipple,- o f K in g Salm on
shop at th e Plaza; an d to
Priscilla Frank for the dona
tion, and to the Eagle Cross
ing Restaurant.
The boxing club wishes to
th an k A rlene L eta Sm ith,
Vahessa Walker and family,
and the Thom pson sisters for
running the concession.
T h a n k you to V ern o n
Besta Sm ith Sr. and Tracy
Graybael, and to all the oth
ers w ho helped o u t at the
2012 P i-U m e -S h a T reaty
Days Boxing tournament.
Schim m el visits W h ite H ouse for Title IX discussion
H er basketball skills took
Shoni Schimmel to the Uni
versity o f Louisville, where
she is a starting guard for the
Cardinals.
A nd th en last w eek her
game took her to the White
H ouse. Schim mel was in
vited to the White H ouse as'
part o f a five-person panel
to discuss Title IX, enacted
40 years ago.
The official topic o f dis
cussion was “Inter-genera
tional Views on the Im pact o f
Title IX in Athletics.”
The panel featured accom
plished and notable athletes
a'nd advocates for women in
sports, including Schimmel,
the stand-out guard for the
Cardinals.
Schimmel is also a favor
ite o f Warm Springs, where
she has family and many fans.
The panelists who visited
the W hite H ouse ranged in
Courtesy photo.
Shoni Schimmel
age and participation level,
representing a wide variety
o f experiences.
Each spoke to Title IX ’s
form ative im p act on th eir
lives and offered perspectives
and speculations for its future.
The panel was moderated
by Bonnie Bernstein, ESPN
broadcaster and form er All-
American gymnast.
Joining Schimmel on the
panel were Billie Jean King,
professional tennis player and
fo u n d e r o f th e W om en
■Sports Foundation; A im ee
Mullins, athlete-advocate and
actress; Tom Perez, assistant
A ttorney G eneral for Civil
rights, U.S. D ep artm en t o f
Justice; and Laurel J. Richie,
president o f the WNBA.
Schim m el was the only
current student-athlete invited
to be p art o f the panels. A
live stream o f the event is at:
www.whitehouse.gov
In th e 2012 seaso n ,
Schimmel earned postseason
honors for the Cardinals, and
w as n a m e d a firs t team
W BCA Region I selection.
She earned first team honors
after leading the Cardinals in
scoring, assists, and steals with
14.3 points, 4.7 assists, and
2.4 steals per game.
Lego
Robotics
in August
Parade Day
A w eek-long Lego
Robotics camp and the
C elebration o f A rt is
set for August.
The Lego Robotics
camp will be held Au
gust 13-16, 10 a.m.-3
p.m. at the Education
Building training room.
T h is p ro g ra m is
held for grades 5-8 and
includes instruction on
building and program
m in g L ego v eh icles
such as: drag racers, hill
climbers and Sumobot.
uave MCMecnan/spiiyay
Warm Springs Nation Little League players ride in the Pi-Ume-Sha Traditional Parade.
The rain on Saturday cleared up just in time for the parade.
Indian Head Casino
----- Employee of the Month —
A ubrey Boynton
“Aubrey has such a great w ork ethic,” says
M argie Tuckta, Indian Head Human Re
s o u rc e s d ire c to r. “ S he has a bub b ly,
friendly m anner o f w orking with our guests
and co-w orkers.”
For these qualities Aubrey, a server at the
C ottonwood Restaurant, was named the
first Indian Head Casino Employee o f the
Month.
Congratulations, Aubrey!
Vendor tables open for
Weavers gathering at KNT
Vendor tables are available
fo r th e W eavers T eaching
Weavers G athering coming
up at Kah-Nee-Ta.
T h e g a th e rin g w ill be
Thursday and Friday, August
16-17. V endor cost is $75
per table for both days, if you
apply by July 27. A fter that,
and at the. door, the vendor
cost is $90 per table for both
days.
Water fitness classes at resort
T h e K ah-N ee-T a W ater
Fitness Class is held every
Wednesday from 9:15-10:15
a.m.
Artis Smith swings for a hit at the Pi-Ume-Sha softball tournament.
For more information con
tact Jeri Kollen at 541-553-
2478; "or call Edm und Francis
at 553-1196.
Kangen Water Demonstrations
T h e re .is a K an g en
healthy water demonstra
tion each Monday evening
at 6:30 p.m . H k H ig h
Lookee Lodge. For m ore
informationj contact Diane
Rodgers, 54-325-3156.
Portland to Coast Raffle
The Portland to Coast
team is holding a raffle
for its upcoming season.
P ro c e e d s go to w a rd
travel expenses for 2012
Portland to Coast.
The raffle drawing will
be held on A ugust 17.
You need not be present
to win. Tickets are $1
Toy Sale
& Swap
Friday, June 29 from
9 a.m.-12 p.m. at the
Community Wellness
Center fro n t court
yard. Call Carol to
reserve your table,
541-553-3243.
High 252
L ookee
Lodge
u a ve MCMecnanzopiiyay
For m ore information, or
to sign up for this event, con
tact Kelli Palmer at 541-325-
6535. O r email:
kabob7 6@hotmail.com
Make checks of m oney
orders payable to the N orth
w est Indian College. Please
include a memo or note stat
ing that you have paid for a
vendor table.
Assisted Living fa cility
each or six for $5.
To get yo u r tickets,
please see one of the fol
lowing people: Shawna
Jackson, Am anda T h
om pson,
J u a n ita
S im p s o n ,
M e lis s a
B enson,
C h e ry le
Lohm an
or
Val
Squiemphen.
Party Cite CancCCes
Ron Green, Consultant
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2321 Ollallre Lane CPO Boxò)
Warm Springs, OR 97761
Call 541-553-1182