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August 22, 2012 Spílyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Pgge 8 Club ending summer session Beading with Margie To parents and guardians, please rem ember that the last day o f the Boys & Girls Club for the summer is this Friday, August 24. The club will re-open for the new school year on M on day, Sept. 10. This year the individual membership fee will be $40 per member. • I f there is a family with multiple kids, there will be a rate assessed for each addi tional child. I f you have any questions please call June Smith, club manager, 541-553-2323; or email: jtwinsmith@hotmail.com School — Dave McMechan/Spilyay Marge Kalama teaches beading three afternoons each week in Carol’s Room at the Community Center. The kids work on beading projects, and other crafts. Talk to Carol Sahme for more information on activities with the Recreation Department and at the Community Center. Warm Springs Chamber of Commerce notes CET offers way to enjoy more, drive leSs Cascades E ast Transit is C entral O regon’s best kept secret. I f you are not riding CET you are missing a treat, spend ing too much money, and con tributing to pollution and con gestion. Additionally, if you ride C ET in the winter, you avoid dents or w orse dam age to ¡your car. And you w on’t face the needless risk o f spending your valuable time in a snow drift. G e ttin g a ro u n d eco - friendly and safely is im por tant. D epending on your age, and o ther factors, you may qualify for C E T discounts. T h e re are a lso m o n th ly passes, and special “D ial A R ide” o p p o rtu n ities avail able. T h e system call c en te r (you have to make a reser vation) alerts drivers, so they are expecting you and make sure you are on the bus when it leaves. Calling in is a nuisance; however^ it lets drivers to be certain o f all their riders, and com plies w ith certain funding requirements. I have been saved from missing my bus a few times by the alert and friendly drivers. I f y o u are co m m u tin g , you will arrive at w ork fresh, with your work' day planned, and extra lunch money that you saved on gas. Enjoy more, drive less. A comprehensive Regional Rider Guide is available. Go to: cascad eseasttran sit.co m T he next W arm Springs C h a m b e r o f C o m m erce m eeting is Tuesday, August 28. T he meeting place is 1136 P aiu te A venue, I W arm Springs. A t Patricia Gainsforth A u th o r’s Visit Jane Kirkpatrick visits the Warm Springs Library Saturday August 18. By Yvonne Iverson Spilyay Tymoo Writer Jane Kirkpatrick returned to Warm Springs last Saturday to speak at the library. Friends, past co-workers, and fans gath ered to hear Jane’s story, visit, and enjoy some good food. Library Award Craig G raham o f the W arm S p rin g s L ib rary shared, “My first contact w ith Jane was w hen she called to see if we, would be interested in a nomina tion for an awesome book aw ard. T h a t aw ard re sulted in brand new books for the library.” Pacific N orthw est Book sellers every year receives books from publishing com panies, so book buyers can see books before they buy them . They d o n ’t w ant to ship all these books back to New York, so instead they se lect a rural library to donate the books to. This year they were looking for a rural li brary in Oregon. Jane thought o f the Warm Springs Library and assisted in the nomina tion process. Worked in W.S. K irk p a tric k w o rk e d at Early Childhood E ducation when she began writing. “‘Hom estead’ was my first book, and it came out before my 45th birthday. We had a party at Early Childhood to c e le b ra te ,’( recalls K irk patrick. “In. 2002 I le f t W arm Springs, after my dad passed away. I moved to John Day and began writing full time.” Words have power A 19-year-old girl from W arm S p rin g s w as a t St. C h arles, a n d a frie n d o f Jane’s who worked at the hos pital asked her to stop by and see her because she remem bered Jane. Jane was surprised that the young lady had remembered her, because at E C E she had only worked with young chil CRITFC hiring at its Hood River office The Columbia River Inter- T ribal F ish C om m ission is looking to hire an inform a tion technology specialist for its H ood River office. The following is a job summary: The IT Specialist position works under the general di rection o f the Facilities and Systems Administrator, who is in the Portland Area office. This position ensures the reliable operation o f CRITFC com puter resources w ith a focus on the Fisheries E n fo rcem en t D ep artm en t lo cated in H ood River. F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n about the job vacancy or to apply, please visit www.critfc.org dren n ot more than 5 years old. The young woman had re m e m b e re d th a t Ja n e spoke at her H ead Start Graduation, and that she had told a story. Surprised the young lady would re m em ber this, Jane asked “D o you rem ember what the story was about?” T h e girl re s p o n d ed that it was a story about an eagle that kept flying higher and higher even though others were trying to keep the eagle from fly ing. “Words have power,” she says. ‘W rite your own stories. Even if you don’t w rite th em dow n, keep telling them .” (Continued from page 1) The first day o f school will be in September. September 10 is the first s c h o o l day fo r grades. 1 th ro u g h 5 at th e W arm Springs Elementary School. September 10 is the first school day for sixth-grade J e ffe rs o n C o u n ty ,M iddle School students. September 10 is the first school day for ninth-graders at the Madras High School. S e p te m b e r 11 is first school day for grades 7 and 8 at the Je ffe rso n C ounty Middle School. S e p te m b e r 11 is first sc h o o l day fo r g rades 10 through 12 at Madras High School. Kindergarten a modified scheduled. Conferences are held with each parent on either Septem ber 10,11 or 12 at the Warm Springs Elementary' All kindergarten students will attend school beginning, September 18. Contact the Warm Springs E lem entary School at 541- 553-1128, after A ugust 27 for scheduling your confer ence. Kindergarten and all new students m ust provide the following: P ro o f o f b irth date. A child m ust be 5 years old be fore September 1 to enroll in kindergarten. P ro o f o f im m unization. O regon law requires im m u nizations before a student at tends school. Students begin school on Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks W.S. coordinator Position/Title: Tribal Part- " effectively and problem solve nership Coordinator - Warm with children and families • E xcellent w ritten and Springs. verbal communication skills Position Summary: This position is primarily with community • Ability to w ork flexible responsible for the well-being o f Big B rothers Big Sisters hours, including evenings and of C e n tra l O re g o n weekends • Ability to travel within (BBBSCO) in Warm Springs; working in conjunction with, the community • Ability to handle other J Bar J Youth Services, E x ecu tiv e D ire c to r an d th e incidental tasks as required BBBSCO Program Director. Job Qualifications: The successful candidate will M inim um Bachelors de coordinate/recruit program participants with a focus on gree in social services, human volunteers, youth, p aren ts/ resources or related field pre guardians and com m unity ferred. In lieu o f BA, two years o f related experience members. T his is a d irect service u n d er supervision o f BA. position having responsibility P reference given to Tribal to produce outcomes in the community members. Expe following areas: spreading th e , rience w orking w ith b o th BBBS Brand name, securing child and adult populations; youth, parent and other vol specific assessment, intake or unteers, fimeframe to process in te rv ie w e x p erien ce and applications, custom er ser m atch su p p o rt experience v ice, sc reen in g , tra in in g , p re fe rre d , P ro fic ie n c y in matching and on-going sup M icrosoft Office; including p o rt and supervision o f Big Word, Outlook, Excel, Power Brothers Big Sisters clients, P o in t. M u st have valid driver’s license and m eet state parents and volunteers. K now ledge, Skills, and required autom obile insur ance minimums. O ther duties Abilities: ■ D em onstrated ability to as assigned. Salary range plan, organize, lead and direct D.O.E. Apply to: Send cover letter, resume • Experience working with and references to: at-risk children and families B B B SC O , 2125 N E . -Ability to interface effec tively with referring agencies, D a g g e tt L ane, B end, O R or em ail parents, schools and other 97701 info@ bbbsco.org agencies as required O pen Until filled. • Ability to communicate Back to School Yard Sale Saturday, August 25 Set-up at 8:30 a.m. Sales 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tables are limited, Sign up today. For more information, contact Carol at 541- 553-3243. Located at the corner of Warm Springs St. & Hollywood Blvd. Open Wednesday thru Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ph. 541-553-1041 J
