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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 2 September 19, 2012 Back to School B BQ ‘We are thrilled the community puts this event together, because we see the results o f it all year long.” By Yvonne Iverson Spilyay Tymoo A b o u t 1,000 stu d e n ts, parents and family joined teachers and volunteers at the Warm Springs Elemen tary School track last week fo r the annual B ack to School Barbecue. V o lu n te e rs flip p e d b u rg e rs and serv ed the b a rb e c u e p la te s w hile grooving to m usic being played by DJ K9. In all, they dished up about 1,000 meals. T h e B B Q has grow n and evolved over the years, from an event serving 500 people to one serving over 1,000. Julie Quaid recalls the beginning. The Education D epartm ent, she said, de partm ent got together with the Education committees: Jo h n so n O ’Malley, T itle IX, and the Tribal Coun Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay Students, family, teachers and volunteers gather for Back to School BBQ. cil-appointed Education Com mittee, along with the school district. “We decided to provide a m eal to the com m unity, and provide school supplies so th e basic needs o f the s tu d e n ts w o u ld be m e t,” Q uaid said. This year the backpacks and t-shirts were purchased by th e J o h n s o n O ’M alley (JOM) Committee. JO M really wanted to fo cus on individual students this year, said D e a n ie S m ith , JO M chairwoman. “Kids will be em pow ered by having a nice backpack, new school supplies and new t-shirt,” she said. Student Kahne Herkshan shared his thanks: “We don’t have to spend m ore money, and we can get a fresh start with school,” he said. The Back to School BBQ has been planned to happen w hen the teachers are back to work, but before school is back in session. Quaid explains, “The BBQ sets the stage so the teachers can m eet the students and the principals can m eet the stu dents and get together before school starts, to get know each o th er and enjoy each others’ company.” It’s a wonderful welcome back, and for those new to district the BBQ is a way to welcom e them to the com munity, says W arm Springs E le m e n ta ry P rin c ip a l Dawn Smith. “ We are th rille d the community puts this event together, because we see the results o f it all year long,” Smith said. T he cost o f the event continues to increase as the cost o f supplies, back packs, and food continue to increase. I f y o u w o u ld lik e m o re i n f o r m a t io n , o r w ould like to donate to the Back To School Bar becue, donations are ac cepted through the W arm Springs Com m unity A c tio n T e a m , a 5 0 1 (c )3 non p ro fit agency. T h e W SC A T can be reach at 541-553-3148. Halliday: work has focused on tribal economic development (Continued from page 1) Halliday was a m em ber o f Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science H onor Soci ety. H e received the University o f M ontana President’s Merit Award. H e was on the D ean’s List during under-graduate and graduate school. H e was a founding m em ber o f the N ativ e A m erican B usiness Leaders, which now has 27 chapters across the country. E co n om ic d evelop m ent projects Halliday’s w ork over the past several years has focused ---------- on econom ic developm ent for tribes. His first job after receiv ing his M aster’s degree was as economic developm ent di rector for the M uckleshoot tribe. H e was vice-president o f M u c k le s h o o t g am in g w hen the enterprise was just getting started. As Muckleshoot economic d e v e lo p m e n t d ire c to r, he worked on developm ent o f the M uckleshoot Plaza, and m anaged a com m ercial lot that included a grocery store, laundry, beauty salon and other businesses. H e was vice-president o f Thursday, Sept. 20 OSU Extension is inviting people to take part in the “Fruit Loop Tour” on Sep tember 20. They will make stops at Oregon fruit stands. To sign up contact Ashley at 553-3238. Registration for Madras GED Basic Skills Classes will be done on September 20 at the COCC M adras Campus. Registration times a re e ith e r 9 :3 5 a m or 5:45pm. Basic Reading and Writing classes will be held * ( Seattle. T he city relies on five hydro dam s, and H alliday w orked w ith the tribes im pacted by these facilities. Is sues w ere hunting, fishing, gathering, water rights, endan gered species and habitat res toration. . H e was in stru m e n tal in w o rk in g o u t a key w a te r agreement for the benefit o f endangered salmon, and the creation o f a sockeye hatch ery in the Cedar River. H e th en becam e o p era tio n s m an a g e r fo r th e M uckleshoot tribe in 2007. A t that time he had staff o f 800 employees, and payroll o f $52 million. H e w o rk e d on, am ong other projects, the develop m e n t o f th e W hite R iver Am phitheater, the $30 mil lio n a m p h ith e a te r o n the M uckleshoot Reservation. As operations m anager, he worked on a revision o f the tribal personnel manual, which hadn’t been revised in 20 years. H e also oversaw im p le m e n ta tio n of ! a paperless system, making the operation m ore efficient. His next p osition was as tribal liaison for the Assis tan t Secretary for W ater and S cience, w h o re p o rts d i rectly to the Secretary o f the Interior. His office was in Flagstaff, Ariz., and the main focus o f his work was related to issues o f the Colorado River. H e w orked with the Z uni, N a vajo, S o u th e rn P a iu te , Hualapai, Apache and Hopi. His job was to advise the Sec retary on how to best resolve w ater issues involving the tribes. T he w eather in A rizona was very h ot during m uch o f the year, Halliday said, one o f the re a s o n s h e is h a p p y to be back at w ork in W arm Springs. Warm Springs Community Calendar --------------------------------------------- ------------- Wednesday, Sept. 19 Wednesday is a 2-hour early release day for 509- J schools. There’s a W alk for Dia betes September 19 at the C o m m unity C e nter from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. After the walk you can get lunch, water, health information and have your blood sugar and pressure checked. W ater Aerobics Class starts at 10:15 this morning at th e K a h n e e ta po ol. Zumba Gold class for se niors is at 10:45 at the se- niorbuilding. And, there will' be a W alk for Diabetes at 12:10 at the community cen ter - you can get your blood sugar and blood pressure checked, find educational materials and eat a nutri tious snack. A tte n tio n all C o m b at Veterans - There is a Group S e ssio n W e d n e s d a y at 4:30 at the Family Resource Center in the meeting room across from the Library. An Alcoholics Anony mous meeting will be held this evening at 7 in the Fam ily Resource Center confer ence room. the horse-racing track th at the Muckleshoot tribe owns at Spokane; and he managed a thoroughbred horse farm. H e created M uckleshoot Sea food P roducts, w hich now provides seafood to Safeway stores from California up to M ontana. H e w ent o n to serve as c h ie f executive o ffice r o f th e S n o q u a lm ie tr ib e in W ashington, and helped in developing all o f the tribes’ p ro g ram s, as th e Snoqualmie w ere at the tim e newly-recognized. In 2005 Halliday became tribal liaison for the City o f Mondays and Basic Math on Wednesdays - they have m o rn in g and e ve n in g classes available. Here’s what’s on today’s W arm S p rin g s fitn e s s schedule: Cardio & Flex ibility Class is at 12:10 at th e C o m m u n ity C e n te r; the re’s Zumba - open to anyone - at 12:10 at IHS; and there’s Zumba for Kids at ECE at 1:15. MHS Boys Soccer and V o lle y b a ll w ill h o st Estacada today - Soccer at 4 and Volleyball at 6:30. G irls’ S occer is aw ay at Estacada today. Buff Intermediate School Open House is on Septem ber 20th from 6 to 7:30pm. Friday, Sept. 21 W arm S p rin g s T rib a l Council Agenda says the 2013 Approved Budget will be posted today. Senior Fitness Class is at 10:45 this morning at the S e n io r B u ild in g and a Strength Training Class will be held at 12:10 at the Com munity Center. There’s a home football game tonight at 7 - Madras hosts Crook County. The Jefferson County Li brary Film Center will show “Extremely Loud, Incredibly Close” - rated PG-13 - this Friday night at 7:30. It’s free and op en to a ll a t th e Rodriguez Annex, next to the Library in Madras. Saturday, Sept. 22 Central Oregon Project Connect will hold its annual event providing free services to com m u nity m em bers. Services include medical and dental care, veterinary Brought to you by KWSO 91.9 FM care, legal and financial ad vice, childre n’s services, housing, employment and education information, cloth ing and haircuts. It’s on Sat urday, September 22 from 9 a.m . to 3 p.m . at th e Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center in Redmond. Free transportation from Warm Springs will leave the Warm Springs post office at 7:40 and 10:10 a.m. On th e M HS S p o rts sche du le to d a y - C ross Country has a meet in Sea side. S e p te m b e r 22 is the Earth 2o w ater delivery day. P le ase se t em p ty bottles outside. The “Why Knot” rodeo will be held on Saturday Sept. 22nd at the Simnasho Ro deo Grounds. Monday, Sept. 24 There is Senior Fitness class today at the Senior Building and Strength Train ing class at 12:10 at the Community Center. Fall Term GED Classes in Warm Springs are getting ready to start at the Educa tion Building. Basic read ing and writing will begin M onday, S e p te m b e r 24 from 1:30-4:30. Basic math starts on Wednesday, Sep tember 26 from 1:30-4:30. Registration will be done at the first class, it’s $25. Tuesday, Sept. 25 A HOPE Diabetes Class will be held September 25 from 11 a.m. til noon in the Health & W ellness Center kitchen conference room. The topics are Diabetes and Its Complications. A healthy lunch will follow. There’s a Zumba Fitness Class today at 12:10 in the Community Center Aerobics Room. MHS Girls Soccer has a 4pm home match today vs. Gladstone. Volleyball and Boys Soccer travel to Gladstone. Wednesday, Sept. 26 W ater Aerobics Class starts at 10:15 this morning at th e K a h n e e ta p o ol. Zumba Gold class for se niors is at 10:45 at the se niorbuilding. And, there will be a c a rd io c irc u it and strength training class at 12:10 at the community cen ter. There is a Seat Belt Di version Class September 26 from 3 to 5pm in the Tribal Conference Room at the Warm Springs Health & Wellness Center. --------------------------- Thursday, Sept. 27 Here’s what’s on today’s W arm S p rin g s fitn e s s schedule: Cardio & Flex ibility Class is at 12:10 at th e C o m m u n ity C e n te r; there’s Zumba - open to anyone - at 12:10 at IHS; and there’s Zumba for Kids at ECE at 1:15. The Diabetes Preven tion Program will be doing health screenings Septem ber 27 at the Early Childhood Education Center. Stop by between 2 and 3 p.m. to have your blood sugar and blood pressure checked. MHS Boys Soccer and Volleyball will host North Marion today - Soccer at 4:00 and Volleyball at 6:30. G irls S occe r is aw ay at North Marion today. Friday, Sept. 28 Senior Fitness Class is at 10:45 this morning at the S e n io r B u ild in g and a Strength Training Class will be held at 12:10 at the Com munity Center. Today is the deadline to subm it items for the next edition of the Spilyay Tymoo com ing out W ednesday, October 3. Madras White Buff Foot ball travels to North Marion today for a 7 p.m. game. Saturday, Sept. 29 The Madras High School Cross Country team has a meet at Kah-Nee-Ta today. Monday, Oct. 1 There w ill be a W arm Springs Community Advi sory Board Meeting Monday at 10am at KWSO. Anyone interested in participating in learning more about what KWSO is working on and offering feedback is invited to come to the meeting.
