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Spiiyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon- Page 3 October 17, 2012 Second A nnual D iabetes C onference in N ovem ber Young rider heading to Finals B e n ja m in B illey The Second Annual D ia betes Awareness Conference will be on Nov. 7 at the Com munity Wellness Center. There will b e foot screen ing during registration; blood sugar/blood pressure screen ing, and a flu vaccine clinic. O ther services available in clude: M edicare/M edicaid with th e IH S b usiness o ffice ; Weight o f the N ation with E ric B radford and D w ight C arp en ; v isio n w ith D r. Corey; diabetes foot care with C am ero n C oker; exercise with the diabetes prevention has earned the chance to com pete at the Indian National Finals Rodeo this fall in Las Vegas. Billey, 14, is a freshman at Madras H igh School, an d a m em b er o f th e Western States Indian Ro deo Association. A t the National Finals Rodeo he will be compet ing in the 15 and under steer riding event. The Fi nals are Nov. 6-10. Benjamin had a good 2012 ro d eo season. H e w on or placed in several rodeos this past summer. His m ost recent wins were at the, Fort Hall Jun ior Rodeo. He won the Jun ior Bull Riding com peti tion, with some coaching fro m a N a tiv e P ro f e s sional Bull Riding rider. In the W estern States Indian Rodeo Regionals, B en jam in w o n seco n d place on the first day, and first-place on final day. H e traveled to rodeos in Oregon, Idaho, Nevada and Washington. H e has future plans for bronc- riding and bareback riding. A nd next year he plans to join the High School Ro deo A ssociation and the . Indian Head Casino to host Halloween contest, specials s Courtesy photos. Benjam in Billey bull riding at rodeos this summer. Indian H ead Casino is hosting a Halloween cbSs tum e co n test w ith $250 for the first-place winner. S econd place w inner gets $100, and third place, $50. Contestants m ust be 21 or over. Judging will be at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Hal loween day. Winners will be ppsted at 8 p.m. F o r th is c o n te s t n o masks or face paint are al lowed. Also on Halloween at Indian H ead: Triple slot O regonjunior Bull Riding As sociation. Benjamin is o f the Tbm family, an d a lo n g line o f champion cowboys and cow girls. H e and his family will be hosting fund-raising events to help pay for his trip to the National Finals Rodeo. K eep a look o u t for signs,to help su pport the young cowboy make it to Las Vegas. — Dave McMechan M A C district hires H arvey as operations m anager A reorganization by the M adras A q u atic C e n te r Board o f D irectors has re su lted ip a new p o sitio n . C arolyn H arvey, fo rm e r tribal employee and Wellness coordinator, has been hired, aquatic program s and con tinue coaching the boys and girls w ater p o lo team s, the Madras H igh School swim team , and the Madras swim team th at swims year-round an d com petes at th e state as th e o p e ra tio n s m a n a g e r at m e e ts in G re sh a m . the MAC. H arvey will oversee the day-to-day operations o f the M A C, in c lu d in g m a in te nance and front desk staff, and w ill w o rk w ith Steve K eeyer, Program D irector, on dry land recreation p ro grams. Bobby DeRoest. will c o n tin u e to m an a g e all Ç o ry a llis and DeRoest, will also super vise all lifeguards and assure trainings are up to date. This division o f duties betw een DeRoest and Harvey will al low both the aquatic and dry land recreation programs to improve and expand, and will provide m ore atten tio n to maintenance, custom er ser vice and administrative func tions, “As the new O perations Manager at the MAC, I am excited about being able to interact with the people from W arm Springs again,’’- said Harvey, “I'have already seen plenty o f Warm Springs folks walk into the. MAC facility and in this position I will be able to help to bring m ore program m ing to the Warm Springs community. This is a great opportunity for me to do w hat I en jo y ' I hope to see lots of tribal members at Per capita checks ready for re-issue The follow ing is a list o f trib a l m em bers w ho ha ve at le a s t one p e r capita check that needs to be r e is s u e d . T h e checks w ere issued be tween 2002-07 but were returned; and are now ready for re-issue. If your nam e is on this list you w ill need to com e to the IIM Department and fill out form so.we can reissue. Identification is required. Joseph Aguilar, Fawn B e g a y , A n g e l B e rry , Lavetta Berry, Lawrence Boise, Tonie B o is e , J e r r o ld B ru n o e , L o n n ie C a ld e ra , E ve lin e C a lica , Dyam elle Castilleja, Nancy Charley,Cam ille Clem ents, Sheena Courtney, Ladonna Danzuka-Poor Bear, Sophie Earl, Ellona Frank, Shayla Frank, Jessie F u e n te s , F ra n k G e o rg e , A m b ro s e G eorge, Eva G eorge, Allen G ilbert III, Clara G leason, Javier Gonzalez Jr., Melinda H eath, P h illip H o fste tter, Pearl Jack, M ichael Jack- s o n , A a ro n J a m e s J r., Sandra Jim , Jam es Jim Jr., Dam ion Katchia, Aldwin Keo, Jody M ille r, Maureen Northrup, Tavia P olk, S a m p so n P rice, V ero nica R edfox, Lisa S am pson, B e th a n y S a v a la , D e m irra S c h ro e d e r, V e rn ic e S c o tt, G e n a S m ith , D enise S m ith, C harles Tewee, Vernon Tias Jr., C lin to n T ohet, C lin to n Tom , E dw in W illia m s , T im o th y W illia m s , C h e s le y Y a h tin J r., Easton Yallup. program; 25-hour nurse hot line information with Diane Fuller; kidneys and diabetes with Jeri Kollen; exercise tips and exercise activity w ith Edm und Francis; and Bingo with Montell Elliott. T he conference will be from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. All community members are wel come. There will be a light breakfast in the morning; and lunch from 12:30-1:30 p.m. The conference is spon sored by the Model Diabetes Program, the Senior Center, D ia b e te s P re v e n tio n and Tribal Wellness. p o in ts from 8 p .m .-12 a.m. A nd there will be a matinee slot tournam ent at 1 p.m. F or the to u rn a m e n t there is a $5 buy-in per person. One-hundred per cent payout' to top three places plus $100 added. F irst place, 50 percent; second, 30 percent; and third, 20 percen t.. Itidian H ead C asino can be reached at 541- 4 60-7777; o r o n th e Internet: Indianheadgaming.com Photo w orkshop for youth the MAC and involved in all the available fitness and rec reation activities.” She invites Warm Springs residents to stop by the MAC and say hello. T h e re w ill be a y o u th photo workshop on Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the E ducation building training room. The class, geared towards I grades 4 through 12, will fo cus on digital photography techniques. T here are 20 slots avail able for this session. To reg ister, call 541-553-3238. CAR STEREO— — > 20UNDZ UNLIMITED The next dead line to submit items fo r publica tion in the Spilyay Tymoo is Friday. Oct. 26. Thank you! ' T '' I ' d ' T ‘ ' ! 2 1225SWHwy. 97 Madras, OR 97741 475-7123 L e g a l A id S e rv ic e s o f O re g o n p ro v id e s fre e assistance to low -incom e O regonians in m any civil cases. Speak w ith an attorney during drop-in hours 1 to 4 p.m. on the first M onday o f the month at the W arm Springs C om m unity Action Team building, 1136 PaiuteA ve, W arm Springs. Or call 385-6944 Monday through Thursday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. (at lunch from noon-1 p.m .) W IL L A M ETTE <W > U N I BUY OLD BASKETS Navajo Rugs and Related Item s 475-6317 I V E PRESENTS Indian Country Conversations Willamette University celebrates “We Were Always here* New Sculptures by Artist Rick Bartow at the National Museum of the American Indian Friday, October 26, 2012 Willamette University, Hallie Ford Museum of Art 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Dialogue & Images, Lecture Hall MONDAY OCTOBER 22nd 6:30-8:30pm . A FREE, Healthy and Positive Event DinnSr @5:30 At the Warm Springs Community Center Featuring Native GRAMMY RECORDING/NAMA Artist STAR NAYEA Everyone is Welcome to come learn about becoming a BIG BROTHER or BIG SISTER and how it can and will change a child's life for the better... f0 reve r!!! Big Brothers Big Sisters of CentrafOregon The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Oregon 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, Reception, Gallery Lobby PUBLIC IS WELCOME
