Spiiyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon-
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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.
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The next dead
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Tymoo is Friday.
Oct. 26.
Thank you!
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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
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A FREE, Healthy and Positive Event
DinnSr @5:30 At the Warm Springs Community Center
Featuring Native GRAMMY RECORDING/NAMA Artist
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or BIG SISTER and how it can and
will change a child's life
for the better...
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7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, Reception, Gallery Lobby
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