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March 20, 2013
Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
K N T mini-marathon
T h e K ah -N ee-T a M ini
Marathon is set for Saturday,
April 20.
The event happens at the
K ah-N ee-Ta R esort & Spa
Village.
T he scheduled race dis
tance is 14.5k, 10k, 5k and
the 1-mile funrun/w alk. Reg
istration will begin at 8 a.m.
at the Village front gate.
The 14.5k race will pro
vide a bus to the Simnasho
community store, leaving the
Village front gate at 8:30 a.m.
sharp, the race to begin at 9
a.m. sharp. This will be from
the Three Warriois store.
The 10k, 5k and 1-mile
start at 10 a.m. at the Village
front gate.
Awards will be given to the
top three finishers in the male
and female divisions in all age
categories. There will be door
prizes, with ¿tickets given’ to
every registered runner. E n
try fee also includes free en
try pass into the Kah-Nee-Ta
Village Pool.
Pre-registration fee: $12
with t-shirt; $80 w ithout t-
shirt.
Day o’f race fee: $15 with
t-shirt; $10 without t-shirt.
For more information con
tact the Community, Wellness
C enter/R ecreation D epart
ment at 541-553-3243».
Redsides Powwow at Maupin
Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay
National Junior Honor Society Inductees from W arm Springs. Back row (left to right): 8th-graders Jordan Patt,
M onique Moody, Thyreicia Chavez; Front row: 7th-graders Kaliyah Iverson, Ellise David.
L ast Friday, teachers,
I parents and families cel-
I ebrated the first inductees
£ to the Junior National Jun-
| io r H o n o r S ociety in
¡¡Jefferson County Middle
s School history.
Science teacher Steve
I Cox was instrum ental in
I making the H onor Society
I a reality.
“I have taught here for
I 17 years, and we have not
? had an H onor Society in
| that time so it was time,”
says Cox.
N early 50 seventh- and
eighth-grade students com
p leted the p aperw ork and
were accepted into the nation
ally recognized group.
Students were required to
subm it their recent grades,
re c o m m e n d a tio n s
fro m
adults and teachers, and show
how they are active in their
community.
Jefferson County District
A ttorney and p aren t Steve
L erich e w as th e k ey n o te
speaker and introduced the
inductees.
There is more to the N a
tional Junior H onor Society
than just good grades, he said.
The students are expected to
be leaders with good charac
ter, and to be o f service to
the community. /
“Student leaders are those
w ho are resourceful, good
problem-solvers, prom oters
o f school activities, idea-con
trib u to rs, dependable, "and
persons who exemplify posi
tive attitudes about life,”
Leriche said.
T ribal L iaisbn B utch
David and Principal Simon
White are in the process o f
planning a “G o to College
For a Day*’ trip to Portland
State University in the near
future for five girls from
Warm Springs.
The new inductees will
also be doing a community
service project, so they will
be busy in their new roles:
as NJHS students:
Everyone is invited to the
Redsides Powwow on April 17
in Maupin.
This will be the Second
Annual Redsides Powwow.
The South Wasco County
School District has taken the
iniative along with some o f
the parents to continue this
powwow.
A potluck dinner will be
served and a good little pow
wow afterwards.
Also, for those not want
in g to drive fro m W arm
Springs to Maupin, the school
district will be providing trans
portation to the powwow and
back to Simnasho.
COCC seeking art work for campuses
Central Oregon Commu-
nity College’s Art Acquisitions
Committee is accepting art
work entries to purchase for
th e M adras and Prineville
campuses. Professional artists
re sid in g in D e sc h u te s,
Jefferson or Crook Counties
are eligible to apply. T he
deadline for all submissions
is April 1. You can see all of
the details at cocc.edu
Warm Springs Community Calendar
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Thursday, M arch 21
I A Diabetes P r e v e n tio n
Program support group for
all participants and their sup
port persons will be held at
5 p.m. at the Diabetes Pre
vention office on campus. A
meal and incentive will be
provided.
Friday, March 22
3 The Sixtieth Annual Kla-
ifia th A ll-In d ia n M e n ’s &
VVomen’s Basketball Tour
nam ent is March 22-24 in
C hiloquin. For info contact
L o u ie M ille r at 5 4 1 -2 8 1 -
2901.
F ro m 7 -9 p .m ., th e
J efferso n C o un ty Libra ry
■Film C e n te r is h a vin g a
fundraiser - a showing of
rare footage of the making
o f O scar nom inated film s
ParaNorm an, and Coraline
and p ro d u ctio n p u p p ets
from both film s w ill be dis
played. Program presenter
will be M ark Shapiro from
LAI KA, a Portland animation
company specializing in fea
ture films, commercials, and
short film s. In addition to
producing ParaNorman and
C oraline, LAIKA’S m ost re
pent work was the “Anything
for Love” M & M commercial
fo r the 2013 Super Bowl.
Saturday, March 23
I The Jefferson County Li
brary is hosting a film m ak
ing w o rk s h o p fro m 10-
11:30 a.m. M ark Shapiro,
Brand Manager for the Port
'
land animation film company
LAIKA, and a film -m aker,
will present a general ses
sion on: animation tips, mar
k e tin g id e a s , a n d d o ’s/
d o n ’ts fo r m aking q u a lity
short film s. This is a great
opportunity for anyone inter
ested in film making to ask
qu estio ns and ge t exp ert
a d vice . T h e w o rk s h o p is
free.
Cam p Caldera’s A rtists
in R esidence program will
open to the public on March
23 from 1-3 p.m. You can
see the work they have cre
ated during their month long
residencies. For m ore de
tails visit calderaarts.org
Monday, March 25
March 25-29 is Spring
Break for all 509-J Schools.
G irls ages 8 to 11 are in
vited to attend a G irlz Club
at the Family Resource Cen
ter today from 8 a.m. to 4:45
p.m. T hey will talk about
g ro w in g up, bo u n d a rie s,
goals, personal health and
things like that. Space is
limited, so they ask that you
stop by or call the CHET pro
gram at 541 -553-2211 to reg
ister.
Brought to you by KWSO 91.9 FM
lunch. Other events include:
games, a bike rodeo, a graf
fiti contest and many booths
and fam ily activities.
The IHS D iabetes pro
gram will have a Diabetes
S elf Care Session from 11
til noon and lunch after in the
Health & W ellness C enter
Kitchen Conference Room.
T hey w ill talk about diabe
tes and its com plications.
T h e C a n o e F a m ily
m eets every Tuesday at 4
p.m. in the Family Resource
Center. This year’s Canoe
Journey will be July 18 thru
August 7.
Higher Education’s S tu
dent Success Strategies
w orkshops continue at the
education building. They will
cover placem ent testing in
the com puter lab. Students
should bring th e ir college
a c c e p ta n c e le tte rs and
p la c e m e n t te s t s c o re s .
S ession 1 is at 4:30 and
session 2 at 6 p.m.
W ednesday, M arch 27
There will be a Seatbelt
Diversion Class from 3-5
p.m. in the IHS Kitchen/Con-
ference Room.
There is a 50/50 raffle this
month that is a fundraiser for
the group of Warm Springs
high school seniors who are
planning a graduation trip to
Disneyland.
I A s ix -w e e k s e rie s o f
C h ild b ir th E d u c a tio n
Classes will begin on April
3. The classes w ill m eet on
W e d n e s d a y s - in W arm
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Springs at noon and in M a
dras at 7 p.m. This series is
recommended for parents of
babies due before June 5th.
To sign up for Warm Springs
classes call 541-553-2460
o r M a d ra s c la s s e s 4 7 5 -
3882.
Thursday, March 28
The Diabetes Prevention
Program is sponsoring the
Bunny Run. Everyone is
w elcom e to take part in the
fun run. It starts at noon at
the W arm Springs Elem en
tary basketball court. There
will befree lunch, prizes and
educational material.
Monday, A pril 1
C O C C ’s A rt Acquisitions
Com m ittee is accepting art
work entries to purchase for
the M adras and Prineville
Campuses. Professional art
ists residing in Deschutes,
Jefferson or Crook Counties
are eligible to apply. The
Deadline for all submissions
is April 1. You can see all of
the details at cocc:edu
Museum Honor Dinner April 6
The Museum at Warm
Springs will host the Elev
enth Annual H onor D in
ner in Portland on Satur
day, April 6.
This event will be held
at Miller Hall at the World
S te p h e n W right. T h e
evening we will feature a
silent auction filled with
wonderful hand crafted art
items. Please call the mu
seum for. m ore inform a
tion, 541-553-3331.
Forestry Center, with a recep
tion beginning at 4:30 and
dinner to follow at 6.
This year’s Honorees are:
Twanat Award - Professor
Charles Wilkinson; Lifetime
A ch iev em en t A w ard
Tuesday, March 26
The Spring Break Youth
H e alth F a ir w ill be held
March 26 from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. at the Community Cen
ter. There is a running clinic
at 10 a.m. and the Salm on
Fun Run at 11 followed by
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