Spilygy Tymoo, Wgi-m Springs, Oregon
Mgy 15, 2013
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Summer
Roping
Class
Team roping practice
(right) at the Warm
Springs Rodeo
grounds.
The practice time is
from 6-8 p.m. on
Thursday evenings
during the summer.
Cost $20 per horse
or $30 for two.
Call 541-325-2026
for more information.
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
K-8 school construction meeting
Thè tribes, school district,
construction contractors and
architects will host two infor
m ation meetings regarding
the Warm Springs k-8 school
and other upcoming district
construction projects.
The first meeting starts at
3:30 p.m. this Thursday, May
16, at the Jefferson County
School District office, located
at 445 SE B u ff S treet in
Madras. The second meet
ing starts at 5:30 p.m. this
Thursday, May 16, at the
Agency Longhouse.
The meeting is for all Sub
contractors, businesses, ven
dors and individuals who are
interested in the school dis
trict construction projects,
including the Warm Springs
school.
The projects manager o f
th e W arm Springs school
project is the Wenaha Group,
the architect is BBT Archi
tects o f Bend, and the gen
eral c o n tra c to r is K irb y
Nagelhout. The general con
tractor for other district im
provem ents, including the
performing arts center at the
high school, is Skanska.
The contractors, tribal and
school district officials will
provide an update on the de
sign, construction and sched
ules o f the projects. They will
discuss the bid opportunities,
job training and job opportu
nities.
For more information call
Ja so n T erry at K irb y
Nagelhout, 541-389-7119.
Gardening workshops start this week
OSU E x ten sio n an
n o u n c e d th e W arm
Springs Community G ar
den Workshops for Sum
mer 2013.
A dvanced gardening
classes will be held at the
community garden by the
adm inistration building,
from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m,
on the follow ing dates
covering these topics:
Friday,
May
17:
Propogation and garden
planning.
Wednesday, May 22:
Fertilization, com posting
and cultivation.
Tuesday, June 4: G ar
den maintenance.
Tuesday, June 18: Seed
saving and harvesting.
The workshops are pre
sented by OSU Extension,
with funding by the Warm
Springs C om m unity A c
tio n T eam th r o u g h a
U SD A F a rm e rs M ark et
grant.
In s tru c to rs are F ara
B ru m m er o f W arm
Springs OSU Extension;
Toni Stephan, OSU Ex-
te n s io n -D e s c h u te s
C ounty; an d K aren
M cC arthy an d S usan
M obley o f the M adras
Garden Depot.
For more information,
contact the Comm unity
Action Team at 541-553-
3148. O r email to:
Lonnie@warmspringsprog
ress.net
Student to help at sea turtle hospital
Ellise David o f Simnasho
will be attending a summer
camp at a Sea Turtle H ospi
tal in N orth Carolina.
Ellise is 13, and a student
at th e Je ffe rs o n C o u n ty
Middle School.
b r r She'has .been working-hard
all year making blankets, hats
and survival bracelets to raise
$2,800 for the trip.
“I have a few more orders
to do and have about $300
m ore to go. We are almost
there,” she says.
Ellise will leave June 19
fo r th e w eek -lo n g cam p,
w here participants will be
cleaning the tanks at the hos
pital, tending to the turtles,
and staying up late to Walk the
beaches looking for sea turtle
nests.
Ellise explains how the
turtles end up in the hospital:
“A lot o f sea turtles go there '
understands that it will take
eight years o f college after
finishing high school.
She enjoys working with
animals and found out about
this camp from some o f her
grandmother’s friends.
“ O ne year my gran d m a’s
Ellise David
because they are being suf
focated from the plastic bags
which they think are jellyfish.
And a lot o f them get hurt
from boat propellers and fish
ing hooks.”
Ellise has plans to become
“the first vet on the rez,” and
friends came to visit her, and
they were talking about their
jobs. One worked ih Washing
ton D.C;, one worked in New
Y ork, an d o n e said she
worked in N orth Carolina at
a Sea Turtle Hospital.”
Ellise is the daughter o f
Butch and Angie David, who
b o th w o rk fo r th e 509-J
School District.
If you would like to help
Ellise with a donation towards
her trip you can get in con
tact with either one o f her
parents.
TT" Yvonne
Iverson
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Miss Lincoln’s Powwow Jackie Zamora Heath hands out gift bags at Honor
Seniors Day.
H ow lak Tichum
Darrel Wayne, Abrahamson, 1952-2013
J
D a rre l
W ayne
A b rah am so n p assed
away peacefully on May
1,2013, on the Fort Hall
Indian Reservation.
He
w as
an
enrolled member o f the
Colville C onfederated
T ribes, as well as the
S p okane and C oeur
d’Alene Tribes, He was
born at hom e in Spo
kane, W ash in g to n to
James A braham son Sr.
and Violet Friedländer
Abrahamson.
D arrel was a w ell-
know n powwow tradi
tional dancer and had
tra v eled extensively
throughout the United
States and Canada, as
well as over-seas. H e was
a champion in his dance
style, and w as asked
many times to be a head
dancer, arena director,
and head judge at pow
wows and gatherings. His
noted position was a two-
time head drum judge at the
Gathering o f Nations, one
o f the largest events in In
dian Country. H e was very
proud o f his Native heritage,
and appeared in numerous
documentaries and coordi
nated cultural events, and
gatherings.
Darrel was a veteran and
was proud o f his service to
protect our homeland. H e
was in the U.S. Army from
1972-1974, and asked many
times to bring in the Ameri
can flag for cultural events
and gatherings as a veteran.
Darrel is survived by his
w ife,
R ose
A nn
Abrahamson, a member o f
th e S h o sh o n e B an n o ck
Tribes, and four daughters,
D u stin a (Jamie F arm er),
Lacey (Kyle Bacon), Willow
(C lair F ox), an d L eela
A b ra h a m so n , an d fo u r
g ra n d c h ild re n
(E lijah ,
Z ahnive, N akeezaka, and
Mika Rose). H e is also
survived by his father
James A braham son Sr.,
his
b ro th e r Jam es
A braham son.Jr., nieces
and nephews, and many
extended family m em
bers. H e had also ex
tended his love to others
an d a d o p te d m any
people th ro u g h o u t In
dian C o u n try and the
Powwow Circle, and is
survived by them all.
H e was preceded in
death by his mother Vio
le t F. A b rah am so n ,
brother’s Kenneth L. and
Gary Leê Abrahamson,
his granddaughter Maliah
Jack, paternal grandpar
en ts
M ilo
Jam es
Abrahamson and Millie
W ynne o f W ellp in it,
Washington, and his ma
ternal grandparents Sam
F rie d lä n d e r .
of
N espelem , W ashington
and Margret Vallee.
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