Spilysy Tytnoo, Wgrtn Springs, Oregon
July 2 4 ,2 0 1 3
Conference focuses on education, careers
The Job Creation and D e
velopm ent Sum m er Y outh
Program would like to take
this tim e to thank depart
ments and organizations for
the support o f the m ost re
cent youth conference that
took place out at Kah-Nee-
Ta.
T he Y outh C onference
was the 2013 College and
Career Day that took place
July 10. The host group was
the Job Creation and Devel
opm ent Program. Support
ing departments were Indian
Health Services, the Commu
nity H ealth Insurance P ro
gram R eauthorization A ct
(CHIPRA), Power and Water
E nterprises, W arm Springs
C om posite Products, Kah-
Nee-Ta Resort and Spa, In
dian H ead Casino, the Senior
P ro g ram , th e M useum at
Warm Springs, Nike and N7,
and the Community Health
Education Team (CHET).
This event was to inform
our tribal youth about possible
college scholarships and ca
reer choices.
The youth conference was
an o p p o rtu n ity fo r trib al
youth to learn about making
the right choices after they
graduate from high school,
and to learn ab o u t career
choices and higher education
goals. T he presenters were
County fa ir is this week
T h e 2013 Jefferso n
County Fair and Rodeo
is this Friday th ro u g h
Saturday, Ju ly 24-27.
Admission is free.
The theme o f the fair
this year is “80 Years o f
Cowboy Boots & Coun
try Roots.”
This Wednesday, July
24, is Veterans Day at the
Fair, sponsored by the
Jefferson County Veter
ans Department. Veter
ans breakfast is at 8:30
a.m.; fair opening Cer
Students arrive for the conference.
local tribal members who are
college graduates and high
school graduates.
A t this time we w ant to
thank our recent high school
g rad u ates: A m b e r Solis,
A shley W elden, L atish a
Waheneka, Mileena Edwards,
Lisa Ike-Lopez, w ho spoke
about future goals after high
school.
We also w an t to th an k
Marissa Ahern, and past col
lege graduates Rachel Macy,
S u n m iet M ab en , M ike
Holyan and Danny Martinez.
To Anita Davis from the
Comm unity H ealth E duca
tion Team, We would like to
thank you for doing the open
ing ceremony and speaking to
the students as well.
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In conclusion, overall the
conference was a great suc
cess. We had a total o f 69 stu
dents in attendance and a
handful o f colleges such as
the U niversity o f O regon,
Mt. H ood Community Col
lege, IT T Technical Institute,
Blue M ountain Community
College, as well as military per
sonnel and a representative
fro m th e W arm S prings
Telecom, who set up infor
m ation booths. We would
really like to thank D eborah
Alvarez, Carolyn W inishut,
Jo ie Sim tustus and Phyllis
Shawaway from the CHIPRA
organization w ho were big
supporters o f the youth con
ference.
Wayne Miller
emonies are at 9:30.
T his T hursday is K ids
Day at the fair, sponsored by
the B est Care P revention
office. Friday, July 26, is
Seniors Day. T his S atur
day is C A N C ancer D ay
(wear purple).
Also Saturday: 8 a.m.—1
p.m. - O utdoor cooking con
test under the pavilion, spon
sored by Oregon Beef Com
pany. $10 per plate. AU pro
ceeds go to 4-H program and
the Jefferson C ounty Fair
Complex.
8 a.m.-lO a.m. Bucka-
roo Breakfast, sponsored
by M cDonalds Restau
rant o f Madras. $5 per
plate. All proceeds go to
4-H and the fair complex.
Carnival tickets are on
sale at Fair Complex of
fice or Jefferson County
F in an ce D e p a rtm e n t
(only 1,400 for sale at the
$22 advance price). Event
sale p rice $28. R odeo
gate: $8 p er p erso n , 5
years o f age and younger
free (limited seating).
Howlak Tichum
Lawrence H. Welter, 1938-2013
Dr. Lawrence H. Wel
ter passed away on July
12, 2013 after a coura
geous battle with cancer.
B orn in St. H elens,
Oregon on February 12,
1938, Larry was raised
on the Warm Springs In
dian Reservation, which
he caUed his childhood
home.
His education started
in th e little one ro o m
school house on the In
dian A gency cam pus,
co n tin u ed on th ro u g h
M adras U n io n H ig h
School in M adras, and
finished with his gradua
tion from the University
o f O re g o n S ch o o l o f
Medicine in 1962.
U p o n fin ish in g his
training at Philadelphia
G e n e ra l H o s p ita l, h e
jo in e d A sso c ia te d R a d i
ologists o f Alameda H os
pital, A lam eda, Calif.,
w here he w orked until
2005.
His special interest was
aviation w hich led him in
1990 to b u ild his ow n
Glassair aircraft in the base
m ent o f his O akland Hills
home he shared with his be
loved wife o f 36 years, Janet
Gray Welter.
H e flew his plane for 20
years and then donated it to
the O akland Aviation M u
seum. H e was also a gifted
artist whose special love was
painting on silk.
He-was an > avid enthusT
ast o f boating, skiing, tink
ering and inventing. His pat
ented invention for a medi
cal device is stiU in general
use.
Besides his wife Janet,
Larry is survived by his
sisters, Marilyn Englund,
Phyllis Welter, and his de
v o te d n ep h ew s, L arry
A usm an, G reg A usm an
and niece Pam Ausm an
Loehner, as weU as their
children.
His family will miss his
sense o f hum or and gen
erous nature.
There will be a Memo
rial Mass on Wednesday,
A ugust 21, 2013 at 11
a.m . at th e C h u rch o f
Jo h n F ish er, 7007 SW
46th Ave., Portland. Re
ception will follow at the
home o f Marilyn and Bill
Englund.
Donations in his name
may be made to the Make
a W ish F o undation, 55
Hawthorne St., San Fran-
cisco, CA 94105; o r P a n
creatic C an cer A ctio n
Network, 1500 Rosencans
Ave., ste. 200, M anhat
tan Beach, CA 90266.
Photos courtesy of Wayne Miller.
Career and education planning were the focus of the conference.
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80th Annual Jefferson County Fair & Rodeo
Wednesday-Saturday, July 2 4 -2 7 ,2 0 1 3 - Madras, Oregon
Free S iaissies
¡ste F air!
HPRA RODEO with
PWHRA (Wild Horse Races)
FRI. & SAT., JOLT 20 & 27
0 PM - Corwin Arena
Veterans Day
Thurs: Eids Day
at gate per person - 5 years and under free - limited seating - Sponsored by Gary Grüner Chevrolet
Fri: Seniors Day
Sat: CAN Cancer Awareness (mrpnph)
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