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Spilygy Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon School: Page 7 October 30, 2013 concrete work done ahead of schedule (Continued from page 1) There are between 35 and 40 workers on average at the school site, close to 50 per cent being tribal members, other Indians, or married- into-the-tribes. The workers just finished p ouring and finishing the co n c re te . T his was a big project, taking several weeks. The concrete work came in ahead of schedule by sev eral days, in part because of the excellent weather condi tions in early October. The new school will have an estimated enrollment of 720 students— about 470 el ementary school students, and 250 middle school stu dents. To leatn about poten tial employment opportuni ties at the site, call Job Cre ation and D evelopm ent at 541-553-3324. T he W arm Springs k-8 Academy will cost an esti mated $20 million to con struct, the tribes and district splitting the cost. The district and tribes m ade a d e te r mined effort from start to keep th e m oney local as much as possible. Births Craig Eric Tailfeathèrs J r- Craig Tailfeathers Sr. and Elsie Tailfeathers o f Warm Springs are pleased to announce the birth o f th e ir son C raig E ric Tailfeathers Jr., b orn on O ctober 18, 2013. Craig Jr. joins brother Clarance; and sisters Janell, M achel, R ochell and Shasta. G randparents on the father’s side are Charles and N ancy Tailfeathers, an d th e late Jam es E . Macy. G randparents on the m other’s side are Robert and M arella Sam Sr., Harvey and Eliza Jim, and William and Evelyn Wesly Sam. Angeleah Jasina Eileen Begaye R osey S uppah and Steven Begaye o f Celilo are pleased to announce the birth o f their daugh ter Angeleah J asina Eileen Begaye, born on October 20, 2013. Proud grandparents are Bob and Megan Begaye, Lucy Longhouse, the late Big Rat Suppah; and Angie Thomas. Finishing work on a concrete pour last week (above). An athletics building (below) next to the area where the gymnasium will be. Joaquin Tracy Bay Sam T racy Ray Sam and K aila A n n W allace are pleased to announce the birth o f their son Joaquin Tracy Ray Sam, born on O ctober 10, 2013. G ran d p aren ts on the fath e r’s side are R obert Sam Sr. and Marella Sam; and Eliza Brown Jim and Harvey Jim, great grand parents. G randparents on the m o th e r’s side are D o n R itth a le r and D e b b ie R itth aler; and K ath y Wallace. Aunt is Kailynn Ritthaler Holiday food drive through Dec. The Warm Springs Health an d W ellness C enter E m ployee Appreciation Commit tee is having a food drive through December. There are donation boxes placed throughout the clinic for anyone w ho’d like to do nate n o n -p erish ab le food items for the Warm Springs community. Please support ou r A d v e rtisers ~ T h ey give back to the com m unity! A ro u n d Indian C ountry Meeting between NFL, Redskins critics . ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Oneida Indian officials who oppose the Redskins nick name as a slur will' meet with N FL officials next week in New York Q ty The meeting agreed to by N F L officials earlier this m onth is scheduled for this W ednesday in N ew Y ork City, Oneida Indian Nation spokesm an B rett Stagnitti. said. T he upstate N ew York trib e an d its le a d e r Ray H albritter becam e p ro m i n en t critics o f the team ’s nam e a fte r Funding a “Change the Mascot” radio ad campaign and a sympo sium in Washington on the harmful effects o f the nick name. H a lb ritter, w hose trib e runs a large casino resort in Verona in central New York, says the name is degrading and has devastating effects, especially on younger Indians. T he tribe began pushing for a name change recently as the Washington Redskins faced fresh waves o f criti cism over their nicknam e. E v e n P re s id e n t B arack O bam a w eighed in, saying recen tly he w o u ld “th in k about changing” the name if he owned the team. N F L sp o k esm an B rian McCarthy said senior league executives will attend next week’s meeting, but he didn’t know if Commissioner Roger Goodell will be among them. W ash in g to n R edskins owner D an Snyder has said he w ill n ev er ch ange th e team’s name and Goodell has said th a t it is u ltim ately Snyder’s call. In a letter to season-ticket holders this m onth, Snyder said he respected the feelings o f th o se o ffen d ed by the name, but wrote “I hope such individuals also try to respect w hat the nam e means, n ot only for all o f us in the ex tended Washington Redskins family, b u t am ong N ative Americans too.” T h e re s u lt h as b e e n a leadership struggle between the rival factions. O ne side in c lu d e s R o g er R u n n in g Crane, E arl O ld Person and the newly suspended coun cil m em bers, state Sen. Sh annon Augare and Leonard G uardipee. 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