Spilyay Tymoo, W^rm Springs, Oregon
November 27,.2013
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Christmas Lights
Parade, tree lighting
illuminate next week
Restoration Powwow
Courtesy photo.
The Confederated Tribes
o f Warm Springs, the com
munity center and Recreation
D epartm ent will host the Car
Light Parade and community
Christmas Tree lighting next
week.
The parade and tree-light
ing, plus the Native Aspira
tions Family Fun Night, are
set for next Thursday, Dec.
5.
The line-up for the parade
will be at 6 p.m. at the el
ementary school. J udging will
be at 6:30, and the parade
starts at 7. The theme o f the
parade this year is “Tis th ei
Season.”
The Christmas Tree Light-;
ing Will be at 7:30 p.m. on the',
front lawn o f the community/
center.
After the tree-lighting, un- <
til 9 p.m., will be the Family
Fun Night, presented by N a
tive A spirations. Bring the
family and make some Christ
mas crafts.
For more information call
the community center at 541-
553-3243; o r call W arm
Springs Prevention at 541-
553-3205.
The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, good friends of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, earlier this
month hosted their Thirty-Sixth Annual Restoration Powwow. Chief Delvis Heath joined the Warm Springs
delegation during the reception at Chinook Winds Casino.
Native American Art Market
T h e M useum at W arm
Springs w ill'host the Native
A m erican A rt M arket this
Saturday, Nov. 30 in the mu
seum lobby.
Admission: one canned or
packaged fo o d item . G ift
item s fo r th e holidays:
beadwork, barrettes, brooch
p in s, ch ec k b o o k co v ers,
keychains, weaving, and much
more. For more information
call the museum at 541-553-
3331.
Chance to serve community
Are you a tribal member
who is 21 or older and want
ing to serve your com m u
nity?
The Warm Springs Police
Departm ent Corrections D i
vision is seeking one male
and one female to become a
part o f the team.
I f interested in serving
your community, please con
tact Lt. Crystal G reene at
541-553-3309,
38th Annual Christmas
Bazaar coming up
T h e W arm Springs
Recreation D epartm ent
will present the Thirty-
E ig h th A n n u al W arm
Springs Christm as Ba
zaar on Saturday, D e
cember 14 from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
The bazaar will be in
the Warm Springs com
munity center gym. Stop
Michael Osborne
D istrict A tto rn ey Steve
Leriche said the evidence is
being heard by a grand jury,
which will determine formal
charges b efo re O sb o rn e ’s
court Dec. 17 appearance.
O sborne has been a coach
at the high school for three
years.
H e worked earlier for the
Bend-La Pine Schools from
2003-05; and for Redmond
schools from 2006-2009.
W hern th e alleg atio n s
against Osborne came to light
last week, school district su
p erin ten d en t Rick M olitor
sent a letter to school parents.
It reads:
“Once we were aware o f
the allegations, We took im
mediate action to ensure the
safety o f our students, and
notified law enforcement. To
su p p o rt o u r stu d en ts and
staff, the district aggressively
seeks facts to determine the
validity o f any allegations
against staff members o f our
district, W ith that said, we
have been and will continue
to work aggressively with lo
cal law enforcement to deter
mine next steps and move
forward in this situation.
I f you are interested in advertising in the Spilyay
Tymoo, call 541-771-7521. Or email
dave.mcmechan@wstribes.org
by and find your loved
ones gifts for Christmas.
A nything from beaded
items to jewelry. D o n ’t
forget about the food and
baked goods.
For more information
contact the Community
Wellness C enter/R ecte-
ation D epartm ent at 541-
553-3243.
Open Wednesday thru Saturday
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ph. 541-553-1041
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The Warm Springs Health and Wellness Center Employee
Appreciation Committee Is having a food drive through
December. There are donation boxes placed throughout
the clinic for anyone who’d like to donate non-perishable
food Items for the Warm Springs community.
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Dec. 17 court date in sex abuse case
A December 17 court date
is set in the case o f sex abuse
allegations against Madras
High School girls basketball
and soccer coach M ichael
Ray Osborne.
According to the allega
tions, the victim in the case is'
a 17-year-old Madras girl.
Osborne, 44, was arrested
last week on multiple counts
o f second- and third-degree
sex abuse. ,
H e Was lo d g ed in th e
Jefferso n C ounty Jail, and
posted bail. H e posted the
required 10 percent o f the
$37,500 bail, and was re
leased.
The school district placed
him on paid administrative
leave.
The court documents al
lege that O sborne engaged in
a consensual relationship with
a girl who was 16 at the time
the relationship started earlier
this year.
The girl admitted to hav
ing sex with O sborne during
a taped interview with police,
and investigators found in
c rim in atin g
n o te s
in
O sborne’s desk at the school,
according to reports.
Also according to reports:
T h e victim ’s m o th er c o n
tacted police last Wednesday
a fte rn o o n , a n d said h er
daughter told her they had sex
several times, which led to
the investigation and arrest.
M adras police continue
working with the school dis
trict, and anyone with infor
m ation about inappropriate
contact by O sborne with stu
dents is encouraged to call
Madras police Detective Mel
Brown at 541-475-2424.
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“M eantim e, o u r d istrict
team is. committed to keep
ing you informed when issues
affect our schools and stu
dents. We also recognize our
responsibility to protect the
legal rights and privacy o f
our students and staff merh-
bers w h en allegations are
made and formal investiga
tions are pending.
“ P lease k n o w th a t th e
safety and well being o f our
students and staff is always
our first priority and we plan
to keep you informed as any
additional inform ation b e
comes available,.”
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