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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 2013)
r Spilyay Tym oo, W arm Springs, O regon Page 6 December 11, 2013 Tourney to mark 50th year The Fiftieth Annual Warm Springs Men’s, All-Indian HoE- day Basketball Tournament is set for Jan. 1-4 at the Warm Springs Com m unity Center gym. T he deadline to subm it entry is D ecem ber 13. The entry fee is $375. The tour nament awards include: First, Pendleton jackets. Second, solid wool jackets. Third, jackets. Fourth, hooded sweatshirts. Fifth,' crewneck sweatshirts. M ost Valuable Player, Mr. Hustle and AE- Tourney. For more information con tact A ustin G reene at 541- 553-3243. N e w Year: changes at HHS Yvonne Iverson photos Memorial tournament At the recent Chasan R. Walker tournament: Sonny Eppinette, David White, Mike Jackson, Travis Starr, Robert Main, Leightor) Pennington, and Eric Williams. The team is showing the jersey number 25, belonging to atwai Chasan Walker. Aiyana Jackson holding Gigi Walker, Jadyn Jackson, Liz Smith (back row from left), and Lindy Walker, Yvonne Greene and Jariah Thompson (front row from left). (Continued from page 1) H ealth and H um an Ser vices next year will also acti vate the Family Preservation Program. This program will be a Enk between Children’s Protective Services and the other services o f the branch. S everal re so u rc e s are available to a parent who be comes involved with CPS, but working with the system can be a challenge. T he Family Preservation representative would help the family, “not necessarily as an advocate for the parent, but to give them a better understanding o f the system,” Cruz said. The Early Childhood Edu cation Center, Culture and Héritage, and OSU Extension are also m oving u n d er the Health and Human Services Branch. These had previously been under the E ducation Branch. Media O utreach is another new part o f Health and H um an Services. This in clu d es K W S O an d th e SpEyay Tymoo. “The approach we’re tak ing is weUbriety,” Cruz said. The goal'is to help people be weU in their Eves, and find whatever help they may need. Earl and Rita Squiemphen Stone Setting & Memorial December 21, 2013 Stone Setting: Agency Cemetery at 8 a.m. Giveaway, meal and name giving: Immediately following Stone Setting at HeHe Longhouse. ¿ ft I f you are in need o f a chimney sweep, there is a special fo r Confederated Tribes o f Warm Springs homes fo r the month- o f December. Service available fo r the low cost o f $75, from M aster’s Touch Chimney Sweep. Their telephone number is 541 -389- 8715. 2013 Year in Review Community members met (Here is a look back at some o f the memorable news events of to discuss the idea o f having the past yea r on the reservation.) Class 2 gaming at Kah- Nee-Ta. T he Class 2 m a T he com m unity gathered to cro w n th e 2013 Miss Warm Springs. T he pag eant was on January 23 at th e A g en cy L o n g h o u s e . N o ren e S am pson d em o n strated her traditional talent, answered questions from the judges, and danced. She was nam ed Miss W arm Springs 2013. Architects for the Warm Springs k-8 Academy held com m unity m eeteings this m onth, getting ideas for the design o f the new school. Tribal CouncE in January voted to restore free gar bage pick-up service on the reservation. A budget-cut- ting proposal initiaEy caEed for ending the service, but Coun cE voted to reinstate it. chines would be located in the restaurant area that formerly housed Indian Head Casino. T h e P ro fessio n al Wild Horse Racing National Fi nals were held for the first time in Central Oregon. This year they w ere held at the J e ffe rs o n C o u n ty F a ir grounds rodeo arena. The Confederated Tribes received a prayer figurine from the Columbia River In ter-Tribal Fisheries Enforce ment. The bronze figure was w ith the Umatilla Tribes in 2012, and wEl spend 2013 in W arm Springs. C o lu m b ia River Inter-Tribal Fisheries E n fo rc e m e n t C h ief D avis “YeEowash” Washines deEv- ered the statue to the tribes last week. N orene S am pson E arly in F e b ru a ry th e Simnasho community hosted th e T h irty -S ix th A n n u al Lincoln’s Birthday Powwow. Also during February, the s ta ff o f th e C o m m u n ity C ounseling C en ter m oved •back to their newly-remod eled building last week. Thè move took about three full days. T h e staff had been working at various locations around the campus for about a year, whEe the buEding was being remodeled. Tribal and school district officials conducted a pre-bid meeting for general contrac tors interested in the $20-mE- Eon Warm Springs k-8 school project. Ten general contractors attended the meeting, held at the Credit Enterprise confer ence room. The contractors were from the Central O r egon region, and two from Portland. Tribal management in Feb ruary presented Tribal Coun cE members an initial plan ning fram ew ork regarding future finances o f the C on federated Tribes. The ‘‘Water fall Plan” is a preliminary con ceptual fram ew ork to a fi nancial solution. In other news: The Warm Springs Forest Products mill w orkers were back at their jobs. M ost o f the 118 employees had been on tem porary lay-off since N ovem ber. There are other fnajor changes h ap p en in g at the m ill, an d m o re ch an g es planned for the future. A cur rent project is a $4.65 milEon improvement to the mEl bio mass power plant. W arm Springs V entures March The three districts of the reservation m et to nominate candidates to th e Twenty- Sixth Tribal Council o f the C o n fe d e ra te d T rib es o f Warm Springs. Agency Dis trict members nominated 27 people; Sim nasho, 13; and Seekseequa, six. The election is set for April. Elsewhere: H ealth and H um an Ser vices h o ste d a d edication and official opening o f the newly rem odeled Commu nity Counseling Center. In other news: A group o f 14 travel representatives from Japan visited Kah-Nee- Ta in March, and came away with a great impression o f the resort and the region. They golfed at the resort, attended a salmon bake, and saw a per formance by Wasco Dancers. They visited the museum and casino and other attractions around the region. An im portant result from the visit is- the potential for future business from Japan. And this: and p a r tn e r s h o s te d I a rfiotorspof ts information day. T he in fo rm atio n will help tribal members decide by ref erendum whether to proceed with the project. Indian Head Casino began looking for a new gen eral manager, as former man ager Ken Many Wounds re signed. Many Wounds had been Indian H ead manager since N ovem ber o f 2011. The Confederated Tribes o f Warm Springs are looking into the possibEity o f open ing a juvenile justice facil ity on the reservation. The tribes are currently conduct ing a community survey on whether to pursue the idea. The survey is funded through a grant. The Warm Springs JaE is a BIA facEity operated by the tribes. The jaE is for adults only. JuvenEes who are required to be in detention are transported to facEities off the reservation. In M arch th e W arm Springs Recreation and In dian Health Services hosted th e S p rin g B reak Youth Health Fair. (Continued in the Spilyay.) Centrai Oregon fiu to PIONEER ROCK & M O N U M EN T & ‘Trucia Repair Specializing in N ative American Design 201 Crafton Rd PO Box 348 Goldendale, WA 98620 509-773-4702 LET US SAVE YOU TIME & MONEY DESIGN & ORDER OVER THE INTERNET www.pioneerrock.com www.betterheadstones.com Find MAP To Our Shop Under 'CONTACTS' T j
