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March 5, 2014 Spiîyay Tyrnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 6 Blazers to host Native American Heritage Night The Pordand Trailblazers ¡and the M oda C enter will ¡host Native American Heri tage N ig h t on T hursd ay , M arch 20. This is the Inau- ¡gural Native American Heri- ¡tage N ight with the Trailblaz- |5Ts. - Everyohe is welcome to ¡attend the music and perfor- mances, and cultural arts dis plays in the Ex-hall located in the Memorial Coliseum. This will be from 5-6:30 p.m. on March 20. T he game will be in the M oda C e n te r ag ain st th e Washington Wizards, starting at 7 p.m. A p o rtio n o f the ticket- sales money is going toward the Native American Youth Association (NAYA). The NAYA Family Center in Portland provides inclusive p ro g ra m m in g fo r N ativ e A m erican youth and their families. NAYA Family Cen ter currently provides the fol lowing programs: Middle and high school advocacy services; tutoring and after-school program s; and Native community em p lo y m en t, am ong v ario u s other services. You can find tickets to Blazers games at: Tickets, trailblazers, com LaMere, Bobcats win New Mexico wrestling championship L orenzo LaM ere, m em b e r o f th e C o n fe d e ra te d ¡Tribes, lives in New Mexico ¡with his family. H e attends B lo o m field H ig h S chool, ¡where he is an outstanding Rites of Passage class A new class for boys age 11 to 18 will begin March 12 from 2:30 to 5 at the Culture and Heritage Building. The class is called, “Rites o f Passage — A Young Boys Journey to M anhood.”. Boys will learn cul tural and traditional teachings from elder fishermen and hunters. Boys will also learn about the treaty and traditional leadership roles. The series includes a field trip to the Co lumbia River. Call 541- 553-3290 to register. 22nd annual university powwow T h e S o u th e rn O re g o n ¡University’s Twenty-Second Annual Spring Powwow will ¡be h eld A p ril 12-13 in ¡Ashland. Saturday grand en- ¡try times are 1 and 7 p.m., ¡and Sunday at noon. athlete. In F eb ru ary , th é Bloomfield Bobcats won the New Mexico State Champi onship wrestling competition. This was the first time in 30 years that the school captured the top honor in the state. L orenzo w restled in the 285-pound division. H e took second in the title match. The team overall, meanwhile, had enough points to come out on top. Lorenzo is a sophomore. H e also plays football, and. runs track and field. 2013 fall chinook return best since 1960 A re c o rd n u m b e r o f salmon were spawning in the Snake River Basin in the fall o f 2013, according to recent data. These numbers are forti fied by a record num ber o f wild fall chinook that passed Lower Granite Dam. D ata released recently by tribal, federal, state and hy dropower industry biologists show that last year’s Snake River fall chinook ru n in cluded the highest number o f wild fish to return since the com pletion o f Ice H arb o r D am ill 1960. T he spawning efforts o f the ru n also resu lted in a record number o f redds, the nests w here fish spawn, in b o th th e Snake and Clearwater river basins. The multi-agency run re construction o f fish return ing to Lower G ranite D am rev ealed 21,000 w ild fall c h in o o k re tu rn e d to th e Snake River in 2013. This accounted for 37.5 percent o f th e to ta l Snake R iver fall ch in o o k re tu rn o f 56,000 fish. O v er 6,300 redds w ere created in the Snake River Fall Chinook Redds 7,000 — —— ■ Snake ■ Oearwater ■ Other 6,000 , — — — -------------- — — - M ARKET öcwted S 1998 and its tributaries betw een Lower .Granite and Hells Can yon dams. T he increase in Snake River returns and the in c re a se d d is trib u tio n in redds w ere aided by tribal program s th at supplem ent ex istin g Snake R iver fall chinook populations. “T he N ez Perce T ribe’s Snake River recovery p ro gram has re s u lte d in fall chinook returns that the re gion can truly celebrate,” said Jo el M o ffett, chairm an o f the C olum bia River In ter- Tribal Fish Commission, and m em ber o f the N ez Perce Tribe Executive Committee. “D espite returning* to a 2002 2006 2010 2013 f river noted for hot tempera tures and poor passage con ditions, these resilient fish were able to spawn in num bers n ot witnessed in many, many years. “This run gives us hope for the future, b u t we still have a long way to go. We m ust continue to do every th in g w e c a n to e n s u re th e fish runs continue on this path toward a healthy, self- su stain in g p o p u la tio n ca pable o f su p p o rtin g well- m an ag ed trib a l and n o n - tribal fisheries. D oing so will ensure th e success o f this run is repeated in years to com e.” bound. Boys division awards: te n C h am p io n sh ip Letterm an’s; ten Runner- Up hooded sw eatshirts; ten third-place crewnecks; ten fourth-place t-shirts. M o st V aluable P layer jacket; ten A ll-Tourney crew necks; Mr. H ustle, Most Rebounds. For more information co n tact A ustin G reene, to u rn am en t director, at 541-553^3243(w) or 541- 553-1953(h). Mailing ad dress: PO Box 1327 Warm Springs O R 97761. T h e W arm S prings Cougars Youth Organiza tion, the Jefferson County School District 509-J, the C onfederated T ribes o f Warm Springs will not be held liable for any acci dents, theft, injury or short funded travelers while par ticipating in this tourna ment. T h e Twenty-Seventh Annual Basketball Against Alcohol and Drugs Tour nam ent is coming up in March. The BAAD tour ney, sp o n so re d by th e C onfederated Tribes o f the Umatilla Indian Res ervation, happens at the N ixyaaw ii G ym in Warm Springs N ation Little League is looking for team managers and coaches for baseball, softball and t-ball. The Little League board is looking to fill these posi tions as soon as possible. Games are going to be sched uled soon with other Central O regon leagues. Please contact one o f the board members right away- if you are interested. They are Roy Spino, Yvonne Iverson, Mona Lopez, Vivian Smith, Stretch, James Sam, Urbana Ross, Cassie and Louise Katchia. Diabetes run/w alk next week The Diabetes Prevention Team will host a Fun R un/ Walk on Friday, March 14. Meet at noon at the old Fire Management parking lot for a hike on the camel back trail. Diabetes Prevention will provide water. Please wear appropriate shoes for walk ing or running on trails. I f th e re is in c le m e n t w eather, listen to KWSO, and the team will hold the event on the campus. For more information call Stefanie at 541-553-1079. Siletz co-ed tourney this month Pendleton. For more information c o n ta c t L loyd C o m mander at 541-429-7887, or Larry Cowapoo at 541- 429-7886. D ates o f the tournam ent at March 21- 28. Als, visit the website: Ctuir.org cmc # B ea d s, N a tiv e A m e ric an G ifts, M u se u m , D e li, G rocery, Ic e , F is h in g P e rm its , W este rn U n io n , C h ec k -F re e B ill Pay, A TM an d M u ch M ore! T h e W arm S prings Cougars Youth Basketball Organization will present the Twenty-First Annual W arm Springs C ougars A ll-Indian H igh School Boys and Girls Basketball Tournament, April 3-6. The tournament will be in the Warm Springs E l ementary School gymna sium and at th e W arm Springs Community Cen ter. Entry fee is $250/boys and $225/girls division. D ue by this Friday, March 7 (additional $25 after deadline). Tournament will be open to the first 12 boys’ teams, and the first eight girls’ teams. Girls division awards: ten C ham pionship wool jackets; ten R unner-U p hooded sw eatshirts; ten third-place crewnecks; ten fourth-place t-shirts. Most Valuable Player jacket; ten A ll-Tourney crewnecks; Miss Hustle and Miss Re- Little League gearing up BAAD in M arch W arm S p rin gs 21st Annual Cougars tourney in W.S. April 3-6 The Siletz Community Co- E d Basketball Tournament, a M em orial T ournam ent for CW Case, is com ing up in March. There will be three divi sions: fourth- through sixth- graders, ’four boys and four girls. Seventh- through ninth- grades, four boys and four girls. A nd te n th - th ro u g h twelfth (over 18 must show high school transcript), four boys and four girls. First-place winners receive jackets; two All-Star awards (bags); one MVP (Nike gift certificate). Second-place win ners receive hoodies; two All- Stars (bags); one MVP (Evo lution basketballs). 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