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Spilyay Tymoo July 9, 2014
Letters to the editor
To Marine
Joe Hisatake completed
U.S. Marine Corps basic train-
ing, graduating from boot
camp in San Diego, Calif. He
is with the Second Battalion
Golf Company Platoon
2150.
He is next headed to
Camp Pendleton for combat
training. His specialty with the
Marines will be security mor-
tar transport, manning the
gun on the top of the trans-
port vehicle.
Joe Hisatake was a star
football player at Madras
High School. He graduated
last year, and could have gone
to college on a scholarship. He
chose the service instead.
For his recent achieve-
ment, family and friends wish
to say Congratulations!
tor driver, pickup man, and
fixers of whatever needs
fixin, Jimmy Tohet Jr, Daniel
Gilbert, Gus David, Bear
Spino, Buster Isadore, Hobo
Patt, Anson Begay and Butch
David.
The timed event crew
Mike Holyan, Ty Green,
Leslie Robinson, Smokey
Wewa, Ada Billey, Andrea
Supay, Atcitty Begay, Cece
LeClaire, Dana Hardin.
Thanks Edison Yazzie for
donating your box pads; Jess
Reese for donating his ATV
and raking the barrels. And
the guys who cleared the
arena Casey Green, Clint
Bruisedhead, Jim Lawrence
and John Gererro; Snuffy
Smith’s concession crew and
Annette LeClaire and Stuart
Paul on the gate. Thank You
Mike and Mary Emahoola of
Emahoola Trucking for keep-
ing the grounds watered
throughout the weekend.
Thank you Pita Pitt for your
gift to the club member—this
was an awesome remem-
brance to the reason we cel-
ebrate Pi-Ume-Sha.
If we missed you, we are
sorry—we thank you all.
Happy Trails from the Warm
Springs Rodeo Association.
Cheryl Tom
Essays for
great prize
Rodeo
The Warm Springs Rodeo
Association would like to
thank all those that had a part
in helping us put on the Forty-
Fifth Annual Pi-Ume-Sha All
Indian Rodeo.
We had a great turn out
both days with a grandstand
full of spectators and rodeo
contestants from throughout
Oregon, Washington, Califor-
nia, Nevada and Airzona.
Our rodeo announcer and
music man were awesome;
Gary Rogers and Gordon
Thomas, thanks for coming
all the way from Salt Lake
City, Utah.
Thanks to our judges Colt
Finley, Biff Talbot, and Lisa
Webb (PWHRA); timers
Darlene Hayes from Dufer,
and Darrylnne Cortazar;
Stock Contractors Joel
Knapp, Toppenish, Smith
Ranches, Warm Springs, and
Havely
Bulls
from
Terrebonne.
Especially thanks to all the
people behind the scenes who
stepped up to help to make
the rodeo successful: Tony
Cortazar and Ray Roba chute
bosses, JE and Cody
Florendo grounds men, trac-
Through a generous dona-
tion, scholarships are available
for young people to attend
the Wings and Waves Avia-
tion Museum and Water
Park.
Linda Hansen and the
Chehalem Valley Presbyterian
Church are making the schol-
arship donations.
The Recreation Depart-
ment is working with the
church on selecting the group
to visit the Wings and Waves.
Any young person who would
like to go to the park, please
submit an essay to Recreation
answering these two ques-
tions:
Why do you want to go to
Wings and Waves Aviation
Museum and Water Park?
And what do you think you
will learn?
Stop by Recreation from
8:30-10:30 a.m., Monday,
July 14, and they will help
you with your essay. For more
information, call Recreation
at 541-553-3243.
The Recreation Depart-
ment wishes to thank the
Chehalem Valley Presbyterian
Church for the donation of
scholarships.
Thank you also to the
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller
Reporter: Patti Tanewasha
Managing Editor: Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are
located at 4174 Highway 3 in Warm Springs.
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church work group for their
recent projects on the reser-
vation. The group that was
here included Keith Hanson,
pastor E.E. Bell, Sean and
Dottie Boyle (paint crew),
Max Boyle and son (paint
crew), Anna Danese, Jack
Danese and Daniel Natzke
(garden workers).
Cadet grads
Roshanda Clements-Poitra
and Alexis Hintsala graduated
this summer the Oregon Na-
tional Guard Youth Challenge
Program.
This is a statewide alterna-
tive high school program. On
June 18, the Youth Challenge
held its annual class gradua-
tion.
There were 136 graduates
from across the state, includ-
ing Roshanda and Alexis of
Warm Springs.
Roshanda also received the
Sam and Becky Johnson
scholarship award, Service to
Community Excellence
Award ($350), and Oregon
Youth Challenge Program
(OYCP) Leadership award.
Of the 136 graduates, 12
received high school diplomas
and 14 earned GEDs. One-
hundred ten cadets earned
enough credits through
OYCP to return to their
hometown high schools and
graduate with their respective
classes.
In attendance for the
graduation ceremony were
Heidi Moawad from the
Governor’s Office, Sen. Ted
Ferrioli, Bend-La Pine Super-
intendent Ron Wilkinson and
Deschutes County commis-
sioners Tammy Baney, Alan
Unger and Tony DeBone.
The event drew hundreds
of family members, friends
and community supporters of
the graduating cadets.
As part of their training in
the program, the cadets
earned their food handler
permits, as well as first-aid
and CPR certification. In ad-
dition, 126 donated blood
through the American Red
Cross. Cadets set a goal of
giving 130 units of blood, and
exceeded that goal by giving
145 units.
In addition, the class pro-
vided 11,300 hours of com-
munity service, averaging 83
hours per cadet. Cadets vol-
unteered at numerous civic
events and nonprofit organi-
zations in the Bend area. The
estimated total value of their
volunteer
ser vice
is
$102,830.
Since 1994, more than
5,400 cadets from urban and
rural areas of Oregon have
entered the OYCP. The vol-
untary 17-month program
provides at-risk youth, both
male and female, ages 16 to
18, with a second chance to
succeed.
Details about the program
are available at:
oycp.com
Or by phoning 541-317-
9623.
Tribal Court will an-
swer the telephones
from 8:30 a.m.-12
p.m., and from 1-4
p.m. daily.
During the time the
phone is not being an-
swered, the phone is
set to take messages.
Staff will review the
messages daily and
return calls.
Great job
Family, friends and rela-
tives,
On April 25, 2014,
Mary J. Williams gradu-
ated from Chemawa In-
dian School. She is the
daughter of Debbie and
George Williams.
Mary
completed
school in November,
2013. She was given the
option of walking with
the 2014 graduating class,
which she wanted to do.
Mary worked hard on
her school work for three
years, in order to gradu-
ate in 2013.
When Mary attended
Chemawa she had six
credits; she needed 26 to
graduate. She worked
hard and completed all her
necessary work. But due
to a computer problem,
part of her work was lost.
Mary was informed that
Keepsake
Norman A. Nathan ~ Al-
pha: August 8, 1937 ~
Omega: July 18, 2012.
On this your second anni-
versary in Heaven I remem-
ber you.
Though your smile is gone
forever and your hand I can-
not touch, I still have many
memories of one I loved so
much.
Your memory is my keep-
sake with which I’ll never
part. God has you in his keep-
ing, but I have you in my
heart. Love you forever,
Renee Hogan Krstovich
Courtesy photo.
Mary with friend and fellow Chemawa graduate.
she needed to return in the
fall.
Mary reluctantly returned
in September, 2013. With
perseverance, dedication and
lots of support from close
friend Samantha and others,
Birth
Thomas and Margaret
Medina of Warm Springs are
pleased to announce the birth
of their son Wyatt Peralez
Medina, born on June 29,
2014.
Wyatt joins sisters Alison,
Sophia and Jada.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Bob and Kim
Medina.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Alison
Mitchell-Schuster
and
Wendell Switzler.
Mary completed the nec-
essary school work and at-
tained 32 credits to gradu-
ate.
Mary’s continuing edu-
cation goal is to get an AA
in the social services field.
Water report
Attention all Warm
Springs and Simnasho
Schoolie Flats water us-
ers:
As a public water sys-
tem, we are required by
the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
(EPA) under the 1996
amendments to the Safe
Drinking Water Act to
publish the consumer
confidence report.
Copies are available
by calling the water
treatment plant at 541-
553-1472.
Native Aspirations
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
T he Native Aspira-
tions students kicked off
the summer program
with an improvised fash-
ion show last week.
This was a team-build-
ing exercise, said Caroline
Cruz, tribal health liaison,
who organized the event.
Sixty-eight students
attended the kick-off
event. The students were
divided into teams, and
given the task of creat-
ing a talent show. The
challenge as that they
could use only newspa-
per, tape and magic
markers. In each group,
two students served as
the models, and one as
MC. Native Aspirations
is a six-week program for
young people to gain
work experience and
education.
Teams show the fashions they devised using
just newspaper and tape.