Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon July 23, 2014 All-American wrestler sees Olympics in future Jaden Sanchez is a future USA wrestling Olympian. He is currently ranked seventh in the nation, and first in the state of Washing- ton. At the Idaho Regional tournament in June in Pocatello, with 11 states in competition, Jaden wrestled Greco-Roman. He placed second. In the same tourna- ment, he wrestled freestyle and took third. Last month Jaden also wrestled at the National tour- nament, held in Orem, Utah. He wrestled Greco-Roman and didn’t place. But at same tournament, he wrestled Freestyle and placed fourth. This allowed him to be placed among the All Ameri- can, one of only 17 chosen for this wrestling honor. Jaden began wrestling at age 6. He is now 10. His goals are to become the top Courtesy photo. Jaden Sanchez after wrestling at the National tournament in Utah. wrestler, and one day com- pete in the Olympics. His uncle Ricky Lopez is highly invested with Jaden and his wrestling. He spends many hours with Jaden at training sessions, training at home, and attending numer- ous wrestling events around the states. Jaden’s grandmother Anita Mendoza is very proud of Jaden and Ricky for all the hard work, time and money they’ve invested in to making Jaden’s dream become a re- ality. Jaden is a descendent of War m Springs. His g reat grandmother is atwai Lolita Greeley. Other family mem- bers include the Greeleys and Kirk. Jaden has a Facebook page with many of his wrestling events and activities. Please feel free to check it out and like his page. At Fire Camp A number of helicopters were brought in last week to help with the containment effort. Page 5 Safety classes required for young hunters The Branch of Natural Resources is currently transitioning to a new tribal hunter safety instructor. Due to time and training constraints, there will not be a hunter safety class this year. In future years we will be teaching hunter safety. For this year, youth hunter education safety class op- portunities are available online and throughout the counties surrounding the reservation, prior to the start of 2014-2015 Ceded Lands tribal hunting season. Hunters under the age of 17 must complete an Oregon hunter education course, to obtain Ceded Lands hunting tags. Parents can register their youth hunters online or contact staff at Department of Natural Resources 541-553-2002 for further assis- tance in registration process. Registration Process Step 1: Find a class that you would like to attend by looking at available classes online. Course regis- tration can be found at: or.outdoorcentral.us/or/license. Remember that for courses under the “Hunter Ed Class” tab you must attend each class session listed. If you choose courses under the “Hunter Ed Field Day” tab you must complete the online course or workbook before attending. Step 2: New customer registration: select “New Customer” from the drop down box on the “Get Started” page and enter the student’s last name and date of birth. Click on the “Classes/Workshops” button to proceed. Step 3: Enter all of the student’s demographic information. Important – Make sure you include a phone number and email address so that instructors can contact the student with course announcements. Hit “Continue” button and then click checkbox and hit “Continue” button again. Step 4: Select your course and scroll to the bot- tom of the page and hit the “Continue” button. Step 5: Continue through checkout process, pay- ing with a debit/credit card. Class information will be printed on the student’s receipt. Remember, if the student didn’t enter a phone number and email ad- dress they will not receive important class updates. You can go back and update demographic informa- tion at any time by following Steps 2 and 3 above. Head Start round up Monday Loading the ice and water are a priority, as the day gets under way. The day starts early at the fire camp, with breakfast from the food service team (housed in trailer at right). Warm Springs Head Start is holding their final Round Up on Monday, July 29 at the IHS clinic. Please call Head Start to schedule an appointment. Call 553-3242 and ask for Danni or the Family Services staff. The Round Up in- cludes a physical, plus hear- ing, dental and vision check ups. All new and returning chil- dren need to receive these screenings and physical. This is an opportunity for families to get everything done at once, but you must have an appointment so please call Head Start today. S ummer T raining to R evive I ndigenous V ision and E mpowerment Community blood drive The next Madras Community Blood Drive will be Wednes- day, August 27 from 1- 6 p.m. at St Patrick’s Church. To schedule your ap- pointment call 1-800- Red Cross or go online: www.redcrossblood.org The Museum at Warm Springs Huckleberry Har- vest is Saturday, August 9 at the museum. Summer youth Culture classes The Culture and Heritage Department is offering Sum- mer Cultural Classes on Thursday afternoons from 1:30 until 4:30. 4202 Holliday St. This is for ages 10 and older. Younger kids must be accompanied by a parent. This week they will make Rib- bon Shirts. Call 541- 615-0555 Central Oregon Auto & Truck Repair 85 SW Third St., Madras OR 97741 541-475-2370 The STRIVE program, August 21-24, is open to students in grades 8-12. The training is at the Central Oregon Commu- nity College Bend Campus. This is FREE because of our gen- erous sponsors – Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Cul- ture and Heritage, a Minority Pipeline Grant, and COCC Na- tive American Programs. Pick up applications at Tribal Administration with Carroll Dick, or call Gina Ricketts/COCC at 541-318-3782. Call soon, the deadline is August 1.