Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
August 6, 2014
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K-8
Invitation
The Warm Springs com-
munity is invited to the dedi-
cation ceremony for the
Warm Springs K-8 Academy.
The dedication will be in two
weeks, starting at 10 a.m. on
Wednesday, August 27.
The new school has 27
classrooms, new gymnasium
and sports fields, cafeteria and
commons area.
The school district esti-
mates that 680 students will
be attending the school in the
2014-15 school year.
There will be a tour of the
building after the August 27
dedication.
The school took about 14
months to construct.
The $20 million project is
funded half by the school
district and half by the tribes.
The tribes took out a $6.5
million loan last year from
the USDA for some of the
funding, after putting up an
initial $3.5 million in tribal
dollars.
Births
Chief Marvin
Lumpmouth
Charles Reid and
Candice Sahme of
Madras are pleased to
announce the birth of
their son Chief Marvin
Lumpmouth, born on
July 29, 2014.
Chief Marvin joins
brother Charlie Jr., and
Fidel; and sisters
Denise, Alice, Desirae
and Madilynn.
Grandparent on the
father’s side is Denise
Ried of Portland.
Grandparents on
the mother’s side are
Jim Sahme of Pine
Ridge, South Dakota;
and Alice Jim of Warm
Springs.
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
The 22-acre K-8 school
grounds are located on East
Tenino at Chukar. War m
Springs Construction is cur-
rently working on East
Tenino, adding lanes and a
pedestrian walkway.
A new water system in the
Greeley Heights area was also
part of the project. The
school building is 80,000
square feet. If you would like
more information, contact
tribal engineer Travis Wells at:
Travis.wells@wstribes.org
Or call the school district
at 541-475-0341.
Moving crews are
delivering furniture at
the new school this
week.
Ready to Read on Wednesdays in August
Ready to Read is will be
held every Wednesday
evening from 5:30-6:30 dur-
ing August at the Community
Center social hall.
Parents and guardians of
children ages 3-5 are invited
to come and eat a light snack,
get two free books, and learn
reading strategies.
Ready to Read will give
away two new books to kids
every week, except for the
last Wednesday of the month,
when they give away three
books.
“Our goal is to have par-
ents and guardians use the dif-
ferent strategies with all of
the books they will receive
over the course of the month,
and books they may already
have at home,” said teacher
Ardis Smith, who is coordi-
nating Ready to Read.
“Parents are encouraged to
read to our most precious re-
source at least 10-15 minutes
per day,” Smith said. “This
will help toward our ultimate
goal of having our kiddos en-
tering kindergarten ready to
read.”
Here is an overview of
the Rady to Read program:
· The focus is on pre-kin-
dergarten kids ages 3-5.
· The program teaches
parents/guardians different
strategies when reading with
their children.
· The books will mirror
those used in the Head Start
Creative Curriculum. This al-
lows for two things to hap-
pen:
1. For children attending
the Head Start program, it al-
lows for repetition at home
of concepts learned in
school, and
2. This allows children
who do not attend Head Start
to have access to age-level
curriculum, so they are not
missing out on concepts.
Parents and guardians are
given books plus a handout
of reading strategies used
with that book
Kindergarten students are
now expected to know more
than they have in the past. A
lot of the first-grade stan-
dards have moved down to
the kindergarten level.
“That means we need to
step up our game as family
members and educators to
these students,” Ardis said.
“What we want to do is
give families books and re-
sources to start building the
reading foundation at home,
so the kids are ready to start
reading upon entering kinder-
garten. We want to give par-
ents reading strategies they
can use with their pre-school
age kids.”
Keo Jim Wahnetah
Clarence
Chad
McKinley and Kari
Marie Wahnetah of
War m Springs are
pleased to announce
the birth of their son
Keo Jim Wahnetah,
born on July 16, 2014.
Grandparents on
the father’s side are
Martha and Solo Jr.
Stewart of War m
Springs.
Grandparents on
the mother’s side are
Monica Wahnetah and
Chico Holliday, of
Warm Springs.
New Location
Next to the Warm
Springs Market
Latin music concerts at Indian Head Casino
The Indian Head Casino
Summer Concert Series con-
tinues in August with two days
of live entertainment.
The group Nuevo
Aventureros and Ritmo
Caliente will perform on Fri-
day, August 15 at 8 p.m. This
is a free concert at the ca-
Birth
Marsaddius A.
Sohappy Perez
Mario Perez Jr. and
Tasheyna Sohappy of
War m Springs are
pleased to announce the
birth of their son
Marsaddius A. Sohappy
Perez, born on July 30,
2014.
Marsaddius joins
brothers ZaShawn and
DeAnthony, and sister
Daneicia.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Elaine
Goodlance and Mario
Perez Sr., of Seattle.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are
CarlaDean Caldera and
Davis Sohappy Sr., of
Warm Springs.
Voc Rehab in Warm
Springs has orienta-
tions every Monday
at 3 p.m. at their of-
fice in the industrial
park. Orientations are
also on Tuesdays at
3 p.m. at Community
Counseling.
sino.
On hand will also will be
celebrity DJs from 1240 AM
La Bronca radio station,
based in California.
Hosts will be Erazno and
Garbanzo of the Erazno y
la Chokalata Show. Co-host
will be Juan Zendejas, gen-
eral manager of La 1240
Bronca.
On Saturday, August 16,
the group Proyecto X and
Struendo will perform. Tick-
ets for this show are $10.
Concert gates open one
hour prior to the show. Tick-
ets are on sale at the Players
Club. Must be 21 or older to
attend.
Cottonwood Restaurant
Also on Saturday, August
16, the Cottonwood Restau-
rant at Indian Head Casino
will host Build Your Own
Tacos, from 5-9 p.m.
There will be a nachos bar,
rice and beans, salad bar and
dessert.
The Summer Concert Se-
ries is sponsored in part by
Indian Head Casino, Coca
Cola and Columbia Distrib-
uting. Call for details at 541-
460-7700.
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