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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
August 6, 2014
Lady Warriors travel to World tourney in Hawaii
By Patti Tanewasha
Spilyay Tymoo
the summer continued to par-
ticipate in basketball tourna-
ments, track, softball and
dance.
The Lady Warriors team
has 13 players from the Warm
Springs and Madras. Most
are between the ages of 13-
14 years old. One Lady War-
rior was recruited to play
from Arizona, and trained
with Jake Suppah.
The ladies shines as a team
on the court, and in the class-
room, making high grades,
Honor Role, and National
Junior Honor Society.
At the World Youth Bas-
ketball Tournament, besides
playing in the games, the
teams participated in Cultural
Exchange Night. Teams
The Lady Warriors basket-
ball team played in the World
Youth Basketball Tourna-
ment.
They had the opportunity
to play on Big Island, Kona,
Hawaii, in the 13-14 age di-
vision. They played the
Eastbay team from Califor-
nia for second place on Tues-
day of this week (after print
deadline for this publication).
The team travelled in late
July in two groups to the
tournament. One group flew
out on Sunday, July 28. And
group two flew out on
Wednesday, July 30.
The Lady Warriors are be-
ing coached by Shawn Harry
and Jake Suppah, and assis-
tant coach June Smith.
Lady Warriors have a lot
of support from the Warm
Springs and Madras commu-
nities. Parents helped the
team on and off the court.
With fund-raising efforts
held throughout the year, the
ladies accomplished their
goal of raising enough
money to attend this once in
a lifetime opportunity.
Balance was key to suc-
cess. Many of the ladies over
The team: Laila Smith,
Annalise Whipple, Erika
Olivera, Jocelyn McCarthy
(back row l-r); Kaliyah
Iverson, Chloe Smith,
Jalaney Suppah, Mary
Olney, Vijay Bryant
(middle row l-r); and
Vanessa Culps, Lynden
Harry, Niyallee Cochran,
Jackie Zamora-Heath
(bottom row).
Patti Tanewasha photo.
Williams joins Recreation Department
Sharon Williams recently
joined the Recreation Depart-
ment, working as the depart-
ment secretary. She joined
Recreation on July 4, so her
first day was a busy one.
Sharon, 22, is a graduate
of Madras High School. Be-
fore joining Recreation, she
worked as a volunteer at Utili-
ties for four months.
She is liking her new job
at Recreation. “I’ve really
liked working with our sum-
mer youth workers,” she was
saying recently. “We had
seven workers this summer.”
She also likes all of her co-
workers. The only thing that
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Recreation secretary Sharon Williams.
Hood to Coast raffle
to support 2014 team
The 2014 Hood To
Coast Team is holding a
raffle to support the team.
Tickets are $1 each or
six for $5. Raffle items in-
clude $200 cash, a hand
drum, a quilt, Pendleton
purse and vest. Earrings,
a yarn bag, pot holders,
gift cards, a Pendleton cell
phone cover. $50 cash,
Lottery scratch-offs, and
other donated items.
from other countries had the
opportunity to see Warm
Springs tribal members
present their stories.
Before the tournament the
Lady Warriors learned to sing,
and to dance the Butterfly
Dance. Many would show up
to practice the Butterfly
songs, and dance hours be-
fore the regular basketball
practice.
For Cultural Exchange
Night the ladies wore wing
dresses and moccasins, and
had their hair braided and
tied up in nukshais (otter
furs), ready to bring a part
of Warm Springs to Hawaii
and share with other parts
of the world.
For some on the Lady
Warriors this would be there
first time traveling outside of
Oregon.
It took a lot of hard work,
many late night practices, and
support from family and
friends. It was a new and ex-
citing experience for the Lady
Warriors, learning about po-
tential college basketball op-
portunities, making new
friends and seeing the beau-
tiful land of Hawaii.
The team is returning this
week from the trip. Aloha!
Please see the for your
tickets:
Monica Sampson,
Leslie Davis, Ardis Smith-
Clark, Colleen Fagan,
Jayne Schricker, Alexis
Hintsala, Adam Haas,
Ben Bisland,
Jeff
Anspach, Don Courtney,
Hank Ray, Brett Whipple,
and Val Squiemphen. All
donations are welcome.
could make her work even
more enjoyable would some
air conditioning. The system
had not been working for
some days, and the building
can get very warm in the af-
ternoons.
Sharon grew up in the
Warm Springs, and lived for
a year recently in Portland.
Her parents are Martha
Heath and Emiliano Will-
iams.
Sharon has four brothers
and three sisters, and one
daughter, Emilia, who will be
attending the Early Childhood
Education Center starting this
year.
Diabetes Prevention
hosting Fun Run Friday
Diabetes Prevention will host a Fun Run this Fri-
day, August 8 at noon.
The Fun Run will start at the Diabetes Preven-
tion office located on the campus by the Family Re-
source Center.
This will be a chance to work toward the August
100 Mile Challenge.
Reminder: The next Diabetes Prevention class
starts October 7. For more information, call Joy
Ramirez at 541-553-0118 before September 22
We are here to help you with exercise and nutri-
tion balancing to prevent diabetes and improve
health,” Joy says.
Family Fun Event coming up
The Third Annual Family
Fun Event is coming up on
August 22, from 4-7 p.m. at
the Community Wellness Cen-
ter. Everyone is invited.
Highlights of the event
include a mini health and edu-
cation fair in the social hall,
from 4-5 p.m. You can check
your blood sugar level at the
mini health fair.
There will be Zumba in the
gym from 5-6 p.m. Softball
games start at 6.
There will basketball in the
gym from 4-5.
Participants receive a t-
shirt when they register.
There will be a light meal
from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
This will also be a chance
to turn in your August 100
Mile Challenge calendar.
For more information call
541-553-7718.
Courtesy photo
Canoe Family members at Bella Bella.
Canoe Journey
(Continued from page 1)
In 2011 they travelled to
Swinomish, Wash. The next
year was to Squaxim Island,
and in 2013 they paddled to
Quinalt, both on the Washing-
ton coast.
This year, with the other
canoe families, they arrived
at Campbell Island, Bella
Bella, British Columbia, and
were greeted by the Heiltsuk
Nation. Heiltsuk First Nation
is a group of five tribal
groups who inhabited an area
approximately 6,000 square
miles of the Central Coast of
British Columbia.
Courtesy photo
The Warm Springs Canoe Family joined the Nisqually family for the 2014 journey to Bella Bella, British Columbia.