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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 2014)
“I Page 2 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon September 17, 2014 MHS Home Opener Golf tourney at KNT to help Buffs football There was a great turnout for the first home game at the new Madras High School football stadium. The White Buffalos host Stayton this Friday, then have two away games before hosting Crook County on October 9. A scram ble g o lf to u r ney at K ah-N ee-T a R esort g o lf c o u rse w ill b e n e fit the M adras H igh School football team . T h e tourney is this Sat urday, Septem ber 20, tee- tim es starting at 10 a.m. T he entry fee is $60 per person, o r $240 p e r four- p erson team. Checks can b e m ade payable to M a dras H igh Football. T h e entry fee includes green fees and carts, three kp h o les, an d tw o lo n g putts; buy m ulligans three Dave McMechan photos. for $5. Two extra cash kp holes $10 entry ($5 to Program $5 in to pot). P utting String: $5 each; tw o p e r team , one string per 9 holes. C o n ta c t S e a n C e ase 541-475-7265 ext. 395 or email: scease@ 509j.net B u tc h D a v id a t 541- 553-1128 ext. 8017; email: bdavid@ 509j.net O r call Carl L indgren 541-325-1396. Cardio Challenge coming up 100-percent prize payout Counseling to host Arwin Head visit Inspiring spirit for tribal youth W arm Springs C om m unity Counseling will present Arwin H e a d n e x t Friday, Sept. 26. T his is a suicide p revention education event. A rw in H ead, aka A W O L (A W arrior o n the Loose), is a K la m a th M o d o c In d ia n . “ M u s ic is m y ta le n t a n d re a c h in g o u t to o u r trib a l youth is my passion,” A rw in says. “Like m any N ative A m eri can m en and w om en I have faced all the social challenges th at are com m on across I n dian Country. I struggled to find m y place on this earth. F ro m th e inter-generational traum a being passed down, to c a r r y in g th e g e n e r a tio n a l c u r s e s p la c e d o n m e , I struggled as a child and teen ager to find a connection. “I floated through life in m y ow n w o rld , th in k in g I found solace in drugs and al cohol. Little did I know the m ore and m ore I w en t in to addiction, the farther away I grew from myself. “ F o r 18 years I trie d to drow n o u t m y sorrow and kill the pain, searching every av e n u e lo o k in g fo r p e ac e. I th o u g h t death w ould be the easy way out. In the wake o f m y recklessness I found m y self in jails, in stitutions and near death m any times. T o day I ’m sober, living life to the fullest.” A rw in is a single father, and a light in his comm unity. H e is gifted w ith a m usical talent, and a pow erful story o f turning hopelessness into fulfillment. “I stand for C re ator, m y family, my people, and tribes nationwide,” Arw in says. H is visit to W arm Springs this m o n th will in clude his presentation, a talking circle, ice breakers, a m usical p e r fo rm a n c e , a n d d in n e r fo r participants. For m ore inform ation call Sarah W olfe at C om m unity Counseling, 541-553-3205. T h e C o m m u n ity C ardio Challenge is 50 days o f fit ness, from O ct. 1-Nov. 19. C ategories are individual female, individual male, and 4-person team s (any mix). T h e entry fee is $10 per p e rso n , $40 p e r team ; pay m en t due prio r to o r o n day o f re g istra tio n . P riz e fu n d returned 100 percent. C o n test o p e n to anyone 18 years o r o ld er living o r w orking in Jefferson C ounty and on the W arm Springs Res ervation. W inners are d e te rm in e d by the total nu m b er o f m in- utes accum ulated over the 50 day challenge. T he kick-off and registra tio n events are on Tuesday, Septem ber 30, at the D iabe tes P revention Building, 1142 W arm S p rin g s S tre e t, b e tween 12 noon— 2 p.m. A walk will follow. T here will also be registra tion on W ednesday O c to b er 1 at the M adras A quatic C en ter, 1142 SE K e m p er Way, M adras, betw een 11:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. Scheduled walk b e gins at 12:15pm. O r register on-line at: letstalkdiversity.org F o r m ore inform ation and rules contact Carolyn Harvey, 541-475-4292; o r email: carolynh@bestcaretreatment.oig Picture day at academy Rites of Passage 2 begins next week Part 2 focusing on hunting C u ltu re a n d H e rita g e is g e ttin g ready fo r p a rt 2 o f R ites o f Passage: A Y oung Boy’s Journey to M anhood. T h e first session will be from 2:30-7 p.m. on W ednes day, Sept. 24. Session one will include a field trip looking at petroglyphs, pictographs and rock paintings, their location, history and protection. T h e second session will be on O c to b er 8, and will be a field trip to a d eer h u n tin g cam p, hiking and horseback riding. L essons will include how to dress a deer, F irst Kill cerem onies, tool p roduction and utilization. T he sessions continue with topics including stick games and their history; drum -m ak ing and drum use at cerem o nies, p o w w o w s a n d at the longhouse. T h ere will be a session on elk hunting, dressing an elk, F irst Kill cerem onies; and a session on m ini teepee Snak ing, history and types o f m a terials; and the W inter Solstice Ceremony. Rites o f Passage is op en to y outh ages 11-14. I f you are interested, please call Cul ture and H eritage at 541-553- 3290. Y ou can also register by calling C ulture and H eri tage. Call soon as there is a lim it o f five youth. T hese sessions are fun and provide traditional teachings from elders, helping youth on the journey to m anhood. P art earlier this sum m er focused on fishing, w hile p a rt 2 fo cuses o n hunting. T his is funded thro u g h a M u se u m a t W arm S prings W ashanaksha grant. P icture day at th e W arm S p rin g s K -8 A c ad e m y fo r sixth- through eighth grades will be o n Tuesday, Septem ber 23, from 1-3 p.m. Picture day for kindergar ten thro u g h fifth grades will be on Thursday, Septem ber 25 from 1-3 p.m: Pet clinic this Saturday T here will be a p e t clinic fro m 2-3:30 p.m ., Saturday, Sept. 20 at the old am bulance bay across from the P o st O f fice. Shots will be $15 and Li censes $5. T h ey also have spay a n d n e u te r v o u c h ers. Cash only please. Harvest Moon feast, market set for Oct. Back at ECE T h e W a rm S p rin g s H arv est M oon Feast and O u td o o r M arket is com ing up in early O ctober. T h e H a rv est M oon M a rk et w ill b e fro m 10 a .m . -4 p .m .j a n d th e feast will b e a t 5, at th e c o r n e r o f W a sc o a n d P a i u te s t r e e t s o n th e cam pus. T h e W a rm S p rin g s C o m m u n ity A c tio n T eam will b e presenting an in tro ductory soft opening o f the O u td o o r M arket, a n d will unveil the new logo and ob jectives o f the m arket. T h e concept o f the o u t d o o r m arket, an d c o m m u nity-supported agriculture, is to p ro m o te a healthy, su s tainable econom y and way o f living for the W arm Springs com m unity. All are invited to the O c to b e r 3 H a rv e s t M o o n M arket and Feast. T h ere will be fresh local and organic produce, ven dors, live music, arts and crafts, and m ore. F o r m ore inform ation call Ja im e o r G e rald at 541-553-3148. Native immersion bill in Congress T h e N ativ e L anguage Im m e rsio n Student A chievem ent A ct is a bill that, if passed in C ongress, w ould create a g ran t program th at provides funding fo r im m e rsio n lea rn in g th r o u g h o u t Indian Country. T h e bill is supported by m any tribes and. the N ational Congress o f A m eri can Indians. T h e new law is designed to n o t only help save N ative languages b u t to also im prove high school gradu ation rates, increase college enrollm ent a n d b e tte r p re p are stu d e n ts fo r the w orkplace. Studies have show n th at im m ersion learning has led to an increase in all these dem ographics. T h e bill was in troduced early this year. Dave McMechan/Spilyay The playground at the Early Childhood Center (above and right) was busy again last week, as students returned to Head Start and Early Head Start. k < I £ I
