Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
December 10, 2014
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Images from 2014
Jayson Smith/Spilyay
Mariah Stacona is crowned 2014
Homecoming Queen at Madras High School.
Dawn Smith speaks at the assembly held
for her in May 2014.
Spilyay file.
Early spring eel Dance at Willamette Falls ceremony for lamprey.
Simnasho hosted the 2014 Lincoln’s Birthday Powwow in March. There was too much
snow in February, and the Thirty-Seventh Annual Lincoln’s Powwow was pushed back
a few weeks.
39th Annual Christmas Bazaar
Saturday, Dec. 13 ~ 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
at the Community Center Gym and Social Hall
The Confederated Tribes and the Jefferson County School District 509-J opened the
Warm Springs Academy in September of 2014. Here, Principal Glenna DeSouza
and students cut he ribbon at the opening ceremony.
Find those perfect Christmas gifts for
the whole family, while enjoying
homemade goods. For more information
contact us at 541-553-3243 or -3244.
Howlak Tichum
Michael “Big Bird” Massad ~ April 27, 1951 – October 10, 2014
Michael “Big Bird”
Massad passed away on
Friday, October 10, 2014,
at 11:45 a.m. surrounded
by his loving family.
Michael was born on
April 27, 1951 in Colville,
Washington. That same
year, he and his sister Patty
were adopted by parents
Paul and Alma Massad.
The family relocated to
Riverside, California
where Paul worked as a
Civil Engineer at March
Air Force Base.
Mike grew up and
went to school in Riverside,
graduating from High School
in 1968. He lived in San Fran-
cisco for a few years, where
he met his friend Anna Vigil
and her daughter Trina.
Michael moved to Warm
Springs in 1977 and worked
at War m Springs Forest
Products. Anna and Trina
soon joined him. They resided
along the Deschutes River
across from the mill.
Living next to the river
Mike spent many hours fish-
ing and providing delicious
fish meals for his family. He
enjoyed spending his free
time shooting pool, socializ-
ing with friends and his fa-
vorite pastime, fishing.
Many will remember his
sense of humor and easy
smile. He also enjoyed work-
ing with his hands doing
beadwork and drawing. He
was proud of his Native
American roots, had many
friends in Indian country and
he considered Warm Springs
his second home.
Michael moved from
Warm Springs to Portland in
1980 where he met his wife
Helen Sloan and her Family.
He worked in construction,
doing many projects in the
Portland area.
He was a skilled crafts-
man and an expert in car-
pentry, painting, flooring,
plumbing, landscaping and
remodeling.
Before his passing,
Michael was enrolled at Port-
land Community College-Cas-
cade, where he was pursuing
a degree in Marine Biology.
He was also an active
member at the Community
Church of God, where he
was an usher, sang in the
choir, and assisted with
other duties.
He will be missed by
his wife Helen Sloan-
Massad; his daughters
Zanetta Massad, Ebony
Sloan-Clark, Simone and
Lynessa Massad. Sons:
Alexander
Massad,
Jerome and Rahsaan
Sloan and Christopher
Sloan-Washington. Sisters:
Patty Smith, Jean
Aldridge and Joyce
Massad; and 14 grand-
children who called him
“Pa Pa” and many Nieces,
Nephews, Cousins and
other Family Members
and Friends.