Page 10 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Recreation hosting ReAwakening arts, crafts The Warm Springs Recre- ation Department is hosting the ReAwakening arts and crafts at the Community Wellness Center. The ReAwakening classes are open to the first five people who sign up. Call Rec- reation at 541-553-3243 for information. The February classes, on Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25, will be on wing dresses with Colleen Johnson, some supplies pro- vided. The March classes are on glove making, with Geraldine Jim and Deanie Johnson. and in April the classes will on The Recreation Depart- ment is hosting Snack At- tack, an after-school food program at the Community Wellness Center Social Hall feather tying, with Margie Kalama. If you would like to teach a ReAwakening class, call Carol Sahme at 541-460- 0939. and kitchen. Snack Attack is from 3:30-5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For information call Carol at 541-553-3243.. Basketball: boys looking to post-season (Continued from page 6) One could also make a case for freshman JV player Kanim Smith and juniors Gavin Begaye and Simon Sangha. All three bring a dif- ferent skill set to the game. For Smith it’s a legacy of basketball greatness in his family. Kanim Smith is some- one who you can say has the game in him, and it’s time to bring it out. As for Begaye and Sangha, both are juniors and will likely get their opportunities to shine. The boys are likely to make a run deep into the post season. They have already beaten some of the state’s best. And this is basketball, therefore anything can hap- pen. The boys have already pro- vided fans with many thrills. They were the talk of gro- cery store lines and church luncheons after beating Gladstone at the buzzer in an overtime thriller. The season story is not yet complete. But those who dare go out on the limb will say that other teams will ulti- mately have to deal with Ma- dras. And that’s something we can all claim as our own little victory. If you are not able to Serving All the Reservation 541-615-0555 make it to the Buffalo Dome for any of the half dozen or so remaining games in the regular season, you can always listen to them on KWSO 91.9 FM. Or on the internet at kwso.org. And for those of you who are tech savvy there is the “tune in radio app” for smart phones. Play-by-play analyst Ken Miller offers a unique way of describing the action. “Spaulding burger” and “too much lukamean.” Those are things you can’t get anywhere else. Births Sasha Louise Robinson Angeles Salbador Robinson-An- geles and Maureen Pauline Winishut of Warm Springs are pleased to announce the birth of their daugh- ter Sasha Louise Robinson Angeles, born on January 26, 2015. Sasha joins sisters Roots: February 4, 2015 Marilu, 10, Esperanza, 6, and Maleena, 1. Grandparent on the father’s side is Amanda Robinson. Grandparent on the mother’s side is Jewel Winishut (RIP). Daniel Gordon Tewee Diamond Paul Tewee and Charisse Rose Haskins of Warm Springs are pleased to announce the birth of their son Daniel Gordon Tewee, born on January 29, 2015. Grandparents on the father’s side are atwi Vivian Yahtin and atwi Floyd Edgar Tewee Sr. Grandparents on mother’s side are Paulette Hawley of Warm Springs, and atwi Buddy Haskins of Grand Ronde. goal to increase graduation rate (Continued from page 1) The Roots program, lo- cated in trailers by teachers’ row, has three staff: Earl Simmons, Lana Leonard and Dawn Smith. Simmons is a teacher, and Lana is the com- munity liaison. The long-term goal of the Roots program, Smith says, is to reclaim every student who has dropped out who is not yet 21. This is also an Education priority of Tribal Council (stor y on page 7). Council members are also interested in the idea of a charter school on the reser- vation. If the funding aspects can be worked out with the school district, then Roots could serve as that school, Smith said. Check out KWSO.org for Warm Springs news.