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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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Field trip gathering of first foods
T h e W arm Springs OSU
Jayson. Sm ith/Spi lyay
Extension office in collabo
ration with the Culture and
H eritage D ep artm en t and
W arm S prings A cadem y
hosted a root digging field trip
fo r all th e fo u rth -g ra d e
classes at W arm S prings
Academy.
The trip was to Webster
Flat. The day started with a
blessing Susie Slokish, and
some history on the gather
ing o f our traditional foods.
There to assist were Myra
Johnson-O range, Jefferson
G reen , Jerm ay n e T uckta,
Katrina Green, and Richard
Tewee.
OSU Extension staff in
cluded Kim Griffin, Rosanna
Sanders, Beth Ann Beamer,
Sara Rogers, Scott Duggan
an d A rlen e , B oileau. T h e
teachers, Mr. Jackson, Mrs.
Clark' and Miss Dennis, re
ally enjoy the wonderful, re
laxing atm osphere on this
annual trip.
The students are divided
into groups o f four to seven
Sara Rogers/Extension
Fourth-grade students and teachers at Webster Flat
root-digging site.
people, with an adult for each
group.
After the blessing, the in
structors showed the proper
use o f the kapn and root iden
tification.
The students were then set
loose to enjoy a few hours of
digging. Then after lunch the
elders talked with the students
on how to care for the food
they gathered.
There was first-aid station
on hand, and porta-potties
provided by Utilities.
Kim G riffin and Rosanna
Sanders deliver agriculture
classes to all three fo u rth
g ra d e c lasses at W arm
S p rin g s A cad em y o n a
m onthly basis.
The instructors bring the
Agriculture In The Classroom
(AITC) curriculum, with fun
hands-on activities to help the
students understand what ag
riculture is.
The root digging field trip
helps youth to recognize that
native foods are an important
aspect o f agriculture as well
as tradition here in W arm
Springs.
(A rticle Submitted by
Rosanna Sanders.)
The Rez Girls played Bend at Warm Springs last week, winning 12-7.
Veterans and families healing at HeHe
Great effort for Boys & Girls Club
We would like to thank all
the participants, event spon
sors and auction donors that
contributed to our club’s an
nual fundraising events held
on April 17-18. Friday in
cluded an awesome day o f
golf followed by a fun night
o f poker. O n Saturday we
had the silent auction, a great
dinner and an eventful live
auction (em ceed by G abe
Walker and Big B);
We appreciate all the vol
unteers that helped in differ
ent areas. W ithout your sup
port, effort and enthusiasm it
wouldn’t have been possible.
Thank you volunteers:
Sue M atters o f KW SO,
Boys & Girls Club advisory
member; Lonny Macy (poker
event); D ena Thurby, Gayle
R odgers an d P a sto r R ick
Ribeiro.
T hank you Janell Smith,
In d ian H ead C asino; Jo se
M antanane, W arm Springs
T elecom ; K evin G a sto n ,
G abe, B rutis “Big B” , Jo e
The Country Quilters
of Jefferson County are
having their Twelfth Bien
nial Quilt Show May 2-3
at the Jefferson County
Fairgrounds. For infor
mation call Dana at 541-
408-7982, or Joanne at
541-546-4502.
R auschenburg and staff at
Kah-Nee-Ta Golf.
T hank
you
C ruz
Bocanegra III o f Kah-Nee-
Ta R eso rt & Spa; Y vonne
Iverson, Alyssa Macy, Ardis
Clark, Rochelle N ieto and
Deanie Smith.
Thank you event sponsors:
Warm Springs Power & Wa
ter, In d ia n H ead C asino,
AT&T, the W arm Springs
Telecom, the Bean Founda
tion, N ¿Com, Warm Springs
Cpmposite Products, and XL
Distribution.
We also extend our appre
ciation the local artists and
businesses in Warm Springs,
Madras, Central Oregon and
the N orthw est Region who
donated items for the events.
Each year when we begin
planning our event we try to
improve on things. It takes a
lot o f time, energy and col
lective effort, to plan, gather
and host an event.
All the money raised is di
rectly allocated to the club’s
daily operations, club sup
plies, youth activities, snacks
and staffing costs. We are in
our second year o f operat
ing under the Boys & Girls
Clubs o f Snohomish County
Organization in Washington.
We are very grateful for their
assistance, and they fully sup
port our efforts for kids in
this community.
T h a n k you, J u n e A .
S m i th , d ire c to r, W arm
Springs Boys and Girls Club.
Veterans and their fami
lies gathered in April at the
HeHe Longhouse, for the
Healing Circle.
This annual event hosts
veterans from throughout
the country, from as far as
Alaska, offering healing
cerem onies, sweat lodge
sessions and friendship.
C o-organizer L arson
Kalama said this was the
thirty-eighth or thirty-ninth
year in a row for the gath
ering.
T here w ill be a Pet
Clinic this Saturday, May
2, at the old ambulance
bay acro ss from the
Warm Springs Post Of-
Handyman services for spring
Vets Handyman Service and More is looking for
jobs big and small to help local folks with getting their
yard in shape, hauling o ff trash, doing painting, home
repair work and odd jobs. Contact Anthony Davis at
541-460-1664 to learn more.
509-J schopl district is includ
ing Roots in next year’s bud
get. T he program will be
funded at the same level at
the Madras A nnex. A ddi
tional funding from Title 7
will allow current staff to stay
in place.
fice.
Shots will be $15, and
licenses $5 (cash only).
Spay and neuter vouch
ers will be available.
F ir e sh o w er
The Warm Springs
Shake C h u rch w ill
host a fire shower for
th e R o b e rta A dam s
Jim family.
The fire shower will
be th is Friday, May
1 from 5:30- 7:30 p.m.
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Warm Springs Recreation,
Youth Wellness and Tobacco
Prevention are recruiting for
youth Lacross players for an
upcoming field trip.
The team will compete at
the Second Annual Oregon
N ativ e Y o u th L acro sse
Champsionship, set for May
16 at Burns. Transportation
provided.
This is for youth age 9 and
up, unless accompanied by an
Tribal Salmon Camp is for
youth in sixth through eighth
grades.
The Columbia River In
ter-Tribal Fish Commission
hosting the Camp, July 13-
W isdom pf the Elders are
recruiting Native American
high school and college youth
in the Pordand area to be paid
p eer m entors at the 2015
Summer Field Science Camp
for Native American youth.
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Space is limited. The ap
plication deadline is May 31.
There is a link to the ap
p lication on th e C R ITFC
website: critfc.org
This is an environmental
training and mentorship op
portunity. To learn more con
tact Amanda Kelly Lopez at
503-775-4014 o r visit:
wisdomoftheelders.org
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For more information con
tact Mike Holyan at 541-553-
3589; or T atum Kalama at
541-553-3243.
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It was an honor as a pho
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ering. Thank you veterans for
your service, and to the fami
lies w ho support these ser-
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Warm Springs Alternative
High School Program Roots
will return next year to offer
credit recovery, high school
completion and a career path
pro g ram w ith a focus on
Natural Resources.
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Veterans and family at HeHe.
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