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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
August 19, 2015
Back to NABA World Series
Andy Leonard and team-
mates will be heading to the
National Adult Baseball As-
sociation World Series in Oc-
tober. The games will be in
Phoenix, Ariz.
This will be Andy’s nine-
teenth trip to the NABA
World Series. His teams were
in the running for several
years, and then they won the
tournament in 2012.
Andy, 51, stays in shape by
running and biking every day.
For strengthening these days
he uses bands more than lift-
ing weights.
On the Portland Red Sox
he plays second base and left
field, and does some pitching.
Andy is the adolescent af-
ter-care specialist and recov-
Seeking
foster parents
ery mentor at Warm Springs
Community Counseling.
In high school Andy
played baseball at Madras
High School, earning a let-
ter each of his four years
there.
At age 27 he joined an
adult baseball league, and has
been playing ever since.
Leonard pays for his own
travel to the tournament. The
NABA World Series is played
in the spring training facilities
of Major League Baseball
teams.
Andy Leonard with
2012 National Adult
Baseball Association
World Series trophy.
MAC Dash in September
The Eighth annual
MAC Dash Sprint
Triathlon will be on Sat-
urday, September 12.
The triathlon consists
of a 500-yard swim, a 12-
mile bike ride and a 3-mile
run.
You can participate as
War m
Springs
Children’s Protective
Ser vices is seeking
people to serve as fos-
ter parents. Foster par-
ents must pass a back-
ground check, and have
a driver’s license.
The contact person is
Emily Courtney, phone
number 541-553-3209.
Or email:
emily.courtney@wstribes.
org
an individual or team.
The first organization
team or business team to
claim the traveling trophy
gets bragging rights for
one year.
Sign up as an individual
or team at:
www.macdash.org
Warm Springs Community Counseling is having its
Red Road to Wellness Summer Walk on Thursday,
August 27 at noon at the Community Center. A meal
and t-shirts will be provided to all who participate.
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Abby Scott of the New Mexico State Aggies visited last week with the
Warm Springs Boys and Girls Club. Abby, who will be a senior at New
Mexico State this school year, is hosting a youth basketball camp this
Wednesday, August 19, at the Boys and Girls Club gym. The basketball
camp will be followed by a cookout in the afternoon.
Nike program announces Gen-I grant opportunities
Grants for sport,
physical activity
programs initiatives
Nike and the N7 Fund
have partnered with the Cen-
ter for Native American
Youth to offer grants for
Native youth leaders promot-
ing health and wellness
through sport and physical
activity in their community.
The new grant program is
part of Pres. Obama’s Gen-
eration Indigenous (Gen-I)
initiative.
Gen-I is an initiative to
help improve the lives of
Native youth and to cultivate
the next generation of Native
leaders.
Gen-I includes new invest-
ments and policies to expand
educational, employment,
and health and social services
for Native youth.
The Center for Native
American Youth (CNAY),
along with the Department of
the Interior, have partnered
to launch a National Native
Youth Network.
Through this Network,
CNAY has engaged over
2,000 Native youth from
across the country in 2015.
Sam McCracken, CNAY
board member and general
manager of Nike’s N7 pro-
grams, announced the new
funding opportunity at the
first-ever White House Tribal
Youth Gathering on July 9.
The Warm Springs Youth
Council was on hand for the
event.
The gathering brought
over 1,000 Native youth
from across the country to
Washington, D.C.
“N7 has allocated re-
sources for Native youth as
a part of N7’s commitment
to Gen-I,” said McCracken.
“We created this opportu-
nity in partnership with the
Center for Native American
Youth to bring sport and all
of its benefits to Gen-I and
to create further opportuni-
ties for future generations.”
The National Native
Youth Network, a part of
Gen-I, is aimed at providing
a sustainable platform to en-
gage and educational, leader-
ship, and funding opportuni-
ties to Native American youth
across the U.S.
This partnership, between
CNAY and Nike, is an ex-
ample of how the Network
is expanding opportunities
for, and bringing more re-
sources to the 2.1 million
Native American youth.
Native youth can now ap-
ply for up to $10,000 in fund-
ing for their programs and
initiatives through the N7
Fund website.
For more information and
to apply, please visit:
n7fund.com/apply/
positive outlet and brand to
many, and we are excited
about their continued work to
support Native youth
through the Network.”
The N7 Fund provides
access to cash only grants to
Native American and Ab-
original communities in sup-
port of sports and physical
activity programs for youth.
The goal is to help unleash
a child’s potential through the
power of sport.
Nike is inspired by Native
American wisdom of the
Seven Generations: “In every
deliberation we must consider
the impact of our decisions
on the seventh generation.
(For more information,
visit: niken7.com)
N7
CNAY
“I am inspired by Sam
McCracken’s leadership and
passion for making a differ-
ence in the lives of Native
children through sport,” said
Erin Bailey, executive direc-
tor of the Center for Native
American Youth, a policy pro-
gram at the Aspen Institute.
“Nike N7 represents a
The Center for Native
American Youth is dedicated
to improving the health,
safety and overall well-being
of Native American youth
through communication,
policy development and ad-
vocacy.
Founded by former U.S.
Sen. Byron Dorgan in 2011,
For those medical
questions...
The Warm
Springs Health &
Wellness Center
Nurse Hotline
866-470-2015
* My baby is coughing. Should I
take her to the clinic?
* How can I treat my sore throat at
home?
* Should my medical issue be
treated at the emergency room?
the Center is a policy program
within the Aspen Institute,
headquartered in Washington,
D.C.
The Center works to
strengthen and create new
connections as well as ex-
change resources and best
practices that address the
challenges facing Native
youth.
Visit the Center’s website
for a comprehensive list of
resources available to young
Native Americans, tribes and
the general public:
www.cnay.org
Aspen Insitute
The Aspen Institute is an
educational and policy stud-
ies organization based in
Washington, D.C.
Its mission is to foster lead-
ership based on enduring val-
ues and to provide a nonpar-
tisan venue for dealing with
critical issues. For information
visit:
aspeninstitute.org
Jamboree Day with Recreation.
Jayson Smith/Spilyay
Natural Resources is promoting youth hunter edu-
cation opportunities, now available on line. Hunt-
ers under the age of 17 must complete a mandatory
Oregon Hunter education course to obtain ceded land
hunting tags. You can learn more by searching the
Oregon Youth Hunter safety class; or call Natural
Resources at 553-2046 for assistance.