Page 6 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Holiday Bowling to celebrate 39th year The Warm Springs Indian Holiday Bowling Tourna- ment Committee this month will host the Warm Springs All Indian Holiday Bowling Tour- nament. The Thirty-Ninth Annual tournament is set for Thurs- day through Saturday, Nov. 26-28 at Lava Lanes Bowling Center in Bend. This year’s tournament is in Memory of Joseph “Cheeks” Boise Sr., Anna Clements and Norene Greene. The family and committee requested the special event be the Women’s B Division in the Masters event, dedicated to late Norene. The Men’s Doubles has $300 added in memory of Cheeks Boise. The Women’s doubles will also have $300 added in memory of Anna Clements and Norene Greene. The Thursday 8 p.m. squad will be the Mixed Doubles Modified Special event—9 pin no tap, 3, 6, 9 auto strikes, scotch doubles, and a regular game—with $100 added, also in memory of Norene Greene. Tourney schedule The Schedule of events will be as follows: Mixed Teams will roll at 3 p.m Thursday, Nov. 26; and 9 am. on Friday, Nov. 27. The Thursday 8 p.m. squad will be a Mixed Doubles Special—9 pin no tap. Friday will have Doubles/ Singles squads at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Masters will be Friday at 6 p.m. Saturday begins with the Youth Singles Events at 10 a.m. This will be followed by Mixed Doubles at 12 noon and 4 p.m. The Holiday Roll Off Step Ladder Finals is scheduled at 2 p.m. High Qualifier in both Men and Women will receive beaded bowling pins in the Holiday Roll Off, with Step Ladder Finals at this time (Scratch Team, Doubles, and Singles). The Masters events will be Friday evening at 5 p.m. with qualifying (four games in regular, and three games for senior’s events), with Step Ladder Finals at evening’s end. The Big Dog Challenge is sponsored by Warm Springs Indian Holiday Bowling Tour- nament Committee. This is open to any bowler wishing to enter at any average: $200 added, and a jacket for this special Masters Event. To youth bowlers The committee welcomes any and all youth, regardless of experience to come and participate. The youth will receive a t- shirt, and chance at top three trophies in four age divisions: 6-8 years; 9-11 years, 12-14 years; and 15-18. Bring your friends, as the youth will have items for a special raffle on Saturday morning. And there will be a special 5- and 6-year-old Bumper Bowl; entry $10 plus $2 participation. Raffle, visiting bowlers Raffle tickets to assist with this tournament are available by any committee member. Great prizes are on the list of raffle items. Special awards for 200-plus games will also be offered through- out the tournament. Side Pots as well. This tournament is USBC certified. The tournament committee anticipates bowlers from Montana, Ne- vada, Idaho, Washington and California, joining the local bowlers. For More Infor mation contact Margie Tuckta at 541-553-9207 (h) or Sandra Greene-Sampson at 541-553- 6619 (h); or Austin Greene at 541-553-1953 (h). No col- lect calls please! November 12, 2015 Hoops tourneys in Dec. The Fifth Annual Cougars Christmas Co-ed Tour- nament is coming up in Warm Springs Dec. 26-27, at the community center. Awards will include 10 hooded sweatshirts, 10 run- ner-up awards, third- and fourth-place awards; Final- ist shirts, All Tourney, for both divisions. The tourney is open to the first six All Indian teams in both divisions. Format is round robin and single elimination bracket to follow; three-game guarantee. There are two divisions: 10 years and under; and 12 and under. Contact Austin Greene at 541-553- 1953 (h); or at the Recreation office, 541-553-3243. Or send an email: austin.greene@wstribes.org Men’s Championship Dec. 30-Jan. 2 The Indian Basketball Holiday Tournament in Warm Springs is coming up Dec. 30-Jan 2. This will be the Fifty-Second Annual Warm Springs All Indian Men’s Holiday Basketball Championship. The entry fee is $375 if received by December 1; add $25 if later. Contact Austin Greene (contact in- formation above). Awards include 10 Pendleton embroidered cham- pion jackets, runner-up jackets, third-, fourth- and fifth- place awards; 12 All Tourney Awards, Mr. Hustle, High Scorer, Top Rebounder, and more. The tourney is open to the first 12 teams to submit the entry fee. Golf tournament fundraiser for student’s trip to Spain Ellise David is planning a trip to Spain, and family hosted a recent golf tourna- ment fundraiser for her. Here are the results: Team results: First, Alley David Team (60); second, Chief Heath Team (63); third, Donnie Bagley Team (72); and fourth, Chet VanPelt Team (75). KP’S (closet to pin): No 1, Donnie Bagley; no. 3, Satch Miller; 8, Butch David; 10, Rick Brown; and 16, Butch David. Long-putt: No. 9, Gerald Courtesy photos. Mariah Stacona is average 12.2 points a game with the Northwest University Eagles women’s basketball team. Mariah is freshman at the school, having graduated last year from Madras High School, where she was an outstanding student athlete. She is pictured above with her Eagles teammates. Mariah is wearing jersey number 0. She scored 18 points recently against the number one-ranked Morningside Mustangs. Community notes... Warm Springs Recreation and Children’s Protective Ser- vices are doing a toy drive this holiday season. You can donate a new un- wrapped toy or gift for youth, ages infants to 17 years old, and drop them off to either the community center or CPS office. Rise & Shine at Academy The Warm Springs k-8 Academy start time is 8:50 a.m. for all students. Kids can arrive earlier for the Rise & Shine before school program from 7:40- 8:50 each school day. There are activities for stu- dents, including traditional arts and crafts with the Cul- ture and Heritage Depart- ment. Danzuka; 18, Alley David. Long Drive: Men’s, Gerald Danzuka; and women’s, Erin Riel. Ellise and family would like to thank the following businesses for their generous donations: Meadow Lakes Golf Course, Desert Peaks Golf Course, Di Green and So Spoiled Salon, Tina and Foxy’s Salon, the Madras High School boys and girls basketball teams, Pepe’s Res- taurant, Afterwork Wine & Spirits. The Warm Springs Com- modity Food program is op- erated under the War m Springs Social Service Pro- gram. If you are denied Snap, you may qualify for this program. The Commodity program is open 7 a.m. and through the lunch hour for food pick up. If you have questions or need a delivery done, call them at 541-553-3422. One in three American adults will have diabetes by 2050, unless we take steps to live a healthier lifestyle. Have your blood sugar checked. November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Diabetes nearly doubles the risk for heart attack and for death from heart disease. To learn more about your risk factors, contact the Warm Springs Diabetes Pre- vention Program, 541-553- 7718. Quit Smoking: It’s hard but not impossible. The Great American Smoke Out is Thursday, November 19. Tribal Council is advertis- ing five positions on the Warm Springs Tribal Em- ployment Rights Office Commission. Those inter- ested in serving on the TERO Commission, submit a letter of interest and resume by Nov. 13. Send to Glendon Smith, PO Box 455, Warm Springs; or email to lynn. davis@wstribes.org Jayson Smith/Spilyay The Madras High School girls water polo team made another good showing this year. Their season ended earlier in November, with a narrow play-in loss to Ashland. The team has a winning tradition, having won the state championship this time last year.