Spilyay Tymoo, W arm Springs, Oregon
March 2, 2016
MHS girls hosting tourney opener Friday
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Player of the Week
T h e M adras H igh School girls
varsity basketball team w o n their
second Tri-Valley C onference tide-
in four seasons.
They will make their sixth straight
appearance in the first ro u n d o f the
state playoffs. T he W hite-Buffaloes
are scheduled to host a first-round
contest this Friday, M arch 4. T hey
play Valley Catholic. T he girls are
playing for a third trip to the final
sit.e in six years.
T h e quarter finals will be at For
e st G ro v e H ig h School, and the
semi-finals will be at Liberty H igh
School.
Hunter raffle, meeting this Thursday
T h e H u n te r R e p o rtin g R affle
and public h u n te r m eeting is this
T hursday evening, M arch 3, from
6 to 9 p .m . a t , th e A g e n c y
Longhouse.
T he Fish and W ildlife C om m it
tee is requesting a potluck cook off.
tere d in to the H u n te r R e p o rtin g
Raffle.
Prizes include th e 2016 b ig h o rn
ram tag; 2016 C ed ed L ands doe
tags; and various h u n tin g and fish
ing gear. ■
Jayson Smith/Spilyay
Memorial
F a m ily and frie n d s o f
Harvey Jim are planning a
memorial in April. There will
be a traditional blessing at 7
p.m. on April 8 at the Agency
Longhouse. The unveiling of
the Veteran’s Monument will
be on April 9 at the Simnasho
Cemetary, dinner and name
giving to follow at the Agency
Longhouse.
Contact Eliza Brown-Jim
at 541-460-1921; or Winona
Strong at 541-460-0391.
Health:
B ring your deer and elk, o r m ain '
specialty dish o r a side dish. Light
shacks will also be provided.
Tribal m em ber hunters w ho have -
turned in all their tags, and com
p lete d re p o rtin g fo r closed 2015'
hunts, have been autom atically en-
Commercial fishing extended
T h e th ird c o m m e rc ial fishing
season o f 2016 has been extended
"once m ore. F o r T h e D alles and
Jo h n D ay pools the current season
is extended through 6 'p.m. Satur-
3 day, M arch 5.
Allowed gear is gillnets .with no
Salm on, steelhead, shad, carp,
catfish, w alleye, bass an d yellow
perch m ay also be sold o r retained
for subsistence. Fish landed during
the open period may be sold after
it closes. .
, River m o u th and.dam sanctuar
m esh restriction. Sales are allowed, ies applicable to gillnets. are in ef-
fo r stu rg e o n b etw een 43 an d 54 'fe ct; T h e Spring C reek H atchery
inches fork length in T he Dalles and' sanctuary is n o t necessary this time
Jo h n Day pools.
o f year.
report details vital statistics data
(C ontinued from page 1)
Som e o th er in fo rm atio n high
lights! from the report:
.
In the m o st re ce n t three-year
p e r io d , th e le a d in g c a u s e s o f
death am ong tribal m em bers w ere
cirrhosis, accidents and diabetes.
T h e s e w e re th e sa m e le a d in g
causes as in th e p re v io u s th re e
years.
T he rep o rt notes great im prove
m e n t in th e tre a tm e n t arid p re-
treatm ent o f diabetes am ong tribal
m em bers. T he num ber o f patients
listed oh the'D iabetes Register de
clined from a high o f 460 in 2012,
to 402 in 2014,
Patipnts w ith controlled b lood
:fsugar have im ptovedttp 71 ipercenti;
from 54 percent in 2012.
T he n um ber o f hospitalization
a d m issio n s re m a in e d a b o u t th e
sam e over the recent years, b u t the
num ber o f hospital days decreased-
by 5 percent.
Joint commission
Seven years ago the C onfeder
ated Tribes and the Indian H ealth
Service entered into an agreem ent
creating the W arm Springs Jo in t
H ealth Com m ission.
Portland State University is encouraging Native American
students to participate in its summer program on Climate
Change and Aerosol Research (CCAR), and Research
Experiences for Undergradutes (REU) program Is. CCAR
REU is 10 weeks, from June 27-Sept. 2 in Portland. Students
receive a $4,500 stipend for the 10 weeks. Application
deadline is April 15. For informatin visit the website pdx.edu/
ccar/reu-2016. You can email to aalston@pdx.edu
l i V ’l j J
T he com m ission oversees the
o n g o in g d e v e lo p m e n t o f th e
; health care system , and the, implex 1 s
m en tatio n o f the Joint. G om prelG
hensive Plan fo r the delivery o f ’
h e a lth se rv ic e s to th e W arm
Springs Reservation.
' T h e tribal H ealth and Welfare
C om m ittee retains its r o le as liai
son; helping to address com m unity
m em ber access and concerns to
the health system.
. O n e m ajo r a dvantage o f th e
tribal-IH S Jo in t H ealth C om m is
sion partnership is the ability to co
ordinate all health system efforts-
to b e tte r serve and educate the
-com m unity.
The next article in this series will
look at some o f "the health resources I
available to tribal members, and the
m ost recent data regarding the ser
vices.
Sophomore guard Lynden Harry, Madras White Buffalos girls
varsity basketball team, was nominated in February for the
Athlete of the Week by The O regonian/O regonLive. The
honor came in recognition of Lynden’s game against Molalla,
and an earlier performance against Crook County,
In the Molalla game, Lynden made six 3-pointers, with 33
points overall; plus 10 rebounds, as the White Buffaloes
clinched a share of the Tri-Valley Conference title, 55-49 vs.
Molalla.
Cougars 16-and-under
tourney starts March 18
T h e W arm Springs Y outh
O rg an izatio n this m o n th will
h o s t the 2016 W arm Springs
C ougars All Indian T een Boys
16 Years and U nder Basketball
T o u rn am en t, .; * ,
/ f h e to u rn ey is set forJfylarcii
18-20. a t th e ' C o m m u n ity
W elln ess C e n te r. T h e e n try
deadline is set for this Friday,
M arch 4. T he fee is $200 p e r
team.
Awards: ten C ham pionship
Jackets; ten runner-up hooded
jackets; te n third-place crews;
a n d . te n fo u rth -p la ce t-shirts.
Individual awards include MVP,
Mr. H ustle; and 10 All Tourney ' '
players.
F or m ore inform ation, com ,
tact A ushn G reene, tourney d j - .
r e c to r ; P O B ox 42, W arm
S prings, O R 97761. Y ou can
reach him by email at:
Austin.greene@ w stribes.org
O r call 541-553-1953(h); or
th e R ecreatio n office at 553-
3243.
Pet clinic this month
A Pet Clinic is coming up this. There will be pet shots
for $15; licenses for $5; and spay and neuter
vouchers. The Pet Clinis will be on Saturday, March
19, from 2 to 4 p.m., at the old ambulance bay across
from the post office. The transactions are cash only.
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