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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Warm Springs a leader in fitness challenge
The Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs had an out-
standing performance in the
Spokane Tribe’s 2016 Winter
Physical Activity Challenge.
Warm Springs was one of
16 tribes and tribal organiza-
tions who participated.
The Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs had the
highest score among the 16
participants in the category,
Weekly Average Team Partici-
pants.
Second place in the cat-
egory was the Spokane Tribes.
Warm Springs was near
the top in the Weekly Aver-
age Team Minutes category,
just below the Spokane
Tribes, and slightly out-pac-
ing the Siletz Tribes.
Warm Springs came in
second in the Total Challenge
Minutes category, just behind
the Spokane Tribes, and
against slightly ahead of the
Siletz team.
Colville was first in the
Weekly Average Minutes Per
Participant category, followed
by the Northwest Portland
Area Indian Health Board
team.
The participating tribes in-
cluded the Chehalis Tribe,
Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Confed-
erated Tribes of Colville, the
Coquille Tribe, and the Con-
federated Tribes of Siletz
Indians.
Also: the Confederated
Tribes of War m Springs,
Kalispel Tribe, Klamath
Tribes, the Nez Perce, and
the Spokane Tribe, and the
Yakama Service Unit.
Participating urban-Ameri-
can Indian/Alaska Native/
tribal organizations and HIS
teams included the Columbia
River Intertribal Fish Com-
mission, the NATIVE
Project.
Other organizations: The
Native American Youth As-
sociation, the Northwest Port-
land Area Indian Health
Board, and the Portland Area
IHS. The physical fitness
challenge was an eight-week
competition among the par-
ticipants, from January 11 to
March 7.
April 27, 2016
Indian Head fundraisers
benefit Relay for Life
Indian Head Casino is
hosting two fund-raising
events in May for the
Relay for Life – Ameri-
can Cancer Society.
The first event will be
the Relay for Life –
Jefferson County 4-per-
son golf scramble tour-
nament, set for Saturday,
May 21. The tourna-
ment will be at the Kah-
Nee-Ta Resort course.
If you would like
more information, please
call Willie Stacona at
541-280-3859.
Indian Head Casino
will host a Relay for Life
fund-raiser in May. The
fund-raiser will be a $5
Enchilada Plate Sale,
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
(or until sold out) on Fri-
day, May 27.
This will be at the In-
dian Head Casino Hu-
man Resources patio
area. Please help Indian
Head fight this fight. For
more information call
Peggy Faria at 541-460-
7726.
Kah-Nee-Ta will host
mini marathon April 30
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort will
host the Mini Marathon on
Saturday, April 30. The win-
ner of the 14.5-mile and 10k,
one male and one female, will
receive a free night at the re-
sort.
Every registered runner
will receive a ticket stub for
door prizes, a t-shirt for par-
ticipating, and a swim pass
for the Kah-Nee-Ta hot
Warm Spring Recreation hosted the Cougars All
Indian Co-Ed tourney over the weekend. Chiloquin
(in grey) played the Storm Troopers for the eighth-
grade championship, winning 50-46.
Youth baseball camp
Tribal regulation change to below Bonneville fishery
The regulations for the
special fishery downstream
of Bonneville have been
changed by Tribal Council
through
Resolution
12,116A.
It will now be open from
Sunday through Wednesday
with Wednesday reserved for
elders, 55 years and older.
This change is effective im-
mediately.
Previously, the fishery had
been opened Saturday
through Sunday.
The other provisions of
the regulation remain the
same, and they are:
This is a subsistence fish-
ery. There are no sales al-
lowed. Fishers may keep
salmon, steelhead, shad, wall-
eye, carp, catfish, bass and
yellow perch. Retention of
sturgeon is not allowed.
Fishing is hook and line
only with one pole and one
pole holder per person. The
location must be actively
fished and continuously at-
tended.
No saving spots for oth-
ers. Fishers must yield to
Sign up for summer youth football
Jefferson County
Youth Football is taking
signups now. There is a
league for kids entering
fourth and fifth grades,
and another for those
going into the sixth grade.
Teams will practice
twice a week, and play games
on Sundays.
All protective gear and jer-
seys will be provided. Volun-
teer coaches are needed.
Contact Greg Brady at
541-706-6124 to volunteer.
The early registration fee
at a reduced cost ends
June 8. And, the final
registration deadline is
June 24.
You can register
online at:
register.bendparksandrec.
org
handicapped and elders if re-
quested. Fishers must be 12
years old or older.
Enrollment cards must be
carried and must be shown,
if requested, to state or tribal
enforcement officers.
Alcohol and drugs are pro-
hibited and these regulations
will be strictly enforced.
The Madras High
School baseball pro-
gram is putting on a
baseball camp for kids
in second through
eighth grades. There is
a camp this Thursday,
April 28, from 5-7 p.m.
and another on May 1,
noon-2. Registration
and medical release
forms are available at
Madras High School.
Hood to Coast teams hosting raffles for 2016 events
The 2016 Portland to
Coast Walk Team is hosting
a raffle to support this year’s
team event. See one of these
individuals for tickets:
Nancy Seyler, Rosanna
Jackson, Roxanne Bisland,
Amaya Bisland, Andrea
Sohappy, Marceline Smith,
Saphronia Coochise, Marsha
Spellman, Mary Iwomoto,
Melissa Benson, Susan Jim
and Val Squiemphen.
Raffle items include an
OfficeJet printer, Pendleton
bags, Lottery scratch offs,
Call 541-
553-1182
spring pool.
Register before April 22
for $12; or after for $15.
The 14.5-mile marathon
will begin at 9 a.m. The 10k,
5k and 1-mile run will begin
at 10 a.m.
For a registration form call
541-553-3243. You can go to
Facebook at “kah-nee-ta mini
marathon.”
Seahawks mini drum, neck-
laces and earrings, beaded
barrettes and other beaded
items.
The drawing will be held
July 4. Need not be present
to win. Tickets are $1 each
of six for $5.
2321 Ollallie Lane
(PO Box 6)
Warm Springs, OR
97761
The 2016 Hood to Coast
Relay team is also hosting a
raffle, to support the relay
team (see ad below).
To parents and future
Madras High School base-
ball players:
Get your 2016 baseball
season off to a great start
by attending the Madras
High School baseball
camp, hosted by coaching
staff and current players.
You have the option of
attending one, or both
days: April 28 or May 1.
This camp is open to all
players in grades second
through eighth.
This is a great way for
players to tune up for the
upcoming season, and
learn new baseball funda-
mentals in a safe and fun
environment.
Players who attend
will participate in many
of the same detail ori-
ented drills used by the
Madras High School
baseball program.
The camps are $20
each; or $30 for both
days. Walk-in’s are wel-
come. Checks made pay-
able to ‘Madras High
School Baseball.’
For registration infor-
mation, contact Butch
David at 541-475-7265
ext. 314; or email:
bdavid@509j.net
Native youth art camp
The Journey’s In Cre-
ativity art camp is a free
pre-college artist in resi-
dence camp at the Oregon
College of Arts and Crafts
in Portland.
It is specifically designed
for Native American youth
ages 15-19.
This year’s camp dates
are August 5-18, and the
theme this year is Shattering
Stereotypes: The Confluence
of Indigenous Art & Glass.
Students will be exploring,
learning about and making
contemporary art in glass.
The deadline to apply is
May 1. Twelve students will
be accepted. For more infor-
mation visit the website
ocac.edu