Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
August 31, 2016
Youth, mentors conclude work program
Tribal Health and Human
Ser vices wrapped up the
Native Aspirations program
in August. The youth who
participated, and their men-
tors and employers, com-
pleted many projects around
the reservation. Thank you
to all who contributed.
“There were plenty of
growing pains, because we
did grow,” said Reina Estimo,
one of the program coordi-
nators.
There were many changes
this year to the summer
youth work program. The
changes were intended to
make the experience more
meaningful for the youth,
Reina said.
“I think that for the most
part we succeeded,” she said.
“We had great feedback
from the community and
departments. They liked see-
ing the youth out in the com-
munity working on the vari-
ous projects.
“Community was the
theme this summer, and that
was our main intent,” Reina
said.
At the conclusion of the
program, Native Aspirations
hosted an awards ceremony,
giving away t-shirts with the
word Community in the
three languages of the Con-
federated Tribes. If you
didn’t get a shirt, stop by the
Family Resources Center.
Smith, Early Childhood Edu-
cation.
Best personality: Justin
Smith, Senior Center.
Most likely to succeed:
Shareya Scott: Utilities-car-
pentry.
Most reliable: Jasper
Smith, ECE and work crew.
Most inspirational: Kiley
Florendo, Utilities-janitorial.
Work crew member of
the year: Wynona Tewee, Fire
and Safety and work crew.
Employee of the year:
Jayden Sohappy, Community
Center.
Mentor of the year:
Hunter Onstad, Manage-
ment.
Employer of the year:
Alvis Smith III, Utilities-car-
pentry.
Awards, attendance
Project winners
Here is a list of the sum-
mer 2016 Native Aspirations
award winners (award, win-
ner, and department):
Most improved: Olivia
Community service/me-
dia: Austin Charley, Preven-
tion.
Life
Map:
Tyreke
Ramsey, ECE.
Art: Unique Bryant, Cul-
ture and Heritage.
College
research:
Monique Moody, Preven-
tion.
Special award: Tyler
Anderson, Community
Health.
Perfect attendance
These youth had perfect
attention this summer at Na-
tive Aspirations:
Unique Bryant, Austin
Charley, Francien Charley,
Ismael Enciso, Brent
Graybael III, James Hance,
Silas Howtopat, Perry
Isadore, Donaven Kalama,
Genesis J. Lucei, Monique
Moody, Hunter Onstad,
Marisol Perez, Dartanian
Picard, Neteva Polk-Saludo,
Amial Rhoan, Jayden
Sohappy and Wynona Tewee.
Congratulations to all the
youth who took part in this
summer’s Native Aspirations
program.
KNT hosting
Thursday sale
on campus
Warm Springs Health and
Human Services hosted
Micro Championship
Wrestling at the
Community Center.
The education theme was
to not boo at events.
The many youth who
attended the event
cheered the wrestlers,
who then spoke about
how the competition was
actually friendly among
the wrestlers.
Courtesy photo
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort and
Spa is hosting a Back to
School Community Sale, en-
couraging youth to raise their
own funds to achieve finan-
cial goals. Sales can include
crafts, foods, games, art,
clothing, etc.
Tables will be provided.
There is no fee for youth
vendors to set up, but you
must register.
All other vendors will pay
a donation fee per table.
Registration forms are avail-
able at Kah-Nee-Ta, or
Warm Springs Market or by
email. All donations are wel-
come, the proceeds will be dis-
persed to youth who partici-
pate.
The sale will be this Thurs-
day, September 1 on the cam-
pus in Warm Springs from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m.
Marge Kalama photo/KWSO
COCC offering ‘Getting Started’ classes in Madras
Central Oregon Commu-
nity College is offering a
“Getting Started” presenta-
tion at 2 p.m. on Tuesday,
September 6, in Room 105
on the COCC Madras Cam-
pus.
This is an opportunity for
prospective students, who
are seeking a degree or just
a few classes, to meet with a
COCC admissions represen-
tative for guidance through
time-sensitive steps for en-
rollment, including federal
funding, choosing appropri-
ate courses and the use of
academic support services.
For information or to
RSVP, call 541-550-4100.
Nursing program
COCC is offering a nurs-
ing program orientation ses-
sion from 5 to 6 p.m. on
Wednesday, September 7 in
Room 155 of the Boyle Edu-
cation Center on the COCC
Bend Campus.
The purpose of the meet-
ing is to review the selection
procedure for students inter-
ested in applying to COCC’s
Associate of Applied Science
in Nursing program, as well
as the prerequisites for apply-
ing and support courses nec-
essary for the AAS degree. It
is not necessary to be enrolled
at COCC to attend this ori-
entation, and reservations are
not needed. Call 541-318-
3741 for information.
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School BBQ, sale this week
The Back to School
Barbecue and school sup-
plies giveaway is this
Thursday, September 1,
at the War m Springs
Academy.
The barbecue starts at
4 p.m. at the academy.
Stop by for the barbecue,
supplies, music and
school information.
At this year’s barbe-
cue, the Let’s Talk Diver-
sity Coalition will host a
resource fair.
Yard sale
Meanwhile, this Fri-
day, September 2, the
Recreation Department
will host the Back to
School Yard Sale. This
will be on the front lawn
of the community center.
Set-up is at 8 a.m., and
the sale starts at 9, going
all day until 4 p.m.
Table space is limited.
Call 541-553-3243 for in-
formation, or to reserve a
table. (Bring your own lawn
chair.)
School starts on
Wednesday, September 7
for most students in the
509-J school district. Sep-
tember 8 is the first day
for the older high school
and middle school stu-
dents.
Learn culinary, budget
skills at ‘Cooking Matters’
Are you interested in hear-
ing some creative tricks for
feeding your family on a
budget?
Do you want to sharpen
your knife skills, or learn new
ways to get more vegetables
on your plate?
You are invited to join nu-
tritionist Linda Porter and
fellow community members
for a free six-week cooking
course, coming up in Sep-
tember and October.
The High Desert Food
and Farm Alliance is a local
non-profit organization spon-
soring this completely free
cooking course series, called
Cooking Matters.
The weekly class runs six
weeks and is available to low
income people interested in
learning more about healthy
cooking on a budget.
The classes are from 5:30-
8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, start-
ing September 13, and con-
cluding on October 18.
The class will be held in
the the Warm Springs Com-
munity Center. Ms. Porter
will be leading the class and
teaching participants cooking
skills over the six-week pe-
riod.
This program is unique
because the participants not
only have the opportunity to
learn new cooking skills, and
tricks to make getting a
healthy dinner on the table
easier, but get to develop
these skills through hands-on
experience.
In addition to in-class
learning, the participants will
also take home the grocer-
ies needed to recreate the
meal at home, at no cost.
A cookbook and cloth
grocery bag are given to the
class participants who have
come to the first class and
completed at least four of
the sessions. If you sign up,
please plan to attend each
class in the six-week course.
The High Desert Food
and Farm Alliance supports
a vibrant, community-based
food system.
The nonprofit organiza-
tion organizes several pro-
grams to increase access to
fresh, healthy food, support
sustainable land use, and fos-
ter relationships among
farmers and consumers in
Central Oregon.
The alliance partners with
the Oregon Food Bank and
local community-minded
businesses, like Erickson’s
Thriftway, to deliver Cook-
ing Matters courses through-
out Jefferson, Crook and
Deschutes Counties.
For more information,
please visit:
hdffa.org/programs/cook-
ing-matters/
Class size is limited, so
signup today.
To register, please call
Jane Sabin Davis at 541-963-
8310, or email:
lindalporter@live.com
Warm Springs IHS is seeing students
for sports physicals this Friday Sep-
tember 2. They will be done from 1-5
p.m. at the Madras United Methodist
Church, first come first serve.