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Letters to the editor
Spiritual Marathon
Lil’ Pumpkins
The Early Childhood Edu-
cation Center will host the
Annual Lil’ Pumpkins Parade
on Friday, October 28, start-
ing at 10 a.m. This is a fun
time for the ECE classrooms
to go trick-or-treating
through the hallways at ECE,
and then parade across to the
Warm Springs clinic.
We are extending an invite
to all Warm Springs depart-
ments and enterprises to do-
nate and participate in a vari-
ety of ways:
Donations: Pre-packaged
healthy snacks—nothing
homemade. Prevention or
promotional items appropri-
ate for pre-school age chil-
dren. And decorations for
tables.
Participation: Photo
area—some to create and
decorate a background, hand
out candy, and take photos.
Customes—If you have
any used costumes in good
condition to donate for a
child who doesn’t have one,
these would be greatly appre-
ciated.
Candy, materials, cos-
tumes or any time you spend
can be counted as in-kind
donations. Forms will be pro-
vided—you will just need to
put down the amount of
time, or the price of the do-
nated item. There is a limited
amount of table space, so
reserve your place today. Set-
up will begin at 9 a.m.
Please respond by Octo-
ber 24 by calling Jodi or
Cheyenne at 541-553-3242.
had the option to receive an
AmeriCorps Education
Award to pursue higher edu-
cation at college or trade
school.
These Central Oregon
youth gained more than an
impressive tan this summer.
COYCC engages youth in
what is often their first job
experience and provides
them an important tool—an
AmeriCorps scholarship—to
engage with college or vo-
cational options. Youth
learned the responsibilities
required to maintain a job
such as following instruc-
tions, interacting with fellow
employees, and showing up
on time.
With the support of the
Forest Service, youth were
connected with in-demand
career fields in natural re-
sources. Our young people
worked alongside USFS
natural resource specialists
and explored this career
pathway with them. Youth
also explored next steps dur-
ing College Day, where they
toured the local community
college, spoke with students,
and learned about financial
aid.
Maddie, one of our re-
turning young people, spoke
at Heart of Oregon Corps’
Achievement Celebration in
front of over 100 people.
She said, “This job has given
me self-confidence. If I had
been asked to speak last
year, I probably would have
said no. Now, I am proud to
represent my community.”
To the tribes
Youth workers
‘I would like to thank Heart
of Oregon Corps for giving me
another opportunity to be in the
program.’ —
These were the heartfelt
words of a crew member
completing a second summer
with Central Oregon Youth
Conservation Corps. Eighty-
eight teens —including sev-
eral from Warm Springs—
spent eight weeks completing
trail work, constructing
fences, improving camp-
grounds, reducing hazardous
fuels, eradicating invasive
species, and restoring water-
sheds.
The young people learned
to care deeply about local
public lands as they per-
formed natural resources
projects under the guidance
of 14 Heart of Oregon
Corps and three COIC crew
leaders and U.S. Forest Ser-
vice specialists.
COYCC’s 17 crews were
based in Warm Springs, Ma-
dras, Redmond, Prineville,
Sisters, Bend, LaPine and
Crescent. Young people
earned minimum wage and
Heart of Oregon Corps
would like to thank funders
and partners who supported
Maddie and other local
youth through this experi-
ence, including the Confed-
erated Tribes of War m
Springs, the Autzen Founda-
tion, Central Oregon Inter-
governmental Council, the
Collins Foundation, the
Corps Network, the Gordon
Elwood Foundation, Oregon
Youth Conservation Corps,
the Forest Service, and
United Way of Deschutes
County.
Heart of Oregon Corps
is a nonprofit organization
invested in inspiring and em-
powering positive change in
the lives of Central Oregon
youth through jobs, educa-
tion, and stewardship. HOC
applies a “work-earn-learn”
model that invests in local
young people, many of
whom come from disadvan-
taged backgrounds, to pre-
pare them for the workforce
and to encourage their self-
sufficiency. HOC is a part-
ner of the Children’s Forest
of Central Oregon, Better
Together, and an official
Twenty-First Century Ser-
vice Conservation Corps site.
Laura Handy, Heart of
Oregon Corps executive di-
rector
Aftercare
The Aftercare continuing
care meetings at the Behav-
ioral Health Center are now
on Mondays from 5 to 6
p.m.
For inquiries call the cen-
ter for Mona or Floyd at
541-553-3205.
Births
Thomas Anthony Reese
Austin Reese and Alexis
Bevercombe of War m
Springs are pleased to an-
nounce the birth of their son
Thomas Anthony Reese,
born on September 9, 2016.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Gina Blue-
bird of Warm Springs, and
Jeff Reese of Baker City.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Peggy Jones
of Phoenix, Ariz., and Jon
Damian of Boise, Idaho.
Yaslynn Azavia Scott
Antoine Xavier Scott and
Shining Starr Tail of Madras
and War m Springs are
pleased to announce the birth
of their daughter Yaslynn
Azavia Scott, born on Octo-
ber 1, 2016.
Yaslynn joins sister
Yoliana, 2.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Vaness Lynn
Walker-Stwyer of War m
Springs, and Raymond
Antoine Scott.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Toni Elaine
Tail and Robert Charley Sr.,
of Warm Springs.
Dave McMechan photos/Spilyay
Native inmates at the
Deer Ridge Correctional
Institution held the 500
Mile American Indian
Spiritual Marathon in Sep-
tember.
Owen Wallulatum,
Rosanna Sanders, and
Deer Ridge Pastor Tim
Woods organized the
event.
The Spiritual Marathon
began at a correctional fa-
cility in California, and
then was taken up by Na-
tive inmates at facilities in
Oregon.
The Native inmates
spent most of the day
running the track, and at
the tribal drum. The day
began with a pipe cer-
emony. The events this
Pumpkin Party
The Recreation Depart-
ment will host the Great
Pumpkin Party on Thursday,
October 20 in the Commu-
nity Center Social hall. Carv-
ing will begin at 5:30 p.m,
judging at 7:30.
Categories include Most
Original, Spookiest Alien
Creature, Best Jedi or Prin-
cess, Silliest Pumpkin, Best
NDN Pumpkin.
The theme this year is Star
Wars. At the pumpkin party,
there food items for sale, in-
cluding NDN Burgers with
fries, Mummy Dogs, and
homemade chili.
The Deer Ridge drum
includes different kinds
of wood on four sides,
representing the Four
Directions. At top, the
opening walk of the
Spiritual Marathon; and
above, the beginning lap
of the Marathon.
year was in support of the
Standing Rock Sioux defense
of their sacred land, includ-
ing a burial area.
A women’s facility in
Oregon is now planning to
host a Spiritual Marathon,
Owen said.
Bring your carving tools,
pumpkin, smiles and the
whole family. Any questions,
call Carol at Recreation, 541-
553-3243.
The American Red
Cross Warm Springs
Charter will meet this
Wednesday after-
noon, Oct. 12. The
meeting is from 1 to 5
p.m. at 1116 Wasco
St., the trailer that
houses the emer-
gency preparedness
team. The Warm
Springs Red Cross
meets every second
Wednesday. Call 541-
553-1078 for more in-
formation.
Fall burning
Warm Springs Fire Man-
agement began our fall burn-
ing earlier this month. If you
have any questions concern-
ing burning, please contact
Brad Donahue at Fire Man-
agement, 541-553-8301.
Handyman Service
& More
Call 541-460-1664.
Vets: If you can think of it,
We can get it done. No job
too big or too small.
CRITFC grant to enhance tribal fishing business
The Columbia River In-
ter-Tribal Fish Commission
received a USDA grant re-
cently, for the benefit of
tribal fishers.
The grant will allow
CRITFC to provide training
and assistance, helping tribes
and tribal fishers learn about
the Food Safety Moderniza-
tion Act.
These extra steps—to
document that tribally caught
fish are handled and pro-
cessed at the highest safety
and quality standards—will
increase fish value on the
market.
The increased revenue will
help tribal members support
their families while continu-
ing their traditional fishing
practices sustainably and
profitably.
Tribal fishing also sup-
ports tribal and local econo-
mies throughout the region,
as the fishers re-invest their
revenue in fuel, food, boat
supplies, and other com-
modities.
The USDA funds will also
help CRITFC identify com-
munity-based commercial
food kitchens that meet fed-
eral food safety regulations.
These facilities can fish-
ers can then be used to de-
velop specialized products
year-round. Points of focus
will be recipe development,
packaging, labeling, and
other product development
techniques.
This effort will open new
opportunities to tribal fish-
ers, increase options for
business start-up and expan-
sion, and improve job op-
portunities.
This USDA award is part
of a nationwide announce-
ment of $3.8 million in
grants for 28 projects that
will help tribal communities
and businesses in 15 states,
including two additional
grants that will benefit Or-
egon tribes.
This project builds on the
previous partnership among
CRITFC, the USDA,
Ecotrust, and Oregon State
University’s Food Innovation
Center.
Since 2009, USDA has sig-
nificantly expanded its sup-
port for tribes and tribal com-
munities, providing $553.5
million nationwide to build or
upgrade more than 300 tribal
facilities, as well as $55 mil-
lion in loans to Native-owned
businesses to promote eco-
nomic development in tribal
areas.
The Columbia River
Inter-Tribal Fish Com-
mission
Remembering when...
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Publisher Emeritus in Memorium: Sid Miller
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An old sawmill in the HeHe area. This is a photograph in the National Archives, depicting the 1930s Civilian
Conservation Corps (CCC) program on the Warm Springs Reservation.