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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Root Feast, Open Jackpot rodeos this weekend
The Root Feast Kids Rodeo
and Open Jackpot Rodeo is com-
ing up this Saturday and Sunday,
April 15 and 16, at the Warm
Springs rodeo arena.
The Kids Rodeo will be on
Saturday, starting at noon, and is
open to all youth ages 0 to 17
years. The Open Jackpot Rodeo,
and Professional Wildhourse
Race, are on Sunday starting at 1
p.m.
The Saturday events include
sheep riding (6 and under), mini
buckers (bareback and saddle
bronc, entry fee $20), calf riding
(7-12 years), cow riding (13-17),
novice ranch bronc riding, bare-
back and bronc riding. Also:
Barrel racing (6 and under, 7-
12 and 13-17), flag race (divisions
same as barrels), horseless roping
(12 and under), calf scramble (12
and under), stick horse (5 and un-
der), wild colt race (two divisions,
12 and under, and 13-17; $30 en-
try fee per team). Entry fees are
$10 per event unless otherwise in-
dicated.
Sunday events: Cow riding,
buckin’ horse riding (bareback,
saddle bronc and wild ride), team
roping, ribbon roping (one male,
one female), wild horse race (sanc-
tioned with the Professional Wild
Horse Race Association), and the
wild colt race (two divisions: 12 and
under, and 13-17).
For the Sunday events entry
fees are $30 per event unless other
indicated. There is a one time of-
fice fee of $10. Entries open to
everyone, and everyone is wel-
come.
There will be a cowboy church
service on Sunday at 11:30 a.m.,
and an Easter Egg hunt at noon.
Admission is $3. Five and under,
and senior citizens, free. The Root
Feast Kids Rodeo and Open Jack-
pot Rodeo are sponsored by the
Warm Springs Rodeo Association.
Photos courtesy of Edward Heath Photography
Warm Springs Recreation the spring 2017 Youth Track Meet at
the Warm Springs Academy.
White Buffalos softball
There was distance running, long jump, hurdles and other events,
for youth ages 6-12.
April 12, 2017
Play opens
for Little
League
The Warm Springs Na-
tion Little League teams are
practicing, and spring games
have started.
Little League registration
questions can go to Naomi
Brisbois at Housing, 541-
553-3250. Coaches can talk
to League president Virgil
Windy Boy.
Warm Springs Health
and Human Ser vices
funded the purchase of
uniforms and equipment.
Coaches and Little
League parents can talk to
Satch Miller at Recreation
at the community center
regarding unifor ms and
equipment.
Families are reminded to
make sure uniforms are re-
turned at the end of the
season. These are used by
the teams in following years,
and are not to be kept by
the individual players.
The Wellness of Warm
Springs lunch is this Thurs-
day, April 13 at the Family
Resource Center at noon.
Topic is Positive Parenting.
Guest speaker Shawnetta
Yahtin. Lunch is provided.
Coming up in youth sports
Here are some games and
matches coming up in Madras
High School sports:
Thursday, April 13. Boys
tennis hosts Corbett at 4. Girls
tennis plays Corbett at the Cas-
cade Athletic Club.
Friday, April 14. Baseball
hosts Estacada at 4:30. Softball trav-
els to Estacada.
Saturday, April 15. Girls tennis
hosts the Rankin Memorial Tour-
nament starting at 10 a.m. Track
and Field is at the Lapine Invita-
tional.’
Monday, April 17. Baseball
hosts Gladstone at 4:30. Soft-
ball plays at Gladstone.
Wednesday, April 19. The
Baseball team plays at Estacada,
Softball plays Estacada at 4:30
at home.
Recreation getting ready for KNT marathons
The Warm Springs Recreation
Department will host the Kah-Nee-
Ta mini marathon a week from
Saturday, on April 22.
The running starts at the Kah-
Nee-Ta Village pool. The 14.5 mile
marathon will begin at 8:30 a.m.;
and the 10k and 5k races begin at
9:30 a.m.
Cost of pre-registration is $15.
After April 4, the cost is $20.
Every participant will receive a
t-shirt, raffle ticket for prizes, and
a Kah-Nee-Ta swim pass. For in-
formation call Recreation at 541-
553-3243. Elsewhere:
Jayson Smith/Spilyay
Jonissa Scott, freshman, at bat in a recent game vs. Culver.
Varsity and JV softball are in full
swing at Madras High School.
The JV team has a road game
this week against Estacada, fol-
lowed by another road trip to
Gladstone, followed on April 19 by
Gladstone at Madras High School.
The varsity team, also with sev-
eral tribal members playing, has a
home game this Wednesday at 4:30
against Estacada, and then are
back at home on April 19 against
Gladstone.
Open gym after school at Youth Center
Youth are invited every Tuesday
and Wednesday to after-school
open gym time at the Youth Cen-
ter.
The after-school program offers
physical activities, healthy nutrition
and more. This is every Tuesday
and Wednesday for kids 6-11 from
5:30-7 p.m.; and for youth 12 to
18 from 7-8:30 p.m.
The Youth Center is located in
the gymnasium at the former el-
ementary school.
Warm Springs Academy track meets
Coming up in Warm Springs
Academy youth sports:
Tuesday, April 18: Warm Springs
k8 Track has a meet in LaPine at
3:30.
Thursday, April 20: Academy
Track competes this afternoon at
Pilot Butte Middle School in Bend
at 3:30.
Warm Springs Honor Seniors
Day is fast approaching. Honor
Seniors Day 2017 will be on Fri-
day, May 12 at the Agency
Longhouse.
The committee is looking for
donations of door prizes and gift
items for guests. For information
or if you’d like to help out, con-
tact the Warm Springs Senior
Wellness Program at 541-553-
3313 or -3520.
The Afterschool program at
the Youth Center is a free pro-
gram Monday through Friday
from 4-5:30 p.m. for youth in kin-
dergarten thru twelfth grade, of-
fering activities and healthy nutri-
tious snacks.
War m Springs Community
Health is having an Employee
Wellness program. This consists
of attending at least three sched-
uled classes and taking part in the
Project Zero Challenge at the end
of the year.
There is a class on Tuesday,
April 18 at 5:15 p.m. in the Com-
munity Center Social Hall, and the
topic is ‘Mindfulness.’ There are oth-
ers set for August and October. The
Project Zero: No Weight Gain Over
the Holidays challenge begins in
October. You can earn a CTWS
hydroflask. Get details by calling
541-553-3589 or stopping by Com-
munity Health.