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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Grads Banquet coming up at Academy
KWSO pledge drive
planned for eclipse week
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
The Madras High School seniors’ Honor Walk at the Warm Springs Academy.
T he Education Commit-
tee, Johnson O’Malley and
the Warm Springs Academy
will host the Class of 2017
Graduation Banquet next
Wednesday, June 14, at the
Academy.
Graduates, remember to
submit a copy of your di-
ploma to Higher Education,
located 1110 Wasco Street.
Please try to submit by Mon-
day, June 12. For more in-
formation on submitting a
copy of your diploma, call
Higher Education at 541-
553-3311.
The banquet on June 14
will begin at 5:30 p.m. with
the Graduate Procession, in-
vocation and welcome, fol-
lowed by the eighth-grade
speaker and presentation,
high school speaker and pre-
sentation, and higher educa-
tion speaker and presenta-
tion, and dinner.
The banquet is for all Na-
tive graduates, from high
schools and boarding
June 7, 2017
schools, college and universi-
ties, vocational schools, Job
Corps and GED students. For
more information on the
Graduates Banquet, please
call Alfredine Smith, Educa-
tion Committee secretary, at
the Tribal Council office, 541-
553-3257.
KWSO radio will be
holding their first ever
pledge drive the week of
the Solar Eclipse, August
15-22.
The public radio sta-
tion, owned and operated
by the Confederated
Tribes, has been on the
air for more than 30
years, serving the reser-
vation community and
surrounding areas.
The War m Springs
tribes have long sup-
ported the local media
outlet, and in 2004
KWSO became part of
the Corporation for Pub-
lic Broadcasting Commu-
nity Service Grant pro-
gram, which now funds
close to 50 percent of the
station’s operations annu-
ally.
“We have always been
so fortunate to have bud-
get support, so we never
ventured into some of the
typical fundraising mod-
els of mainstream public
radio entities” says
KWSO station manager
Sue Matters.
“But now with our
tribal funding reduced,
and the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting in
jeopardy at the federal
level, it’s time for us to
press harder on bringing
in new revenue streams.”
The KWSO Solar
Eclipse Pledge Drive will
include on air and online
appeals to purchase a
KWSO membership.
For a membership
there is a one-time annual
fee of $35. You can also
choose a sustaining mem-
bership, and give a spe-
cific amount of money
monthly, having it auto-
matically drawn from
your bank account or
credit card.
The August pledge
drive will be a chance for
the community, as well as
visitors to Central Or-
egon, to show their appre-
ciation and support for
Warm Springs Commu-
nity Radio.
To learn more about
the KWSO membership
program visit www.kwso.
org and click on the do-
nate button.
Congratulations, OSU graduate
NOTIFICATION TO SERVE AS JUROR
To the following individu-
als: You are hereby notified
to appear before the Tribal
Court to serve as a Juror on
each Thursday listed below,
during the months of July
and August.
The juror orientation will
be at 4 p.m. on July 5.
Jury duty is at 9:30 a.m.
at the courthouse on the fol-
lowing days:
July 6, 13, 20 and 27; and
August 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31.
Note: If you fail to ap-
pear on the dates and times
listed above, you may be
charged with Contempt of
Court. To:
Adams Jr, Rodney
Anson, Shardae
Becerra, Nachelle
Boise, Desirae
Calica, Brittany
Charley Jr., Robert
Craig, Matthew
Danzuka, Melissa
Fuentes, Trissie
Graham, Craig
Hatlestad, Robinique
Hisatake III, Harry
Jim, Lianna
Johnson, Shawnee
Kalama, Katherine
Kalama, Timothy
Kentura, Falena
Knight, Vanessa
Lillie, Candace
Lucei, Tina
McKinley, Noralisette
Metrokin, Britton
Mitchell, Eric
Napyer, Nathan
Payne, Willette
Plouffe-Hinojosa, Debra
Rabbie Sr., Jason
Rodriguez, Dabid
Sahme, W. Foster
Sampson, Monica
Scott, Sisiley
Simtustus, Julia
Smith, Angela
Smith, Jamie
Smith, Stacy
Smith Jr., Grant
Smith-Strong, K‘lei
Stanley Jr., Jerome
Stradley, Terry
Stwyer-Greene, Theodore
Suppah, Taralee
Switzler Sr., Jasper
Tewee, Allee
Thomas, Shirelle
Tuckta, Jermayne
Wahsise, Joseph
Wells, Raymond
Williams, Eric
Winishut, Waylon
Yahtin, Olea
A great Congratulations to Jade Martinez, 2017
graduate of Oregon State University. Jade is a
Warm Springs tribal member, and granddaughter
of Urbana Ross. Her major at Oregon State is
Environmental Studies. The OSU graduation
ceremony is on June 17.
The Oregon Environmental Justice Task Force is
holding a public meeting on Friday, June 9 from 8:30
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Madras City Council office.
This is a commission that reports directly to the
Governor on concerns by communities of color and
low-income. To goal is fair treatment to all Oregonians
in terms of environment and health. The task force
welcomes public comments. Top issues for this meet-
ing include tribal issues, water quality and air quality.
Folks are welcome to the meeting any time during
the day.