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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
June 21, 2017
Pi-Ume-Sha sporting events
Hood to Coast Washington
The Pi-Ume-Sha Open Softball
Tournament is this Saturday and
Sunday, June 24-25. Saturday is
the co-ed tourney, and the men’s
tournament is on Sunday, both at
the Pi-Ume-Sha fields.
Pi-Ume-Sha Boxing, hosted by
the Warm Springs Nation Boxing
Club, is Saturday at 6 p.m. at the
Community Center gym.
The Pi-Ume-Sha Rodeo is Sat-
urday and Sunday, June 24 and 25,
starting each day at 1 p.m.
The Pi-Ume-Sha Endurance
Horse Race is this Saturday morn-
ing, June 24 starting at the Shaker
Church. The Pi-Ume-Sha Run is at
9 a.m. on Saturday, starting at the
Warm Springs Housing Authority.
Clinic, youth rodeo in July
Courtesy photo.
Team Where’s the Finish Line at the Washington to Coast Relay Walk: Tashina Smith, Chris
Smith, Sylvania Russell, Michele Stacona, Janell Smith and Saphronia Katchia.
T he Warm Springs walking
team Where’s the Finish Line
finished seventh out of 19
teams in the Women’s Division
of the first-ever Hood to
Coast Washington relay.
Where’s the Finish Line
team members are Michele
Stacona, Chris Smith, Tashina
Smith, Janell Smith, Saphronia
Katchia and Sylvania Russell.
They finished twenty-fourth out
of 56 teams overall.
Teams had six members, walk-
ing a total of 52 miles, finishing
up in Seabrook, Washington.
Other Warm Springs teams in
the Hood to Coast Washington
relay were Too Inspired to be
Tired, Smith Logging, and Beast
Mode Babes.
The Where’s the Finish Line
team is next planning to join the
Portland to Coast Walk in Au-
gust. This event has 12-women
teams, covering 130 miles. Port-
land to Coast will have an esti-
mated 4,000 walkers and 3,600
volunteers.
Where’s the Finish Line wants
to thank Indian Head Casino
and Composite Products for
their support of the team.
Sapsikw’asha Miyanashman—
Early Childhood Education TDC.
And the OSU Extension staff,
Rosanna and Sarah, for preparing
the meal. Thank you to sub chief
William Slokish for showing the stu-
dents how to set the table for ka’wit
or Sapalwit. And to the Boys and
Girls Club for the use of the gym-
nasium for the graduation cer-
emony. And thank you ohnson
O’Malley Committee for the finan-
cial donation.
Inmi Dallas Winishut Jr.,
Ichishkin Sapsikw’ala, Culture and
Heritage Language Program.
Eclipse week pledge drive with KWSO
KWSO radio will hold their
first ever pledge drive the week
of the Solar Eclipse, August 15-
22. The public radio station,
owned and operated by the Con-
federated Tribes, has been on the
air for more than 30 years, serv-
ing the reservation community
and surrounding areas.
The Confederated Tribes have
long supported the local media
outlet, and in 2004 KWSO be-
came part of the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting Community
Service Grant program, which
now funds close to half of the
station’s operations annually.
For a membership there is a
one-time annual fee of $35. You
can also choose a sustaining mem-
bership, and give a specific 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 Oregon,
to show their appreciation and sup-
port 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.
Luminaria with Relay for Life
A special Luminaria ceremony
during the American Cancer Soci-
ety Relay For Life of Jefferson
County will remember those lost
to cancer, and honor those who
have survived.
Luminaria will be lit at the
Jefferson County Fairgrounds on
July 15 at dark time to represent
these individuals.
Anyone desiring to make a
luminaria donation may do so by
contacting Christie Bouvia at 541-
460-9604 or by visiting:
relayforlife.org/madrasor
Each luminaria candle is $5
each. “Each luminaria represents
the life of someone who has battled
cancer. It is a beautiful sight when
all the bags with candles are illumi-
nated around the track,” said
Christie Bouvia volunteer luminaria
chair.
“The Luminaria Ceremony is a
moving way to remember loved
ones lost to cancer and to pay trib-
ute to cancer survivors.”
Indian Head Casino and em-
ployees are among the supporters
of the Relay for Life Jefferson
County.
Senators see for salmon fishery emergency
Four West Coast senators are
calling for a declaration of salmon
fishery emergency. This could pro-
vide aid to economically struggling
fishing communities.
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff
Merkley of Oregon, and Sens.
Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Har-
ris from California, sent a letter to
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross
last week calling for the declaration.
It comes in the wake of a similar
appeal three weeks ago from the
two states’ governors, Kate Brown
of Oregon and Jerry Brown of
California.
Sunday, July 9 will be the Youth
Jackpot Rodeo. There will be a
mutton busting race, three kids per
team. The junior wild colt race is
for youth ages 7-12; and the pee-
wee buckers is for kids 8 and un-
der.
Junior buckers is for youth 9-11
years; and the senior buckers for
12-14 year-olds. The senior wild colt
race is for 13-17 year-olds. Each of
these events has a $15 entry fee.
There is a $5 office fee for entries.
Additional prizes will be an-
nounced at the event. For informa-
tion call Aldo Garcia, 541-300-
5652.
Congratulations to two
Warm Springs Head Start
teachers Dorothea Thurby and
Leah Villa, for their gradua-
tion from Central Oregon
Community College with a
DALE (Developmentally
Appropriate Learning Envi-
ronments in Early Childhood)
Certificate in Early Childhood
Education.
May you two strong teachers
continue on your learning
adventure!
Love, Your family and
friends.
Students graduate Language Program
Students this month graduated
from the Autni Ichishkin Sapsikw’at
Academy at Culture and Heritage.
Kw’atashamatash Nami Tananama.
Ku the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs, for another success-
ful year in the Autni Ichishkin
Sapsikw’at Academy.
Five students graduated earlier
this month. And congratulations to
all the Miyanashma who attended
AIS in the past. Honorable men-
tion to all parents, grandparents and
great-grandparents. We thank all
from the Culture and Heritage Lan-
guage Program.
And thank you to the
Chiefs for Recovery will host a
clinic and rodeo for youth at the
Warm Springs rodeo grounds on
Saturday and Sunday, July 8-9. This
is free to all youth, starting both
days at 11 a.m.
On Saturday, July 8, there will
be a wild colt race clinic for jun-
iors, 8-12 years; and seniors, 13-17
years. Instructors will be Jason Smith
and Buck Smith.
Another Saturday event will be
the Mini Buckers Peewee 8 and
under; juniors, 9-11 years; and se-
nior buckers, 12-14 years. Instruc-
tors will be Levi Mortensen and
Keith Ulam from Beatty; and Juice
Scott from Madras.
Congratulations to Miriam
Makalia Vance, graduate of
Western Washington University.
Miriam graduated with a
Bachelor of Arts in English with
an emphasis on Creative Writ-
ing, and a minor in Classical
Studies. She will be traveling on
vacation, and then will work as
a receptionist at a business in
Bellingham, while pursuing an
internship at Tin House Publish-
ing and writing independently.
Miriam is the daughter of
Brenda and Randy Nathan of
Warm Springs.
Congratulations to Dena
Thurby for getting her Bach-
elors Degree from Oregon
State University in Business
Administration.
Your family is very proud
of you and what you have ac-
complished with working two
jobs and going to school!
We love you!
Love you, Family.
I would like to thank my family for being there for me through all my
late nights of homework and writing papers while going to Oregon State
University-Cascades campus in Bend, earning my Bachelor’s of Science
degree in Business Administration. They were all there for me on gradu-
ation day on June 17, 2017. Dena Thurby
Warm Springs Fisheries sets June, July Zone 6 fishing
Zone 6 platform and hook
and line fishing is open for sub-
sistence use or sales for salmon,
steelhead, shad, walleye, catfish,
bass, carp and yellow perch.
These fish may be sold or
kept for subsistence use. Le-
gal-size sturgeon are between
43 and 54 inches fork length
in The Dalles and John Day
pools, and between 38 and 54
inches fork length in the
Bonneville Pool, and may be
kept for subsistence use only.
The season is opened earlier
this month, and goes through
11:59 p.m., Monday July 31.
The open area is all of Zone
6. Allowed gear is hoop nets,
dip nets, and hook and line.
Dam closed areas applicable
to platform gear and hook and line
are in effect.
The Spring Creek Hatchery
sanctuary is not necessary this time
of year. Fish may be sold after
the period ends if caught during
the open period.
Zone 6 commercial gill net
season
The commercial summer gillnet
season is now open and has two
periods. The first period ends this
Thursday, June 22 at 6 p.m. The
second period is from 6 a.m., Mon-
day June 26 through 6 p.m., Thurs-
day June 29.
The open area is all of Zone 6.
Allowed gear is gillnets or driftnets
with a minimum mesh size of 7”.
Allowed sales are salmon,
steelhead, shad, walleye, catfish,
bass, carp and yellow perch.
These fish may be sold or kept
for subsistence use.
Legal-size sturgeon are be-
tween 43 and 54 inches fork
length in The Dalles and John
Day pools, and between 38 and
54 inches fork length in the
Bonneville Pool, and may be
kept for subsistence use only.
Standard river mouth and
dam closed areas applicable to
gillnets are in effect except for
the Spring Creek National Fish
Hatchery sanctuary.
Fish may be sold after the
period ends if caught during the
open period.