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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
CPS seeking foster parents, support
The War m Springs
Children’s Protective Ser-
vices is seeking community
members who are inter-
ested in being foster parents.
Other community involve-
ment—donations of cloth-
ing or of volunteer time, for
instance—are also very wel-
come, said Cecelia Collins,
who is serving as CPS di-
rector.
Anyone interested in be-
coming a foster parent is
encouraged to visit CPS, lo-
cated on campus across
from the Education building.
For information you can
reach them at 541-553-
3209.
CPS does as much as pos-
sible with a limited number
of staff. Help from the
community can be a tremen-
dous benefit, Mrs. Collins
said. A foster home in the
Sports action resumes at MHS
These are some sports
activities coming up at Ma-
dras High School.
Saturday, September 2:
The White Buffalos Cross
Country team competes in
the Marist Meet at
Richardson Park starting at
9 a.m.
Tuesday, September 5:
The boys and girls soccer
teams will host Sisters. Boys
junior varsity and girls var-
sity play at 3. Boys varsity
and girls JV play at 5:30.
Meanwhile, the volleyball
squads play at Ridgeview.
Thursday, September 7:
The JV and varsity volleyball
teams are in Culver. JV plays
at 4, and varsity at 5:30
Saturday, September 9:
The White Buffalo varsity
volleyball team plays at Cas-
cade.
Freshman and JV volley-
ball are at La Pine.
local community can allow
the child to continue living
and going to school here, in-
stead of moving to a new
community and new school,
Mrs. Collins said.
There is a training pro-
gram for potential foster
parents, who then work with
the CPS caseworkers.
Transitional house
A new project with CPS
is the creation of a transi-
tional home for parents who
are working to get back to-
gether with a child or children.
The project involves the
remodeling of the Vernon
Jackson Home, located by
CPS. When the house is done,
there will be two bedrooms,
kitchen, living room, etc.; so
the parent and child or chil-
dren can live there during the
transition period.
August 30, 2017
Member art show
The Twenty-Fourth Annual Tribal Member Art
Exhibit is coming up soon. The opening is October
19.
Tribal adult artists are invited to submit their work
in the traditional or contemporary categories. Some
of the art will be for sale. Talk with Natalie Kirk,
museum curator, for more information, 541-553-
3331.
Meanwhile, there is still some time to check out
the Celestial Visions exhibit. This runs through Sep-
tember 9.
FSA on livestock disaster help
The Central Oregon
Farm Service Agency will
be speaking in War m
Springs on September 7
about the different Live-
stock Disaster Assistance
Programs. These pro-
grams may be available to
livestock producers who
suffered livestock or graz-
ing losses due to wildfire.
The meeting in Warm
Springs will be from 9 to
10 a.m. on Thursday, Sep-
tember 7 at the Greeley
Heights Community
Building. An FSA repre-
sentative will be present-
ing information, and will
be available to assist with
required paperwork for
those are interested in
signing up. The programs
require that a notice of
loss be filed with the FSA
within 30 calendar days
of when the loss is first
apparent to the producer.
Example of Celestial Visions artwork, eclipse
them painting by Apalonia Susana Santos.
The Cooking Matters 6-week course will be this
Wednesday, August 30 through October 11 at the Warm
Springs Health and Wellness Center from 2:30-4:30.
The classes will teach how to prepare affordable
healthy meals and how shop smart. Participants will
be able to practice recipes at home with free ingredi-
ents. To reserve a spot call 541-390-3572.
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Thursday, August 31
Warm Springs jurors will
need to check-in at 9:30 this
morning at Warm Springs
Tribal Court.
The Water Control
Board is holding a public
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the
Greeley Heights Commu-
nity Building. Public input,
comments and concerns
regarding
proposed
changes to Ordinance 80
will be taken. Light refresh-
ments will be provided.
Today at the Behavioral
Health Center there is an
Alcoholics Anonymous
meeting at noon; Family
Education at 5:30; and a
Narcotics Anonymous
meeting held at the Shaker
Church at 6 p.m.
Fitness activities sched-
uled for today at the Com-
munity Wellness Center:
Functional fitness class at
12:10 in the social hall, and
boot camp class in the Aero-
bics room at 12:10.
Guiding Butterflies &
Mighty Warriors meet to-
day from 1 to 3 p.m. in the
Prevention room at the Be-
havioral Health Center. The
class is for adults to par-
ticipate in cultural-based
teachings, crafts and activi-
ties.
There is Social Dance
Class today from 4:30-6pm
at the Community Center
Aerobics room.
Central Oregon P-Flag
and the Let’s Talk Diversity
Coalition invite the commu-
nity to a potluck picnic from
6-8:30 p.m. at Sahalee Park
in Maras.
Friday, September 1
Today is the last day of
the summer program at the
Boys & Girls Club of Warm
Springs. They will start their
school year program next
week on Wednesday. Stop
by the club to learn more
about the afterschool pro-
gram if you are interested
in signing up your child to
attend. The club is open to
all youth kindergarten age
to 18 years old. The club is
located at the Youth Center
(previous
elementary
school gym).
Here are some fitness
activities happening today:
Senior Fitness class is at
10:45 at the Seniors build-
ing. At 12:10 there is Func-
tional Fitness class in the
Aerobics room, and Pi-Yo
class at the clinic.
An open joint committee
meeting is from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. at the Agency
Longhoues. Light meal and
refreshments will be pro-
vided. On the agenda are
committee updates, Sutton
Mountain tour and IRMP3.
The Health and Promo-
tion Prevention Initiative,
and Diabetes Prevention
are hosting the Recovery Is
a Journey walk. There will
be a time for prayer at 11:30
a.m., and the walk starts at
12:15 at the Warm Springs
Community Center. All are
welcome to support those
in recovery and kick off Na-
tional Recovery Month.
There will be food and
prizes.
The Warm Springs Out-
door Market has moved to
the corner of Paiute Avenue
and Highway 26 on cam-
pus, and will be open from
3-7 p.m. Vendors are wel-
come to set up to sell food,
arts, crafts and more. The
Warm Springs Community
Action Team hosts the mar-
ket and will provide a table,
canopy and chairs to the
first 12 vendors to show up.
All others will need to pro-
vide own their own.
The Community Health
Program at the Health and
Wellness Center has a Be-
havior Health Clinic today.
Walk-in appointments are
available between 1 and 5
p.m. Services include
screening, assessment,
crisis intervention, referrals
to mental health, medical,
substance treatment, or
other
community
re-
sources. Children, adoles-
cents and adults are wel-
come.
Saturday, September 2
There is an Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting this
morning at 10 at Commu-
nity Counseling.
Sunday, September 3
Warm Springs Christian
Fellowship is this morning
at 9:30 at High Lookee
Lodge.
The Warm Springs
Food Bank is located at the
Presbyterian Church. They
are open today from 11:30-
1:30 today. All food banks
and pantries do take dona-
tions of non-perishable
food or cash
Monday, September 4
Labor Day, a tribal holi-
day.
Aglow Bible Study is this
evening at High Lookee
Lodge. Everyone is wel-
come. Prayer is at 5:30 and
bible study at 6:30.
Tuesday, September 5
Boys & Girls Club
closed.
Fitness activities hap-
pening at the Community
Wellness Center today:
Volleyball at noon in the
gym, Functional Fitness
class is at 12:10 in the so-
cial hall; and also at 12:10
there is a Boot Camp class
in the Aerobics room.
The Jefferson County
Food Bank is located at 556
SE Seventh Street. They are
open for distribution this af-
ternoon. All food banks and
pantries do take donations
of non-perishable food or
cash.
The Warm Springs Voca-
tional Rehabilitation pro-
gram has orientation today
at 3pm at Community Coun-
seling. If you or someone
you know has or may have
a disability that is a barrier
to employment or employ-
ment advancement, they
can learn about their op-
tions at an orientation or by
calling 553-4952.
The next Pathways
Home: Native Home Own-
ership Course begins to-
day. Classes will be held
Tuesday evenings from
5:30-7:30 at the Tribal
Credit Building. This
course is required for any-
one in the IDA Program for
home ownership, but it is
open to anyone interested
in learning about financing,
purchasing and maintain-
ing a home. To sign up call
541-553-3148.
Wednesday, September 6
Today’s fitness sched-
ule: Water Aerobics is at the
Kah-Nee-Ta Village pool
this morning. Senior Fit-
ness class is at 10 at the
Seniors building; basketball
at noon in the gym, and at
12:10 there is Functional
Fitness class in the Aero-
bics room, and Pi-Yo class
at the clinic atrium.
Women’s Group meets
today at 1 at the Behavioral
Health Center.
Soaring Butterflies
Warrior Spirit meets today
from 4-5:30 p.m. at the
Warm Springs Academy.
There is Warm Springs
Christian Fellowship this
evening at 6 at High Lookee
Lodge.
Thursday, September 7
The Timber Committee
meets at 9 a.m. in the For-
estry Building.
Warm Springs jurors will
need to check-in at 9:30 this
morning at Warm Springs
Tribal Court.
There is an Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting today
at noon at the Behavioral
health Center, and a Narcot-
ics Anonymous meeting at
6 p.m. at the Shaker Church.
Fitness activities sched-
uled for today at the Com-
munity Wellness Center:
There’s noon volleyball in
the gym, Functional Fitness
class at 12:10 in the social
hall, and boot camp class in
the Aerobics room at 12:10.
This afternoon at 4:10 is
Turbo Kick Class.
Guiding Butterflies &
Mighty Warriors meet today
from 1 to 3 in the Prevention
room at Community Coun-
seling. The class is for
adults to participate in cul-
tural-based
teachings,
crafts and activities.
There is Social Dance
class today from 4:30-6pm
at the Community Center
Aerobics room.
Friday, September 8
Here are some fitness
activities happening today:
Senior Fitness class is at
10:45 at the Seniors build-
ing; noon basketball in the
gym. At 12:10 there is Func-
tional Fitness class in the
Aerobics room, and Pi-Yo at
the clinic.