Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
September 13, 2017
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Loop tour coming up
OSU Extension’s Fall Fruit Loop Tour is coming
up later this month.
The fall 2017 tour will be to Parkdale and Hood
River on Saturday, September 23.
Vans will leave the Warm Springs Extension office
at 7:45 a.m. and return by 5 p.m.
You will need to bring a lunch and snacks, or money
to purchase lunch in Parkdale. Space is limited, call
541-553-3238 to reserve a spot.
James Edumnd Greeley
is nominated in two
categories at the
Seventeenth Annual
Native American Music
Awards.
Mr. Greeley—Hopi, Nez
Perce, Warm Springs
and Wasco—is a
nominee in the Artist of
the Year category, and
Best Traditional
Recording.
He is nominated for his
album Before America.
Extension celebration Saturday
OSU Extension will hold
its Second Annual Commu-
nity Celebration this Satur-
day, September 16 at Sahalee
Park in Madras.
The celebration will be
from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. It
is a free fun family event.
Activities include live mu-
The NAMA awards show
is coming up in October
at Niagra Falls, New
York.
You can vote to help
determine the winners.
Go to:
sic, a small petting zoo, face
painting, hands on STEM ac-
tivities, educational presenta-
tions and demonstration and
more.
A free baked potato lunch
will be served from 11:30 til
1, or while supplies last.
nativeamericanmusic
awards.com
W.S. GED classes starting
Album cover/Courtesy photo.
Film festival to help placement of rez horses
The Equus Film Festival
will make a stop this month
at the Performing Arts Cen-
ter at Madras High School.
The event is presented by the
Warm Springs Horse Net-
work.
“The two-day film festival
features equine films to de-
light all ages and interests,
from romantic heart warm-
ing stories to documentary
depictations,” the event pro-
motion says. On the Satur-
day morning of the festival
will be the special block of
films for young people.
The festival will be Fri-
day and Saturday, Septem-
ber 21-22. On the Thurs-
day before, there is a pri-
vate sponsors event at the
Museum at Warm Springs.
There will also be a two-
day silent auction, with lo-
cal artisans on hand.
Kathleen Flannagan Kreza
will unviel a new work, the
painting For the Love of
Mustangs. She donated the
piece to the non-profit
Warm Springs Horse Net-
work.
You can learn more
about Equus Film Festival
by calling 541-771-9724.
Or go to Facebook: Equus
Film Festival Tour Stop
Madras.
Proceeds from the
event go toward the place-
ment of Warm Springs
horses.
day that week, also 1-4 p.m.
It is mandatory to attend
one day of orientation per
class. Registrations will not be
accepted after.
The Madras GED classes
begin the same week, and are
held evenings from 5:45-8:45.
Basic Reading and Writing
orientations are Monday and
Wednesday, and Basic Math
on Tuesday and Thursday at
the Madras COCC campus.
Museum seeking member art
W.S. Fire Management assisting with Eagle Creek fire
Hot Shots with Warm
Springs Fire Management
left earlier this week to
help fight the Eagle Creek
fire.
A fuels crew and other
resources from Fire Man-
agement, including two en-
gines, are also now on the
scene.
As of earlier this week,
the fire had burned across
more than 35,600 acres at
the Columbia Gorge. The
location is between Corbett
and Hood River.
This is Ceded Lands, in-
cluding traditional fishing
places, of the Confeder-
ated Tribes. The blaze was
about 11 percent contained
as of Tuesday.
The Eagle Creek fire
forced the evacuation of
hundreds of residents in the
area, and forced the closure
of I-84.
The highway remained
closed into this week be-
tween Hood River and
Fall Term GED classes in
Warm Springs start the week
of September 25 in the top
floor training room at the
Education Building.
All students must attend
an orientation for each class
to register. Basic Reading
and Writing orientations will
be Monday and Wednesday
of that week from 1-4 p.m.,
and Basic Math orientations
are on Tuesday and Thurs-
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.
NIEA Conference seeking artwork
Courtesy Sheriff Mike Reese
Destruction on the Historic Columbia River Highway from the Eagle Creek Fire.
Troutdale.
The only access for
salmon fishing along Wash-
ington SR 14 east of
Washougal.
Boaters and anglers may
use the Hamilton Island rec-
reational area on the Wash-
ington side of the river west
of North Bonneville.
Both the island and boat
ramp are open, according to
the U.S. Army Corps of En-
gineers, Portland office.
Boaters and campers will
also find Beacon Rock State
Park reopened, although no
burning is allowed. The
park has a boat ramp and
docks.
Forecast
Good news is that cooler
weather, and some rain dur-
ing the weekend, are on the
way.
Meanwhile, the Columbia
River below Bonneville Dam
reopened to all vessels includ-
ing recreational fishing boats.
The U.S. Coast Guard re-
opened the waterway after
closing it last week because
of the fire and smoke.
The Forty-Eighth Annual
National Indian Education
Association convention is
coming up October 4-7.
This year the conference will
be at the Caribe Royale in
Orlando, Florida.
The NIEA convention
theme this year is Building
Education Nations by Ampli-
fying Innovative Voices—rec-
ognizing the role educators
and communities play in
shaping the future leaders of
Native education.
NIEA is seeking Native
artists to provide the artwork
to illustrate the theme for
this year’s convention.
The selected artwork will
be featured in marketing ma-
terials including website ban-
ners, member announce-
ments, advertising, on-site
signage, and other related
marketing materials.
Submission guidelines:
All 2-D and 3-D artwork ac-
cepted. All submissions must
be in digital format, saved in
JPG file format at 300 dpi.
All submissions and ques-
tions should be sent to
Miriam Davis-Rosenbaum at:
mdavisrosenbaum@niea.org