Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
October 25, 2017
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Native art market at museum
The Museum at Warm
Springs will host the Na-
tive American Art Mar-
ket on Saturday, Novem-
ber 18. Celebrate Native
American art, and pur-
chase original artwork di-
rectly from the artists.
Vendors will be Warm
Springs tribal and other
community members.
There is a $5 vendor fee.
For information, or to
sign up as a vendor, call
Tamera Moody, mu-
seum Education coordi-
nator, 541-553-3331.
Or email:
tamera@museumatwarm
springs.org
Community notes...
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Darkness to Light
Child Abuse Prevention
Training will be in Warm
Springs on Thursday, No-
vember 2 from 5-8 p.m. at
the Community Center.
The training provides par-
ticipants with five steps to
better protect children from
sexual abuse. To sign up,
contact Rosa by phone or
text at 541-350-5200.
Elsewhere:
The MAC Recreation
District will have 30-and-
over and 18-29 adult
basketball leagues be-
ginning in January. The
registration deadline is
January 5. See details at:
macrecdistrict.com
The construction crew puts down the asphalt paving at the Plateau Travel Plaza.
Howlak Tichum
Stanley “Buck” Smith ~ September 7, 1937-August 26, 2017
Buck Smith passed
away peacefully, sur-
rounded by his loved
ones, August 26, 2017,
at the age of 79.
Buck was born in
Warm Springs, Oregon
to Stanley Smith Sr. and
Dorothy (Shumaker)
Smith. He was one of
11 siblings. He grew up
working alongside his
late grandparents, Wesley
and Annie Smith, on the
ranch. Buck raised eight
of his siblings.
Eventually he went to
work for the Pelton
Dam. Following his time
on the dam, he worked
at the community cen-
ter, and then at the Warm
Springs Mill, retiring af-
ter 33 years.
Buck married Suzy
Smith, his wife of 52
years. Welcoming two
boys, the late Troy V.
Smith, and youngest, Ja-
son W. Smith, along with
daughter-in-law Snuffie
Smith; and granddaughters
Jacoba and Joella Smith.
Buck was an avid hunter
and fisherman. He very
much loved the outdoors
and his livestock. He tended
to his ranch 365 days of the
year. He was the Elder Dea-
con of the Warm Springs
Baptist Church for well over
20 years.
Over the years Buck
mentored and passed down
the honesty and hard work
it takes to succeed in life.
He was past chairman of
the Warm Springs Tribal
Council for 12 years.
Buck was a for mer
Wild Horse racer, who
took his last horse at the
age of 71 at the Cheyenne
Frontier Days Rodeo. He
competed many years with
the Professional Wild
Horse Racing Associa-
tion.
Buck is also survived
by two children from a
previous marriage, Butch
Smith III and Lori Smith;
along with grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
Being the true cowboy
he was, his funeral service
was held at the Warm
Springs Rodeo grounds
with over 200 cowboys,
cowgirls, friends and fam-
ily attending. He was laid
to rest at the Agency
Cemetery in War m
Springs.
VFW hosting audio, essay contests with big prizes
The VFW Elliott Palmer
Post 4217 is looking for stu-
dents to enter one of the
VFW’s National Essay Com-
petitions. The Voice of De-
mocracy Patriotic Audio Es-
say Competition is open to
students in grades 9-12.
The top prize is a $30,000
scholarship. The theme this
year is ‘American History:
Our Hope for the Future.’
The VFW essay contest is
open to students in grades 6
through 8. The grand prize
is $5,000. The theme is
The following are items identified
for future consideration by Tribal Coun-
cil.
Burns Paiute Restoration Days.
‘America’s Gift to My Gen-
eration.’ The deadline for
both is October 31. For en-
try information and details,
contact the Warm Springs
VFW Post, 541-553-3025.
You can also email
tamera.calhoun@wstribes.org
Columbia River tribal housing. The
Dalles tribal housing village develop-
ment. IHS updates and planning work-
shop; among other upcoming topics.
Tour the planned Triple Butte timber sale
The Natural Resources
Branch-Forestry will host a
timber tour of the proposed
harvest areas for the Triple
Butte timber sale.
The tour will be on Tues-
Mid-Columbia
powwow at Celilo
The Mid-Columbia River
Powwow is this Friday and
Saturday, October 27-29 at
Celilo Village.
Memorials, ceremonies
and name-givings will be on
Friday. Specials are Men’s
Grass, Iron Man Round
Bustle, Women’s Fancy,
Men’s Dancer/Singer, and
Girls’ 12 and Under All-
Around.
And there will be Hallow-
een Mask dances for kids and
adults.
day, November 9. Vans will
leave the tribal administra-
tion building at 9 a.m. Sack
lunches will be provided. Be
sure to wear warm clothes
and sturdy footwear.
Resource topics include
wildlife, water resources,
huckleberry productivity, eco-
nomic and other vested inter-
ests the tribes have in the tim-
ber sale program.
Tribal history talk at Smith Rock
Smith Rock State Park is
hosting its final Oregon Ar-
chaeology Celebration lec-
ture this Friday, October 27.
The presentation, titled
‘Archaeological Preservation
Issues Along the Owyhee
River,’ will be with Northern
Paiute historian Wilson Wewa.
It’s from 7-9 p.m. at the Smith
Rock State Park Welcome
Center in Terrebonne. It is
free and open to the public.
Day-use parking is $5.
If you are exclusively breastfeeding your
baby starting from month 1 to 6 months,
you are invited to join the 6 Months
Breastfeeding Club. The first meeting is
today from 2:30-4 p.m. in the IHS atrium.
Gifts and snacks will be shared. If you have
questions contact Janet or Sheryl at 541-
553-2460.