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Letters to the editor
From B&G Club
Greetings!
The Boys & Girls Club of
Warm Springs will host our
annual Great Futures golf
scramble, dinner and auction
fundraiser on Saturday, April
28 at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort.
We are now seeking items
for our auctions, and are
hoping you would be able to
help. Please consider what
you might be able to donate
to help us raise money for
the club.
This will be our Ninth
Annual fundraiser. Some
things to know about the
Boys & Girls Club of Warm
Springs, and our impact for
tribal youth:
Our membership was 483
young people in 2017.
Daily attendance has in-
creased over 90 percent
since 2014.
On average we’re serving
100 tribal youth each day.
Sixty-two percent of or
members are from single-
parent households.
One-hundred percent of
our members are from low
income households.
Club spending in 2017
was $110,180. Of that total:
Memberships accounted
for $3,960.
Individual and in-kind
contributions added $520.
Fundraising benefits:
$18,500. Corporate and busi-
ness contributions: $9,500.
Government support ac-
counted for $52,700.
The Boys & Girls Club of
Warm Springs is a unit of
the Boys & Girls Club of
Snohomish County.
For more information
contact club me at 541-553-
2323. Or email:
jsmith@bgcsc.org.
Thank you for your con-
sideration.
June Smith, club direc-
tor.
Luau Party
The War m Springs
Honor Seniors Day has
grown to be a long-standing
tradition in the Pacific
Northwest. The team at the
Senior Program is already
gearing up for the 2018 Se-
niors Day—working with
the theme this year of ‘Luau
Party.
This will be the Twenty-
Eighth Annual Warm Springs
Honor Seniors Day, coming
up the second Friday in May.
The idea for the very first
Honor Seniors originated
with a small group of tribal
elders who wanted an event
especially for the elders.
Through the years this
event has grown to a major
community event: The av-
erage attendance has been
from 700 to 1,200 elders
and local at the daylong event.
The day showcases the res-
ervation community, from
Kah-Nee-Ta to the Museum
at Warm Springs and Indian
Head Casino.
And of course we get to
brag about Warm Springs
Composite Products and
Power and Water—not to for-
get the businesses in Madras,
Redmond and Bend that
have supported our event
throughout the years.
The Honor Seniors Day
Committee is requesting door
prizes and gift donations, or
anything you would be will-
ing to donate would be greatly
appreciated. And for the
Luau Party on May 11, re-
member: ‘Come dressed in
your island attire and show us
your moves!’
For additional information
contact the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs Se-
nior Wellness Program, 541-
553-3313, or 553-3520. Sin-
cerely,
Honor Senior Day
Committee.
W.S. Area Chamber
of Commerce
To the community mem-
bers of the Warm Springs
Indian Reservation, tribal
member business owners,
tribal members living off the
reservation, and all others
who are, or want to be en-
gaged with business on the
Warm Springs Reservation:
The Warm Springs Area
Chamber of Commerce,
and the Warm Springs Area
Chamber of Commerce has
been re-activated, and the
new board of directors are:
Dustin Seyler, president.
Shawnetta Yahtin, vice-
president.
Yvette Leecy, treasurer.
Amanda Smith, secretary.
And trustees:
Brutus Baez, Scott
Kalama and Anthony Ander-
son.
The board will abide by
the adopted charter as ap-
proved by the former Warm
Springs Area chamber of
Commerce board, dated
2003. You can reach the
chamber at 541-553-3148.
The office is located at 1136
Paiute Avenue, War m
Springs.
Very respectfully, Gerald
Danzuka.
Tribal Ski Day
Sign up at KWSO for the
Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Day,
Monday, March 5. Space is
limited. Information and
forms are available online at
the KWSO site: kwso.org
Meadows will provide the
transportation, rentals, les-
sons, lift tickets and lunch.
The bus on Monday leaves
the Warm Springs Commu-
nity Center at 7:30 a.m., and
will return around 4.
Bring waterproof coat
and pants (not denim);
gloves, hat and scarf.
Goggles or sunglasses. Syn-
thetic fiber long underwear
(no cotton). Synthetic socks
(one layer only, thin is best).
Personal water bottle and ex-
tra snacks. For additional in-
formation call Sue at KWSO,
541-460-2255.
Enterprises
There are several tribal
board positions open, with
the application deadline com-
ing up on March 6.
There is one position,
non-member, on the Warm
Springs Ventures board;
and one position, non-mem-
ber, on the Warm Springs
Composite Products
board.
There are two position
open on the Warm Springs
Tribal Employment Rights
Office (TERO) Commis-
sion; and one position on the
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort board.
Credit has one position
open.
For all of these positions:
Letters of interest and re-
sumes of applicants should
be submitted by March 6 to
the following address:
Michele Stacona, Secre-
tary-Treasurer/CEO, P.O.
Box 455, Warm Springs, OR
97761.
Authorization letter will
be mailed to all applicants
for a criminal and credit
background check to be
completed returned to Sec-
To hunters
The tribal Natural Re-
sources Wildlife Depart-
ment is now gathering
hunter harvest data and all
tribal members who have is-
sued tags for the 2017 tribal
member subsistence hunts
need to report as soon as
possible.
Harvest and hunting in-
Spilyay photo
Little Miss Warm Springs Kiahna Allen
checks out the wall of hand drums at
the Twenty-Fifth Youth Art Show at the
Museum at Warm Springs: You can
still check out the exhibit through this
Saturday, March 3.
formation is important for
the department in determin-
ing wildlife population sizes,
herd compositions and
hunting pressure. In addi-
tion, this information helps
determine where there are
and are not animals, which
helps focus habitat restora-
tion efforts on the reserva-
tion.
For additional informa-
tion or questions, contact:
Wildlife Department biolo-
gists: 541-553-2037/2046.
Wildlife Parks and Enforce-
ment Manager: 541-553-
2043.
Conservation Enforce-
ment Ranger Manager:
(541) 553-2033
Mail: CTWS Branch
Natural Resources, Wildlife
Department, P.O. BOX C,
Warm Spring, OR 97761
A thank you
To the Community of
Warm Springs,
The children of the late
Suzanne C. Moody would
like to thank everyone who
came out to support us when
In March the museum will host a
celebration of Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
of the museum opening: The new
exhibit opening March 17 will be
Twanat: Celebrating Our Legacy.
our mother became ill, and
later during the services held
after her passing.
This was a very hard time
for us. We did not have time
to prepare, and as some of
you know, thought processes
become clouded during hard
times such as this.
We would like to thank
each and every one of you
who came forth to guide us,
and to be of ser vice,
whether it was by drumming,
officiating, donating items
and food, cooking, cleaning,
just being there, or anything
else that helped us.
God’s love, help, strength,
and support were shown
through all of you.
Sincerely,
Michael
Leecy,
Lionel Smith, Victoria
Smith, K apri Moody,
Shelby Moody, Martha
Stewart, Carl Bork,
Twillia Moody-Lundin,
Tara Moody & William
Moody.
For veterans
Warm Springs will host a
Vietnam and Korean War
Veterans Recognition Day in
March.
The Recognition Day will
be on Wednesday March 28.
Contact the Warm Springs
VFW or American Legion to
learn more. In other veterans
news:
The Veteran’s Honor
Flight of Central Oregon
is seeking veterans to partici-
pate in a trip back to Wash-
ington, D.C. to see the war
memorials.
To learn more about this
opportunity visit the website:
honorflightofcentraloregon.
org
You can also talk with
Mike Williams at 541-912-
1962.
The Veterans and Family
Healing Circle announced
the annual gathering, coming
up in April.
The gathering, April 25-29,
will be at the HeHe
Longhouse. Contacts are:
Mike Williams, 541-
912-1962. Heidi Katchia,
503-804-4177.
Washington state: Elke
Bach-Zeerosah, 253-967-
7905. Cody Black, 360-458-
6840.
Tax help
The Warm Springs Com-
munity Action Team AARP
Tax Aide Site is offering free
tax preparation and filing on
Tuesdays and Thursdays. To
make an appointment call
541-553-3148.
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus in Memorium: Sid Miller
Editor: Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are
located at 4174 Highway 3 in Warm Springs.
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97761.
Students post great grades in second semester
The Warm Springs Acad-
emy announced the Honor
Roll for the second semes-
ter of this school year.
Sixth grade Honors (3.0-
3.5)
Gunner Bailey Jr., Kyote
Boyd, Caramon Brunoe,
Kahmussa Green, Chiara
Jensen, Kiutus Sapuay, Mia
Crowe, Carmen J i m e n e z
Orozco,
AnnaMarie
Johnson, Angel Martinez,
Camryn Shawaway, Aiden
Tortalita, Doralyn
Charley
and
Rocky
Gonzalez Jr.
Phone: 541-553-2210 or 541-771-7521
Sixth grade High Honors
(3.5-3.9)
E-Mail: david.mcmechan@wstribes.org.
Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $20.00
Izeyah Frutos Lopez,
Farani Fuiava, Ivan Good
Lance, Sally Medina, Joseph
Miller, Tommy Ball Jr.,
Terianna Heath, Keith Char-
ley III, Noelani Kalama, Jess
Stevens IV, Chavondria Th-
ompson, Alosha Wainanwit
Sohappy, Ivory Ascencio,
Dasan Begay,
Lucius
Medina Smith, Phillip
Arthur, Seneca Ball, Carlicia
Dixon, Leona Eaglespeaker,
Sasha Esquiro, Ryanna Tho-
mas, Talise Wapsheli and
Charlene White.
Graybael and Sirita
Wallulatum VanPelt.
Sixth grade Highest Hon-
ors (4.0)
Seventh grade High Hon-
ors
Angeles
Antunez,
Yesenia Collins, Rylan
Davis, Jocelyn Greene,
Mariah Johnson, Aurelius
Jones, Kalyn Leonard,
RicoDave Perez Greene,
Skytus Smith,
Keira
Tortalita, Latrell VanPelt
Alexa Martinez, Arellya
Scott, Lorraine Tulee, Pre-
cious Butler, Aradonna
Cochran, Yvonne Greene,
Jaliyah George, Ronald
Kalama and Isaiah Wapsheli.
Seventh grade Honors
Taylor Arthur, Sammy
Billy Chinook, Krystah Jack
Melvin, Jasper Switzler Jr.,
Avan Garcia, Sophia Henry,
Elisella Tor res, Hayden
Heath, Waurica Miller, Gun-
ner Herkshan Jr., Mikayla
Jimboy, Kevin Johnson and
Esmerelda Orozco.
Seventh grade Highest
Honors
Inez Bradley, Cassandra
Brown Heath and Caroline
Hintsatake.
Eighth grade Honors
Amissa
Anderson,
Clarissa Iyakitan, Samuel
LeClaire, Toya Smith, Louie
Smith, Jose Torres, Moses
Gilbert, Wilfire Marcum,
Feather Miller, Dea’JZhane
Soto, Hekili Harry, Kalise
Holliday and Nathaniel
Jensen.
Eighth grade High Hon-
ors
Hailey Cochran, Marilyn
Tom, Lilian Libokmeto,
Jayson Main, Mason Strong,
Levina Perez Greene, Jes-
sica Bruised Head, Shantelle
Henry and Pierre McCloud.