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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Getting ready for National Finals
T he Junior National Finals Rodeo
is fast approaching, and Siddalee
Spino-Suppah and family are mak-
ing plans for the event.
Siddalee will represent the Con-
federated Tribes in Peewee Bare-
back at the Junior Finals in Las
Vegas, competing with the best Pee-
wee Bareback riders in the coun-
try.
Siddalee qualified for the Finals
this summer after winning the West
Coast Regional Finals in Peewee
Bareback. She won against a field
of six boy riders, a unique achieve-
ment.
Siddalee and her aunt Paleena
Spino are now fund-raising to make
the trip to Vegas. One of the
fundraisers is the Road to the Jun-
ior National Finals Rodeo raffle.
The Grand Prize in this raffle is
$2,500. Drawing will be in Decem-
ber. For ticket information call or
text 541-460-3283. Or check their
Facebook page. Here are some of
the raffle prizes:
Two cedar caps with Bronc rider
decoration (two winners). Two la-
dies camo caps (two winners), do-
nated by Valerie Squiemphen. One
camping chair; and one throw blan-
ket, both items donated by Valerie.
Two pairs of earrings made by
Charmaine Billey. One ID badge
clip with matching earrings made
by Saralee Spino-McCormack.
One travel size lotion body spray
set from Victoria’s Secret (Pure
Seduction). One Pendleton shawl
made by CR Begay. More prizes
to be announced. All of your sup-
port will be greatly appreciated!
November 7, 2018
Open hoops tourney
Late November and early
December in Warm Springs
will see the Open Men’s 6-
Foot and Under Tournament.
The Community Center
will host the tourney Friday
through Sunday, November
30-December 2.
There are cash awards in
this tournament. Awards are
for first place, second and
third; Most Valuable Player,
High Scorer and Mr. Hustle.
Bracket man is Antoine
Fuentes, 541-640-1379; direc-
tor is Rick Minthorn, 541-615-
0325. The entry fee is $375.
A hold spot fee for a bracket
is $100.
Holiday Bowling to roll
The Warm Springs Indian Holi-
day Bowling Tournament is coming
up Thursday through Saturday,
November 22-24.
The Forty-Second Annual Holi-
day tourney is bowled at Lava Lanes
in Bend.
The tournament is sponsored
and organized by the Warm Springs
Indian Holiday Bowling Tourna-
ment Committee. For information
you can call Austine Greene at
Recreation, 541-553-3243.
Youth Jam 3-on-3, concert
Siddalee with Regional Finals Champion buckle.
Courtesy photos
Emblem of the 2018 Junior
National Finals Rodeo
At right, Siddalee with caps that
are among the raffle prizes.
The Warm Springs Youth
Jam 3-on-3 basketball tourna-
ment is set for Saturday, No-
vember 17 starting at 1 p.m. at
the Warm Springs Youth Cen-
ter Gym. There are three cat-
egories:
Five to 9 years—$15 entry
fee per team.
Ten to 13 years—$25 entry
fee per team.
Fourteen to 18 years—$25
entry fee per team.
In the evening there will the
Warm Springs Youth Jam con-
cert and a rap battle. Rappers
pay an $8 entry fee.
Admission to the concert
will be $6 or $3, if you bring a
toy for the Warm Springs Toy
Drive. To learn more contact
Cameron Smith Lucero at:
smithlucero.killakam.07@gmail.
com
Madras High School Drama will present Charles Dickens’ A Christ-
mas Carol November 29 through December 1 at the Performing
Arts Center. Shows will be at 7 p.m., and tickets will be available at
the door. Children 5 and under may attend for free.
Winter
sports start
soon at MHS
Madras High School winter
sports—basketball, swimming and
wresting—begin this month.
Girls Varsity
The girls varsity team will have
a their first home game of the
season on Wednesday, November
28, as they host Hidden Valley
High School.
Then on Friday and Saturday,
November 30-December 1, is the
White Buffalo Classic at the high
school.
Boys Varsity
The varsity boys open the sea-
son on the road at Hidden Valley,
November 28.
The boys have their first home
game on Saturday, December 1,
against Sisters High School. And
the Madras varsity boys will host
Crook County on Tuesday, De-
cember 4.
Jayson Smith/Spilyay
The Madras White Buffalos varsity soccer team won their first-
round playoff game, 3-1, at home against McLoughlin. The
boys then played last Saturday at Newport. These games were
Jayson Smith captured this shot on Halloween at his Early
Childhood Education Center classroom F-5/6.
part of the 2018 Oregon High School Boys Soccer playoffs,
part of the OSAA 4A tournament.