Spilyay Tymoo January 30, 2019 Page 5 Iron Chefs cooking at Academy The fine art of healthy cook- ing will be on display in February at the Warm Springs Academy, followed by the regional competi- tion at the Jefferson County Middle School. The Iron Chef Cook-Off is a challenging and yet fun cooking competition. Round one of the cook-off will be next week at the Warm Springs Academy, with the regional com- petition the following day at the Jefferson County Middle School. Last year the Warm Springs team of three students took a close second place in the cook-off. The challenge: The students are given the final secret ingredient— last year it was sweet potatoes— only moments before the start of the cook-off. They proceed to improvise a nutritious and delightful dish, judged by a panel of taste testers. The judges ask the students questions about preparation, with the focus on the five food groups and nutrition, cooking safety and sanitation, and taste. The students qualify by going through the Iron Chef in the Nu- trition Kitchen series, which con- cludes next week. The program is a collaboration among the Warm Springs Acad- emy, Oregon State University Nutrition and OSU 4-H Agricul- ture, and the Twenty-First Cen- tury afterschool program, spon- sored in part by St. Charles Medi- cal Center. The students are in grades six to eight. They complete the eight- session series, coached by Extension’s Rosanna Sanders. The students learn the basics of meal preparation and cooking, food safety, food parings, teamwork and leadership. The last session at the Academy will be at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb- ruary 7 in the Discovery Room. The winning team at the Academy cook-off will then go to the regional cook-off at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, February 8. The team from the Academy will compete against the Jefferson County and Culver middle school teams. “It’s always an exciting event, and a lot fun,” said Olivia Davis, pro- gram coordinator and teacher at the Culver Middle School. Dave McMechan Seeking input on mandatory sentencing The tribal Justice Team is plan- ning another public meeting regard- ing the draft resolution on manda- tory sentencing for drug related cases on the reservation. This will be a chance for com- munity input on the proposal. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, February 5 at the Com- munity Center social hall. The Justice Team held its first Births T’Weiwaus Emerald Faith Jackson Robert ‘JJ’ Lucei and Ellen Jackson of Warm Springs are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter T’Weiwaus Emerald Faith Jackson, born on January 15, 2019. T’Weiwaus joins brothers Gen- esis, 19, Kain, 16 and Darreck, 12; and sisters Ciara, 19, and MoneiKah, 14. Sophina GraceyAnn Caldera Aaron Caldera of Nakia Caldera of Warm Springs are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Sophina GraceyAnn Caldera, born on January 25, 2019. Sophina joins brother Kristopher, 10; and sisters AnnaMarie, 12, and Ella, 6. Grandparents on the father’s side are Rebekah Main and Nathan Main, and Raphael Caldera. Xiomara Rose Bautista Gonzalez Ivan Carlos Bautista Valdez and Karina Gonzalez of Culver are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Xiomara Rose Bautista Gonzalez, born on Janu- ary 25, 2019. Xiomara joins brother Sergio, 3; and sisters Zuleyma and Cristal. Grandparents on the father’s side are Eufemio Bautista Correa and Mar tia B. Valdez of Culver. Grandparents on the mother’s side are Hortencia Parra Martin Gonzalez of Culver. public meeting on the resolution in late 2018. Overall, the response from this meeting was in favor of the proposal. The community response, in fact, prompted the Justice Team to increase the initially proposed mandatory minimum sentences. After the first, the Justice Team is suggested doubling the mini- mum sentences from 30, 60 and 90 days to 60, 90 and 120 days. The Justice Team represents de- partments of the Public Safety Branch, tribal court, Health and Human Services, Housing, IHS, elected leaders, management and other community members. The Justice Team first began working on the mandatory mini- mum sentencing resolution last year at the direction of Tribal Council. Jayson Smith/Spilyay Lynden Harry led the College of the Siskiyou Eagles women’s basketball team to a recent win over Butte. Lynden, former White Buffao star, had 17 points, 16 assists, six rebounds and three steals. The Eagles have four more regular season games: At Butte, home against Lassen, at Shasta and at Feather River. Photographer Jayson Smith was on hand for the Eagles home win over Butte.