Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
March 13, 2019
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Rodeo: a thank-you to the many who give their support
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“Isaiah and Siddalee are really
blazing the trail for our young kids,”
Evans Spino Jr. says. “No one at
their age has gone to these kinds of
big time shows.”
Isaiah’s parents are Teryl
Florendo and Armando Ribeiro.
Isaiah rides his horse Wup-Sin-Nee
(‘Little Girl) at the family Charley
Canyon ranch. He also stays in ro-
deo shape during the year by play-
ing other sports, especially baseball,
wrestling and basketball. And on
behalf of elders he cuts wood and
hunts.
Isaiah learned his rodeo skills
from family elders, especially his
great-grandfather and grandfather.
(Over his 20 years of rodeo, Evans
Jr. won 77 buckles.) Isaiah’s other
grandfather is Joel Florendo.
The family wishes to thank the
many people who helped Isaiah this
year make it to Oklahoma City:
D.McMechan/Spilyay
The First Go-Round Champion plaque
First of all, Thank you to the
fans, who travel to rodeos around
the region to watch him ride.
Thank you to DMJ Automotive,
Reicie
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And meanwhile she is getting
ready to give the title to the next
Miss Warm Springs.
The 2019 Pageant will be on
Wednesday, March 27, six
o’clock at the Agency
Longhouse. Thyreicia invites
all to attend. Asked for advice
she might have for the next
Miss Warm Springs, Reicie
says:
“Have a strong support
system, an open heart and a
flexible schedule. Make the
most of the opportunities as
they present themselves—and
wear the crown, be the crown,
You are the crown.
“I’m very thankful to those
who have supported me,” she
says. “Whether it’s been with
your
wise
words
of
encouragement, or financially,
and to those who shared their
regalia with me during the year.
And I’m grateful I’ve had this
chance to represent our
community and the tribes.”
Dave McMechan
Grant helps serve W.S. veterans
Veterans of the reservation and
the county will see the benefit of
a grant from the Oregon Health
Services to BestCare Treatment
Services.
BestCare received the grant in
the amount of $137,273 for two
years. The funding will help in
providing behavioral health care to
local veterans.
BestCare will use the grant to
employ a full-time veterans’ behav-
ioral health peer support special-
ist. Once the full-time position is
filled, the specialist will provide
peer mentor support to local vet-
erans receiving care through
BestCare’s mental health program,
or through the U.S. Department
of Veterans Affairs.
In addition, the veterans behav-
ioral health peer support specialist
will actively provide veterans out-
reach services, in part, by actively
participating in veterans network-
ing activities and working with the
Jefferson County Veterans Ser-
vices program.
For more than three years,
BestCare Treatment Services of
Jefferson County has provided
free behavioral health services to
veterans who do not qualify for
Medicaid.
For more than two years,
BestCare’s Prevention Services has
provided suicide prevention train-
ing to veteran programs.
BestCare seeks to hire veterans,
whenever possible; and has pro-
vided annual support to the
Jefferson County Veterans Ser-
vices Office annual toy drive for
veterans and their families.
The Oregon Health Services
grant will help extend and expand
an existing program.
Indian Head Gaming, Power and
Water Enterprises, Red Skye
Trading Post, Hamley & Co.
Saddles of Pendleton, and Cash
The Championship buckle
& Release of Redmond.
Thank you to Kim Cooper for
helping on the road; and to Whis-
key Creek livestock provider. And
thank you to all others who have
contributed with donations of raffle
items, cash and their time and ef-
fort.