Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
May 22, 2019
Another great Language Bowl showing
T he
Hayden
Heath
and
Kahmussa Green. The judge
was Margaret Suppah.
Fourth place went to
Ich’inun, Kiksht team of
Warm Springs. Language
teachers were Pam Cardenas
and Deanie Johnson; coach,
Gunner Herkshan Sr.; and
players Gunner Herkshan
Jr., Wallace Herkshan and
Bella Herkshan. The judge
was Deanie Johnson.
The Language program
at Culture and Heritage
took eight teams from
warm Springs, plus many
coaches, parents and judges
to aid in helping the stu-
dents compete in the Lan-
guage Bowl.
War m Springs
Ichishkiin and Wasco lan-
guage teams made great
showings at the 2019 Lan-
guage Bowl.
The first place team was
Wanapam, from Priest Rap-
ids; while second- through
fourth places went to Warm
Springs teams.
Coming in second place
was Ashnmashu Spilyaima,
home-base Ichishkiin class
from Warm Springs.
The language teacher was
Dallas Winishut; the coach
was Wanda Suppah; and the
team players were Vanessa
Crane, Marrisa Andy,
Cecelia Andy and Aaron
Strong.
Third place at the Lan-
guage Bowl, held at the
Wildhorse Resort and Ca-
sino, was The Warriors
Ichishkiin class of Warm
Springs.
The language teacher was
Merle Kirk; coach Starla
Green; and players Julia
Wolfe, Orin Cortazor,
age 3
Prevention conference on
Trauma, Healing, Resiliency
The Museum at Warm
Springs and War m
Springs Prevention in
May will host the Trauma,
Healing and Resiliency
Conference—a metham-
phetamine and suicide
prevention initiative.
The conference will be
Wednesday and Thursday,
May 29-30 from 8:30-
4:30 each day.
For more information
contact Rosanna Jackson
at the Prevention office
541-615-0036.
Community notes...
The Tananawit War m
Springs artists co-op and
Madras Downtown Associa-
tion are holding salmon
bake fundraiser on Saturday,
June 8 starting at 5 p.m. un-
til sold out. Salmon plates will
be served at Wild Bleu.
At the Language Bowl:
Julia Wolfe, Starla
Greene,Kumussa Tufti,
Margaret Suppah
(sitting), and Orin
Cortizar.
The 1910 Indian Shaker
Church is accepting dona-
tions of clothing and other
items for its rummage sale
fundraisers. If you would
like to donate, contact Josie
Williams at 360-640-8221.
Photo courtesy
of Lorraine Suppah
The Boys and Girls
Club of Warm Springs is
doing a Squares raffle with
the drawing set for June 14.
Money raised will support
club operations. Squares are
$10 each and the winner will
take half the pot. There are
100 squares in all. You can
stop by the club to purchase
your square.
If you have unused or
expired medications you
need to get rid of, the Warm
Springs Health and Wellness
Center now has a MedSafe
drop box to dispose of old
meds. Bring them to large
blue box located in the phar-
macy waiting area.
Warm Springs Community Calendar
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Thursday, May 23
Tribal Council will hear
committee updates today.
This morning is Land Use,
Education and Range and
Ag. This afternoon will be
Water Board, Timber and
Health and Welfare Com-
mittees.
The Senior Wellness
Center is having Senior
lunch at noon. On the
menu: slow roasted beef,
mashed potatoes and
roasted cauliflower. Se-
niors 60 and older eat for
free, 59 and under are $5
and youth under 13 are $3
at the Senior Wellness
Center.
In Warm Springs today,
there is Functional Fit-
ness class at noon in the
Community Center social
hall; volleyball is at noon
in the gym; Insanity class
at 12:10 in the Aerobics
room; and open gym for
men from 6:30-8:50 tonight.
There is an Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting to-
day at noon at the coun-
seling center, and a Nar-
cotics Anonymous meet-
ing at 6 p.m. at the Shaker
Church.
There is Ichishkin class
today from noon-1:00 at the
Museum. Bring your own
lunch.
There is Social Dance
class today at 4 p.m. in the
Community Center Aero-
bics room.
Friday, May 24
Jefferson County first-
graders’ annual Gift of Lit-
eracy event is today from
9:30 a.m. to 1 p..m at the
Madras High School Per-
forming Arts Center. Stu-
dents will meet children’s
author Eric Kimmel, who
will lead them in creating
stories of their own. Kids
will also meet book char-
acters Pete the Cat and
Splat the Cat, reading and
art projects and games.
A senior citizen fit-
ness class is every Mon-
day, Wednesday and Fri-
day at 10:45 at the Senior
building. After class, par-
ticipants can eat brunch.
Today’s meal will be
meatloaf sandwich, sweet
potato fries and fruit.
There is noon hoops
today at the gym. There’s
also Functional Fitness
class at 12:10 in the Aero-
bics Room; and PIYO
class at 12:10 in the clinic
atrium.
The Jefferson County
Library Film Center will
show the movie Film Stars
Don’t Die In Liverpool,
rated R, for its Friday night
movie. It’s free to attend. It
will be shown at 7:30 in the
Rodriguez Annex next to
the Library.
Saturday 5/25
Everyone is welcome to
a Breakfast with Sparky
Fundraiser from 9 a.m. to
noon at Warm Springs Fire
& Safety. It’s a pancake
breakfast, $5 adults, $3
kids. While there, you can
see the fire truck, spray
some water and meet the
firefighters.
There is an Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting this
morning at 10 at the Behav-
ioral Health Center.
Sunday, May 26
Warm Springs Chris-
tian Fellowship meets
this morning at 9:30 at the
Senior Center.
The Warm Springs Bap-
tist Church has Sunday
School at 10 and Worship
Service at 11 this morning.
The Warm Springs
Food Bank is located at
the Presbyterian Church.
They are open from 11:30-
1:30 today. All food banks
and pantries do take dona-
tions of non-perishable food
or cash
Monday, May 27
Today is Memorial Day.
The tribal organization, and
the schools are closed.
Tuesday, May 28
Tribal Council will
meet today and tomorrow
on its Proclamation and
Priorities.
Warm Springs fitness
activities today are: Func-
tional Fitness class at noon
in the Community Center
social hall; Volleyball is at
noon in the gym; and In-
sanity class at 12:10 in the
aerobics room. Men’s open
gym tonight from 6:30-8:50.
Today’s Senior Lunch
at noon is beef fajitas,
brown rice, vegetarian
beans and jello with fruit.
Seniors 60 and older eat for
free, 59 and under are $5
and youth under 13 are $3
at the Senior Wellness
Center.
The Jefferson County
Food Bank is located at
556 SE Seventh Street in
Madras. They are open for
distribution this afternoon.
Voc Rehab in Warm
Springs will hold an orien-
tation session today at 3
in the Behavioral Health
Center conference room.
Those who cannot make it
to one of the scheduled
weekly sessions can call
541-553-4952 to request a
one-on-one orientation.
There is a Victim Im-
pact Panel from 6-7:30
p.m. at the Warm Springs
Baptist Church. Commu-
nity members are welcome
to attend and listen.
There is a Warriors for
Wellbriety meeting this
evening at High Lookee
Lodge. They have drum
practice at 6:30 and the
meeting is at 7:30.
Wednesday, May 29
Be prepared for fire sea-
son by creating a GO KIT
in case you have to evacu-
ate due to a wildfire. In
addition to including a
change of clothes and valu-
ables, make sure you have
any needed medications,
prescriptions, documents,
identification, insurance
cards and a printed list of
contact phone numbers.
This is one thing you can
do to be prepared for wild-
fire season.
Tribal Council is meet-
ing today on its Proclama-
tion and Priorities.
There is Senior Fitness
Class this morning at 10:45
at the Senior Center. Fol-
lowing class, participants
can enjoy a meal. On the
menu: tomato-artichoke
gnocchi, salami sand-
wiches and fruit smoothies.
Mom, Dad & Baby
group is today from 2-3
p.m. at the Family Re-
source Center. This is for
all parents, families and
caregivers who take care of
a baby or young child. The
class offers a snack, an
activity, a craft and
breastfeeding support. To
learn more contact MCH
Nurse Allie Anderson at
541-553-2460.
Warm Springs Chris-
tian Fellowship has bible
study at 6 p.m. at the Se-
nior Center.
The Warm Springs Bap-
tist Church has Bible
Study and Prayer this
evening at 6.
A Jefferson County Vic-
tims Assistance advocate
comes to Warm Springs on
the third Wednesday of ev-
ery month at the Victims of
Crime Services office lo-
cated at 1108 Wasco
Street. Folks can get help
with things like case assis-
tance, paperwork, and
other resources. Appoint-
ments can also be made
for other times. For informa-
tion call Ken Clark 541-475-
4452 or VOCS 553-2293.
Higher education opportunity
The Native Youth Ex-
ploring Higher Education
summer camp at Wash-
ington State University is
taking applications now
through June 15. The
free camp is July 15-19
and is open to students
who will enter grades 9-
10 in the fall.
It’s for students to
learn about college oppor-
tunities and education.
Information and regis-
tration is available online
at native.wsu.edu under
the ‘Prospective Students’
tab.