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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
First Annual Pacific Coast Invitational
Warm Springs in July will
host the First Annual Pacific
Coast Indigenous Youth In-
vitational Basketball Tourna-
ment. The tourney is set for
Friday through Sunday, July
26-28 at the Warm Springs
Community Center Gym.
The Pacific Coast Indig-
enous Youth Summer tour-
ney is presented by Warm
springs Cougars Youth, and
Inter-Tribal Sport-Califor-
nia. This First Annual event
will be open to the first six
teams in three age brackets:
Ages 10 and Under, Co-
Ed.
13 and Under, Boys.
15 and Under, Boys.
Inaugural event
Austin Greene Jr., Warm
Springs Recreation director
and tournament organizer,
was contacted by Ricardo
Macius Jr. of Temecula,
California.
Mr. Macius has held
tournaments with Inter-
Tribal Sports youth teams
in the Southwest and
Hawai. He reached out to
Mr. Greene, wanting to
bring a tournament to Or-
egon. This led to the col-
laboration between the
Warm Springs Cougars
Youth, and Inter-Tribal
Sports-California.
For the tournament
the awards in the two
older divisions will in-
clude 10 Championship
pullovers; 10 Runner-Up
crewnecks; Finalist t-
shirts; MVP, All Tourney
and Mr. Hustle.
In the 10 and Under Co-
Ed division, the awards will
be 10 Championship
hooded; 10 Runner-Up
crewnecks; Finalist t-shirts;
and All Tourney for one
girls and one boy from each
team.
If you would like more
infor mation about this
first-ever tournament, con-
tact Mr. Greene at 541-553-
3243; or Mr. Macius at
951-216-9448. Emails:
austin.greene@wstribes.org
rmacius416@gmail.com
Super Man-Wonder Woman Challenge results
Twenty-Six contes-
tants took part in the
2019 Pi-Ume-Sha Super
Man-Wonder Woman
Fitness Challenge.
The challenge is in
honor of Eugene ‘Cou-
gar’ Greene Sr. and Mrs.
Norene Greene.
This year saw last
year’s foot-race standard
fall by a full 5 seconds.
And the new bike race/
ride drew added atten-
tion to the event.
Many at the challenge
said they would be
spreading the word for
the 2020 Pi-Ume-Sha.
I would also like to
acknowledge and thank
the following sponsors for
their contribution:
Indian Casino, Warm
Springs Power and Water
Enter prises, and Warm
Springs Composite Prod-
ucts.
Macy Ellis and the
War m Springs Market,
Warm Springs Construc-
tion, and the Wild Horse
Resort and Casino.
DMJ Automotive,
Luella Azule, Laura
Kordatzky, Leona Spino-
Harris, Roy Spino, and
Jayson Smith/Spilyay
Contestants begin the Foot Race competition
the Rainbow Market.
Wa r m S p r i n g s R e c r e -
ation, and the Museum at
Warm Springs.
Jim Miller, Leni Miller,
the War m Springs Cr edit
Enter prise, Mar gie Tuckta
and Sandra Greene.
The results for this years
event is as follows:
Foot Race – 16 entries.
Adult male: Rudy Peone
at 32.25 minutes.
Adult female: Jane
Cleavenger at 44.32.
Youth male: Jayden Th-
ompson, 1:09.58.
Bike Race – Three en-
tries.
Adult male: Fred Sand-
ers, 36.43.
Foot/Bike Race –
Reintroduced Chinook in
Deschutes make it to Wychus
This is shaping up as one
of the best years so far for
returns of re-introduced
spring Chinook that origi-
nated in Deschutes River.
This was the announce-
ment last week by the Con-
federated Tribes, PGE and
partner Deschutes Land
Trust.
Several of these tagged
Chinook this year returned
for the first time in decades
to an area Whychus Creek,
land protected by the Land
Trust.
This relatively strong up-
per basin return is likely di-
rectly related to improve-
ments made in juvenile
downstream fish passage
two years ago, according to
the announcement.
The tribes and PGE are
co-owners of the Pelton-
Round Butte hydro project.
For several years now
they’ve been working with
partner organizations and
agencies in the Deschutes
Basin to reintroduce salmon
and steelhead runs that were
cut off when the Pelton-
Round Butte dams were
built in the 1950s and ‘60s.
While more than a mil-
lion juvenile fish have suc-
cessfully passed down-
stream since the tribes and
PGE completed a new fish
passage system at the dams
in 2010, adult returns have
been slower to recover than
initially hoped.
There’s been a com-
bined annual total ranging
from 72 to 620 Chinook,
sockeye and steelhead.
The strongest individual
run occurred in 2016, when
536 upper basin sockeye re-
turned to the project.
Two years ago, dam op-
erators made changes to
improve smolt survival by
collecting and releasing ju-
venile fish at night, when
the fish are most active and
less vulnerable to predators.
Last year just five upper
basin spring Chinook made
it home, but this year a to-
tal of 46 had completed the
trip already by early last
week. And five of the 46
made it up to Wychus
Creek.
Registration for youth soccer is open
at the Madras Aquatic Center. The
youth soccer Rec program is open
through August 12 for kids ages 4 to
1 4 . Yo u c a n r e g i s t e r o n l i n e a t
macrecdistrict.com
July 17, 2019
Family Jamboree Day
The Family Jamboree Day—Warm Springs In-
credible Families—is next month.
A talent show hosted by award-winning artist Blue
Flamez—with great prizes for contestants—jump-
ing houses, rock climbing, music and much more
are in store.
New this year: An Outdoor Market and food
vendors. The Jamboree is hosted by Warm Springs
Recreation, Tananawit, and Health and Human Ser-
vices.
Family Jamboree Day will be from 3 to 7 p.m. at
the community center on August 15. For more
information contact Carol Sahme, Recreational Co-
ordinator, 541-553-3243.
For vendor sign-ups, contact Emily Courtney at
the Community Action Team, 541-553-3148. Email:
emily@wscat.org
Field trips with Recreation
War m Springs Recre-
ation is hosting field trips for
young people this summer.
Some of the destinations
include:
The Clackamas Aquatic
Center,
Oaks
Park,
Multnomah Falls and the
Bonneville dam. The High
Desert Museum and Lava
Caves. Movies at Sam
Johnson Park.
Children need to be
signed up with the Summer
Recreation Department in
order to participate in any
field trips. Other than for
some field trips, there is no
fee to come to the center.
Field trip applications
area posted and located at
the center office. Any ques-
tions please call 541-553-
3243.
The Recreation lunch
program is also now avail-
able Mondays, Tuesdays and
Wednesdays.
Heart Healthy in W.S.
Seven entries.
Adult male: Stephen
Vaeth, 1:23.13.
Adult female: Jamie
Hurd, 1:13:55.
Youth male: Robert
Warner, 1:25:03.
Thank you to all par-
ticipants and volunteers—
Volunteers make it hap-
pen!
Azar Spino, race di-
rector.
St. Charles Health Care
will host the Heart Healthy
Heroes Club in War m
Springs on August 13, 20
and 27 at the IHS clinic.
Cost is free to anyone
with heart disease or a
chronic condition that af-
fects your heart.
Family members who
would like to learn more are
also welcome. What you
will gain:
Basic knowledge about
the heart—how it works, and
when it doesn’t. Heart medi-
cation management, nutri-
tion and exercise informa-
tion, customized for people
with chronic conditions.
Tips on saving money on
heart-healthy foods. And
you will make new friends
in a comfortable, relaxed
environment where sharing
stories and experiences in
encouraged.
For information contact
St. Charles Heart Failure
Nurse Navigators: Amy
Chadwick or Amy Reed,
phone 541-706-2989.
akchadwick@st.charles
healthcare.org
You can register at:
stcharleshealthcare.org
Click on ‘classes and
events.’ Space is limited so
please register in advance.