Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
November 6, 2019
Performance at L’Arche
courtesy L’Arche
Jeremy Doney performs at L’Arche Portland.
J
eremy Doney of War m
Springs gave a feature perfor-
mance at a recent L’Arche Port-
land fundraiser, leaving the au-
dience in awe of his talent.
Mr. Doney is a piano player,
known for his album In the Gar-
den. He plays special events
around the region. Jeremy has
performed and recorded with
composer Michael Allen Harrison.
Over his lifetime Jeremy has
developed a virtuoso piano style.
He has been blind since a very
young age. Today he lives in Warm
Springs with his grandmother
Ramona Starr.
The mission of L’Arche Port-
land is to make known the gifts
of people with intellectual chal-
lenges, revealing these gifts
through transformative relation-
ships:
“Mutual relationships, and
trust in God are at the heart of
our journey together,” reads the
L’Arche Portland mission. “We
celebrate the unique value of ev-
ery person, and recognize our
need of one another.”
L’Arche Portland has many
members in over 150 communi-
ties around the world. The re-
cent fundraiser, featuring the Jer-
emy Doney performance, sup-
ports the mission of L’Arche
Portland. As L’Arche executive
director Andrew Noethe says:
“For 30 years L’Arche Portland
has supported people, sharing life
across differences in our Nehalem
and Neahkanie homes. In recent
years we have embraced and
emphasized the importance of
our larger circle of friends.”
L’Arche Portland is working
toward a new home, designed to
emphasize the natural friend-
ship, rather than paid care be-
tween housemates. And they are
working on one-on-one supports
for people with intellectual dis-
abilities, beyond the L’Arche
homes.
Community notes...
If you are experiencing issues
with your War m Springs
Telecom services, please call them
at 541-615-0555.
Become a SMART Reader.
SMART—Start Making a Reader
Today—is a volunteer program that
pairs adult readers with first-grade
students in Warm Springs.
On Thursdays from 4-5 p.m.
the readers and students get to-
gether at the Warm Springs Acad-
emy Afterschool TwentyFirst Cen-
tury Learning program.
If you are interested, call 541-
797-7726.
Central Oregon Thrive con-
nects individual needs to commu-
nity resources: They can help with
housing, health, employment, social
security and more.
Thrive is in Madras on Tues-
days at the Jefferson County
Health Department from 10 a.m.
until 1 p.m.; and again from 2 to 4
p.m. Thirty-minute walk-in meet-
ings are available, first come first
served
The Individual Indian
Money, or IIM, office of the Bu-
reau of Indian Affairs War m
Springs Agency will be closed on
Veterans Day. Otherwise if you
need assistance, call the Trust Ben-
eficiary Center at 888-678-6836; or
Kevin Moore at the Umatilla
Agency, 541-278-3786.
In Warm Springs the Grow pro-
gram is available to connect indi-
viduals to community resources.
You can stop by the Grow of-
fice and talk with Lorien or Isaac.
Their office is located in the trailer
on Wasco Street next to Warm
Springs Children’s Protective Ser-
vices.
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 pharmacy wait-
ing area to safely dispose of un-
needed medications.
Wednesday, November 13:
There will be an agricultural
seminar Wednesday morning, No-
vember 13 at the Inn at Cross
Keys, from 9:30am-2:30 p.m. with
lunch provided. This seminar is
provided by SAIF, Oregon’s not-
for-profit workers’ compensation
insurance company. For More In-
formation you can visit saif dot
com slash ag seminars or call 503-
373-8213.
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