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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Register today for W.S.
Nation Little League
Dominique Walker (at
right) shoots a three
against Mountain View
High School, in a
thrilling narrow victory:
The White Buffalos won
by one point, Madras 58,
Mountain View 57.
Early bird registration for Warm Springs Nation
Little League is open through this Wednesday, Janu-
ary 15. You can sign up at the Warm Springs com-
munity Center. For more information contact Edmund
at 541-325-3856.
You can email to infor@wsnll.org
Or you can find the flyer on kwso.org
Click the ‘news and info’ tab and choose ‘event
flyers’ from the drop down menu. The early bird
discount prices are:
$20 for t-ball. $25 for baseball and softball mi-
nors. $30 for baseball and softball majors. $35 for
baseball and softball juniors. $40 for baseball and soft-
ball seniors.
Volunteer coaches, umpires and board members
receive one free registration for one immediate fam-
ily member.
The girls play this
Friday, January 17, when
the Buffalos host Valley
Catholic.
They are away at
Corbett on Tuesday,
January 21, and then
home on Friday, January
24, hosting North Marion
High School. Game
times are 7 p.m., with
the junior varsity teams
playing earlier.
The boys varsity team is
away at Valley Catholic
this Friday, January 17;
and home on Tuesday,
January 21, hosting
Corbett.
Sturgeon fishery zone 6
Jayson Smith photo
Runner to compete at U.S. Championships
Wings of America will
sponsor a team of the fast-
est Native American runners
at the U.S. Cross Country
Championships.
Eight young men and
eight young women will
complete this Saturday,
January 18 in the junior age
division race in San Diego,
California.
Jonathan
Fragua Jr. will represent the
Confederated Tribes at the
Championship.
Jonathan is in the elev-
enth grade at Cleveland
High School in Rio Rancho,
New Mexico. Jonathan
lives there with this mother
Candace Heath and father
Jonathan Fragua Sr.
Candace is originally from
War m Springs, and
Jonathan Sr. is from Jemez
Pueblo, New Mexico.
“My mom and dad push
me to be the best I can be
with whatever I do,”
Jonathan Jr. says.
“They taught me how to
respect and help everyone
around me. My mother was
always there through the ups
and downs of my running ca-
reer. She drove me to prac-
tices, and made sure to push
me to be my best.”
Jon Jr. has been training
with his high school cross
country coach Kenny Henry.
“The training is really great,
and I’m seeing improvement
every day,” Jon said.
New Buffalos Hall of Fame inductees
Madras High School an-
nounced the new inductees
into the high school Sports
Hall of Fame. There will be
four new members in the
fourth year of the Buffalos
Sports Hall of Fame:
Dave Wiles came to Ma-
dras in 1964, and served
many years as a coach in
wrestling, volleyball and
track, among others. Mr.
Wiles also spent most of his
career as the Voice of the
Buffaloes.
Dan Miller went out for
Cross Country as a fresh-
man. By graduation he had
established himself as the
most awarded distance run-
ner in school history.
Desiree Kelly won two
state titles and two runner-
up honors as Madras High
School’s most decorated fe-
male track athlete.
Scott Riddle is among
the best of a long line of
Madras High School basket-
ball players, as he earned
back-to-back Player of the
Year honors, averaging over
21 points in his junior and se-
nior seasons.
The Class will be inducted
on Friday, January 24 at cer-
emonies during a Lady Buffs
basketball game against
Molalla.
for core runners are usually
held in California. For more
infor mation contact Al
Gonzalez in California. His
email is:
atl@peaceanddignity.org
Or Anobel Gutierrez at:
pdjyolotli_2008@yahoo.com
Those who want only to
run a day or so are encour-
aged to join the run as the
journey passes your territory.
Contact local coordina-
tors or Mel Huey at:
mel97402@gmail.com
If the run is not passing
through your community a
tributary run to feed into the
main run can be organized
as was done in past years.
Peace and Dignity is
scheduled to reach Portland
on June 2. The route then
goes to Grand Ronde on
June 3, somewhere near
Corvallis June 4, Eugene
June 5, Reedsport June 6,
Coos Bay June 7, Gold
Beach June 8, and then en-
ter California at Smith River
Rancheria on June 9.
Preparations and organiz-
ing are underway to host run-
ners and encourage commu-
nities to participate in cer-
emonies.
More specific informa-
tion as to locations and times
of the runners daily ceremo-
nies will be available before
the runners arrive.
A zone 6 commercial
sturgeon season is open
through 12 p.m. on Friday,
January 31. The open area
is all of zone 6.
Allowed gear is setlines
with no more than 100
hooks per line of 9/0 or
larger. Treble hooks are not
allowed. Visible buoys must
be attached, and have the
operators name and tribal
identification. Fishers are
encouraged to use circle
hooks.
Allowed sales are stur-
geon between 38 and 54
inches fork length in the
Bonneville Pool; and be-
tween 43 and 54 inches fork
length in The Dalles and
John Day pools. They may
also be kept for subsistence
use.
Sanctuaries are the stan-
dard dam areas applicable
to setline gear. Fish landed
during the open period
may be sold after it closes.
The Fishing and Hunting
Hotline number is 541-
553-2000.
Movin’ Mountains weigh-ins
The Movin’ Mountains
Challenge for Jefferson
County is back for its elventh
year.
The initial weigh-ins are
scheduled to begin at the
Warm Springs Health and
Wellness Center on Thursday,
January 23.
Weigh-ins continue in Ma-
dras at the Jefferson County
Public Health office on Fri-
day and Saturday, January
24-25.
Movin’ Mountains is a 16-
week slimdown challenge,
helping participants to have
fun while losing weight.
The challenge is open to
two-person teams, or to in-
dividuals.
There is an entry fee,
which goes toward cash
prizes for the different cat-
egories, based on teams and
individuals.
For more information can
contact Carolyn Harvey at
541-475-4456.
Fish closure on Umpqua
Peace and Dignity Journey
seeks supporters and runners
The 2020 Peace and Dig-
nity Journey is starting in
three months.
On April 14 spiritual run-
ners carrying sacred staffs
will begin the journey in
Chickaloon, Alaska while
Southern runners start at the
tip of South America.
After eight months the
runners of the North and
South will meet on Decem-
ber 14 in the middle of the
earth, Quito, Ecuador.
Peace and Dignity Jour-
neys have been held every
four years since 1992, with
the purpose of fulfilling an
ancient prophecy of the
Eagle and the Condor com-
ing together.
Elders recalling the
prophesy said “We are like
a body that was broken up
into pieces and this body will
come back together to be
whole again.”
This joining represents
the unification of indigenous
people from the North and
South after centuries of
colonization. The 2020 jour-
ney has its own special
prayer for Sacred Fire. Past
journeys prayed for water,
sacred sites, elders, and
seeds.
A few core runners are
still needed who will make
the commitment to do all or
most of the run.
Purification ceremonies
January 15, 2020
The Oregon Depart-
ment of Fish and Wild-
life has closed the harvest
of wild spring Chinook
salmon in the Umpqua
River.
The agency has pro-
hibited the harvest on the
mainstream Umpqua
River from February 1 to
June 30.
Officials say the pri-
mary reason is a low fish
count over the past two
years.
Officials hope to pre-
serve the vulnerable spe-
cies they say has been im-
pacted in recent years by
drought conditions that
have reduced river flow
and increased water tem-
peratures.
The temporary rule
change still requires the
approval of Oregon Sec-
retary of State Bev
Clarno.
WSU Native appreciation game, sports summit
All sixth- through
twelfth-grade students
are invited in February
to the Washington State
University
Native
American Appreciation
Basketball Game and
Sports Summit. The
game and summit will be
on Sunday, February 23
at the Washington State
campus in Pullman,
Washington.
The event is hosted
by the Washington State
University
Native
American programs and
Cougar Athletics. Sixth-
through twelfth-grade
students of the Confed-
erated Tribes are invited
to the campus for the
Cougars women’s bas-
ketball game against
USC. Following the
game will be the sports sum-
mit, featuring keynote
speaker Mack Strong,
for mer Seattle Seahawk
fullback.
Students are then invited
to join in the discussion with
a panel of current Washing-
ton State student athletes.
Middle and high school stu-
dents who plan to attend:
Be sure to bring lots of
questions, and get the
lowdown on the skills—and
grades—it takes to get a col-
lege athletic scholarship,
along with tips on how to
be a successful college stu-
dent athlete.
All students attending the
Native Youth Sports
Summit will receive a t-
shirt and complimentary
admission to the Cou-
gars vs. Trojans women’s
basketball game. Here is
the February 23 sched-
ule:
11:30 a.m.: Washing-
ton State vs. USC at the
Beasley Coliseum.
1:30 p.m.: Lunch at
the Bohler gym.
2:30-4 p.m.: Sports
Summit at the Bohler
gym.
4 p.m.: Optional cam-
pus tours.
The event is open to
students in grades 6-12.
Family is welcome too.
Deadline for registration
is February 16. Register at
native.wsu.edu/
sports-summit/