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Spilyay Tymoo February 12, 2020
Letters to the editor
Lifesaving cause with Firefighter Stairclimb
Lil’ Miss
classes
War m Springs Recre-
ation is now hosting classes
for the 2020 Lil’ Miss
War m Springs Pageant.
The classes are Tuesdays at
5:30 p.m. at the Community
Center Social Hall.
There are three divisions
for the Lil’ Miss War m
Springs Pageant—not to be
confused with the Miss
War m Springs Pageant,
which is for girls 18 to 24.
The Lil’ Miss divisions are:
Senior Miss War m
Springs, ages 15-17. Junior
Miss Warm Springs, 12-14
years. And Lil’ Miss Warm
Springs, ages 9 to 11.
All ages are welcome to
participate in the Tuesday
classes with Recreation (par-
ents need to be present). The
goal of the classes and Lil’
Miss Pageant are:
To support traditional
values and teachings of the
Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs; and to pro-
vide an opportunity to all
people to participate and
learn. For more informa-
tion call 5143-553-3243.
To contestants
The Miss Warm Springs
Committee invites young
women to the 2020 Miss
Warm Springs Pageant.
The committee is accept-
ing contestant applications
through Febr uary. This
website includes details on
eligibility, and a applicant for
downloading:
warmsprings-nsn.gov/
program/miss-war m-
springs/
Miss Warm Springs must
be 18 to 24 years old at the
time of the pageant.
Births
Ethan Rey Stacona
Krysten and Anthony
Stacona of Warm Springs
are pleased to announce the
birth of their son Ethan Rey
Stacona, born on January
26, 2020.
Ethan joins sister Keira
Saldana, 8.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Blanca
Plazola of Madras, and An-
drew Stacona of War m
Springs.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Heather
Alford and Edward Heath
of Warm Springs.
Number 24
I guess when it’s your
time, it’s your time. I’m
sure you all know of the
NBA’s All Star Kobi Bryant’s
helicopter death. I was
shocked when I first heard
of his death. I was watching
CBS News on my tv in Eu-
gene. The crash happened
when the helicopter flew into
a mountain, going through a
lot of fog. It was the third
week of January 2020.
I Warm Springs we have
many great basketball play-
ers. I would be happy to see
an Indian from War m
Springs become an NBA
player, like Michael Jordan,
Clyde Drexler, or even like
Kobe Bryant. Thank you.
Evette Patt, HRCC 1075
Ir vington Dr., Eugene,
97404.
Baby Fair
War m Springs Recre-
ation and Managed Care
Health presents the Sweet-
heart Baby Fair, and free
family photo shoot with Allie
Anderson, RN. The Sweet-
heart Baby Fair will be from
5 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednes-
day, February 26.
There will be a Lilly Tykes
Regalia Fashion Show at the
Community Center Social
Hall, open to tykes from
walkers to 5 years old. The
evening includes a family
fun night with games and
prizes.
Learn about screen time,
and the health of your little
ones. The fair features a
baby board gallery—Show-
case your baby boards. For
more information call Rec-
reation at 541-553-3243.
Welcome all
Community members
are welcome to the Victim
Impact Panel—The Hurt
of One Is the Hurt of
All—through December,
hosted by the Meth and
Opiate Work Group and the
Confederated Tribes. Meet-
ings are from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
at the Warm Springs Baptist
Church, the fourth Tuesday
of each month. The next
meeting is coming up on
February 25.
For more information
contact Sarah at 541-553-
3205; or her email:
sarah.frank@wstribes.org
Pharmacology
education
Pharmacology Education
with Eric Martin is coming
up on Monday and Tuesday,
February 24-25 at the Fire
Management building con-
ference room. There is no
cost for the training; meals
and lodging and are not in-
cluded.
Sessions on both days will
be from 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m.—Sixteen Continuing
Education credits are of-
fered. Training is provided
by the Warm Springs Opioid
Mental Health Initiative.
For more information, or to
sign up contact Misty
Kopplin at 541-615-0035.
Or email:
misty.kopplin@wstribes.org
Heartfelt
thank you
A huge heartfelt Thank
You out to all family and
friends of our Loved One—
now our Elder Audwai Lillian
Jo Blackwolf—who came
together to help in one way
or another in the family’s
time of need, when she
passed on in our home.
Thanks to the St. Charles
Hospice Palliative Care
Team. They were a huge
help to the family in helping
take care of her in the home,
providing specialty care ser-
vices from the beginning to
the end.
Thanks to our the Vital
Stats Department, Michelle
Stacona, Secretary-Trea-
surer, and the Utilities De-
partment staff for their hard
work delivering the benches
and making casket liner, de-
livering the casket to the
home and driving the bus
from our home to ALH to
Simnasho Cemetary; and for
digging the grave.
Thank you Sandra
Greene, Austin Smith Sr.,
Erland Suppah Jr., and Alvis
Smith III.
Thanks to Branch Natu-
ral Resources staff for tak-
ing care of the salmon and
deer request.
Thanks for Nor man
Lucei, Charlie and Brenda
Strom, and Guy Wallulatum
for singing and praying with
her at St. Charles Hospital in
Bend.
Thanks to Gary and Irkie
Smith for coming to sing
prayer songs with her and
the family in the home.
Thanks to our sister Rosie
Guerin, and Guy Wallulatum
for coming to the home to
help take care of her right
away after her passing.
Thanks
for
the
Officiators, Fred Wallulatum
Sr. and Antone Fuentes, and
Ramona Starr and Flossie
Wolfe for undertaking.
Thanks to Leona Ike and
Flossie Wolfe for making her
traditional buckskin outfit.
D. McMechan/Spilyay
Firefighter Andrew Glen, Lt. Dan Chapanar, Cpt. Trevor Beebe and firefighter
Jeff Whitworth prepare for an endurance training exercise at the Miller Heights
Plateau, aka Superman Hill, prior to the March 8 Firefighter Stairclimb.
T he
Firefighter
Stairclimb happens every
year at the Columbia
Center in Seattle: Wear-
ing full gear the fire fight-
ers climb the 66 flights
of stairs of the Colum-
bia Center tower. The
mission of the climb:
‘To cure leukemia,
lymphoma, Hodgkins
disease and myeloma;
and to improve the qual-
ity of life of the patients
and their families.’
Representing Warm
Springs Fire Manage-
ment at the 2020
Firefighter Stairclimb
will be Cpt. Trevor
Beebe,
Lt.
Dan
Chapanar, and fire fight-
ers Jeff Whitworth and
Andrew Glen. They will
be among the 2,000 fire
fighters to make the
March 8 stair climb.
Meanwhile, the Fire
Management
team
members are working
their jobs, while putting in
extra training toward the
March 8 climb. And they
are accepting donations for
the Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society.
Their goal is to raise
$2,000 for the Society. The
team members have dona-
tion information flyers that
include a link whereby a
person can donate. Or stop
by Fire Management to do-
nate. For more information,
or as another way to donate,
visit:
firefighterstairclimb.org
Since its inception 28
years ago, the Firefighter
Stairclimb—‘Climb. Con-
quer. Cure.’ is the motto—
has raised over $20 million
for cancer research and pa-
tient services. Their work
supports the Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society, helping
millions impacted by cancer;
funding breakthrough re-
search, and providing sup-
port and advocacy for pa-
tients.
The
Firefighter
Stairclimb is the world’s
largest ‘on-air’ stair climb
competition: The fire
fighters are in full gear
that weighs up to 60
pounds, including the ‘on-
air’ oxygen tank and
mask.
Last year Derek
Sherrell of the Kingsley
Field Fire Department of
Klamath Falls finished
with the winning time. He
made the 66 flights with
a time of 11 minutes 3
seconds.
During that same
length of time, three
people were diagnosed
with blood cancer, and
one person died from
blood cancer.
As we look toward the
March 8 Firefighter
Stairclimb, please remem-
ber their motto:
C l i m b.
C o n q u e r.
Cure… And Donate!
She looked very beautiful.
Thanks to all the Washuut
drummers who sang all the
beautiful songs to send her on
her journey. Thanks to all the
Washuut dancers, and for the
cooks Melinda Jim and Fam-
ily, and Annie Kalama for
their wonderful delicious
meals they cooked through-
out the funeral.
Thank you Jo Ann Smith,
Bobbie Marlon, Christine
Johnson, Jewel Minnick,
Rosanna Jackson, Nancy
Blackwolf,
Josephine
Johnson, Melissa Bryant,
Lola Dick, Marena Florez,
Taaw Lee Winch and Desirae
Boise. Thanks to all the fam-
ily and friends that traveled
to be by the side of her chil-
dren and siblings she left be-
hind. Thanks to each and
every person that contrib-
uted something to our ser-
vices, whether if it was in
the home or at the
longhouse.
I apologize if I forgot to
mention specific names but
just know I truly do appre-
ciate your help and contri-
bution in our time of need
for the loss of our loved
one. Respectfully,
Matthew
D.
Sconawah, II
Mar y
Lee
L.
Sconawah
Jeremiah I. Blackwolf
Angeline Blackwolf &
Arthur B. Mitchell Sr. &
Family
Agnes, Melvin-Jr,
Mary Ann Stahi & Fami-
lies
Aver y
American
Horse
Adult Children of our
Audwai Brother Hiram
Yaw Sr. (Hiram-Jr,
Marrissa,
Keisha,
Pamela)
Sweetheart
Sale Friday
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Travis Bobb
Warm Springs Recreation
presents the Sweetheart
Sale—Shop locally for your
sweetheart, for one-of-a-kind
beautifully hand-crafted
jewelry and gifts.
The sale will be this
Friday, February 14 at the
Warm Springs Community
Wellness Center Social Hall.
The first 20 vendors will get
one table: Sign-ups open are
now open. Contact Carol at
541-551-3243.
From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
the Sweetheart Sale will also
feature a huckleberry
pancake plate for breakfast,
and lunch sandwiches and
fries.
Pregnancy
presentation
The Warm Springs
Opioid Mental Health
Initiative presents
Pregnancy and Opio-
ids—A Community
Education Presenta-
tion. The session will
be the evening of
Wednesday, February
19 at the Community
Center Social Hall, din-
ner served at 5:30, pre-
sentation begins at
5:45, ending around 7.
Come learn about
opioids and their ef-
fects to the unborn
child, ways to keep the
baby safe, and what
services are offered to
mothers with addic-
tion in Warm Springs.
The guest presenter
will be Allison ‘Alli’
Anderson, registered
nurse and community
health maternal health
coordinator.
There will be door
prizes to be raffled to
participants. For more
infor mation
call
Jaycelyne or Antonio
at 541-615-0035.