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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Superman-Wonderwoman event returns
Warm Springs Recreation will
host the Third Annual Superman
and Wonder Women Endurance
Foot Race, and additional competi-
tions coming up on June 27.
Events include the Superman
and Wonder Women Challenge, a
3.9 mile event at Camel Back and
Iron Man Hill. There will be a
Biathalon bike event and endurance
foot race, 9.4 miles. The Bike Only
Event will be 9.4 miles. The Boot
Scootin’ Stroll is a 1.75 mile Fun
Run/Walk.
Gathering location is the Forestry
parking lot at the Industrial Park,
across from Camel Back and Iron
Man Hill.
This year’s event, approved by
the tribes’ Covid-19 Response
Team, is in honor of the original
race director, Azar Spino. Divisions
are 18 and over, and youth 17 and
under.
Start times: Boot Scootin’ Stroll
Fun Run/Walk, 8:30 a.m., June 27.
Participants receive ribbons and t-
shirts. All other events—Endur-
ance, Biathalon, and Bike Only—
start at 9 a.m.
Pre-registration cost for the
Boot Scootin’ Stroll is $15 by Fri-
day, June 18. Pre-registration for
the Superman and Wonder Women,
Biathalon, and Bike Only are $20
by Friday, June 18. Day of race
registration: Add $5 after deadline
for each event.
Awards: Participation ribbons
and t-shirts for all participants in
the Boot Scootin’ Fun Run/Walk.
Cash prizes for the Superman
and Wonder Women, Biathalon
and Bike Only events. First-, Sec-
ond- and Third Place Prizes, based
on entries.
Fundraising, raffle and 50-50
tickets: One bike donated by Azar
and drawn on Saturday, June 19.
Super 50-50 tickets are $5 each or
Community notes...
The Warm Springs Academy will
again hold the Eighth-Grade Car
Parade to recognize students head-
ing to high school in the fall. The
parade is set for Wednesday, June
9 at 5:15 p.m.
There is a special Piano Con-
cert for Warm Springs Academy
students, plus two family members
per student, this Friday, June 4 at
1:30 p.m. at the Academy sports
field.
Papalaxsimisha presents Self
Care Sundays, a virtual Talking
Circle every Sunday afternoon
from 2-3 on Zoom. Everyone is
invited to participate in the discus-
sion of self-care and personal
wellness. You can find the Zoom
information on the KWSO Com-
munity Calendar kwso.org
The region is experiencing a heat
five for $20. Regular 50-50 tick-
ets are $1 each or six for $5. Win-
ning tickets drawn and on
Facebook Live on Sunday, June 27,
at an awards presentation. Two
separate 50-50 ticket poll, and
those not selected will be put in the
raffle for great prizes.
All tickets sold by June 19 will
be in the drawing for the donated
bike and free entry in the Bike
Event.For ticket sales contact Azar
Spino, or race director Austin
Greene, or committee members.
Here is the information:
Race director Austin Greene,
541-553-3243, Recreation office.
Secretary is Sandra Greene. Trea-
surer is Birney Greene-Boise. Pub-
lic relations, Nor Sampson. Honor
Race Director, Azar Spino. At
large committee members: Angie
Spino, Margie Tuckta, Jolene
Greene, Jermayne Tuckta and
Jerry Sampson.
wave this week, though tempera-
tures are expected to cool some-
what, to the 80s, in time for the
Class of 2021 Graduation on Sat-
urday. Meanwhile, the fire season
is officially under way, and burn
restrictions are enforced: For infor-
mation call Warm Springs Fire
Management, 541-553-1146.
Warm Springs Holistic Health
provides physical therapy and acu-
puncture care to the membership,
with a focus on compassion, integ-
rity and full-body wellness.
IHS Portland Area shows covid improvement
The Portland Area of the In-
dian Health Service has seen im-
provement in its Covid-19 positive
testing rate. This good news is re-
flected in the latest IHS covid data,
showing results through May 30.
On the national level across In-
dian Country: IHS has adminis-
tered 2.41 million coronavirus tests
to its service areas members. Of
that total since last spring, 197,459
tests have returned positive.
These numbers show an overall
improvement, with an increase of
less than 1 percent from the previ-
ous week’s data.
Based on the cumulative percent
positive, the highest rates have
been seen in three areas: The Na-
vajo Area (15.1 percent positivity
among those tested); the Phoenix
Area (13.1 percent); and the Okla-
homa City Area (12 percent).
The seven-day rolling average
positivity column offers a more
contemporary look at the impact
of the coronavirus: The data shows
where Covid-19 cases have been
increasing most recently in Indian
Country.
The Portland Area, which in-
cludes the Warm Springs Reser-
vation, had been among the top
three in positivity for about a
month. The most recent data
shows the Portland Area is no
longer among the top positivity
areas in IHS testing. The top two
now are the Phoenix Area, and the
Bemidji Area, which includes Illi-
nois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota
and Wisconsin.
Supreme Court sides with tribal police authority
The Supreme Court ruled this
week that tribal police officers can
stop and search non-Indians on
tribal lands for potential violations
of state or federal law.
The justices unanimously re-
versed an appellate ruling in fa-
vor of a non-Native motorist who
was charged with drug-related
crimes after a tribal officer
searched his pickup truck on a
public road that crosses the Crow
reservation in Montana.
The Supreme Court has previ-
ously held that tribal police have
little authority over non-Indians,
but Justice Stephen Breyer wrote
for this court, saying that allowing
a temporary stop and detention—
so that state or federal authorities
can be called in—enhances public
safety.
“To deny a tribal police officer
authority to search and detain for
a reasonable time any person he
or she believes may commit or has
committed a crime would make it
difficult for tribes to protect them-
selves against ongoing threats,”
Breyer wrote.
The case involved a traffic stop
in 2016 in which Officer James
Saylor of the Crow Tribe Police
Department came upon a pickup
truck with its headlights on and
motor running, parked on the
shoulder of U.S. Route 212.
The driver, Joshua Cooley, had
watery, bloodshot eyes, Saylor said.
Cooley also had two semiauto-
matic rifles and a handgun in the
pickup, as well as methamphet-
amine.
Saylor called for help from fed-
eral and county officers, who even-
tually arrested Cooley.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals sided with Cooley, saying
that non-Indians can be detained
only if evidence of a crime is “ap-
parent” or “obvious.”
The Justice Department ap-
pealed, and the Supreme Court
agreed with the Justice argument,
issuing its ruling on Tuesday of this
week.
June 2, 2021
Healing from Grief
The two-day conference
Healing from Grief is coming
up in War m Springs next
Wednesday and Thursday, June
9-10. The event, hosted by Pre-
vention and Health and Human
Services, will be in front of Be-
havioral Health.
“Grief is a natural response
to life,” said Rosanna Jackson
of Warm Springs Prevention.
“Grief is the emotional suffer-
ing you feel when something or
someone you love is taken
away. It can be painful and
overwhelming.”
Healing from Grief will share
information about the grief
process, and how you can sup-
port yourself in healing from
loss. The conference starts at 8
a.m. both days with lunch pro-
vided.
There will be a dinner and
walk on Wednesday, June 9, and
a Round Dance starting at 3
p.m. on Thursday, June 10.
Covid-19 protocols of the Con-
federated Tribes will be in place
for participants.
Drummers are requested for
participation at the Round
Dance and the conference. If
you can help out, please con-
tact Ms. Jackson at Prevention,
541-615-0036.
Part of the activities planned
for Healing from Grief is to cre-
ate a Memory Wall to remem-
ber those who have been lost.
If you wish to help create the
Memory Wall, please contact
Rosanna. For more informa-
tion also contact Anita Davis or
Judy Charley at Prevention,
541-615-0036.
Casino hosting Car Show
You will see some of the most
interesting vehicles from around
the region as Indian Head Casino
presents the Fifth Annual Car
Show—The Best Little Car Show
in Central Oregon—coming up
Saturday, June19. The show will
be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the
casino parking areas.
The $20 registration includes
$20 bonus slot play. The show is
open to people of all ages. There
will be a DJ, raffle prizes, and a
covered food court. Top Place
awards prizes in each vehicle. class.
Playin’ It Safe’ protocols are in place.
Free t-shirts for the first 100 reg-
istrations. Call for pre-registration
information, Monte or Karen at
503-789-8973. Proceeds of the
show benefit the Boys and Girls
Clubs. Sponsor with Indian Head
Casino are the Route 66 Cruisers,
of Sandy.