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Powwow
at Simnasho
The Lincoln’s Birthday Powwow
returns to Simnasho this weekend,
Friday through Sunday, February
10-12. The opening Grand Entry
will be at 7 p.m. on the opening
Friday; at 1 p.m. on Saturday, and
1:30 p.m. on Sunday, no evening
Grand Entry on Saturday.
Specials will be: The Outgoing
Queen Special, and the Hat and
Boot Special. Also: The Charlie
Tailfeathers Memorial Special; and
the Men’s Traditional 40 and Up.
More specials are:
The Women’s Golden Age Spe-
cial. The Men’s Fancy Special. The
Mother/Daughter Special. And the
Cena Wolfe Memorial Special. Plus:
The Women’s All-Around, and
the Women’s 21 and Up. The Men’s
Fancy Special will be in Loving
Memory of Fred Laddie Ike Jr.
Drum contest prizes are $3,000
for first-place; $2,000 for second-
; and $1,000 for third-place.
Divisions for Lincoln’s compe-
titions:
Tiny Tots (paid daily). Junior
Boys, and Junior Girls—7 to 12
year olds. Teen Boys, and Teen
Girls—13-17 years. Adult Men’s,
and Adult Women’s—18 to 59. And
the Golden Age Men, and Golden
Age Women—60 years and Up.
Tribes seek
input as
development
promises to
use less water
The Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs have asked for a seat
at the table in discussing the con-
troversial Thornburgh Resort
planned in Central Oregon.
The request comes as the
Deschutes County Commission is
mulling an appeal from
Thornburgh’s developers, after a
county hearings officer rejected the
resort’s new Fish and Wildlife Man-
agement Plan in December.
The hearings officer said the de-
velopers had shown little evidence
they could mitigate the loss of wild-
life and water.
Representatives from the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm Springs
appeared before the county com-
mission, and asked that they receive
time to review the potential impacts
on wildlife, since the tribe co-man-
ages fisheries and other wildlife in
the region.
War m Springs Natural Re-
sources General Manager Austin
Smith Jr. said in a statement to the
county that tribal officials had not
been consulted on this new plan.
“Despite this oversight, the tribe
nevertheless felt it was necessary
now to participate to ensure that the
county had relevant information
pertaining to the tribe’s co-manage-
ment role,” Mr. Smiths said.
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Senior Center back, better than ever
For people who love to
cook great and healthy meals
there is nothing like a brand-
new kitchen. “All of cooking
is based on what you can do
with the kitchen,” Berlyn
Yazzie Jr., Seniors food prod-
uct manager and lead cook,
was saying the other day.
“Now, everything here is
exactly where I want it, so
there’s not so much running
around.” And that, Mr. Yazzie
says, is one of the keys—along
with preparation—to making
great meals for a number of
people at any one time.
The new kitchen is the cen-
ter feature of the renovated
Seniors Center, and there are
other aspects as well: The new
flooring, and new central heat-
ing and cooling also are wel-
come additions. The center re-
opened last week after a pro-
longed closure of nearly two
years. The journey to the re-
opening has been anything
other than easy.
There were issues along the
way, for instance, with the in-
surance payments, said Tribal
Councilman Wilson Wewa,
Seniors Program director. An-
other issue over the time was
the pandemic, causing delays
in accomplishing the work,
D.McMechan/Spilyay
Berlyn Yazzie Jr. and Andrea Cook in the new Seniors kitchen.
Councilman Wewa said.
It has all worked out now,
though, and the center is serving
meals for all seniors from noon to
1 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays
and Fridays. There are also exer-
cise classes for seniors on Mondays
and Thursdays from 10:45 to 11:45,
followed by lunch for those who
participate in the class.
Nearly two years ago, in March
of 2021, the Seniors Center had
to close because the building was
badly vandalized, and flooded.
This required replacement of the
flooring and the air conditioning
system, among other work. The
renovation also addressed the
kitchen. The previous kitchen,
because of its age, was difficult
to keep in compliance with safety
code provisions.
During the two years while the
center was closed, the cooks would
prepare many meals that were then
delivered. This was also due to
covid. With the center now re-
opened, the deliveries can only be
for people who are physically un-
able to make it to the center.
Number of upcoming community improvements
The Health and Human Ser-
vices Branch is planning a num-
ber of community improve-
ments projects—from a new
pavilion to renovations projects,
and the Veterans Memorial—
for 2023. Caroline Cruz,
branch general manager, and
staff gave a public update last
week on the projects, receiving
the community feedback.
Funding sources are varied for
the projects, Ms. Cruz said. The
following are brief summaries of
the upcoming projects:
First is a new pavilion that is to
be located in the campus area, in
the area of the grassy field near
the Behavioral Health Center and
Prevention offices.
The pavilion will be an 80-by-
144 foot pole barn with an 18-foot
eave height. The facility will have
electricity with a drop down screen.
The pavilion will be a gathering
place for Behavioral Health-Pre-
vention, and the community. There
will be year-round events such as
Round dances, culture camps, grief
conference, movies and perfor-
mances, a picnic place, and more.
Funding is from a Meyer grant and
Pacific Source. A contact person
for information is TJ Foltz of
Health and Human Services.
Another project is a renovation
of the cafeteria building of the
former elementary school. This work
is currently going on, and in time will
provide two offices for tobacco Pre-
vention and cessation services. There
will be new bathrooms, a commer-
cial kitchen and tables for cleaning
fish and game. Funding is provided
by the tobacco sales tax as passed
through the Oregon Health Author-
ity. Contact is also TJ.
Community Projects continues on 6
Youth basketball teams qualify for state tourney
The Warm Springs-Madras
fifth-grade girls placed first in
the recent Cascade Basketball
League tournament.
The girls, coached by Tribal
Councilwoman Rosa Graybael,
finished with a record of 11-1,
placing 1st in the Cascade Bas-
ketball league tournament.
Meanwhile, the War m
Springs-Madras sixth-grade boys
have placed third overall in the
Cascade hoops league. The boys,
coached by Ed Zacarias, finished
with a record of 8-4.
Thte Warm Springs-Madras
eighth-grade boys finished the
league play with a record of 10-
2.
Based on their record, the
eighth-grade boys have qualified
for state.
The state tournament will be
held March 3-5 at Ridgeview
High School in Redmond.
For the girls the state tourney is
March 10-12 at Summit high
school Bend.
A thank you to Health
and Human Services, who
paid the entry fees for the
teams. And congratulations to all
the players, coaches and families!
The Warm
Springs-Madras
boys and girls
Cascade
Basketball
League teams
just finished
great regular
seasons.