Spilyay Tymoo
Coyote News, est. 1976
June 28, 2023 - Vol. 48, No. 13
June – Atixan – Summer - Shatm
On July 4
New campus pavilion
The Confederated Tribes are
planning a great day for the Fourth
of July, this year falling on a Tues-
day. The early morning will start
with a 5-k fun run, starting at 8
a.m. You can register at the Warm
Springs Community Center.
The Fourth of July Parade
lineup is at 9 a.m. in front of the
old elementary school, float judg-
ing at 10, and the parade at 11
a.m.
Grand Marshall this year is
Wynter Sky Meanus; and the 2023
Fourth of July Parade theme is
‘Operation Iraqi Freedom.’
There will also be a horse shoe
tournament after the parade, at
12:30 p.m. at the Community
Wellness Center, and a barbecue
with family fun games around 1:30
p.m.
The official fireworks show,
sponsored by Health and Wellness,
is at dusk.
For more information please call
Recreation at the Community Cen-
ter, 541-553-3243.
A great new addition to the
community will be the pavilion
now under construction in the
campus area, behind the Fam-
ily Resource Center and by the
Children’s Protective Services
area.
The construction crew is
currently working on the
wooden trusses that will support
the roof.
As can be seen by the
trusses, the new pavilion will be
large, about 11,520 square feet,
said TJ Foltz, Warm Springs Pre-
vention manager, who has been co-
ordinating the project with Health
and Human Services.
The pavilion project is made
possible by a Meyer grant, Mr.
Foltz said.
When the roof is in place, pos-
sibly by the end of July, the plan is
put turf down as the flooring, he
said.
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The construction team is building the trusses that will
support the roof of the new pavilion. These will be lifted to the
ceiling height when they are fully built in the coming days.
Pi-Ume-Sha 2023
Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days returned with perfect weather
and a great turnout for the 2023 powwow, the first in
four long years, honoring veterans and the One-Hundred
and Sixty-Eighth Anniversary of the signing of the 1855
Treaty between the Tribes of Middle Oregon and the
United States government. Look for the Powwow competi-
tion and the Rodeo results in the next Spilyay Tymoo.
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For 2023
graduates
The Confederated Tribes 2023
Graduation Celebration is coming
up this Saturday, July 1 at the
Community Center Pavilion. The
parade, hosted by Papalaxsimisha,
will begin at 11 a.m. And the meal,
hosted by Prevention, starts at 12
noon.
This is for college graduates,
high school graduates, eighth-
grade graduates and Head Start
graduates.
The Confederated Tribes, Edu-
cation, Papalaxsimisha, War m
Springs Prevention, the Commu-
nity Action Team and other part-
ners invite you to join them and
celebrate these students.
Spay-a-Thon,
volunteer event
The Warm Springs Spay-a-Thon
concludes this Saturday and Sun-
day, July 1 and 2. The clinics are at
the Warm Springs Fire Station. The
Spay-a-Thon is hosted by Fences for
Fido with First Nations Veterinary
and Clinic HQ.
To check if there is still an open
spot, you can visit:
firstnationsvet.com/warm-springs-
nation
Or call 503-451-0765.
Meanwhile, Fences for Fido is
partnering with Commodities on a
volunteer recruitment and informa-
tion gathering on Thursday, August
3 at Indian Head Casino.
Fences and Commodities will be
serving free tacos, and have a face
painting station where the kids can
get their face painted like their dog
or cat. They will also have bracelet
making with animal-themed beads.
Rodeo features Buck Smith Memorial Horse Race
The Pi-Ume-Sha Rodeo this
year opened with a memorial
tribute to the late Stanley
‘Buck’ Smith. His wife Susie,
and all his many family and
friends who could be there
showed up to pay their re-
spects. “Buck was a fine man.
A nice man,” said Joel
Florendo, who lived with Buck
and his family for four years.
“He was a great father, hus-
band, uncle, brother, friend and
teacher.”
Joel said, “Buck took me in
like I was one of his own. He helped
me grow up and get on the right
track.” Joel is now a rancher, and
chairs the tribes’ Range and Ag Com-
mittee.
The 2023 Pi-Ume-Sha Rodeo
opened with the Buck Smith Me-
morial Wild Horse Race, a sport that
he was great at, like his son Jason.
Joel Florendo, wife Alfredine,
daughter Kecia and the Butch David
family organized the wild horse
event as a tribute to Buck’s life and
memory.
Memorial continues on 5
Edward Heath photo
Joel Florendo and nephew Spud Smith Jr. at the Wild Horse Race.