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Lincoln’s Powwow
in February
The Simnasho community
and powwow committee in
mid-February will host the
Forty-Ninth Annual Lincoln’s
Powwow, Honoring Our El-
ders.
Categories are Tiny Tots;
Junior Boys and Girls 7-12;
Teen Boys and Girls 13-17;
Adult Men and Women; and
Golden Age Men and
Women.
Specials will include Men’s
18-and-up All Around, Hon-
oring beloved powwow mem-
ber Jermayne Tuckta.
There will be a Women’s
18-and-up Pathlapa Special
by the Slockish Family, hon-
oring Suzie ‘Shikashnai’
Slockish.
And there will be a Men’s
18-and-up Chicken Dance
Special by the Boise Fam-
ily, honoring Triston ‘Bisc’
Boise.
The Outgoing Queen Spe-
cial is Teen Girls Old Style
Jingle. Other Specials to be
announced.
For the Drum Contest,
first-place prize is $3,000;
second, $2,000; and third,
$1,000.
Grand entry times will
be 7 p.m. Friday, February
13; 1 p.m. on Saturday,
February 14; and 1:30 on
Sunday, February 15. Sun-
day Recognition, ‘Honor-
ing the War Bonnet.’ Mas-
ter of Ceremonies is
Carlos Calica.
For powwow informa-
tion contact Austin Greene
at the Community Wellness
Center, 541-553-3243.
For vendor information
call Sandra at 541-325-
1839.
You can also follow the
Lincoln’s Powwow Facebook
page. The powwow is Friday-
Sunday, February 13-15 at
the Simnasho Longhouse.
From Housing
The Warm Springs Hous-
ing Authority has mailed out
the update forms to every-
one on their waitlist.
The ‘Statement of Contin-
ued Interest’ must be filled
out and returned no later
than 4 p.m. on Friday,
January 30. Failure to do so
will result in removal from
the Housing waitlist.
If you haven’t received
your update in the mail, con-
tact the Housing office as
soon as possible.
Community
notes...
There is a Senior lunch
at noon this Wednesday,
January 21 at the War m
Springs Senior Center dining
area.
Senior meals are free for
all elders age 60 and older.
Guests can join the seniors
for lunch: $1 for Youth, $5
for adults, or you can assist
with clean-up after the meal.
This Wednesday they are
serving baked salmon with
mashed cauliflower, roasted
roots and veggies, and fresh
fruit.
Flu, RSV vaccines
Seasonal vaccines are
available at the War m
Springs Indian Health Ser-
vices clinic. The flu vaccine
is recommended for every-
one age 6 months and older.
The RSV vaccine is recom-
mended for infants, pregnant
women and elders.
Vaccine clinic hours are
daily except on Wednesdays
from 9:30-11:30 a.m.; not
available 1:30-3:30 p.m. Ap-
pointments are not necessary.
Power outages
Winter storms can cause
disruptions to power, so it’s
important to be prepared by
keeping your cell phone
charged, have a flashlight
handy, and in the winter
months, making sure you can
stay warm.
To report a power out-
age:
· Pacific Power & Light
customers can go online at:
pacificpower.net
You can also text your out-
age to 7 2 2 7 9 7 or call 877-
508-5088.
· Wasco Electric custom-
ers can go online to:
wascoelectric.com
Or you can call 800-341-
8580.
· Central Electric Co-op
customers can go online to:
cec.coop
You can also call 5410-
Back when life was simple...
Thomas Charles, of Warm Springs, at Tenino on
the no. 41. Photo taken by Matheny, 1952.
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A free Suicide Preven-
tion and Education
training for Warm Springs
community members is
coming up on Monday, Feb-
ruary 16, from 6-7:30 p.m.
at the Campus cafeteria.
Participants will learn how
to recognize the warning
signs and what you can do
to help. Register at Warm
Springs Prevention, or at the
Lines for Life office. For
more information contact
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