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Warm Springs Community Calendar Wednesday, July 14 Tribal Council meets today. On the Agenda is enrollments, a telecommunications update, a presentation from NOAA and resolutions
Warm Springs Head Start is recruiting for the coming school year. Stop by ECE or call 553-3241 for details. The Museum at Warm Springs is featuring a Native American Dance Performance this afternoon at 1 p.m. This is an ongoing Summer Dance program series. The Warm Springs Vital Statistics Department is open to issue Tribal IDs Monday and Wednesday mornings 8 til 11:30 plus Tuesday and Thursday afternoons 1 til 4:30. The fee is $10 for an ID card, $3 for a paper copy and $1 for copies of birth certificate, Social Security cards and so on. Cash only please. The 4-H Summer Garden and Cooking Club meets 10:30 til noon every Wednesday in July for grades 4 thru 12. More information is available at 4-H, 541-553-3238 Thursday, July 15 Tribal Council Today’s Summer Recreation program field trip is to The Lava Caves south of Bend. Sign up at the Community Center Office. Kids need good walking shoes, a sack lunch and spending money. Anyone interested in saving money to go back to school, buy or fix a house, or start a business should attend the Individual Development Account orientation today at 5:30. Meet at the Family Resource Center to find out what it will take to have your savings matched three to one, which means if you deposit $25 it will be matched with $75 and you will have $100 towards your goal! Call 553-3148 for more info. Friday, July 16 The Twentieth Annual Tamkaliks Celebration (Native American Powwow and Friendship Feast) Is July 16-18 in Wallowa. For more details call 541-886-3101 or check out www.wallowanezperce.org. The Adolescent Aftercare rogram at Community Counseling is sponsoring Cosmic Bowling tonight at Madras Bowl. You can catch a ride at Community Counseling at 8:45pm. Bring money for snacks. This event is for youth 12 to 18 years old. Saturday, July 17 Madras Saturday Market is today 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Sahalee Park in Madras, featuring local fruit, vegetable and meat vendors along with arts and crafts; local shopping, live music, and food. Sunday, July 18 There will be a Christian community potluck dinner and united prayer for the community tonight at 6 p.m. at High Lookee Lodge in the Tribal Room. Monday, July 19 Summer Recreation The Warm Springs Boys and Girls Club is open for the summer Monday thru Friday 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the Vern Jackson Home. The summer fee is $30. The Jefferson County School District 509-J summer food program in Warm Springs for all youth 1 to 18 serves free meals on weekdays at the Kah-Nee-Ta hamlets from 11 to 11:30 a.m. and then from noon til 12:45 p.m.at the skate park across from the community center. The Warm Springs Canoe Journey team is scheduled to land on Makah Indian Territory Tuesday, July 20 The theme of this year’s Summer Reading program is Make a Splash! This week’s feature is Tie Dye Day. The program is Tuesday afternoons at 2 in Madras at the library’s Rodriguez annex, on Wednesdays at 2 at Warm Springs ECE; and Thursdays at 2 at the Culver Middle School library. All youth are welcome to participate. The Red Road for Youth program is Tuesday from 5:30 til 7 p.m. at the Warm Springs Community Counseling center, upstairs in the lecture room. This is a 6-week program designed to help youth find their role in our community and become responsible for their future. There is no fee but participants must register. Call 553-3205. Tonight is Movie Night is tonight at 7:45 at Community Counseling as an alternative healthy activity for families and youth. Warm Springs Community Counseling Center’s Relapse–Anger Resolution group for adults begins today at 5:30 and meets for 6 weeks on Tuesday nights. Warm Springs 4-H summer activities are today. Remember you need to be signed up to participate. Contact the folks at 4-H at 541-553-3238. The Diabetes Awareness and Support Group meets Tuesday from 5-7 p.m. at the Warm Springs Senior Center. This month’s topic is "Animals in Warm Springs." Wednesday, July 21 The Jefferson County Fair is this Wednesday thru Saturday at the fair complex in Madras. The annual Warm Springs youth track meet is today at Madras High School. The event is sponsored by the Warm Springs Recreation Department. The 4-H Summer Garden and Cooking Club meets 10:30 til noon every Wednesday in July for Grades 4 thru 12. More information is available at 4-H, 541-553-3238 The Fourth Annual Co-Ed Childrens Protective Services Round Robin will be held today at the Community Center fields. Teams or parents can sign up that day. Lunch, shirts and string bags will be provided. If you have any questions call Minnie at CPS 541-553-3209. Thursday, July 22 This week’s Summer Recreation program field trip is Thursday to Oaks Park. Sign up at the Community Center Office. Kids need $8 and 75 cents for a bracelet plus a sack lunch and spending money. The Shoot the Rock Hoop Camp is this Thursday and Friday at the Warm Springs Community Center. The Twenty-Fourth Annual Indians in Sobriety Camp Out is July 22-25 in San Carlos Arizona. To learn more go to www.Indiansinsobriety.org.
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CPS Seeks foster families Children’s Protective Service of Warm Springs seeks local families to provide a safe, temporary environment while their parents work toward reunification. Requirements include: Living in a home where everyone age 18 and older could pass a background check; Having a valid driver’s license and current vehicle insurance (and ability to show proof); Completing a fingerprint card with the police department. Call Child Protective Service for details, 541-553-3209. Artists wanted for festival in October Artists are invited to exhibit their work at the South Douglas County Festival of Arts on October 16 in the Seven Feathers Casino Convention Center in Canyonville. The festival is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and is presented by the Riddle Art Guild, sponsored in part by the Douglas County Cultural Coalition. There are a limited number of booth spaces, so apply early. The application deadline is October. Call 541-733-1853 or contact: riddle.art.guild@gmail.com for applications and details. Tribal art show marks anniversary The Thirteenth Annual Tamástslikt Cultural Institute Tribal Art Show opens August 6. The show, Here Forever, will be on exhibit through September 22. Because of the size of the current exhibit, the art show will be installed in space other than the gallery. The Here Forever show will conclude with an awards reception at 5 p.m. on Sept. 22. For more information, call Hilda Alexander, business manager, at 541-966-9748. Tamástslikt Cultural Institute is located at the furthest end of the Wildhorse Resort & Casino grounds, 10 minutes east of Pendleton. Celilo to host education, job, health fairEveryone is invited to the Celilo Village School Committee Work, Education, and Health Fair. The fair will be on August 4 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Celilo Village. This is a free event. The fair has been planned by the Wy-Am School Committee. Lillian Pitt is the keynote speaker for the event. The fair will offer education, work, and health related services to Native Americans living in the area who might be interested in changing or obtain a job, learn more about higher education, and receive a mini health screening. For more information, call Delilah Begay, 541-370-5015. Or email: AzCarmen@rdiinc.org. Free tickets to state fair If you or someone that you know is caring for a grandchild, foster children, or others, you may be eligible to receive free tickets to the 2010 Oregon State Fair. Last year, Buffy Hurtado distributed more than 50 tickets to families in need in the Warm Springs area. Keep in mind that these tickets are available first come first served, with no strings attached. If you qualify, tickets will be mailed directly to providers. Hurtado is preparing the list of ticket requests to go out July 30. If you think you might qualify as a provider, please contact Buffy at 541-553-3324. Or email:
The Warm Springs Back to School Barbecue is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 3 at 4 p.m. The barbecue is held on the campus area. Donations of school supplies may be brought to the Family Resource Center. Back to school barbecue in SeptemberVital Stats ID schedule This is the schedule for getting your tribal identification card from Vital Statistics: Mondays and Wednesdays: 8-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays: 1-4:30 p.m. ID cards are $10. Paper copy IDS, $3. One dollar for copies of birth certificates, Social Security cards, court orders, etc. No checks or credit. Cash only. Call 541-553-3252 for details. Drivers needed for bus Warm Springs Transit plans to begin scheduled runs to Madras beginning in July. Tribal members with a valid CDL are encouraged to apply for drivers positions. For more information, call Dave Conroy at 541-553-4952. Museum hosting dancers Feel your heart beat as traditional dancers move to the drumbeat during a summer dance series at the Museum at Warm Springs. Performances are scheduled in the museum lobby at 1 p.m. on these days: July 14 and 28, August 11, 18 and 25, Sept. 8, 15 and 22. For more information, please call the Museum at Warm Springs, 541-553-3331.
Workshop on making baby boards slated The next Back to Boards Workshop will be from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on August 16-17 in the Family Resource Center. Lunch will be provided both days. Materials will be provided. Participants will leave with a finished baby board at the end of the two-day workshop. Call 541-553-2460 for details. People wanting to use their own material should ask whether it is suitable before bringing it to class. Vital Stats wants grads' paperwork To recent graduates, turn in copies of your diplomas and transcripts to Work-force Development of Vital Statistics, in order to receive the fall 2010 Minors Trust payment. For more information, call Vital Stats at 541-553-3252. Mountain View Hospital recruting volunteers Mountain View Hospital recently launched its volunteer program, Give. The hospital district is seeking individuals interested in volunteering as greeters at the hospital. The hospital plans to have greeters available 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The volunteer shifts would be in four-hour increments and involves greeting visitors courteously and directing them to their destinations. The hospital is also seeking volunteers for its auxiliary thrift store, located at 59 N.E. Fifth St., Madras. These volunteer positions would be to perform retail functions such as cashier and stocking shelves. The auxiliary thrift store is open 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday through Saturday. All volunteers must be over the age of 16 and must sign a service agreement. If you are interested in becoming a Mountain View Hospital volunteer or would like more information, please contact JoDee Tittle, 475-3882, ext. 5097, jtittle@mvhd.org.
Enroll your child in Head Start Warm Springs Head Start is enrolling pre-school children now for the 2010-11 school year. Head Start is a free, federally funded program that offers little ones the following opportunities: • Promoting school readiness by enhancing children’s cognitive, social and emotional development. • A variety of educational activities that support children’s growth in language, literacy, mathematics, science, creative arts and physical skills. • Program services including nutritional meals, access to medical and dental health services as well as mental health and disabilities services • Family development services including parent involvement, goal-setting and case management. Call 541-553-3241 or visit the reservation’s Early Childhood Education Center, 1257 Kot-Num Road, to obtain an application. School district summer meal service program continues The Jefferson County School District Summer Food Service will begin on June 21, and goes through August 20. On the reservation, meals will be served at two locations: At the skate park across from the community center, and at staff housing area at Kah-Nee-Ta. The program is open to all children ages 1 to 18. Meals will be served from 11-11:30 a.m. at the Kah-Nee-Ta location, and from noon to 12:45 p.m. at the skate park site. Meals will be served weekdays through August 20. Culture Class series begins this month Cultural classes are in session through Sept. 1 in the basement room of the Education building. The classes are open to the community, employees and defendants of the Tribal Court. The defendants can use the class as alternative sentencing. "And all are encouraged to attend all three language courses, because in our history we spoke all three languages," said Leona Ike, supervisor of Parole and Probation, who initiated the classes with Culture and Heritage. Ike explains: "It was tribal practice, whenever a person was in trouble or was in crisis, for our tribe to surround that person to offer support and guide him or her to be a positive part of our community." The classes, from 5:30-7 p.m., are as follows: Mondays (Wasco language); Tuesdays (Warm Springs language); and Wednesdays (Paiute language). The first hour of each class is for the language, and the last half-hour covers tribal history, culture and practices, to vary throughout the eight-week course. There will be a one-week break between each series, and a new series will begin. Classes will be progressive in teaching but adapted to newcomers. Success of this program will monitored by attendance, and attendance is confidential. Well-behaved children are welcome. Museum offers basket exhibit The Museum at Warm Springs will present Baskets Tell a Story, until mid-October. Please contact Natalie Moody for additional information at 541-553-3331 ext. 412, during regular business hours.
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