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E Coosh EEWA: The wgy it is Most of all I would like to To our dear friends, thank my family (Queahpama So many of you have helped and Greene). and supported our family at this I would also like to thank the time of the passing of my hus people of Cascade Locks for band. Our family thanks you for the wonderful memorial, and all of your kindnesses, words tribute. and actions at the dressing, the There were so many people services and through your that came to the hospital to give prayers, which have both prayers and support. Words can strengthened and comforted us not express my feelings for the in our hour of greatest need. wonderful out pouring of He would be very proud of people. you for this is the essence of From Anna Clements and our community, and the the Clements family. strength of our culture, for which he worked every day of his life, and now is here to pro vide comfort to us all. On and around November 6, Let his life and spirit serve 2005, my mother Maxine as an inspiration for all of us as McKinley’s house was disre we face the future, with the spected. Someone came in to courage, leadership and her home and stole a lot of vision. We will miss him, but we things that meant a lot to her. also know that he is with us Some are very sentimental and through the many ways he they are lost. Please, anyone with touched our lives and cared for an ounce of respect for them our community and culture, selves, let the police know, or which serves as a bright beacon someone who can handle this of hope for the future. situation. It is a very bad feeling Thank you for your many for someone of her age, when kindnesses made in his memory, someone has nerve enough to and thanks you for the help and enter her establishment and dis support that you have provided respect her. to his grateful family. In her heart, she loves every I would also like to thank the one and I thought that every following; Washat Drummers one would return the feelings to for food, monetary gifts and her. Do not just take things you flowers. The Senior Program, want. She would give the shirt Cooks, and Wilson Wewa; Pat off of her back if you only Tanewasha, Lucci and Vena for asked. prayer services and lighting up Maxine Mckinley’s daughter, my house after the funeral. Teresa. Did any of you get over to the longhouse to view the pic tures of the proposed casino at the gorge? I happened to make it and was impressed by the pic tures and how large this casino will be. My daughter Leanna said it’s go ing to be huge. And I have to agree with her on that, because it will be big once it’s built. It will have three levels and will include a hotel for overnight guests. These pictures of the design showed me a lot about the con struction that I only pictured in my mind for a long time. Now I wish I knew what the environment of the proposed construction site looked like. I have never been out there to see it. I hear things about it. Well, we all do because there is always conversation about the casino. There are still positive and nega tive tilings said about it not only outside the reservation but here as well. Most of the negative I hear locally is the time frame it’s tak ing to get it done. I read about it in the Oregon newspapers that have websites. There is still opposition, and, well, it seems there will always be opposition. Whether it is from politicians, the no-casino group, and of course Grand Ronde tribe. We would But you know that not all the Grand Ronde members share like to wish our their leaders visions. In their own perfectly well be opinions, they like the Warm haved little an Shirley Springs people and do not want gel, to fight over money, which is Geneva Wainanwit (Big Girl), a very happy birthday. Two years what it really comes down to. Why would we damage a old on January 24. Since the day place that our ancestors’ liveli you were born, y o u ’ve brought so hood and the memory of their much love, jo y and happiness to our lives. Happy birthday #2. way of of life? But, if this casino is built We both love you, Brat. Hove, sometime soon it will be a beau Dad and Mom. To our little n ie ce , tiful casino because the designs Shirley Geneva, we want to were really nice. I haven’t been to Cascade w ish you a v e ry happy Locks but I would sure go there birthday. It’s already been to see the building once it is fin two years. Thank you for being the sweet little girl ished. you are. We love you with all our hearts. With lots of hugs and lots of kisses. Love always, your aunties Everyone has a photographic Allie and Jamey. memory. Some don’t have film. Happy birthday to our If you choke a smurf, what cousin, Shirley Geneva. Thank you for the love and laughter color does it turn? you bring us. Thinking of you Who is General Failure and always. Happy second birthday, why is he reading my hard disk? and may you have many more. We love you, hugs and kisses, What happens if you get your cousins Angelina and Karina. scared half to death twice? Disrespected Addiction How many times have I wished that I could overcome the addiction or compulsions that keep me in bondage? I know what it is like to struggle with the effects of addiction and the craziness it brings to my life. I wonder if there is any way out of the insanity of my current circumstances, deep down inside my heart there is a sense of bro kenness that is a constant re minder. I try to stuff it down and ignore it. I try to drown it by giving it to my addiction but sorrow doesn’t go away. Loneli ness and isolation go along with the shame and guilt I feel. I am so confused and so overwhelmed by the pain in my life that sometimes I wish I could just die. I feel down on myself and continually compare myself with good people. When I was feeding on my addiction it was easy to become consumed by my own needs, nothing else mattered except for what I craved for so desperately. I lied, cheated and stole but that didn’t stop me. With my family and community I became known as a “taker” trampling ,ovef feelings and needs of others. I used those as an excuse for my be havior. I feel love just doesn’t seem to work for me. The guilt, hurt, self-hatred and my fear make me unable to believe in love that others have for me. I know what it is Birthday and other wishes ... Toe Ness Spilyay Tymoo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan Management Successor: Selena T. Boise Advertising Manager: Sam Howard Staff W riter; Brian Mortensen Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confeder ated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the white house at 1100 Wasco Street. Any w ritten m aterials subm itted to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, W arm Springs, OR 97761. Phone: (541) 553-1644 or 553-3274. FAX No. (541) 553-3539. E-Mail: spilyaytymoo@ wstribes.org. Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $15.00. Spilyay Tymoo Letters to the Editor Casino at the Gorge pictures Dear friends displayed By Selena Boise Management successor Page 4 To my niece Shirley Geneva. Wishingyou the best on your day and every day. Happy second birthday, Jan. 24. Keep being the happy, loving girl you are. Hove, Uncle Joseph. I w ant to w ish my g ra n d d a u g h te r S h irle y Geneva Wainanwit a very happy birthday. You have brought such joy and love to our fam ily. You made things seem so bright and ch eery. P lease have a w onderful day every day o f the year and I know you will be a good girl for your mom and dad. I love you lo ts. K u th la M ona Baez. We want to wish our little niece the best time of her life on January 24, 2006. We know that you’re always on your best behavior like we used to be when we were your age. Love you always, Auntie Veronica, Uncle Brute and Ramon and cousin Jake Frank. Happy birthday to our grand daughter Shirley Geneva from Grampa Roscoe, Daniel, Tim and Mike Greene and Grandma Celia, Sarah, Paullee and Delsie. Happy birthday to grandpa Alley. We love you. Thanks for being a father to us and always being there. Love, Angels, Tyrece Ellison, Simyan, Kylan. Happy birthday to J a n i c e Suppah. May all your wishes come true. From niece Sophia M. Suppah and sis ter Deece R Suppah. Happy birthday to Myrtle Suppah from Sophia & Deece Suppah. ■■■ h January 19, 2006 h h h h r h i like to be a burden to others. It is a common side-effect being controlled by my addiction. My behavior has made me lose what is so important to me, my fam ily. It is very important for me to think about how my irrespon sibility has affected my family and just how much pain has been caused by my actions. I thought I know it all. I thought I didn’t need anyone, just sitting and thinking about the things I’ve done now it’s just me and a wall of emptiness I allowed to be built as I set out to mend re lationships. There may be some things that are beyond my control, some people may refuse to be reconciled even when I am try ing my best to make amends for the wrongs I have done. I un derstand that I cannot undo a lifetime of damage overnight but I am willing to try. Lillian Jo Blackw olf, No. 66820-065, Federal M edical Center Carswell, P.O. Box 27137, Ft. Worth, TX 76127. Student needed The Education Committee is seeking a tribal member to wear the title of Education Commit tee Student Representative. You must be from the elev enth grade to senior in college. Please submit a letter of inter est to: Education Committee, Attn:Secretary, PO Box 1299 Warm Springs, OR 97761. The letter of interest should include why you want to be the representative as the Education Committee Student, your edu cational goals (short and long), your ideas on what you can bring to the Education Committee and how you can assist us bring our people closer to seeking educational goals. Remember to include a cur rent telephone number with your current address. This closes February 18. The Edu cation Committee. Great job Congratulatinos to Joaquin Dixon for gradu ating. I am so proud of you. Your hard work paid off, and my your future be full of many awesome op portunities. I love you so much. Love, your mom, and sisters Judy and Jhalena, your brother Lester and all the rest of the family. My 47years with Warren R. Clements Happy birthday Dad “Alley. ” Thanks fo r always being there. I love you, Dad. Hove, Edna “y our No. 1 daughter” Hiram. Happy birthday to our fam ily m em bers in Jan uary: Jefferson Greene, Mona Baez, A udrianna “A udz” Perez- G reene, A lexyz G onsalez, Shirley Geneva Wainanwit, Prosanna “Lil Prunie” Katchia, C orbett Tom J r., G loria Mitchell, Elizabeth Hisatake, Alicia (you know), Bossy Tossy Hisatake. From the Greenes, Baez, Gonsalez and the “Irkie” Smith family. F e 1 i Cumpleanos para I mi hermano Daniel F. Arce. I hope you have a I good one. Already 17 years old but to me you’re always giong to be my baby “Dee.” Sending lots of love from your sister al ways, Rosalina Arce and Baby Martin sends his love and kisses para su tio. Happy birthday para mi prima Priscilla Parra. Love always, Rosalina Race. H appy b irth d a y p ara p rim a G racelia. L ove, Rosalina Arce. To my wonderful sister who I love with all my heart, I miss you very much. Also, Happy New Year. Siempre hermanas t uy y o Marcie, con much carinoy respecto. Rosalina Arce. De todas tus hermanas tambien. Joanna, Adriana. Happy New Year to my brother Steven Arce. I miss you, love you a whole bunch, can’t wait until you get out. Also Baby Martin is sending his love. Also happy belated birthday uncle. Love always, your sister Rosalina Arce and Baby Mar tin, A. Maldonado. A " : N Happy birthday to Joyce Suppah from Sophia M. <& Deece R Suppah. We were married in 1958. He was a junior at Eastern Oregon College in La Grande. He graduated in 1962 and we moved to Portland for his first teaching job. We moved back to Warm Springs to run the Commu nity Center. He was the first director at the Community Center. He held a number of different tribal management positions throughout his career. We built our house and he did a lot of work on the fencing around our property. Rudy did the landscaping, planting trees and shrubs that today are beautiful. When we moved back to Warm Springs, Rudy wanted to learn the Washat Religion and went to the Queahpama sisters, Nettie, Matilda and Syliva. We went to the Simnasho Longhouse every Sunday. From there he got involved with their Lincoln’s Pow Wow (Which they loved to Pow Wow), started fund-raising every year from food concessions to dance performances at different locations. We really worked hard on keeping the Pow Wow going for the elders that started the Pow Wow. During our 47 years together, Rudy and I traveled near and far. We made cultural presentations in Germany, Hawaii, and around the United States. We presented at the Folk Festival in Washington D.C. Our daughter Trudee competed in dance competition in Canada and the United States. She was Miss Warm Springs and we traveled to Alaska and Sheridan, Wyoming. The high light was to see her as Runner-Up in the Miss Indian America contest. We traveled with her to compete in different pageants. Rudy and I attended conferences at NCAI, ATNI, State and federal meetings on gaming and education, in different states. We traveled to Indian Country for differ ent events. Rudy was always a sports fan and participated in different sports. I watched him play baseball in college. He also bowled for the college team. We both competed in bowling, traveling to Reno, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Wichita, Kansas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma. We bowled in national, state and local tourneys. Our family always had horses. We loved horses and still own horses. We traveled with our daughter Trudee to different rodeos where she competed in barrel racing. Our granddaughter Shayla owned her own horses and rode for leisure. Rudy and I enjoyed going to horse racing at different tracks around the Northwest. Rudy loved to fish. We went to the upper lakes and the Deschutes River. He recently taught our grandson to fish. Rudy took Congressmen, Senators, Governor Atiyeh fishing. As speakers said at the funeral, the youth was what he focuses on. He coached baseball, bowling and counseled, always encouraged education. He was a youth camp director. We had friends in all walks of life, pow wow, bowling, rodeo, state and federal government. Rudy was a very generous person, easy going, easy to get acquainted with. I’ll remember all our family get togethers for birthdays, pot lucks and just eating a meal with some one. I’ll always cherish the gifts received throughout the years. . b J ---- Anna Clements