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E Coosh EEWA: The wgy it is Honoring our Veterans and making your For all veterans vote count By Selena Boise Management Successor First of all I would like to honor our veterans because they have co n trib u ted m uch o f themselves to our country and for our rights and / A Spilyay freedom s that we Speaks have. k____________ / For those who have gone to w ar and come home, they have scars that will be a part of their lives forever. Dealing with all that and con tinuing their lives can’t be easy. So I commend their ability to live their lives for themselves. Our veterans have their an nual cerem ony at the Court house next to the m em orial stone that stands there. I have seen many of these throughout the years and each year it is an honor to see the veterans as they perform this ceremony on this special day. We will be thinking of those that are overseas at this time, those who have entered eternal life and those who are still here with us today, for Veterans Day is a good day to remember all our soldiers. Amidst this time of year we also have elections that have taken place. Who will be our governor? I’m curious, and have consid ered many things as I look over my ballot. Seems our leaders can easily change from one election to another. While watching the television ads I only like to hear the positive things that have oc curred during a term. When I hear those things it makes sense that this person running for of fice has made positive changes. But then we hear what I call mud slinging, and it makes it hard to decide. So, it is hard to make a decision, unless I hear more. I hope that when our own tribal elections come we have a lot of voters, because just like the current elections we decide as voters who will be elected. We w ill h ear co m p lain ts about people re-elected and “W hy did they get re-elected?” When it re ally happened because o f the people’s votes. You have to ask yourself, “Am I going to vote, or will my vote matter?” And it does mat ter, so be sure to vote when our own elections come around the same as the current elections this week. Thank you for writing to the Spilyay. The next deadline to submit an item for publication is Friday, Nov. 17. Thank you. First I’d like to say thanks to Jodi Calica and Tribal Council for hearing our cry, for we do need a home for all our veter ans to take a break, maybe play pool and have coffee, and if and when we get them on the bud get, then I will sit back. Now for veterans, as has al ways been done, there will be a dinner at Agency Longhouse. Anyone wanting to recognize or honor their veterans can do this on this day. We are selling bal loons for $1 or whatever you’d like to donate. They will have names etc. on them, to be re leased at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. at the Agency Longhouse. See any one of the Auxiliary or myself and Harvey for information and more balloons. Different this year, we’ll be having breakfast from 7 to 9:30. We’ll need all the help we could get, now we have all new offic ers, we have 38 members and help from families. See you all there. * E liza Brown Tim, 553- 9003. High Lookee This is a letter of apprecia tion to all those who contributed m oney to the H igh L ookee Lodge Assisted Living activity funds. On October 16 and 17 the residents made baked goodies to sell at the bake sale in the Warm Springs M arket. B y the way, thank you Mr. and Mrs. Macy for allowing us to “set up shop” in your store. This bake sale was done in the morning and after lunch Tuesday October 17. The tenants at High Lookee put in a lot of hard work to bake their cookies and brownies, bag them and arrange them on the platter. Not to mention the time to sit in the store and sell them. After selling out of the baked goods in the morning, the care givers and cooks teamed up to make more goodies to sell in the afternoon. These combined la bors were made very rewarding because the m oney accum u lated went towards the tenants’ “activity fund.” The cash was used right away to pay for a performance from vocalist and pianist who came from the Seattle area. Glen Cut ler performed music from the roaring ‘20s and big bands. This concert was very nostalgic be cause they enjoyed the music that brought back fond memo ries from their past. After com pensating Glen for his awesome show there was still money left in the tenants’ activity fund, which can be used in the future. So, we’d like to thank all of Spilyay Tymoo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan Management Successor: Selena T. Boise Reporter: Leslie Mitts Advertising Manager: Sam Howard 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. Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo November 9, 2006 Letters to the Editor you who stopped to buy some baked goods, as well as donat ing some money. Your support and contributions to the occu pants o f High Lookee Lodge were very pleasing to them. Sin cerely, Shon Hintsatake. Fall Run The W arm Springs Recre ation Department would like to thank the following departments and volunteers for their help with the 2006 Kah-Nee-Ta Fall Run: K ah-N ee-Ta H igh D esert Resort and Casino, Fran Ahern, Mackie Begay, Reina Estimo, Sharon Jones, Lana Leonard, Albert Adams, Patch Adams, W arm Sp rin gs M arket, and W arm S p rin gs E lem en tary School. The following are the results o f the 2006 Kah-Nee-Ta Fall Run: The overall 10k male winner: Freddy Hernandez o f Madras (of the 14-18 age group), time 39:38. The overall female 10k win ner: Jane Cleavenger o f Bend (of the 40-49 age group), time 46:41. The overall two-mile male winner: Titus Kalama of Warm Sp rin gs (o f the 14-18 age group), time 15:21. The overall two-mile female winner: Odessa Cleavenger of Bend (of the 9-13 age group), time 20:06. The other 10k finishers are: Brandon Thompson, Mike B ow ers, A tcitty B egay, J e f f Anspach, Brett Whipple, Lonnie Henderson, Gerald Allison Jr., Jason Smartlowit, Karlen Yallup, Walt Carter, Dan Ahern, Rich L o hm an, E ddie H angen, Y olan da Y allup , D on Hilenbrand, K risti Olney, Ina W ainanw it, A lvis Sm ith IV, M a llo ry S m ith , M o n ica Leonard, Yvette Leacy, Cheryl Lohman. The other finishers in the two-mile race are: D u stin H en d erso n , T im Cleavenger, Doug Cleavenger, Calvin Poncho, Brittany Craig, A m an da Y azzie, Je rm a in e Sampson, Mateo Smith, Alvis Sm ith III, Jo rd an L eo nard , Joyce Oberly, Dion Yepa, Sylvia M cCabe, D eon Culpus, Jake F rank, A ldo A n tu n ez Jr ., D evontre T hom as, W essley Beymer, Edison Yazzie, Samuel M iller, Brianna Craig, Alyssa Culps, Pinky Beymer, Felician Conner, Darrius Miller, Austin R au sch en b u rg , A n n alise W hipple, Bridgette W hipple, Shelby Moody, Illante Smith, Rosebud W hipple, M ercedes Smith, Delvina Heath, Lucinda H eath, D elvis H eath, K elly Beymer, Rhonda Carter, Gavin Begay, Quindin Calica, Yancy Sm ith, K illian Sm ith, N alani B risbois, T aianne M uldrow - Smith, Angela Smith, Monique Moody, Tyra Thomas, Redine Kirk, Alliayah Moran, Demiryz Miller, CR Begay, Destry Begay, Darrien Smith, Matthew Smith, Brennon Smith, Perry Isadore, Trenton Calica, Patrina VanPelt, Zakiah Poston, Thelia Culpus, R aym ond Sam Sm ith, E liza B row n Jim , C h loe Sm ith, Shirleen Killsfirst, Nylanis Spino, M arcie S taco n a, K eala Rauschenburg, Cassie Rhoan, Jerem y Killsfirst, Shirley Heath. Strength A strong woman works out everyday to keep her body in s h a p e ... but a w om an o f strength builds her relationships to keep her soul in shape. A strong woman isn’t afraid of anything... but a woman of strength shows courage in the midst of her fear. A strong woman w on’t let anyone get the best o f h e r... but a woman o f strength gives the best of herself to everyone. A strong woman makes mis takes and avoids the same in the fu tu r e ... but a w om an o f strength realizes life’s mistakes can also be unexpected blessings. A strong woman wears a look of confidence on her face... but a w om an o f strength w ears grace. A strong woman has faith that she is strong enough for the jour ney. .. but a woman of strength has faith that it is in the journey that she will become strong. I can handle anything life throws at me. I may not be able to handle it well, or correctly, or gracefully, or w ith finesse or expediently, but I will handle it. Life may not be the party we hoped for but while we are here we might as well dance. To my mom, Sister Clara, Arlene B, Marcy M. Delores P, Charisse H, Bernie Y, Jeanie Brisboi, Kim and Val LeClaire. God bless, Rose Brown Antunez. Diabetes myths and facts By Royce Embanks Foot nurse specialist M yth: Soakin g m y feet is good for them. Fact: Soaking your feet can be dangerous for people who have diabetes. People with neu ropathy (loss of feeling in their feet) can actually burn their feet if they soak in water that is too hot. Soaking your feet is not rec ommended unless ordered for therapeutic reasons. P odiatrist or doctors and nursing staff often order salt water soaks to help heal ingrown toe nails. If you are ordered to soak your feet or do it on your own, it should never be for more than 10 minutes at a time and (unless ordered) not every day. Each time you do soak your feet you should always re-hy- drate or moisturize your skin after each soak. I f you have further ques tions, please call 553-2478. In our thoughts To the fam ily o f W ilb u r Johnson Sr. Dear relatives: On behalf o f my wife, our children, and myself, I offer our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Wilbur Johnson Sr. As a relative and friend of W ilb ur’s I apologize for not making the services but circum stances did not allow my family to attend. The passing o f our fam ily elder, as with all of our elders, has left a void not only on this land but also in my heart as he was not only a relative but a good friend. I recall him com ing to visit my Mom and Dad w hen I was young (Joe and Mabel Palmer: uncle and aunt, as he called them). He visited us at Spearfish, Celilo on the Columbia and at our home on the Yakama Reservation. After the passing o f my parents he would still come and visit my wife, kids and I from time to time. Always unannounced but always welcomed. I remember one such visit in the early m orning o f the late 70’s when my wife looked out the door she came back telling me that there was a car block ing our driveway with someone sleeping in it. I went out looked in the win dow and to my wife’s surprise I pounded on the window and asked the two gentlem en to com e in and eat. They were W ilbur and Jazzie. They came in late from Omak and stopped to sleep b efo re co n tin u in g home. Their stories kept m y wife and kids laughing all morning. I share this with you people to let you know that this man’s life touched a lot of people at hom e and away from home. Although he is gone I have seen him with my eyes, listened to him with my ears, and forever will carry him in my thoughts. C arroll, Sandi, Sonny, Stacy, Calvin, and Christo pher Palmer. A thank you Friends, family and relatives, I realize it has been a while since the loss o f our brother, D o uglas M . W illia m s, and thanks are long over due. We would like to thank our aunts Neda and Eliza for stepping in to prepare meals at the Shaker Church, also for the food you provided for on-going services. T h an k you M arella and A lb e rta for co o k in g at the Shaker Church along with your kitch en helpers. T hank you George and Debbie for shop ping for all the food for the last meal. We also w ant to thank B ern ie, Susie, N ola, A un tie Charlotte, Uncle H arvey and Auntie Flo for all the help with giveaway materials. A special thanks to all the drummers and Shaker members for the spiritual support our fam ily needed. Your prayers were what we gained strength from to get us through the loss of our older brother. Again thank you all for the prayers, songs and drumming, but a deep thanks for the sup port you showed to D ouglas’ five songs, daughter and grand children. Thank you to all the speak ers who shared memories, and words o f encouragement. Re spectfully, Douglas M. Williams Sr. family, brothers, sister, sis ter-in-law, nephews and nieces. Reality check Leadership knowledge hasn’t m atured for the past 15 plus years; where are the traditional/ cultural, visionary and oh so wise Chiefs w hen we need them , where are the leaders that can make their departm ent heads job responsible. People like to say that the politics need to stop and I say, dirty politics need to stop. W hat the past leaders have been doing for the past 15 plus years is plain old embezzlement and vacation time and I base this on the past 15 year old Tribal Council m onthly agendas, no community development and no progress in our entities. Em bezzlement, thesaurus meaning, steal, pocket, take, help yourself, or siphon off. And what about our present Tribal Council leaders; at least a few of them are trying to make change and naturally they get out voted and the ones out voting them, what is their ending goal for doing so? So what is a tribal member to do? I’ll tell you what you can do. You can change your votes to o th er d istric ts to m ake the change, or you can req u est Tribal Council go back to when our voting was - each district would nominate people for their d istrict and the entire tribal m em bership w ould vote for who they wanted as leaders in each district. Either way, we would prob ably get leadership change and hopefully a brighter future. It is our treaty trib al m em ber right. Remember the organizational chart, the tribal membership is on top, and we are over Tribal Council. So if you want change, make it happen and quit complaining about the no jobs for tribal members, no homes for tribal members, no programs for the afflicted, small bonuses, no this and no that. Your have to make it happen. This article is not meant to bring bad feelings or guilt feel ings to any tribal member-it’s just business. Peace. Emma M. Smith. Thank you for writing to the Spilyay Tymoo. Please, when writing, keep in mind that no letter may contain a statement that is libelous against a person or business. Happy birthday wishes... Happy birthday to my wonder fu l sister MacelinaArce. Hopeyou had a good one. Love always, Rosalina Arce. Happy birthday to my ‘lil’ brother Steven Jesus Arce. I miss you lots and I hope when you get out you’ll make it up and have a good one. Siempre tu hermana, Rosalina Arce. Happy 21st birthday Theo Arce. Love and miss you, be good, siem pre tu hermana, Rosalina Arce. To my loving niece, Krisleen Veronica “Ottis.” Happy fourth birthday on Nov. 6. I love and miss you very much. Soon we’ll be together again. Love always, your favorite auntie (the great one) Emilena Suppah. H appy fo u r th b irth d a y Krisleen (a.k.a. Chucki). Love, A untie Laura Robinson. Happy birthday Tina. From Selena and Dave at the Spi lay. H appy birthday on November 6 to the very wonderful Cheryl. I hope you had a great birth day. Love, Dave. 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