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Spilyay Tymoo
Warm Springs bids farewell to an old friend
By Donna Behrend
Many people knew Mary
Hote. And many people came
to the Warm Springs
Presbyterian church to bid her
a fond and loving farewell.
Most are already feeling a void
without Mary. Her smile, her
familiar laugh and the use of
her hands—the mannerisms
that endered her to us. Upon
hearing about her death
October 6, people began to
reminisce about Mary’s ways.
One young woman remem-
ered Mary for her discipii-
nairan ways. “I remember the
way she threatened us with a
belt if we were acting up.” said
the now-grown woman. If a
family needed a helping hand
with discipling their children,
they could invite Mary over
and she could usually straigten
the kids out. Her help was also
welcome on cattle rides and at
other social events.
Another person remembered
Mary for her whistling hearing
aid. “She would reach for the
control and turn it so it would
stop whistling. And then she
would laugh.”
People could visit Mary
while she was parked at Macy’s
just “towning around.” But
Mary couldn’t talk to folks if
she couldn’t use her hands to
describe one thing or another.
Mary’s faith was important
to her. As Cal Chinn, former
Presbyterian minister here and
good friend of Mary’s stated
“Her life was a life of prayer
and worship.” She had been an
active member of the church
for many years. She was also a
ruling elder of the church.
Ot course Mary meant many
things to her many friends. But
she symbolized one thing to all-
a smile and a kind word.
Mary’s ways can’t be replaced,
but she left with us the
memories—something one
doesn’t lose.
Mary Hote Tom 1899-1979
Fire Shower Longhouse.
for fami
iy
They are
Anthony and Anita Davis
and their sons were completely
burned out of their home in
Portland October 5. A faulty
refrigerator is believed to be the
cause of the fire.
On October 25. 1979, from 7
to 10 p.m. there will be a fire
shower at the Agency
concerned with getting
household items so they can get
their lives back into a regular
pattern and all gifts will be
greatly appreciated. There will
also be a money tree for those
who would prefer to give
money. Refreshments will be
served.
Crisis Line — 553-1417
Crisis Line. 553-1417. for Center. The crisis unit staff is
short term counseling by the available 24 hours a day. seven
crisis staff, by phone or come . days a week.
into the Alcohol and Drug
Infant dies at apartments
The sixteen-month old
daughter of Andrea Meanus
and Gilbert “Gibby” Kalama
died, apparently of natural
causes, in the early morning
hours of Wednesday October
17, at the Tenino Apartments.
Officials are calling her death
“due to natural causes.”
Jareen Joyce Kalama was
alive and well when last
checked in her bedroom at
about 2 a.m. Her mother found
her at 7:15 a.m. after Jareen
had evidently fallen off her bed
and suffocated in a blanket.
Ms. Meanuscalled the police
and an ambulance was
dispatched to take the toddler
to the Warm Springs Clinic
where doctors pronounced her
dead on arrival.
Because there was not a
physician present at the time of
her death, the Warm Springs
Police and Bureau Investigator
were called in to assist. They
found no evidence of foul play
and her death was attributed to
natural causes.
Review of Branham case denied
U.S. Attorney Bill Young is currently serving a life
man reported to Spilyay sentence in the Lompoc
Tymoo this week that the Federal Correction Institution
United States Supreme Court in California.
has denied a review of the
Colwash’s half-clothed bodj
Merlin Roy Branham case. was discovered December 18
Branham was found guilty of 1977 on a road behind Alice’}
first-degree murder in the Restaurant. She had been sho
December 1977 shooting death nine times in the head
of Jareen Tara Col wash. 16. He Witnesses said that Branhan
and the victim had left a party
together. After deliberating for
26 hours, a jury found
Branham guilty of first-degree
murder in a Portland federal
court on April 27, 1978.
Sentencing was on May 19.
Branham will be eligible for
parole in ten years.
Still no arrest in McKinley killing
Official investigation into
the August 31 shooting death
of Nelson McKinley continues
to proceed at a slow pace
despite pleas from his relatives
for an arrest. No one is being
held in custody in connection
with the incident.
According to BIA Criminal
Investigator Homer White
Buffalo, “It’s a case where we
know who (allegedly) did it.”
But he was unable to say “for
the record” why that person is
still free. He did explain that
investigators are certain that
this individual won’t take off
and that the person does not
represent a danger to anyone
else.
White Buffalo said that the Municipal Branch Manager
BIA and FBI investigations are Rudy Clements spoke with
completed and the reports have McKinley’s relatives about
been turned over to U.S. requesting “intensive service
Attorney Bill Youngman, who on tne matter." Clements told
is directing the investigation for McKinley’s kin that he would
the federal government. “Now speak with the general manager
we’re waiting for the grand jury about writing a letter to the
investigation,” White Buffalo federal authorities inquiring
reported.
about the case. That evidently
But when Spilyay Tymoo has not been done.
McKinley, 28, was hired as a
spoke with Youngman this
week, he again declined to tribal court advocate just a
comment. He could say only week before his death. His
that the case is still under body was brought to the Tribal
Police Department shortly
investigation.
after noon, August 31. in a gold
Apparently the tribal 1970 Oldsmobile sedan driven
government has not yet taken by an hysterical woman.
any action to help speed up the Dozens of people have been
investigation. In September interviewed regarding the case.
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DIRECTION SIGNS—Members of a high school art class taught by Robin Gerke have been busy
creating ana painting designs on the walls. The images are first hand drawn, then projected on the
walk with an opaque projector so that the students can trace around the sketches. Stacy Winishut
(l^t) and Roland Kalama have a cooperative effort—Kalama did the sketch and Winishut is helping
with the pcntutg
Spilyoy Tymoo Photo by Behind