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c Page 4 June 21,1985 ) ( SPILYAY TYMOO J Editorial E Coosh EEWA (The way it is) Letters to the Editor— Cultural experiences will stay with us To the Editor, I have sincerely enjoyed serv ing -the.- W arm S prings C o m m u n ity as a Legal A d v o cate d u rin g the last five years. I have learned a lot. M any tinges I have been g rate fu l fo r the m o ral an d fam ily su p p o rt th a t th e co m m u n ity has given me and my fam ily. J o a quin .M acN eill an d I feel th a t this is o u r hom e a n d we will alw ays feel th a t way.,, . .The d ecision to leave is a career decision, m eaning th a t it i^ fo r the p u rp o se o f fu rth erin g m y d ev elo p m en t as an A tto r T h an k you. ney. I will be w o rk in g a t O regon , It was difficult to m ake the Legal Services in P en d leto n , décision to leave this com m urtr O reg o n (276-6685). This ex p e ’ity* T he m any cu ltu ral expe rience an d train in g Yyill be in riences have tru ly en riched us v alu ab le to m e, w hen I d o open an d will influence us in a maj<i>r m y ;o w n law office. It will p ro way fo r the rest o f o u r lives. vide me yvith a n o p p o rtu n ity to If we d o n o t have a n o p p o r increase m y skills an d k n ow l tu n ity to see all o u r friends edge to b e tte r serve th e co m m u individually,, my w ishes fo r a nity. ' peaceful, p ro sp ero u s life. / , A sp ecial th a n k s to th e elders fo r th e in sig h ts th a t they have Thank you and good luck, sh ared d u rin g o u r jn a n y C o n Angelina D e La Torre and Joaquin M ac Neill v ersatio n s. I co n sid er it a p riv i lege and an honor to learn about In d ian cu ltu re in this m anner. Spilyay Tymoo photo by Behrend 1 1/1/ O O hl I V V G O I I / ’O / V O Cz / Cz Lz 1 Cz L7 To the Editor, The Samuel Colwash family l\/l / O O 1V110 O would like to express their thanks to' th e follow ing people; T he Y akim aT riends an d rela- T l'in I ////" Work has begun on the renovation o f Simnasho Longhouse. when completed in November, the ~ VV I I Longhouse will be 156 feet wide and 120 feet long, more ihan twice its current size. The renovation will fnclude adding dressing rooms and, restrooms and a nursery and the kitchen will be completely tives, th e C an ad ian s from the N b rth a n d th e W arm ¡Springs, remodeled. Nearly $600 000 w ilt be spent on the project. 1 /1/ " L x lr V 1/1/ / Tribal attorneys express appreciation frietid^ an d relatives. T he fam ily w ould also like to th a n k the relatives fo r th eir as To the Editor, sistance in p u ttin g th e th a n k yoti d in n e r on in W hite Sw an, We w ant to th a n k the people W ashington. Miss O ueida Liane df W arm S prings an d th é T ribal C piw ash ?^ so p h o m o re a t Mad* Council for the w onderful dinner ras H igh S ch o o l has recently honoring us at the Agency Long- been b ro w n ed M iss T iin-ow - houSe on M ay 10th. It is a g reat w itt a t W hite Sw ap. O ueida had privilege fo r us to rep resent the sold alm o st 1,000 tickets. W arm S prings tribes. It is som e W ith o u t th e su p p o rt o f W th in g th a t we all en joy very these people O ueida w ould n o t m uch. have had th e h o n o r of repres W e especially w an t to th â n k enting th e T iin-ow -w itt P ow - .the trib aleld eE S fo r the ,drtim - She‘-iw^s<tnw.,’P’f the first jm jng. a n d ^ s in ^ i^ g ,, th .e ^ iç rio from the northw est to gain the crown in recent years. It’s been y ears since an y o n e,fro m W arm S prings o r Y akim a has w on the crow n. Thank you again, The Sam uel Còlwash Family ' \t A il I O I* R A I f i F or Sale: 1984 T o y o ta cu s to m ized v an w ith TV a n d h id e- a-b ed . M a ro o n over gray, 9,000 m iles. $ 1 3 ,0 0 0 . C a ll R u ssell S m ith a t 553-1030. Legal aide limiting services T he d e p a rtm e n t o f legal aide will tem p o rarily be o p eratin g w ith o n e legal aid e ad v o cate; U ntil the p o sitio n is filled, the d e p a rtm e n t will only be tak in g a d u lt crim in al cases an d lim ited' legal counseling. T here will be no representation 6n dom estic cases, in clu d in g c u sto d y a n d {divorce cases,"' u n til offibial notice is given. T h is is effective im m edi ately. Tape ava ¡lab le n o w Oueida Colwash earned the Miss Tiin-ow-witt title by selling nearly 1,000 raffle tickets. If y o u ’re in terested in o b ta in ing a v id eo tap e o f the 1985 M ad ras H igh S ch o o l gradua-, tio n cerem onies, c o n ta c t Stan, D m y try k a t th e high school a t Womens softball A : Sincerely, D ear Tribal C ouncil Members: In w riting this letter I am ask- in g f o r th e C o n fed erated T ribes o f W arm S prings to su p p o rt a p ro p o sal th a t has been made to the T rib al C ouncil concerning S w e a th o u se L o d g e In c o r p o rated. A p rogram such as Sw eat- house L odge affiliated w ith the W arm S p rin g s T ribes w ould be a very g re a t benefit fo r all tribal? m em bers. W e can teach and ■ JUNE'21. 2 2 /2 5 PEililfr-SKA M EANS CELEBRATE" THANK-YOU FOR? NOT show the people a d ifferen t w ay o f having a good tim e. All tribes have a serious alco h o l p roblem , I k n o w h o w it is in W arm Springs. Y ou all know me or o f me. G ood blessings have com e to me. I am so b er, I d o n ’t sm oke m a ri ju a n a , and I have found a good sp iritu al life in th e sw eatlodge. I w ant to . help o th ers find this good life. I am here a t S w eat house L odge as a d ru g and alco h o l co u n selo r tra in e e ! will show the young, in a good ways? real life, life as it was m eant to be; dealing w ith life’s difficuli- ties directly instead o f tu rn in g to the bo ttle? I have h ard tim es to o , b u t I d o n ’t go o u t a n d get d ru n k o r stoned anyiftore. I have been so b er tw o years now and I got m y sta rt as a client here in the S w eath o u se L odge pro g ram . In closing, again I ask fo r the help o f all th e people of W arm Springs. Program s such as Sweat house L odge Inc. w ould b e a benefit to all the peo p le an d deserve y o u r su p p o rt. SPONSORED BY : THE ‘ WARM SPRINGS PREVENTION TEAM 6/85 ■ - SS SS ss Spilyay Tymoo welcomes articles and letters to be published from its read ers. Short letters preferably 300 words or less ahd must include the writers signature and address. Thank you letters and poetry will be published at the editor’s discretion. All letters are the opinion of the writer and do not reflect any opinion of Spilyay Tymoo. Spilyay Tymoo reserves the right to edit all copy OR refuse publication of any letter that contains libelous material. ARNETT J Sweathouse Lodge encouraged? SS ssss Note from the Editor NOTEBOOM Tribal Council Agenda ss ss ss , KÁRNOPP June 21 Governor A tiyeh Lunch (12 n oon ), dinner (6 p.m .), Kah-Nee-Ta June 22 Governor Atiyeh C ookout, W hiskey D ick ’s, 5 p.m. June 24 Tribal Council M eeting 1. 9:00 a.m . Business 2. 10:00 a.m . E nrollm ents 3. 1:30 p.m . W arm S prings P o w er E nterprises 4. C ham bers P A S ystem / C hairs Toe Ness ' Sign-up for the Jefferson C oun ty W o m en ’s S o ftb all sum m er league is underw ay, ' T h é n o n -co m p etititv e league T h ere w as this c u sto m er w ho w as in a big h u rry w ho said, “will th e is o rg an ized as a p lay fo r fun h o tc a k e s be long?” T he C o o k answ ered, “N o, ro u n d as usu-1 p ro g ra m fo r w om en o f an y skill a l.” Y IK E S lftVel w h o hâve g ra d u a te d from high school. G am es are played each W ed n esd ay -th ro u g h m id- A u g u st. S ig n -u p fee is $7.50 T hjs guy asked his frien d , “ W ill y o u lend me $20, b u t only give me w hich includes a team T -shirt. $10, th a t w ay I ’ll owe you ten an d y o u ’ll owe me ten an d w e’ll be In terested p layers are asked to stra ig h t.” Y IK E S register by Ju n e 21. C all H olly at 475-3375 or T raci a t 475-7477 to register o r fd r hrore in fo rm atio n . O ne gossip to an o th er: She to ld m e th a t you to ld her th e secret I to ld you h o t to tell her. 2nd G ossip: T he m ean thing! I to ld h er not- . . tQ tell you I to ld her. 1st gossip, W ell, d o n ’t tell h er th a t I told you R G V I V d l S C n G C lu lG C I she told m e.” Y IK E S A “ C ru sad e fo r C h ris t” ten t revival will be held Ju ly 7th • th ro u g h 16th, 1985, across fro m ' M other: “ H ow co u ld you be so ru d e to tell y o u r sister sh e’s stupid. th e C o m m u n ity C eriter. R eve Tell her y our sorry. ” B rother: “Sis, I ’m sorry y o u r stu p id . • YI KÉS rend E asto n A g u ild f will be teach in g in th e afte rn o o n s at 3:30 p.m . w ith E vangelist M erle SS SS SS W illia m s f r o m T o p p e n is h , T eacher: W h at do G eorge W ash in g to n , T h o m as Jefferso n an d W ash in g to n preaching th e w ord B enjam in F ra n k lin h a v e in c o m m o n ?” G abby: • “T h ey ’re* all every evening a t 7:30 p.m . N o n - d e a d .” Y IK E S ' « • < deno m in atio n al b u t Jesus C hrist to be tau g h t. All ages, denom i- SS SS SS n atio n s an d races are invited!' y 475-7265 to b o rro w the tape. Y ou can have th e tap e copied at any one o f th e video rental stores in tow n o f tap e it yourself. fiool staff and all others involved in the p re p a ra tio n o f the w o n d erful m eal, a n d N elson W allula- tu m , B ernice M itchell and P ro - san n a W illiam s fo r th eir p a rt in m a k in g the lovely h an d m ad e gifts, and everyone else w ho had a p a rt in th e p lan n in g an d p re p a ra tio n a n d p a rtic ip a tio n in the dinner. We look fo rw ard to Working w ith the tribes fo r m any m ore years to come. Thank you, Soo-Ickt Tewee A K A Willard SUBSCRIPTION TO SPILYAY TYMOO SEND SUBCRIPTION TO SPILYAY TYMOO P.O. 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