Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
Editorial
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(The way it is)
Letters to the Editor
PACE 4 February 26, 1988
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sport as a matter of fact who
miss the boat. What I mean is to
get a scholarship for college
where he can get an education while playing ball and have a better
future to fall back on after the thrills of basketball is over. Right
now all those prizes look good but what can a person do with them
when his ball playing days are gone? He can't eat them or support
his family with them. An education is more important than the
thrills for a few seasons and back to the umemployment line. Jobs
get scarce when there is a bunch of unemployed people.
Its good to see the youth take interest in school athletics where
their thrills are only the cheers from their classmates and at the end
of the season maybe a certificate of achievement in sports. Its true
they can't eat these certificates but its a key to college anci, to
participate in sports there while preparing themselves in some field
to enter upon graduation. If one likes sports he could probably
become a good coach in some school, perhaps an Indian school
helping the youth in the right direction.
Corrections, addition noted
A photo on page four of the
MOIHS special insert in our last
issue was misidentified. The young
ster and his father were not Grant
Waheneka and his father but Frank
Queahpama, Sr. and his grandson
Duane Queahpama.
The dolls and horse figurine on
page two were identified as being
of Wasco origin and made by Mary
A"n Meanus. The dolls are Wasco
and were made by Mary Ann.
However, the horse figurine is of
Toe Ness
"Dad, do you play pool with the Milkman."
"No, son, why do you ask?"
"Well, I heard mom tell him, when she sees you coming she'll give him the
Que." YIKES
SS SS SS
Spilyay Says: "There are only two ways to handle a woman, but nobody
knows either of them." YIKES
SS SS SS
A member of the Church said. "Pastor, how did you cut your face?"
Pastor: "I was concentrating on my sermon so much I cut my face."
Member: "Next time you should concentrate on your shaving and cut
your sermon." YIKES
SS SS SS
Waiter in the Restaurant: "And Sir, how did you find your steak?"
Customer: "Oh! I just lifted out one of those brussel sprouts and there it
was." YIKES
SSSSSS
A marriage counselor to husband: "I think your problem is, you've been
waking up grumpy in the mornings."
Husband: "Nope, I alway's let her sleep." YIKES.
SS SS SS
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Spealts"
Basketball tournaments arc
popping up all over in Indian
country. Tournaments of all
kinds, there is a six foot and
under. 30 years old and over,
and 40 and over, even a old
duffer tournament. To add. there
arc prizes for almost everything
imaginable, MVP. Hustle. Most
points scored, he tried, and stuff
like that. Those huge trophies
that don't do anything but gather
dust. All those things are invit
ing and draws a lot of good
school ball players to participate.
Well, the point I'm trying to
get across is there are some
good college material, super bas
ketball players or any other
Warm Springs origin and was made
by Nettie Shawaway.
Also on page two was a photo of
five people who appeared in the
video. Warm Springs Today. Larry
Dick was misidentified.
The Yakima gentleman shown
with Alec Tohet was identified as
Frank Sohappy. Mr. Sohappy's
daughter contacted us with the
proper identification.
publication of any material that may contain
Choose
My dcir young people,
I want to ;ie you something to
think about, and I pray and pray
that you will. I want you to put
away all the thoughts that cause
you to question and argue. I want
y ou to become that wonderful per
son that God created, full of peace,
love and compassion.
I want you to think real hard
about who you arc. Now don't con
fuse who you really are with who
you think you are. or who you're
try ing to be. or who everyone else
thinks you arc. Just take a real
good look at yourself, and who do
you really sec?
First of all. remember that you
arc a human being who, as a baby,
was pure and innocent, who feared
nothing, because you loved every
thing, and everything loved you.
Remember, that you were created
to be this way. and that there is no
other way that we can be ourselves.
As you grew up, different ones
would start telling you that you
were not innocent, and were not
loved by everything, but instead
were "just likceveryoncelse."Soon,
you became lost in this world,
because after all, you believed that
you were just aniother grain of
sand with nothing else to offer and
with little opportunity to be any
thing else.
Somewhere, my young brother
and sister, you have become lost
and do not know who you are
anymore. Someone has taught you,
that you can no longer be as you
were created to be. So, what do you
do? Since we don't know who we
really are, we start pretending to be
someone else. We borrow a little
personality here, a habit there, a'
few words that we think sound
cool, a certain way to stand that
looks good and so on. If we want to
be "hard", then we learn how to
talk, look and act tough. We try to
make everyone think that nothing
cigarettes for sale
Cigarettes for sale: $8.00 a car
ton. Different brands available. Call
553-1783 in the evenings. Or see
Earlynne Graybael at the Vending
warehouse. Located in the Indus
trial Park warehouse 3.
A H n TPP I Pt I H n
HH'COiauvil
expressed
To the Editor,
I'm writing to acknowledge the
efforts of these people: Virginia
Mitchell, Marie Tom, Larry and
Priscilla Arthur. You have been
very tolerant and helpful with our
shortcomings.
Although I and my wife have
never been farther than the starting
line, we would like you to hear we
remain hopeful. We'll be in contact.
With much appreciation.
Tyree and Celia Strombringer
Lost dog
Dog lost: Annie Yahtin lost a
small tan colored female dog that
answers to the name of Kusie. The
dog was last seen in the new trailer
court area on Kuckup nearly two
weeks ago. If anyone finds this dog
or has information call 553-1392.
Cuestickforsale
For Sale:Pool cue and case; shoots
straight, $25. Call 553-1830 and
ask for Benny.
JOM meeting set
The next scheduled Johnson
O'Malley meeting is scheduled for
March 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the Warm
Springs Elementary library.
to be yourself
Suppose you're into drugs or
alcohol. Have you figured out how
you started using them, or do you
cure? Were you trying to be like
everyone around you, or like your
friends at school? Is this what you
want out of life? Is this what you
want to be?
Does it sound like I'm giving you
a lecture? Well I am. I'm talking
from experience, because I lived
the lie of being someone else. I
wanted everyone to like me. just
like you want everyone to like you.
You say that you don't care if
anyone likes you. ..that's just an
other lie. I don't care how hard you
think you arc. you still want some
one to like you. And most of all.
you want someone to love you.
Wc have all spent hour after
hour dreaming up ways to look
and of cool things to say. with the
Waheneka recognized for service
two Japan with thc98th which flew
all over Korea during 1951. While
in Japan, Grant was promoted to
technical sergeant and was later
reassigned to the U.S. to Fairchild
Air Force Base in Spokane, Wash
ington with the photo reconnais
sance, flying B-29s.
Grant received a certificate of
achievement for a "high level of
efficiency" on maintenance of planes
in 1952 while at Fairchild. The base
held a parade in his honor because
of the award and days later. Grant
was promoted to master sergeant.
"I attribute my appointment to the
space program to this award."
Grant was grounded due to
physical rtasdns-lrV 1952 fftd tf0r-p"l
ing tms time, nis general asuca u ne
would consider warrant officer
duties. It meant a reduction in pay
and Grant declined the offer. He
then transferred to Smokey Hill
Air Force Base in Kansas where he
was line chief in charge of all main
tenance personnel. After several
assignments as a "traveling profes
sor," during which time he trained
civil service employees as well as
military personnel air craft mechan
ics, he ended up again in Amarillo,
this time for six years.
"The space program was in its
infant stages," said Grant. "My
master sergeant friends said I would
be a good candidate" for the pro
gram. One day in 1 959, the general
received notice that a panel of six
civil service employees working out
of the Pentagon would be conduct
ing interviews, Air-Force wide, with
master sergeants as possible space
program members. About six weeks
later, at 4:30 in the afternoon.
Grant learned that he had been
appointed to the program. It took
Grant and his family two weeks to
prepare for the move to McDonald
Air Force Base in St. Louis, Mis
souri. It was such a fast move, that
"I still have $3 on deposit with the
water company," said Grant. "I
had no idea why I was going. I just
had traveling orders and a duty sta
tion. I would learn when I got there
what I would be doing."
When Grant checked in, he met
with McDonald himself, executive
vice-president Smith and a Navy
officer. "They explained the pro
gram to me. It was brand new."
Grant explained that while he was
on flight duty, he had top secret
clearance. While working in the
space program, he had to have
crypto clearance which required a
thorough investigation. He was
accompanied to work by an escort
plus had three guards on duty
while at work. His office was sur
rounded with a chainlink fence
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For sale
For Sale: Conn Alto Sax $400
(plays in perfect condition).
Bundy Flute $250 (re-finished
and all pads replaced).
Cash only. Please call Tricia at
553-1 16', ext. 275.
Sketches for sale
Four-color design sketches for
bead work patterns are being offered
for sale at $7.00 each. Local artist
Jimmy Scott has numerous patt
erns available for viewing. They
are ready for framing or for use as
background patterns. Designs may
be viewed anytime at 3246 Walsey
Lane, Warm Springs. Scott's tele
phone number is 553-1043.
hope that wc will be accepted by
others. When no one notices, we
start getting a little radical about
the whole thing and attempt to
force our borrowed personalities
on others, which usually end upas
massive rejection. And because wc
don't like rejection, wc try to
become so hardened, wc can no
longer feel love. Then, we start
thinking that no one loves us, and
Satan tells us that no one loves us
and that we should just destroy
ourselves, because no one cares
anyway.
What can wc do to change this? I
want you to take a close look at
whoy ou"rcally"arc. I want you to
take everything that is borrowed,
like bad habits, drinking, doping,
predjudicc. racism, swearing, lying,
stealing and cheating and throw it
all away right now. Never pick it up
topped with barbed wire.
While working at NASA. Grant
studied the same courses that astro
nauts studied when the program
was fully developed. All notes and
information were held in the stric
test confidentiality. "I could not
say what I was doing." In fact, his
young son. Dolan, who was in the
sixth grade at the time, was stopped
by the FBI and asked what his
father was doing. Grant's family
was not aware of his work activi
ties. Grant worked at NASA two
years.
Grant ended his Air Force career
in 1963 while stationed at Wurt-
smith Air Foce Base in Michigan.
waf offered a-high-paying ciViH
service job, but I returned to Warm
Springs to serve on tribal Coun
cil.. .the people here needed my ser
vices." Grant was elected to two
consecutive Tribal Council terms.
Governor Tom McCall appointed
Grant to serve on the Youth Com
mission and the Law Enforcement
A
Winners are sweethearts
The annual Valentine's Baby Con
test was held at the Warm Springs
Community Center on February
1 6. Babies and their parents entered
a number of categories such as the
crawlers race, mothers race, loud
est baby, chubbiest baby, happiest baby
and the youngest with hair. Games
were played with the chicken dance
being a favorite.
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Mother, father, brothers, sisters, everyone took
Baby contest at the Community Center. The
enjoyed by all.
again. Lvcn if you were dressing
like the "in crowd", forget it. Why
please them and get no pleasure for
yourself in being yourself.' Dress
and look like who you arc. Be that
wonderful young person who you
were created to be. He full of life,
your life, be everything that is good
and full of strength, full ol love. Go
out of your way to help others. Tell
everyone that you choose to be
yourself and not some fabrication
of fantasy. Become the spiritual
child, and walk away from the dar
kness. Truly, there is nothing there
in the darkenss but destruction.
Save your life, my brother and sis
ter, for there arc many who love
you greatly.
Sincerely,
Art McConville
Continued from page 3
Council. Governor Bob Straub
appointed Grant to serve on the
American Bi-Ccntcnnial commit
tee and Governor Vic Atiyeh ap
pointed him to the Historical
Records and Advisory Board, from
which he retired in March. 1987.
He also served on the Humanities
Commission and was appointed to
the Festival of Arts Board of Direc
tors and to the Board of Directors
for the Boy Scouts Modoc Coun
cil. Grant also served on several
tribal committees.
When granted entered the Air
Force, he had only a sixth grade
education. He received his GED in
England. Upon his retirement 20
years lifter. Grantwas a few credits
short of obtaining a degree in busi
ness administration.
To anyone considering entering
the service or to anyone who is cur
rently enlisted. Grant advises that
they "take advantage of what the
military has to offer during and
after" service.
Warm Springs
Longhouse
welcomes
all to
Sunday Washut
Services
Please come
Winners of the contest are: Craw
lers race-1. Clifford Smith and 2.
Ryan Smith; loudest baby-I. Rod
ney Adams and 2. Jenny Van Pelt;
chubbiest baby-I. Ryan Smith and
2. Sissally Wallulatum; happiest
baby-1. Corinna Miller and 2. Clif
ford Smith; and the youngest with
hair-1 . Ryan Smith and 2. Rodney Adams.
SrUrf Tr- r f 1 '
part in the Valentine's
chicken was an event
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