PACE 4 May 5, 1989
Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
Editorial
E Coosh EEWA:
(The way it is)
Letters to the Editor
"Spifyay Spealis"
Sponsors make participation possible All invited
Sincerely, the parents of ff mOrTinrifii
Stahl-Evs &. Floyd Stahl 1 1 1 U 1 1 1 V I I ai
To the OGPL sponsors:
I would like to thank all of the
people who sponsored the four
boys who went to the State meet on
April I. We would like to thank the
following people: Dclford Johnson
and family, Evalinc Patt and fam
ily, Deschutes Crossing, and Zane
Jackson. Also a big (hank you to
Tribal Council. V.F.W. and the
senior citiens for use of their van.
Thank all of you and God bless.
Albert Stahi-Eva & Floyd
Nlklya and Steven Courtney-Steve
and Sheryl Courtney
Bradford Courtney-son of Don and
Ellen Courtney
Should the minimum wage
be increased, or leave it as it is?
There are so many theories float
ing around out there both pro
and con.
Some say to leave the wage as
it is, because for one thing, it
has created thousands and thou
sands of jobs which is in favor
of the minority group. There
are many students who benefit
from the present wage for part
time jobs to help with their
expenses while in school. This
also helps to keep the small
busninessmen going, being able
to hire extra help which usually
is from the minority group. In
other words it prevents the mom
and dad operation like gas stations,
small cafes or small grocery
stores. This gives the whole family a chance to work in the minority
group. If the minimum wage were to be increased this could force
many small operations out of business because of not being able
to hire extra help and doing the work themselves. It's the minority
group who benefit the most from the minimum wage as it is.
In the meantime, the argument that a higher minimum wage
would cost many jobs? Hog Wash!! It has been said this action was
used to scare the working people and has no bases of reality,
according to some legislators. By increasing the minimum wage, it
would increase the buying power of the broader section of people
where this would stimulate the economy and create more jobs. It
has been said that while the minimum wage has remained
unchanged, the gap between the rich and the poor has expanded
tremendously. The industry has been unable to operate at full
capacity because wealth has been too concentrated at the top. If
wealth were more equitably distributed the demands for consumer
products would increase because more people would have the
ability to buy the products. This would allow industry to operate at
a higher capacity. A healthy economy distributes
wealth equitably.
Well, there are some who feel that keeping the wages as they are,
do believe it gives the minority group a better chance to earn a
living. Some say there should be a starting point used by the
present minimum wage and after experience is gained than they
should be placed in another category with a higher wage for the
experience gained during the break-in period. The base for this
would be the beginning wage as a starting point.
Then there are the money hungry people who would rip-off their
mom or dads for an extra buck, who stop at nothing to get more
money, even it it would break uncle or whomever.
Well, who's to say which is the best way for the minimum wage
to go. Think about it and you decide one way or the other, What is
the best solution??
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To our Friends and Family,
Our family would like to invite
everyone to a memorial dinner. It
will be held at the Wapato Long
house Friday, June 16 beginning at
noon. There will be a giveaway in
memory of Philip Wayne Selam.
Wally and Darla Selam, Roma
gene and Vincent Joe, Lois Ann
(Knight) Selam, Charles Vincent
Selam and Winter Night Selam are
all putting the dinner and memor
ial on.
There will be a stick-game mem
orial tournament on Saturday, June
1 7 in White Swan. The tournament
will begin at noon.
Lois and the family will be sel
ling raffle tickets for trophy and
prize money. The raffle items are
unknown at this time.
We hope everyone will make
time to come and We hope to see
you all there.
Lois Anne Selam
Charles Vincent Selam
Winter Night Selam
Team members, coaches and support group for the Warm Springs representation to the Oregon Games for the
Physically Limited include: (left to right, top row) Margaret Buckland, Eva Stahi, Ellen Courtney, Carla
Buckland, Sheryl Courtney, (middle row) A IbertStahi, Bradford Courtney, assistant coaches Johnathanand
Shawn Courtney, Nikiya Courtney, (front row) bheena and Steven Lourtney.
Happy Belated
Birthday, Dad!
April 20
To the most
handsome dad
MBD
Support in time of
loss appreciated
To the Warm Springs Community,
It's hard to find the words to
express the tremendous gratitude
we feel for the help and support we
received from our friends and rela
tives during the most tragic time in
our lives, the loss of our son and
brother. We would not have been
able to cope with this tragedy if we
hadn't have had these wonderful
people helping us.
Special thanks go out to Tina
and Easton for their warmth and
love as our two families came
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Ike family descendants of treaty signer
Ignorance, no excuse
The term of, "I didn't know what I was signing when I signed the
petition, " really stupid! One of these days someone will have you
sign everything you own over to them because you didn't know
what you were signing. "Good, you deserve that!!"
Ah! got that off of my chest. The issue that is coming up...the
apportionment.. .is a serious matter and you should understand
and back up what you believe in, no matter it is pro or con.
Each tribal member has received a packet with all the material
enclosed, EXPLAINING everything that is involved. So Ignor
ance should be no excuse when election time is here on May 31,
1989.
Youth rally set for May 9-13
To the Editor,
First ot an, we would like to
thank the Lord for providing the
needs that had to be met for the
Youth Rally. Also, thank to those
who helped out last year, you were
not forgotten. Your help was very
much appreciated.
This year, we would like to thank
everybody who donated their time
and labor. We thank those who
donated clothes for the rummage
sales. We especially thank every
one who came to the feed and
rummages. Your support is very
much appreciated.
At this time we would like to
invite everyone to come to the
Youth Rally which will be at the
Full Gospel Church, May 9 to 13,
1989. Services will start at 7:00
p.m. nightly. Meals will be served.
Come and listen to the Young peo
ple's testimonies. Who, with God's
help, have changed their lives from
alcohol and drugs.
Warm Springs Full Gospel Choir
Marriage announced
Sarah Jean Frank and Curtis
Lee Thompson would like to
announce their marriage that took
place Sunday, April 30 at the Warm
Springs Baptist Church. Special
thanks to J'Dean for her song, and
to Gail Frank and Julie Barney for
their help.
Class of '69
to hold reunion
The Madras High School grad
uating class of 1969 will hold its
20th class reunion August 4 and 5.
Anyone interested in working on
the reunion plans is encouraged to
attend meetings that are announced
in the community events column in
the Madras Pioneer. Addresses of
classmates are also needed. Names
of those people whose whereabouts
are unknown will appear in future
issues of Spilyay and the Madras
Pioneer.
Happy 1st Birthday
Truman
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Love, Mom and Dad, Ben
Ita and Adrienne Merrifield
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To the Editor,
After years of deliberations and
informal discussions on seeking a
male person to the Wasco war
bonnet, we decided on Yash-Wikt
(Lucas Ike). The person to fulfill
this great duty must accept many
responsibilities. Our reason for
choosing Lucas are listed below.
Tahysempt was one of three
negotiating chiefs for the Confed
erated Tribes of Warm Springs.
Lucas is a descendant of a treaty
signer.
Tahysempt had one daughter,
Daisy Tahysempt. Daisy had four
daughters, three of whom died,
and one son. The son had special
problems and nothing was done to
pursue the bonnet. The surviving
daughter, La Vena Bernice Towash,
had five daughters, two of whom
died, and three sons, all of whom
died. It was after La Vena had two
grandsons by Daisy Ike, Freddie
Ike, Jr. and Lucas Ike, that LaV
ena could see that the family could
pursue the war bonnet.
After agreeing with other Was
cos at a dinner at La Vena's home
on July 31, 1958, it was decided
that Freddie would be the future
grandson to place the war bonnet.
Should something happen that
would prevent Fred, Jr. from sit
ting, then Lucas would be dele
gated. Another brother, Tyrone,
who was born after La Vena died,
would also be considered.
Fred, Jr. and his family have
obligations, jobs, etc. and couldn't
move at the present time, so the
elders felt we should name a young
man now. The choice was Lucas
Caleb Ike, Yash-Wickt. Discussions
with Lucas and his wife were held
and they decided to accept the
responsibility needed for the war
bonnet. They are both fairly young
and willing to learn, listen and be
They never quit
by Tony "Big Rat" Suppah
The team has come a long ways
this past couple years. At first they
. were just someone to beat, but
other teams. They felt a lot of frus
tration feeling they were not good
enough to compete. After each loss
we'd have a team discussion on the
game. It helped them learn form
their mistakes and started too get
stronger as time went along. I told
them not too give up and quit,
that's the easy way out, and a very
bad habit to break, once they start.
This was a very tough tourna
ment, w ith a lot of good teams get
ting eliminated. They never quit
and took it a game at a time. Their
a fantastic group of kids to work
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of as much help to the people as
possible. They will keep the peo
ples' best interests in mind and will
serve to the best of their abilities.
Sincerely,
Daisy Ike family and friends
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Lucas Ike received the Wasco war bonnet from his mother Daisy.
Tribal Council Agenda
Monday, May 8 through Friday, May 12 Tribal Council will be
attending a workshop: "Governing Indian Country In the 1990s"
Monday, May 15 Tribal Council meeting '
9 a.m. Business
9:30 a.m. Agency Superintendent's Report
10:30 a.m. 1991 Indian Priority System
1:30 p.m. Conference CallMark Phillips
2 p.m. Committee Selections
Tuesday, May 16 Tribal Council Meeting
9 a.m. Business
9:30 a.m. Overview Economic Development Plan
11 a.m. Police Public Relations Report
, 1 :30 p.m. Museum: Site recommendation and update on
fund raising project efforts
VOTEII Tribal Referendum on Early Childhood Education Center
Wednesday, May 17 Tribal Council Meeting
9 a.m. Business
9:30 a.m. Election Results
10 a.m. Indian Health ServicesLee Loomis
1:30 p.m . 509-JDarryl Wright
2:30 p.m. Education Committee
Thursday, May 18 Finance Workshop in Bend 9 a.m.
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