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Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
Editorial
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Letters to the Editor
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Tent meeting will be held as scheduled
How time flies. Just six years
ago we were hustling around
here making last minute arran
gements for our first annual
Native American Press Associ
ation (NAPA) convention which
was held at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort.
One of the biggest headaches
was arranging transportation
from Portland International
Airport. At that time there were
several younger editors, photo
graphers, writers, reporters and
students eager to get into the
workshops. Of course there were
a couple or more who had
"snagging" on their mind... and
some even wondered if there
were armadillos here.
To the Editor:
This letter is to the person(s)
who started the rumor that we
aren't having a tent meeting this
year. This information is untrue.
Because of this gossip, a meeting
and another following have been
scheduled during the time we usu
ally have ours. To be honest, if we
wouldn't have had a tent meeting it
would have been last year due to
the death of our son but we keep
going in spite of everything. We
understand that Woodburn was
mentioned. As in the past, Merle
Williams has had his tent meeting
following ours, he plans to have
one at Woodburn but we do not
have his final dates yet.
Yes, we are all working to get
souls saved! And our vision is for
the lost and dying but would it
have been so much trouble to pick
up the phone to call us and verify
the rumor, or stop us at the post
office or store. People know where
we both work and where we live.
. We did a lot of praying to get our
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Well, through these past six years there are several memorable tent when we still lived in Portland,
events that linger in my mind. The first get-to-gether in College We will move our dates to another
Town, Pennsylvania, on the Penn State College campus, where time this year but next year we are
everyone looked a little uneasy at first arrival, each wondering if planning to have it as scheduled as
the other person would bite. But after everyone met each other it's before.... starting the day after
been like one big family since. (Monday) Pi-Ume-Sha and during
that s Professor William Dulaney, the head of the School of Jour- and probably win be calling or
nalism at Penn State. Dulaney contacted some leading newspap- Pnmno m Warm Snrino it t
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see what could come out of a meeting such as this. From there
NAPA got its start and when this is mentioned to him, he always
wants to be in the background, won't accept any well-deserved
credit for what he has created. This gives all the glory-seekers the
chance to say they were the ones who started NAPA, while Dula
ney sits back and asks for nothing. There have been some who have
done a lot on their own funding and never requested to be reim
bursed for their efforts, just as long as NAPA got started was all
that mattered to them.
For some time it was touch-a nd-go, trying to establish a home
port. Meetings were called where accommodations were available
but the gang roughed the storm and today the organization is
growing and hopefully some day they will fit into the mainstream
news source, (I said, some day!). Our travels became great, getting
to each meeting, cutting expenses here and there in order to make
it to those important meetings at the start. We set up offices in
various parts of the country, meeting in remote areas until we were
able to establish an office in Scottsdale, Arizona, and finally
transferring the office to Boulder, Colorado. This site was more
centrally located with good access to air transportation.
Well, so far we've had our annual meetings at Kah-Nee-Ta in
Warm Springs, Oregon, Phoenix, Arizona, at Albuquerque, New
Mexico, at Denver, Colorado, Tulsa, Oklahoma and now this year
at Fife, Washington.
At present time we have some good people who have come and
gone and we have had some who have been with the organization
right from the start and still are hanging tough, keeping the organ
ization going. NAPA is still a relatively new organization and still
can increase a lot as soon as the outside world finds out who
NAPA is. If everyone just hangs in there and keeps plugging away,
who knows what can come of an orgnaization like this. (Nigh)
Not so Ions ago, christian people
used to go to houses to pray for peo
ple, or check why they hadn't been
to church. It was then a real con
cern for the lost was there, the first
love was felt, other people could
see and feel the spirit of God within
a person. People, time is too short
to be fooling around with God! We
need to reach the lost! Don't wait
for them to come to "church", be
ready always, Jesus might come
and there we will be.... left behind.
Lord, have mercy on the per
sons) speeding this gossip. Touch
the hearts of those that turned hard
and of those that aren't listening to
your invitations thru your Word,
and bring in the sinners, the sick
and the ungodly. This is our pray
er.. .amen. Lord bless you all.
Sincerely,
Easton and Tina Aguilar
Information about Rowena requested
To the Editor,
I am gathering information that
I can include in a book I am writing
about the community of Rowena
and wish to include at least one
chapter about the Indians who
lived here before the whiteman
stole their land and fishing grounds.
I have been told there is still a patch
of timber on the mountain behind
our home that belongs to an Indian
tribe.
Powwow candidates wanted
bad that
know.
our own people don't
To the editor,
We are writing to let the people
of your community know that we
are going to hold the Annual Celilo
Wvam Salmon Feast and powwow,
April 13-15, 1990.
The powwow committee has
changed and we are looking for
girls 12 years of age and older for
senior queen and junior princess
candidates. They will receive 20
percent of their sales in tickets.
We know that it is a late time to
ask for candidates, but we were
told not too long ago that the
former committee will not be doing
it this year.
For more information, you can
contact: Melinda Jim at (503) 296-
1531 or Lucille Jim Begay at (503)
298-1559.
Memorials will be on Friday
morning.
Celilo Wyam Committee
Good work, son!
To our son,
We're very proud of all your
achievements in the past 18 years.
From your entrance into this world
until the present you have two sets
of parents that love you very, very
much along with many friends and
relatives. Keep up the good work
and Happy 18th birthday!
Love,
Mom, Easton, Perry,
Shanell, Dad and Joann
Shepherd's rod used to guide sheep
THE GOOD PARENTS
My parents are my shepherd,
I lack nothing.
In warm beds they let me lie.
They provide me with water and
food.
They nourish my body and soul.
They lead me along straight paths
for the sake of our family name.
Even though I stray into dark
valleys,
I fear no harm,
for they are always there for me.
Their rod guides me and their staff
lifts
me when I fall.
I am comforted.
Surely, their goodness shall follow,
all the days of my life.
I shall cherish the home of my
family
as long as I shall live.
The good shepherd's rod was used
to guide (not beat) his sheep, keep
ing them on course or in a defined
area. The staff had a curved end
and was used to lift sheep out of
crevices or holes into which they
might fall. Beating one's sheep with
the rod, or staff, did not result in a
close, warm relationship between
the sheperd and his flock, which
was most important, lest they rebel
and stray.
I am hoping there might be a
descendant of the people to whom
Lewis and Clark referred to as
"coming down from the mountain"
when they were forced by wind and
rain to spend a miserable night on
the sand dunes at Crates Point,
someone who might like to tell me
about their ancestors and their
lives at Rowena. I have been told
they were sent to Warm Springs.
Hopefully someone might be
interested in telling me about their
great-grandparents who had the
good fortune of living in this beau
tiful area before it became clut
tered with railroad, highways and
homes.
Please phone or write me and I
will plan a time for interviews
either at Warm Springs or at my
home here in Rowena.
I think it only appropriate that I
include the Indian's side of the
story in a book about this area.
Very truly yours,
Dorothy Beckley
5940 Highway 30
The Dalles, Or 97058
296-4037 (collect)
Narcotics
Anonymous
Mondays, 7 p.m.
Community
Counseling Center
conference room
They model the behavior which i
should follow,
even in front of my adversaries.
They touch me with warm hands
and fill my cup
of life with kindness until it runs
over.
Toe Ness
This guy told his friend he went to the race track to do some betting
on the feature race. "Well," his friend asked, "How did you do?"
His friend answered, "It took all 12 of the other horses to beat
him."YIKES
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This guy said in college his roommate was a champion shot putter.
He could put away a shot better than anyone else. YIKES
SS SS SS
John told Paul: I just got a physical and asked the doctor. "Howdo
I stand?"
The Doc said: "That's what puzzles me." YIKES
SS SS SS
Tom said: "I can't lose weight. I go jogging and I gan weight. I keep
running into restaurants." YIKES
SS SS SS
Golfer: "I don't seem to be playing my usual game today."
Caddie: "And what game do you usually play?" YIKES
SS SS SS
Make a date
with your child
Parents, have you ever thought
of having lunch with your child at
school? Make a special date by
contacting the school and have
lunch with a friend, your child.
This message is brought to you
by the Jefferson County Council
on Child Abuse. "People working
to keep families together."
Attention! food
stamp recipients
Food stamp recipients: You
may be eligible for fuel
assistance to heat your
home. The Low Income
Energy Assistance Pro
gram can help out once a
year. Call Jeff Cohen at
553-3422 for an appointment.
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1990 are available at the Spilyay office in the basement of the Old Girl's Dorm
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Workers wanted
Help wanted: Cook and counter
positions. No experience necessary.
Must be willing to work evenings
and weekends. Apply in person at
the Burger Inn.
CHAMPs
Community
Meeting
Tuesday,
March 27
7 to 9 p.m.
CC Social Hall
To be discussed:
CHAMPs campaign
orientation and
Community Resource
Manual
Tribal Council Agenda
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Wednesday, March 21, 1990 Tribal Council Meeting
9 a.m. Business
9:30 a.m. Housing Proposal Follow Up
1:30 p.m. Gas Spill Update
2 p.m. Columbia River Gorge Update
Monday, March 26, 1990 Tribal Council Meeting
- 9 a.m. Business
9:30 a.m. EPA Recognition Application
1:30 p.m. Mark PhillipsConference Call
2 p.m. Litigation Report
3 p.m. Senior Citizen and Scholarship Funds
Tuesday, March 27, 1990 Tribal Council Meeting
9 a.m. Business
9:30 a.m. Realty
11 a.m. WSAI Update
1:30 p.m. Enrollments
2 p.m. Adoptions
Wednesdya, March 28, 1990 Tribal Council Meeting
11 a.m. Tour Kah-Nee-Ta
12 noon LunchKah-Nee-Ta
1:30 p.m. Meeting with Kah Nee-Ta Board
GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING AGENCY LONGHOUSE
6 p.m. Dinner
7 p.m. Meeting
AGENDA: KAH-NEE-TA ANNUAL REPORT