Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
Editorial
E Coosfa EEWA
(The way it is)
Letters to the Editor
PAGE 4 December 28, 1990
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AH HH! Christmas: What docs
Christmas mean to you? In the
past, during the Christmas sea
son, everything referred to the
Lord. The story was told of the
birth of Christ, His lying in the
manger in Bethlehem because
there was no room at the inns.
Each year in school kids used
to act out parts of the Christmas
program which was the story of
Jesus, the Christ child, Joseph
and Mary. The story went on of
how the angels came upon the
shepherds who watched their
flocks by night to bring them
good tidings and the message of
the birth of Christ.
Kiric acted nut these Darts
mrtnHino the three wisemen who
traveled to see the new born king. As each scene changed, different
classes sang songs relating to the story, songs like "O Little Town
of Bethlehem", "Hark the Herald Angel", and "We Three Kings".
Well, that was in the "olden days." And now, when you go to the
Christmas program, or whatever it's referred to the Winter Con
cert, there doesn't seem to be any feeling of Christmas. Of course
they sing a Christmas carol or two, but the real meaning of
Christmas is not there. To some kids today, the Christmas season
is just a break in school and a time to get gifts. Some people are
trying to out-do the Jonses, out-doing each other buying gifts.
Even the music we hear on the radio changes the thought of
Christmas. Once pretty songs like "The Twelve Days of Christ
mas" was played, today you hear "Broken lights, Hangovers and a
Beer"! It's no wonder kids turn to alcohol and drugs after hearing
; trash like that while many people are working to prevent the use of
alcohol and drugs by their children.
What the heck! Christmas was great, even with all those gripes.
And, well do it again, and again, year after year. This sounds like
the president of the "Hum-bu" club.
BRRRR...It's been cold these past few days, on Sunday, the
23rd, I woke up, took a look at the thermometer and was thankful
that it was only nine degrees below zero as compared to a couple of
days before when it was near 20 below at 6:00 a.m. Of course, these
readings came from my "Mickey-Mouse" contraptions. But it
wasn't far off, and it was cold.
Speaking of"Mickey-Mouse"contraptions Our office heating
system doesn't work worth a darn. It's set up at the centrally
located Utilities Office. They control the heat gauges. We are
constantly calling them, and begging for heat. It seems to be very
painful for them to change the regulated temperature. In the days
when we regulated the temperature ourselves, we could just go to
the wall and adjust it for our comfort without going through all
that crap. One portion of our office is heated and registers 70
degrees, but that, of course, doesn't mean the entire office is heated
because the vents don't go to all the rooms. They set the tempera
ture gauges and it registers 70 degrees but they don't check the
temperatures of the back rooms. They say we have a lot of heat...
Oh well! Next summer we'll be thinking about all this cold
weather when the temperatures soar to 100 degrees. The heat is
easier to handle because you can go jump in the river and cool
off.. .for a moment I thought I said lake! What would this world be
without all these gripes 'n stuff like that. AHH-NA-CHI-UMNI.
Toe
Father: "Son, do you realize when Lincoln was your age he was
already studying hard to be a lawyer?"
Son: "Right, Pop, and when he was your age he was already
president of the United States." YIKES
SS SS SS
"Young man, there were two cookies in the pantry this morning.
May I ask how it happens that there is only one now?"
"Must have been so dark I didn't see the other one." YIKES
SS SS SS
"The best way for a man to remember his wife's birthday is to
forget it once." YIKES
SS SS SS
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Dear editor,
I am writing on behalf of my
brothers and sisters and myself.
Our father, Edward Henry, Sr.,
has left us on December 7, 1990.
His sons and daughters are Joel
"Binx" Henry, Edward Henry, Jr.,
Jana Jackson, Jay Henry and Jena
Henry. He also had eight grand
daughters. There were two other
children who preceded his death
and they were Christy Annette
Henry and Allyn Nilcs Henry.
Montee expresses
excitement about
going away gift
To the Editor and to my friends in
Warm Springs:
Since I do not know the names
of those who donated toward the
gift certificate allowing me the
pleasure of a ride in a hot air bal
loon, please let me take this way of
thanking you all. I am so excited
about the ride. It will be one of the
greatest things I have ever done. I
promise to think of you a I soar
among the clouds. There is nothing
you could have done for me which
could have given me such pleasure.
Thank you all very much.
Eva Montee
Remember
To my friends, relatives and people:
Another year has gone by and
we are into a new decade. I have a
lot to be thankful for. To begin, I
am thankful for everything the
Lord has done for me and my fam
ily. For the day He came into my
life and saved me by His precious
grace. For coming into Easton's
life and changing him into a new
person. For all our friends, our
children and family, those that
have helped us in our time of need,
for prayers during our saddest
times, for laughter during our
joyous times and understanding
when we have needed it.
Sometimes our daily life becomes
so routine, we forget about every
thing except ourselves. Our jobs,
our families, our bills and getting
into the same old tedious rut. I
have never told Easton how thank
ful I am for him. He has stood by
me through the good and the bad.
Loving me as I am and not trying
to change me but by being that
example for me, I came to know
and accept the Lord. After many
trials we know there is a God. For
it is due to many prayers and a very
large Christian family, we still
praise and serve Jesus (thank you
Merle, Rose and family).
People, we are nearing the time
of the coming of the Lord, we have
Member feels disgruntled
Dear Tribal Members,
It's about time we all started to
voice our concerns. Whether it's by
letter, phone or personal contact.
Let's band together for a common
cause in hopes that we get results,
not only action, but solid accept
able results. I won't cover every
thing but I hope to open your ears
and eyes to things that IH overlook.
Do you get the feeling that you're
nothing but a number an enroll
ment number? Different programs
and departments submit head
counts and how much money they
are requesting for their operations.
It's supposed to benefit the Tribe,
i.e. museum board, Kah-Nee-Ta board,
forest products board, tribal coun
cil, victims assistant, the list goes
We are thankful for the memo
ries that were shared with our
father. He always treated us good
and very seldom did he raise his
voice at us. The one thing that we
are most grateful for was his
unconditional love. We will all
I am me and
I am me.
In all the world, there is no one
else exactly like me. There are per
sons who have some parts like me,
but no one adds exactly like me.
Therefore, everything that comes
out of me is authentically mine
because I alone chose it.
I own everything about me my
body, including everything it does;
my mind, including all its thoughts
and ideas; my eyes, including th
images of all they behold; my feel
ings, whatever they may be anger,
joy, frustration, love, disappoint
ment, excitement; my mouth, and
all the words that come out of it,
polite, sweet or rought, correct or
inenrrect: mv voice, loud or soft,
and all my actions, whether they be
Native American
Fry Bread Productions of Mt.
Trcmper, New York, is seeking art
work and other items for the Native
American Indian Traditional and
Contemporary winter Crafts and
Art Show to be held in Woodstock,
the reason for Christmas
no time to bicker, with one another,
or turn our nose up at someone
because they're different. God gave
us the commandment to love one
another and He ordained each and
every one of us that has accepted
Him in our lives to go out and
preach His gospel to every living
thing. Sharing our love with others
less fortunate and to give so that
others will hear His Word by the
evangelists that travel.
It was by another Christian's
example that I accepted the Lord,,
don't let your "example" turn peo
ple off to the Lord. The one biggest
and most often used phrase is: "I
thought they you he she were
Christians..." When we don't carry
ourselves as Christians then we
need to watch what we say or do
around the unsaved because one
day we will have to stand before the
Lord and answer for our actions.
BUT again, the devil tries to use the
same phrase to get us to contribute
a dollar or change for someone
"pitching-in" for booze drugs, or
trying to get a ride to purchase
boozedrugs in the middle of the
night. The Lord will guide you
what to say and do in these
situations.
Those of you that know the Lord
but for one reason or another have
chosen to take the easy, wide road
(to hell). I urge you to get back and
start serving God as He wants you
on and on. I never realized that
Warm Springs was so blessed with
riches.
Let's hit on a few of these depart
ments. It is my understanding that
the radio station was to be man
aged by and employ tribal members.
It looks like another enterprise
that's going to benefit non-tribal
people.
Kah-Nee-Ta has always been a
subject of discussion. Still another
tribal enterprise that's run by non
tribal personnel. Go to Kah-Nee-Ta
and see how many tribal mem
bers hold management positions,
instead of "go-for" positions.
I'm not too familiar with the
forest products but I can speak
about the logging portion. When
miss him.
I would like to thank the long
house leaders, the drummers and
singers, the family members and
friends who gave us their support
and comfort and the people who
chipped in for the funeral. They
I am okay-
to others or to myself.
I own my fantasies, my dreams,
my hopes, my fears.
I own all my triumphs and suc
cesses, all my failures and mistakes.
Because I own all of me, 1 can
become intimately acquainted with
me in all my parts. I can then make
it possible for all of me to work in
my best interests.
I know there are aspects about
myself that puzzle me, and other
aspects that 1 do not know. But
long as I am friendly and loving to
myself, I can courageously and
hopefully look for the solutions to
the puzzles and for ways to find out
more about me.
However I look and sound, what
ever I think and feel at a given
art work wanted
New York. For more information
contact Fry Bread Production, Box
99B Wittenberg Road, Mt. Trem
per, New York 12457 or call (914)
679-6763.
to. He never made hell tor anybody
excent satan but with satan being
the father of all lies, he wants to
take as many of you as he can
because he knows his time is short.
Don't think it'll be one big party
because each and everyone includ
ing satan will be tormented day
and night. Don't wait, because
tomorrow may be too late. We
aren't promised tomorrow but we
are promised eternal life with Jesus
if we accept Him, admit we are
sinners and ask Him to forgive all
our sins. He will never turn you
away, no matter what you have
done in the past. He will forgive
you. We love you and have a
burden for all the unsaved, back
sliders and the ungodly. Our vision
is still therc.it may have been on
hold for a spell but remember:
"They shall mount up on wings of
eagles, thay shall run and not be
weary, they shall walk and not
faint..."
Remember JESUS IS THE
REASON FOR THE SEASON.
Thank you, Tribal Council, for the
bonus. It helped defray our bills.
God bless you all.
May God bless you and yours
for the coming year and bestow
upon you His presence and His
precious blessings.
Love,
Tina Aguilar
with tribal decisions
the mill needs logs, they encourage
the non-Indians to fire up their
trucks and haul in the logs to the
mill. Then, the local loggers are cut
short of their season. Also, the
McQuinn strip has been raped of
its standing timber. Go take a per
sonal tour of the logging practices.
Our children's children aren't going
to benefit from the McQuinn Strip.
Of course let's look at our own
tribal government. Many of you
may think you're not being thought
0fWRONG!! The court, hous
ing, credit and utilities have your
number. Let's face it, we all have
debts. Many tribal members live
from hand to mouth, near poverty,
if not actually in poverty. I'm like
many of vou. borrow a nickel here.
Thanks given
To the editor,
A very deep heartfelt "TH AN KS"
to all the people who purchased
our Pendleton coats and pies over
the month of November and Dec
ember. PEACE!
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made our last sood-bves distinct.
Special thanks for the people who
said pleasant things and their spe
cial shared memories.
Sincerely,
Jana Jack"
moment in time is mc. This is
authentic and represents where I
am at that moment in time.
When I reveiw later how I looked
and sounded, what I said and did
and how I thought and felt, some
parts may turn out to be unfitting. I
can discard that which is unfitting,
andkeep that which proved fitting,
and invent something new for that
which I discarded.
I can see, hear, feel, think, say
and do. I have the tools to survive,
to be close to others, to be produc
tive, and to make sense and order
out of the world of people and
things outside of me.
I own me, and therefore I can
engineer me.
I am me and I am okay.
Happy Birthday
Toya!
John Katchia Jr. and Saphro
nia Coochise would like to wish
their baby girl Victoria Marie
December 28, 1990. It doesn't even
seem like a year ago 1 gave birth to
you. But it has been a year of
memories, rou ve cnangea oui
... i 1 1
lives, watcning you cnangc aim
learn so fast. Thank you so much.
you ve maue us iwo very piuuu
parents.
Love
Mom and Dad
Need a babysitter?
Need a babysitter for
New Year's Eve? For
more information call
553-1671.
a dime there, but we still have our
dignity and respect, if nothing else.
The tribal council is the keeper of
the checkbook; the court, housing,
credit and utilities reap from coun
cil's actions. We, the people, that
put these council members there in
those chambers, have to eat what
falls off the master's table.
I have had personal experiences
that back up what I've written.
When are we going to put a stop to
all these actions? Stand up for your
rights, voice our opinion, stick to
your guns!! When I give up here, I
hope my creator will accept me
into his bosom.
A concerned tribal member,
Phillip G. David
for donations
These fundings gave three grand
children and a daughter-in-law a
beautiful Christmas, and food for
their table. Their father has been
shipped to Saudi Arabia and with
the hardship it has caused the
family, they could nt afford Christ
mas. But YOU made it possible.
All our military families are
struggling and it has happened to
my family. But with the help from
all our communities, it has bright
ened up Christmas for all our boys
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