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PAGE 4 February 21, 1992 Warm Springs, Oregon Spilyay Tymoo Editorial E Coosfa EEWA (The way it is) Letters to the Editor Ja s 1 V It must be about time for rodeo, baseball and softball season to begin because the weather is starting to get lousy. Chilly and windy as composed to all the mild weather we've been having this winter. Its that time once again when people across the country will have to start looking at the potential presidential candidate for our coun try. There arc several who ha ve tossed their hats into the pool and will be seeking public support for the top office. When a person enters the race for public Office he's whole life becomes a public affair. As names come in for consideration all ready allegations of a persons past has been brought out where a candidate in the past wrote a letter in opposition of the draft. All sorts of accusations will be will be aired as each candidate announces his intentions to run for president. It will soon be time to start thinking of our own tribal council seats and those planning to run for the tribal council. It seems like just when everyone has caught up with on how the organization operates and how the business is being conducted then new people are elected into office and the whole thing starts over again training the new candidates on the operation of the organization. This slows business down while the new candidates are catching up on oodles of reading of the constitution and by laws, the organizations charter and all the other related material that goes along with the job. Takes time and money to get into full swing with things. Here is a little teensey weenscy suggestion, "Why not have staggering offices on the council scats. Like one sit in for a year, another for two years and three and so on. So when on persons term expires, he can choose to run again or if not elected, the new person can do his homework while the others are still carrying out the business with out any delay. This way there would be only one scat to fill per district each election and also wouldn't interrupt the daily schedule of the tribal council business. Just a suggestion. Ahh-Nahh-Chi-Um-Ni.H r 1 Happy Birthday Joslah George Thompson 2 yrs. old February 22nd from, Mom, Dad & Jr. Happy Birthday, Priscilla! from your buddies at Spiiyay Toe Spilyay Sez: People who say they sleep like ababy obviously don'thave one. Yikes. ssssss There was this big red fire truck that went zooming by and all the kids in the neighborhood noticed a big Boxer doe on the front seat The children wondered what his duties were. One said, "They use him to keep the crowds back at the fire." "No," said another, they carry him forgood luck," said another. The third youngster said, "They use the dog to find the fire hydrant " Yikes. SSSSSS EDITOR'S NOTE Spilyay Tymoo welcomes articles and letters from its readers. All letters, preferably 300 words or less, must include the author's signature and address. Thank you letters and poetry will be published at the editor's discretion. All letters are the opinion of the author and do not reflect in any way the opinion of Spilyay Tymoo. Spilyay Tymoo reserves the right to edit all copy OR refuse publication of any material that may contain libelous statements. Workers' image distorted To the editor, Although my T.V. is out and I do not read the paper religiously I would like to comment on the oriental view of the "American Worker" ....Lazy. This is very humorous to me per sonally because I work with the Tribal Personnel Department and deal with non-Indian who view our people in the same manner which the oriental businessmen have stereotyped the general population of "American. Workers". So in conclusion I would like to bring attention to the offended country of America you are getting your own medicine...finally, they will understand. Margie E-Kalama P.S. I know not all non-Indians have believed the stereotype of our people and I thank them all. ness Honor given during powwow appreciated Dear Bumstead and Roberta, I want to thank you for the honor that you bestowed upon us last week end at the Lincoln's pow wow. It was heartwarming to know of your en couraging thoughts and of your kind support to the tribal member under graduates and graduates, because there are many evenings spent burning the midnight oil trying to get homework done in working towards that college degree. It is truly an honor. It would be a good idea for you to start thinking of a college degree or going to trade school, because we need our own tribal members to fill key and managerial positions in our organization. To fill managerial po siuons requires technical knowledge and managerial skills. We need you, our young tribal members, as you will have been raised in this area and have knowledge of the geographical areas of the three tribes and you ill gain knowledge of what our treaty was based on and be able to stand up for our treaty rights. Getting a college education will open your eyes to the world and gain visions beyond the reservation boundaries, so that as an organization we can survive and keep up with the UmeMmd suit maintain our culture. It is possible to live in the two worlds, of the "white-man's ways" for survival and still keep our cultural ways. Learn all that you can of the tribal cultures to carry it on. On the 'tribal membership rolls of the Warm Springs tribes, the major ity of the members are of age eighteen years and younger. This means that in the future when you reach middle age or thereabouts, you will be the leaders. It will be up to you to fill those jobs in our tribal organization. There will probably be very few el ders, and I mean few. Presently, as you can see, with the new buildings coming up there will Pen pals wanted To the editor, Several third grade school teach ers in Taylors ville, IN, Indian teach a unit about Native Americans. They have applied for a grant to visit Indian Country to expand their knowledge of the subject. In addition, they seek Native American adults or children who would correspond with them as "pen pals". Write to: Brenda Christophel P.O. Box 277 Taylorsville Elementary Taylorsville, IN 47280. Obituary William "Bud" Schlick William T. "Bud" Schlick, age 66, died February 6, 1992 at the Hood River Care Center following an aneurism and coma. He was born December 17, 1925 in Ames, Iowa to William and Pearle (Passwater) Schlick. On June 13, 1949, he mar ried Mary Dodds. The couple had three children, William Jr. who died in 1972, Katherine and Joseph. Bud served as the Warm Springs Forest Manager from 1960 to 1964. He also worked as superintendent at the Yakima Indian reservation and various otherBureauof Indian Affairs positions. Most recently, from 1983 to 1988, Bud had worked as a natural resource management consultant for the Tribe. Funeral services were held Satur day.February 16, 1992attheParkdaIe Community Church in Parkdale, Or egon. Memorials may be sent to the Warm Springs Tribal Museum or the Yakima Nation Museum in Toppenish, Washington. be a need to fill the iob positions in those areas of Teachers, Psycholo gists, Cooks, Nurses, Museum Cura tors, Anthropologists, to name a few and not forgetting the positions re quired to maintain the buildings. You can take a look at our organization and have a choice of a career of what you might want to work in, the op portunities arc there and they can be pursued. So I would like to encour age you to set your goals for higher education and to spend some time in our cultural background. My average grade point average has been a 3.25 at Central Oregon Community College. I should receive Disks missing Dear Friends, Has anyone found a plastic case containing about 60 3.5" computer diskettes? If so, please return them to me at the Culture and Heritage De partment. I lost them on the evening of January 30. Thanks!, Henry Millstein Clean up our community To the editor, Has anyone else besides myself and my family noticed the unsanitary and unsafe conditions of our road ways, play areas, creeks, parks and forest areas, not to mention many of our residences? If so, and you are concerned about the trash, junk and garbage build-up around here, I would like to hear from you. Call me, 553-1936. Keith Charley, Sr. r t SMITHS REUNITE-Montana resident Myrtle Monroe (front) returned to Warm Springs in September for a family reunion. All six brothers and sisters enjoyed their time spent together.They are (left to right) Claude Smith, Sr., Zelma Smith, Katherine Courtney, Alvis Smith, Sr. In photgraph below is Mildred Tyler. Vets tournament on tap Greetings to all Veterans, The Native American Veterans Basketball Classic II is scheduled for March 20, 21, 22, 1992, at the White Swan High School Gym in White Swan, Washington. The tournament is to honor our deceased veterans and to salute the veterans who participate in this memorable event The tournament association is in the expanding field in which invitations are being sent across all of the Indian lands and hoping to unite all of our fellow Native Vets to unite together and maybe find "Old" friends of the past. The tournament will be a 12-team double-elimination bracket The team awards will consist of Championship through fifth places, Sportsmanship Award, Top Guns Award, Senior Veterans Awards, Championship Jackets. The tournament individual awards will consist of Most Valuable Player Award, Top Gunner Award, All Star Awards. Tournament entry fees will be $225.00 per team. The entry deadline will close with the first 1 2 paid entries my Associates of Arts degree in Business Administration by the end of this summer. I plan on taking a short break, for a much needed rest and to replenish my savings account, then return for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts. If I can do this at my age, then I know that you young can do a heck of a lot better! To those students presently in colleges, this encouragement is es pecially extended to you. Keep up the hard work and know that there are people thinking of you in your endeavors. I know that at times, you feel like you can't do it, but hang in there with your best foot forward, Jingle dress To the editor, Open Jingle Dress Special Results: 1st place RacLynn Kickingwoman, Blackfoot tribe, Browning, Montana. 2nd PLACE Darlene Bcetso, Navajo tribe, Sacramento, California. 3rd PLACE Thea Moran, Yakima Assinaboine tribes, Toppenish, Washington. 4th PLACE Andrea Page, Yakima tribe, Thank you for To the editor: I, Mclinda Jim wish to take this time to thank the Warm Springs Tribal Council and Natural Resources Department for their help to me and the students using the trailers at Celilo. Also Yakima Nation Review for their donation. I thank all my friends and relatives that helped me make that day enjoy able for all who came to our open .... i . .. .. nzm- - j t 2 A fj h J ' or March 1, 1992.1finterestedplcase contact me as soon as possible so the rest of the tournament information will be sent. Semper Fi, Clyde Wallahee (USMC) German woman wants to write To the editor, My name is Tina, I am 22 years old and I live in Germany. I had a daughter with 1 12 years and a very nice dog (Husky). I interest me now since more years for the history of Indians in America, and I should like to know now, some thing about the live in the reservation today. On this way I hope I become acquainted with some pen friends. Perhaps it is possible that some time I meet someone personally. If someone want to write me a letter, so my address: Wihelsbacheisti 14, 8445 Schwarzack, W. Germany. Tina Erlmoser next thing you know the term is up and you've gotten through it . Be persistent and keep on unul you get that degree. Again, thank you Bumstead and Roberta for spurring us on. And thanks to the Lincoln's pow wow committee for a memorable time last weekend. It was spiritually fulfilling to witness the many honors during the pow wow and to see that you are a dn ving force for teaching our tribal members to carry on our culture. Thank you. Sincerely, Evaline Patt results given Goldcndalc, Washington 5lh PLACE Lynnae Lawrence, Assinaboine tribe, Phoenix, Arizona. 6lh PLACE Daphne Alexis, Stoney tribe, Dufficld, Alberta, Canada. I would like to thank my parents, grandparents, and family members for all of their support & help with the jingle dress special. The special would not have been possible with out my family. I love you all, thank you. Brigette Scott help house and dinner. Most especially I thank Nathan Jim for taking time out to be there as well as Rudy Clements and all the Wasco Nation drummers, Indian Nation and Eagle Spirit My thanks to all wh participated and helped in the kitchen. ' From my heart. Thank you all, Melinda Jim S Mildred Tyler I