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4 December 21, 1995 Warm Springs, Oregon Spilyay Tymoo E Coosh EEWA: 77? vray is 55 miles an hour? Where? There are signs along the highways that says, "Speed Limit 55 MPH."But who pays any attention to them? Today if a person travels 55 mph he is holding up traffic. Just recently there was a bill past to lift the speed limits on all high ways all across the country. Well it's about time for this to come about because you never see any one traveling that slow any more. Everyone is in a big hurry now days to get somewhere and they never seem to mind speeding down the road. Yep! If you ask Some folks if they think the speed limit should be raised they disagree. They feel speed kills...yet they never seem to realize that a person going slow is just as dangerous as the speedster. I don't know who takes these surveys on the speed limit, and who they talk to. They must go to the back woods where people have to travel at a slower rate of speed due to the road conditions. Everyone wanted to set the speed limit at 65 at one time but the officials set the speed limit at 55 mph. Everyone was bellyaching around about that. Now the speed limit is being raised now these who have bellyached about the 55 mph, limit are now against raising the limit. : I think some people just like to hear them selves crab around about anything that slows progress. Many say speed kills and that the limit shouldn't be raised. These are probably those who live out in the boon docks and never come out but once a month for supplies. They never see the everyday life where people have to commute to work and what a head ache it is when someone is holding up the traffic, Yep! The traffic is getting pretty heavy now days here in Central . Oregon, and if a person drives down the highway at 55 mph he forms a line of traffic behind him and those drivers get pretty frustrated when they can't pass. And to make things worse these people who hold up a line of traffic, when they get to a passing zone they speed up to where no one can pass . them and when they come back to the regular highway they slow down : again to hold up the traffic, : The freeway between Redmond and Bend sure takes the pressure off the ; traffic problem, but we need a Freeway from Warm Springs through Bend, : to handle the growing traffic we have here in Central Oregon. What we ' really need is a Freeway right out of Portland through Central Oregon, because traffic is real heavy from the City on weekendsiiljolidayj.; We : must look to the future and get prepared to handle the traffic a few years down the road. Yep! the slow cars are the thing of the past and new ; freeways are needed to handle this situation. Another The Nation seem to be in a termoil with all the Politicians bickering around with one another and all trying to put the blame on each other for such a mess the country is in today. Yep! The Republican Party blaming the Democrats for getting into such a big debt. Each Party feels they have a solution on how to balance the budget with-in seven years. How in dickens are Republicans going to balance the budget when they can' t even keep the Federal Employees on the job as thousands of Federal Employees were sent home on Furlough, until a budget can be worked out. Some officials feel that the Federal Employees do not need to get back pay for the time they are not on the job. Well, who's fault is it? They sure were not the ones who wanted to go home and if they had a budget they would all be right on the job. Right at Christmas time when its really important for families to be having a good time giving their kids presents and stuff. Just because they are all well to do and have no problems among themselves they don't give a "Hoot," for the rest of the people. The way things look with the Republican Party the rich will get richer and the poor will be doubly worse off, and who's to suffer? All the youngsters during the Christmas holidays. Toe Ness A Pope and an Attorney arrived at the Pearly Gates at the same time, and St. Peter showed them to their quarters. First the pope was taken to his room, a small, spartan cubicle with a chair, a desk, and a Bible. Then the lawyer was shown to his room, a massive duplex with women wine, and a huge waterbed. "Excuse me," said the lawyer to St. Peter, "there must be some mistake. Shouldn't the pope have this room?" St Peter shook his head. "No. We have dozens of popes in heaven, but you're our first attorney." YIKES SS SS There is this clergy concerned about the lack of religion in Christmas. According to and unofficial survey, the only time most people mention God is when they check the Price tag. YIKES SS SS Unlike suburbanites, city dwellers YIKES SS SS 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 publi cation of any material that may contain libelous statements. XT 0 Furlough SS SS don't walk for their health: They run. SS Thank you for making renewal of Christmas Tree Lighting a success To the editor, We would like to thank all the ' people who attended the renewal of the Campus Christmas Tree Lighting event. This event was very successful at bringing our communities together. We're very thankful the Hispanic dancers were able to perform for us. This event was made possible by the generous contributions of cash equipment, service or volunteer help Please reprint letter To the editor, Please print this in the Spilyay. Thank you! Jodel Johnson DEAR ABBY: I am a South Carolina law-enforcement officer, and with the holiday season and New Year's Eve upon us, I hope you will publish this. I pray it will save at least one life. A caring officer DEAR OFFICER: It's well worth the space in my column, and I, too, , pray it will save lives: HOW TO MAKE A STATE TROOPER CRY (author unknown) Want to see a state trooper cry... or drop to his knees, bury his face in his hands and bawl like a baby and slam his fist into the side of his patrol car? It's easy enough to do. Just load yourself up with "holi day cheer," add a few beers and drive your family home. Twenty minutes later, you're standing in darkness on the side of a highway with broken glass and spilled gasoline at your feet. Your wife is screaming, pinned beneath jagged edges of twisted steel. Your 2-year-old daughter is silent. Your 6-year-old son is sprawled face down in the mud. The state trooper arrives and smells the alcohol on your breath as you stumble and try to explain how it happened. He is not very gentle as he arrests you for "driving under the influence"-then pushes you into the rear seat of the patrol car. The state trooper then turns around and pauses for a few moments in the! cold, lonely night. Tears fill his eyes( as he says a silent prayer for your family. f Congratulations: You've made a state trooper cry! Happy Birthday to Grandma Velma & Auntie Gloria. Love you lots, i Dixon, Annette, Morris - We would like to wish a very Special Happy Birthday to ourGreat Grandma Velma. Always thinking of you. Love, Dionne, Lil Velma, Meredith, Korina, Jr. Happy Birthday "Lil Randy" & Wes From the whole family with a lot of love, hugs, & kisses Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to my grandchilren: Amanda & farlrv; Smith. Love Faye Waheneke & family ft . by: Utilities Department fur all their support and extra time, Warm Spri ngs Forest Products Industries lor the tree, Public Safety, Pastor Rick Ribciro, The Museum at Warm Springs, Community Health Education, Early Childhood Education, Fire & Safely for the use of the Fire Hall, Natural Resources, Warm Springs 4th of July Committee, The Hispanic dancers, and last but Vernon Jackson gave his life To the editor, Good Morning Tribal People. Hope things are going good in your life and families. Nothing here (Sheridan), same ole violence, frus tration, hatred... This place sort of reminds mc of the Res. in a lot of ways. Much like the boarding school system. There are many ways to imprison a people. It seems that we Native American Indians have been tortured for so long that we accept being dumped on as the way it is !? We have been under the government's rule, sick values, hold ing us down for so long that they no longer need to keep us under their thumb cause we are so far beaten, or at least think we are, that we no longer have the spirit to fight back, so we hold ourselves down. Why don't our Indian people at least try to fight back? At least de fend themselves? Is it that hopeless? Are wc made to feel so down on oursel ves, so hope less that we are not willing to resist our rape-o's....that rape our people daily. There are many forms of rape. And these happy smiling face uncar ing employees are, the worst kind: masked rape-o's. Vernon Jackson is a man in my book. He did all he could, with what little he had to work with. To ensure that we enjoy a better lifc-His Indian People. Vernon gave his life for his people. He realized that there are more im portant things in this existence than .life. His family, his people, future generations...Now all these jerks are Children welcome To the editor, When the next snow falls, I will have a bonfire behind my house (2262 Quail Trail) for kids sledding. I will also provide cocoa and kids can sup ply marshmallows and hot-dogs. Iva Pennington HPS Happy 20th birthday to Terri Jolene December 23 from Mom, Dad and the whole family Happy Birthday wishes to Corbett& Julia With love from, the Whole Family m r v v x I am Proud To Work. For the Confederated Tribes '"' " : -" " i Of Warm Springs l j' ? Thanks For Your Kindness the Past Two Years... y - - J s5? V God Bless Everyone... V, Dental Hygienist "S surely not the least, Good ole Santa Clans. If any names were left out, we apologize. We're grateful Kah-Ncc-Ta Vacation Resort has already committed their support for next year. Operation Santa Clause may make a visit to Warm Springs. Also, Public Relations would like to thank Chilkat for the generosity for the truck and fiat bed provided stealing our Indian people blind, liv ing the good life on our Indian people's bones, death. Their living is our dying. Society, their society, teaches us from day one that wc arc inferior. I don't buy that. Wc arc socialized through school, media, religions, etc. etc. to think we arc less. We even dress like white people!?! Without giving it a second thought of why we buy into a system that is killing us. Practicing genocide on us. Our Indian people adjust much like being in prison. I see a lot of people adjust and "live" their life out in here. Just as you see people adjust to the Res. & "live" out their lives accepting being lead around by their nose. Do people think their own thoughts or just parrot conventional "wisdom"? 1 think if one thinks their own thoughts and doesn't follow the rest of the sheep they are branded as too radical. You see domestic sheep being fed by their keepers. You see bighorn sheep on top of the mountain, surviv ing by their own wit. Which is a harsher, harder life but at least the wild animal is living by their own standards, values, creative thought. ...laws, which are the mother Earth's rules, regs., laws of nature. Society, its rules are designed to keep Indian people domesticated sheep following their keepers around and accepting whatever he tosses them, while his keeper fleeces him. Well, let you go. ..just thinking.. .thinking about how our New Years powwow set The Bright and Mornin s Star New Years Powwow in Seattle, Washington is scheduled for December 29-3 1 , 1 995 at the Nathan Hale High School, 10750 30th N.E. Activities include a dance contest, team dancing, drum contest, and owl dancing. There will be a men's traditional special sponsored by the Pennccoose family in memory of Melvin Pennccoose, $1,000 prize money. A boys all around will be sponsored by Lil Warrior Bron Tomeo. More specials will be announced later. No drugs or alcohol will be allowed. Not responsible for short funded travelers. For more information contact Ervanna Little Eagle at (206) 762 6774; Mike Collins at (206) 712 9197; Amelia Stacona at (541) 553 6504; or Arlene Redclk at (206) 723 8505. Jiappy 'Birthday Leonard Teter Tube January 1 I Cove you with aCCmy heart. LoveMways, gs& Johnson for the Madras Light Parade that took place Saturday, December 2. Thanks to all the big and little people who jumped in to help decorate and participate by riding on the float (it was cold!). It is nice to see the Christmas spirit around the community. Please remember to drive safely and buckle up. Merry Christmas Warm Springs! Public Relations Department for our people Indian people have become like scared sheep. Too afraid to even think! Too afraid to accept the reality that nobody cares about us except us. We're being fleeced. People, raise your children to do their own thinking. Stop, look, lis ten, Icarn...read.... The Res. belongs to our Indian people if it isn't meeting our needs we can amend our government regs. There are many ways to accomplish the same end. We are more than just our worth. There are principles, values, a way of Indian living, generations to come, that is more valuable than a life or lives. As Vernon Jackson proved to me. This man gave his life for us & the irony is that our people, children, are never taught to be proud of their Indian heritage, history. Love, Bobby Eagleheart Happy Birthday "Big Evey" We love you a whole bunch. With lots of love, hugs, kisses, Leona, "Lil Evey". Meredith, Korina, Jr. oh, and our mom and dad. Happy Birthday Evelyn "Mom" Sam We are thinking of you. Always with love, Your children, grand children & great-grandchildren Simnasho Faith Outreach services scheduled The Simnasho Faith Outreach is having services weekly in the building by the Longhouse. Sunday School is at 9:45 a.m. and Sunday services is at 11:00 a.m. Thursday evening services will be at 6:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome. The Simnasho Faith Outreach also has an AA Support Group on Fridays at 7:00 p.m. Starting January 1, 1996 they will also have a support group at the Wellness Center Conference Room. These meetings will be every Monday at 6:00 p.m. For more information contact Aurelia Stacona at 553-6504, Perthina White at 553-1 329 or Janice Gunshows at 553-2526.
