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4 August 1,1996 Warm Springs, Oregon Spilyay Tymoo E Coosh EEWA: Tfie way it is "" " mm' ' ' " -S P J L 3T A Y SVShRS Marriage is like a 'strong house1 Shaker news I ? To the editor, Hello from Pastor Rick. Hey, did you read the article in the Oregonian paper dated 71 396? It's title is "Co habitation is deadly to institution of marriage". The wonderful world of "shacking up", or "trial marriage", or "living together". Yep, a great line from the article was "A relationship begun with a lack of commitment can't withstand the pressures of the world like a marriage can. As one pastor put it "Imagine building a wonderful house-but without nails. In the first stiff wind, it will col lapse." Marriages that are preceded by living together have 50 higher disruption rates than marriages with out premarital cohabitation. The joke here is that in order to avoid a divorce people live together first, then get marriage. Only to get a divorce. People say, "I'll live with someone because everyone is getting a di- Heartfelt thanks given Today we read of the Dream Team, the Pro's of basketball playing in the Olympics. What a Joke ! They don't deserve the Gold Medal. Why did they strip Jim Thorpe of his gold medals. For earning a few measly bucks to pay for his education...and now the Pro Basketball players who make Millions will be getting the gold medal. That takes all the glory out of the sport when all the best players who earn more money than what the whole Olympic committee has to operate on out there playing where the young players should be playing. The Amateur players, that would make it more realistic to even things out and give everyone a chance at the gold medal. Well Jim Thorpe was an American Indian and perhaps that's why they stripped him of his medals. He done everything legitimately by winning all those medels in the Olympic games, uui iu ausiy inose wno reit ne snouian t nave been awarded those To the editor, medels they were taken away from Thorpe. That's where they On behalf of Teresa Fuentes, her broke the Camels back with that move. From there Jim Thorpe cntire familv wishes t0 exPress our didn't amount to much but what they expect of an Indian. To drive hf,"ifel! thanls appreciation for Indians , drinking s0 .hey could ly. knew he would end up tX'ffl'S that way. during our ordeal. Prayers and sup Take the opening ceremonies of this years Olympics, thev port came from all regions of the recognized just about everyone and his dog during the ODenine country, butespecially touching were night. They even had Mohammed Ali lighting the Olympic torch. Why have an old broken down person like that with the honors. Yep! They recognized eyeryone who had some part in the Olympic games in the past, but not a word was mentioned about Billy Mills. The only American to ever win the 10,000 meter race in the Olympic games ever. And this happened in Tokyo, Japan in the 1 964 games. Well, probably because he is an Indian, an American Indian. The Running Brave. Well at least they made a movie of his life which didn't glamorize things much of the Native Americans. Yep! ! It was a struggle for Robbie Bensen...Ooops, I mean Billy Mills, during his college days, but Mills stuck with his dreams and won the 10,000 meter race. Nobody expected him to do anything as he was just a back up in that race. Today money talks, and the way things are going maybe it would be a good profession to get into becoming an agent for one of them Black athletes who signs their clients up for 8 to 10 million dollars and how much of that goes to the athlete? It's pathetic to read the papers of all the money those athletes are asking to be signed up for a season and in my opinion some of them don't deserve half of what they expect to get. Take the Pro Basketball players especially those who play for the Portland Trail Blazers, if they would make a third of their free shots they could win most of their games, but when the chips are down they can't even hit the rim straight and miss all their free shots. It's disgusting, most of the time I change the channel and watch, "Two Stupid Dogs," on Cartoon Network, there's more excitement in that program than watching a basketball game. Well, there s one thing Warm Springs can be proud of during these Olympic games. There were two tribal member's envolved in the opening ceremonies. That of Chelsea Suppah-Cabell, who took part in the ballet portion where she was a Butterfly with her costume having wings fifteen feet high, which was a very colorful event of the ceremonies. And the other tribal member was Gerald Smith who is the Olympic Boxing team manager. He has followed his dream of being a member of the Olympic boxing team. What great accomplishments for both Tribal members. We are all proud of their efforts during this Olympic games. AHH-NAH-CHI-TOON!!! vorce anyway. WKUNu. Only one in eight marriages in the USA ends in a divorce. It all began when the Census Bu reau noted that during one year, there were 2.4 million marriages and 1.2 million divorces. Someone did the math without calculating the 54 mil lion marriages already in existence, and presto, a ridiculous but quotable statistic was born. In any single year, only about 2 percent of existing mar riages will break up (Petersen, Better Families). So it you want nails in your house, wait in the time of God for your relationship to build those nails. Then build a good strong house of marriage. Not a house for the pur pose of sex, not a house for the need of companionship or loneliness. A house of commitment and love that is the gift of marriage. See you in church. Pastor Kick R. Ribeiro Dear brothers and sisters, Please mark your calendars these important dates. Business Meetings at Warm for I Just Wanted To Be A Grandma by Jo Van Rompaey I just wanted to be a grandma When the grandbabies were born. Springs Shaker Church Tuesday, Play with the little ones and hold August 1 3 at 6:30 p.m. their hands, All denomination Prayer Services Maybe let them help me bake cook- ai oapusi cnurcn, Monday, July Z9, ics the support from school children, co workers and neighbors in Jefferson County. Each day, the out pouring of love and concern make it possible for each of us to face and accept the challenge put forth to us in a manner equal to our precious little one's love of life. We can only hope that our words of gratitude can match your generous giving and that each act of kindness be returned to each of you many times over. THANK YOU! (P.S. Teresa is tentatively scheduled to be discharged from the hospital on July 31st.) Willy Fuentes & family "Join the Tribe" campout set The 8th Annual Celilo AA "Join the Tribe" Campout and Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous at Celilo Longhouse and Rest Area is set for August 8-11, 1996. This is a clean sober campout that includes meetings, drumming, - talking circles and sweats. Everyone will need to bring sleeping bags, camping gear, food to eat, food to share, water, wood, swimming wear, strength, hope, a smile and a tear Celilo Rest Area, Longhouse, Sweat lodge is located off 1-84 at Exit 97. Pets are okay if they are on a leash. For information about this campout contact Sam at (509) 427-7527. Second annual conference set TOE NESS One guy asked his friend. "How do you make holy water?" His Friend: "Take some tap water and boil the hell out of it.. YIKES SS SS SS Two Drunks talking. First: "My wife is an angel!" Second Drunk: "Your Lucky...my wife is still alive?" YIKES SS SS SS Ole Joe told his friend: See my new Italian shoes. How do you know they are Italian ShoesA Because where I go dego! YIKES SS SS SS Hey man, are you due for a break? Where will you be in August? This is your notice to reserve the dates of August 18, 19,20,21, 1996 for the Second Annual Gathering of Men, "Return of the Warriors," at Kah-Nee-Ta Lodge. Bringing messages for the path of learning. It's time for a change. It's time to share a few days with others, talking, thinking, figuring out how to walk our way through this world as Indian men. Becoming healthier. What does it mean? This gathering will help participants share, learn and strengthen each other for the changing times. Mark your calendars. Come and join others build a strong healing bond, as our people begin the walk of change, sobriety and wellness. For more information call Anson Begayat553-3424,orCarolynWewa at 553-2542. Sunday, August 18 6:00 p.m.-Early registration at Kah-Nee-Ta Lodge, optional. Monday, August 19 7:00 a.m.-Registration Thank you To our family and friends, Thank you for your concerns, prayers and offers of assistance fol lowing our accident June 23. Thanks also to the Warm Springs ambulance crew, police department, Mt. View Emergency, Drs. Kemper, Beamer and Newby and the Insur ance Mart for their care and assis tance. The accident totaled Carrera Motors' loaner car. Tommie's surgery was success ful, so now we're on the road to recovery and back to good health. We are so thankful to be "six feet higher" than we could have been. Sincerely, Tommie and JoAnn Smith Happy Birthday Marylena Heath from your sisters 8:00 a.m. -General Session, Invocation and welcome. 8:30 a.m.-Women's Panel 10:00 a.m.-BREAK 10:15 a.m.-Men's Panel 11:45 a.m.-Discussion 12:00 p.m.-Lunch at Village Day Use Area, free. 1:30 p.m.-Break out groups 4:30 p.m.-End day one Tuesday, August 20 8:00 a.m.-In vocation and general session 9:00 a.m.-Guest Speaker, David Brown Eagle 10:15 a.m.-BREAK 10:30 a.m.-Resume with Brown Eagle 12:00 p.m.-Lunch on your own 1:30 p.m.-Break out session 4:30 p.m.-End of day two 6:00 p.m.-Barbeque, free to participants .Wednesday, August 21 8:00 a.m.-Invocation and general session 8:30 a.m.-Wellness Action Plan 10:00 a.m.-BREAK 10:30 a.m.-Closure 12:00 p.m.-End of conference I 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. Happy Birthday Sugar Bear 7394 Here I am 16 months 6 months flew Now I'm 2. With all our love, Grandmom Lucille & Granddad Dwayne at 7:30 p.m. 1996 California Convention at Smith River Shaker Church, August 16-18, 1996. 1996 Canada Convention at Duncan Shaker Church August 30 to September 1, 1996. 1 996 Oregon Convention at Warm Springs Shaker Church September 27-29, 1996. 1996 Washington Convention at Satus Shaker Church October 11-13, 1996. Ted Strom, Sr. Memorial October 10 and 11, 1996. Laura Switzler, Church Secretary, 1910 Indian Shaker Church Thankful to loving family To the editor, I thank God for my loving family who helped me with my fund-raising so I could go on a special vacation trip in August. If they did not come forward and worked hard, this trip would not have been possible for me to go. My son, Flood and Jodel donated money to help buy supplies and the use of their pickup to pull my tent camper to Madras for our first fund raising. We also set up on the Pi-Ume-Sha grounds and I'm grateful to the community for allowing me to do this. My three daughters, Edith, Pearl and Melissa worked hard in our food concession stand preparing and sell ing the foods to the public. Even Lee Sorrelhorse was very helpful, and most of my grandchildren, Benita, Adrienne, Tilda, Suzie, James and Eugene. I'm very thankful to my family, they made me feel special. Ruth Tewee I wanted to take them to the park and play in the sand, But I had to be their mother instead. I just want to be their grandma, Take them to the movie or the county fair; Maybe walk through the woods and watch the birds, Take them with me for a short vaca tion, fly through the air. But I had to be their daddy instead. I'm older now and slower now. I'm tired, Too tired to let them help color eggs, And too tired to help them bake a cake, Or chop fruit for Jell-O, or let them help wash dishes. I just work to get it done. We don't play hide-and-seek under the covers any more. Where's Jeremiah? Where'd that kid go? We don't tickle ribs and necks and thunder thighs. I don't ask, "Are you Mammy's boy?" anymore. I know who they are, but who am I? I can't be Mommy, because I'm Mother-or Daddy. But I'm not Mother or Daddy There are other people called those names. And I don't want to be Mother or Daddy. I just wanted to be a grandma. My grandkids have been cheated; They don't have a mother or daddy They're off down the road some where, doing their thing. And the kids don't have a grandma because I have to be somebody that I don't want to be. And I've been cheated too. I just wanted to be a grandma. Bake Sale Back lawn of Fire & Safety 10:30 a.m. to 3:00p.m. Cost: various "low" prices Date: 8296 Reason: Please help Warm Springs Fire & Safety Cadets raise money for trip to Seaside, OR. Thank you for supporting the Warm Springs Fire & Safety Cadets. Happy B-day Alexzina Goldie Davis Have a great 17th b-day Love Mom, Grandma, and Uncle Jr. August 7 Mallory Happy 3 Birthday w love Daddy, Nana, Wes, Sophie Mallory Happy 3rd B-day w love Tom, Mona, Cousin K-lei Mais Happy 3rd Birthday w loveGrandma.Grandpa, Auntie Su-Yenn and Cousin Martin Uncle Sid Happy ?? Birthday from your gang at work To Lilly T Suppah Have A Great Birthday on August 9th Love the Suppah Family ToBillieJSuppah, Happy 13 B-day August 12 Love the Suppah Family Happy Birthday Dad August 10th I love you Selena Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad August 14 We love you, Selena and family To Terrance Miller, Happy 2nd Birthday August 3 With lotsa love, Auntie Danielle & James, and Lila's bunch "Happy Birthday" to 3 of my 4 beautiful children. Love you lots! July 15-Dorian "Boozy" Tappo August 1 -Jeremy McKinley August 1 1-Ilene McKinley Also birthday wishes to the rest of the family listed in the July issue and: July 23-Triston Boise July 26- Vena Badroad August 1 1-Sena Wolfe August 16-Joseph Boise August 19-Shey Greene-Boise August 19-Jodene "Bubbs" Greene August 21 -Randy Boise, Sr. Teeny (and Tribe) Vacation Bible School at Warm Springs Baptist Church August 12-16, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon for ages 3-18, all are welcome For more information call 553-5226.