Warm Springs, Oregon
Spilyay Tymoo
4 July 31, 1997
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Once again it's time for the
County Fairs across the state where
it gives everyone a chance to show
off their skills in arts and crafts,
where they put them on display
during the fair.
This takes place in everything
the family members do during the
year. For the housewife it's usually
sewing, baking, cooking orcanning
fruits, vegetables and gardening.
Yep! some of them do real fine
work. It's always interesting to go
through the exhibit halls to see
some of the fine work people do
during the year. The kids get into
the act also by raising animals or
poultry. Some kids do real well
with their projects and even end up
at the state fair.
There are all sorts of things happen during a county fair, there is
some good entertainment on stage from some top entertainers from
across the country. Reminds me of one time we were going to the state
fair and saw the list of entertainers and I said, "Hey, tonight they are
featuring the Everly Brothers." My daughter said, "Who's that?" I had
forgotten that they were way before her time, and she never knew them.
Yep! I can remember one of the top hits by the Everly Brothers was,
"Wake Up Little Suzie!" This year at the State Fair they will be
featuring "The Righteous Brothers." So this year I won' t mention them
or get to excited because there are some people who have never heard
of them either.
The first rodeo session was held on Friday night and the final
performance on Saturday. There is always the rodeo dance where
people go and shake their legs and have a great time. I haven't been to
a dance for quite some time now. I can remember when people got out
on the floor to dance they actually put their arms around one another,
the western dances are still like that, I think!. Sometimes I think at a
dance today you don't need a partner to get out and do your thing on
the dance floor.
Yep! the County Fair is always one of the fun part of the year when
all people get together and have a great time. Well at least once in a year
people get out their boots and dust them off for the dance.
Many years ago at the location where the high school is now there
used to be a rodeo arena and a half mile race track. They used to have
a rodeo and horse races. They had quarter horse races therobred horse
races a free for all race, they even had a buck race and a squaw race
Today the rodeo's around the country are all sanctioned by some
rodeo association, like the Columbia Basin Rodeo Association, The
Northwest Rodeo Association. In Indian Country there is the Western
States All Indian Rodeo Association. In each Association they have
their rules and regulations to follow. Each rodeo the cowboys earn
points for each dollar they win and at the end of the year all their points
are added up and the one with the most points win's that event.
Each cowboy has his special event, there are some who just work the
bareback riding, some the saddle bronc, the bull riding, and there are
some who just rope calves, or team rope. You hardly see a cowboy do
more than one event anymore unless its in a roping event. In the olden
days cowboys used to compete in almost all events, but I guess the
competition in specialties is so keen that one has to do what he is best
at.
In the Olden days the people for Warm Springs used to take their
horses to the fair by riding them over to either Madras, Redmond or
Tygh valley, to participate in the Fair parades and races. Also there used
to be a big Teepee encampment at all the fairs where the tribesmen all
got to gather from different tribes and had bone games and stuff. Used
to be a fun part for all the fellow tribesmen.
Today a person can hook up his trailer haul his horse to the parade
and after haul him home. Or get into the rodeo events. Today many
guys have race horses and travel around the race tracks.
For the kids who have worked hard all summer raising some kind of
animal for the fair, usually a steer, pigs, sheep or something in poultry.
They sure do work hard raising them and getting them ready for the
final show at the fair. There is a special day when they have a Auction
sale where they sell all the animals for the kids which is always good
for them after all that work they put in raising their animals.. Sometimes
I wonder how one animal is better than the other but they have judges
who pick the winners and they get the blue ribbon. The award is
rewarding and the kids appreciate it. Just like one time Jack Benny was
getting a award and he said, I really don't deserve this but I have
authorities and I don't deserve that either.
Well anyway the annual County Fair is always a great place to meet
old friends and make new ones. Ahh-Nah-Chi-Toon!!!
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Ole John said: "Our children inform us of wonderful things, things that
they feel we should know. Forgetting that those were the very same
things we taught them ourselves longago. YIKES
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To the editor,
My name is Paticia F. Mitchell
Schuster, 637 and this is about my
nephew Allen Mitchcl 2860, D.O.B.
2-15-79, and niece Dcbra Mitchell,
2696, D.O.B 10-10-77, who I have
had legal custody for the last eleven
years along with their brother Joseph.
What I have been told is that their
mother is dead and their father Jeff
Mitchell in a treatment center at
Tacoma. I have raised them when no
one wanted them, I feel that they are
just like my own children and I worry
about them like a mother would. I
am very proud to say that Dcbra is
going on her second year at the
University of Washington and Allen
Quinn joins AA
To the editor,
I, Walt Quinn am committing
myself to be at Community Counsel
ing Center for noon time AA meetings.
I will be there!
Sincerely
Walt Quinn
Missing items
To the editor,
I am asking the people of Warm
Springs to keep an eye out for some
very valuable things that came up
missing from our home recently in
Wolf Point. My son Gary was given a
handdrum by some dear friends of
his, they have signed in the back all
their names and to Gary, from the
Black Lodge singers. It was in recog
nition to him. Also missing is his
favorite baseball mitt, it should also
have his name on it. It is black in
color. My sally bag is also missing
which was made by Carolyn Tohet
and given to me by her. It is turquoise
color.
These items mean a lot to us, if
anyone at all has seen them or can
return them, please contact Gary Villa
at the Housing dept. or come to our
new address 1376 Elk Loop apt. B.
There will be a reward
Respectively
Gary Villa Family
Happy Birthday to Lyda
From Monica, Tray and
Jordan
Happy Birthday to our Mom "Joni
David"
July 25th, 1997
You mean the world to us and we
are very grateful to you and
remember we will
always Love You!!!!
From Butch, Missy, Nerd,
& Larry
Happy Belated Birthday Mom
across the miles
Mary Cole-Miller Cook
I love you,
Paula Jo!
Happy 4th Birthday
Tyrone from Mom &
Maureen
Happy Birthday Kathy from
your Dad & Family
Happy 9th Birthday to the BEST
daughter in the world....
Traci Lei Suppah-July 10
Love, Hector, Jolene,
Adriel, Joy, Carlitos,
Damian & Grandma
just graduated from Wapato High
School and wants to go on to college.
I have concerns about what I have
been told what to do in order for
Allen to get funding to go on to the
college of his choice. Allen and I
were told that Allen would have to go
back to Warm Springs for eight weeks
and enroll into a bridge program
before he will get any type of funding
and if he docs not enroll into this
bridge program he will not get any
funding.
Allen his no place that he can stay
at or anyone that I can trust in Warm
Springs for eight weeks, nor do I
want to impose myself or my children
on anyone. Also after talking to
Member asks:
To the editor:
My precious grandchildren were
removed from their home and mother
two months ago. Although Wards of
the court, they are in my temporary
custody.
My daughter, who has always been
a good caring mother, was said to be
neglecting her children. No on but me
knows the kind of parent she has
been. People tend to listen to what
they hear and not what they really
know. My two grandchildren have
always had a lot of love, food, clean
clothes, and nice clean house to live
in, and uncles and grandmas and other
relatives who love them, they have
never been wanted for anything.
A complaint was made that the
children were being neglected, and
my grandson was removed and placed
in the group home, my granddaughter
was said to be a runaway. She was not
even in the home but spending the
night with a friend. My grandson was
said to be all dirty with dirty clothes
on, and had sores on his feet. I would
like to know what little boy would not
be like that after a day outside with his
friends playing. Good Lord, it was
only 7:00 in the evening. The next
Happy Birthday
Grandma Joni
July 25th, 1997
From your loving Angels, Byron
Ray and Larry Jr.
Happy Birthday to Lyda
From Jermain, Gary and
Mom Val
Happy Birthday
Uncle Dan Brisbois Jr.
July 25th, 1997
From Larry Missy
Happy Birthday to
Saphron I a
From Tray, Monica
and Jordan
Happy Birthday
Dan Brisbois, Jr
July 25, 1997
From Larry Missy
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Happy 1st Anniversary July 31st to my wonderful & loving husband.
Hector Torres.
Love, your wife,
Jolene Soto-Torres
Dcbra, I am finding out that she too is
having problems getting funding
from the Higher Education Program.
We have been told that all of the
colleges have some type of new
student orientation program, Dcbra
went to Yakima for her orientation.
They want these kids to go to
college, but they put these barriers
up and they wonder why they lose so
many kids to drugs and alcohol!
I also have problems in dealing
with some of the personnel in the
Higher Education Program. This goes
back a number of years and I feel that
my children will not get treated fairly
just because of the past conflicts or
the ill feeling we have for each other.
Listen to the
morning I talked to the nurse at the
group home who examined him, and
she said he had athletes foot, which is
not uncommon with children.
the CPS worker also stated that a
complaint was made that my grand
daughter may be sexually abused by
two male subjects in my; daughters
home. The two males were my son,
John, my granddaughter's uncle, and
his friend, who were there because of
my daughter's life had been threat
ened by some worthless hoodlums,
for fear that she would file a complaint
against them for vandalizing her car.
Where are the police when they
are needed? And why can't they
provide protection for people who
need this? My daughter's home has
been broken into over and over again,
where is the help?
My daughter knew that she has a
sever drinking problem, and has asked
for help time and time again. She has
asked to be put in treatment. Why
hasn't she been helped? I was told
that you can't help someone until they
ask for help. She and I are sure a lot of
our tribal members have asked for
help from AA and other programs,
only to have the door slammed in
"Renewal means new time"
To the editor,
Hello from Pastor Rick, well, the
month of August is here. A short wait
through fire season then school starts.
WOW, you know you are getting
older when time is a blur. Time seems
to be our best friend or worse enemy.
We fight time at times, we want some
thing not to change. We want time to
stand still. Or we want time to go
back to better days. We want time to
speed up and slow down. We want
control over time. Yet, in trying to
control time my waistline grows
larger, and more white hair comes to
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Happy Birthday to Dan Brisbois
From the Davids, Alley, Joni,
Nerd & Butch
What I want to know is who made
these strict rules, was it the staff or
tribal council? Why my children will
not get funding from their own tribe
to go on to college or to stay in
college?
Is there more children having the
same problems that my children are
having with the Higher Education
Program, if so, why?
I regret that we will not be able to
make it to the awards diner June 4,
1997, but we have car problems.
Sincerely,
Patricia F. Schuster, Parent
461 Campbell Road
Wapato, Washington 98951
cries for help
their faces. I have heard that the tribes
do not have the money to be putting
those in need in alcohol treatment.,
then where docs all the funding go?
Does this money to for more training
for these so called dedicated people?
Does it go to two or three people who
have completed the program, let's
have a sobriety dinner? what are the
statistics for the people this program
has helped? Why are so many tribal
members collecting cans to get another
bottle, and why do we have so many
homeless tribal members?
To me, a person dedicated to their
profession is one who will go to the
extremes to help fellow man. Not one
who worries about their next pay raise,
vacation pay or lunch break. A dedi
cated person is like a doctor, on call
whenever the need is there, not just
eight hours a day.
We have too many tribal members
self distrusting themselves and their
families. It is time for them to get help
that is needed.
Evelyn Polk Capoeman
P.O. Box 92 Taholah, Washington
98587
Phone (360)-276-8171
my beard.
So what do you do with time?
What happens to the alcoholic who
is stuck in time? Or young couple
who now fight each other both wish
ing time could go back to the days of
dating and a happier life.
Here is my answer to the question
of time.. ..Jesus Christ. A loving God
inside your heart is a God of re
newal. Renewal means new time.
New time to seek answers of old
questions. New time to see that it is
never too late. New time to let you
feel the freedom of not having to try
to control time. That is the power of
the Lord. That is new time. That is
Love.
If Jesus Christ is pulling your
heart to share the word with some
one, how about becoming a Sunday
School Teacher? Call me at 553
1237. Summer Sunday Worship is
at 10 a.m. Evening WorshipBible
study is Sunday at 7 p.m. See you in
church.
Pastor Rick Ribeiro
WS Presbyterian Church
(on the campus)
Happy Birthday
Uncle Dan Brisbois Jr.
July 25th, 1997
From Byron & Lil Larry
Happy Belly Button Birthday
Lucy Ann Miller-Smith on July
28th. But more important, Happy
Sobriety Birthday July 29, I know
these past 3 years have been the best
for you and you deserve it.
Love, Paula Jo
Happy 71st Birthday
Sherman Holliday
August 2nd
From Ben Holliday & family
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