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4 May 7, 1998 Warm Springs, Oregon SPILYAYTYMOO' E Coosh EEWA: Tfie way it is .v."'i-i-i'" Was looking over the certificate of results of the recent elections from each district and noticed where a lot of wasted votes were tabulated of people voting for themselves and gotten vote. Let's take a look at the Agency district where there were 10 candidates listed and the count was fairly close all around. Beside the regular candidates there were 22 write in names receiving 1 vote apiece with the EXceptation of six write in names receiving more than one vote. They must have had their family vote for them. All these write in votes are worthless. People know these write in votes won't amount to anything so why do people do these things? If there are unsatisfactory feelings of the candidates who are running for a Tribal Council seat, there is only one thing they can do and that's to "ATTEND" the general council meetings and voice their opinion there and even nominate a person of their choice. Well my point is there were 50 unnecessary votes where if they were applied to the regular nominees these might have made a difference in the outcome of the over all voting. , who knows.This example was from the Agency district where the candidate received 1702 votes among each other with 50 write in votes. The candidate with the most votes came in 34 votes over the no. 2 person who was 8 votes over the third person. Now take all those write-in and scatter them through all the regular nominees there might have been a big difference in the final outcome. This example came from the Agency district, so let's take a look at the Simnasho district where there were 15 nominees listed on the ballot. After all the votes were totaled and counted all the nominees received 1,118 votes along with 24 votes of people voting for themselves and getting one vote each. Another point I would like to mention is that there could come into reality in the future and that' s having a Primary election from each district and select the top five candidates from the Agency and Simnasho district for voting on during election day. I believe this would solve a lot of unsatisfied people on who to vote for on election day and not wasting votes on themselves. Take a look at the Seekseequa district where there are only 208 who voted and two write in votes. In that district there were seven nominated for the election and if there were a primary they could have selected the top 4 for the final voting on election day. By using the Primary system might eliminate all these un-necessary votes of all those who voted for themselves "What If!" We would elect at districts and on election day vote at large! ! ! "What If." We do away with our districts and nominate our best people who are qualified to operate a big business such as ours. We do need the best people in office to handle our affairs. Our business is what's the most important thing to us and we have to do the best for our selves. The way things are now days people say, "Hey! It's your turn to be on the Tribal Council no matter what the person does or if he knows anything about running a big business.. There are some nominees that don't have any ability or back ground in the business world and are un-sure of their own decisions they just go along with who ever sounds good. I just hope someone doesn't come and give me hell for expressing my thoughts on these matters because they are things to think about. We have an open forum for anyone to write the editor to express his opinions on any matter concerning Tribal Matters. Who knows if you would make your suggestions and express your opinion someone might get a good idea on how all the people feel on matters that concern the Confederated Tribes. AHH NAH-CHI-TOON! ! ! TOE "Before I take your case," said the counselor, "you'll have to give me a $50 retainer." "All right, here's $50," agreed the Client, handing over the money. Thank You, " the lawyer retorted. This entitles you to two questions!" "What! Fifty dollars for just two questions! Isn't that awfully high?" "Yes, I suppose it is," said the lawyer. "Now what's your second question?" YIKES SS SS This guy asked to be excused from jury duty. "I owe a man $100 that I borrowed," he explained, " and since he's leavin' town today for some years, I wanna catch him before he gets to the plain and pay him the money." You are excused," announced the judge. "I don't want anybody on the jury who can lie like you." YIKES SS SS Editor's Note Spilyay Tymoo welcomes articles and letters from its readers. All letters, preferably 300 words or less, miiSi be signed by the author. Letters will not be printed unless signed. 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 or malicious statements. IT O g NESS SS SS To forgive, you must let go, then send feelings away Hello from Pastor Rick.... Welcome to the month of May. our busy lives become ever more full of things to do. Wow! Today, I want to talk about the word forgiveness. Did you know that there are seven words that denote the idea of forgiveness? In the Hebrew Old Testament, they are kapar, nasa and salah. Their meaning is "to covcr...to bear away.. .and to pardon". In the Greek New Testament the words that denote forgiveness are apolyein, charizcthai, aphesis and paresis. Their meaning is "to put away. ..disregarding. ..to forgive sins. ..and letting go, sending away". Now, for your Bible quiz: Which of the four New Testament Greek words for forgiveness is the main meaning of the word that is used more than 55 times in the New Tes tament. Time's up! It is letting go and sending away. To forgive someone or yourself requires the two-step pro cess of letting go and then sending it away. Inmate seeks To the editor, I write this letter in hopes of ob taining your most honorable assis tance: you see, "my problem is this", I've been in prison the last 10 years of my life with just two years re maining on my sentence. It wasn't until recently that I discovered that I may have family in or around the , state of Oregon. For you see, as a child, I lost both of my parents at a very young age and as a result of this ' tragedy I was placed in and out of foster care until I was old enough to ' make it on my own. '', During which at this time, I was I told that my late mother and father ; were the only family I had in this 1 world, and I was content on believ- ' ing" this until recently. With this in r mind, I'm hopeful you can be oft some assistance to me in helping me locate my family by printing my let- , ter in your publication. It is hopeful someone may "recognize" my name , and get in "contact" with me. I'm a i Native American. Born of Joseph & , Virginia Gaxiola on June 13, 1968 in the city of Chicago, state of Illinois. ;. Thanks WEDD program To the editor, I would like to take this opportu nity on Earth Day to publicly thank the Warm Springs Work Experience and Development Labor Pool for all the yard work they have done and continue to do for the Warm Springs Post Office. Thank you to Marcia Soliz for helping us establish this program here. Thank you to Vincent Simtustus for organizing the work crew and for his work. And a big thank you to all the individuals who help to keep the lawn and yard look ing great. Judy Fettig, WS Postmaster Happy Birthday to our sister Erica Lynn Parra Love you lots, Priscilla & Tarivia Happy Belated Birthday's for April to: 4th-my grandson Jimmy Florez; 16th-my niece Joanna & nephew Javier 17th-my nephew Duran, way over there in Idaho 29th-my beautiful daughter Erica Lynn 29th-my relation Ronald McKinley 30th-my aunt & grandmother to my children Maxine & in memory of my beautiful daughter Bridgette Camille, whom passed over 51096, celebrated her birthday 518. She lives on in my heart forever. Happy Birthday for May to: 22nd-my niece Bianca (pretty woman); my grandson Leander Jr. 30th-my aunt Lydia Murphy, thanks for the kind words and guidance. To each of you cherished by all members of our family. Love, Carol Parra Forgiveness is not a yo-yo. You don't send away the hurt that some one has put into your life and still hold on to the event of hurting. Many a Christian with a noble heart takes shot after shot of pain and sin from a loved one because they think they are loving the. No.. .The Lord did not create us to become targets for the pain. We are to let go and send it away. When we let go we allow forgive ness to change us. We become stron ger inside knowing that we are better prepared for the next hit. Each time we forgive, we become stronger spiri tually. We can speak our heart before the next hit of pain comes to us. To forgive is to change ourselves so others around us will also change. So, go and forgive and be changed. We need a seat belt law for the children. See you in church. (Warm Springs Presbyterian Church, on the Cam pus) Rev. Rick R. Ribeiro relatives I don't have much info to provide, as I was to young to really know any thing of both of my parents. Other than my father had died in Vietnam. The reason I'm seeking your help is because within the next two years, I'll be a free man who's paroling to nothing or nobody. And if I have lost relatives out there, it sure makes my future than much brighter to look at. As there is no greater joy in this worked than of the joy that a family can give. And I have to believe that I may find this joy one day. So I am hopeful that if my letter is printed in your publication that some one may recognize my name. And if anyone out there care's to write me,, as a pen pal or anything I will answer all those who write as well;: I thank you for your time and patience and know that any assistance you can provide me will be deeply appreci ated. Thank you. Sincerely, Joseph Gaxiola E-55789 P.B.S.P.-S.H.U-C-I1-105 PO Box 7000 Crescent City, CA 95531-7000 "Jrd &X Annual' Stickgame Tournament June 19. 20 H 21. 1998 Double-Eagle Casino, Chewelah, WA. 10.000 Guaranteed Prize Money 1st $6,000 2nd $2,000 3rd $1,500 4th $ 500 $250 Entry Feci 2 to 5 Nr Turn HOpmCiw. SnTaanumtM turn it Horn, SwuOpmCm doubu-eagle casino Contact Mirdu or Monk Gutkrm (509) 935-4400 or 935-4594. iCongratuations! Charles Tailfeathers, Jr. for graduating from Riverside Indian School and for all the goals you've accomplished! From, Mom, Dad Joey and Family Danelle and Family Shari and Family Happy Birthday to our Auntie Erica Lynn Parra Love Lots, Lil Erminio & Lil Luis Happy Mother's Day to: Priscilla Frank; Myrna Frank, Lillian Cuevas, Marlena Becerra, Annette Arce, Priscilla Parra, Tarivia Parra, Cecelia Frank, Graciela Estrada, Roberta Williams, Selena Bobb, Josie Williams, Jeannie Wil liams, Angel Wells. From Carol Parra & all of your lucky children. Thanks for all the memories good bad; thanks for being there when I've needed you; Thank God for bringing us together. Love. Happy Mother's Day Carol (Mom) Parra Love, Priscilla, Tarivia & Erica Member receives To the editor, Please print the following letter: Dear Mr. Dcni Leonard, It is my pleasure and privilege to inform you that you have been selected to re ceive one of the two National Educa tion Association's 1998 H. Council Trenholm Memorial Awards. Con gratulations! Each year HEA presents its Hu man and Civil Rights Awards in an elegant dinner and program held dur ing the Representative Assembly. At that time, we honor individuals like you for exemplary contributions in the area of human and civil rights. The H Council Trenholm Memo rial Award, for which you were se lected, is presented to two nominees, Thank you Nancy To the editor, On this Earth Day, 1998, 1 would like to publicly thank all the postal patrons in Warm Springs who utilize the recycle bins here at the Post Of fice. I especially wish to thank Nancy Collins from the Health & Wellness Center for establishing the program and for her efforts in collecting the recycled material. Judy Fettig, WS Postmaster Happy Anniversay to my SweetPea husband Frankie Suppah. Thank you for two wonderful years of my life. From Bobbie (1-4-3) Dunlap seeks commissioner position - -:k-v-: : 4 i f Doug Dunlap is a candidate for Jefferson County Commissioner position 2 To the Editor, I am a candidate for the Jefferson County Commission position 2. I am committed to attaining to provide equal representation for all. The diversity of culture combine with the spatial distribution of Jefferson County residents has cre ated a special challenge to elected officials. I will work hard to develop a system which makes it easier for citizens to be heard within the county commissioner's office. I feel we must improve the com munity development department. I believe the County needs to review the land use regulations and to modify Vendors wanted Artists and crafter interested in showing their works at this year's Collage of Culture, May 16, can pick up a prospectus entry form at one of the following locations: any Central Oregon chamber of commerce, Art Adventure Gallery in Madras, Mir ror Pond Gallery in downtown Bend and the Museum At Warm Springs. Deadline for entry is April 1 7 and additional details are listed on the prospectus. Contact Coralee Popp 475-6317 or Camille Green 475-2864 for fur ther information. Happy Birthday Auntie Sandy Hope you have a good one. Love, Jolene, Lauren & Alexis Happy Birthday Joel Holliday You have a good one. Love, Lauren, Alexis, & Jolene Happy Birthday Rueben "Oh" Henry Jr. Love your sis, Jolene, Lauren & Alexis Happy Birthday Roxanne J. Girl, I hope you have a fun birthday way dow n in Arizona. Love ya, Jolene, Lauren & Alexis award one Black and one non-Black educa tor, whose work has led to the eradi-. cation of racial inequities in the edu cation community. The 1 998 Human and Civil Rights Award Dinner will take place on the, evening of Friday, July 4, 1998 in the Regency Ballroom of the Hyatt Re gency, New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana. One of our staff members will contact you in the near future to give you details and help you make arrangements to be presents to ac cept your award. Once again, congratulations. We ; at NEA look forward to honoring j you. Sincerely, h Bob Chase, President Member disappointed To the editor & Board of Direc tors: My family enjoys staying at Kah-Nee-Ta when we return home sev eral times during the year. I was disappointed to learn that the tribal member room discount has been dis- continued. This change we never communicated to us. You generously grant free nights to board members and personal guests. Why not consider at least 20 discount for tribal members. Thank you foryourconsideration. : Sincerely, Aurolyn Watlamet Na-Kish-ayat those which do not fall in line with ; the emerging needs of its citizens. Once this has been accomplished, j: the County needs to bring current all ! maps and records and then improve ' access to public records connected to individual parcels of land. ' , We-must improve our roads. Repair ahd maintenance of highways . and roads has not been able to stay it abreast of the needs of the rapidly increasing population. I will work to ensure that all Jefferson County resi dents have safe roads to travel over. . I am currently a supervisory for est engineer with the Confederated , Tribes of Warm Springs. I have 18 years' experience in transportation (l system planning and construction. I ; work effectively with tribal, federal 1 and private representatives. I served on the Metolius City County from 1992 to 1998 and served ,, as the city's mayor from 1995 to 1997. 1 am a member of the COIC ' board of directors and for the past 1 0 years have worked on the COCC forestry advisory committee. I served in the US Navy from i ; 1968 to 1973 as an aviation electron- 1 ics technician on anti-submarine pa trol aircraft in the US and Iceland ' I graduated from Myrtle Point i High School in 1968, attained an AS forest technology degree from South western Oregon Community College in 1975. 1 attained my BS in Forest Engineering from Oregon State Uni versity in 1980. I encourage you to vote for me in ' the May 19 election. : Thank you. Doug Dunlap Happy Birthday Eileen Marcia May 12 & Curtis Thompson Jr. May 18, We love & miss you! Take care & keep writting your sisaunt, Fawn, nephewcousin Tyrone & neicecousin CarolAnn Alexis Lauraina Hintsala Happy Birthday Big Girl, 2 years old (5898). You've made all of us proud to be with you. I love you honey. Forever yours, Mommy & Na-Na 'it
