4 March 9,2000
WARM SPRINGS, OREGON
SPILYAY TYMOO
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Just-A-Rambling!! This is a
busy month as it is each year with
the spring break coming up soon,
and all the basketball tournaments
going on like the 4-A tournament
in Portland, and the 3-A, which
Madras is entered this year and is
being held in the Gill coliseum, on
the Oregon State University cam
pus, in Corvallis, OR.
This year Madras ended up in
second place in the Tri-Valley
League, behind The LaSalle Fal
cons. During the play-offs the
Buffalo's had home court advan
tage when they hosted the third
place team from the Greater Or
egon League, that was Umatilla,
on Saturday night March 4, 00,
Where they blasted the Umatilla Vikings 60-42. With the winner to go
on to the State Tournament being held this week. The Madras White
Buffaloes faced the Sweet Home in the very first game of the
tournament.
Mv family would like to take the
time to give thanks to the following
people during our time of need in the
loss of my brother. Ben Holliday, Jr.
First, I would like to thank E. Hunt
for use of the church; Fred
Wallulatum and Alvis Smith for
speaking on behalf of the family; JR
Smith for his financial contribution
and support to my family; Rita
Squicmphcn for all her help and in
formation she provided to us; Buck
Smith for his donation during the
funeral, speaking on behalf of the
family and his support; Peggy Guerin
for helping cleaning our home and
her prayers for us; Harvey, Jay and
Florcne Scott for supporting us dur
ing this difficult time; to the following
pallbearers: Buck Smith, Harvey
Scott, DW Hudson, Allen Warner,
and to my grandsons Chico and Joel
Holliday; Snuffy Smith, Ross
Kalama, Johnny Holliday, Joel
Holliday, Harvey Scott for helping at
the dressing; Keith Baker, Gerald
Danzuka and the veterans for the
arrangements of the veterans honor
guard at the burial; Herb Graybael
porting of my brother; and the Tribal
rnuncil for the rrocram that they
have established for helping families
for funerals; I would like to thank the
Warm Springs Fire & Safety per
sonnel for responding to my home
and attempting to help my brother;
and my family would like to thank
the following doctors: Tom Manning,
Rachel Locker and Tom Creelman.
Most of all I would like to thank all of
my grandchildren for helping me out
when I needed their help and support
throughout this entire ordeal; and to
the people that helped out and at
tended the dinner following the
burial. I would like to thank every
body else I might have forgotten from
the bottom of my heart for their help
and support.
I would like to apologize for be
ing unable to attend my brother's
funeral due to medical circumstances.
In my heart, I was there for Ben and
my family. During this time, I was
hurt deeply and tried as best as I
could to take care of things accord
ing to Ben's wishes.
Milton Holliday
Hello from Pastor Rick, Hey, I
have had some good discussions af
ter my last article on gambling. Some
asked me if my information was sci
entific. No, it is better then scientific,
It is the people of the community
telling me the truth. You see that's
the problem with gambling, if some
one has a problem with alcohol over
time you see the changes in their life
no matter how hard they try to cover
it. With gambling the changes over
time happen in ways that cannot be
seen. Now if you want to know the
effect of the gambling on our com
munity this is what you do. Pick a
couple of nights for a few weeks and
go and sit and watch who is coming
and going in and out of the casino.
Talk to family who gamble and ask
them why they gamble. After five
PM go and watch the traffic of people
at the pawn shop in Madras. Check
out the tribal court civil calendar of
debt action. Ask the local folks who
do personal loans and their business
load. Talk to casino staff on their
views of watching people gamble.
For even more scientific information
contact the Tribal Counseling Cen
ter. Or look up on the internet tor the
effects of gambling on people and a
community.
Another big thank you to E.C.E
for their effort in collecting a whole
lot of food for the food bank. I guess
they did not want to wear their P.J.'s
to work. Thanks Again.
We are now into the season of
Lent. This is the forty days before
Easter to prepare our souls for the
great celebration of Easter. One God
who became human and still be God.
One God who loved us and still loves
us to even give us life by death. One
God who loves us to die then to win
over death. We as believers of Jesus
Christ celebrate Easter for what was
not found. The tomb of Jesus was
empty. We prepare our souls to un
derstand what an empty tomb means
to our life. For information about the
Warm Springs Presbyterian Church
Program call and talk to Pastor Rick
R. Ribeiro. 553-1237. See you in
church.
Pastor Rick
W S Presbyterian Church
On the Campus.
To the Editor
I'm writing this letter because I
heard that my last letter had caused a
lot of controversy. I do call the tribal
offices to get some information and
when I do call there is always
someone asking me if there is any
thing being done about the letter that
I wrote. I also need to clarify some
thing about my last letter that was
brought to my attention.
I haven't heard that anything has
been done since I wrote that last
letter, but that's okay. I have also
heard a few comments, such as, that's
not right how they're treating her,
because there are a lot of us that are
not tribal members of Warm Springs,
and her tribe is paying for us to go to -school.
"Does that sound right?" I
don't think so either, but that's okay
too. I have found a different way to
pay for my Junior and Senior years,
I filled out this application for this
scholarship program. This program
is called the AISES Program.
In the last letter that had been
written, I said that I gave up on asking
the tribe for help. However, I didn't
give up on my goals! I'm not sure
Some very important meetings are on tap tor all tribal members
regarding the gaming situation and the power enterprises which the
Tribes may purchase in a long term contract. Details can be heard at the
public meetings, so it is very important for all to attend. There will be
district meetings on these issues and it really is your duty to attend these
meetings and express your views on matters on the floor. Don't wait
until everything is over and done with and start to gripe because at that
time it will be too late.
Everyone has that right to say what he thinks should take place on
any issue set before us no matter what it may be. Either the gaming or
the power enterprise. Everyone has an idea of what he would like to see,
but no one knows that until the person speaks up, give his views on the
matter. There might be some good ideas floating around out there but
no one will know of them until a person speaks up.
. The usual excuse people have is, "They already have their minds
made up so why should I say anything." Maybe if everyone would
speak up at these meetings these things wouldn' t happen. Like Ole Jeff
says, "We've all got to pull together." In order to get things done the
way we'd like to see them.
The Power Enterprise can develop into something big in the future
and we shouldn't ignore its position today. It may take a few years
before we can realize the benefit it could have on the Tribes of
today.
We are always saying that we need to find other means of a stable
income for the Tribes for the future, as one of our main sources is
dwindling away fast and that's our forest which we have depended
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jumping all over the place. Those rocks at the Celilo Falls would be
swarming with fishermen and it would look like ants buzzing around
making a big haul in fishing.
All the fishermen making hundreds of dollars per day . People would
leave in brand new cars after the big fall run. In them days you could
see salmon going up any little stream over the falls and the tourists
would gather by the hundreds to watch the Native Americans fishat
Celilo.
Yep! All those who witnessed those days have quite a story to tell
of what it was really like, and today it's just like a dream of the past.
There are no more Celilo Falls, which was flooded under in the 50' s,
by The Dalles Dam.
Today the Indians have to use Gill Nets to fish and at set seasons
which are not very long and it is not half as profitable as it used to be
in the Olden Days. Everything is going down at the present time even
out timber resources. There are not too many large trees any more. The
logging has taken most of the timber along with the wild fires that occur
each summer, even control burning got our of control destroying '
millions of board feet of timber this past season.
Let' s hop we can work something out with our Gaming situation and
make improvements where we need them. Keep it on the reservation
where we won't have to dish out money and services to Madras. Even
if it looks costly, it can pull its way out to be self sustaining in no time
at all. Like I said before we won't have to negotiate on taxes because
it will be on the reservation. "Just one thing more, put a machine in
where I can win enough to get into the drawing." AHH-NAH-Chi-TOOn!!!
Tribal members shares school report Member
doing in school, my first semester, we haven't talked much if any at all. P' w,JC'i' " mj
To let you all know how I' ve been
Happy belated "21st" Birthday
Puff Donahue.
Sorry this is late
I kept fogetting to call in.
From,
Chantel, Ellie, (Dad) Kanim Sr.,
Mario, Julius, Jon, Jo-Jo
which was six units (FULL-TIME),
I received a 4.0 grade point average
in keyboarding, and an easy English
class. My second semester (which
was twelve units), I received a 3.45
grade pint average. I had "A's" in
Word Processing, Word Processing
Lab, Accounting, and World of Work.
I received a "C" in English. So far, I
only found that the Accounting class
was most challenging to mc. Some
one asked me "what did you get a
"C" in? I said, "English" and he said,
"well don't you know how to speak
it?" I said "yeah but I guess I can't
right it very well." If this letter were
.to be graded, I would receive and
"F However, this is my letter. This
semester I am enrolled in 16 units.
One of my classes I am already almost
finished with and this semester just
begun. The reason for this is because
itjust seems like most of the computer
classes repeat. The only class I found
challenging was my accounting class.
I wanted to take the second half of
this class, but in order to do this I had
to change my major, so I did.
Some people wanted to find out
any information about if the tribe is
going to help me. I just wanted to say
thank you to those people, but you
don't have to waste your time-I'm
not!
I have something to say to my Dad
and Mom (Roy and Hazel). I know
I know our parent daughter relation- To the Editor
ship hasn't been very good. I know at I Beatrice Holliday, of Pasco WA,
times you wanted to mend this bro- wish to express all of our Thanks to
ken relationship, and I wouldn't ex- all attending the funeral of Benjamin
cept it. I guess when I moved away I Holliday, Jr.; who was my uncle,
thought it would make it easier for brotherof Milton Holliday, Sherman
you and me to be apart. What I'm Holliday. Thanks to all pallbearers,
trying to say is I thought it would be The Full Gospel Church and Mr.
easier for you to forget about me. But Hunt, Buck Smith and other speak
it was obvious to me that this didn't ers: Also to Thanks Shaker's of the
happen when I received these birth- Shaker Church for coming to the
day cards and presents. Thank you. I Holliday residence to bless the house
know when I talked to you last you and all members,
both had mentioned how differently Thank You All
you are being treated now because of The Holliday family
myletter.butyoudon'tcareanyway. and Beatrice
I don't think anyone should be : '. P.S. Also thanks to all for the
treating you differently, because you beautiful flowers received and The
didn't write the letter. You didn't Veteran's Unit,
even know I was writing it. Someone
that works here at the College of the
Redwoods said that I could probably
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semester. I'll invite you to my Native American items:
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I have one more thing to say.
Thanks to Emerson Squiemphen for
his letter of encouragement. You still
are the smartest lost man I know.
Don't forget that I am the smartest.
Thanks again to my friends and
Collector buys old
?? I pay top dollar.
. (503)297-2353.
Only those who risk going too far
family for the encouragement to ex- can Possiblv find out how far one can
cel.
go-
Rosanna Jackson
T. S. Eliot
Appreciation given to Police staff
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To the Editor
I recently called Dave Malkin,
the Director of Public Safety and
acting Chief of Police. I wanted to
compliment him on his community
policing staff, as they have been a
very real help to me as a minister in
Warm Springs. I was set to tell him of
the great work Lt. Miller and his
officers do in keeping the line of
communications open between Law
Enforcement and the community.
How they are able to make us feel
that we are all on the same team. I
don't know why it always surprises
Toe Ness
"Now, William, what do you know about Eskimos?"
William, "I eat their pies." YIKES
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Father saw a sign that said, "Drink Canada Dry"...so he went up'
there. YIKES
Happy 5th Birthday
To my loving sonny
Treyvon Black
03-12-2000
I love you very much,
Mom
Happy Birthday T-Man Black
On your special day March 12th
We love you very very much
Azar, Angie, Mush, Lil Azar,
Bryson the Cole & Jimmy
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me when the head knows what the
body is doing in government, but it
does. In this case I was pleasantly
surprised that Dave was not only
aware but on top of things. His ap
preciation for this department sur
passed mine and left me feeling more
like I was the one who received the
call. It is good to see professionalism
throughout the ranks of our police
department.
Dr. Cliff Billing
Pastor Warm Springs
Baptist Church
Happy Birthday
to my daughters
and son. Wish you
many more.
Lori Ann Suppah 3-23
Mary Frances Suppah
3-24
Francis Atlas Suppah
3-27
Love you Dad,
Franny
A very, very Happy Birthday to
my son Magdaleno "Chico" Colaro
Holliday on March 27th.
From, Your Mom Beatrice
and Jose, Love You Son!
Congratulations to Kanim Smith,
Jr and Rena Adams on their wedding
February 3rd, 2000 at Las Vegas,
Nevada. The happy occasion was
attended by family and friends.
Lauren Toya Anne Holliday
You brought light in my life the
day you were born 3793.
I love you with all my heart.
"Pumpkin nose"
Your Mommy
Happy Birthday
NaNa Lauren
Love you always,
your baby sister
Alexis Stwyer
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To: Our Chubby Bear
Wishing you a long distance
7th Happy B-day!
In Harrah, WA. Have fun!
Love Always,
Mama, Papa, and Sister Autumn
Happy 7th Birthday Charley,
my 1 nephew, seems like you
were a little baby now you're
turning 7, have fun and
stay away from girls!
Your Aunty,
Ellie & cousin Chantel
To My Husband
Richard Wolfe
I just want to let yo know that
we have been
through a lot in thr 9 years that
we have been
married. I just wanted to tell you
Happy Anniversary
We still have a lot to accom
plish in our life I sure hope
we can hang in there though
rough times and good times.
With that I would just like to
say "I love you!"
With lots of love you wife.
. v .
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Happy Birthday
Lauren Toya Anne Holliday
The Little Turtle.
Born March 7, 1993. We were
there. Keep your dreams and goal
high (future veterinarian) We love
you so very much. You are as
pretty and happy as your mother
and have your dad's smile &
eyelashes. We love you
so much. We are proud of you &
sister Alexis Stwyer & cousin
Janeisha Hintsala.
Love, Grandma Bunnie &
Grandpa Harry