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WARM SPRINGS, OREGON
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By Law,
Census enumerators to begin April 1, 2000-
Dear Warm Springs Community
Member,
April 1, 2000 isNational Census Day,
and it is important toour future generations
thai we are counted. The Census deler-
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other governmental agency for any pur
pose. It is safe, good fur our community,
and OK to answer the Census.
Sincerely,
Quirk V. Jackson,
Secrrtary-TrraMirer
Omcyrtt,Jr,
Tribal Council Uuiirrruui
United States
Census
2000
(Census counters), Corinna Sofiaprv.
Sarah Frank, Rosanna Sanders, Heather
D. Miller, Jonathan W. Smith, Sr., Niukki
Courtney, Marissa L James, Farrell J.
Shortman, Manny P. Calanoo, Rebecca
J. VanPdt, Car la Dean Caldcra, Lenora
Starr, Marcclla elements, Carolyn Orrcll,
LucilleSuppaharriKathyDanaiUCrew
Leader assLstant will be coming to your
. home to help you fill out your Census
Questionnaire. When you answer your
questionnaire, you are provided numbers
for Tribal Programs such as Head Start,
1 Low Energy Assistance, Health & Hu
man Services, EldcrCare and many other
programs.
' When answering your Census Ques-
' tionnaire, please remember the following
points:
1. If you want to be counted as "Indian"
j mark yes to that answer and mark "No" to
i the "Are you Hispanic" question.
2.IfyourhouseisBi-racial,tlieIndian
Adult of the house mast be the first person
ustea on the torm. Only u the Indian is the
first person will that household be iden
tified as an American Indian household.
3. In the race box, you may want to
mark only that you are Indian. We do not
know what the multiple race answer will
do to our numbers or, how that will affect
Indian Programs.
4. When you mark your tribe, you
may want to mark only the tribe you are
specifically enrolled, i.e. Warm Springs
Confederated Tribes. Many tribes are
made upofmanysmaller bands and to list
the smaller bands may add tot he confu
sion of exactly what tribe you are when
J we are trying to compile the Tribe's
t 5. The fVnsns inf.w-rnntinn ic rnnfi.
dcntial. It is only a head count of all of us
countcdcollecuvelytogethertodettmine
our communities needs statistics, i.e.
(unemployment, housingand educational
with the passage of Resolution No. 9832
on January 23, 2000. The Bureau and the
Confederated Tribes Construction De
partment estimate that the cost to con
struct these projects Is approximately
$3,300,000. Five members voted (heir
Sproval, I member abstained, and the
lairman did not vote.
PGE and the Tribe have been en
gaged in settlement negotiations to reach
agreement for the past 18 months in the
relicensing of the Pelton Project. PGE,
the Tribe and the Department of Interior
have now reached agreement on all es
sential terms of settlement covering
ownership and operation of the project
from expiration of the current license
through the next license period. The Tribe
Council finds that the proposed agree
ment will be a substantial benefit to the
Tribe and its members. The Tribal
Council framed the referendum ques
tion and set March 28, 2000 as the
election date with the passage of Reso
lution No. 9835. With 9 members con
stituting a quorum, 8 members voted in
the affirmative on February 1, 2000,
with the chairman not voting.
Resolution No. 9836 approved a
budget of $450,000 for calendar year
2000 activities associated with the
settlement process of the Pelton Project.
The funds are to be drawn from funds
reserved for that purpose by WSPE. With
9 members constituting a quorum, 8
members voted in the affirmative with
the Chairman not voting.
On February 7, 2000, with 6 mem
bers constituting a quorum, Del vis Heath
was designated the voting delegate for
the Intertribal Timber Council. Vcmon
Henry was named the alternate delegate.
If both should be unavailable then the
2nd alternate delegate will be Jody
Calica. Resolution 9837 rescinds Reso
lution No. 9633 adopted January 12,
1999. Five members voted in the affir
mative with the chairman not voting.
Resolution No 9840 was passed on
March 13, 2000, by an affirmative vote
of 7 members with the chairman not
voting. The action authorizes the
Secretary-Treasurer to apply for grants
and other available contract funds from
ANA to support the Culture and
Heritagefs programs. The resolution
identifies two areas. (A) Under the ANA
grant, category II, Design for Imple
mentation Grants and (B) For the
Tri-lingual Fluency Education at Warm
Springs. The latter is a Culture and Heri
tage department project designed to
strengthen our peoplefs traditional val
ues and cultural heritage by facilitating
the learning of our three traditional lan
guages of Warm Springs. In the resolu
tion, Tribal Council noted that The
Peoplefs Plan (Comprehensive Plan for
the Year 2020) states the importance of
maintaining and preserving our lan
guages and how it contributes to the
development of healthy families and
communities.
Happy Birthday to my wife Shilly, on March 25
Love you lots, Chief
Happy Birthday MomGrandma, Love Tony and Laneda
Letter from Pastor Rick. .
Un VTt'H II V A unemployment, nousing anaeoucauona
eLensus WiJJ rrotect Your Answers. nee statistics). Your individual infer-
No one outside the Census Bureau can see your personal information.
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Happy 9th Birthday
Thomas Chester Sam
April 7, 2000
I love you son
Keep up the good Work
In school and at home
Love your Mom, Marcella
Happy Birthday
April 7
Thomas Chester Sam
From: Neda, Jr., and Jeleah
Happy Birthday
April 7
Thomas Chester Sam
We love you .
Sadie, Woody and Woody Jr.
Happy Birthday
Thomas Chester Sam
9 years old April 7, 2000
Wishing you the best
I love you much
Your Dad,
Robert Sam Sr.
Happy Birthday
Thomas Chester-Sam
April 7
Love you big sister
Elsie Sam
Happy Birthday
lst-Arthur Mitchell Jr.
3rd-Avery American Horse
5th-Hiram Yaw Jr.
7th-Jonathon W. Smith Jr.
9th-Elsie Sconawah
12th-HaroldBlackwolf, Sr.
13th-Leroy Allen Jr.
21st-Callista Smith
21st-Marci Moody
22nd- Josephine Johnson
24th-Kendra Floret
27th-Keshawn Speak Thunder
With love, enjoy your day y!
Donte, Angle, and Aaron
To Lumml with Love
Happy Birthday to son Darrell,
daughter Llllie & grand daughters
Evie & Dorothea
Welovayou, .:
Mom, Grandma Dorothy, and All the
Hlnnlcki '
Happy 1st Birthday
to our 1 grand daughter
Maiah Tlschaun Mlnnlck
March 23
Thank you Scheldon & Kim for
our beautiful grand daughter
& Trevor for being such a good -brother.
We love you all,
Grandma & Pops Mlnnlck
Great Grandma Dot
Auntie Sunml & Uncle Sid
Stwyer in second year of car sales
To the Editor:
- Hello to my friends, relatives, arid
readers of the Tymoo. May the Year
2000 bring peace, hope, and happi-
' ness.
Wide Spot Auto Sales is well into
its second year and we thank you, the
customers, for bringing us this far.
Car dealers have one of the worst
reputations and it's a tough business.
We are trying to build trust and repu
tation based on word of mouth rather
than media advertising. Customer my arrest trying to do; what I feel is
service and satisfaction is more im- best for me and my family. If I could
portant. right now than even making , only get backing from Credit, Small
a profit, but we see light now at the Business, and their bosses. All I've
end of the tunnel. ever asked was to be treated equally
To the editor,
Hello from Pastor Rick. To define
the word "community". This is from
the dictionary. A people living in the
same nlace. livinu under ih cam.
mation by law cannot be released to any Jaws. Now to define the word "meet
ing". Also from the dictionary. The
act of coming together. You know
over the years I have been told many
reasons why not to eo to worshio.
"White man religion". "I don't like
so-and-so at your church". "My
church is the mountains". "It is to
early" "It is to late" I have even been
told "You sing too loud". Wow a lot
of great reasons for not going to
church-yea, right!!! The Bible be
gins with the creation story of God
having a meeting with a man and a
woman to create a community. Cod
padding the pockets of their own nZl , Z tT.u. Pons 0
circle to stop and assist the ones that ,7"" " :Zr . .
have to build the ladder before they s'de f ?rmmT& f
ran rlimh it you know, the problem with that is
T.. i .? l a i...-u that the place and the laws are Gods.
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be in community and take a meeting.
Are our leaders and managers
helping others to help themselves to
"be the best that they can bel Espe
cially on an equal basis? If not, they
are false leaders and are only in it for
their own ego glorification. Too busy
climbing the corporate ladder and
In time we find we need others and
have to come together. We need
"church" to keep sane. We need each
other. What is church today. It is
music, prayer, scripture, prayer, ser
mons, prayer, and prayer. It is the
prayer of a community to a God who
wants fellowship with us. Easter is in
five weeks, come to church and pre
pare for the celebration of the empty
tomb.
Ladies and Gentlemen. Boys and
Girls of all ages, Here is Pastor Rick's
list.
Hug someone you love. Hug
someone you dislike, No alcohol or
tobacco for children. Buckle up the
kids and yourselves. Don't hit or
beat on yourself. Pay your bills be
fore gambling, then stay home. Read
the Bible for it's effect on your heart.
Pray to God to the point of your
hearing Him. Honor someone. Love
yourself. Like yourself. See you in
church.
Pastor Rick R. Ribeiro
MVS Presbyterian Church
On the Campus
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Happy Birthday to Charlie Tan
From: Mom, Jimmy, Grammy, Amy,
Uncles Freddy & Trav, and Kendall,
Shartu, Dollar and Ka-fish, Rccho too!
Happy Birthday to Mikayla,
(My little tail!)
Even though you follow me
everywhere,
I would be nowhere without you!
Love,
Monica
Happy Birthday to my auntie and
uncle
I love you very much.
Can I come over and play your
Playstation?
-Miguel D. Frank
Happy Birthday to my sister and
brother
Vanessa and Hector
Love you guys, and I miss you
-Monica
Happy Birthday Mikayla!)
From LaDonna Danzuka
Happy Birthday to my baby-girl and
my cookie monster!
(Socorro and Hector)
I love you guys, and I hope you
have a great birthday!
Always, Your Mommy
Happy Birthday Hector Agu!
You better behave from now on,
and no more orange shoes!
Hahaha!
Your Nana, Cecelia
Happy Birthday Socorro Cuevas!
I love you baby girl, and things will
get better.
Love Always, Cecelia
We sell cars at or near wholesale
prices and offer warranties for sale
for most cars., We appreciate your
business and welcome you to stop by
anytime. If I can 't help you I will find
someone who can.
In addition, we will soon be start
ing another business, a "CELLU
LAR X-PRESS" dealership, selling
cell phones, airtime, and accesso
ries. Other businesses being looked into
are manufactured homes, car wash,
oillube bay, auto parts, tireswheels,
and auto insurance.
The problem is obtaining capital
to turn dreams into reality. It at least
justifies going to the Casino and buy
ing Oregon lottery tickets in the hope
of winning the big one (aye).
Seriously folks, we all know
what's stopping progress but can we
do anything about it?
as everyone else.
I would like to clarify Spilyay
Tymoo's police report which is in
complete but can't because of pos
sible legal proceedings. But I am
open and honest and willing to share
with anyone who cares. I will con
tinue to be a proud River Indian,
where my roots are, holding my head
up high, knowing we have a forgiv
ing Creator. Whom it is the Only One
it matters with. Others can pass judg
Thankful for knowing Melissa Johnson
To the editor
The death of Melissa Johnson
deeply affected the staff and resi
dents of Mountain View Nursing
Home. We who work here are used to
death when it comes for our elders,
but it's different when it comes from
one so young and vibrant.
Melissa came here one day a week
as a part of your Senior Program, and
ment on me and I ask their forgive- made fry bread and luk-a-meen as
ness (as well as forgive them, for
they known not what they do).
Perseverance is the key. Living
each day to the fullest, trying to do
the best job you can no matter what.
Hoping tomorrow's going to be a
better day.
Sincerely,
Roger Stwyer Sr.
and Family
well as other traditional foods for our
Indian elders and those tribal mem
bers in the hospital. In doing that job
she spread alot of cheer. She was
always smiling arid "jokin round" as
she called it. She really enjoyed what
she was doing and enjoyed helping
her elders. She always made sure she
made enough fry bread to share with
the staff and her favorite residents.
She liked to come to the dining room
and pass out any extra to those eating
there. They were always glad to see
her and her smile.
We were proud to be introduced
to her son Eugene. He came to help
her sometimes. He is a delightful
young man. I hope he knows how
much his mother loved him and how
proud she was of him. We will miss
seeing him.
Melissa is missed and her loss is
felt by all who knew her, no matter
how briefly. We miss that smile and
her laughter. It is hard to realize that
smile, that infectious laughter is gone.
Thank you all for sharing her with us.
Dyann Shaver
Activity Director
Mtn. View Nursing Home
Tribal members expresses personal feelings-
This letter is to ALL family and
friends expressing my own personal
feelings. I come from a fairly large
family. I am the youngest of my
father's children (Marvin Meanus,
Sr.) and 5th of my mother's (Nola
Queahpama). My sister's are Eliza
beth "Betty" Nason of Wapato, An
drea (Meanus) Kalama, Marvena
Meanus, Madene Meanus, Marva
Meanus, Celia Berry, Bobbi Jo Berry,
Jessie Adams and the late Marilyn
Meanus. My brother's are Marvin
Meanus, Jr., Marcal Meanus, Michael
Meanus, Billy Jo Berry, Buzzy Joe
Berry, Lydell Adams and Osacar
Queahpama. I have one brother that's
been mentioned of from Korea, Kim
Meanus (unsure of last name) that I
hope someday to meet. And one sis
ter Evelyn Gilbert, in all these years
we've known each other I've just
known her as a friend. Of all us, there
are eighteen brother's and sister's. I
am not as close to all of you as I wish
to be. Or, we don't see each other as
much as we should. There are some
of us who don't know the names of
all our children. I know that in time I
want my kids to know who all their
family is (aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.).
And, we cannot catch up what was
missed but we can live what we have
now. There is always talk about how
we aren't close to each other even
though we are brothers and sisters.
But, what really counts is that we
know we are brother's and sister's.
Our past is very vague to me being
the youngest of my father's children
and the people I would like to thank
are my mom, Sister Annie and my
Aunt Hilda. I have a lot of questions
about my brothers and sisters and
what they know they give to me. I
grew up mostly with my mother's
family, and our lil families try to stay
in touch as much as possible. There
are so many people who are impor
tant to myself and my lil family.
Rafael Queahpama, Lloyd Adams
and Beatrice Scott they all helped
raise me and to this day are still a big
part of my life and my children's
(these are only a few mentioned). My
aunts, uncles, cousins, niece's, neph
ews, etc.AU of my husband's fam
ily, the Bagley's. all of you are a part
of us and mean so much words can
not say what the heart feel. No matter
how far away you are, I always think
of you, my heart and mind are always
open to you. Just so you know the
smallest conversation, a hello, a
wave, a smile, a phone call, even just
a glance means something. That's
what I had with Marilyn. We had the
best time together w hen we said hello.
asked how things were and even a
small hug. That meant more to me
than anything.
It took me along time to write this
a and hopefully you understand hey
I wrote it. and, it didn't take losing a
sister, a relative or a friend to realize
this, I knew for sometime now, I just
didn't know how to make the ap
proach. We shouldn't have to go to a
funeral for the whole family to be
together. I know we are all in our
own little worlds raising our own
families but we need to remember
we are all that we have and we need
each other. What would we have
without a family? We have so much
family and so little time let's not
waste it, because of our differences
in the past and because we don't
know each other.
As formy fiends, I shouldn't have
to explain myself to some of you
already know. I have been attending
to my responsibilities, a husband,
two kids and a stepson (from
Chiloquin) and they are priority to
me, I do what I can for them. I have
all their schedules to work around as
well as my own. I keep busy as much
as possible with a lot of their activi
ties as well as my own. I spend as
much time with them as I can. I
mentioned above to my family that
even though we don't spend time
together a phone call, wave, smile,
hello or a hug, do mean something.
So, please don't take things personal
because I am not giving you my full
attention. You should know that I do
care about you, please don't think
that you don't matter to me, because
you do it's just that they are most
important and priority over anything
or anyone else.
We haven't put much effort into
what I mentioned above (to all of
you) but I guess we have to start
somewhere. And from time to time I
do realize how much I miss all of
you. This wasn't written to offend
anybody, and I am sorry if I didn't
mention some names but when I put
this on paper it reflects on all mv
famih and friends.
And, I don't expect a 360 to be
done, but, a change of heart in the
slightest makes a difference. When I
wrote this I didn't do this to benefit
my own lil family, I did this because
we all deserve and have the right to
know who our family is. And, friends
we need each other as much as fam
ily because we are family in another
way. If it doesn't benefit all of us,
who's loss is it?
Always,
A daughter, sister, cousin, aunt,
niece and a friend
LoueUa M. baglej