SPILYAY tymoo
WARM SPRINGS, OREGON
April 20, 2000 5
Anger can leave a scar
There was a little boy with a bad
temper. His father gave him a bag of
nails and told him that every time he
lost his temper, to hammer a nail in
the back fence.
The first day the boy had driven
37 nails in to the fence. Then it
gradually dwindled down. He dis
covered it was easier to hold his
temper than to drive those nails into
the fence.
Finally, the day came when he
boy didn't lose his temper at all. He
told his father about it and the father
suggested that the boy now pull out
one nail for each day that he was able
to hold his temper.
The days passed and the young
f
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Carlos Rafeal Miller
(Poo-Poos)
Belated Happy Birthday
wish. to a Six year old.
April, 7, 00
Happy Birthday to
Paula J. Miller
Happy Birthday to
Laura Sahme
From GP & PA
Happy Birthday
April 16,
Julie Starlynn Suppah
and wish you many more
Love you,
Dad Franny
Happy 3rd Birthday
to Forest Fuiava
April 22, 97
Love Always,
Mom, Dad Bruce
& Sisters
congratulations
Annie & Bruce on new baby girl
Jaquaida Rozilia Ann; 3 pounds 4
ounces; 15 12 inches long; born
March 17, 2000. Congratulations to
Forest and Kalista on baby sister
Happy 7th Birthday
to a very special boy.
Andre J. Thomas,
April 21. 2000
We hope your day
Is very special.
From your Aunt Danielle &
lil cuz Joel, your other
aunties Amy, Hazel,
& Roberta,
Auntie-Grandma's Lila &
Carrie, & Uncles Theron &
Sman..
We all love you!!!
Happy Birthday!!
Happy birthday
to my dear mother
Geraldine Blodgett
April 15
Love you with
all my heart
daughter, Laura
Happy Birthday
Grandma Gern
Love. Gerri. Ali. WUlika,
Randy, Lil Lawrence.
Bill, Norma, Lil Lana,
Lucille. Travis
& Christopher. Sally & Co.,
Joe & Co.
Welcome home
to my son BUI.
Love. Mom
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boy was finally able to tell his father
that all the nails were gone. I he
father took his son by the hand and
led him to the fence.
"You have done well, my son, but
look at the holes in the fence. The
fence will never be the same. When
you say things in anger, they leave a
scar just like (his one. You can put a
knife in a man and draw it out, it
won't matter how many times you
say, "I'm sorry," the wound is still
there. A verbal wound is as bad as a
physical one."
(Reprinted from Points of Inter
est. Spring 1999 Volume 2, Number
1:9)
Happy Birthday to our
Grandson Forest Fuiava
We love you!
Love, Grandma &
Grandpa, Auntie & Uncles
Happy Birthday
Fat Girl Kelisiano Lynn
Love, Mom & Dad
Happy 1st Birthday
Kelisiana Lynn
April 24th,
Love Brothers,
sisters, nieces & nephew!
1
Ppdl 25
Happy Birthday
Johnnie JL
Love your Auntie
Angela Polk
Happy Birthday
to Samuel Scott
From Leah, Trevern,
To Great-Grandpa
Hugs & kiss
Happy Birthday
Theyliah Vernaya
April 2000
Happy Birthday to our follow
ing family members!
lst-Ike Johnson of Pendleton,
OR we love & miss you. Hope
you had a great one! & Billy
Begay
4th-Jenny Redfox
8th-Katrina Blackwolf
lOth-J.E. Florendo
14th-Richard Wolfe, Jr.
20th-Matthew Sconowah II
23rd (Easter Sunday)-Levi
Blackwolf & Mary Anne Stahi
24th-Tommie Smith
We love you all very, very much
and hope you enjoy your special
day!
Donte, Aaron & Angeline
A very special Happy 18th
Birthday & Easter to our Lil
Sister: Mary Anne Stahi in
Riverside, California. Have a
great one!
Happy 1st Birthday
Gravy!
Love, Dad
Happy 22nd Birthday
April 14. 2000
Auntie Becca Jo
McPherson
Love Always.
Lennox Awan Lewis &
Many
Happy 18th Birthday
April 22
Uncle Charlie R. VanPelt
Love you lots.
Your bratty nephew
Mista Lennox Awan Lewis
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Housing needs survey important
To the editor,
I am a RARE, Resource Assis
tance for Rural Environments, Intern
this year working in Redmond at the
Central Oregon Intergovernmental
Council (COIC). My projects involve
regional planning community, and
economic development. The project
I wish to address here is the Central
Oregon Housing Needs Assessment,
which is sponsored by the Northwest
Area Foundation. Part of the project
includes a very important survey,
which 1 out ol 15 households in
Central Oregon will receive some-
time next week, i nis project is ex
citing because of the partnership that
was formed to tackle this complex
issue. The partnership includes a
cooperative effort between govern
ment not-for-profits, and jurisdic
tions that are pulling together to take
a holistic approach to livability.
The Needs Assessment seeks to
determine an honest understanding
of existing housing conditions in our
communities, and the goal is to im
prove housing and affordability is
sues for all Central Oregonians.
That's why it is so important for
people to fill them out accurately if
their household receives a survey.
The results of this survey will give us
a snapshot of the current housing
situation in Central Oregon as of
April 2000. There will be a work
Happy Birthday
Theyliah,
I love you.
Uncle Yaz
Happy 4th Birthday
to my little Sweetheai
Theyliah1 Vernaya""'
Tonika Henry
I love you, always
& forever
With lotsa hugs and
kisses
Your mommy Tiffiney
Grandpa,
I love you!
Happy Birthday
Yazzie v,
a.
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Happy Birthday
Dad April 20,
Take care, you are in
my prayers .
Always, Leah
Happy Birthday
to my husband
Lawrence
with all my love,
your wife.
Happy Birthday
Father-in-law
Raymond Shike Sr.
From your
Daughter in law
Happy Birthday to
my Grandma. I'm glad
your here to teach me all
your knowledge. And to
tell you I love you alot.
Thank you for everything.
Your bratty granddaughter,
Norma
Happy Birthday
to my special uncle
Raymond Shike Sr.
with lots of love from
Nevada. I love you and
miss you very much.
Niece Hot Dog
Happy 72nd Birthday
From the Switzlers
Elliott. Laura. Bill.
Gerri. We-laka and Ali
Many wishes from all of us.
To my son K.C A.Jensen
Happy 7th Birthday
t . April 15
I miss you & wish
I could be with you on
this special clay.
Lots of love.
Daddy Jensen
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shop in June, which is open to the
public, where we will present the
findings of the assessment.
Back in October of 1999, when I
began my intership at COIC the
Needs Assessment Committee had
already formed. The committee
members welcomed me into their
meetings, even though I had no pre
vious experience with this type of
process. I want to sincerely (hank (he
following people who have unself-
, ishly allowed me to lake part in this
n proj(
roieci: my doss at uuic, kic
, Ingh
am; the director of (he project
Cyndy Cook Central Oregon Re
gional Housing Authority, Sarah
Houston Central Oregon Regional
Housing Authority, Kay Kerbs
Deschutes County Adult & Family
Services; John Macinnis Cascade
Community Development, Sharon
Miller COCAAN, Ray Rangila
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs, Nancy Pope-Schlangcr
Deschutes County victims Assis
tance, Chuck Tucker Habitat for
Humanity-Bend, Chester VanPclt Jr.
Confederated Tribes of Warm
Springs, Ted Vcramonte SAAHS and
CATS, Eilene Ward Health
Services-Bend and Charlene Weed
Habitat for Humanity Sisters.
Sincerely,
Pam Pickens,
Program Assistant COIC
Theyliah
Happy Birthday
April 23
To my Sweetheart
I give to you
my love always.
I can't believe you're
4 years old already!
My heart to yours,
Hugs & kisses.
Grandma Leah
Member shares opinion on
To the editor,
It appears all those meetings to
vote on to site for a new casino was
just another CouncilManagement
Sham. Just to let people "think" they
had a voice in making decisions that
affect the reservation. When all the
time, they already had made a deal
with Madras. A deal like this had to
have been made a long time ago.
Shows the lack of consideration and
respect this bunch has for tribal
members. Tribal members opinions
and feelings about Jiaving to "give"
to someone, who has little, if any,
" respect for Indians means nothing to
this bunch. How many other, behind
close doors, under the table deals are
being made, for the good of the
"GENERAL FUND".
Again, we are being told, if we
don't do this or if we don't do that we
will be broke. The same speech given
to start the first casino, the same to
enhance Kah-Nee-Ta, the same if we
didn't vote for the dam, now the
same if we don't expand to Madras.
Constantly going broke seems to be
a bad habit with our management.
All that has grown around here is
management positions. Are these just
pay-backs for being "GOOD OLE
BOYS?" For what or who was this
Reader shares
To the editor,
Please print this poem. It seems
f appropriate and hope it will reach
! someone who reads it.
Thank you.
Rocksy Pamperien Climer
Moonlight Ride
Jenny was so happy about the house
they had found,
For once in her Hfe it was on the
right side of town.
She unpacked her things with such
a great ease,
As she watched her new curtains
blow in the breeze.
How wonderful it was to have her
own room,
School would be starting, she'd
have friends over soon.
There would be sleepovers and par
ties she was so happy,
It was just the way she wanted her
life to be.
On the first day of school every
thing was great,
She made some new friends and
even got a date.
She thought "I just want to be popu
lar and I'm going to be, ,
because I just got a date with the
star of the team"
To be known in this school you had
to have a clout,
And dating this guy would sure
help her out.
There was only one problem stop
ping her fate,
Her parents had said she was too
young to date.
"I just won't tell them the whole
entire truth,
They won't know the difference,
what's there to lose?"
Jenny asked to stay with her friends
that night,
her parents frowned but said "all
she got ready for the big
event.
But as she rushed around like she
had no sense.
She began to feel guilty about all
the lies.
But whats a pizza, a party and a
moonlight ride.
Well, the pizza was good and the
Jim vies for Jr.
Nathena Jim
Happy Birthday
Bratt
Grandpa
money spent or squandered on? If
anyone accountable for all those
losses? Looking around, after these
years, the reservation still looks the
same. Except maybe four brand new
stop signs. While Madras has turned
into a Boomtown.
I am all for gaming, but since
"OUR LEADERS", have forced
Madras on everybody, I think ev
erybody should force "OUR
LEADERS", to make sure our casino
is managed like it is suppose to be.
You know, like it actually belongs to
Warm Springs Tribal Members. With
more fairness to tribal members, at
least. This bunch has already given
Kah-Nee-Ta to the non-Indian.
Look at how rotten, "US OWN
ERS" are treated at Kah-Nee-Ta. If
these same managers aren't ac
countable for how much money is
actually made, and for the treatment
of tribal members, at a casino in our
backyard, just think how they will be
when the casino is sitting in their
backyard.
I have heard member's complaints
about their treatment, both as cus
tomers and employees. I know these
complaints to be true, so does the
Indians in management positions with
the casino. I have seen them run to
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"Moonlight Ride" poem
party was great,
But the moonlight ride would have
to wait.
For Jeff was half drunk by this
time,
But he kissed her and said he was
just fine.
Then the room filled with smoke as
Jeff took a puff,
Jenny couldn't believe he was
smoking that stuff.
Now Jeff was ready to ride to the
point,
But only after smoking one more
joint.
They jumped in the car for the
moonlight ride,
Not thinking he was too drunk to
drive.
They made it to the point at last,
And started trying to make a pass.
A pass is not what Jenny wanted at
all,
And by a pass I don't mean playing
football.
'perhaps my parents were
right...maybe I am too young,
Boy, how could I ever ever be so
dumb".
With all of her might she pushed
Jeff away,
"Please take me home, I don't want
to stay."
Jeff cranked up the engine and
floored the gas,
In a matter of seconds they were
going to fast.
As Jeff drove on in a fit of wild
anger,
Jenny knew that her life was in
danger.
She begged and pleaded for him to
slow down,
But he just got faster as they neared
the town.
Just let me get home, I'll confess
that I lied.
That I really went out for a moon
light ride.
Then all of a sudden there was a big
flash,
"Oh, God, please help us, we are
going to crash."
She doesn't remember the force of
the impact.
Just that everything went black.
Pi - Ume - Sha Queen
Hello, my name is Nathena Jim. I
am a candidate for Jr. Queen
Pi-Ume-Sha, to be held on the
weekend of June 23-25. 2000.
My parents are Tonia i lull and (he
lute Nuthun Jim, Jr. My grandparents
ore Llla Jim and the late Nathan
"8-ball" Jim Sr.. of Warm Springs,
OR and Naomi Polk of White Swan.
WA.
I live in Warm Springs, OR and
am in (he. 1st grade at the Warm
Springs Elementary School. I am six
years old and I like to go Powwows
to jingle and traditional dance.
I am of Yakama and Warm Springs
descent. Thank you for the support
of buying raffle tickets from me. I'll
be selling them until Pi-Ume-Sha.
Cancer Support
I Meetings set
When: Last Friday of the month
(next meeting will be April 28, 2000)
Time: 12:00 noon
Where: Warm Springs Tribal
Administration Building in confer
ence room 1, Warm Springs, OR
Bring a sack lunch!!
For more information call Shari
Marrazzo at 553-1196 (work) or
546-5048 (home).
For Sale
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Inventory includes bone, shells,
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write Jo Zollinger; 1181 River Loop
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gaming site
make sure some white person is
happy, with the Indians being treated
like they were expendable. At every
meeting "OUR LEADERS", prom
ise to look into this. For years all they
have been doing is looking. Seems
they only want to see what they want
to see, or what management tells
them what they see. They ask why
the big turn-over in tribal members.
The members turn to "OUR INDIAN
MANAGEMENT" through the
grievance process but "OUR
PEOPLE" turn their backs on tribal
members. Is it because we weren't '
the beautiful people like them?
I have heard a few managers and
casino experts say, "It is a business to
make money," putting members
complaints second. If that is the case,
these managers should be down the
road, since they are always running
us broke, after each business venture.
I am sure we will hear these politi
cians putting the blame on everyone
else.
Remember, this is the same bunch
the Paiute Chief referred to as "THE
FOUR HORSEMEN." A more fitting
name, would be the "APPLE"
dumpling gang.
Victor Moses,
Tribal Member
She felt someone remove her from
the twisted rubble,
And heard "call an ambulance, these
kids are in trouble."
Voices she heard. ..a few words at
best,
But she knew there were two cars
involved in the wreck.
Then wondered to herself, if Jeff
was alright.
And if the people in the other car
were alive.
She awoke in the hospital to faces
so sad,
"You've been in a wreck and it
looks pretty bad."
They said, "Jenny we've done all
we can do,
But it looks as if we'll lose you
too."
"But the people in the other car!"
Jenny cried
"We're sorry, Jenny they also died.
Jenny prayed "God forgive me for
what I've done,
I only wanted just one night of
fun."
"Tell the people's family I've made
their lives dim,
I wish I could return their families
to them."
"Tell mom and dad, I'm sorry I
lied.
Oh nurse, won't you tell them for
me?"
' The nurse just stood there, she never
agreed.
But took Jenny's hand with tears in
her eyes.
And a few minutes later Jenny died.
A man asked the nurse, "Why didn't
you do your best,
to bid that girl her last request?"
She looked at the man with eyes oh,
so sad.
"Because the people in the other
car were her mom and dad".
This story is sad and unpleasant but
true.
So young people take heed, it could
have been you.
by Anonymous
(Taken from Starlite Cafe-Poets
Comer)I don't know who the real
author of this poem is but I thought it
was very sad and it needs to be posted !