4 October 19,2000
Warm Springs, Oregon
SpilyayTymoo
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SV ThY&Y SVElhlCS Tribal member asks, where are your opinions derived from?
By Sid Miller I T
Well fans, have been laying
around for the past few weeks and
had some idle time where many
thoughts past through my mind.
Thoughts like how some people
appear to be in top health and
show no signs of any ill feelings.
I never thought I could have
any problems until I had a check
up. At first I thought all of my ro
deo bumps and bruises were
catching up on me. When I went
to see the doctor. He detected
problems I never thought I could
have. Not satisfied and wanted a
second opinion, so my daughter
made an appointment at the VA
I lospital in Portland and when the
results came back it was conclusive that there was a problem that needed
immediate attention. Frankly, I had no idea the problem was there. If
I did not have a check up I may have never known of the problem
perhaps until it might have been too late.
Well, lets see, are you in good health? Do you need a check up?
Everyone should have a check up once in a while. There are people
who hate to go see a doctor. They feel they are in good health. It is true
that a person can feel real good and have no symptoms of any kind,
but later on find out he has a problem that could have been avoided if
he went in to have a check up.
I can remember when I was a "cute little tyke", I used to hate to
hear the words like doctor, or clinic. The first thing that came to mind
was, "shots," or the smell of alcohol or ether or other disinfectants of
the clinic or hospital. I would become like a little beast trying to keep
from going to the doctor.
There are several types of illnesses that can go undetected until
it has done damage to a person. Many times when a problem detected
it's at a point where surgery may be the best way to correct it. It isn't
very pleasant to go through surgery.
It depends on the type of surgery needed. There is minor surgery
and major surgery. Usually major surgery can take a lot out of a per
son and can lay him up for a while. It would be a good idea for people
to go and see a doctor every so often to make sure heshe is in good
health.
Many times in the past it has been said," "He would go see a
doctor." And many times the results were fatal. And the saying goes
on, "If he would have gone to see the doctor the problem could have
been corrected, and he could have still been around."
Some people want to be the tough guy and think he doesn't need
to see a doctor. He doesn't realize when things happen, because he
doesn't care what happens; it brings hardship on those who love him-
his family, relatives and friends. They are the ones who care and
have to share the burden in the end.
At this time I would like to say thank you, to all who came to the
hospital to be with me, and thanks for all the calls, flowers and cards.
I really appreciated this and it gave me strength to know there are
people who do care. I really was "SHUN-WY," for a while. But thanks
for all your prayers and words of encouragement, I feel pretty well
now.
I have a different outlook on the medical profession with high
respect; also for the EMT's who care for the injured at accidents.
"Again, thanks to all who shared concern during my stay in the hospital."
To the editor.
First of all, I would just simply
like to state than I am writing this let
ter on my own behalf and no one else.
I like most of you, have been
reading the usual grumble and groan
letters from certain individuals. I nor
mally read these letters and shrug
them off as someone being upset an
venting their feelings. I lowever, more
and more lately these letters have
been more aggressive and insulting
to one's intelligence.
I believe that everyone is entitled .
to his or her own opinion and beliefs.
The world is filled with different
people and that is just the way it is.
However, when such an individual or
individuals try to push their opinions,
ideals and beliefs upon others, people
should ask how this person came to
believe in these opinions and beliefs.
Were these so called opinions derived
from actual facts or merely rumors
heard from someone's daughter's
stepson's cousin? Or better yet, a ru
mor heard from the person who
knows everyone's business in town,
the reliable town newsbcat. It also
may simply be a fact that these people
have some type of vendetta against
another for some reason or another?
Could it be that it is mere jealousy
that these people wish and want what
they cannot have or achieve them
selves? Each of these points brought
up are merely speculation, just as
those issues and ideas that these
people seem to derive joy from bring
ing up are speculation, nothing more.
Have you thought about who
exactly are these people to pass judg
ment upon others? Are they them
selves, so perfect that they feel they
can righteously and honestly say what
S;ocs on in manners they have abso
utcly no expertise? Are they all of a
sudden our pre-eminent experts on
marketing, salesmanship, manage
ment style and tribal public relations
throughout our whole entire tribe? If
they are so righteous and presumptu
ous, then tell me why aren't they the
ones' who are running our tribe now?
Whv don't thev hold the too positions
within our community and tribal en
terprises that they seem to pass judg
ment on so effortlessly. Could it be
that they themselves don't have the
proper education, knowledge, and
experience to hold these positions?
Yet, they can effortlessly say how
things should go, who should do
what, when it should be done with no
actual qualifications or experience in
these fields to back their opinions or
rash ideas up?
I am just stating this, because I
know that every department through
out all of our tribal organization and
enterprises have some type of prob
lem or glitch. I know that within ev
ery department there are problems
that are not made entirely public and
are dealt with internally. This is just
how things work and not every prob
lem should be made public. It is when
someone doesn't like what is going
on, and yet doesn't take the time to
get the knowledge of the facts from
the proper people that a huge story is
derived and passed on as truth.
As I stated before, I am merely
speaking MY own opinion. I am not
trying to pass what I feel and believe
as the truth nor am I stating that it is
the only way to believe. Nor am I try
ing to make others to follow my ideas
and me. I am simply stating that be
fore one tries to pass ill-willed knowl
edge on, they must take all of the re
sponsibilities of this ill-willed knowl
edge. They must say, I know what I
am saying is merely hearsay, a rumor,
my own opinion or something of this
nature. They must not expect or de
mand to be respected and not give
respect. I was taught to believe that
in order to achieve respect you must
respect others. They must not believe
in every rumor or ill-mannered
knowledge that is passed on to them.
Their facts should be identified as
well as their opinions. If they continue
on this path then what they are trying
to state is merely propaganda. NOTH
ING MORE.
Sincerely, DannlR. Katchla,
Warm Springs Tribal Member
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How ready are you for second coming of the Lord?
Toe Ness
To the editor,
Mike was tah goven nitch
(Hello my friend, how are you do
ing?). This letter is in regards to a
scripture that keeps coming to me
whenever I'm at work. Ml 24:37 But
as the days of Noah were, so shall
also the coming of the Son of man
be. Noah was a preacher who
preached to his people 120 years. 120
years no one listened. My wife and I
have been preaching 18 years, the
same message Noah did. That is to
get ready, Jesus is coming! Turn from
your evil ways! God loves you! Some
have tried AA, some counseling,
some tried drug & alcohol programs,
antabuse, spend thousands of dollars
of the tribes money and God could ,,
have done all this for you for free!
Noah warned that if people
didn't stop their evil ways, the wrath '
of God' s judgment was going to come
upon them in a flood of water (Gen.
ch. 6) We are again living as the days
of Noah. As I look around and see 1
the world today, super geniuses (10-year-old
children in college) etc, su- !
per athletes (genetics, steroids) genet
ics research, salmon, sheep, cloning !j
humans, human organs, dna etc. we
are truly in as the days of Noah!
To get even deeper into the
days of Noah (Gen. ch 6:2) That the '
sons of God saw the daughters of
men that they were fair; and they !
took them wives of all which they
chose. There were giants in the earth
in those days; and also after that,
when the sons of God came in unto
the daughters of men, and they bare '
children to them, the same became '
mighty men which were of old, men
of renown. And God saw that the ;
wickedness of man was great on the
earth, and that every imagination of ;
the thoughts of his heart was only
evil continuously, why was God so
mad about Noah's generation? Was
it due to the fact that the sons of God
were fallen angels having sexual re
lations with human women, and they
were being born 'A human 'A demon
babies who were giants in the earth.
Who were mighty men? Men of re
nown? Super geniuses? Super war
riors? Super Athletes? Super scien
tists? Science which altered humans,
fish, cattle, all animals. Is this why
God destroyed the world in Noah's
day? In Noah's day was there law
lessness? Murder an everyday occur
rence? OR was there a law which said
you couldn't correct your children
and they turned out rebellious? Beat
up their parents? Grandparents? Chil
dren growing up without a father or
mother, because the father or mother
loved drugs and alcohol more than
they do their own children? ! -'- '1
In Luke ch 17:27 They did 'eat,
they drank, they married wives, they
were given in marriage, until the day
that Noah entered into the ark, and
the flood came, and destroyed them
all Likewise also as it was in the days
of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they
bought, they sold, they planted, they
built. But the same day Lot went out
of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone
from heaven and destroyed them all.
In Gen. ch. 19 it talks about Sodom
and Gomorrah in Lots day, that they
were two cities filled with homosexu
als and lesbians. This message is not
all doom and gloom! Mt 24:40 Then
shall two be in the field; the one shall
be taken, and the other left. Two
women shall be grinding at the mill;
the one shall be taken, and the other
left. Watch therefore: for ye know
not what hour your Lord doth come.
I had a dream not to long ago,
it like this....
I was at Ella and George
Aguilar's house when I looked out
side to the west, out of the west came
red clouds rolling towards Warm
Springs. I yelled, look mom, look dad
Jesus is coming! They looked outside,
They were caught away! Then I
looked, I was caught away! I could
see Warm Springs getting smaller and
smaller, then Oregon, then the USA,
when I was flying through the air, I
said all right, I finally made it! As I
sit here and weep for you my friend
because you might be left behind be
cause you wouldn't believe in Christ
Jesus, that He died for your sins, that
He rose from the dead, that He came
in the flesh, was bom of a virgin, that
He shed His blood for you, He love
you. Today Christ Jesus is that ark of
safety. Thes. 4:13 But I would not
have you to be ignorant brethren,
concerning them which are asleep,
that ye sorrow not, even as others
which have no hope, for if we believe
that Jesus died and rose again, even
so them also which sleep in Jesus will
God bring with Him.
For this we say unto you by the
word of the Lord, that we which are
alive and remain unto the coming of
the Lord shall not prevent them
which are asleep. For the Lord him
self shall descend from heaven with
a shout, with the voice of the arch
angel, and with the trump of God:
and the dead In Christ shall rise first:
Then we which are alive and remain
shall be caught up together with
them in the clouds, to meet the Lord
In the air: and so shall we ever be
with the Lord. Wherefore comfort
one another with these words.
MARANATHA! (The Lord Is
Coming!)
There is coming a very dark
period in our near future, it's called
the great tribulation, the anti-christ,
false prophet and the beast... but an
other time perhaps?. . .
May God Bless you A. yours,
! Easton Aguilar
Memorial and Stone Setting
For Eugene "Cougar" Greene
November 4, 2000
8:00 a.m. Simnasho Cemetery, Stone setting
9:00 a.m. Simnasho Longhouse, Memorial and Giveaway
Meal following the giveaway
There were these two not so bright guys who went hunting and shot a big
buck. They decided to drag it to their truck, so they each took a hind leg
and started pulling and tugging on the big buck.
They were having a tough time and decided to take a rest. Another hunter
saw what a tough time they were having so he tells them, "If you take it by
the horns and drag it you would have an easier time because you'd be
pulling it with the grain of the hair."
So they tried it and after pulling it for a while one of the guys said, "You
know he was right, it is easier pulling, only one thing wrong. The truck is
getting further away."
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A wise little girl
A certain little girl, when asked her name, would reply, "I'm
Mr.Sugarbrown's daughter." Her mother told her this was wrong, she must
say, "I'm Jane Sugarbrown." The Vicar spoke to her in Sunday School, and
said, "Aren't you Mr. Sugarbrown's daughter?" She replied, "I thought I was,
but mommy says I'm not."
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Too rough
A little girl asked her mother, "Can I go outside and play with
the boys?"
Her mother replied, "No, you can't play with the boys, they're
too rough."
The little girl thought about it for a few moments and asked, "If I can find a
smooth one, can I play with him?"
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So keep the singing down. Okay?
A Sunday school teacher asked her little children, as they were on the way
to church service, "And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?"
One bright little girt replied, "Because people are sleeping."
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The pressed leaf
A little boy opened the big and very old family Bible. With fascination, he
looked at the old pages as he turned them. Then something fell out of the
Bible and he picked up and looked at it closely. It was an old leaf from a
tree that had been pressed in between the pages. "Momma, look what I
found." the boy called out. "What have you got there, dear?" his mother
asked. With astonishment in the young boy's voice he answered: "It's
Adam's suit!!"
Tribal member shares ideas regarding tribal budget
To the editor,
Wouldn't it be nice. . .to vote in
a revenue-generating strategy having
minimal start-up cost and be cost-efficient,
but still recap $348,098 of
revenue for us? Don't get "bonus
eyes", but let me explain.
We can vote in a tribal tax to help
offset our rising tribal expenditures,
year 2001 expects $28,145,719 ac
cording to Proposed Budget. City
governments survive on taxes levied
toward their citizens. Now, don't
panic. Tribal members would be ex
empt from paying tribal tax. Tribal
members already pay their fair share
as follows: The 2001 Proposed Bud
get projects revenues of $30,986,579.
Happy Birthday
Steven, Jr.
We miss you lots
Love, Mom, Conrad
and your sisters
P.S. Hi Jeremy!
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malicious statements.
This amount split between 3,376
tribal members is $9,178 apiece.
However, our $28,145,719 expendi
tures eat up $8,337 of that. We con
tribute $8,337 yearly, and a family of
four contributes $25,348 yearly. We
pay our fair share.
Non-tribal members share the
same advantages we do, especially
the lowest cost-of-living in Oregon.
Such as free water, free garbage pick
up, free Head Start and Kindergarten,
free health club, free counseling, no
property tax, and no city tax. Also
employees acquire free computer
training, seminar training sessions,
police academies, and management
training. They share comforts of pro
tection by our Public Safety Branch
(branch with highest budget). Often,
non-Indians take their expertise,
which is acquired at Tribe's expense
and transfer to other businessgovern
mental entities. How many Madras
police you see that formerly worked
as Tribal officers, for instance? Indi
ans from other reservations go home
fully trained. With a mere 2 tax they
would get their money's worth. Those
that live off the reservation could be
assessed 1.
The cost of labor is highest ex
pense to most organizations, typically
60 of total operating expense. The
ratio of non-tribal employees aver
ages at about 50. This gives us a
formula to approximate the amount
of tax revenue generated. The for
mula is ("operating cost" x 60 "la
bor" x 50 x 2 "tribal tax"). With
proposed or hypothetical operating
costs of $2 1 ,3 1 6,443 for tribe's gen
eral fund; $5,000,000 for WSFPI;
$3,500,000 for Indian Head; and
$300,000,000 for Kah-Nee-Ta, we
could calculate the following tax rev
enues, respectively: WSCT $ 1 27,898;
WSFPI $30,000; Indian Head
$21,000; and Kah-Nee-Ta $18,000;
totaling $196,898, going back to our
general fund.
All Oregon hotels, except Kah-Nee-Ta
charge a room tax, which
goes to the local government, the go
ing rate is 7 of room cost. If the
lodges' average rate is $72, and the
High Season (March to October) av
erages 1 00 rooms per nights, the room
tax of 7 would reap $120,960 ($72
x 100 room x 30 days x 8 months x
7). The low season (November to
February) would reap $30,240 ($72
x 50 rooms x 30 days x 4 months x
7 room tax). The yearly total of
room tax would be $151,200. The
Kah-Nee-Ta Board of Directors
Continued on page 12
To my Lil Man,
Erickson James Lucei
I hope your 13
Birthday (October 9)
Went good for you!
Stay outta trouble and
Remember I'm here for
You and I love you lots!
Your mom, Fawn
"This goes out to my Niece "Monique
(Mo) Charice Moody"
Have a "Happy 2nd Birthday", Love you.
From your aunt
Ninsatwh, uncle Mike, and your little
cousin Nuku-Nuku.
Thanks allot :) Ninsatwh P. Moody
Feelings:
Really, what are feelings? Have
you ever asked yourself this ques
tion? Have you ever considered any
one else's before? Other than yours?
Really think about it, how do others
seem to you? Can you ever imagine,
you looking at someone, what's go
ing through there mind at this mo
ment? Are they hurting? Are they
wrestling around with their most in
ner thoughts, are they bothered about
something? What's going on inside
their hearts? It makes me wonder
sometimes, when I wrestle with my
thoughts, I feel so hurt, so alone, I
sometimes think of how I can help
them? First of all we have to learn to
help ourselves before we can ever
help others, and that's the most im
portant thing in life, we are really put
on this earth to help one another and
not hurt each other, so the next time
I see someone troubled, I hope and
pray that I can help them, I've heard
over and over "Be a blessing, instead
of always wanting a blessing all the
time,"
So that's what I would like to
learn to do, is lend a friendly helping
hand to someone who really needs a
friendly smile, hello, thank you, how
are you, take care, I love you.
So this I leave with you my
people lets learn to help, care love
one another, today, tomorrow, for we
don't know when our lord will be
coming for us. With love for you all,
in our lords name.
BobblSuppah
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