Image provided by: The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs; Warm Springs, OR
About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (May 3, 2001)
Coosh EEWA: The W3y it is Spilyqy Tymoo May 3, 2001 Spilyay Speaks Letters to the editor Spo irts action eoes into spring seasons Just a rambling on what's happening in the day's activities. First off let's start off by saying, we have a lot of children going to high school in Madras. Madras High School has a good basketball program and almost every year they make it to the state playoffs. Madras holds the record over all the schools in the state of Oregon for making it to the state tournament. Sometimes they don't do well, and are eliminated, but still they have made it to the state tournament and that in itself is a big accomplishment. We have been fortunate to produce some good talent on die basketball team each year. This year was another great year as we had a boy to be chosen player of the year from the Orcgo nian All-Star selection and another receiving honorable mention. Basketball is not the only sport kids can vie in. Well; what I'm focusing on is during the spring season there is track, baseball and Softball and we don't seem to excel in of those sports. Let's look at baseball for instance: Each year all the baseball fields are full of Minor, Major and Little League teams. We know there is good talent out there. Each year they participate well in league play and compete well at state all-star playoffs. They may not be state champions but they show well in the game. They play their heart out and win or lose they do their best. The All-Star team is picked out of all the teams from the Jefferson County, and believe me they produce some good teams. There is a lot of volunteer coaching from parents, friends and interested individuals that keep the 'ball rolling. We appreciate those efforts from these people who take interest in the youngsters. . It's the same way with the girls' Softball program - there are always several teams that play real hard and at the end of the season they choose the All-Star team, that shows well in the playoffs. There are some exceptional players that play but at the, end of the season what happens to all those fine players and as they enter high school they just seem to fade away . unknown, and when the Softball season rolls around we don't seem to do well recruiting players for that sport. What happens to them; have they lost interest in the game or what? , v "; .'V,'f It's the same way with the track and field events. There is no turnout it appears. Each year the team has no depth like other schools, especially in the running events. In the run ning events each school has three or four entries to Madras' one. There has to be depth in each event in order to build up points. The larger the representation the better chance there is to take a large team to the state track meet. The schools that win the state championship are those who have had the most to qualify for the state meet. Track is a very fine sport and can be enjoyable if a person would put hisher mind to it. In each event its an individual event, you can't depend on another to do the running for you, or you can't depend on someone else to throw the shot or javelin for you; everyone must do it on his own. When you accomplish things like that, it's a good feeling. . Just think how Billy Mills must have felt after winning the 10,000-meter race at the Olympic games in Tokyo, and to top it all he was the first American to ever win the 10,000-meter event. Or what Jim Thorpe must have felt like being pro claimed the greatest athlete in the world by a king.- Who knows, if a kid or kids would take interest and work hard they could see fheir names in all the papers of their accomplishments. But who knows what's in the future. ... Thanks to council staff Basketball squad, To the staff at 'Tribal Council, , I would like to thank each of you ;' for your commitment to the depart ment and the work that you pro duce. You all deserve pat on the back for the long hours that you put in without complaining or griping about having to. stay in during noon hour, before eight and after five. When I need people to depend on you are the first that come to mind. Happy Secretary's Day to: Norma Miller-Heath, Rhonda Smith, Kristi Miller, Roberta Tufti, Muriel Suppah, Dinah Mcrrifield and I.oren Suppah, Once again thank you. Myrtle Adams Prayers touched heart To all my people, I just want to thank all the people that prayed for me and prayed while I went through my surgery. I came out good and the little machine that watches my heart is working good now after I messed up the first time. The second time around was a lot easier then the first. , Just a BIG THANK YOU to all the medicine society Was click people, and I can't forget my mom Maxine for standing by me all the way through and being by my side, also Phyllis I owe you too. A special BIG thanks. "Washumps" aka Alex Tohet Gratitude for. help To the editor, Our family would like to extend our sinccrcst appreciation to every one that helped us in our time of sorrow. We thank everyone that helped our family throughout the funeral, be it money, food donations, giveaway donations, candles or your prayers. This was all needed and use ful, especially your blessings and prayers. Again thank you all for what you Class of 2001 thanks To the editor: Hlatkhawks Basketball and the Native Class of 12001 would like to thank the sponsors, teams and offi cials who participated in the "Slam and Jam 2001" held at the Warm Springs Community Wellness Cen ter April 20-22. We would like to thank Warm Springs Forest Products Industries and Warm Springs Power Hnterpriscs for sponsorship of the tournament awards. Also we would like to thank Bear Prints in Bend for the printing job done on the awards. This was a fundraiser tournament to help in our graduation trip to South ern California this coming June. We would like to thank volunteers who took some time to help out in the tourney: Verlecn Kalama (score keeper), Corwin Howtopat (score keeper), and referees Rick Minthorn, Jeff Wagnon, Bruce Fidemann and Alfredo Ivstimo. It's always a hard job to do and thanks for the help. We appreciate all the help that you gave us for the tournament. I would like to thank Andy Ix-onard for pro viding the sounds for the tourna ment dances held on Friday and Sat urday nights. I would like to thank the Native Class of 2001 for the help in this tournament with providing the con cessions and doing the admissions, gate. I hope this tournament helped , you in raising funds for the trip in June and I hope you have a good time down there. Your help in that part of the tournament was really appreciated and you did a good job throughout and also in cleaning up the gym area. I would like to thank the teams who came to play, as there were competitive games throughout the tournament, some came on a last minute contact and that was appre ciated. Parent volunteers who helped the kids in their efforts are also ap preciated as they spent a lot of time could do in and out of the church 7ith the kitk 1 thank 5 and yur and home. God Bless you all. .' Sincerely, , Lucei family, Hoptowit family, Hance family, Rudder family & the Yazzie family ,help is appreciated. Those who helped were Viola Vaeth, Florence Scott and also a big thanks to the Native Class of 2001 advisor Tray Leonard in helping coordinate the kids in their jobs throughout the weekend. If I have forgotten anyone it is not intentional but all the help for the tournament is appreciated. Thanks to all. Again I thank the Native Class of 2001: CeCe Hcrrera, CeCc Polk, Shamona Charley, Matt Yaeth, I.arry Squiemphen, Jerry Brunoc and David White. There were a couple of others but I do not know the names (sorry), but your help is appreciated. I lave a good trip in June and have a good time, as I know that you have worked hard throughout the year to make this happen. Bring me back a Mickey T-shirt (just kid ding). . Sam Kcntura, Tournament Director Theft caused pain Letter to the public, This is a note to the person that took all the food from the Warm Springs Shaker church on Monday, April 23, 2001. Because Janice Lucei talked against anger and violence (physical andor verbal), our fam ily will respect her ways and just say that maybe you can make it up by helping a family in need when it will be needed. And God be with you and we pray that God will touch you and you do not do this again. We- have to say though that this was a very hurtful action both to the church and the family in mourning. We do thank Warm Springs Marke, Tina Spino and everyone that helped re place the stolen food. God Bless you all. Lucei Family Challenge to council To the Editor All those high winds that 6c currcd the day after the elections wasn't Mother Nature. I think it was a "sigh of relief" from management, especially Kah-Nee-TaGaming, a few incumbents, the White Broth ers and Sisters of Larry, Curly and Moe, sometimes Shemp too. I think the people should remind our representatives just who they were elected to be representing. From the start this time. In fact since , the day after, I've seen nothing but white lawyers with maps of Hood River, crowding into council room. While most was on "travel status" again. It appears tribal members le gitimate complaints are on the back burner as usual. Because when we asked, after being put on the agenda and then getting bumped, a certain re-elected councilman told me they had more pressing matters to take care of. What I'm saying is that we all helped elect them, so we should all keep putting that proverbial boot in that part of their anatomy to make them work for all tribal members. Regarding the casino after the merger, that the majority of voters didn't want, why did our wise coun-. cil allow the old Kah-Nec-Ta staff of Indian Fighters to remain? Just because they are under a new tide, you think they are going to change? All I see them doing is contaminat ing the new merger worse than it already is. After this, the only Indi ans to be seen at Kah-Nee-Ta will be tribal members stuffing the ma chines, just to support these people. Look at all these different depart ments, who are now separate from the tribes. All called separate moneymaking enterprises. The only people they can prey on is tribal members, who aren't part of this management's inner circle. Under Larry, Moe, Curly and sometimes Shemp, hopefully this council won't declare itself a separate money mak ing enterprise. This same council is always brawling about education. Why wouldn't they chip in a little of their travel per diem to honor these kids that went to the state tournament? Were they worried about being re elected, or was it because these tribal members weren't old enough to vote. People have asked me why a few of this council members is so ob sessed with putting the casino in Hood River, where it will mostly benefit non-Indians and just a few of our leaders, with the reservation getting a few scraps that our gaming enterprise decides to throw our way. All I could think of was that they heard that Hood River was once the "Apple Capital" of the Northwest, and thev think that it means them. Victor Moses j s Note Spilyay Tymoo welcomes letters from its readers. All letters, preferably 350 words or less, must be signed by the author and need to include a phone number for verification or questions. Letters will not be printed unless signed. All letters are the opinion of the author ' and do not reflect in any way 1.7 the opinion of Spilyay Tymoo. v V ... ,, Spilyay Tymoo reserves the right 1 v to edit all copy or decline publication of material that exceeds length guidelines or contains libelous or malicious statements. '-'-' -"' -- '-rr'Tir-' - - , , i 1 , Fountain of life Spring runoff courses through Badger Creek on a recent damp and gray day. Although recent rain and mountain snows have slightly improved the outlook, it is expected that . streamflows will drop to very low levels this summer because of the unusually dry winter. For the fiiture, look for the loving truth Hello from Pastor Rick, On March 25, 1 was reading the Sunday Bulletin. It was. in 'the "Per spective" section." Its titfe was "The geography of growth." - H " The article was the findings of the 2000 Federal census. It was the com parison of the 1990 census versus the , new '2000 .census,1? The numbers showed, tremendous growth, except Warm Springs and the Warm Springs Reservation. Warm Springs grew 6 percent, the reservation grew 9 per cent. My thoughts had been that there were 5,000 or 6,000 people riving on the reservation. Were the numbers wrong? I knew when the census was being taken in W arm Springs Vesta Miller had a strong crew working ' really hard to get the numbers. And you know if the numbers were ' ; wrong. If the growth was 12 percent and 18 percent, that still is small 'growth for a 10-year period. Is the f community dying? Human history is full of stories of towns, cities and nations dying. ' They become a part of an archeol ' ?ogy dig, or a tourist attraction. ' Is the future of Warm Springs one . hundred years from now a dig loca- tion for an archeology group? I thought and prajed to our God what . is the truth? Warm Springs is in such a great .. time of decisions. Its leadership has so much to do. Is the commumtv dying? Well, I had a talk with people in government. The Planning De partment is a small group who are saying "NO" to the question of dy ing. They know that a community in financial trouble or even rolling in money still needs a plan for the future. A people always needs to know that there is a reason for getting up in the morning. A future keeps a person, a town, or a nation from dying. You knojv after talking to planning the answer to the ques tions; "Is Warm Springs a dying community?" for me is NO. If you want to work on the fu ture of the community get involved in the government. Go to commit tee meetings. Ask questions. Finally look for the truth. Look for the lov ing truth. And also do this (I am so pushy): Hug someone you love. Hug some " one you dislike. No alcohol or to bacco for children. One day at a time. Buckle up the kids and your selves. Don't hit or beat on your self. Pay your bills before gambling, then stay home. Read the Bible for its effect on your heart Pray to God to the point of your hearing Him. Honor someone each day. Love yourself. Like yourself. See you in church. Warm Springs Presbyterian Church Worship at 11 a.m. On the campus. Pastor Rick IL Ribciro