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Spilyay Tymoo July 26, 2001
Junior Pi-Ume-Sha queen grateful
Spilyay Speaks
Reservation roadways
from past to present
Today's Sunday drive to Portland was an all day trip in the
past. In the early days back in the '30s and early '40s, when a
person traveled to Portland, he planned to spend the night
there to do business and then return.
The route to Portland, from Warm Springs, was through
Madras, and north to Maupin, and west to Hear Springs and
to Portland. The highways were narrow and crooked to make
travel very slow.
All the roadways on the reservation were crude and just the
major routs were graveled but they were rough which made it
slow on travel between Warm Springs and Simnasho. All the
secondary roads were narrow and crooked. At one time the
road to Sidwaltcr Flat and beyond went up the grade just
south of the housing in Dry Creek and on up the Miller Mat
to Boulder Corral, and north to I lee Hec Mill. The roads
were in pretty good shape during the dry spell and people
were able to drive from I lee I lee Mill to Hear Springs, and on
to Portland, but even at that it took a long time to get to
Portland, because the roads were rough, narrow and crooked,
liven during the dry season there were springs along the roads
that caused mud holes that slowed the travelers.
The road to Hear Springs from Hec Hce Mill was narrow
and winding and drivers had to watch out for livestock and
wildlife on the roadway. But when the bad weather came the
road to Bear Springs was closed for the winter as it was
impossible to travel.
Yep! A winter in Warm Springs was for sure in them days
unless you went through the long way around, so there
wasn't much travel to Portland in the early days.
In them days there were no livestock sales rings around
here in central Oregon, and the only place livestock owners
could sell their steers was down in North Portland Stock
yards. Every June livestock owners would get together and
round up all their steers and hire a large livestock transport
and send them to Portland. Everyone would follow the truck
to sell their steers, spend a couple of days downtown.
It was a big thrill to be able to spend some time downtown
staying in a motel. Montgomery Wards was housed in one
huge building in northwest Portland. Sears and Roebuck was
located along Union Avenue. (Today it's known as Martin
Luther King Boulevard.) Those two stores were the big
shopping areas at that time. And to just spend some time in
town going to movies and to the Zoo, and other things that
weren't seen in Warm Springs, and then back to the reserva
tion again. The trip to The Dalles was another all-day trip, as
people would go down to Celilo, for fishing.
Today all roadways have improved to where they are
traveled all year round now. But back in them days it was a
mess to go anywhere with out going through deep ruts,
sliding around and even getting stuck in the mud. Every road
was narrow like the road to the Metolius Bench and points to
the south end of the reservation can still be seen and that's
the grade just south of the Tenino Apartments.
The main road to Madras went through Mecca, where
traces of the road can be seen above the lumber mill. It was
said that the Mecca grade was something else, a steep hillside
a narrow road and if cars met they had to edge by one an
other. If a car rolled down that sidehill it wouldn't stop until
it reached the bottom.
In the winter no one could get to Portland through the
reservation because the roads were closed from November to
April or May because of bad weather.
Today it just takes minutes to travel from Warm Springs to
Simnasho, with all the roadways vastly improved.
- Sid Miller
My name is Ixiricn Stacona and I have
recently attained the Jr. Court Pi I'me-Sha
Queen title, Warm Springs, Oregon.
I wanted to take this opportunity to
thank my family, relatives, friends and com
munities of Warm Springs, Madras, Port
land, Klamath Falls, Oregon, W hite Swan,
Washington and all the other places people
were from at the events I attended for their
support of my ticket sales ($2,060.0(1).
I will do my best to represent our reser
vation wherever I may be. It is an honor.
Have a safe summer! Ixt's IW-Wbw.
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Saludo family
(hanks
supporters
We as family of Michael
James Saludo take time to
thank the wonderful cooks for
preparing these meals and
nourishing our bodies, the,
drummers for the wonderful
words and songs they sang,
and the bell ringer to help lead
prayers. Also the police thief,
officer Springa, volunteers
who were there in time of
need, and friends and family
who attend and help with the
funeral services.
Appreciate all,
Family Salutlos, Boise
Lawmakers strike offensive place names
Editor's Note
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libelous or malicious statements.
Tribal members
testify on behalf
of legislation
By Dare McMecbun
Spilyay Staff
Within the next few years, a
word that is deeply offensive to
many people - called the "s
word" on the reservation - will
be removed from the names of
public places in Oregon.
Members of the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs were in
fluential in convincing the state
Legislature this summer to adopt
the law requiring that the word
be removed from place names.
Passage of the new law, called
Senate Bill 488, was a project of
Colleen Roba, Olivia
Wallulatum, and other members
of the Confederated Tribes.
Roba and Wallulatum work in
Warm Springs Government Af
fairs. This past spring and early
summer, they and other tribal
members testified during House
and Senate committee hearings in
favor of SB 488.
The bill eventually passed in
both legislative houses with over
whelming support. Gov.
Kitzhaber signed the bill June 27.
The new law will require the
removal of the s-word from over
160 public place names in the
state.
New names must be adopted
within the next four years, ac
cording to the law.
In the local area, a number of
places, especially in the southern
area of Jefferson County, will be
re-named.
The idea is for the Tribes to
work with the local, state and fed
eral governments in determining
the appropriate new place names,
said Roba.
Members of the Tribes Cul
ture and Heritage Department,
and speakers of the traditional
languages, will be asked to par
ticipate in the process, Roba said.
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Minnesota and Montana,
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for instance - have adopted laws The effort to pass a similar law porters included Sens. Kate
that require the removal of the s- in Oregon met with nearly Brown, Bev Clamo, Ted Ferrioli
word from the names of public unanimous support by bodi state and Avel Gordly, and Rep.
places. senators and representatives. Sup- Donna Nelson.
Kids invited to enter writing competition
Hello from Pastor Rick,
Well, the month of July is al
most gone. August yet to go.
School just around the corner. To
the parents of the reservation, how
about the month of August you
talk your kids into doing some
light reading and light math prob
lems. Something more advanced
would be writing a short story or
poem.
Hey, hows about a contest. I
will give twenty dollars to the best
written one page story about a
summer experience.
Some rules; Kids less than 15
rears of age only. I landwritten bv
the kids. Good spelling, grammar.
and hand writing counts. The con
test is on when 1 get more then 15
entries. Warm Springs kids only. I
am the final judge.
Maybe the Spilyay will print
the top papers?? The deadline will
be Aug. 12. Mail them to me at Box
869.
Oh, by the way, the Spilyay
Tymoo's rule about not printing
bad letters to the people is not the
idea of the new people. The rules
have been on the bcx)ks for a long
time. Put there by tribal people.
For something very serious:
Alcohol has had quite the time this
summer. People who have been
sober for months and years falling
off. Marriages breaking because of
alcohol. Violence starting because
of alcohol.
This is a slavery that must be
fought. It robs the mind and spirit
of hope, dreams, and imagination.
Its power is to create a space be
tween you and your God.
I ask ... no, I demand ... that
people fight against such an evil
presence in our community. Find
a sober friend to talk about life. Go
to an A.A. meeting. Margaret
Buckland is leading a meeting on
Wednesday nights at 1HS.
Fight for yourselves; you are not
alone. God is with you. Get vour
hope, and love back into your lite.
Fight.
So, hug someone you love. I lug
someone you dislike. No alcohol
or tobacco for children. One day
at a time. Buckle up the kids and
yourselves. Don't hit or beat on
yourself. Pay your bills before gam
bling. Read the Bible for its effect on
your heart. Pray to God to the
point of you hearing him. Honor
someone each dav. lxive yourself.
Like yourself.
See you in church. Warm
Springs Presbyterian. On the Cam
pus Worship at in a.m.
Pastor Rick R. Riheiro 553-1237