Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon September 20, 2001
Tun-Mi House to
help cancer patients
By Tina Aguilur
Spilyay Staff
Elvis is alive and well. He will
be here Oct. 27, at the Madras
High School along with Selena,
Duddy Holly, Billy Joel, Neil Dia
mond and Tom Jones.
Elvis will be performing at two
shows for a fund-raiser for the
'Tun-Mi" Cancer House.
Dorothy "Pebbles" George
(Tun-Mi) is a cancer patient who
has a desire to do more for patients
that have cancer.
At the very beginning an idea
for an MRI machine came into
play. Because of so many members
who travel to Bend for treatment,
it was die intention to raise money
to invest in this machine.
" But' as time went by, three years
to be exact, the machine cost had
jumped up to $1 million, this
amount not counting cost for the
technicians to work it.
Thus the "Tun-Mi" Cancer
louse became a reality from a
dream to leave a legacy.
Names and telephone numbers
were given so many calls were
made to begin with fundraiers and
other ideas.
Shari Marrazzo, RN from the
Indian Health Service, is helping
with contacts of other cancer so
cieties nation-wide.
Peggy Carey, RN, MPA, direc
tor of cancer services at St. Charles
Traditional leave
policy not yet effective
The traditional leave resolution
tjjat, t,he Tribal Council approved
ifiAugust will take effect probably '
within the next '''two or three
months, said Benson Heath, per
sonnel director. .
The Tribal Council action last
month regarding traditional leave
must now be developed into a per
sonnel policy form before being
added to the personnel manual arid
taking effect, said heath.
Part of this process, he said, may
involve conducting informational
meetings with supervisors of the
various tribal organizations.
The overall purpose of the tra
ditional leave policy will be to pro
vide some tribal employees a leave
Happy Anniversary
Happy 3rd Anniversary (919
01) D! I'm glad
everything worked out for us
and I love you with all
my heart!! Thanks for being
here for me threw
everything & supporting me
while I am in school. 'Its
the little things like this that
make you so special &
so easy to love & care for.
, Love, Shey
Artists!
Enter the
Warm Springs
Art Exhibit
at the
; Bend Pubilc Library.
Bring artworks
to the
Bend Library
Nov. 9 or 10
Between 10 a.m.
and 5 p.m.
For more information
see entry forms
available at the Spilyay
Tymoo office, and at The
Museum at Warm Springs.
Medical Center, is helping with
contacts for the cancer house. She
also runs the Ronald McDonald
House in Bend.
The Tun-Mi Cancer I louse will
be located in Bend, near the St.
Charles Medical Center. It will be
open to anyone and everyone. The
main criteria will be a person that
is receiving radiation andor che
motherapy can be helped.
Some patients are receiving
treatment from one hour to six
hours a day.
This can be a hardship for the
family waiting or driving the 120
miles round trip from Warm
Springs.
Where can they go to wait if
funds are limited? The high-rise
cost of gas does take a big bite out
of the wallet. Surrounding areas
such as Burns and John Day will
also be included but is not limited
to these named areas.
It will be open to Jefferson,
Deschutes and Crook counties.
The fund-raiser became a real
ity when Jamie's Rock and Roll
Legends was contacted. More leg
work was established finding a
place big enough to house the con
cern. It was decided that Madras High
School would be the ideal spot.
Jamie already does fund-raisers for
high schools to help out with the
money to support the music de-
of absence from work for purposes
of preparing for traditional events
and activities.
The new policy applies to any
tribal employee, in the employ
ment of the tribal government,
who is an active practitioner of a
traditional tribal religion of one of
the three confederated tribes.
Such an employee can take leave
from employment with full pay
and benefits to participate in all
traditional religious activities of
the Confederated Tribes, according
to the policy.
The extent of such leave, the
policy states, is dependent on the
specific role of the employee in an
approved activity and shall include
sufficient time for preparation
prior to the event and rest after the
event before the Traditional Prac
titioner must report back to work.
Also, the policy applies to an
employee taking a Ichishkin,
Kiksht or Numu language class,
with a 2-hour per week limitation.
The story in the previous
Spilyay Tymoo on the traditional
leave policy seemed to indicate that
the policy took effect at the time
of the Tribal Council action in
August.
That is not the case, and the
Spilyay apologizes for any confu
sion this may have created.
Apology
I would like to apologize to
Ronald Kalama. I'm sorry, really I
am.
Charles T. Hellon
Road projects under way
Please be advised that Tribal
Construction is working on chip
seal (oil and rock) projects on the
following roads:
BIA Rt. 4 (Tenino Road) be
tween mileposts and 18.
Route 3 between mileposts 12
and 14.
The wolf point subdivision, the
sunnyside subdivision, and the
Dorothy Pebbles George
partment or whatever else is
needed.
The tickets will be on sale at
local stores in Warm Springs and
Madras. The tickets are VIP $16,
general adminission $12 and kids
(under 12) $6 per person.
There will be two shows, the
first beginning at 3 p.m., and the
second show to begin at 7:30 p.m.
The proceeds will go towards
the Tun-Mi Cancer House.
The sponsorship fee will be for
the performers, and a portion to
the Madras High School Band.
Sales of the souvenirs will be
divided between the Madras Indian
Club, Madras High School Seniors
or 2002 and Special Education pro
grams. If more information is needed,
Pebbles can be reached at 553-3592,
Box 30, or e-mail at
pebblestppalsyahoo.com.
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3 suspects
rescheduled
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The trial date for 'the'
three tribal members
accused of murder in the
death of Michael Saludo has
been changed from October
to February.
The suspects in the case '
- Ronald McKinley, 23,
' Angelo Fuentes, 22, and
Tony Gilbert Jr., 18 -'
remain in federal custody in
Portland. '
The body of Michael
Saludo, a tribal member
who was 26 at the time of
his death, was found in the
Lower Dry Creek Camp
ground on the morning of
July 12.
A short time later,
McKinley, Fuentes and
Gilbert were arrested and
charged with first-degree
murder and robbery.
Each of the suspects was
also charged with felony
murder., meaning they are
accused of having commit
ted murder during the
commission of a felony
crime, robbery.
Following their arraign
ment this summer, the
suspects entered pleas of not
guilty.
Each faces a possible life
sentence if convicted of
first-degree or felony
murder.
Simnasho subdivision.
Work will be going on from
now through Oct. 25.
Tribal construction will also be
working on realignment of BIA
Rt. 13 (Wolf Point Rd.) between
Route 3 and Wolf Point subdivi
sion from now through Nov. 30.
Delays of up to 20 minutes are
possible.
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Veterans Memorial Wall planned for Warm Springs
Long overdue,
memorial would be
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A Veterans Memorial here 'in
Warm Springs, is a project that is
long, long overdue, and will soon
become a reality.
We have been planning a Veter
ans Memorial Wall for several years
and everything looks like we are
about to accomplish what we have
been working on.
Safely Home, for Eliza
I am home in Heaven, dear
ones.
Oh so happy and so brightl
There is perfect joy and
beauty
In this everlasting light.
All the pain and grief is
over.
Every restless tossing
passed;
I am now at peace forever
Safely home in Heaven at
last.
Did you wonder I so calmly
Trod the Valley of the
Shade?
Oh! But Jesus' love illumi
nated Every dark and fearful
glade.
And he came himself to
meet me
In that way so hard to tread,
And with Jesus' arm to lean
on
Could I have one doubt or
dread?
Then you must not grieve
so sorely
For I love you dearly still.
Try to look bejond earth's
shadows
Pray to trust our Father's
will.
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The project is to I Ionor all Vet
erans who have proudly served our
country in time of War, and cor
ruption in the work! i , i 'l '
Boys from here answered the
country's call whenever they were
needed, and many enlisted rather
than being drafted.
Our boys have served in all
parts of the world in all the con
flicts that have affected our coun
try. The site of the memorial wall
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There is work still waiting
for you,
So vou must not idlv stand.
Do it now, while life
remaineth.
Vou shall rest in Jesus' land.
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will be at the Museum, in the open
field near the Treaty Tree, in the
center of the field. Dates for the
dedication will be announced
when the project is completed. 1
What we need is a complete list
of names of all veterans and the
conflict they were engaged in.
It's about time we honored our
Veterans for a job well done, and
we are truly proud of them.
Sid Miller, Veteran
Greene
He will gently call you
home.
Oil, the rapture of that mcct-
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Oh, the joy to see you come.
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