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Pqge 4 Spilyay Tymoo November 1, 2001
Spilyay
Old year bucks
and grinds to end
Everything is coming to an end for the year 2001, as
the New Year is just around the corner.
The rodeo season is winding down all across the
country where all the finals arc being held to deter
mine the champions for the year.
Rodeo, one of the roughest sports in the world, will
be staring a new year, where all cowboys will be
staring from scratch again. During the year they will
be traveling all over the country making as many
rodeos as they can. Trying to place in as many rodeos
as they can, for each dollar they make is points toward
the finals of each year.
A cowboy will try to make as many rodeos as he
can and most likely making at least two rodeos a
weekend. In doing so he spends much time on the
road traveling from one rodeo to another. As one
drives the other sleeps until it is his turn to take the
wheel. Sometimes eating bologna san's and potato
chips.
One day he may be in Oregon and the next Wash
ington, Idaho, Nevada or California. It's a hurry,
hurry, sport. While the local residents enjoy the
weekend of fun and joy rides in the carnival and
western dances, the rodeo minded cowboy is on the
road.
Rodeo is a sport where the cowboy is on his own.
1 le can make as many rodeos as he can and answers to
no one. He pays his own way and if his is lucky he
won't get hurt, that will set him back out of the
competition.
At one time it used to be when a cowboy won the
Ail-Around Championship he would have to partici
pate in as many events as he could and both rough
stock and timed events. It depended on his ability to
work on all events. Today it goes to the one who
makes the most money. And the most money comes
from the timed events like team roping and calf rop
ing. The timed events draw more entries, which
builds up the purse for the winner.
Today competition is based on specialty events,
where a cowboy usually goes for one or two events. In
the rough stock competition means specialize in one
event and he does a good job at it. There are a few
that do more than one rough stock events like bare
back and bull riding or and saddlebronc riding. There
are a few who take in all the rough stock events, but
majority of the contestants go for the timed events.
It's a rough sport to follow, but once you get with it
you will always be looking to the next rodeo to enter.
New places, new faces, new bumps and bruises. But
it's enjoyable.
-Sid Miller
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Letters to the editor
Build foundation
for time of storm
Hello There,
My fellow brother and sis
ters in the Lord. I hope (hit
letter finds you in good health:
mentally, physically and spiri
tually. You probably see by now
the leaves are beginning to fall,
the color of the faded green
trees are starting to change as
mother earth begins to prepare
herself for another different
season. F.vcn as it is our daily
lives, one day clear, blue and
beautiful, then another May it's
dark and cloudy, and times
very stormy awful days.
I will show you what he is
like who comes to me and
hears my words and puts them
into practice. I le is like a man
building a house, who dug
down deep and laid the foun
dation on rock. When a flood
came, the torrent struck that
house could not shake it, be
cause it was well built. Luke
6:47-48 NIV.
Because we are living in the
end times, the storms of life are
only going to get worse. We
can see it with "America un
der attack", wars and rumors
of wars, thereat of deathly ill
nesses etc. All of which the
bible calls the beginning of
birth pains-Matthew 24:8. I
invite you to fellowship with
all nations Christian fellow
ship & support group. Sunday
afternoons at the school in
Simnasho at 3:00 p.m.
Let us not give up meeting
together, as some are in the
habit of doing, but let us en
courage one another-and all
the more as you see the day
approaching. Hebrews 10:25
NIV. (The day of Christ's re
turn for his faithful.
With much love,
Pastor Billy Joe
Given to the law
The family of Jefferson
Greene would like to take this
opportunity to let each and
every person know that we,
including Jefferson, want no
retaliation, fighting or harass
ment on behalf of Jefferson.
We have given this situation
to the law in hopes that Jus
tice Will Be Done and to the
Great Creator that He will
bring peace and unity to our
nation.
We have faith in the Great
Creator and in the Judicial Sys
tem, that the Jefferson County
Sheriff's Office will do the best
job of seeing that justice will
be done.
So, again the family ask that
any vengeance regarding the
incident of Oct. 12, 2001, is to
be stopped right here and now,
and to be left to the law en
forcement and Great Creator.
The family would like to
Put an end to the hitting and
Hello from Pastor Rick,
Stop The Violence. Enough
Is Enough. To attack someone
with a knife, gun or fists; to
attack yourself with a weapon
must stop.
Our Creator, Christ Jesus,
gave us a great tool to stop the
violence. It is called commu
nication. Talk to someone.
Talking through a cloud of
beer in your head does not
work.
Talking about life, about
your dreams, about your plans
for life is a great thing. Do it
When you talk you discover
the truth about who you are
and what you have in life.
You will discover the great
est trust that God has given to
us.
thank the parents, students,
friends and family for the
prayers, calls, cards and flow
ers. You all have given the fam
ily the strength to get through
this tough situation.
We will continue our faith
in the Great Creator and move
on with our lives. Thank you,
Sarah (Greene) and Jose
Gonzales, Jefferson, Ben),
Francis and Alcxyt. The Up
per Dry Creek Greene Fam-ily.
Proven guilty?
Are we really innocent until
proven guilty in a court of law?
Or arc we guilty first and fore
most and then, if we arc given
our due process, found inno
cent? Are wc found innocent in
public, but in reality still guilty
in the back of their minds?
I heard of an article being cir
culated with the names of my
boyfriend F.duardo, my mother
and a family friend being slan
dered! We were already being
called people that they called us
by the editor of this newsletter.
We have not yet been found
guilty in a court of law, yet they
have the gall to put our names
in the newsletter.
Why did they not print
everyone's name that has gotten
charged with said charges, and
not just the ones who they pick
and choose to? I did not give my
written or verbal permission for
them to print my name and nei
ther did the others.
Not all of the people named
were charged, they only took
my mother in "for questioning,"
and then released her because
she was not named in the affida
vit or search warrant. I would
like to clarify that for the editor
of the newsletter.
I feel that if I win my case,
which I feel I can, then I may
not have a chance to get a job in
Warm Springs due to the fact
that potential employers (if there
were any in the first place) may
not want to hire me because of
the defamation of my character.
I would not recommend be
lieving the newsletter until you
know for sure or actually ask me
about it I do not want my chil
li dren or Eduardo's children be
' ing embarrassed by the newslet
' ter or people talking about how
we went to jail. They do not
deserve it.
I am choosing to fight these
"very thorough" people, because
from what I read and have re
ceived from them, they do not
have enough evidence, and I will
, prove that.
On a different note: I was told
by someone who knows a lot
about the disease of alcoholism
and drug addiction, and who
helped me learn a lot about
myself, "To not close the door
on the past, always remember
where you came from" because
a lot of people have skeletons in
their closets that they are not
willing to disclose, not even to
themselves, so don't look down
We are created for the pur
pose of loving and being loved.
No, not just sex. The kind
of love that lets people take
care of each other. Of work
ing together. Of supporting
each other.
These are the things we
must do to get ourselves into
heaven.
For loving and being loved
is what heaven is all about in
the presence of God. Stop The
Violence.
Now for the lighter side...
You know you live in Cen
tral Oregon when:
"Vacation" means going to
Portland for the weekend.
You measure distance in
hours.
You know several people
it others when you may have
done the very same thing your
self, way back in the day, but
just don't want to admit it.
Thank you for your time and
consideration.
Michclc Gonzalez
Sovereignty
This is in response to letter
sent to Spilyay Tymoo written
by Daphne Cascade of Madras,
regarding Warm Springs Sover
eignty.
First of all, she should under
stand wc have Sovereignty
Rights agreed to by a treaty
signed by the United States Gov
ernment and the people of
Warm Springs, Reservation. Wc
arc regarded as a nation within
a nation. We are given the same
accord as would be given to Ja
pan, Great Britain or Russia. We
have the right to govern our
people without outside interfer
ence. All dealings between Jef
ferson County, the state of Or
egon and the United States with
Warm Springs, Reservation is on
a govcrnmcnt-to-govcrnmcnt
basis.
This Treaty was signed some
years before Oregon became a
state. The Original Treaty
would have bordered on the
north by the Columbia River,
and just below present day Bend
would have been the southern
border, to the Cascade Moun
tain to the west, and the Blue
Mountains to the cast. But U.S.
Government treatise with the
Tribes again for what is our
present reservation, with certain
rights on ceded land upon which
you live.
Daphne Cascade believes that
we should give up our Sover
eignty to have better lives. She
listed bad things that she believes
are caused by our Sovereignty.
You, Daphne Cascade live in
Madras where drug abuse and
sales are equal to, if not higher
than here. Your community is
equal or higher in alcohol abuse
and children in your commu
nity are running around break
ing and entering, vandalizing,
abusing one another and disre
specting their own community
(look at all the graffiti). So just
read your own Madras Pioneer
and you will see what's happen
ing also when you get away from
main streets of Madras and you
will find homes in disrepair and
broken down or abandoned ve
hicles. I suggest Daphne Cascade
take of her rose colored glasses
and see what's going on in her
own community, instead of try
ing to take away our right to be
a Sovereign Nation.
Signed,
G.T. Chase
Thanks amid sorrow
First I would like to thank
the Spilyay Tymoo for allowing
me to thank so many of you,
through this publication.
We lost our beloved Richard
Morris in September this year,
who have hit deer more than
once.
You switch from "heat" to
"AC" in the same day.
Your parents drive at 65
mph through 13 feet of snow
during a blizzard, without
flinching.
You think of the major food
groups as deer meat, root beer
- hey, I'm a minister - fish and
berries.
You carry jumper cables in
your car, and your wife knows
how to use them.
You think sexy lingerie is
tube socks and flannel pajamas.
You know all four seasons:
Almost winter, winter, still
winter, and construction.
It takes 13 hours to get one
item from the store because
in the Warm Springs Commu
nity. We were so blessed to have
been there when Rich began his
journey Home. Rich moved to
Warm Springs in the Fill of
1998, after finding work in
Warm Springs in order to be
closer to hit family. ...
To the Seven Drum Religion,
the Shaker Church, the Full
Gospel Church and the Catho
lic Church: Thank you for mak
ing difficult time very spiri
tual experience, for offering
your warm generosity and
friendship to us even in our ig
norance of your tradition! and
customs. Rich did not want us
to say goodbye from t religious
building, but rather from gath
ering of people who enjoyed
him while he was here. It took
you ill to mike our final "so
long" such a beautiful and lov
ing experience. We will never
forget what you have done for
us.
To the United States Veter
ans: I know Veterans were rep
resented from the Warm Springs
Community, the Yakama Com
munity of Washington State and
the PortlandVancouver Native
Communities. To all of you,
thank you for traveling, for tak
ing time from your daily lives
to honor Richard and to send
him off as only a great warrior
can be sent Home. If you no
ticed, there were eagles accom
panied by other birds circling us
all during the Marine's honor
ing services. ..what a confirma
tion of the wonderful things that
await Rich as he makes this last
journey, and of the privilege of
your presence at this time. We
were so very honored to have
your participation, you who
protected alongside Richard, this
great land where we belong.
To the Warm Springs Health
and Wellness Center staff:
Thank you to those of you who
helped pave the way for Rich's
care during his illness, and whd
helped me arrange the memorial
services at the Center. Managed
Care Staff, thank you for easing
the burden to get necessary
medical care for Rich. Rich so
appreciated the consideration
that so many of the medical staff
members showed towards him.
Thank you Orthelia and
Eileen, Martha and Evamarie for
knowing my pain and giving me
your strength to face those days
and staying with me 2471
Thank you Tom, Ernie, Steve
and Bob, for your support and
kind words to me in the loss we
shared with so many. Jenny,
Gwen, Rob, Susie M., Jewel M.,'
Minnie, Liza, Wolfman, Ellen,
Laura, Sister Pauline, CD,
Marvin, Darlene & Micco, Onte
& Kim & Michelle, Marcia,
Pingo, Sharlene, Juel L.,'
Cammie, Connie, Melissa and
the many others we came to
know as our friends, for your
friendship to Richard and I, es
pecially in the past months.
God bless all of you,
Tracy Spencer,
Whiteriver, Arizona
hatred
you have to stop and talk to
everyone in town.
Finally, you actually under
stand these jokes. Hey, Central
Oregon.
Hug someone you love.
Hug someone you dislike. No
alcohol or tobacco for chil
dren. One day at a time. Buckle
up the kids and yourselves.
Don't hit or beat on your
self. Pay your bills before gam
bling, then stay home. Read
the Bible each day.
Love yourself. Like yourself.
See you in Church.
Warm Springs Presbyterian
Church - on the Campus.
Worship is 11 a.m.
Pastor Rick R. Ribeiro
SS3-1237
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