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E Coosb EEWA: The way it is r Pqge 4 Spilyy Tymoo November 29, 2001 Back on his feet for holy-days Hello from Pastor Rick, Well, the reason you have not heard from me or seen me is that I had fKt surgery. And since 1 am large person (Oh, yea), I have to stay off my foot for a hit longer then most folks. So, what's up! Ah, our Women's group will he having their Christmas Bazaar and food on Dec. 10. Check for the post ers for the times. Hey, this Sunday Dec. 2 is the he ginning of the New Year in the Chris tian Calendar. The Sundays before Christmas arc called the season of Ad vent. It means the "coming," or to be aware of someone coining. Christ Jesus' birthday is celebrated in De cember. So we advent his birthday and celebrated what his birth means to us. You know I am nearly 50 years old. And as my people are Italian and Por tuguese we have a trait of having some hair. So as most of my hair turns white including the hair from my cars (The Creator has a sense of humor.) I am asked from time to time to play Santa. Christ Jesus is the reason for the season. Christ Jesus, I lear is an other great word for you "Christ." It means Messiah, anointed one, the moment. It means to us Chrisrians, the decision of God to become one of us to get the job done. That job is to tell all of Creation that God is for us and not against. And that God wants a relationship with us. You see, Christmas for a Christian is a pretty deep thing. It means much more that presents under a tree. It is a great statement of the Ixvc of God for us. So come to Church on Dec. 2 and celebrate Advent with us, with Worship, communion, and a potluck lunch. It's at 11 a.m. and we are on the Campus. Also, we need someone to play piano for us for Worship. OK. Hug someone you love. Hug someone you dislike. No alcohol or tobacco for children. One day at a time. Buckle up the kids and your selves. Don't hit or beat on yourself. Pay your bills before gambling, and then stay home. Read the Bible for it's effect on your heart. Pray to god to the point of your hearing Him. Honor someone each day. Love your self. Like yourself. See you in church. Pastor Rick R. Ribeiro Editor'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 questions'. Letters will not be printed unless signed. All letters are the opinion of the author and do not reflect in any way the opinion of Spilyay Tymoo. Spilyay Tymoo reserves the right to edit all copy or decline publication of material that exceeds length guidelines or contains libelous or malicious statements. Spilyay strives not to print any unverified or malicious representation which hurts the reputation of a person; exposes that person to hatred, ridicule or contempt; injures that person in his or her occupation; or finan cially damages the firm he or she works for. , A) j 3' W'N .V Givingthanks Students at the ECE Center danced and gave thanks at a powwow held the day before Thanksgiving. Among the celebrants were, above, Dante Smith and his father Aaron Smith, Rick Suppah (top right), Mitchell Lira (right) and Victoria Polk (far right). Letters to the editor Recent Navy recruit doing well To the Editor: . The family of Hester L Scott would like to community to know that she is doing real well. As she has enlisted in the Navy, and left home on Oct. 17, 01 for her Basic Training In Great Lakes, 111. Hester has called and written us letters to let us know that everything is going real good for her. She also thanked us supporting her and being there for her. We also found out that Hester was made a section leader for her division. She said she gets to wear a pin with a spread eagle with two Chevrons on it, and said it's real cool. Here's Hester's address if anyone would like to write to her. Sr. Scott, Hester L. Div 029 Ship 23 Recruit Training Command 3301 Indiana Street Great Lakes, IL 6008-3127 Hester's family is very "Proud of her" for the accomplishment she had made. Knowledge Hello I know I'm now mentally smarter with the kind of traumatic brain injury I have. I don't drink al cohol no more, I'd like to sometimes, but I remember what it did to me in my past. My mind and eyes are now focus ing on Jesus Christ. I now know he is my savior. I look at everything I use to do but cannot do them no more. I know and learned I can adapt to the things I use to do. I've also learned none of us human beings on earth can go back into our past, cor rect all the mistakes we made. ViTiat happened, already happened we should all look at today, move on for ward, "One Day At A Time". I know that can be hard for many for us, but look at everything you can do now. Adapt to life as it is. The world is older then all of us here on earth. It will change year by year. I'm grateful; I'm a brain injured sober recovery alcoholic survivor. I'm now mentally smarter; I'm now living in the real world. I hope you all had a wonderful, thankful Thanksgiving this year and will be blessed for Christmas this r: 1 : -VO ' ' v TV" ' 5 ! . f 1 - ' - -- J - - A J , I II I t. 1 3,-- Photoi bv Div McMachan I r WT- I j year. Welcome a new yearl My phone is now working again. I think I know the name of every game now I'm now clean and sober! Evette Patt Apologies To the Spilyay editor and the people, to whom this may concern: First of all I'd like to apologize to Carol Craig for all the things that I did to her property. I'd also like to thank my family for all the positive support that they gave me through my good times and my bad times. I'd like to thank the honorable Judge Langlese for a fair judgment on my court case. Because being incarcerated in a 25x25 jail cell; it has given me all the time in the world to think about what I did wrongfully in the past. It has made me realize about things on the outside that we all take for granted. Now I learned how to ap preciate everything I have on the out side. One example is freedom. I can't say I'm sorry enough. But truly I am sorry about everything I did . I would also like to thank my probation officer for motivating me and doing it. Last but least I'd like to thank my mother Robin Mitchell and grand mother Fay Waheneka for standing behind me when I needed them be hind me. But even though I'm still in jail I'm sorry and thankful of oth ers. Thanks! Anthony Mitchell Jr. Plea for great-grandson My name is Maxine McKinley. I live at Upper Dry Creek almost the last house west. I have a problem to present to my fellow people, that have children go ing to school on the bus along this route. My great grandson's name is Maximino R. McKinnley. He is 10 years old and has been going to school at Madras sine he was 4 years old. When he was three the teachers from E.C.E. went clear over to help him. He did not know how to talk, cause he is borderline autism, diagnosed by a doctor in Bend. He moved to my house about 4 vears ago and contin ued to go to school at Madras Elemen tary where he is receiving help. My problem is: The children on I k I 1 ft. V fk....m m - the bus tend to tease and upset him. We had a hard time teaching him to express his emqtions. He, sometimes loses his temper, when provoked. But that is not the issue. Last year he was kicked off the bus because the chil dren got too hostile with him when they took his toys away from him. He has to have something from home for that feeling of security. They tore his toys apart and to top it off he swung his jacket and accidentally hit the bus driver. So we had to drive him back and forth to school, at own expense. Now this year they took his advanced Game Boy, which he got for a birth day gift from home. We called the el ementary school and they did track it down. The boy who had it returned it with no batteries, no game. I want you parents to talk to your children and have compassion for our children who are handicapped. They need to be made aware that all the children are not the same. There are many children who need this support or understanding. Thanks from club The Madras High School Multi Culture club would like to thank the Kah-Nee-Ta Gift Shop and the Tribal Administration for their item dona tions. Last school year the Kah-Nee-Ta Resort donated items that had a mis print (Kay Nee Ta) and the Tribal Administration donated a Warm Springs Tribal flag. We would like you to know what the Multi-Culture Club did with the donated items. Last spring we presented the Ma dras High School with a tribal flag donated by the Tribal Administra tion, you will see the flag in the gym it is located below the USA flag. We conducted the ceremony with the WS color guard and the Quartz Creek drum, some of the KNT items were part of the "give away." This fall's progress report 63 Na tive American Indian Month so we had another "give away" to all stu dents who received an "A" on their report card, 28 additional students collected a gift. The opportunity to explain what a "give away" was and personally congratulate each student for his or her academic work was made possible with KNTs donation. Community involvement is at all lev els, thank you for the flag and KNT .1 items. The Multi-Culture club is designed to enrich cultures that exist in our . community. , We have, two dance teams established: first to get off the ground is the Azteca dance and the second in progress is the Native American dance. The formation of team development, school recogni tion, and native experience that is being presented to the mulu-cultural group for possible inclusion. We have plans; thank you for believing in us. With Respect and Appreciation, Eugene Bill, President Majorie-Kalama-Gabriel Cecilia Brunoe, Vice President Nicole Castro, Vice President Complaint over CPS I would like to take this time to vent a few things about our Children's Protective Services Pro gram and how they are going about finding placement for the children that are being brought in to CPS. My children were removed from my cus tody in September of this year, and placed in the Group Home. I know that right now I do not have any say so about where my children go, but I do believe that my children have rights under the Indian Child Welfare Act. All four of my children are in fos ter homes, my two oldest are in Ma dras and my two babies are in another, so you see they were separated after all. Before they were taken from my custody, they were happy and smil ing, talking and now they are a shell of their former selves. I cry when I think of my children somewiiere else wanting to be home and they can't because CPS isn't go ing by their mission statement of re uniting families sooner than later. I miss my children and I know they are hurting inside because I can see it in their eyes. I've been doing a lot of legwork to get my case dismissed and to get these four beautiful children back where they belong, with me. The Indian Child Welfare Act helps to protect our children, when are we going to start looking at our system? Thanks, Michele Gonzales In behalf of my children Renec, Tama, Michael, and Alma