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-E Cbosh EEWA: The way it is Page 4- Spilyay Tymoo February 7, 2002 Letters to the Editor Look to Cod i' f To the editor, This letter is in regards to the recent votine of tribal adoptions. The 8fobit have to look irfwt -jfifirse' is Christ Jesus who was erucified. , In Lk 9:51-56, it Jtfp jesils came to Samaria iH Utief ti- jected him! Because !i waS a full blood Jew (or triWf mem ber), at this tim jMaimari-" tans were Vi breed (Vi Jew Va Assyrian or that," etc.). So Jews and Samaritans -djdtft get along. Myself btiiffeV Fili pino, Vi Ute, and ' Warm Springs, I understand prejudice quite well, even frera-others here in Warm Springs who aren't full blood or those of other nationalities or, those who say thtfy are truWthat. Prejudice, pride and hatred have blinded us 'so mucl tnaj we can't see that water longer a full blood "nation " any more. When we who have : seen prejudice face tofaee from our own people, we either quit or we suck it up and try our best to succeed in this world, cause it ain't for "us" butfoSf'W chil dren. When the small pox plague first hit the Columbia River basin, sadly out of 3,000 people only 80 Warm Springs people ' survived. ...tjas a people didn't qu'jf & then. Why are we quitting on our people now? Even though Jesus was rejected, Rel'&id in ' verse 56 "For the Sort of Man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save tbrrt." In verse 55 his disciples asked if "we command fire to come down from heaven, and con sume them, even as Eiias did?" ' Proverbs 29:18 "Whence there is no vision, the people'per ish". From a perse. Tffcaf his lived here for 72 years, George Sr. says that our people have ; always taken cafc"tSft wn. When did that cJ&.'' , In Lk 10:29 "a eettkin, law yer (expert in O.T. -law). said "and who is my Lk 10:30 was a time rMicVllkc It is today, violence, crime run rampant, racial usfrirthation, hatred, prejudice tk Verse 30 "And Jesus answering said, "A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment and wounded him and departed, leaving him half deadv And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when hiavft'fte passed by oft the'Stner side Pleasfcretuirt lost item LOST: January 24, 2002 yoU found this item, return to 3:00 p.m. small blv coin either Post Office or Police purse. Put a cancellation on cr- Station. No questions asked, ery thing that can be used. If Jessica Polk. How to make a difference in Well, how about arhied bag of stuff. Well, to begin with, on February 1,3. the Christian season f Ltnt be gins. This is a time of prepara tion for the coming of faster. Yes, the celebrations of the empty tomb is.alrri'ost here. Question? How does a com munity that has funeral after funeral of loved Mrefok care of itself? ' ' ' low docs one layet of grief heal with jnofhetfjk put upon it in a short time? What docs that do to the mind of a person and to a pcpt. .',, We have had a rW hiptixms in our church in the lust weeki. It is such a great ttoVtwor ' v " L (neglect, this priest or reli- ' . ... gious leader probably thought, I just preached, prayed, taught Sunday scnooi, : let the Levite do it and help him. he might have a cell phone to call for help). Verse 32 "And likewise a Levite when he was at the place came and looked on him, and passed by oh the other side (uncoil: cern, he says I just sang with the choir, helped pray for our own, just came from a board meeting, got to go to a taco sale, casino here I come! Got to get to my new car, my new home, my new woman or man). Verse 33 "But a certain Sa maritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compas sion on him (compassion means to have the bowels yearn, feel sympathy, to pity, have to be moved by compas- ja inward affection, tender, !: 'ftefcy Ps 86:15 "but thou, O Lord, art a God full of com passion). Verse 34 "And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn and took care of him (the wine was used as disinfectant, in Mt. 26:27 "And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remis sion of sins.) (The oil was for healing and represents the Holy Spirit, read Isa 61:3, Lk "4:18 "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to preach the gos pel to the poor, He hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, . to preach deliverance to the' captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at lib erty them that are bruised, to ' preach the acceptable year of the Lord). Verse. 35 "And on the mor row when he departed, he took out two pence ($64.00) and gave them to the host, and said unto him, take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him, that fell among the thieves? And he said, "He that shewed mercy on him. Then Jesus said unto him, Go and do thou likewise." I'm glad that we are now adopted in the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, full blood by Jesus Christ. Maranatha, Easton Aguilar Hello from Pastor Rick ship to celebrate the cleansing water, the renewal of the heart, and the acceptance of the wor shiping community. We have the community food bank in our church. The food we have is mixed can goods. I am sorry to say that we cannot help someone who is running short of their food stamp card every month. The food we have that must last for five months goes out the door in one month. You can twitch from the card to the Ol A. dUOW reSpeCI This letter goes out to those who spray painted my grandmother's house. She has been living at her home since god knows when. I know that I'm 21 years old and she's been living in her home all my life. That is my home too. So this is to those who don't respect their elders. Other people may be staying in that house to but you gang kids don't have to take it our on my grandma's house. You should have more respect for elders, I know you kids have grandpar ents to. How would you kids like it if I went and did that that to your grandma's home. You wouldn't like that. I have re spect for my elders and that's what my grandma has taught me. So think about what you kids did to my grandma home. Think about the person who ownes the home; not the people who live there. My grandma is hurt because of what was done to her home. WS 18St S-GGG-S on my grandmas home at 1718 Bray. Elsie Marie Sam. Thn-Mi house To the editor, This letter is a little bit late in coming but I didn't want anyone to think I had forgot ten. I, Tun-Mi George, would like to thank the Warm Springs Tribal Community, Tribal or ganization, all the businesses and people who helped provide support, sponsorship and hard work for the "Tun-Mi Cancer House" 2001 Fund Drive Con cert. The show of impersonators brought a sense of the early years of not only our grandpar ents but a generation of songs that I enjoyed in my youth to present as my own children grandchildren of the "New Millennium of the 21" Cen tury" had the opportunity to experience. Not only the songs ' of the past but a look back at the experience of the open high school concerts of "Rock and Roll Legends" provided by' Jamie and Darlene Goetz from Portland, OR. The fund drive was a success due to the hard work and dedication of key people such as Tina Aguilar,' Jamie Goetz, and myself. Special thanks to Don Courtney and his Warm Springs police reserve for gen erously providing security dur ing the two shows. Great job , Commodities Program and stock up on staples for you home. Then you can switch back to the card for fresh veg etables. If you have not checked out the Commodities Program now is the time. Tribal budgets, casino, mold in the buildings, violence in the families, alcohol use and its ef fect, heavy rap music, little girls have babies, etc. If I had any hair on my head I would want to pull it out by its roots in despair. So what are my choices as a Christian and citizen of this community? Well, the first is avoid and pro tect myself. The second is yell and rage in order to make guys!! The Madras High School Buff band and choir. Their participation added a special touch as back up to the stars of Jamie's "Greatest Elvis Legends Show on Earth"!! Great show Buffs & Buffetts. Some added thanks goes to McDonalds, Sue Matheny & the Pioneer staff, Heidi of the Bend Bulletin, Central Orego nian for the tickets, and all the businesses that helped sell the tickets, the gateticket staff, the Spilyay & staff and any other person we may have overlooked, it is not inten tional and sorry if we didn't mention you by name but you know who you are. THANK YOU!! Donations are still being sought to help towards pur chasing this house, staff to maintain it, and financial get it off and running. This battle against the ongoing disease of cancer is never ending, as it does not care about age, gen der, race, and religion or if you are rich or poor. If you would like to donate, please send your donation to: Tun-Mi's Cancer House; co Community First Bank; 1150 SW Highway 97; Have a The Spilyay staff wishes everyone a happy Valentines' Day. Valentine wishes are on page 11 of this newspaper. the world someone do something. The third is to pray and to do some thing about it. Because God believes in you, you must be lieve in your own efforts to make a difference in the world. Go to any department of the tribe and ask someone how you can help. Any department has people who want to tell someone their story and ideas why not you? Worship is at 11:00 a.m. The Presbyterian Church is lo cated on the campus area. 1141 Warm Springs St. Sec you in church. Rev. Rick R. Rikiro 55.V 1237 Madras, OR 97741 (541) 475 0505. Thank you and God Bless each and everyone who helped. Dorothy "Pebbles" George Is it worth it? In 1996 I drove the bus for the Tribal Elders. .1 would make a round trip to Simnasho to pick up & drop off the Elders on Tuesday and Thursday. The Kah-Nee-Ta Bridge was closed, due to the flood, so we'd drive past the casino. One of the Elder's would comment on the casino, she told me that the money earned by the casino was bad money and would bring bad things to our people. Children will be neglected and bills will not be paid. She told me the reason we had the big fire and flood was because of the casino. I took her words and stayed away from the casino for awhile, but was drawn back with the "big money" draw ings. At first I only went oc casionally, then it was 3-6 Happy Valentine's Day 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. times a week. I spent money that I wasn't supposed to spend, trying to hit the "jack pot" or at least "break even", On 81096 came the "big win". I got 8 out 8 numbers in live keno. You may remem ber my picture in the Spilyay with an oversize check for $15,000. What you probably don't know is that after the so called "big win" came two very "big losses". - On September 2, 1996 our Grandfather passed away, then 18 days later we lost our mother. I remembered Nettie's words "it will bring bad things to our people". The $15,000 brought much pain and division in my life. I had to ask myself "was it worth it"? The answer is "no". Please consider the conse quences and ask yourself "Is it worth it"? God bless you. Sarah Frank Box 758 Warm Springs, OR 97761 553-3170 -