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Howlak
Catherine
A life spanning 90 years, a dif
ferent time, a hardworking person,
a wonderful person.
Catherine Courtney was born
March 30, 1912 and passed away
April 4, 2002. She grew up on her
parents ranch (Wesley and Annie
Smith) during the era of horseback
riding and buckboard wagons as a
common form of transportation.
Catherine always remembered
how to harness the horses for the
buggies and buckboard wagons.
She enjoyed horseback riding, rac
ing, and rodeos. As a youngster,
when no women would challenge
her in horseback racing, she then
raced against the men, and won!
Catherine also spent part of her
youth at Lone Pine, The Dalles,
OR. She recalled the pleasant ex
perience of the 3-day buckboard
wagon trip, loaded with the fam
ily, traveling from Warm Springs to
The Dalles, camping near Neenee
Springs, and raiding the orchards
near Dufur. She shared her memo
ries about her grandfather Jim Jack
son, and her Aunt Ruth and Uncle
Joe Estabrook. Before the dams
were built, the families fished for
salmon and sturgeon. Catherine
told us about the hard work of
butchering hundreds of pounds
salmon, and drying them in the
small "dry shacks" at Lone Pine.
She loved going to the movies, and
would ride her horse into The
Dalles, go to the movies, and then
ride back to Lone Pine. She en
joyed the ferryboat rides from The
Dalles to Hood River to visit rela
tives. The horses rode on the first
level, and the people rode on the
top level.
She was a product of the Indian
Boarding School at Warm Springs
and at Chemawa. Catherine was
very active in sports and won med
als in track events and hurdles. She
met her husband of 66 years, Terry
Courtney Sr., at Chemawa and at
the CCC's (Civilian Conservation
Corps). They both worked at the
Old Mill Camp and at Helle
Camp in the early 1930's. She then
entered another era. As newly
weds, they lived in a tent where
their first child was born, Terry Jr.
They moved into a home that they
purchased for $20.00, with no run
ning water or electricity.
Catherine cooked all the meals
from scratch on a wood stove,
packed water to heat on the stove
and wash clothes by hand, canned
fruit and salmon, and raised Terry
Jr., Gloria, Pat, Pete, and Mavis in
this "lil house". She cut her own
patterns and made clothes for her
children using a treadle sewing
machine. She found time to make
and sell beadwork. She worked
Tommy
Tommy Lcc Dickson passed
away at the age of 15. 1 le was born
May 27, 1986, at The Dalles, lie
was an enrolled member of the
Confederated Tribes, and a resi
dent of Warm Springs.
Tommy was a very good artist,
who liked to visit relatives and be
with his friends. He liked to joke,
and was very easy going.
JoHcphlnc
Josephine Boner Day, born
March 9, 1918, passed away of
natural causes April 14 in Warm
Springs where she lived the past
two and half years. She was 84.
She is survived by her daughter,
Carolyn Rilwiro of Warm Springs,
her son David Day of Oldtown,
Idaho and her great grandchildren,
Blake and I turner Day.
She was preceded in death by
her beloved husband William Jo
lived in San Jose fir 61 years In-fore
moving to Oregon to be nearer her
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V. Courtney
hard, but also enjoyed life. She and
Terry Sr. bought a car, and would
pack the kids and dog in the car
and make trips to The Dalles, go
on picnics on the Reservation, go
root digging and berry picking, and
take in school activities throughout
Oregon.
When Terry Sr. got a job with
the BIA, the family moved into a
luxurious BIA house with running
water and electricity! Catherine
enjoyed the electric wringer-washing
machine, the indoor plumb
ing especially the tub, and the ease
of cooking on an electric stove.
Bernyce and Pinky were born dur
ing this time. During the summer,
Catherine worked on the fire look
out towers. She knew the reserva
tion like an eagle knows its king
dom; she was excellent at reading
the clouds and predicting the
weather. All her kids have won
derful memories of growing up on
Shitike Butte and Eagle Butte. She
was in excellent health as she ran
up and down the 90-foot lookout
towers, rain or shine.
When Terry Sr. retired, they
again bought a house, this time the
house on Greeley Heights. This
was a long trip from the "Lil
House" to a brand new house.
Most people will probably remem
ber them living at their Greeley
Heights home.
Many people knew Catherine
during her life. Many Warm Springs
kids lived with her family on and
off. She was a mother to all.
During her retirement years, she
and Terry enjoyed traveling
throughout the Northwest espe
cially to the Coast, visiting relatives
and friends. They both kept in
contact with their Chemawa
friends, their BIA friends, and
many people they met throughout
their lives. She will be missed by
all and we all have good memories
of her.
She is survived by her husband,
Terry Courtney Sr., her 7 children:
Terry Jr., Gloria, Pat, Pete, Mavis,
Bernyce, and Pinky.
All live in Warm Springs with
Pat spending part of the year at
Scappoose and Gloria at Otter
Rock. She has 21 grandchildren and
30 great grandchildren.
The grandchildren are Dave
Courtney, Scott Courtney, Teri
Jones, John Brunoc, Lyman Jim,
Keely Linn, Kami Curtis, Lori
Smith, Steve Courtney, Don
Courtney, Tricia Courtney
Aguilar, Peco Courtney, Shawnelc
Shaw, Tiffany Shaw, Shilo Shaw,
Bodic Shaw, Rain Circle, Nevada
Beymcr, Waylon Beymer, Nikki
Courtney, I-conard Red Fox and nu
merous foster kids.
Lcc Dickson
He is survived by brothers
Curtiss Dickson and Theodore
Stwycr Greene, and his mother
Thelma May Dickson.
Tommy's aunts arc Nettie
Dickson and Laura Kelly, and
uncles arc Gary Chiquito, Bill
Stahi, and Albert Stahi.
Tommy passed away on March
31.
Boner Day
family.
She worked at San Jose Hospi
tal for 30 years as a nurse's aid and
after retiring was active in S.J. I los
pital Auxiliary. Jo enjoyed walk
ing, reading, handcrafts and quilt
ing. After retirement she and Bill
enjoyed traveling around the West
cm United States, Canada and
Mexico with their friends.
She will cremated with her
aOics scattered by her husband's.
Contributions can be made to
charities of your choke.
Rodney Bruno, not Teddy
Hruno.
11"? Spilyay regrets the error.
Spilyqy Tymoo, VV3mTH!!L5!!L
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Fond farewell
Dear Warm Springs community,
By the time you read this note, 1
will have left Jefferson County, for
real this time.
I arrived in Jefferson County Oc
tober 15, 1994 with the intention of
working in Warm Springs for two
years then transferring to another res
ervation. Seven (and one half years
later, with bittersweet gladness, I have
set out on a new journey to serve new
peoples. The 10 months between myt
anticipated final day and my actual
departure left many predicting I
would "never leave" or that I had
"changed" my "mind". A few of my
patients had even decided I had just
wanted to get rid of them and refused
to admit it. (You jcnow who you are!)
But, au contraire! .
Each of you, including my friends
and colleagues at the Warm Springs
Clinic and Madras medical commu
nity, holds a special place in my heart.
I will always remember you fondly.
Yes, there were good times and bad
times, but these are what make last
ing friendships and strengthens ties
worth remembering. They are the
substance of life. In them, we laugh,
we cry, we grow, and then, cherish. I
can assure you it was difficult for me
to break these bonds; however, sever
them I must. I praise God for the 13
months He gave to prepare me for the
task.
So why break the warm bonds of
friendship that had formed? We each
have a calling, a purpose to fulfill in
life. No two people walk the same
path which necessitates the coming
and going of friends along the way.
My call is leading me to San Diego.
God has not yet revealed my purpose
there, but I know He will at the ap
pointed time. In the meantime, He
has answered my prayer to travel a few
months and to spend more time with
Him and study the Bible.
I wish everyone could have this
opportunity. It has been an AWE
SOME experience thus far. I rejoice
in the new things' He is doing in my
life already. I have made several new
friends and visited many interesting
places. So you see, where God takes
away, He always provides abundance
in its place.
Though I leave you with sadness,
my heart is overjoyed by the honor
of knowing and working with all of
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letters to the
you. You graciously welcomed me
into your lives and homes.
I thank you. Many showered me
with gifts, kindness, hugs, laughter
and time. Words cannot express my
heartfelt appreciation for these acts
of generosity.
I will remember you with warm
thoughts. I pray peace and prosper
ity for each of you as you journey the
road of life. I bid you farewell and
pray our paths may cross again. Un
til then, may God keep you in His
care,
Sincerely,
Dr. Marti Donnell
A thank-you
To the editor,
The WorkforceYouth Develop
ment Department would like to
thank all the people who donated
time, assistance, money, prizes, etc.
for' the Circle of Leadership Youth
Conference. First of all a thanks goes
out to Tedi Tanewasha and Melinda
Poitra for all their good ideas, expe
rience and time throughout the
whole planning process; to the Natu
ral Resources Department especially
Sharlynne Garcia and Bear Tracks for
the salmon and deer meat donations
(can't forget the good ole committee
members), Lois Squiemphen and
help (Austin Smith Sr., Austin Jr.
Louis, Johnny, Leander, Pasha,
Leonard and Till) for the delicious
meals you prepared, Special Work
Projects-Craig Smith, Aldo Antunez,
Paul Martinez, Adam Rubio, Eric
Williams and Tim Jensen, Sheilah
Wahnetah Clements and Jim Quaid
for the door prizes and assistance
with the Career Fair; Indian Head
Gaming for the door prizes.
A big thanks goes out to the vol
unteers for the ArtsCrafts, Emerson
Squiemphen, Debbie Stacona,
RoseMary Charley, Judith Charley
and Shilicna charley, Archie Caldera
and Carol Wewa (for stepping in with
your great assistance), Wendell Jim
and Kathy Qucmpts (for donated
door prizes), the Tribal Elders panel
Adeline Miller, Rudy Clements and
Irene Towe for great words of wis
dom, Carlos Calica for the beautiful
songs and assistance with the youth,
help keeping them in line; T. J. Bur
rows and High School students for
bringing in the color guard and for
- quiz
May 2, 2002
editor
all the people who traveled from
Washington and California for the
Career Fair. To the Youth of the com
munity for making this a great suc
cess!! See you all again next year.
Verleen Kalama
Apology letter
In regard to Tribal Court Judg
ment Order on 032802.
I respectfully apologize via Spil
Yay for my actions last November 27,
2001. To Tribal PoliceCorrections
Officers: Dowty, Perron, Smith,
Hutchins and Kimberly Skunkcap.
My actions that nite were wrong. The
officers who were present at my sen
tencing. 'When I faced you and apologized
to you in person, you all had smiles
that acknowledged my apology.
That act of love meant something
to me. Thanx.
I would also like to say "Thanks"
to everyone who has been prayerful
and supportive of me these last 2
years.
In that time I've found out a lot
about myself, a lot of good positive
things. Nothing will ever take that
away. It's all mine for keeps.
As a tribal member, it's comfort
ing to know that there are tribal lead
ers and friends who have "Big
Hearts".
Thank you for believing in me and
giving me a chance. Your actions of
kindness, care, understanding, en
couragement and generosity speak for
themselves. You truly are a "God
send".
Owen James Wallulatum
Regarding casino
To the People of Warm Springs,
I am glad to see that that I am not
alone in opposing the lies behind told
by the management of our tribe re
garding a casino being built in Hood
River. Many people have told me that
they believe that another casino
which "will make more money"
means that "we", as the people of
Warm Springs, will receive more.
More what?
The casino at Kahnecta is making
exactly the amount of revenue that
the management of the casino is al
lowing it to. What does that mean? It
means that all of the high dollars "we"
spent on that economic revenue pro
jection report says that $4 million
dollars is all this casino is going to
make. This amount is based on exist
ing revenue figures. The "projected"
amounts of what another casino will
make in another location are based
on demographics, traffic, etc. and the
assumption that Marketing will ac
tually be used to generate revenue.
Marketing is a concept that has
never been utilized at this location.
The casino is empty more that 50
percent of the time. Why is it empty?
Because the management of this ca
sino has never made an attempt to fill
it. Ask "what demographics does our
casino have" and you'll be told that
it is the same market that has always
patronized Kahnecta Resort.
Our casino is not a Casino, but an
amenity to a family resort. If our ca
sino were marketed as a casino, the
revenue would increase dramatically.
If marketing tools were implemented
(which management says would be
too "expensive"), the revenue at this
location could be doubled or more.
My concern about building an
other casino, at any location, is the
haphazard fashion in which this ca
sino is managed. In 1995, 1 quit work
ing at the casino in order to become
the supervisor at CPS in Warm
Springs. Shortly thereafter, our op
crating budget in Human Services
was cut by 16 in order to pay the
operating costs of our new venture,
the casino. We were told that, as the
casino began to generate revenue, the
money would be placed back in the
budget. 1 don't sec that the money
was ever replaced.
Nicole Yaw