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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 28, 2002)
E Coosh EEW A: The wgy ft is Be thankful for what we have By Selena Boise Thanksgiving is the time of year when we give thanks for all that we possess in our lives, w hether it’s companionship, family closeness, security in our lives, self-worth or confi dence in our selves, pride in our children’s ac- c o m p lis h - m en ts, and that sense o f just being. In these times o f financial hardships in the community we lose sight o f the things we should be thankful for in our Eves. Sure some o f us don’t have a new'car, new fancy clothes, the most innovative expensive toys out there, or any of these material things that supposedly say who we are. In these fi nancial hardships that are ev erywhere we should not lose sight o f what we do have. There is family and togeth- erness in our lives that we should be thankful for. There is a sense o f security in our Eves that says we will never en d u re a h ard sh ip alone. There is the feeEng o f warmth we get from our brothers and sisters, children and family. O n thanksgiving I look for ward to a meal with turkey and alb the trimmings. N o t only that but the people sit ting at the table with me while I ’m eating this deEcious meal. T h e re ’s always talk ab o u t what’s going on with everyone and their famiEes. It’s a good time to forget about work and day-to-day monotony and en joy the fun and laughter. This year I am thankful for having my family. Each day has a surprise from one or some o f my children. Sure there are days when they could Esten more and do their chores without being told, but each day they surprise me with their knowledge and learning expe riences. One day I wEl look back at their childhood and be thankful that I was part o f it. Material things in our Eves are pleasant but the feeEng of belonging is far more valuable and should not be forgotten. I beEeve that despite aE the financially challenging times we as a community should be thankful that we are here and that we have family in our Eves. So smile at the person across the table, and have a happy Thanksgiving Day. Page 4 November 28, 2002 Letters to the E ditor Veterans event The Veterans Day Powwow Committe would Eke to extend their thanks and appreciation to the H um an Service Branch, Tribal CouncE, Kahneetah Gam ing, WSFPI, Composite Prod ucts, Power Enterprise, Madras Best Western Motel, Ericksons Sentry, and Pepsi-Cola for their support and sponsorship. Special thanks to the Veter ans that took part in another successful year for the Veterans Day Powwow. We would also like to thank Sara Vigil who made the quEts for the Veter ans and the P ublic Safety Branch who donated crafts to the veterans and their famiEes. Many more thanks for the sup p o rt o f the community, who hosted our visitors who traveled many mEes to honor our local and visiting veterans. Apprecia tion to our poEce department, who adequately maintained law and order in a positive and or derly manner. The committee also send special thanks and appreciation to our elders, who handed down the knowledge to us young people so that we can put on a successful event and to lo o k beyond negativity. T hanks to the m em bers o f council that took the time to join the committee, the commu nity, and our visitors to pay trib ute to our wonderfiE veterans. T he V eterans D ay Powwow Committee would also Eke to recognize the head staff for a job well done - Anson Begay, A u stin G re en e , K enny Scabbyrobe, Eagle T hunder, Quartz Creek and Blacklodge. Thanks to the Tribal Court and the Judges for loaning us their flags for grand entry. We must not forget the Utilities Staff, Herb Graybael, Tribal Correc tions and all the the inm ate workers. The kitchen staff - Flossie Wolfe, Agnes Wolfe, N atasha Edw ards, Frank and Valerie Fuiava. All your hard w ork helped the com m ittee more then you will ever know. Everyones contribution made this event successful. The com mittee also send a big thank you to Spilyay Tymoo and the O r egonian for taking the time to come join our annual commu nity event. G od Bless everyone, and we apologize if we missed anyone. The Veterans Powwow Committee Masks O ften people use a mask unconsciously. They have used it so often and so long that they ate unaware it is not their true feeEng. In time they loose their true identity. As time goes on they become their masks alone and lose their true feeEngs and emotions. The outcome is they become lonely people without fulfilling relationships. Types of masks: Dudley D o Right: TeEs you what you want to hear, confi dent attitude, cool breezed, but avoids reveaEng their true feel ings. Mr. Nice Guy. Tries to please everybody, very wishy-washy, clinging person, won’t teU you like it is, w ill n o t co n fro n t people, is a gossip. Susie or Sam Cream Cheese: Comes o ff sweet, innocent and naïve. Uses this come-off to get his or her own way, very skElfiE manipulator. Mr. M agoo: W hen c o n fronted, comes off Eke a m o ron or dummy, and tries to ma nipulate people into excusing him; wants people to beEeve he is dumb when in reaEty he is just the opposite. Lance Romance: Uses seduc tion to get his way, seeks power, projects superiority when in fact he is inferior. Smarty pants: Sm art-alec, loud, seeks sick attention, tries to 'be the Efe o f the party, in side he is very lonely and seek ing attention. Scrooge: A nti-social, very paranoid, doesn’t know how to act around people, projects hos- tiEty to keep people away. Snidely W hiplash: Thinks he’s been around, thinks he can get whatever he wants, can use any mask, is a very heavy ma nipulator, has convenient values. Einstein: Hides behind words and ideas, is out o f touch with his feeEng, is therefore afraid to express himself, often uses his inteUect to impress people. Dope Fiend: Is a want-to-be dope fiend an d /o r criminal, glo rifies drinking behavior and the Efe he leads. WEI üsuaUy end up being a dope fiend if he doesn’t get it together. I have been working on this awhEe and above are the most common masks seen with alco- hoEcs and drug users. A purpose o f this concept is to develop some awareness as to how we relate to other people. It is im portant to become aware so we may see clearly w hat needs change, and to develop fulfiU- ing and rewarding Eves. W ritten and stu d ied by Cassandra Beulah Wolfe From school Dear Editor, T h e s ta ff at Je ffe rso n County Middle School would Eke to send our appreciation to the parents and guardians who attended the recen t P a re n t/ Teacher C onferences at the Longhouse in Warm Springs. As a group, the middle school staff found it to be a very beneficial night, and enjoyed the opportu nity to meet with parents and discuss' the academic progress students are making. D u rin g th e co n fe re n ces, many m ethods o f continued communication between parents and the schools were discussed, and new methods developed to keep parents inform ed about the progress o f their students. We hope you, the parents and guardians, found the night beneficial and we encourage you to continue to contact the school if you have any questions regarding your students. Again, thank-you for your support o f Jefferson County Middle School in assisting us to provide the best educational program possible for the stu dents o f Warm Springs and the rest o f Jefferson County. Steven Johnson, principal Raffle results The foUowing are the results o f the recent raffle for PriscEla Squiemphen Yazzie. Thank you to aE who contributed. The Est states the winner, the prize, and who contributed the prize: N ata sh a L o p ez, q u a rte r h o rse co lt, E arl and T erry Squiemphen. Lois Squiemphen, h alf-co rd o f w o o d , G ary Sampson. Benson H eath, microwave, M onica and Trey L eanard. Jacob Frank, DVD player, Val Squiemphen. T ed S a m p so n , P e n d le to n blanket, Harvey and Florene Scott. JR Smith, black Stetson cowboy hat, Warm Springs Ro d eo A sso ciatio n . Ju stin e C lem en ts, $100, E arl Squiemphen. Bobby Thurby Jr., $50, Terry and Gladys Squiemphen. Mae Dickson, $25, Monica Leonard and G ary S am pson. B u tch David, one gaEon o f huckleber ries, Rita Squiemphen. M ona Strong, one gaEon of huckleber ries, Rita Squiemphen. Janet Corbett, ribbon shirt, Marcia Soliz. Suzie Macy, West ern pillow set, Warm Springs Rodeo Association. Charlotte Shike, one gallon dried corn, Rita Squiemphen. Tony Torres, b ox Cow ry shells, R ita Squiemphen. Cleeve Tom, box cowry sheEs, Rita. Je rm a in e S am pson, lead rope/halter, rodeo association. Suzie Slockish, Western cookie jar, rodeo association. Jacob Frank, beaded cap, Clinic changing prescription policy Waiting time for prescrip tions at the cEnic has grown no ticeably longer during the last couple of years. The chief reason is the ex trem ely high num ber o f pre scriptions we now fill for our patients. For example, we set a record in the year 2000 by fill ing 46,000 prescriptions. However, we have already fiEed 66,000 prescriptions in the last 12 months. We can expect the number o f prescriptions to continue growing. O ur provider staff o f phy sicians and nurse practitioners has grown through the years. We commonly have five to six pro viders working in the cEnic at the same time to see patients. This large number o f provid ers causes a lot of charts to ar rive at pharmacy at close time intervals for prescription filEng. It is com m on for each o f Spilyay Tymoo these charts to have one to eight prescriptions that need to be fEled. This means there will al ways be a certain am ount o f waiting time that can be ex pected. This type o f waiting is un avoidable; however, we are go ing to make it our goal to shorten excessive waiting times. Through the years we have tried to meet the community’s expectations o f having prescrip tion refiEs ready to go within just a few hours after we have re ceived the refiE request. Trying to meet this goal is now gready interfering with our abiEty to fiU new prescriptions in a timely manner. Moreover, due to the huge volume o f re fiE requests, we lately have had patients show up, but their re fiEs are not ready to go. We want to provide the com m unity w ith shorter w aiting times for new prescriptions. We also want to provide the com munity with a refEl prescription service they can count upon. To accompEsh both goals, we will be making a change that takes place on January 1. First, our primary focus on any workday wEl be to fill new prescriptions. We need to care for sick people first. This wEl aEow us to decrease the waiting times that are cur rently being experienced. A t the same time, we want to respect the needs o f patients requiring refill prescriptions by having them ready to go at the ap pointed time. We can only do this if we have adequate time to prepare refEl prescriptions. We will be switching to a “next day” .turn around time for refEl prescrip tions. I f a refill p re sc rip tio n is called into pharmacy before 1 p.m., it can be picked up the next workday after 1 p.m. This ar rangem ent will require some planning on the part o f patients calEng in prescription refEl re quests, b u t we think the im provement in waiting times for new prescriptions will be wel comed by our patients. Please remember it will be very important to plan for the weekend. I f a refEl prescription is needed on Friday, caU it in to the pharmacy on Thursday. And above aE, this pharmacy exists to serve the needs o f the com munity. Please help us serve the community by calEng your re fill requests at least 24 hours ahead o f pick up time. As al ways, emergency prescription needs wEl be addressed accord ingly. Weldon Roberts, C h ief Pharmacy Officer Redine Kirk. Jake GrossmEler, head stall, rodeo association. Jo h n W itty, su b sc rip tio n to Spilyay, Spilyay Tymoo. Carol Craig, huckleberry jam, Rita. Dawn Smith, white Pendleton shawl, Rita. Jabbar Davis, horse b u ck e t (filled w ith v ario u s items), rodeo association. Joni David, HawaEan paint ing, K aip o A kaka. M ike C lem ents, H aw aiian coffee, Kaipo. Kate Jackson, gift bas ket, Museum. Jim Garret, framed picture, Earlynne Squiem phen. Mike C lem en ts, fram ed p ic tu re, Earlynne. DoEy Badonie, fuzzy blanket, Bruce and Barbara Jim. Lois Squiemphen, beaded ceU-phone cover, Rita. Debbie Stacona, hat band, Rita. E m erson Squiemphen, hat band, Rita. Thyrecia Chavez, qu arter horse pillow, Benson H eath. Jamie Lopez, fancy shawl, Suzie Slockish. A ngela Sm ith, P en d le to n Round-Up bag, Benson. Raphael Caldera, yarn b ag /p u rse /tu le mat, Suzie. Tony Holliday Jr., Pendleton bag, Suzie. Lois S q u iem p h en , fleece sleeping bag, B en so n . D o n Courtney, TamastsEkt cultural center t-shirt, Benson. Yvonne Nathan, wind chime, E arlynne. T hyrecia C havez, wind chime, Earlynne. Thank you I am especiaUy happy to see o u r b elo v ed eld er N e ttie Shawaway so happy to see her loved ones on her 102nd birth day. And to hear her express her appreciation for her honor din ner, cake, and the b eautiful Pendleton blanket she received from the Warm Springs Confed erated Tribes. In appreciation, I too would Eke to thank the Warm Springs C onfederated Tribes for the cakes, fo r th e salm on, deer meat and groceries in N ettie’s honor. Thank you to WEly Fuentes and Je ff Sanders for their in v o lv e m en t, and to N o la Queahpama my side-kick cook, Aunti Pamarien, Tun Wainanwit, Poopsy, G om er and crew for helping in the kitchen and clean ing up, and the drummers. I w ould like to especially thank Teresa Shawaway-Crane, Bobby and Leah C onnor for traveling the distance to be here, as weE as the local famiEes. Nettie said she was pleasantly tired after the day ended, and she went back to High Lookee and slept weE. . Thank you. Neda Wesley Appreciated The EEiot Palmer V.F.W. Post No. 4217 would Eke very much to express its m o st sincere thanks to the Ladies AuxiEary for their brilhant and precise handEng o f our Veterans Day activ ities at th e A gency Longhouse. Thanks again from all the veterans. Head Start HeUo. My name is Jodi Orr, your newly elected Parent PoEcy CouncE Chairman. This is my second term on the H ead Start P arent Policy CouncE. If you have any questions or concerns with your chEdren, their classroom, food menu, the fa- ciEties or anything else, please caU me at 553-9230. O u r m eetings are ev ely sec o n d Tuesday o f the m onth. Please get in touch with us one week before each meeting to get scheduled on the agenda. z I am also writing to invite you aE to our Head Start work shop at Kah-Nee-Ta on Tues day, Dec. 10. Birthday wishes... To our baby, Happy third birthday Tyrece Jones. You are 3-years-old, how time flies. We love you very much. Love, Mommy and Daddy To our grandson, Tyrece Jones, Happy third birthday. We love you. Love Grandpa (Al ley), Grandma (Joni) , To o u r g ran d d a u g h ter ElEse Rose, Have a happy third birthday on December 10. Love you, Grandpa and Grandma I w ould like to w ish my daughters Jessica (11/24/88), B rid g et (1 1 /1 6 /8 9 ) , and B ethA nn (1 1 /1 0 /9 1 ), H appy Birthday. I love aE three o f you with aE my heart. You girls have brought much joy into my Efe. May G od watch over you all your lives. W ith lots o f love from your mom. Happy third birthday, ElEse Rose, 12/10/02. Love you Aunty Ed, Uncle Doug, Cuz Ty H appy third birthday, Chad Thurby. We love you. Edna, Doug, and Tyrece. Happy birthday to my sister-in-law Wanda, 11/27. I thank you for all you and Billy Joe do for myself and my kids. Love, Bobbi Jo. M ake my day! I’m stEl gutsy. Happy birthday G u sty Jam ey Francine Wesley, 12-04-? L ove, Mom and Dad, PhE and Tina, Theo and Wesley. Happy birthday “Wes” age 2. L ove, G ran d m a, G ra n d p a, T in a, P hillip, Jamey and Theo. For the n e x t edition o f the paper, the time to subm it birth- Happy “Big 60” birthday nephew D anny Scott, 12- 01-42. L ove, A u n ty O o ch k - oochkaty-oochk. day wishes is by Friday, Decem ber 6. T h a n k y o u . »
