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.
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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 .
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