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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 2003)
E Coosh EEW A : The W3y it is Gym will be missed B y Selena Boise Page 4 Spilygy Tymoo _________ Letters to the Editor Thank you O ur family of five is prais ing and thanking God for send ing different ones to help us when life’s struggles fell upon us during this holiday season. To make a long story short, the ex citement o f having a home has us on cloud nine, but we haven’t fo rg o tte n you — C onnie, Jonathan, Mom, Charlotte Pitt, and those w ith encouraging words. Thank you from the bot tom of our hearts and may God bless you and yours. Love, So what do you think o f the new year? I hope to see good things in the New Year I attended the Senior Meal o f traditional foods recendy and enjoyed myself. I sat in the longhouse and ate with the eh ders and all Spilyay those who ate C ecil, Vena, M arlene, Speaks w ith us. I sat Tom, and Lillie Jo. and th o u g h t about the hard work to get this food for the table. How moti To family, relatives, friends, vated these people who gathered these foods must be. The kind co-w orkers, the com m unity, o f m otivation needed in the doctors, nurses and all the staff community for all our people to that took good care of my hus band and our dad at St. Charles continue to live our daily lives. I hope that all those who Medical Center in Bend: We would like to take this work in the tribal organization and all the enterprises look on time to thank every one o f you this fresh New Year and keep for your support, care, concern the tribes’ best interest in their and prayers for Jack when he hearts as they make decisions had his surgery and stay at St. for the tribes and companies that Charles on Dec. 19-24. He is doing real good and will they work for. I believe we are a strong tribe and we can make be returning back to work on it through anything with the right Feb. 3 o f this brand new year 2003. Thank you from the bot decisions. I hope to see good things tom o f our hearts. Linda and Doobie Lan from the Spilyay Tymoo this year. This year we at the Spilyay gley, Kia and Jacklyn (Puff) are hoping to add more cover Donahue age to the paper. There are three o f us here daily: our ed ito r D ave M cM echan w ho is a In the paper dated Dec. 26 strong writer for us, and Shan on the back page was a picture n on Keaveney w ho is also a o f a beaded vest going with a strong w riter for our feature story on breaking a hide. I was page and miscellaneous articles wondering if there is a catalog she enjoys writing. We have our available with bead work from advisor also who comes here the Warm Springs Reservation? weekly, .Bill Rhoades. I am es The beadwork lpoks so beautL- pecially encouraged to see new ful. I ’ve always appreciated things from our new Branch Manager, N at Shaw. I was thankful for the recent dinner that was held in honor o f Spilyay Tymoo. E lton and (E ditor’s note: The following is the Senior Program served a the letter recommending W arm good meal and it was great to Springs Elementary School princi see Sid and Bob again, who p a l Dawn Sm ith as N a tio n a l D is spoke on our behalf at the meal. tinguished Principal. J Thank you Senior Program. It is with great pleasure that It was a sad New Year for I nominate Dawn Smith to be the kids at Warm Springs E l recognized as the National Dis ementary. They came back from tinguished Principal Award. Christmas break to find that their In her 29 years at W arm gym had burned down. Springs Elementary School — 13 I was there watching it burn years as teacher, five as counse with the teachers, parents and lor, two as vice-principal and children. Though it was raining nine as principal — she has dis we talked and shared memories played exemplary dedication, o f the gym: Some o f us had loyalty, commitment and vision met new friends there, played to the students, staff and com basketball or volleyball in the munity o f the Warm Springs gym. Indian Reservation. I rem em ber when I was a teen there were dances called “Thursday Night Fever.” Some o f these dances were held in the gym. Those were fun days. I was placing photos in my new photo album, and came across many that were taken in the gym for my kids’ Christmas programs, graduations and assemblies. I hope that the kids will have a nice replacement of their gym for the next group o f graduates. I was taking my son and nephew to school after Christ mas break. When we pulled up to the school they sat there in silence Staring at the burnt build Happy seventh birthday ing. I had to speak up and say, tò o u r son E m m itt “H ere’s your school, better go Sidwalter Smith, on Feb. in.” They finally got out and 10. We love you lots. went into the school. I could hear D ad , M om and my son ask, “Where we going Roosevelt Jr. to have music now?” These kids and kids who at C h ild ren grow fast. I tended Warm Springs Elemen w ish Lil* A iyan a F lora tary and the boarding school K alam a a v e ry happy many years ago are going to. b irth d ay for her second have memories o f this gym. birthday on Feb. 10. I ’ve seen pictures o f the I know Sterling Kalama, Hiawatha Pageant that was held Eileen Frank are proud par there, and pictures of New Years ents. Happy second birth celebrations held there long ago. day, and many more. It will certainly be missed. From Evette Patt Doing well Beadwork beadwork, and would appreci ate any inform ation you can give me, if there is a catalog available. Thank you. R oberta Alto, Box 54, Egegik, A K 99579 Past wrongs To my family and friends and the community o f Warm Springs, R eflectin g b ack on the wrongs that I have committed against those who I care for has made me realize that there is no greater sin than to turn my back on those I love. I have been wrong for the ways that I have treated those who had cared enough to find it in their hearts to show their love for me when I really needed that kind o f support and com fort. Loneliness seemed to fol low me wherever I walked, even though I wasn’t alone. For that I am thankful, for there is no greater support than that o f love for another human being. I have come to a better un derstanding with myself after a thorough search o f my heart, and w ith th e grace o f G od through our savior Jesus Christ, that without them there is no peace in one’s heart and so one goes on being led to the death o f one’s soul. I cannot undo the things of the past that have caused oth ers to be judgmental toward me. I can only live for today and be thankful for being able to wit ness the beautiful things that our creator has blessed me with and one o f those great things is com panionship with another human being (family and friends). It has taken 40 years o f pain a n d su ffe rin g to c o m e to realize that there is one who cares and will never leave one alone with these painful feelings o f the w orld, and th at one is Jesus Christ who died on the cross for our sins. To my family I hope and pray for your forgiveness for things I have done in the past that hurt one’s feelings, to my friends o f Warm Springs also accept my plea for forgiveness for the wrongs I have commit ted toward you. To the commu nity o f Warm Springs, please forgive me for the wrongs I have committed unto thee. May G od bless my family, friends and those o f my com munity o f Warm Springs. Winston Wewa, 1405 Sher iff Cady Ln., Susanville, CA 96130. Please write I am looking for willing cor resp o n d e n ts. I ’m W arm Springs/Yakama. I have some time to do down here in Cali fornia, and I ’m looking to have someone to write to help pass the time. I ’m 35 and still on the short side, ayes. I f there is anyone willing, I’ll write you. My address is as follows: Aaron Hart, F re sn o Co., P.O. Box 872, Fresno, CA 93712. To our parents P aren ts are very special people to each other and their children. Through the years, you have shown this to us by giving us love, by always being there whether it be to comfort me in times o f need or to share with us, our happiness. It is such a special feeling to know that we do have parents as wonderful as the two o f you, whom we love and respect very much. And yet, January 23, 2003 ______ because feelings are so very hard to put into words, we don’t tell you o ften enough how very much we really do need you and we d o n ’t th a n k you o ften enough for being the two beau tiful parents that you have been to us. So on this day, on this very special day, we would like to say that yes, parents are very spe cial people and none could ever be as beautiful as the two o f you are to us. Mom and Dad, we love you. The Frank Stubles. A m other’s love is like the Sun, constantly, always there, w arm and freely given as a b reath o f so ft spring air. A father’s touch is like the sky, spacious w ith o u t m easu re, reaching out with faith and trust. His love’s a lifelong treasure. Hello, from Pastor Rick Well, Christmas and New Year have passed. T h e new year has begun. We settle dow n to a tim e o f w inter, school and work. We settle down into living life in ordi nary time. What do you do with ordi nary time? W hat is so impor tant about ordinary time? Yes, I said ordinary time is impor tant. We all sometimes forget that in the Bible, Jesus and the Apostles had ordinary days of life and faith. Jesus was the eldest son o f a carpenter. So fife was full o f days o f learning the trade and doing th e w ork. T he Apostles were men who had jobs to do. Jobs to pay their bills. For me, my love o f God is not in waiting for the next mountain top experience o f spirituality, but.haw.is the.loye o f G od effecting me in my long walks down through the valleys o f fife. The love o f G od that you experience ev ery day as you get out o f bed and do your usual morning patter o f getting ready for the day. D o you let the Lord be a part o f your m orning rou tine? D o you say good m orn ing to G od when you get up? D o you th in k o f every breath o f air as a steward ship gift from God? D o you pray about all the folks you will see today as you eat your morning cereal? W hen ordinary time be comes spiritual, then expect ordinary miracles to happen to you and to the people around you. W hen you do this, your every day walk becomes your every day mountaintop, That is_the gift G,od lias fin: us all. Rev. R ick Ribeiro Principal Dawn Smith earns distinguished recognition Dawn’s high expectations for the students and staff result in incredible im provem ent and progress for every single child in the school. H er tremendous knowledge o f curriculum, and her constant quest for improving and adding to our academic programs, have greatly improved the achieve ment o f our students. T h e scores o f the W arm Springs Elementary students on standardized tests have more than tripled since Dawn became the principal. She is involved in every area and department o f the school. For the past three years, she has been both the special education coordinator and the special edu cation teacher. There has never been more progress shown by our students on the I.E.P.s. This year with one less cook in the cafeteria, D aw n helps serve lunches to the students. She is constantly pushing her self, and goes beyond the call o f duty each and every day. With 90 percent o f our stu dents on free or reduced meals, there is also an incredible call to m eet the social needs o f our children. Dawn is a part o f the com m unity and knows every child in the school. A w eekly re p o rt on th e progress o f each student is re quired from every classroom te ac h er on th e staff. D aw n knows the names and needs and families o f every child in Warm Springs E lem en tary School. Each child is recognized and made to feel special. She provides a safe, warm and inviting environment at the school. The students know that Mrs. Smith and her teachers care about them and have only their best interests in mind. N o t only does Dawn make the children, feel appreciated, she also constantly acknowledges the efforts o f her staff and the parents. We have a very low staff Happy birthday and other wishes... H appy 7th to our baby girl Smarty Marty. Love you, Mom and Dad Happy Birthday Nuna. Love you, Son Son and Lillie Jo To my son Jaim e Rae Bagley, Congratulations on your first bull elk. This year’s hunting was the best ever, thanks to you. (P icture a t Happy 3rd to our lil’cowboy Tom Redhawk. Love you, Mom and Dad C la ck a m a s R anger S ta tio n : H unting in E ittle Crater area Happy Birthday to our brother, Tommie Boy. Love you, Nuna and Litsa To our boy Roosevelt Jr., Congratulations on your 3.0 grade point average — your hard w ork paid ■ jj off. SJ Stay in wj| IBs school — and give yourself a chance. We love you and miss you v ery much. Love always, from Dennis, M om , E m m itt, P o o ch and Sylvester. during Cascade season.) Jan u ary 23, 2003: We w ould like to say h a p p y e ig h th birthday to o u r N o. 1 “ G ra n d son” Woodrow Ray Picard Jr. We love you and are so proud o f you. We know this day is going to be fun for you. So have fun. L ove you, from G randpa and G randm a Robert and Marella Sam Sr. Happy birthday to lil’ woody Picard Jr. Loves you kid. Hope you have fun. From all of us: Neda, Jeleah and Thomas Sam. H ap p y b irth d a y Ladies (W inona, C inda, Shelia, Mariel). We’re so proud o f you for developing the self confidence and freedom to be who you are, to meet the chal turnover, and parent participa tion and support is at an all-time high. She is a m entor and a role model for us all. Dawn Smith is an advocate for the children, staff, commu n ity and cu ltu re o f W arm Springs. She is an extremely de serving candidate for the N a tional Distinguished Principal Award. Dawn Smith exemplifies one who sets the character and qual ity o f education for her students, staff and community. Sara Ohman, third-grade teacher, Warm Springs Elemen tary School. Reminder regarding letters It is the policy o f Spilyay Tymoo to print Letters to the Editor from any and all tribal members. Because o f space limitations, letters should not exceed 350 words. L etters th at are longer than 350 words may be cut starting with the last sentence and progressing up until the item is within the 350-word limit. This policy is necessary in order to ensure that room ex ists in the newspaper for all o f the Letters to the Editor. Wishing someone happy birthday? C ontact Spilyay Tymoo at P.O. Box 870, Warm ¡Springs, OR 97761. lenges the best way you can. We’re proud o f you gals, for knowing how to appreci ate life and to find happiness in every day pleasures. The Frank Stubles.
