E Coosh EEWA: The way it is
Pqge 6 Spito Tymoo February 20, 2003
Letters to the Editor
Round dance
To the editor,
Bruce Jim and family would
like to thank all the people who
donated for the round dance
that was held on February 6,
2003.
This was a very wonderful
event, as people know it has not
been held in this area.
The donations went for food
and money for the drummers
who came a long way from
Canada, Montana.
We had many prayers, espe
cially for what was occurring at
the time, search and rescue of
the loved ones who were miss
ing in the river.
Mr. Manion of Power Enter
prise, Smith Enterprise of Port
land, Mr. Fuentes, Social Ser
vices (paper products assisted
with the food service), and many
other people donated.
We would also like to thank
Rita and Earl Squiemphen for
selling the most raffle tickets.
Rita sold 200 tickets in one
morning. We dubbed her Ms.
Round Dance Queen." Thank
you Rita you did a good job.
Many people came and en
. joyed themselves, many drum
groups came, and we have been
gracious hosts. Hospitality is our
main thought
We carry on with what we
were taught to take care of our
guests. Putting food on the table
and treating our guests with re
spect We want to thank Calvin and
Roberta Queahpama, Lincoln's
Powwow Committee, in dona
tions of food. We all had to put
in for poduck dinner.
There were many people at
the round dance, and the food
went around.
We are hopeful that next year
will be more.
Changes take
place at
Bowling
Tournament
By Selena Boiae
So, did you all spend a spe
cial day with your Valentine? I
spent the weekend at Reno
bowling in the National Indian
Bowling Tournament.
I saw a lot
of couples and
families at this
tournament A
few couples
Spilyay
Speaks
came home
married. Congratulations to
these couples.
I was excited to get there and
bowl at this tournament, but had
a hard time on the bowling lanes.
There was a lot of oil on the
lanes and many of us had to
bowl different than we do at
Madras Bowl. For some of the
more experienced bowlers that
was easy, just make a few ad
justments. But for some of us
still learning, it wasn't easy.
Some of us bowlers came
home possible winners at this
tournament, so I'm anxious to
see the results when they be
come available.
There was something impor
tant that I learned while on my
trip. Valentine's Day can be a
happy time with loved ones or
a turning point with loved ones.
It can be a time to stand back
and evaluate what is in your lives
and decide if you arc going in
the right direction for yourself
or your family. People can
make changes for the better,
keep doing what they're doing,
or they can get out while they
can and start over.
Staying strong throughout
any kinds of changes is going
to help.
An invitation
The Delbert Frank Sr. Me
morial Dinner will be held on
March 15, starting around 8
a.m. and lasting until we get
done, hopefully around 1 p.m.
We invite everyone to attend.
During our father's funeral,
Sept. 8-10, 2001, many of his
friends, fellow councilmen, as
sociates were stranded elsewhere
and couldn't make it, so the fam
ily invites everyone to attend his
memorial. To contact us or for
more information call Myrna at
553-7021. Come join us.
SMART thanks
The SMART Reading Pro
gram at the Warm Springs El
ementary School would like to
thank and recognize the follow
ing people for volunteering to
read to the students. Thank you
all so very much for your pre
cious time and dedication to the
education of our youth. The
smiles are all worthwhile when
they get to take home a book
or spend time being read to one
on one by someone who cares.
Thank you Helena Jackson,
Chele Paye, Vivian Macy, Trudy
Thompson, Wendall Cook,
Vesta Johnson, Frank Smith,
Carladean Caldera, Kaipo, Pinky
Beymer, Bernyce Courtney, and
Dolly Still.
You are all a bright light in
the SMART Reading Program.
The Pordand Trailblazers sup
port the SMART Reading Pro
gram, just for your information.
River search
The Warm Springs Police
Department and Warm Springs
Fire and Safety would like to
thank the following for their help
in the recent search for the vic
tims of the recent Deschutes
River drowning tragedy:
Warm Springs Search and
Rescue, Jefferson County
Camp Sherman Search and Res
cue Team, Wasco County
Search and Rescue Team, and
the Warm Springs community
volunteers.
The Deschutes County
Sheriff's Office Search and
Rescue dive team, the
Deschutes County Sheriff's
Water agreement
By Randy Smith
The quantification of Warm
Springs' water rights is now
documented as a Deschutes
County court decree. This
agreement supposedly was ne
gotiated in Warm Springs' best
interest. Considering how well
the state of Oregon and other
jurisdictions have honored pre
vious agreements that Warm
Springs have accommodated,
every tribal member should be
gravely concerned.
Our senior water right status
seems to have been poorly rep
resented and argued by our le
gal advisors. Why? I've also been
informed of a conflict of in
terest, the same law firm secur
ing our water right also repre-
Steps to resolving an
off-reservation DUII
By Guy Wallulatum
Warm Springs Counseling
There's been some confu
sion and misunderstanding
about what procedures to fol
low after a driving under the
influence of intoxicants
(DUII) violation off reserva
tion. Court will normally refer
an individual to a state certi
fied DUII Alcohol and Drug
Treatment Program, such as
BestCare Treatment Center.
Office jet boat, the Bend Fire
Department swift-water team,
River Bend Guide of Warm
Springs, White Horse Rafting of
Warm Springs, Warm Springs
Natural Resources, Warm
Springs Forestry, Evergreen
Helicopters, Civil Air Patrol,
Warm Springs Utilities, the
Warm Springs WEDD program
and Warm Springs Construction.
Please return
A necklace made with large
beads was taken from a young
girl, age 7, during the Heart
Smart dinner. The necklace was
set on a coat, and when the girl
got back, the necklace was gone.
The item belongs to the girl's
grandmother. The granddaugh
ter feels very badly about this.
Please return the necklace to
1622 Foster St.
Shaiandra Saunders
Kalama Appreciation
You support is gready appre
ciated in assisting with the
"Blessing of the Sacred Sweat
Lodge" that took place in the
fall of 2002, located at the
Warm springs Victims of Crime
Services.
I would like to take this time
and give a very special thank you
to Anthony for being a great fire
keeper, without the fire keeper
the sweat wouldn't have been
such a big success.
My gratitude goes out to
Bobby Eagle Heart for all of
his hard work in humbly build
ing the Sacred Sweat Lodge,
gathering the wood, rack spirit
and cedar bows, Kennedy Smith
for providing the food, Edna
Williams for preparing the food,
Sessley and Re Ann Graybael
for baking the Chinook.
Thank you Larry Potts
(WSFPI), Rudy Clements fTribal
Relations), Russ Alger (IHS),
Kanim Smith Sr. fTRT), Charles
Calica (BJA), Derek Tsumpti,
Margaret Buckland, and a spe
cial thank you to the Victims of
Crime staff and director. Thank
you all for your prayers and
participation. If I left anyone
out, it's not intentionally.
Respectfully, God bless you.
Mona L. Smith-Cochran
sents other munici
palities within the
Deschutes Basin.
Opinion
Why didn't the Honorable
Stephen Tinkin request a for
mal filing of a deposition regard
ing this matter before finalizing
Warm Springs' water right in his
courtroom. These questions
along with a few others demand
an answer.
Over the past 40 years, I have
seen our once existent water
right diminish by at least five
feet of Deschutes River depth.
That equates to approximately
$10 trillion by my own estimate.
Why didn't our legal advisors
pursue the equitable compensa
tion we're entitled to for the
state's historical ignornance of
Warm Springs Community
Counseling Center is a state
certified Drug and Alcohol
Treatment Center, but it is not
DUII certified because of
sovereignty issues.
If your driver's license is
currently suspended you will
receive a state of Oregon
Department of Motor Ve
hicles (DMV) notice on rein
statement requirements.
See LICENSE on 10
Wants pen pal
Dear Warm Springs tribes,
My name is Jenny. I'm 18
years old and from Denmark, a
little country in Europe.
Since I was little I always
wanted to study Native Ameri
can languages and cultures, but
that's not normal in Denmark.
Therefore there's nothing about
Native Americans here. Not
much.
So now I'm just looking for
other young people to write with
as pen pals. If you have a Na
tive American background, it
could be very interesting for me.
About me: I go to college
here in Denmark, and would
like to study Indian cultures at
the university.
In my spare time I go to belly
dancing. I have a big family and
a lot to do all the time. I hope
to hear from someone, and am
looking so much forward to an
answer.
Many greetings from:
Jenny Clause, Ugerloseved
18, 4296 Nyrup, Denmark, Eu
rope. My e-mail address is:
jennyclausensol.dk
Native journey
Let us fly in the sky when we
die, as an eagle that takes flight
come morning light. We shall
soar across the land we so loved,
spread our wings and fly away
high above. All the pain and the
sorrow we have shared, now
only peace because our Great
Spirit showed he cared. O, Great
Spirit Mother Earth our souls
with thee, let us fly as an eagle
and be free.
Chuck Crum, Cree native
Not ashamed
I'm not ashamed. I want to
share with you all, I'm not
ashamed to say I'm now a Bap
tist, believer in Christ of all
Christs. I'm now an official
member of the River Road Bap
tist Church in Eugene.
I know Jesus Christ will for
give all sinners who ask for for
giveness. Put your faith, hope
and trust in God through his son
Jesus Christ. Amen.
Evette Patt
is against
our unique senior water
right status.
After reading The
Water Rights Survival Guide,
I'm even more skeptical of the
sincerity of the legal advice we
have been receiving during the
entire water mitigation process.
It would seem to me that the
only water rights that were ad
equately protected were those of
outside entities. Why else would
our legal advisors agree to ex
cluding water permits issued by
the Oregon Department of
Water Resources before 1991?
Water permits issued before
1991 are the primary reason we
are faced with the current wa
ter shortage today within the
Deschutes Basin. All of these
Birthday
Happy seventh birthday,
Luplta Ocampo, Feb. 15,
2003.
To a very precious little
one on her seventh birthday.
May the best wishes go to
Lupita Ocampo.
Happy birthday, Pita.
May this day be very spe
cial for you, 111 one. Your
seventh birthday only
comes once.
Enjoy your day, because
it's your day. Put your very
Scott returns
Navy Seaman Hester L.
Scott, daughter of Florene and
Harvey Scott of Warm
Springs, recently returned
from a six-month deployment
to the Mediterranean Sea and
Arabian Gulf while assigned
to the aircraft carrier USS
George Washington, home
ported in Norfolk, Va.
During the deployment,
Scott's ship traveled more
than 50,000 miles, launched
more than 10,000 sorties,
dropped nine and a half tons
of ordinance and visited the
ports of Greece, United Arab
Emirates, Portugal, Italy and
Slovenia.
Scott is a 2001 graduate of
Madras High School, and
joined the Navy in October of
2001.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Hello from Pastor Rick
To my list of things that I like
to do. I have become a substi
tute teacher. I have subbed a few
times at the Warm Springs El
ementary School.
A great bunch of teachers. A
great and wonderful principal,
Dawn Smith. And the kids, full
of laughter and energy.
Except in the classroom or
hallway many kids have been
given a spoonful of helplessness.
Who is dishing out this poi
son? You see it in their not want
ing to try. The work is not that
hard.
Yet to ask a child why not try
doing the assignment, their an
swer seems to be the same. "I
don't need to know this stuff. It .
won't do-me any good living
here."
They are great kids, not mop
ing around with sad eyes. They
are full of talk and life, except
education is not an issue or a
concern for them. Someone has
Reminder regarding letters
It is the policy of Spilyay
Tymoo to print Letters to the
Editor from any and all tribal
members. Because of space
limitations, letters should not
tribal interest
water user groups have in some
way or another contributed to
the lower water levels and pol
lution we are confronted with
today. This has also directly con
tributed to the current list of
restrictions and regulations we
are mandated to comply with
because of the language of the
Clean Water Act, and the Sce
nic Waterway resolutions.
The state of Oregon certainly'
had to be aware of our senior
water rights status, but elected to
continue to issue water permits
within the Deschutes Basin con
tinually ignoring Warm Springs
senior water rights status. Why?
I speculate one reason might
be that our legal advisors were
very cavalier when it comes to
wishes...
beautiful smile on. It light
ens everyone's day, and
don't get too full on your
birthday meal.
Love, hugs and kisses,
Lou, Allan, and the rest of
us who all treasure you.
I lappy belated birthday
to Jake Frank, age 3, love
Dad, Plyza and sister Ver
bena. With love from Montana.
from deployment
Hester L. Scott
Scott and family would like
to say the following:
Thank you to the people
who have asked about her
well-being. Hester is doing
well. Hester also surprised us
by coming home for Christ
mas. So our family had an
extra nice Christmas last year.
given the poison of living today
only and denying that tomorrow
exists.
Someone has pulled the hope
of the future out of the hearts
of many of our kids. It has
been filled with teasing, joking,
and for some, anger.
Now, please remember not
all the kids have been poisoned.
But if one is, we, the adults of
this community, have the re
sponsibility to become teachers
by example and by our words
of what hope is to us.
If you know what hope is
then share it with your children.
Protect your children from
hopeless teachings. If you do not
know hope in your own life,
now is the time to find out what
having hope does for you and
your kids. To talk more about
hope call me at 553-1237.
Rick Rebeiro, Warm
Springs Presbyterian Church.
exceed 350 words.
This policy is necessary in
order to ensure that room ex
ists in the newspaper for all
of the Letters to the Editor.
defending our federal treaty
rights. After reading 'The Wa
ter Mitigation Document" I'm
bothered even more by the fact
that one of the presenters may
have dirccdy contributed to the
problem of overextending the
water permits within the
Deschutes River watershed as
a former director of the Oregon
Water Resources Department.
Oregon now proposes to
lease or buy back water permits
to alleviate the water shortage
we're faced with today. Why
should I or any taxpayer agree
to mitigate the state's poor ad
ministration and management
of this publicly owned resource
that they were hired to preserve
and protect, not destroy?
From the Bobb family and
our dad Ray Jones.
1 lappy Eighty-Fourth Birth
day to our grandmother, mom
and great-grandmother,
Kathcrine Barr, from Oakvillc,
Washington.
We wish you the best and
send love from all your Warm
Springs grandkids and grcat
grandkids. Love from Selena, Freddy,
Travis, Amy and Michael and
Kendall Barr.
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