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Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo December 11, 2003
BuMding from
the living room
the only way to go
By Sid Miller
Publisher Emeritus
"Burp!" "Ahh!" After a good Thanksgiving dinner I thought
I'd click on the tube and watch a football game. Sat down on the
couch and got all adjusted, took one more stretch, yawned, leaned
back and was ready to watch the game. Yawned again, closed
my eyes and when I opened my eyes again I saw the game was
over. Hey! What happened? Must have fallen asleep
all through the game.
Well at that point it was about time for seconds
on that old turkey. Filled my plate with food and
sat down to "munch," changed the channel to bull
riding. The Pro Bull Riders Tour with bull riders Chris Chevers,
Cody Lambert, Wiley Peterson, Ross Coleman, Mike Lee to name
a few. Bulls like Indian Nation, Slam Dunk, Hammer Head, Al
ligator and many more tough bulls.
Bull riding from the living room is the only way to go. To
watch each rider climb aboard, work his bull rope and set his
hand in the handhold, take the wrap around his hand. Every
thing is so near and makes me feel like I could climb aboard the
bull, but oh! Some of those falls from the bull - I could just
about feel the thump on the grounds especially when they are
thrown from a tough spinning bull. Almost makes me want to
say "ouch!"
The Pro Bull Riders (PBR) tour is one of the toughest sports
today. All those who compete are doing it on their own. A cow
boy pays his own way and no one can tell him when or where to
go. The bull riding challenge is very competitive as there are big
purses at stake. Each purse is in the thousands. Watching the bull
riding takes me back to the past, and I also remember how I got
all those bumps and bruises that I attribute to bodily injuries that
have to be taken care of by surgery today.
Today there are two sets of bull riders, the ones that follow
the Pro Rodeo Tour and the others who follow the big rodeo
circuit. A bull rider in each group has his goal that at the end of
the season he will be the champion.
There is no difference in bull riding in whichever group a
cowboy decides to follow. Each group has a lot of dollars to
compete for. In the PBR circuit there is nothing but bull riders
on the program. For the cowboy who follows the rodeo circuit,
there are other events to fill a good show.
iC fo matter whichever group a bull rider decides to take, the
competition is tough. In the rodeo circuit there are other events
like bareback, bronc riding, bull riding, and tie down roping,
steer wrestling, team roping, and the girl barrel race.
Yep! There's no guarantees of any kind, the cowboys just have
to do their best. It's a tough way to make a living.
Rodeo rider appreciates support
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Joe "Juice" Scott rides in the Indian National Finals Rodeo.
Dear Members of Jefferson
County and Central Oregon,
hello neighbors, family and
friends.
I would like to formally
thank all of my sponsors, fam
ily and friends for your encour
agement and financial support
as I attended and competed in
the 28,h Annual Indian National
Finals Rodeo in San Jacinta,
Calif. The rodeo was Oct. 13
17. The final rodeo was a spec
tacular event for me. This is the
third time I have qualified for
this prestigious affair.
I rode my saddle broncs to
the best of my ability and the
rodeo stock contractor, Casper
Baca, brought his best bucking
stock to this rodeo. 1 was only
able to respectfully place in the
third go round of the finals ro
deo. I represented the Pacific
Northwest from the Western
States Indian Rodeo Association
at this National Finals Rodeo.
Thank you again. And watch for
me on the rodeo season of
2004. 1 am in pursuit of another
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Photo by Deenn BradlyH'he Press Enterprise
qualification for the Indian Na
tional Finals Rodeo.
I would like to proudly men
tion to my sponsors that your
business was announced every
time my chute gate was opened
for me in my riding event.
Thank you to the following:
The Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs, Tribal Council
members, the Administration
Department and the I lealth and
Welfare Department, Kah-Nee-Ta
I ligh Desert Resort & Ca
sino, Chinook Winds Casino of
Lincoln City.
Also, the Museum At Warm
Springs, Warm Springs Forest
Products Industries, Warm
Springs Power Enterprise,
KWSO 91.9 radio station of
Warm Springs; Karnopp
Petersen & Noteboom attorneys
at law, of Bend, I loward Arnett,
attorney. Also, the Columbia
River Inter-Tribal Fish Commis
sion; Rita and Earl Squiemphen
Quarter I lorseCattlc Ranch of
Warm Springs; JP Patt, Buck
and Susie.Jason and Snuffle, my
family and friends. Respectfully,
Joe "Juice" Scott Jr.
Headstone book
Last year a family came to our
office and borrowed our Book
for Headstones. We are always
glad to assist the public in find
ing a good headstone, but would
like to have it returned to us as
we have several other families
wanting to order a headstone as
well. We will not mention any
names just for confidentiality but
would you please contact the
Probate Department at 541-553-3264.
You may be able to
speak with Richard Tohet, pub
lic administrator, Mona Jim, pro
bate assistant, or Josephine
Wyman, probate clerk.
Safe holiday
This holiday season, please
celebrate responsibly and don't
take a chance. Driving under the
influence of drugs and alcohol
is a serious crime and very dan
gerous. In 1999, about 16,000
fatalities and more than 305,000
injuries occurred due to alcohol
related crashes. This translates
into one death every 33 minutes
and one injury every two min
utes. Additionally, traffic-related
crashes annually result in more
than $45 billion in economic
costs. Designate a sober driver,
or plan to stay where you are
when drinking alcohol.
December is Drunk,
Drugged Driving Prevention
Month. Drive safely. Drive so
ber. Have a designated driver,
if you are drinking alcohol. Wear
your seat belt. Put your children
in car seats.
Montell Elliott
SMART
Merry Christmas and a
HappytNew YeSr gefwtqtoi
some very special pe8pte$ho;.
have volunteered to become
readers, and who contribute to
the education and joy of read
ing for students at Warm
Springs Elementary:
Thank you very much Vivian
Macy, Lois Squiemphen, Flora
Davis and to the many people
Happy birthday and other wishes. . . .
Happy 4,h
birthday on
Dec. 10 to our
Little Cowgirl
Ellise Rose
David. We love
you. Mom and
Dad.
Happy Birthday to Larry
Scott, Sr. Butch, Angie, Ellise
and Harlee.
Happy 4,h Birthday to
Tyrece Jones. Love Aunt
Angie, Uncle Butch, Ellise
and Harlee.
Happy 4 Birthday to Chad
Thurby. Love Angie, Butch,
Ellise and Harlee.
Happy birthday to my
big sister Ellise David, I can't
wait to grow up and follow
you around. Love, 1 larlee,
Happy birthday to my Mom
Marlena M. Becarra. Love you.
Happy Birthday to
Annette Arce on Dec. 11,
Carol Parra on Dec. 15,
Tarivia Parra on Dec. 20,
Teresa McKinley on Dec.
20, from Diana L. Felix.
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Letters to
who have called SMART vol
unteering to become a reader.
Give me a call weekly to check
on your status to be a reader.
We welcome and thank each of
your for your interest and dedi
cation to help our youth.
We continue to need more
volunteers to accommodate stu
dents who would benefit from
one on one reading. Please give
a gift of your time, one hour a
week, to help students become
better readers. They receive two
books a month to take home
and keep.
A great big thank you and
Season Greetings go out to Kah-Nee-Ta
High Desert Resort
aned Casino for the $500 check
to the SMART Reading Pro
gram, Your donation to our pro
gram will go toward the purchase
of more books here at Warm
Springs FJementary SMART
Program. Thank you so very
much. It's donations such as
yours that keep us going from
year to year. Thanks to KWSO,
Sue Matters for the PSA for the
SMART Program, also for
KWSO's dedication to the edu
cation of our youth and people
in every way. A big thank you
to the Tribal Council for the bo
nus. May you all have a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New
Year. Seasons greetings, God
bless everyone, Merry Christ
mas, Happy Bonus and A
Happy New Year
Myrna Frank.
Sovereignty
Hello to my people,, family
and friends of Warm Springs. I
am writing this concerning our
sovereignty rights. This is truly
seeming to be squeezed upon
more: sand sopxe. ,by, , the , federal
government, thustaking away
what little rights they have sup- '
posedly given us Native people
as a whole. I'm mainly speaking
on the changes that have been
going on through the years. Es
pecially for the people who still
use our hunting and fishing
rights as a part of their liveli
Birthday wishes to my
three youngest sisters in the
month of December, Annette
Arce, Carol Parra, and
Marlene Bacerra. Happy
Birthday; Happy bonus, I
mean, Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year to you and
the rest of the Frank family.
To all my siblings, nieces,
nephews, and grandchildren,
may God bless each of you
and keep you safe and pro
tected throughout the year to
come. These wishes for the
upcoming holidays and New
Year especially go out to my
beloved children: Selena
Bobb, F. Duran Bobb, Travis
Bobb, Amy Bobb, C. Michael
Bobb and Kendall Bobb. I
love each and every one of
you and pray you will have a
blessed New Year. A very spe
cial birthday to my grandson
Kendall on December 18,
I lappy Birthday Kendall may
you always be the happy, lov
ing boy you are, you're my joy
and laughter every day, Skate
Board Kid. Our family has
gone through a lot in the past
two years but God doesn't
give us more than we can
handle and we've become
stronger and grown a lot. God
bless each of you, my rela
tives. Myrna Frank
Happy 50,h Birthday, Bevl
Love, your bro Eric.
1 lappy (late) birthdays to
Sasha and Chanda. Love your
Auntie, Uncle, lillise and Harlee.
the Editor
hood and means of providing
for their families and relatives,
who are less fortunate to obtain
such things, either due to poor
health, age or other circum
stances. It is sad to see that we as a
Native people to this land have
to be treated as though we are
outsiders and given seasons as
well as boundaries to do such
things as hunt or fish on our
own tribal lands. For I can re
member when I first came back
to the reservation 25 years ago
and how the Native people of
Warm Springs were allowed to
hunt and fish anywhere, any day
of the year on our tribal lands.
During these times we were
taught by older ones what sex
to shoot during certain times of
the year and also when to keep
certain catches due to spawn
ing as well as how to tend to
such things as drying, smoking
and canning along with other
usages which were and still are
a way of tradition as well as
means of support for those of
us that continue to keep this
type of life and living alive.
There are reports by certain
officials who work for the U.S.
government, making their
claims and blaming the people
when its really the government
Seyler completes
Dustin M. Seyler,
son of Dean and
Jeannie Seyler, of
Pinetop, Ariz., has re
cently completed his
basic training in the
U.S. Navy.
Dustin is now in
Pensacola, Fla., for his
advanced training un-'
til Tan. 20. 2004,' at
Dustin
which time he will receive his
orders for his duty station.
Dustin is training to be an
aviation ordinance man. He re
cently graduated from the Blue
Ridge High School in Pinetop,
and is looking forward to an
From our family to yours,
Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year to the following:
DadGrandpa George - we
love you, Hector & Darlyne &
twins (gramma), Claude Smith
Sr., Snuff & Versa Smith, Ray
& Colleen, Angie Smith, Frank
Smith, Chuck & Suzie & kids,
Ken & Jeannie, Joe & Margo,
Gary & Elvita, Rosella &
Marcus, Wauna & Rusty, Mary
Calica, Floyd Calica & Joe,
Mildred Adams & kids, Uren &
Glenda Leonard, William &
Maureen, Alexa Leonard &
Family, Sheldon Leonard & Fox,
Auntie Gwen, Andy & Lana &
kids, Christel Leonard & kids
(5 nugget), George & Natalie
Picard, Lciron & Kiani Picard,
Vernon & LaDonna, Dennis &
Denise & kids, Tessa Picard,
Lionel & Nicole & kids, Woody
& Sadie & kids, Rachelle Smith
& kids, Clem Picard, Delorcs &
kids, Marcy & Lennox, Ray
Picard, Heather Picard, Victoria
Smith & baby, Edison & Priscilla
& Terri Jo and Amanda, I lerb
& Earlyne, Carolyn I larvcy. And
any others we may have left out.
The Leecy's and Yallups.
May. the joy
from
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Sam Howard, Selena Boise
as usual making their move on
our tribal natural resources by
one means or another. They
then tend to lead the people into
believing their claims, thus per
suading our tribal officials into
giving us Native people these
seasons as well as boundaries in
which we are allowed to do these
type of things, which have been
our so-called sovereignty rights
ever since the U.S. government
signed treaty rights to what was
never theirs in the first place.
So I find this as being another
way of assimilation, which is to
say that one day we as Native
people of this land will truly
have no say or sovereignty on
our own tribal lands, which is
the U.S. government's ultimate
plan towards all Native people
and reservations. For it's time we
as Native people need to take a
stand and stand firm for our
sovereignty or what's left of it.
For the sake of our children and
their children and on.
David K. Belgard Sr.
Letters
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at P.O. Box 870, Warm
Springs, 97761, or drop by the
office. Or send your letters by
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Navy training
interesting four years
of active duty with
the world's greatest
navy.
Cecil and the late
Aradonna Seyler are
Dustin's grandpar
ents in Warm
Springs.
His' other' grarid
parents are Patsy
Seyler
Orr and the late Alvin Orr of
St. Ignatius, Montana. Step
grandmother is Jean Orr of
Pablo, Mont.
His family is very proud
of him and wish him the
best.
Happy birthday Geotge
and Jackson. Keep up the
good work. Love, Mom,
Dad, brothers and sisters.
Happy 21st birthday,
Shecna! Love you lots, and
wish you many more.
Love from Mom and
Marvin.
, ,
Merry Christmas to my
family and friends. From
Duke.
Merry Christmas and happy
birthday, Mom. Love from Dare
and Cheryl
of Christmas be
with you always
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