, Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
February 19, 2004
The Wilman:
Mood stays light
during unique
news show
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"I try to do things that lighten
up the mood because the world
is so serious all the time," he
says.
"I do a newscast at 3:55, but
I come right back at the 4:20
break and do something I call
News Off the Beaten Path. It's
usually a news story that you
didn't hear about because it
didn't make the 'headline news.'
Usually it's a humorous or
heart-warming story. I try to stay
away from things that spark a
mad reaction in people."
It's all in the preparation: the
more he does, the more relaxed
he sounds on the air. And the
more calm and confident he
sounds, the more people listen
to him. It's all part of the job.
"I do a lot of research on the
internet," he says. "This is where
I get my weird facts, proverbs,
funny t-shirts and funny bumper
stickers."
His job isn't all flipping
switches, talking into the micro
phone and surfing the internet
for something interesting to say.
There's production work too.
Production work is the dif
ferent public service announce
ments you hear throughout the
day. Sometimes it will take up
to an hour to write, produce and
record a thirty second public
service announcment.
It's not all hard work, though.
The best part of his day is
when he's sure most of the folks
on the reservation are listening
- the Birthday Grand Entry.
This is the time of day When
nearly the whole reservation
comes to a stop and jtunes the
radio to KWSO'!1 It's The
Wilman's time to relax and
loosen his tie.
"The best birthdays are when
somebody sends some touching
message," he says. "I heard one.
that, literally, made me cry. It
was a daughter giving a birth
day wish to her father. I hope
someone will give me that one
on my birthday."
For The Wilman, the Birth
day Grand Entry wraps up his
whole afternoon show. He feels
Deschutes: Tribes face off with local government officials
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BIA representative Gerald
Henrikson said the issue should
not be discussed until after a fi
nal decision has been reached
on the settlement agreement,
but the local governments
pressed on. They wanted to op
erate under the assumption that
provisions of the agreement are
not applicable until they are ap
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The Wilman
like it's his opportunity to say
to the community: "Hey, there's
your birthday and on behalf of
all of us, happy birthday every
body. This is The Wilman.
Wayne's next and you folks do
everything you gotta do to keep
yourself safe tonight and I'll talk
to you tomorrow. Thanks for
listening."
He's Been There
"Street Cred" is slang for
knowing what's happening on
the street. You need to have been
there to know what you're talk
ing about. ,
It could be argued that The
Wilman puts a little extra feel
ing into his announcements
proved in writing.
BLM officials said they
agreed with Henrikson's position,
but the local governments made
it clear they wanted to have a
discussion about the launch site
at Wapinita.
"Lawsuits are filed all the
time," said Madras Mayor Rick
Allen, referring to suit filed by
Shuholm. Allen did not think the
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about drug and alcohol classes
on the reservation. That's be
cause he knows what he's talk
ing about - he's got "street cred."
The Wilman is a former drug
addict -for 25 years. It didn't
'matter what drug. His favorite
was methamphetamine.
"The problem was with
meth," he says. "1 was very
deeply addicted to it. Bottom
line: meth will kill you, it'll de
stroy your very foundation."
Will was on a drug addict's
merry-go-round. .
He would build himself up
to where he figured he was king
of the world. Then - boom - it'd
all come tumbling back to the
ground again.
agreement made last November
should have any bearing on the
discussion, because it has not
been finalized.
Natural Resources General
Manager Robert Brunoe had
heard enough. He did not ap
preciate efforts to downplay the
settlement agreement that was
reached after long hours of ne
gotiation and numerous com
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It was a pattern he was famil
iar with.
"It started out with drinking
a little, smoking a little pot. Next
thing you know, you're snorting
lines of meth, then you're smok
ing it and you're life gets de
stroyed. You feel bad about it for
a while, then you rebuild back
up and you're king of the world
promises, especially in light of
the fact local government rep
resentatives had walked out of
the meeting held in Portland.
"I think you're trying to
change the outcome of the
settlement agreement and it's not
fair," said Brunoe. "Your look
ing for new avenues to change
provisions we all agreed to."
Brunoe's comments ended the
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again. Then the same pattern,
alcohol, pot, meth - boom -back
to ground zero."
Life altering moments can
happen anywhere. The Wilman's
happened in church.
He was sitting in a church
surrounded by a few hundred
people. The pastor asked a
simple question of the congre-
discussion.
In other business, the Con
federated Tribes submitted in
voices for law enforcement and
management expenses totaling
approximately $28,800. Local
governments also submitted in
voices and there was agreement
between both parties that such
charges were justifiable. No for
mal action was taken to reim
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gation, "Is it well with your
soul?"
Then in quick succession he
asked more questions: "Arc you
on the run from the law? Are you
having problems with drugs?
Are you having family or finan
cial problems?"
"I felt like I was all alone
right in the middle of the ser
mon. It really hit home with me.
I had to be honest with myself
and answer all those questions,
yes, yes, yes. Is it well with your
soul? No, it's not."
The Wilman walked out of
that room and sought help.
"I'm trying to be me and I'm
trying to be real," he says. "It all
starts by being honest with your
self." Will still has good and bad
days, but he takes them one at a
time - for three years. Now he's
a man on a mission to help
people with addictions. And that
might be what give his words a
little extra strength when he an
nounces drug and alcohol
classes on the reservation.
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come their addictions or think
there's hope," he says, "then I've
done a good job for that day."
Perhaps it's when a person
takes the step from being part
of the problem to part of the
solution that gives him more
"street cred" than any amount
of time he's spent on the streets.
burse the expenses, although
managers had agreed to raise
boater pass fees to pay for ser
vices of this nature at an earlier
meeting. The managers did de
cide to form a working group
that will review the issue and
report back at a later date.
The next Deschutes River
Managers Group meeting is
April 5, 9:30 a.m. in Madras.
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