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E Coosb EEWA: The way it is Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo July 22, 2004 A lot to do and see during the summer months By Sid Miller This has been an interesting summer, as the days were growing longer from the winter months. As the summer season came June 21, and that being the longest day of the year, well the days are growing shorter again heading toward the autumn and winter months again. As June rolled around we saw the high school graduates both near and far, as there are families who have children going to school in other areas. It's a great sight to see the students march in and after the pro gram of speakers, they file out single file receiving their diplomas and ready to face the world. Their next step is enrolling in a university, college, trade school, or some get ting jobs. The Rose Festival is another big event in the North west. It starts out with the Star Light Parade on a Saturday and runs all week and the Grand Floral Parade the follow ing Saturday. Yep! There are oodles of things to see during the Rose Festival Week. Mid-week the Navy sends in ships that dock at the Waterfront and are open for tours. Yep! I can remember when I was just a "cute little tyke," we were in the Rose Parade as several of us were decked out in traditional Indian regalia and riding on a flatbed truck. Them days the floats were assembled in the stadium, west Portland, and went down from west to east. As we made our way past the viewing stand at home plate our truck stopped and the singers pounded the drum with a rousing War Dance and all the male paraders jumped off the truck and thrilled the crowd with a War Dance and jumped back on the truck and went on down Salmon Street. Delta Park Powwow draws many different tribes at the gathering in north Portland. And after that powwow ev eryone comes to Warm Springs for the annual Pi-Ume-Sha Powwow adjacent to the Community Center. Besides the powwow there are all sorts of activities that sgQ. pji, A, stick-game tournament, endurance. horse, jace twhich winds through the hills west jof Warm Sprins,a "sortoan tourney, ooxing matcnes, a root race up trie lenmo Valley and back. It's always a pleasure to see the former governor of Oregon, Vic Atiyeh, who has been to many Pi-Ume-Sha celebrations. Ever since he was in office he has made it a point to be here. During the powwow there are dancing competitions to fit every age group right from tiny tots to elders of the Rez. It is a colorful event, the handmade customs made of col orful material that is an eyeful. Pi-Ume-Sha is the originator of the Wanna Be Dance, where all the non-Indians get out and do their stuff. It's getting so there are some pretty good dancers. Another colorful event is the Fluffy Dance Contest, where all the over-weight people dance. Well, we must not forget the annual Pi-Ume-Sha Rodeo, where all Indian contestants perform from all parts of the Northwest, all vying to make points to get to the All-Indian Finals. Thanks to the hard work of the Warm Springs Rodeo Association there's always a good show. There were so many interesting things that took place, perhaps another section will come in the next issue of Spilyay Tymoo. Toe Ness Joe complained to a friend, "One of the guys on my league just ran off with my wife." His friend said, "Don't worry, you'll find someone else with a 245 average." Yikes! This guy walked into the house, dejected. "The ortho pedist says I can't bowl," he told his wife. "Oh," she replied, "he's seen you play?" Yikes! Spilyay Tymoo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan Management Successor: Selena T. Boise Advertising Manager: Sam Howard Receptionist: Angie Blackwoll Media Advisor Bill Rhoades Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the white house at 1100 Wasco Street. Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870. Warm Springs, OR 97761. Phone: (541) 553-1644 or 553-3274. rAX No. (541) 553-3539. E-Mail: spilyavtymooOwstribes.org. Within U.S.: $15.00. Spilyay Speaks Annual Subscription rates: Shell dress We the family of Pat Smith would like to thank the Pi-Ume-Sha Committee for their support of our memorial shell dress con test during the past three Pi-Ume-Sha's. We decided as a fam ily that we wanted to sponsor a contest to honor her memory and acknowledge her influence in the community and in our family. We would like to thank the community for their support, the support of the women who participated over the three years, also the Eagle Thunder Drum for their participation all three years. Thank you to all of the fam ily members that have supported our efforts and encouraged us through the process, especially our elders. Even through it was more than 10 years ago that we lost our sister, mother, auntie, grandma and friend, many times it was difficult emotionally to keep going, thank-you to those who encouraged us and allowed us to finish our third year. Here is a partial list of this year's win ners: First, Sara Scott; second, Edith Walsey; third, Katrina Walsey; and Cece WalseyBegay. We apologize we didn't write down all of our winners list, so it may be incomplete, but we appreciate all of the women who participated in our memo rial contest. We would also like to ac knowledge Oregon Embroidery, who had donated toward our contest in past years also. If there is anyone we have left out, please forgive us, your efforts are appreciated and we pray you Will all be blessecl for your good . thoughts and work with us on this memorial contest. I was told by the Pi-Ume-Sha Committee they will be picking up this contest as a regular cat egory next year. I wish them the best of luck in their efforts, and we look forward to seeing all of our friends and relatives at next year's Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days celebration. Sincerely, Wissie and Donna Smith and family, Alfredine Smith and fam ily, Tom and Jeanine Kalama and family, Mark Stevens Sr. and family, Mary Sando-Emhoolah and Mike Emhoolah and family, Geraldine and Wilfred Jim and family. Aloha Good day everyone. My ten ure with Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort and Casino has ended. I have choosen to move back to Hawaii to be closer to my family. Thank you for the opportunity to work with you, it has been my pleasure. Best regards and aloha, Catherine Kamau. Congratulations Hi there, I'm writing this let ter to congratulate my little niece Martika Saluldo Kelly for her perfect attendance. Keep your head up, baby. Take care. Love, your uncle I. Kelly. Thank you The Pinkham Family would like to express a deep heart-felt thank you to the community at Warm Springs. Our parents, Joe Jay and Tallulah Pinkham were involved in a head-on car acci dent on June 27. They were vey lucky to sur vive this accident My brothers and sisters wish to thank all the wonderful, kind and consider ate people, Indian and non-Indian, who stopped and helped our parents at the scene of the accident Also a thank you to the EMTs and medical providers Letters to who came so quickly and took special care of our parents. And a very special thank you to Charlotte Herkshan. She was able to be at my parents' sides until we were able to arrive from the Yakama Reservation. Thank you all very much. Sincerely, the Pinkham Fam ily. Bake sale I would like to express my gratitude to those who bought our bake sale items. The sale was to help cover the cost of my basketball camp fee. The people I would like to thank are Ellen Thompson for buying lots of pies. My aunts Lucelia Berry and Jessie Adams, a big thanks to my sisters Jessica and Bridget Longknife for making the bake sale items. My biggest thanks goes to Rafael and Nola Queahpama for helping the most, I love you grandpa and grandma. Thanks to my mom for supporting me and taking me to the camp. A big thanks to my aunt Louella Heath for getting me a sponsor to help pay for some of the cost. Love, BethAnn Longknife Family, friends Dear friends and family, A ho my people. Just thought I'd write to let you know I'm doing all right. I'm alive and making the best of my time. I've been taking classes up here, getting that education for when my feet touch solid ground. Besides the life skills on who I am, I've learned a lot more about respect, and other people's boundaries. I can tread without stepping on somebody's toesi I've bedh' talk ing to the Creator, finding my way back slowly to the Red Road. We don't get much reli gion right here, where I'm at, but I take advantage of what us Native brothers are given. So, smile for me. I'm waiting my sentencing right now. Looking at 60 months. I'll get credit for time served. Right now I've got 14 months in altogether. I'll get sentenced August 26. I been needing to and meaning to get a hold of my family, which is the reason for this letter. And I'd like to congratulate my lil' sis P.Jay for finishing high school on time. And to say keep going, don't waste any time, and keep push ing for what you see in your future. There's only one life to live, and so little time, take ad vantage of what life has to give. Happy birthday, July 3. I also want to tell my girl that I love you. And on July 21 will be two years! I've been missing you a lot. Especially our two lovely baby girls. My address is: Sampson Price, No. 67651-065, Federal Detention Center, P.O. Box 6000, Sheridan, OR 97378. In these walls Dear tribal members, family and friends, Life within these walls ain't no life at all, just heartache and nun Inrino nmnfmir i lira jjdltl. a aniug mammal .) a iiiv lived in constant disaster and tur moil. I've had a rough life. I am not very proud of the way my miserable life has been going, but then again it hasn't been that bad either. I am writing this letter to those of you that know me and that know my family. I would like to apologize to my family (Tom, Marlon, Wallace, Gina and Denise), and to my adopted mother and father Les and Perthina White, because I have expressed my desire to straighten my life out and get a job, make a better life for my self, instead of torturing my the Editor body with alcohol and drugs. These people have been a part of my childhood and teenage years. I am very sorry to have placed upon you any burden andor mental or emotional an guish. Because of my alcohol ism I have been in and out of jails, probation violations. And yet today here I am writing this letter in hopes that I can find some encouragement, com mencing a better way of being clean and sober. I would also like to take this time to apologize to Stoney Miller for letting him down. I am sorry. I never meant to show irresponsibility or lack of trust. I made a bad decision and am feeling absolutely terrible because of my bad decision. I would like to let you all know that I will be entering an alcoholic treatment program as soon as my alcohol counselor can get me into one. I am not proud to be an alcoholic and seriously am sick and tired of being sick and tired. I am going to do my very best to be a bet ter person. With your encouragement and help I will accomplish my life change. Much respect, "Penguin," aka F.T. Jr. Other side This is a letter to say thanks to family and friends who have been supportive during my in carceration. I don't ask for much, just a letter now and then and some pictures. Thanks. To my friends, we've been on the flip side of the coin and weren't very supportive at one time when friends were locked up -now I'm just experiencing the otheside. Once again, thanks . Mom, brothers, sisters, I love you and my kids, I miss you and I'll see you in a couple months. Bye. Stuart Smith Sr. Our family George, LaDonna, Denise, Woody, and Clem, When I look back at the years, talking to Michael and the kids. I am blessed to have five brothers and sisters (still living). I know it has been a struggle in each of our lives and hard to be respectful, after everything we haveare going through. I have learned to think about Dad, (first) how he copes, lives, depends on our love to get him through each day and see his children talk makes him happy. We are all different individuals, that's what makes each of us "special" in our own way. The one thing we all have in common is our father, George W. Picard Sr., let nothing or no body get in the way. Love is what is important, and continue to give love to one another. Giv ing thanks to God for each of our lives and another day clean and sober. It is easy to look at the bad in people, the challenge is to find the good in somebody (their qualities), the words you share choose reflect on dad. Let's Birthday dtld Other WiskeS... S Happy belated birthday, June 4, to my friend Tamera J. Kalama. From Pengie. Congratulations to BethAnn Longknife, Jillisa Suppah, Kristy Olney, Noreen Sampson, Marissa and Susan Ahem for their completion and a job well done at Cas cade Sports Basketball Camp. Bobbi Jo Berry, Jessica and Bridget Longknife. Happy anniversary, CheryL make him a proud father, each and everyday of our lives, be ing responsible by working to wards that education and work ing for what we want. After all, we all love dad and he loves us too. For our children, what they say and do is also important. It is all building towards what type of fathergrandfather he is. None of us are worse or better, we are equal. We can choose to change and work through things together, or be like the millions of other families and not speak to one another, carry that into the next generations to come (our children and their children). Love builds family unity, anger destroys families. I love you all for who you are, as you do my family and me. Twink Fire danger Fire Management would like to remind everyone to please be careful when using fire. The conditions at the lower eleva tions are very dry. Here are some tips to avoid a wildland fire from happening: Drive only on improved roads. Vehicles driven across dry grass may start a fire from a hot muffler or other high-heat com ponents under the vehicle. Use extreme caution when smoking and only smoke in an enclosed vehicle. Never throw matches, cigarettes, cigars or any other burning material from your vehicle. Please use your ashtray. Never smoke while traveling through wildland areas, whether on foot, horseback or on an ATV. Start campfires only in des ignated areas. Make sure camp fire's are dead out before going to bed of leaving camp. Keep a shovel and a 5-gallon supply of water close to the campfire area. Please check the fire precaution level before starting a campfire, even in a designated area. Charcoal briquettes should be immersed in water until they are cold to the touch. Debris burning is still permit ted, however, before ignition, please call Fire Management to check conditions and let them know your situation. If you should see a fire, note its location, get to a phone and call 9-1-1. Warm Springs Fire Management is aggressive in its attack on wildland fires, and the sooner they can reach a fire the chances of the fire turning into a large wildland event are de creased. Enjoy the summer time and stay safe. Suzy Macy, Warm Springs Fire Manage ment. Letters policy Letters to the Editor should be no longer than 350 words in length, in order to allow room for all letters. Also, no letter may contain libel against another person or a business. Thank you for writing. Happy birthday T & C! Love you lots, Mom, Tilden, Erickson, Shannon and Davina. Tyrone Elvis Frank Watkins turns 9 years old on July 28. CaroIAnn Rene Frank Watkins turns 8 years old July 31. sr.
