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Military
knowledge in
the race for
candidacy
important factor
By Sid Miller
Publisher Emeritus
I am no politician and will
never be one, but it disturbs me
on how the Bush
supporters are at
tacking presiden
tial nominccjohn
Kerry, and even
going as far as to question
Kerry's military participation in
Vietnam.
It's just like playing dirty
pool, when one stoops so low
trying to unseat an individual
from public favor on the presi
dential trail.
What kind of war experi
ence does Bush have? Has he
any idea of what it is like to
see combat in any military con
flict? Election year is always like
dirty pool in trying to gain the
publics interest at any cost Dig
ging into, a person's back
ground like that. It was said that
Bush did not want to speak on
the past.
Well what would he have to
say about the past? There re
ally isn't much to mention in
terms of what he has done.
Running for the President
of the United States of
America is a very big step. In
this day and age we really need
good leadership. We need
someone who understands the
conditions of any situation,
both pro and cori in'order?
lead our country.
There are things that need
explaining of what's happen
ing today in Iraq. Is this going
to be another Vietnam, where
many, many lives will be lost?
So far our military personnel
are being killed in Iraq and it
seems there is nothing being
done about it.
We get casualty lists every
,day but we never hear about
the other side; are our soldiers
killing any enemy in Iraq?
It would be interesting to
know in layman's terms, what
kind of staff the Bush Admin
istration has at the present time.
Mainly in the military advisory
team and what kind of mili
tary experience does President
Bush have? Is he capable of
making military decisions?
Some Vietnam veterans are
speaking against John Kerry's
Vietnam experience. These in
dividuals are tied in on the Bush
Administration. These individu
als will be well compensated in
one way or another.
No matter what war a per
son is involved in there is al
ways that possibility of being
killed.
I would not want to partici
pate in any debate on Senator
John Kerry's military record
because I have no idea what
his role was in Vietnam, but he
must have had some good ex
perience of the war while he
was in active duty.
Well, as far as the presiden
tial race is concerned, I'm go
ing to vote on whomever I feel
is the best guy and let it go at
that!! AHH-NAH-Chi-TOON!!
Toe Ness
Spilyay
Speaks
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The Senators son asked:
"Dad, do all politicians lie, or
is it that just liars are politicians?
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Works crew
The Community Works Crew
would like to publicly thank
people who have sponsored
paint for the Community
Wellness Center Paint Project so
far. Big thank you to:
Lloyd Phillips Jr., Ray Rangila,
Jim Manion, Jolene Atencio,
Jamie Burleigh, Lisa Sledge and
Rita Squiemphcn.
Come on, Warm Springs
Community, we still need more
sponsors!
We also would like to thank
all the volunteers who have
helped out by coming over to
paint. We would not have got
ten as much painting done with
out this much appreciated help.
Thank you to the following
folks:
Adele and Johnny Holliday,
Sonja Scott, Ray Shike Jr., Tif
fany Henry, Kim LeClaire, and
several children whose names
were not gotten.
Also: Missy David, Minnie
Yahtin, Corina Brunoe, Guy
Chienden, Austin Greene,
Shamona Charley, Andy
Leonard, Lonnie Caldera and
Otis Iverson.
And thank you, Terren
McDonald, Preston Tom,
Among Native people tobacco use is
By Maty Anette Pembet
(This article was submitted for
publication to the Spilyay by the
Warm Springs Community
Health Education Team,
CHET.)
Tobacco is sacred to most
Native Americans. We use it in
cetenonies and individual
p'rayjf and we believe it carries '
our words to the Creator. My
mother and I regularly use it in
our prayers. We used it on the
day my brother died from lung
cancer. A heavy smoker, he died
at age 56, just two years ago this
spring.
My big brother was beauti
ful. He was a powerful man,
handsome, invincible, charming
and a little bit dangerous. He
embodied the mystique of the
Indian warrior, which prides our
young people on their ability to
live hard and believe foolishly
that they are somehow immune
from injury and disease.
At the time of his death, my
brother had a regular physician.
For him, seeking medical help
would have been an admission
of weakness. By the time the
cancer was found, it was far too
late.
Question: What did you learn
from your summer job?
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Doriann Miller Meredith Polk Ted Barney Jr.
Early Childhood Education Community Center High Lookee Lodge
"7 learned how to (I learned how to play "I learned how to do
use a computer and a with kids and participate kitchen duty. Mainly I
multi phone system. " in group ativities. " learned to clean. "
By summer workers Jessica Longknife and Tonya Boise
Happy birthday
To sister Glenda Fisher,
Happy Birthday. I want to wish
you a belated sweet birthday and
I pray that you're in good health
Annie Kalama, Samantha
Pennington and Winona Strong.
We want to let the commu
nity know that if you want to
still get involved, you are more
than welcome to. Just contact
Marcia Soliz at 553-3298 or
drop by her office next to the
Personnel Deptartment at the
Administration Building.
We will still be cleaning road
sides, clearing hazardous areas
in the community, helping elders
with their home ireas, helping
cut meat for the lockers in Oc
tober, helping Utilities and the
Housing departments when as
sistance is needed or requested.
We will also be making kin
dling bundles. When winter
comes, we will be clearing drive
ways for elders and making sure
they can get out of their homes
safely by clearing pathways and
sidewalks and just checking on
them.
If elders or people with
physical disabilities need fire
wood blocks split that they al
ready have, we can take re
quests through Marcia's office.
So, we have a busy fallwinter
schedule ahead of us.
We are the Community
Works Crew. We hope the crew
When I saw him in the inten
sive care unit, I would not have
recognized him, if it were not
for his many tattoos. Those jail
house rebel markings looked so
incongruous now against his thin
grey arms full of tubes.
He had signed a do-not-re-suscitare
order but had changed
'his mind at the last minute when
the breathing tube was taken
from him.
It's one thing to sign such an
order and quite another to
slowly drown in dry air. Only
after a long, painful procedure
in which a stint was placed in
his lungs, allowing him to breathe
on his own for a short time,
could he let go.
We took him to a hospice
and gently bathed him and
combed his hair. And we sat with
him as he passed. We offered
tobacco to the Creator in prayer
for him. His brave, embattled
struggle ended with so little dig
nity, nothing of the mythical
warrior spirit to which he so as
pired. Our ancestors never intended
that tobacco be abused as it is
today. With its chemical additives
and ready availability, cigarettes
to you...
and in the safety of the greatest
love of Godreach. I miss you
very much my little sister, and
no matter what you do in life, I
Letters to the Editor
is funded and still around in
2005, because the kind of
things we do are needed every
year, and we're putting tribal
members to work now, not
years down the road.
Sincerely, the Community
Works Crew, Bets Thomp
son (foreman), Marten
Miller, William Culpus,
Aaron Eaglespeaker,
Frances Smith, Craig
Smith, and Michele
Gonzales.
Powwow results
These are the results of the
Huckleberry Feast Powwow for
Saturday, August 7:
Girls, age 7-12: first Delvina
Heath; second Kristi OIney;
third Viola Wallulatum; conso
lation, Katie Mae Fraizer and
April Rose Berry.
Boys, age 7-12: first Larry
Merritt; second Neal Morning
Owl; third Nolan Berry; conso
lation, Billyjoe Berry Jr., Mor
gan Frank, Cy Frank, Jacob
Berry and Martin Frank.
Teen girls: first Dawn
Wahneka; second Nicole Stwyer.
Teen boys: first Forrest
Stwyer; second Rolin Morning
Owl.
have turned tobacco into a
deadly substance. It is a dread
ful irony, then, that Native
people have the highest percent
age of cigarette smokers, 40
percent, according to the Cen
ters for Disease Control and
Prevention January 2004 report.
Fifty-three percent of our
men ajid 33 ' percent of pur
women are smokers.'' ''' :
The reasons for the high rates
of smoking among Native
people are not simple. Social and
economic class plays a major
role in the problem, as it does
among other groups. The role
of tobacco in the cultural life
of Native people, however,
adds an especially challenging
aspect to programs aimed at
smoking cessation.
Fortunately, Native commu
nities are beginning to address
the problem from the inside
with programs such as "Keep
Tobacco Sacred," a project
sponsored by the University of
Montana and created by Native
people to fight tobacco abuse.
On additional irony is that
many tribes can earn income
from sales of tax-free tobacco
products.
still love you. Write me. Love,
your sister Tamara Henry, 675
NW Cherry Ln., Madras, OR
97741.
Drums: West Spur.
Results for Sunday, August 8:
Ladies, 20 years and up: first
Carolyn Owyhee; second
Lavina Colwash; third Liya
Davis; consolation, 12 contes
tants. Men, 20 and up: first, Gene
Harvey; second Jarvis Stwyer;
third Gene Sampson.
Drums: West Spur;
Simnasho; Pine Grove Juniors;
Eagle Thunder; North Ends
Studs.
Seniors Honorarium: Delvis
Heath Sr., Jacob Frank Sr.,
Hamilton Greeley, J-Mouse
Mitchell, Shirley Heath, Winona
Frank, Nola Queahpama and
Freda Mitchell.
Heap big thanks to Captain
Moody for being the floor man
ager, and all the "volunteer"
judges without whom this small
but very important occasion
would not have been possible.
Hope to see more commu
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prevalent and harmful
Several tribes use income
from tobacco sales to under
write health programming.
On the day my brother died,
my mother and I used tobacco
in the way our ancestors use it,
as a gift from the Creator to take
our hopes and wishes to him. I
will use tobacco today when I
pray for a new warrior mystique
to emerge, one like the warrior
Apologies
To the Warm Springs community, I would like to apolo
gize for my actions on June 16, 2004. 1 made the decision to
operate a vehicle after consuming an alcoholic beverage. I
am thankful that no one was hurt due to my wrong decision.
Thank you. Connie Johnson.
To the Warm Springs community, I, Renita Harvey, would
like to apologize for driving under the influence of alcohol
on February 28, 2004, in the Warm Springs community. En
dangering myself and everyone else.
It was a wrong choice I made and I am sorry for doing so.
Also, I would like to apologize to the officer who stopped and
cited me with a DUII for my behavior toward him. It was my
fault I made the choice I did. Again, I would like to apologize
to everyone. Thank you. Renita Harvey.
On June 21 on Highway 26 near East Tenino Road I was
arrested by Sgt. Sam Williams for DUII. I plead guilty to this
crime. I know driving while drinking is dangerous. Please ac
cept my apology. Tyrone Lewis.
To husband Marvin, I am asking you to forgive me
for my actions.
I am truly regretful of the things that were said and
the things that were done. I am never going to do any
thing to hurt you like that again.
Your wife, Michele.
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nity members participate in the
2005 powwow.
Benson Heath
With love
This is to my baby girl,
Keverly Angel. I miss you so
much. I promise to make every
thing up to you. You are my one
and only. I thank God for you.
I love you. Thank you, Mom,
for helping me. I love you guys
so much. Love, Marsha Giv
ens. Thank you
To my Auntie Laura Switzler,
I want to say thank you very
much for taking the time to take
me to Portland. I still owe you
Auntie, which will be paid in full
when I get out of jail. You're on
my visiting list and also thank
you for bringing Josh back that
day. I love and miss you. I am
so sorry for the loss too. Love,
your niece Tamara Henry.
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brave enough to honor that
most sacred gift - our lives.
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Cliff Ojibwe, is past president
of the Native American Journal
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lives and works as an indepen
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