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E Coosh EEWA: The way it is Page 4 Spilyay Tyvnoo September 16, 2004 Spilyay Speaks A lot of excitement at Pendleton Round- Up By Sid Miller Publisher Emeritus The Pendleton Round-Up, Sept. 15-18. Another famous round-up is here with all kinds of activities all week long in the round-up city, in northeastern corner of the state. Top cowboys from all parts of the country come to the Pendleton Round-Up. The first round-up took place in 1910, according to records. The local farmers and ranchers gathered to celebrate the end of the harvest. From that time the Pendleton Round Up was established. There are seven major PRCA events each day, plus women barrel racing, Indian relay races, wild cow milking and other special events. There is something of interest going on every day and night. There are events going on from Saturday, Sept. 11 to Saturday, Sept. 18. On the ll,h there is a dress up parade through downtown. On Monday and Tuesday evening at 8 p.m., the US Bank Pendleton PBR Classic features the worlds best cowboys matched with the worlds meanest bulls, held in the Happy Canyon Arena. On Wednesday through Saturday at 7:45 p.m. there is the Happy Canyon Indian Pageant and dance. On Wednes day, at 1 1:30 there is a children's rodeo and the first rodeo at 1:15 p.m. Thursday there is the Junior American Indian Beauty Pageant at Roy Raley Park. On Friday morning the big Westward Ho Parade passes through the downtown area. In this parade there are no motorized floats. Every thing is horse or oxen drawn, people on horseback and in dividuals afoot. Indian tribes from all parts of the Northwest set up their teepees at the large teepee encampment, which is open to the public to view Indian arts and crafts. Each morning there is a cowboy breakfast at Stillman Park. There are so many events taking place it's hard to mention them all. It is one of the biggest shows in the country with all the beauty pageants, arena events, and dances. It's well worth attending. How times and people change as life goes on from the past to the present. Remember how people respected oth ers property in the olden days, as compared to the present day? It was said that in the old days around here people re spected one another and when an individual was away his home was not locked. One reason was, they thought some one might need shelter and a bite to eat. Everyone respected this rule and saw to it nothing happened to this person's home while he or she was away. This applied to everything, even the livestock n the range. When horses were rounded up and while the stock was in the corral, and if a mare had a colt they would brand the colt for the owner. In them days there were no slicks, as they are referred to today. The only slicks came from the wide-open spaces where the horses were really wild and never handled by humans before. Those were typical slicks because they were hard to handle and mean. Today there are no more wild horses, but still there are slicks being sold. Instead of branding the colt for the owner, they separate the colts from their mothers and make slicks out of them. This is just like stealing horses. In the olden days when a person stole horses, he was hanged at the near est tree. Well today, people would not go that far, but would it be human if people would respect others' property. AHH-Nah-Chi-TOON. Letters to the Editor Vote for Ike I would like to endorse Leona Ike in the November election for county commis sioner, and I encourage every It is a right for all American citizens over 18 to vote. This right has been the backbone of democracy for centuries. I en courage you to register to vote voter on the reservation to sup- in the upcoming presidential port her with your vote. Leona election. Voice your opinion, is running against incumbent Both candidates have their county commissioner Bill good and bad points. Kerry is Bellamy. I don't want to put running on the platform of the down Bill Bellamy because he economy and healthcare. Bush is a very experienced politician and county leader, having been a legislator, teacher and currently a farmer, realtor and business man. However, by electing tribal member Leona Ike to the county commission, there would be a Native American perspec tive in county government that would be good for Jefferson County. To my knowledge there has never been an Indian on the Jefferson County commission. In making a rough comparison, the county commission to the county is the equivalent of what the Tribal Council is to this res ervation, except there are only three county commissioners. . Leona would be able to edu cate county officials and em ployees about matters that are important to the reservation residents. I think that Leona has a good grasp of the current is sues and concerns of the tribal community. I think Leona is "in touch'' with the mainstream Warm Springs society, and it would be good for the while of Jefferson County to have her on the county commission. I have worked for the tribal government twice for a combi nation of nine years. In the course of my past and present employment I have heard sev eral dozens of complaints or comments from Warm Springs about how the white people in Madras, Jefferson County and the school district are not con cerned about the people of Warm Springs. Here is an opportunity for the tribal community to have a voice in county government that it has never had before. Please cast your vote for Leona Ike when you vote this fall for county commissioner. Sincerely, Mark Matthews. Happy birthday wishes. . . To Grandpa "Muff," Happy 60,h birthday Sep tember 22. Love ya lots, Jazmine, Lisa, Jennifer, and Anthony. Happy birthday dad, September 22. Love, Rhonda. Happy (belated) birthday Sandra, September 14. Love, Lisa, Jaz, Jen, AnthnonyJ. I want to wish my mother Deanna Lamebear a happy birthday. Enjoy your thirties, your stilly oung. I love you, and take care. Christina. To my lil sis, Cassandra Marie Ortiz. I hope you have a very happy birthday, and don't eat to much pazole. Much love, your sis Christina. Spilyay Tymoo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan Management Successor: Selena T. Boise Advertising Manager: Sam Howard 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. FAX No. (541)553-3539. E-Mail: spilyaytymoowstribes.org. rates: Within U.S.: $15.00. Annual Subscription Pool tables Community members, I have been working on a pool tourna ment for people who have passed on by cancer, one kind or another. Our pool tournament is not connected to any other pool tournament that has been sched uled anywhere else. We have had some snags and working on it, but our tourna ment has nothing to do with anyone elses. I am still looking for pool tables to rent, if you have any please feel free to call me, at 553-3475 (work), or 553-1645 (home), or Ladonna Picard Squiemphen at 553-3344. We have much activities planned for this occasion, and if anyone has any questions please feel free to call me, or Ladonna. Thank you for your time and attention to this letter. Barbara Jim Election This is an election year. We get the chance to voice our opin ion on who our next President of the United States will be. As you are aware, Election Day is the first Tuesday of November. Nov. 2 this year. We have two candidates to choose from: Democratic can didate John Kerry and Republi can candidate George Bush, or you can choose another as a write in. is running on the platform of the security of our country and global terrorism. Current history reflects that the majority of the Warm Springs tribal members are Democrat or Independent, with very few Republicans. There are a ton of tribal members who are eligible to vote and, believe it or not, Or egon is a battleground state for the presidential election. In other words both candidates are vy ing for Oregon's votes. That is why we have seen both candi dates and their parties in Oregon so much this year. They want our votes and they need our votes. So remember, if you want to make a difference in our country's leadership, register to vote and let the candidates know who you support. Demus Martinez. 25 years ago How many of us remember where we were, and what we doing, twenty five years ago. I certainly didn't remember. My wife returned from a brief visit to Warm Springs Sunday after noon, Aug. 29, with a copy of the Spilyay Tymoo dated August 5. Upon returning home she left the paper on our kitchen table. I noticed it and as I hadn't seen a copy of the Spilyay Tymoo for over twenty years I picked it up and started reading. A very interesting article on the front page regarding forest planning in the Shitike Watershed caught my attention, and then I noticed a section on page two relating to fire suppression activity on August 5, 1979 near Kah-Nee-Ta village. Further reading noted a few comments from fire boss Bob Bolton. Well, I,H be darned, what a coincidence. How about that? It's nice to be remembered. That article brought back many memories of my activities at Warm Springs, and I recall them with pleasant thoughts. It was really a great experi ence working on the reservation in the sixties, seventies and eigthties. Thanks for the twenty five year reminder. It made my day. Bob Bolton, forester (re tired), Madras. At school Hello everyone. I am here in Lawrence, Kansas at Haskell Indian Nations University. I just wanted to take this time to say thank you to those who helped me get here. It was a very long drive from home, but I made it. So a big thanks to my grand parents who are always there to help however they can, Marvin Meanus Sr. and Mary Ann Meanus; to my brother Adam Rubio and his family; Mickey and Arlene for helping me with travel expenses; all the staff and students of Warm Springs Elementary for the con tributions and motivation; my friends here at home and also my friends in Boulder, Colo.; my auntie Adeline, uncle Mike and Richard in Grande Ronde; my teachers who never gave up on me and continue to push and believe in me, Mrs. Sue Young, Mr. and Mrs. Phil and Sharon Comingore and Col. Mack B. Gardner; all my cousins at LDC and their families; but especially to my big sister and her family - Marta, I would not be here if it weren't for you. You really helped me financially, physically and most importantly, emotionally. I wasn't ready to leave in January, but you made sure I was in August. I owe you so much for helping me through a very confusing time in my life. Both you and Manuel have done more for me than I can ever repay, I only hope that God may bless your family for helping me the way you did and that one day, I will be able to repay you. I love you and miss you all and God bless each of you! Much love and respect, Cecilia Herrera, 155 Indian Ave, Box 327, Lawrence, KS 66046. 4-H thanks The following are letters from young people submitted to OSU Extension, thanking the Confed erated Tribes for buying the young people's sheep at the Jefferson County Fair. Dear Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, thank you for the bump up to $4.90 a pound for my sheep. I greatly appreciate everyone who has helped in making this happen. Thank you again. Kristina Rootener. Dear Confederated Tribes, thank you for supporting the Jefferson County Fair and all the exhibitors involved. You contri bution was and is greatly appre ciated. Thank you ever so much for your contribution to the 4 Hcrs and FFA exhibitors. I per sonally will use the extra money that you have generously sup plied to me to go towards my college fund. I hope you will continue to support the fair and all the 4-H and FFA exhibitors in the future. Sincerely, Jessica Brown. Dear Confederated Tribes, I would like to thank you for help ing me on the buying of my 4 H project, a sheep. I appreciate your hospitality and hope she does well for you. I had lots of fun in 4-H this year. I hope to have as much fun as I had this year, next year. So thanks again for buying my sheep. Sincerely, Delta Symons. Dear Confederated Tribes, I would like to thank you for your support towards bumping prices for market sheep at the 2004 Jefferson County Fair. Your support is appreciated by the 4 H and FFA members. Sincerely, Taurie Norm. Dear Confederated Tribes, I would just like to say thank you so much for helping out buying my lamb. I plan on saving some of the money in the bank, and buying a camera for 4-H pho tography next year. Always, Leah McCoy. Apology To the community of the Warm Springs reservation, I would like to apologize for my actions when I was picked up for a warrant and having drug para phernalia in my presence at the time. Again I apologize. Sincerely, E. Suppah. immmmrr I 1 H I I ,' ".','! M,t ' u- . fte< if 1 Father of the bride Harvey Scott with Hester &mi,"'d0,0 Renewed wedding vows Hester Scott and Morgan Allen Scott and girls for the Taylor were married on July 30, 2003 in Norfolk, Virg. Hester and Morgan were both home on leave on Au gust 10-24 this year. On Au gust 13 they renewed their wedding vows, with family and friends present. Pastor Rick did the honor of doing the ceremony. Harvey Scott, father of the bride, escorted her down the aisle. Bob Sayler, friend of the groom, was the best man. Raelynn Jim, niece of the bride, was the flower girl, and Sheryllee Lopez, friend of the bride, was maid of honor. Out of state family mem bers of the groom were his granny Charlotte Thompson, his mother Anne Taylor, of Lexington, Ken.; and aunt Maren, uncle Justin, cousin Joy BzDek of Fort Collins, Colo. While here in Warm Springs the groom's family stayed at Kah-Nee-Ta and also visited the museum. Now we would like to say a big special thank you to Maria Lopez, Mona Lopez, Sally Smith, James Sam and Sheryllee Lopez for the won derful dinner they prepared for everyone. You all did a wonderful job. Our out of town guests really enjoyed the meal. Thank you to Debbie huckleberry pies. Thank you to Mary Danzuka for bless ing the food before we ate and thank you William Taco" Sam for blessing the cake be fore the bride and groom cut it A big thank-you to the people for the gifts that Hester and Morgan received. Alice Scott, Max Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Holliday, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Griffith, Charlotte Thompson, Bob Sayler, Mr. and Mrs. Justin BzDek and Joey, Anne Tay lor. Also thank you to Karen Klos for the wonderful music played at the church, and to the people who all attended the ceremony at the church and the dinner at the longhouse. Thank you James Greeley for the videos of the wedding. Hester and Morgan wanted to renew their vows because family and friends weren't in Virginia when they had gotten married, and she wanted her dad to walk her down the aisle. Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Adam Merritt and family, and Melody Nida of Albany for making the trip for Hess and Morgan. Harvey and Florene Scott.