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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)
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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.
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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.