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Page 4 Spilyqy Tymoo May 12, 2005
Proud time
for parents
By Selena T. Boise
Management Successor
School is winding down to
the last few weeks and gradua
tion is just around the corner for
both high school and college. I
should know because I have a
high school senior and my hus
band is graduating from Central
Oregon Community College
with his associates degree.
I am proud of
my son. He's a year Spilyay
late but he never Speaks
gave up. I le was two
credits short of graduating last
year and picked those up this
year. I'm going to miss seeing
his choir concerts during the
school year after this, but we will
sec his spring concert soon be
fore the school year ends.
I am proud of my husband
also because he works hard to
put in his 40 hours of work for
the week and attends school full
time. I le is getting his degree in
Automotive Diesel Mechanics
because he works in the
mechanic's shop at the Warm
Springs Forest Products. This is
something he studied right out
of high school but never com
pleted until now.
I bet he won't miss that trip
to Bend four times a week. It
was certainly hard on him to
travel that distance and travel
back to continue working to
make the full work week. I le
would be on the road for about
nine hours a week.
Well, it's about to be finished
and he will be able to work and
then have his evenings again. It's
been quite an experience for us
all and we are glad to have
; learned from this, especially our
kids. I was telling our kids how
. important it is, to finish high
I scho'bl and1 then continue school
! immediately after. Because your
j study habits are there, and you
! are starting college with your
! math and writing skills fresh in
your mind.
! My high school senior is
! learning that he should go ahead
' and do something now rather
I than later because of this expe
i rience. He doesn't want to work
! a full week and attend school.
; I'm not saying that it isn't
! possible to attend years down the
; road, but why wait?
; My husband was fortunate to
have this opportunity to finish
; school. It took a lot to do this
i for him because he had to ap
ply for financial aid, from which
he received the Pell grant and
; student loans. The tuition costs
; are high and the mileage back
I and forth to Bend were high,
; plus die cost of books. You can't
: imagine how high the price is for
books, up to $150 for one book,
i and some classes require more
J than one book.
; , I think the time to attend col-
lege Is right out of high school
! because if you wait, things
j come up and you put it off,
! then something else comes up
I and it gets put off again.
Letters to the Editor
Kah-Nec-Ta The salmon
I wanted to congratulate all Seals and sea lions. The real
of our tribal leaders on reach- problems for salmon are the
ing a critical turning point for dams and the federal agencies
the reservation. The signing of that are responsible for suppos-
the compact is indeed a great
victory to be celebrated, and I
can't wait to see how things are
in, say, 20 more years.
After Bridge of the Gods is
edly balancing the electrical pro
duction needs and equitable
treatment to the fish and wild
life in the Columbia River drain
age. (The Northwest Power Act
up and running, we're still going of 1980.)
to have Kah-Nce-Ta on the res- NOAA has failed to come up
crvation. It would be nice to sec
the resort transformed into an
establishment better suited to
serve our community. It would
benefit the reservation beyond
belief if Kah-Nee-Ta was trans
formed into an Indian college.
We could teach arts, com
puter technology, archeology,
tribal languages, business, Indian
law and tribal history. People
who want to further their edu
cation wouldn't need to leave the
reservation. Indians from
across the country would bring
in their tribal dollars for tuition.
The dorm rooms are there, the
classrooms are there, the physi
cal education facilities exist, and
it would make a perfect cam
pus community:
If a college seems a litde ex
treme, then Kah-Nec-Ta would
make a great school (K-12) or a
national Native American alco
hol and substance abuse treat
ment center. It's out of the way
and in a private area.
I'm just so proud of our tribal
leaders and their accomplish
ments, and once again con
gratulations! Respectfully,
Frederick Duran Bobb,
Skw'lilapt.
A thank you
The lackson family would
.... ' , ( ' .
like to thank everyone for their
kind words and support
throughout this time of sorrow.
A special thanks to all who sent
flowers and cards, it was greatly
appreciated. Also, we greatly , sea lion being shaken around like
appreciate the help from a rag doll. The slow swimming
with recovery numbers for the
salmon species and the maraud
ing seals. Will there be a goal,
something to achieve?
The salmon don't have a
chance to escape from the seals
because of the dams and the
fish ladders. These situations are
not part of the natural landscape.
The seals need to be dealt
with. If environmental or bleed
ing heart groups' encroach into
diis arena, then the doors to law
suits should be open to all the
fishing sectors in the Pacific
Northwest.
All ratepayers: We all suppos
edly pay $600 million per year
for salmon recovery. Terry
Courtney Jr.
Sea lions
The numbers of invading
California sea lions at Bonneville
dam have been drastically in
creasing every year. Those sea
lions are far past their natural
bounds. At Willamette Falls one
was observed eating 51 salmon
in a two-week period. Sea lions
can swim very fast, about
25mph. The average bull weighs
between 700 and 800 pounds,
has 30 to 36 sharp teeth and
extremely powerful jaws. Once
any fish is bitten the prey has
virtually1, no chance of escaping.
Sea lions are now attacking
sturgeon, which are protected.
TV news showed video of an
8-foot sturgeon in the jaws of a
Charles and Sandra Jackson,
Anita and Debbie Jackson, as
well as all included in funeral
proceedings. Patricia A. Jack
son and family.
sturgeons are prehistoric fish
which are in more trouble now
than ever before.
Where's the spring chinook
run? At Bonneville Dam, sea li
ons arc gorging on salmon
around and inside of the four
fish ladders. Sea lions are nota
bly smelly animals. Salmon have
an exceedingly well-developed
sense of smell. The scent from
all those sea lions probably pro
duced an alarming reaction that
might well deter salmon from
entering the narrow fish ladders,
driving them back.
The obvious interference is
causing a smaller and later
spring chinook salmon run. The
sea lion issue at Bonneville dam
is a significant concern to the
four 1855 treaty tribes that are
seeking a lethal solution. Sea li
ons do not belong in the fish
ladders or this far up the river.
A lethal solution may be the only
way to protect the salmon.
In the early 1 990s wc had the
same problem at the Govern-'
ment Ixcks fish ladder in Se
attle. But we don't have that
problem anymore. The expert
explains their success: "The run
wc were trying to protect essen
tially doesn't exist anymore," said
Steve Jeffries, a Washington
Department of Fish and Wild
life biologist who worked with
the sea lions at Ballard Locks
and has consulted on the
Bonneville situation. Tony
Littleleaf.
One month
Lonesome trail of jail.
Locked up in this jail once
again. When it will end I don't
know when. One month of free
dom is all I had. My enemies
and rivals are probably glad.
These lonesome feelings are
here to stay. I can't blame any
body, it's my fault anyway. When
will I ever learn to do the right
diing? .r.vvJJ. fvi
Maybe when I am. loved and
got a ring. Maybe if 1 just take
my life away, and go to hell to
forever stay. That would be too
easy to do. I just got to hang
tough and to God be true. If I
am loved and cared for in a cer
tain way, then maybe in sobri
ety I will stay. Michael
Meanus.
Happy birthday and other wishes...
To my son Juan Manuel
(Big E) Lame Bear, bappj
19'h birthday on April 26.
I miss you very much and I
hope you are feeling better.
We all love you. Love, Mom,
Sman, big sis Christina, baby
sis Angelika, and bros Matt,
Chucho and Roa.
II a p p y
21st birth
day to my
baby sister
Joanna
Arce. Have
a good one.
Love al
ways, your sister Rosalina.
Happy
first birthday.
I love you
(son) Baby
Martin Adan
Maldonado
Jr. Love,
Mommy and
Daddy.
Happy belated April birthday
to Sissy Smith and Rico Thomp
son and Yvonne Iverson, from
the IHS administration staff.
Happy May birthday to
Marella Sam and Bob
Boffin and Nancy Collins.
From the IHS administra
tion staff.
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Happy Mother's Day to
Wauna Calica, Laurain
Hintsala, Jolene Tsumpti,
Beaulah Tsumpti, Mary
Bailey and Shielyn Calica.
Love, Raymond Jolene
Tsumpti Jr., Jace and Gigi
Hintsala and family, Rusty
Calica, James and Mary
Bailey family, Floyd and
Joseph Calica, Lauren
Holliday, Alexis Hintsala,
Jade and Tatum Tsumpti,
Rhianna Wolfe and the
Adams Family Troy Jr.,
Melanie, Mariah, and
Raymond.
, Happy Mother's Day to
my mom Juanita Robertson,
love Joseph Calica.
Happy Mother's Day to
aunties Glowingstar Wolfe and
Lucia Majel. Lore, Joseph
Calica.
Happy Mother's Day to
Mary Bailey, Love James
and Lane Bailey, and Seth
Sites.
Happy birthday, Selena.
From your friends at the
Spilyay.
Happy Mother's Day to
aunties Darlyne Araiza, Alvita
Leonard, Rosella Moseley,
Margo Miyamoto, Jeannie
Smith, Marie Calica, and to
Direlle Calica, Marcie Picard,
Natalie Picard, Yvette Leecy
(Twink) and LaDonna
Squiemphen, Rita Squiemphen,
Barbara Jim. From the family,
Rusty Calica, Raymond Tsumpti
Jr. and family, Sheilyn Calica and
family, Floyd and Joseph Calica,
James and Mary Bailey, Lane
Bailey, and Seth Sites.
Happy Mother's Day to
Grandma's Wauna Calica,
Beulah Tsumpti, Laurain
Hintsala, Lillian Galindo
(La La), Love Joseph Calica,
Lauren Holliday, Alexis
Hintsala, Jade and Tatum
Tsumpti.
Happy Mother's Day to
Grandma Jan Majel. Love, Jo
seph Calica.
Happy birthday, Selena. From
Angie and the boys.
To Walter and Glowingstar
Wolfe, Congratulations to the
newleyweds! From Angie and
the bovs.
Apologies
On February 19, 2M5, my mother and I had a misunderstand
ing. Wc had our words. I want to apologize and admit to my
wrongdoings. I do acknowledge what I did was not the way I was
raised. To my mother, I do love you very much. And please accept
my apology, things like this happen like pencils come wirh erasers.
I xvc always your daughter, B c r n ad c 1 1 e wi n i h u t .
I would like to anologie to the officers for my actions back in
April. I was well off that night when I could have hurt myself, or
someone else. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sin
cerely, Bruce Miller. ...
I want to apologize to my better half for the wrongdoing that I
did. I didn't mean any harm to him for my impaired condition,
and didn't mean any harm to members of my family on March 25,
2005. 1 thought about my actions and I'm going to do my best to
change. Charlcnc winishut.
To the three officers I verbally abused, I am deeply sorry for the
altercation and all the things I said, which cannot be mentioned.
Please forgive me. You saw a part of me, intoxicated, a part of me
that even I can't stand. I apologize to the courts and to the judge.
Thank you for your time and for having mercy on me. And most
of all to my family and the community for the embarrassment of
my actions, sorry. Stacy L. Logan.
1 would like to apologize for maintaining a public nuisance. I'm
sorry for my dog's actions and again apologize to my neighbors. I
will do my best in keeping my dog chained and locked in my yard.
I'm sorry, so sorry. Alctha Covcnor.
I have to apologize for my dangerous actions on December 8,
2004. Acting as dangerous as I did, I received nine charges against
me. I put people in danger and also scared them. 1 also have to
apologize to the Suppah family. Many of you probably still hate me
for that. Hut 1 hope you u come around and forgive me. As you
know Billie and I arc back together. Wc arc expecting a baby at the
end of June. Most of all, this apology goes to Billie Suppah. The
way I think, love knows no boundaries. I thank you for seeing that
and taking the courage to forgive me and still have love for me. I
have quit drinking. So no one will ever have to witness that side of
me again. Respectfully, Aaron Culpa Sr. '
1 apologize to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. I am
very sorry for drinking and driving on December 23, 2004 and it will
not happen again. Sincerely, Lilly Suppah. ' '
I Florence Culps apologize for drinking and driving. I know
that was the wrong thing to do and I know 1 have a problem. I'm
doing something about it, to help myself. Once again I'm sorry.
Florence Culps. . u r
To the people of Warm Springs Indian Reservation, I'm writ
ing to anolrtinze for mv actions at the Warm Snrirms Rivrr a frw
weeks back,' 1 was tinder the influenc1 c ofklcfohol and TwaV Uett 'for1
shooting my rifle near a residential area. To the families of the
residence, sincere sorry. Robert Charky Jr.
To my people on the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
Indian Reservation, I am writing this letter of apology to you for
driving while under the influence of intoxicants on April 1 2005.
I am sorry for placing not just myself, but others in danger by
driving in this condition. Sincerely, Anthony Henry.
To the people of Warm Springs, I am writing this letter of
apology for my actions this last February. I was cited for DUI and
was a danger to the community and for that, I am sincerely sorry.
Thank you. James Massey.
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I would like to apologize to the lieutenant, corrections officers
and all the inmates in the Warm Springs Correction Facility. On
March 20, as I was a trustee cleaning the drunk tank, 1 found a
broken glass pipe, which I took back to my cell. It was found by a
corrections officer during a shakedown. I regret this mistake and
was sentenced 15 more days in the Warm Springs Correction Facil
ity. Curt Jim.
To the community and people of Warm Springs Indian Reser
vation, I was ordered to write an apology letter to you all for being
caught with drug paraphernalia on March 20 while serving jail time
on another sentence. I also apologize to the officers that 1 became
belligerent toward when I became aware that they found my para
phernalia. Taylor Arthur. ,..,!
I would very much like to apologize for my mistake of making
the wrong decision of not returning back to jail after being released
for work detail. I understand it was totally wrong and there' is '
always a consequence to be paid. Victor Becerra Jr.
I apologize to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Spring! (or
being intoxicated on April 27, 2004, and for violating my probation
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ror tne nrst time, inow i m paying tor it, so pieasc torgive me. Ida
Frank. '
I'm writing this apology letter to the. Tribal Court and to my
brother Tony Thompson for assaulting him during a conflict we
had between us about differences, which I feel my brodier Tony
didn't deserve. And I would be responsible for what I have done
and I feel that I need to be accountable for my actions, because I'm
wrong for afflicting someone forcefully, especially to one close to
mc like my brodier Tony and other people I care for, and all I can say
is, I'm sorry to my bro and to the Tribal Court for taking up their
time. I'm sorry. Curtis Thompson.
My sincere apologies to my children and community for allow
ing my heartaches and addiction to tear me away from my parenting
and recovery. I do know there's other ways to deal with heartache,
the life altering changes we endured felt like Mount St. Helens, but
today I realize it will only pass with prayer. So God, babies and
community, please forgive me. 1 love you all, keep me and mine in
yourpraycrs. Vena Badroad (Tias). , -
On April 2, 2005 the police came with a warrant to my home.
They were looking for my husband. When I talked to the police I
told them he wasn't at home. L-atcr when they found him in the:
house I told the police that he was someone else. I was charged ."
with obstructing justice and concealing a fugitive. On May 2, 2005. 1
was sentenced to supervised probation, jail and a fine. I'm sorry for
my actions. Pieasc accept this letter of apology. Rachelle Renfro. '
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