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Pqge 4 Spilysy Tymoo June 23, 2005
Use caution
when driving
this weekend
By Selena T. Bohe
Management Successor
So, arc you ready for the Pi-Ume-Sha
celebration? I am
ready to take in this annual oc
casion to see friends and rela
tives. I am also hoping that it
will be a safe week
end for our visitors
to Warm Springs.
With the celebra
tion going on in the
Spilyay
Speaks
community, and the
activities held throughout the
weekend, there arc some who
prefer to celebrate in their own
way. Sometimes people have al
tered judgment as to whether
they can drive after drinking.
This is when we should be care
ful on the roads, because acci
dents have taken place during
this weekend.
So in addition to watching
the intersections of the busy
I lighway 26, we must also watch
the road for drivers who are
going over the line or driving too
fast for the speed zone they are
in.
Not to mention the crazy
drivers on Highway 26 who are
always in a hurry and think it is
okay to pass everybody in a no
passing zone. Sometimes when
there are lots of cars on the
highway, because of a long
weekend, there arc these driv
ers who arc in a hurry.
Also remember that there is
always lots of traffic on the
highway, and everyone should be
patient when crossing or trying
to enter traffic. Sometimes I sit
and wait for a long time to cross
the highway just to go home.
Because there is a lot of traffic,
there is always a chance that an
"in a hurry" driver will try to
pass when they shouldn't. Keep
a watchful eye for these drivers.
So be aware of these unsafe
drivers and take caution when
crossing Highway 26 on your
way to the casino.
Speaking of casinos, did you
see those ads on television
against the casino at the Gorge?
What are your thoughts on this?
Seems we get through one block
after another, and it is never
ending.
Toe Ness
A stranger
in Indian Country
A tourist traveling through
the prairies of the USA stopped
at a small border town and went
to a bar. He stood at the end of
the bar, ordered a drink, and lit
up a cigar.
As he sipped his drink, he
stood there quietly blowing
smoke rings. After he blew nine
or ten smoke rings into the air,
a big angry Indian stomped up
to him and said, "One more re
mark like that and I'll smash
your face in!"
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus:
Sid Miller
Editor Dave McMechan
Management Successor:
Selena T. Boise
Advertising Manager
Sam Howard
Reporter
Brian Mortensen
Media Advisor
Bill Rhoades
Spilyay Tymoo is published
bi-weekly by the Confeder
ated 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.
School support
The students and staff of
Warm Springs Elementary
would like to thank the follow
ing businesses for their donations
toward our fifth grade farewell
party and the outstanding atten
dance luncheon:
Kah-Ncc-Ta High Desert
Resort and Casino, Warm
Springs Forest Products Indus
tries, DE Composite, Power
Enterprises, and Warm Springs
Ventures.
Your monetary assistance was
helpful in honoring our students
and their families. Thank you for
your continued support of our
schools. Sincerely, Dawn
Smith, principal.
Thankful
On Friday, June 10, there
was an accident at the Vehicle
Pool in Warm Springs. Preston
Conncrs (aka Anahui) was help
ing the bus driver to change a
tire on her bus when the jack
slipped. The ECE bus fell on top
of Preston, crushing his left
shoulder and chest area.
Three people lifted the ve
hicle up off of Preston by hand
and no doubt saved his life. To
Carolyn Winishut, Fudd Suppah
and Darlene Highfill, the three
of you are angels who were in
the right place at the right time.
Things could have been very,
very different today if you
weren't there to work your
miracles. From the bottom of
my heart, as well as the hearts
of his friends in room G-l,
thank you for your help that day.
Respectfully, Frederick
Duran Bobb Skw'lilapt.
Field trip
The annual second-grade
natural resource tour at HeHc
was a great success. A special
thank you goes out to all the
supporters, volunteer present
ers, second grade teachers and
their classroom students and
parents. A total of 287 students
and adults participated. To ev
eryone who helped, thank you
for your in-kind support, and
sharing your special skills and
knowledge with all the Maupin
and 509-J second graders. Be
Happy birthday, congratulations and other wishes. . .
Happy Fa
thers Day!
Hello to every
one. I enjoyed
my visit with
everyone. Love
you much. My
sweetest
memories are
the stories
shared. Please
don't forget to
share the sto-'
ries. Today
might be the
last chance that
you get. Love
one another
while you can.
Let them know
what you enjoy
about them. Let them know that
they are loved, so that we can
be stronger tomorrow.
I noticed my children are
stronger because they are loved,
not because they were tough
ened up. And I know that I am
too. I know I can be successful
today because yesterday my fa
ther loved me. Thank you. Love
you much. You are my hero.
I Corinthians 9:24. Do you
not know that in a race all the
runners run, but only one gets
the prize? Run in such a way as
to get the prize.
Yerlonda (Chase) Diaz.
cause of the time and energy
that many people put into this,
wc together made it happen -and
it could not have happened
without all of you. Thanks
again.
The list of volunteers is as
follows: from the Culture and
Heritage Department, Myra
Johnson and staff; from the
Natural Resources Department,
Clay Pcnhollow and Joseph
Shepard; from Forestry, Theron
Johnson and Beverly Surplus;
from the Museum at Warm
Springs, Rosalind Sampson;
from the fish hatchery, Kevin
Blueback and Mavis Shaw; from
Newberry National Volcanic
Monument, Seth Callos; OSU
Extension, Fara Currim; from
Jefferson County OSU Exten
sion, Rebecca Mills; Wheeler
County OSU Extension, Amy
Davis; OSU Extension Master
Gardeners Sally Morton, Sarah
Whipple and Janet Baker.
Thanks again. Kimberly
Woolston.
Memorial
I am writing this letter in re
gards to the memorial for late
Ernie S. Johnson. I would like
to send out a special thanks to
all of the people involved in
supporting and helping myself
and my children.
First of all a special thank
you for use of Simnasho
Church, and the beautiful songs
and prayers at the cemetery.
Thank you, Billy Jo and Wanda
Berry. Next, thank you to my
grandmothers for their encour
aging words and songs. Thank
you, Esther Lamb-Wolfe, Lucy
Wolfe and Aunty Viola Gover
nor. Another special thanks is to
my the people for the prepara
tion and fund raising. I appreci
ate all the helping hands. Thank
you, Harvey Anne Tohet, Thida
Charley, Shelly Greene-Boise,
Madine Meanus, and Vena Tias.
A very special thanks for the
support and for being there
through this very hard time.
Thank you, sister Minnie
Yahtin, Will, Moreen, Chatter,
Lil Ron, Leila, Cecil and Mervin
Governor. Last but not the least,
special thanks for Simnasho
EMT's, the Warm Springs
All of us at OSU Ex
tension would like to say con
gratulations to the 2005
graduates. We wish you a
happy and prosperous future.
It has been a pleasure to get
to know most of you through
the many activities and clubs,
and our staff has watched you
grow.
Live well and help others,
for what we do in life echoes
in eternity. Kimberly, Vara,
Emilee, Minnie T., Minnie
Y., Danita, Arlene, Evaline
and Clint.
Happy 12th birthday,
Amberae Lari. From Mom.
Happy birthday, Irene and
Tashina Johnson. From Auntie Julie.
Congratulations to our college
students Melinda Polk and Joe
Thompson on their grade scores.
Wt are very proud of you two.
Love, your grandma Evelyn,
Mice and Adrian, uncles Johnny,
Willie, Chris and family.
Happy birthday to the
Geminis in the family:
Willie Capoeman (May
21), Evelyn Capoeman
(June 4), Tommy Thomp
son (June 6), Adrian Vitalis
(June 8), Melinda Polk
(June 17). From all of us,
near and far.
Letters to the Editor
EMTs, and officers at the scene
of the accident, and for attend
ing the services. This was a very
big loss to myself and my chil
dren. Therefore, I thank each
and every one of you. If I've
forgotten anyone, you know I
thank you. Dorothy Yahtin.
Biomass
Recently I attended a work
shop on bio-mass harvest opera
tions coordinated by the Warm
Springs Forest Products Indus
tries (WSITI) at Kah-Ncc-Ta.
Along with presentations
made WSFPI, Natural Re
sources and the BIA Branch of
Forestry was a presentation
made by the Eagle Lake Range
District of Northern California.
They presented their history,
development and current
progress with biomass harvest
practices. They have been uti
lizing biomass operations for
about 20 years and their results
arc inspirational. Most impres
sive was the ecological effect of
the forest restoration practices.
Biomass mainly consists of
small, low-value trees that arc
chipped for production. The
chipped wood is used as a "con
tinuous renewable resource" to
generate electric power for our
mill. As our mill progresses with
the installation of new boilers,
wc will eventually produce elec
tric energy not only for our mill,
but also for the general public.
Forest restoration practices
used in the biomass harvest in
clude thinning overstocked tree
stands of most small trees. With
the removal of these small trees,
brush and soil is effectively "re
generated." Fuel breaks called
defensible fuel profile zones are
created and they reduce high
intensity wildfires to low-intensity,
thereby assisting in wildfire
suppression. The cost of biom
ass harvest practices is far less
than the cost of suppressing a
high-intensity fire. The revenue
created by timber untouched by
wildfires is immense. Even a
low-intensity wildfire would have
little effect on devaluation of
our timber.
Benefits of biomass harvest
practices include a healthier for
est diat will allow wildlife to bet
ter forage grounds, fuel reduc
You
did it!
And we
knewyou
could. We
are proud
of you
and all
your hard
work.
We are thankful for your con
tinued effort for all of us. We love
you! Selena, George, Tonya,
Leanna, Jackson and Lance.
To Ashley
Thompson in
Tama. We are
proud of you.
Keep up the good
work. Your auntie
Selena's family.
Happy birthday to our ya-ya
Tracy Ray Sam. Love you and
miss you very much. Love, your
sisters Sadie Picard, Elsie Sam,
Neda Tias and Jeleah Sam. We
all miss you and love you.
Happy birthday to our
grandma Eliza Jim. Love,
Sadie Picard, Elsie Sam,
Neda Tias and Jeleah
Sam.
Happy anniversary to our
Dad and Mom Love you lots,
from Sadie Picard, Elsie Sam,
Neda Tias and Ooah.
Happy birthday ya-ya. Sorry
we haven't written you yet, but
you know we still love you. From
Big G and Neda Tias.
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my In
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tion of high -intensity wildlfircs,
allow our timber to grow more
efficiently, and produce electric
power for our mill.
The efforts to generate rev
enues for our tribal members as
a whole is commendable and I
fully support the biomass har
vest project. Rcdinc Kirk.
Appreciated
Dear Warm Springs, I would
like to thank everyone who
came to support me and my
family in the loss of my beloved
sister Marvena. I would really
like to thank Sara Thompson
Frank for helping my Auntie
Suzie Slokish Squicmphen get
me out, to be there with my
family. Big thanks to Sara and
Suzie. I would like to say that
there is a God and that I give
him all the praise and glory for
answering my prayers. I also
want to thank my probation of
ficer Lucinda Palmer and I lon
orable Judge Anna Brown, for
without their permission I would
not have been there with my
family and people. Again I say
thank you to one and all who
were there in our hour of need.
May the good lord bless each
and every one of you in a spe
cial way. Much love and respect.
Michael Tone Meanus
"Alec-Sawn".
A thank you
My family and I would like
to thank die friends and die rela
tives that offered their comfort
and heart felt condolences in our
time of grief. Besides the
friends and relatives, there are
a number of individuals that
need to be recognized and ap
preciated for helping make a
tragic time easier. I am also very
appreciative that we have a sup
portive tribal council in times of
tragedy that call for special at
tention to the needs of tribal
members. I also appreciate the
help that the Vital Statistics and
Utilities departments gave, that
made a very difficult time easier.
There also are the tradition
alists from the North and South
ends that I don't believe I can
thank enough for helping and
preparing my son for his next
journey. I thank the Wa Shut
Congratulations to Melinda
and Joe on your college grades.
And to Steven James, who gradu
ated from high school. "Keep it
up, you guys, remember education
is not a party. " Love, you fam
ily, Jessie and Tommy and Kurtis.
Happy birthday June 30
to our No. 1 son Tracy
Ray Sam. Son, we love you
and we are so proud of
you. You are a good father
to our grandkids. Love
you always and forever.
Take care. Mom and Dad.
June 29, happy birthday to
our mother Eliza Brown Jim.
We all love you, Mom. Hope
your day is a good one. Levi and
Pearl Van Pelt, Robert and
Marella Sam, Chet Van Pelt Sr.,
Tiger and Tates Van Pelt, Lillie
Van Pelt, Wolfaman and Farrell
Suppah.
Happy Birthday to our Dad
on June 29, and Mom 's husband
Tracy Ray Sam. Dad we love you
and miss you a lot. We are being
good for Mom. Happy Birthday,
Dad. Love you. Your two babies
and mom, Annessia, T.Q. Sam
and Natalia Sam.
Happy Birthday June 29
Grandma-Ulla, Great Grandma.
We all love you. From Tracy
and Taw Sam, Sadie and Woody
Picard Sr., Elsie, Robert Jr.,
dancers and the drummers for
singing the songs that needed to
be sung Also die individuals that
spoke words that were from the
heart, I will ever be thankful to
the various Christian speakers
that gave special testimony for
my son. And I will also be ever
indebted for the beautiful mu
sic offered in remembrance to
our son, brother, friend and
team mate.
And last, but certainly not the
least, 1 especially thank the
Emergency Medical Team
Technicians and the Warm
Springs Police Department of
ficers that performed their du
ties with compassion and under
standing and for the assistance
they offered. Eiyc
Thank you, the Hellon
family.
The following individuals arc
thanked, and there are probably
some not named, this is not in
tentional as there were many
who offered their help and
hearts in my family's time of
needed comfort:
Ronnie Suppah, Madeline
Queahpama-Spino, Shauna
Qucahpama and family, Raphael
and Nola Qucahpama, Marga
ret Boise, Laura Yallup, ul-la
Agnes Tulee and family, Debra
Still, Alex Martinez and family,
Daniel Martinez, Caroline Cruz,
Jerome Davis and Rachael,
Lawrence Caldera and Laura,
Cecil Brunoe, Andy Stacona,
Robert Johnson, Randy Boise
Jr., Nell Sam, Maxine
McKinnley, Israel Scott, Bull
Suppah, Wilford and Geraldine
Jim, Valerie Switzler, Maxine
Switzler, James Halliday, Den
nis Smith, Jonas Miller, JoDay
Goudy, Emerson Squeimphen,
Fred Wallulatum, all the cooks'
helpers, Karshall Brunoe, Mona
Jim, Briton Matrokien, Brother
Earl Tufti, Carlos Northrup,
John Kalama, Doug Kowlowski,
Ashley Johnson, Ruby Dee, the
EMT crew, Lonnie McKuen and
his fellow officers, and also the
officer that provided escort. If
a time ever comes that I may
be of help to these individuals
and families, I hope I will be as
helpful and comforting. Thank
you. Leo, Vickie, Charlie,
Lewis, Lee, Young Leo,
and Syruse.
Jeleah and Thomas Sam,
Theyliah Vernaya Suppah,
Gerald and Neda Tias, Carlos
and Charmaine Calica,
Prenincia, Jenny, Patrina
VanPelt, Rigo and Eliza, Tony,
Marella, Leonard VanPelt,
Margorie Ann VanPelt,
Mycheal, Chet III and Kenny
VanPelt, Lil Wolf Jaden, Jordan
Suppah, and last but not least
your great grandchildren
Anessia, Decimus Sam, Tyrone
Medrano, Woody Jr., Dartanion,
Kaylobe Picard, Quindo and
baby brother VanPelt, Quindo
and Trenton Calica, and
Clarance Vernon Sam.
Happy 28th anniver
sary on June 29, Grandma
and Grandpa Marella and
Robert Sam Sr. Lots of
kisses and hugs. We are
all so happy to have you
two. We all love you very
much. Woody Jr.,
Dartanion, Kaylobe
Picard, Clarance Vernon
Sam, your one and only
granddaughter Anessia
Marie Sam and Decimus
Tracy Sam and Chance.
We all hope you have a
good day Grandma. Love
you.
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