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Letting go
and saying
goodbye is
hard to do
By Selena Boise
Managtmtnt successor
Don't you hate saying good
bye to a person who you are
used to seeing every day? I find
it hard. For years I have been
thinking that my kids arc going
to finish high school
and they will move
on.
Well, my son
Spilyay
Speaks
George has been
planning on enlisting in die Army
for over a year now and he will
be leaving us in August. Now I
thought I would be ready for diis
time to come, but who is ever
ready to see their young ones
move on to take on new things
out there in the world?
I admire his decision to en
list and utilize the funds pro
vided by the Army for his edu
cation. That is really important
these days as you need an edu
cation to get a good job. I mean
one that you actually like to do.
It wouldn't seem so hard if
there wasn't a war going on in
Iraq. But he said he's ready for
anything required of him while
he's in the service. He's ready
to serve this country for all it
offers us.
But we keep our youth in
prayer as they venture out into
the world to experience new
things and become the wiser
people that they need to be.
So when your kids are fin
ished with high school and they
decide to go somewhere for
school or the service, then we
just keep them in our hearts and
our prayers until we see them
again.
We are planning to have a
going away lunch or dinner for
George, so watch for an an
nouncement so that you can see
him before he goes to Fort
Benning for Basic.
He's trading our hot weather
for even hotter weather. Then
he'll come home to us in De
cember during our cold weather.
So, if you see George in the
community give him some en
couragement because he's made
a good decision for himself
and we will support on this
decision.
Regarding letters
Thank you for writing to
the Spilyay Tymoo.
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in mind that letters should be
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are libelous against another
person can be published in
the paper. The deadline to
submit items is late in the
afternoon of Friday of the
week before publication.
Spilyay Tymoo
CCoyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller
Editor: Dave McMechan
Management Successor: Selena T. Boise
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Staff Writer: Brian Mortensen
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Rodeo Queen
The Pi-Umc-Sha Rodeo
Queen Committee and I would
like to thank all of those who
purchased tickets for this year's
raffle. We would like to thank
the community for the support
of this year's rodeo queen pag
eant We would also like to thank
the following for their time, ef
fort, wisdom, donation and sup
port: Kevin and Lcana Blueback
and family, Delvina I leath, die
2005-06 Pi-Umc-Sha Rodeo
Princess and family; the judges
for this year's pageant, Arlissa
Rhoan, Corey Clements, Trisha
Stradley, Sara Scott and Pastor
Chris Bullcr; the cooks, Brcnda
Scott, August Scott and Sara
Scott (the food was delicious).
Thank you to Kah-Nec-Tah
for purchasing the jackets and
Oregon Embroidery for the
beautiful work of the jackets;
and Corral West for the beauti
ful black hats. Thank you Big R
for the beautiful buckle; and
Faye Suppah, Snuffie Smith,
and Sara Scott for their support
and wisdom for queen compe
titions. Most of all, thank you com
munity for the support of the
Pi-Ume-Sha Rodeo Queen Pag
eant 2005. Miranda
Blueback, 2005-06 Pi-Ume-Sha
Rodeo Queen.
Tournament
We would like to say thank
you to everyone who made the
Native American Basketball In
vitational (NABI) girls basket
ball tournament a success. June
21-25 NABI held a tournament
in Phoenix, Ariz, with 32 girls
and 32 boys teams from all over
the states. Our girls competed
well and finished in the top ten
for the tournament with three
wins, two losses.
A big thank you to all the
enterprises and individuals who
donated, sponsored and put in
valuable time to help this team
participate in this growing tour
nament: Tomcat Logging,
Tommie and Jo Ann Smith,
Bank of America, Everett
Elliott, Ft. McDowell Casino in
Arizona, Kah-Nee-Ta Resort
Casino', Power Enterprises,
Warm Springs Forest Products,
Tina and Easton Aguilar,
Ericksou's Sentry, Safeway,
Orvie and Shelia Danzuka,
Scott and Denys Moses, Susan
Lewis, Blanca Ball, Brunoe Log
ging, Jason Smith, Jay and Fay
Suppah, Lorraine Suppah,
Leland Thompson Jr., Wanda
Van Pelt, Harry Hisatake, Ricky
Graybael, Warm Springs Ven
tures, DMJ Automotive Ser
vices, Robert and Sandra Maine,
Alvis Smith III, Andy Stacona,
Charlene and Dennis White Sr.,
Satterlee's Jewelers, Shari Brown
and Family.
We appreciate all of the hard
work and dedication from the
Madras and Warm Springs com-
munities who made this whole
experience possible. Thank you
to the family members of the
team who helped with the trans
portation to Arizona, to the air
port and fundraising. A big thank
you to Grandma Margaret
Suppah for making the trip
down here and for always being
the best (and loudest!) cheer
leader. Another big thank you to and
from the members of the Or
egon Native Girls Basketball
Team for a job well done. First
of all, to my assistant coach
Joyce Suppah for helping with
everything, and to our team
manager, my wife Julie Suppah
who kept us up on meeting team
deadlines and planning of
events. Now to our team play
ers who played their hardest. A
big thank you to Jaylyn Suppah,
Jaylecn Maine, Shara Brown,
Sophie Smith, Shirell Adams,
Shanell Kalama, Briana Stacona
and Amanda Marchand.
This tournament was a great
experience, and we hope several
teams from Warm Springs will
compete in this next year, as it
is a good opportunity for our
players to grow and compete
against great teams from all over
the country. It is also a great
place to play in front of college
scouts looking for recruits to
play ball. Jake and Julie
Suppah.
Truly believe
This letter is for several rea
sons. The first one is to thank
everyone that made our revival
in March a huge success, those
that helped in tl nrchen, bring
ing food and mowof all attend
ing church.
The second is to thank ev
eryone who helped with Perry
Kalama, Jr.'s, memorial. You
were a blessing to the family by
being there, bringing-food and
showing your love. God bless
you all.
Now, this part is hard for me
because it is so close to the date
of Pebbles' passing, but I truly
believe one day we will meet
again.
My Dear Lord,
Here I am again, but today
I'm not asking for much.
Just for You to listen and
maybe a loving touch.
It was hard for me to con
tinue without my dear friend,
even when You assured me we
would meet in the very end.
I thank You for keeping her
children and grandchildren safe
and loved, surrounded by Your
angels sent from heaven above.
I miss the goofy way she
some time talked, her smile and
crazy, loud laugh.
Throughout the years we re
mained best friends, only later,
. life took us on different paths.
In grade school we met, I
think we were only eight and
nine, Indten dancing together
during the summer time.
Junior high came and our
bottoms saw a big paddle.
It would take more than that
for our friendship to be rattled.
In 1964 we traveled far to
attend Chilocco Indian School,
meeting a lot of friends from
all over Indian country, that was'
way cool.
Home Ec didn't want us, dry
cleaning, too. Somehow we
ended up getting blamed for
breaking all the rules.
The memories we had, some
bad but most of them good, we
made it to graduation day. Only
then did we know we could.
Thank you God, for keeping
us sisters and best pals, having
mercy on us two "good'' ole gals.
For blessings You keep send
Letters to the Editor
ing even though one is with You,
keeping me on track as only you
can do.
Thank You for listening and
reminding me of Your love,
You hold all the treasures there
in heaven above.
Love always and forever,
Your handmaiden Tina.
Thank you
This letter has been a long
time coming.
I want to say that I appreci
ate all my neighbors at Dry
Creek, always watching out for
my welfare. Thank you, Bob
Medina and family, for always
watching my house to see if I'm
alive yet. Thank you, Archie and
Avery. That time the small fire
happened at my house, Avery
ran all the way across our small
ravine to put out the fire, also
hollering for me to get out of
the house.
A big thank you, children, for
coming to cut the weeds around
my house and cleaning my yard.
For I love all my grandchildren,
young and old, you are all my
children. Maxine McKinley.
Boys team
From the Rez Express bas
ketball team, we would like to
acknowledge a few of our local
establishments and people who
helped us. They are:
Earl and Rita Squiemphen,
Central Oregon Livestock Auc
tion, Warm Springs Forest Prod
ucts, Karnopp Peterson Attor
neys, Black Bear Diner, Warm
Springs Power Enterprises, Val
Squiemphen, Earlynne
Squiemphen, Tom O'Reilly,
Tony and Talya HoUiday, KWSO
radio station, The Bend Bulle
tin, Albert, Gabby, Richard,
Shawn, Davis Jr. Sohappy, all of
the people who donated pop
cans and bottles and supported
our food sales and car wash.
Forgive me for any person who
did not get recognized for their
generosity.
Thank you all for helping
sponsor our High School Boys
All-Indian Basketball team Rez
Express. We were able to attend
the 2005 Native American Bas
ketball Invitational (NABI)
tournament during June 21-25
held in Phoenix, Ariz.
Although we did not make
the championship bracket at the
end of the tournament, our
boys gave it their best which is
all they can do. Thank you for
believing in our kids and sup
porting them in their endeavors.
We would not have the
means to be successful widiout
all of your help. Now that things
are done and over with, we see
what our community is made of
and know where we stand in the
basketball world.
Lasdy, thanks to Chance and
LaRonn for doing their part in
the fund raising, right down to
the last sack lunch filled and
cupcake frosted. Thanks guys.
Sammi O'Reilly, coordina
tor. Meth danger
Meth, crystal, glass, speed,
crank, ice and "G" - it's all the
same and called methamphet
amine! Like most drugs meth
can cause serious brain damage
such as short and long term
memory loss, psychotic behav
ior, mood swings, anxiety, con
fusion and sleeping problems
(insomnia). Meth can be injected,
snorted, eaten and smoked.
Every pound of meth produced
leaves behind five to six pounds
of toxic waste. Fumes generated
during the manufacturing pro
cess can contaminate porous
surfaces such as walls, carpets
and countcrtops. These sub
stances can also be inhaled if
the person is unaware. One shot
or hit of meth can be as cheap
as $20 but will only increase
when you need to feel that high
once more.
The environmental damage
and pollution from meth is toxic
and very poisonous. Ingredients
include substances which can
cause chemical burns or can be
easily ignited. Meth clean-up can
cost anywhere from $3,500 to
$5,000 per lab.
The dangers of meth use to
unborn children can result in
premature delivery or spontane
ous abortion. The child may be
born with abnormalities to the
cardiovascular system, central
nervous system and deformities
to the arms and legs. A child who
is born prematurely has a high
risk of sudden infant death syn
drome, HIV, hepatitis B and
withdrawal symptoms similar to
that of a meth user. Meth use
increases the risk of child abuse,
neglect and domestic violence.
In many states including Or
egon, meth is the number one
drug used and seized, while
meth users are the hardest to
treat of all drug users.
Just recendy a man in Salem
was sentenced to more than 50
years in prison for running a
man over with his car and beat
ing him with a brick. He admit
ted to using meth and tested
positive for meth.
If you or someone you know
uses meth, stop and get help. It's
not too late, but the longer you
wait, the more chances you take
with your life and those around
you.
For drug and alcohol infor
mation call (800) 729-4889.
This message is brought to you
by the Community Health Edu
cation Team in Warm Springs.
Birdie K. Wermy, extern.
Jury duty
I would like to take this time
to say a big thank you to all the
people who served on Jury
Duty for the months of May
and June. It took you away from
your jobs, and children, but you
took the time to come in. Once
again, thank you. Arlene J.
Bryant, jury coordinator.
Driver class
I want to extend a public
thank you and appreciation to
Lawrence Macy of High Lookee
Lodge in hosting our AARP
Driver Safety Class on June 13
14, and for the "extra mile" of
graciousness not commonly
found stateside.
I wish also to thank Lawrence
Squiemphen and the Senior
Center for the hours of time and
effort helping this class come
together so well. I am honored
to be a part of future classes
here.
Graduates and certificate
holders of the June driver
safety class are: Daniel Brisbois,
David and Edna Gonzales,
Buford Johnson Jr., Charles
Nathan, Patricia Copeland, Earl
and Norma Samp of Madras,
and Homer S. Habertich of
Metolius.
I have made contact with ten
graduates who tell me they re
ceived their insurance premium
discounts. I'm sure the remain
ing graduates, who I've been
unable to make contact with,
will be receiving their dis
counts too.
During approximately 12
years of tribal employment,
Warm Springs was my second
home, during which time I be
came acquainted with people
from every walk of life, and
after retiring from the police
department, a piece of my heart
remained behind. Returning to
teach the AARP Driver Safety
Class is a pleasure and an honor.
The next class is scheduled at
I iigh Lookee Lodge Sept. 16-17.
Most sincerely, Ruth
Womack.
Renewal
The truth is that our society
and everything in it are in a state
of decay. Yet no one can fail to
sec in some segments of our
society die dry rot produced by
apathy, by rigidity, and by moral
emptiness. Only the blind and
complacent could fail to recog
nize the great tasks of renewal
facing us - tribal government.
Decay is hardly the word for
what is happening to us. We are
witnessing changes so profound
and far reaching that closed eyes
can hardly grasp all the implica
tions, with respect to most of
these events, off-reservation
casino, McQuinn logging con
spiracy and the Helle burn
down payments just smidgens.
Non-tribal jurisdictions (Public
Law 280) the detainers - offer
reservation warrants, etc. By
who's authority does Tribal
Council and tribal court judges
exercise co-signing off reserva
tion collections and law to come
in and violate our civil rights
according to (Public Law 280),
whose side are you on? The
white man has taught you very
well, greed! You represent the
tribe officially by oath to repre
sent whose interests? How much
sovereignty are you truly deal
ing off here? The above-mentioned
events include many
other departments. It's the same
ol' same ol' just a different day
and a different year. Oh yeah, I
almost forgot about our corpo
rate attorneys.
Recognizing renewal facing
our educational programs, prac
tice what you preach - don't only
make the child responsible for
their actions (truancy, delin
quency), hold the parents re
sponsible too. Stop the excuses
and start some action. Our so
cial renewal depends ultimately
on individuals, and the individu
als here on the rez have their
problems. The individuals are
obsolete. We can only survive
if we start to finely tune the
machine running our tribe. This
requires suppression of individu
ality. The dangers are real, and we
must combat it with all the re
sources at our command. For
tunately those resources are sub
stantial. We need not be en
slaved by the organizational ar
rangements we have designed to
serve us. If our society hopes
to achieve renewal, it will have
to be a hospitable environment
for creative men and women. It
will also have to produce men
and women with the capacity for
self-renewal. Our tribal society
depends on some measure of
motivation, commitment, and
conviction to values men live by,
the things that give meaning to
their lives.
A question that must be
asked of every social enterprise.
The renewal of our society and
tribal organization can only go
forward if someone cares and
I care!
We need to understand our
situation now that we are in dan
ger of failing through lack of
material strength.
If we falter, it will be a fail
ure of heart and spirit. Finally
we shall renew neither ourselves,
nor our society, nor a troubled
world, unless we share a vision
of something worth saving.
Wesley K. Smith.