E Coosh EEWA: The wgy it is
Being a big loser
benefits all who
School issues
enter and keep
To all my relatives near and
moving
far, here’s wishing a very Happy
Pdge 4
Spily^y Tymoo
February 16, 2006
Letters to the Editor
parents getting on with their lives
— as it is. (Gas and alcohol mon
ies aren’t a solution either. It’s
just another way of “jerking”
Valentines Day. Many warm the system around to get some
By Selena Boise
fuzzy heartfelt hugs and kisses. thing for nothing.) If we’re not
M anagement successor
V isuali 2 e those little naked part of the solution, we are part
Did you hear on KWSO that winged “stupid/cupid guys,” of the problem. And believe
Sue Matters is one of the “Big with rosy red puckered lips, with you me, this is only the “tip” of
Losers” in Warm Springs? Well, a bunch of sweet scented roses, the iceberg. Well, laters. Tamer a
I have decided to join this moti plus those cute stringed bows J. Kalama.
vated group of los
along with the heart-shaped ar
ers and be a loser
rows on the side... all that
myself. I did this last
mushy stuff to all who are near
Hagai 1:5, Now therefore
year but I couldn’t
est and dearest loved ones to thus saith the Lord of hosts;
keep myself mov
me — and you know who you consider four ways. Hagai 1:7,
ing. I started out good and got a are.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts;
program going but something
Now for those of you who consider , your ways. Two times
always happens to stop me.
really care and want to know, and the Lord tells us to consider our
The hardest part is to actu also for those of you who are ways. On 1-29-06, electricity
ally get started, and then even bored and just want to read went out for over 1,000 people
harder to keep going. But this something, here it goes:
in the Warm Springs area. But
year I am going to get started
With each new day my for one couple who are in their
and hope that I continue.
struggles are moment to mo 70s, and who are our elders, they
Exercise is a healthy thing to ment, and I find myself stum have not had hot water for a
do, and for anyone who decides bling. .. a lot. But I guess in re shower or electricity to cook
to give it a try, you will definitely ality if I took the time to look with, nor washer or dryer for
benefit from it. I feel like I have around me, I am not alone. (My clean clothes for nine days now
more energy when I go walking sister Chicken once asked me, and counting. What I found out
the night before.
“Without our daily troubles in is that we are in pretty sad shape
With Valentines Day come life, how do we learn to rely within our Confederated Tribes.
and gone all those with good in upon our faith and prayers?”) I There are no funds to help an
tentions will have to work out a want to believe “that I am not elderly couple such as this case.
little extra because of all the given more than I can handle,” No emergency housing to put
chocolate candy we have eaten. but it gets tough fighting battles them in. No funds to them in a
I could not believe how much day to day without stopping to motel. Really no way for the tribe
candy was on the shelves at appreciate the lessons learned to help them out. Consider this
Safeway, and I went there Mon from out of all the chaos.
women in her 70s needing elec
day for last minute something
Alvis Smith Sr. set and ex tricity for her oxygen machine,
or other and there was hardly ample for me by starting out by and being without her oxygen
anything.
telling jokes but that’s only funny machine for nine days and
Being a big loser I have to if you understand what the joke counting. Consider an organiza
control my chocolate intake is about. Here’s a few goot ones tion can put over 50 tribal mem
during this day, and it was hard — I hope you laugh with me (not bers out of work and in their
for me.
at me).
places we can fly in consultants
I know that I have to write
When will our “key people” and feed them at restaurants and
an essay before my final mea in power (and those who think at Kah-Nee-Ta. Consider hiring
surements, but I wanted to share they are) help us move ahead a non-tribal member and give
with everyone that I hope to towards goals that’ll better our him two jobs while tribal mem
improve my health by entering life situations? With all the en bers get nothing. Consider that
this challenge. It’s not enough to rolled tribal members in mind people love their high positions
say it anymore, because it doesn’t (as a whole) and just a certain and status more than the needs
improve. I hope to breath easier few? (black/elk/speaks, ayes- of their people. Consider that
when I climb those stairs at bee’s-c’s?) If you don’t get “it,” some live in mansions or have
the finest cars and material
COCC. I don’t know if you read it again. Anywho.
have seen these stairs but they
After parent-teacher confer things that money can buy. And
are hard for me.
ence day, it boggles my weary yet the people have nothing! No
I’m ashamed to say this but head we are still “making due” hope, no jobs. There is one thing
I would sometimes drive myself with buildings that aren’t ser I have yet to see, and that would
up the hill to my next class. Not viceable for “our babies” edu be the budget of all the consult
anymore.
cation. Remember the days they ants and all these board mem
I prefer to walk because it is had to use the cafeteria as a bers that we fly in from Palm
easy to do. But I would like to gym ... or temporary modules Springs and beyond. We can
begin the noontime aerobics or were put in for a temporary fix feed all these consultants and
exercise at the Community Cen — but is now set up as a perma board members with the finest
ter but there again I talk about nent fix! And a teacher’s house food in Warm Springs, yet when
it for a while and end up not was used as a music room. It it comes to our elders, our
going.
seems the “time-being solutions” homeless, no one will lift a fin
Having a full schedule keeps are a finger in the dam — joke ger. Can you go without a nice
me from going there but I will on our Rex. (And we just keep hot home cooked meal for nine
in the near future make time for putting up with it, year after days? I want to share a dream I
year.)
this.
had sometime ago. The Confed
I hope all the losers are mov
Warm Springs needs to build erated Tribes of Warm Springs
ing and got their exercise rou for our people a school that’ll was asking for ideas from the
tines going because I think it is not only educate kindergarten people of Warm Springs on the
a good program for us because through twelfth grades but also plague of alcohol and drugs. I
spoke and said that we needed
it gets us moving and keeps us take our youth beyond.
moving. I especially enjoyed the
Other reservations have In
exercise tips I received last year dian Junior Colleges going for
because it was good reminder them and here we are still work
ing at grade school needs —
for me to keep moving.
So good luck and have a Hupa even has a Job Corps cen
Happy Sweet 16 to my sonny
ter with focus on young single
good workout.
boy Nelson Wolfe on Feb. 18. With
all my love, hugs and kisses. Love
always,
Mom.
Spilyay Tym oo
Happy Sweet 16 to our
CCoyote News, Est. 1976)
baby bro Nelson W. Wolfe
on 2-18-06. We all hope you
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you deserve only the best.
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Power outage
to close our borders to alcohol
and drugs, have roadblocks and
prevent drugs and alcohol from
coming on the Rez. Float all
those off the Rez who deal
drugs for life or till they quit
dealing. This man who was ask
ing a question (a respected
leader among us) said this is
foolishness! This is not the kind
of wisdom we want to hear!
And so now I hope you see the
thinking of our organization.
Consider your ways. Easton
Aguilar.
Memorial
Anna, Warren R., Shayla and
little Jake want to take this op
portunity to thank all the people
who attended our one-year me
morial for the loss of our loved
one, Trudee Ann Queahpama-
Clements. The many actions of
true caring, compassionate
people whose feelings were
shared throughout the day with
us were very moving and uplift
ing.
The warm memories that
were sincerely shared filled our
hearts with indescribable love
and warmth. Our emotional
wellness is gready enhanced due
to your sharing of love and sup
port.
The material things that we
shared at the memorial were to
praise and glorify our Creator
and to honor and respect with
dignity and worth, the positive
achievements and qualities of a
beloved mother, grandmother,
daughter, relative and friend. We
did so in humbleness, honor,
gratitude, and respect for our
tribal traditional longhouse be
lief and responsibility. Due to
her outward caring and concern
for others, she took the initia
tive and responsibility to encour
age and support a monument
memorial for her deceased
cousin, Rhonda Clements.
We thank the people who
came together with testimony as
to what type of person she was.
She left good, wonderful memo
ries with us.
(Note: the preceding letter was
written by Warren R. Clements
prior to his passing. The letter is
shared here by Anna Clements.)
A memorial tribute and honor
for our daughter was a tremen
dous success. Preparing for a
memorial takes a lot of work,
time, and financial support.
There are a lot of people we are
grateful to.
First of all, the following
people we appreciate and thank
for their help and support.
Brother Cal Queahpama and
nephew Austin Greene for lay
ing, and preparing the cement
foundation for the memorial
stone.
Cooks: Wanda Vanpelt, Lisa
Suppah, Bobbie Suppah and
Deha Wesley helped to prepare
the food. Coming forward and
stepping up when asked to help
with fringing shawls were; Jackie
and Dorothy Simtustus and
Evaline Patt. Doing all the sew
ing was Teeny Tappo.
We want to thank all these
special people, powwow friends
that came from out of town for
their support. Coming from
Yakama Nation were Joe Jay
Pinkham. Thanks for his won
derful words,Washat singing and
drumming, his wife and daugh
ter Trudie. Also M argaret
Lamere and daughters. They
were good support. Jola Lotus
and Janet George and their sis
ter, shared wonderful words and
memories at the pow wow trail
we all traveled.
Coming from Umatilla was
Chief Jesse Jones. He had won
derful words to share; Quartz
Creek honored him with a
Chief Song. We would like to
thank Eva Montee and Reba
Powell for the good words they
spoke about our daughter
Trudee. We also thank Lena Ike
for her wonderful rendition of
the Lord’s Prayer in sign lan
guage. Eva Montee also took
part in this wonderful tribute.
If we have left anyone out,
please know it was not inten
tional. We truly appreciated all
your good hearts, support and
love. Anna Clements and
family.
Recent loss
(Note: The follow ing letter is
from Gov. Ted Kulongoski to Anna
Clements, widow o f the late War
ren R. Clements.)
Dear Anna, I was deeply sad
dened to hear of Rudy’s pass
ing. Please know that Mary and
I are thinking of you and send
ing our prayers for your com
fort and our hope that your
grief will be eased by the many
wonderful memories of your
lives together.
I very much enjoyed the op
portunity to work with Rudy.
He was obviously loved by all
who knew him, and his passion
for his people showed in the way
he tirelessly worked to help
them. His deep commitment to
the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs and to the State
of Oregon was always clear and
his service to us all was truly
commendable. All Oregonians
are better for his life’s work.
With kind regards and sym
pathy, sincerely, Theodore R.
Kulongoski.
Apologies
Thelma Dickson, I am
truly sorry for what I’ve
done. Please forgive me. I
know I need help, so
please pray for me, so I
can get the help I really
need. Please forgive me.
Edgar Boise.
To the people of Warm
Springs, I would like to
take this time to apologize
for my actions on Aug. 23,
2005. I was in pretty deep
to my drugs at the time. I
know I have no excuses so
I’ll say none. What I do
know is that I made a
promise to myself to do
better this year, become a
productive tribal member
again, and most of all start
being a dad again. I meant
no harm to my people and
most of all my children.
So if I hurt you in any way
I apologize from the bot
tom of my heart. I got a
pretty good deal for what
I have done and thank the
judge for her leniency.
Thank you for your time.
Wesley Smith.
To the people of my
home town of Warm
Springs, and to my lil’ sis
Thelma Mae and my bro
in-law Edgar. May you ac
cept my sincere apology
for my actions on Christ
mas morning. As it was
stated by the policeman, I
endangered your lives, so
I’m saying, “I am very
sorry and I truly mean it.”
Sincerely, Lawrence
Polk.
To the people of Warm
Springs, I would like to say
I am very sorry. Whatever
you do, don’t drink and
drive because it will get you
into trouble and you will
sit in the Warm Springs jail.
Cuz I’m sitting in here for
drinking and driving
Randy Yahtin Jr.
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*
Happy 26th birthday to
Alonzo Colazo. Hope you have
fun. Always, a caring friend,
Joanna.
My baby/nephew, I love yo u
Our Grandson, Happy,
so much and I hope y o u have a happy birthday. We love
grea t day. May y o u have many you Jake Frank and hope
m ore g r e a t b irth d a ys. L ove, your day goes well. Love
A untie Veronica.
you a lw a ys, G ran d pa
Happy birthday to my nieces (did
Hey Neph, We wish you Roscoe, Daniel, Tim and
I say nice!) Sacheen, Missy Muffet, the best birthday. You’re a M ike G reene. G randm a
Dorothy, Donna Moon, Veronica, smart kid and we know you C elia, Sarah, D elsie and
Sherri, Dena, Jaunita, Donetta, Dot, will go a long way. Love, Paullee Greene. (Also our
Norma, Yolanda, Andrea, Kly, Uncles Brutus, Jeff, Ben, wives and husbands too.)
Tymee, Randl, Tashina, Olivia, Francis and G arrett, and
To our nephew, Jake Frank,
Diana, Tiffany, Lula, Lori Sue, Auntie Alexyz and Crystal. happy birthday and wish y o u all
Charlene, Snuffi, JoElla, Jocoba,
Our Bro Yi-Yi, Jake Frank. the best. From Irk ie, A llie,
Ravonnie, Simone, Rosetta, Winter We love you so much and wish Jamesina and Rhonda, Quinten,
and any other Chinese gals I forgot. you the best today and every A ud^ Lu and Levina, Buster,
Break hearts i f you must, make and day. We are glad to be here for A ngela and Simon.
take ‘em right but most o f all, for your day. Love, your best sis
To our cousin, Jake Frank,
give and forget and live on! Much ters, Veronica and Lawrencia we all wish you a very happy
Greene.
love, Auntie Emma.
birthday. Love, Angelina, Karina,
My son, I wish you a very Shirley, Perry and Jayce.
Happy birthday to my happy birthday. May your
loveable and precious grand day and every day be filled
Happy Birthday to
son, Jake Frank. I hope your with fun and lots of love.
Brandon and Josiah
day is the best and that you Take care and be good ev
Have a good day!
have a great time today. I ery day. Love you alw ays,
The family
love you always, Ulla Mona. Dad Ramon and Plyza.
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