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E Coosh EEWA: The way it is Out with the old, and in with the new B y Selena B o ise M anagement successor So what do you think about those old houses being torn down on the campus area? I remember seeing mold on one of the roofs, so that means it must be old. Well, I know of other houses in the com m unity that have mold on Spilyay their roofs, and they Speaks are basically old. s.__________ > W hat about the old clubhouse building that is still there? I hear it has historical sig nificance, but then I heard the same about a few of the other houses that were torn down. I know th at th ere w ere houses placed on the campus area to house teachers for the boarding school that once was here. In fact our Spilyay Tymoo office was a home for a teacher, or so I’ve heard. I’m not sure about the homes near the Warm Springs Elemen tary S ch o o l, the ones on “teacher row.” One o f the fa vorite spots for trick or treating for many, many kids. There are homes near the old clinic that were built to house the medical personnel employed there. I’m not sure how far back that goes. I know that it was considered the hospital, and ba bies were actually born in Warm Springs. That was before the long rides to Redmond while in la bor. But the future holds in it a m arket, which w ill be on the campus area. I actually can’t wait for this to begin, because I en joy going to those. I can’t wait to see this actually happen. In the midst o f all this the Spilyay Tymoo and Radio Sta tion are looking toward a new building. I heard o f this happening before, so some of us are wait ing to see if it actually happens. My opinion about the loca tion is that it’s too far from the central location of the commu nity. People would have to get a ride up there to the industrial park to come to our office, in stead of walking here like they do now. How easy is it to make the deadline if you have to send your information inter-depart ment, or even mail it? Things will change for us but I guess we would just have to adjust to it. M y other concern is that when we move, we lose things. There were a lot o f old photo graphs that we couldn’t bring to this office because of space limi tations. Or it was felt we should only bring necessities. These old photos were lost in the move and thrown out as garbage. Will we lose things again? I hope not, because I would hate to see it again. But as things are going, we’re out with the old and in with the new. Spilyay Tymoo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan Management Succes sor: Selena T. Boise Advertising Manager: Sam Howard Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades Spilyay Tymoo is pub lished bi-weekly by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761. P^ge 4 Spilyay Tymoo June 8, 2006 Letters to the Editor Scholarship C ongratulations to W arm Springs tribal member, Gilbert “D uncan” Brunoe. He is the male recipient o f the $1,000 scholarship award from Kah- Nee-Ta High Desert Resort and Casino. Duncan is currently attend ing Mt. Hood Community Col lege with a major in Hospitality and T ourism M an agem en t. During his time at Mt. Hood Community College, he com pleted an internship at Disney’s All Star Resort through the Walt Disney World’s College Program Internship in Orlando, Fla. He recently had an opportu nity to travel to Hawaii with the Hospitality, Tourism and Res tau ra n t C lub o f M t. H ood C o m m u n ity C o llege. T h ey toured the Norwegian Cruise Lines Pride of America and the Hilton Hawaiian Village. He has completed one sea son and is currently on his sec ond season internship at Kah- Nee-Ta High Desert Resort and Casino. He has worked in the rooms division department for the front desk, reservations and Village gate, food and beverage departm ent for banquets and dining room and the table games d ep artm en t as a b lack jack dealer. He has been accepted at the University of Nevada Las Ve gas (UNLV) where he will work towards his Bachelors in Gam ing Management. His goals for higher education are set high: To become a leader, a positive role model and to make his family proud. We at Kah-Nee-Ta congratu late Duncan on his efforts and wish him the best in his studies. Final inspection The soldier stood and faced God, which must always come to pass. He hoped his shoes were shining, just as brightly as his brass. “Step forward now, you sol dier, how shall I deal with you? H ave you always turned the other cheek? To My Church have you been true?” The soldier squared his shoul ders and said, “No, Lord, I guess I ain’t. Because those of us who carry guns, can’t always be a saint. “I’ve had to work most Sun days, and at times my talk was tough. And sometimes I’ve been violent, because the world is awfully rough. “But I never took a penny that w asn ’t m ine to k e e p ... though I worked a lot of over time when the bills got just too steep. “And I never passed a cry for help, though at times I shook with fear. And sometimes, God, forgive me, I’ve wept unmanly tears. “I know I don’t deserve a place among the people here. They never wanted me around, except to calm their fears. “If you’ve a place for me here, Lord, it n eedn’t be so grand. I never expected or had too much, but if you don’t, I’ll understand.” There was a silence all around the throne, where the saints had often trod, as the soldier waited quietly for the judgment of his God. “Step forward now, you sol dier, you’ve borne your burdens w ell. W alk p e a c e fu lly on Heaven’s streets, you’ve done your time in Hell.” Author Unknown. (The above item was submit ted a war veteran o f the tribes in tribute to M emorial Day.) Wounded A N ez P erce E ld e r’s thoughts: They said I would be changed in my body. I would m ove th ro u gh the p h ysical world in a different manner. I would hold m yself in a dif ferent posture. I would have pains where there was no blood. I would react to sights, sounds, movements and touch in a crazy way, as though I were back in the war. T h ey said I w o u ld be w ounded in my thoughts. I would forget how to trust, and thin k others w ere tryin g to harm me. I would see dangers in the kindness and concern o f my relatives and others. Most of all, I would not be able to think in a reasonable manner and it would seem that everyone else was crazy. They told me that it would appear to me that I was alone and lost even in the midst of the people, that there was no one like me. T h ey w arn ed m e th at it would be as though my emotions were locked up, and that I would be cold in my heart and not re member the ways of caring for others. While I might give soft meat or blankets to the elders or food to the children, I would be un able to feel the goodness o f these actions. I would do these things out of habit and not from caring. They predicted that I would be ruled by dark anger and that I might do harm to others with out plan or intention. T hey knew that m y spirit would be wounded. They said I would be lonely and find no comfort in family, friends, elders or spirits. I w ould be cu t o ff from beauty and pain. My dreams and visions would be dark and fright ening. My days and nights would be filled with searching and not finding. I would be unable to find the connections betw een m yself and the rest of Creation. I would look forward to an early death. And I would need cleansing and healing in these things. (The above item was submitted recently by a war veteran o f the tribes in tribute to Memorial Day.) A thank you Thank you to Helle Jensen and Karin Sandberg from Den m ark, W arm Springs Forest Products for their donation to off-set costs of printing items, Elke and Jan for their medic set u p / availab ility (Elke w ill be heading to Iraq come Jan., Feb. and March 2007), Corbet and Timothy for their shared songs, prayers and words, Foster for his honor song to Iris, Lee and Lucy and Alex for all their re spect, love, prayers and contin ued support to this gathering - list of raffle will follow. A spe cial thank-you to our local Utili- Summer safety advice from Fire Management B y Suzy M acy Fire Prevention Tech There are 3 zones to be con cerned with when you are de fining your defensible space. Zone 1 is the primary area adjacent to the home. This is the area o f greatest m odification and treatment. It consists o f a recommended area o f 30 feet around the structure in which all flammable vegetation is re moved. Create a non-com bustible area at least three feet wide around the base of your home. This area needs to have a very low potential for ignition from flying embers. Use irrigated her baceous plants (such as lawn, ground cover, and flow ers), rock mulches, or hard surfaces (such as concrete, brick, and pavers) in this area. Keep it free o f woodpiles, w ood m ulches, dead plants, dried leaves and needles, flam mable shrubs (such as juniper), and debris. Try not to plant di rectly beneath windows or next to foundation vents. Frequently prune and main tain plants in this zone to en sure a vital growth and a low growth habit. Enclose or screen decks with metal screening. Do not use the area under decks for storage. If you plan to keep trees in this zone, prune to at least 6 to 8 above the ground. Remove any branches that interfere with the roof or are within 10 feet of the chimney. Remove all ladder fuels from beneath the trees. Ladder fuels are vegetation with vertical con tinuity that allows fire to burn from the ground level up into the branches and crowns o f trees. Zone 2 is an area of fuel re duction. It is a secondary buffer around the home and is a tran sitional area between zones 1 and 3. The size of Zone 2 depends on the slope o f the ground where the structure is built. Typically, the range is 20 feet (low hazard zone) 50 feet (mod erate hazard zone) or 100 feet (high hazard zone). Within this zone, remove diseased, dead or dying trees and shrubs. Thin and prune the remaining larger trees and shrubs. Small clumps of 2 to 3 trees may be left in Zone 2. Leave more space between the crowns of the trees. M ow grasses (or rem ove them with a weed trimmer) as needed through the growing sea son to keep them low, a maxi mum of 6 to 8 inches. Stack firewood and woodpiles up hill or on the same elevation as the structure but at least 30 feet aw ay from your hom e. Clear and keep away flammable vegetation w ithin 10 feet o f these woodpiles. Do not stack wood against your home or on or under your deck, even in win ter. M any homes have burned from a woodpile that ignited as the fire passes. Locate propane tanks 30 feet from the structure and keep free of weeds. Zone 3 (outer fuel transition) is of no specified size. It extends from the edge of your defen sible space to your property lines. Pruning is generally not neces sary in Zone 3; however it may be a good idea from the stand p o in t o f p erso n al safety to prune trees. Pruning helps re duce ladder fuels within the tree stand, enhancing wildfire safety. Mowing is not necessary in this zone. If you have any questions regard in g D efensible Zones around your home please call W arm Springs Fire M anage ment. ties D epartm ent and Easton, Tina and family. If we have for- gotten to mention anyone, our apologies. Again thank you. V ete ra n s, fa m ily and Healing Committee. Birthday and other wishes... Happy 8th Birthday to ou r g i r l S or ay a Yvana Mender^. Hope y o u r day on June 7 brings y o u as much fu n and happiness as y o u have brought into our lives. We love y o u so much and wish y o u the best. H ots o f love and kisses Mom and Dad, Carlos, Damian, I^raii and Jaihline. — Happy birthday Dave. You are the greatest1. Cheryl. H appy 17 th b irth d a y to our son D. Stw yer Junior. We love you so m uch. E n joy young life. L ove, M om and Dad. June 12. Happy birthday to our coolest biggest brother. We love you Ju n io r. Love, your baby bro’s Nick and Midjet and Kelly. Happy 17th birthday to my bro. Hove, y o u r liT sis B.J. and M ichael Bobb. H ap p y b irth d a y to our No. 1 uncle Ju n io r. Love, y o u r n ep h ew an d n ie c e s , H ap p y b elated b irth d ay to m y d a u g h t e r M a c y Quinn Joh n son , from D ad. M y love for yo u w ill liv e forever. Happy belated M other’s Day to D anell Tailfeathers. A ll my respect and appreciation goes to y o u f o r a ll and everything y o u have done with our kids. I write this with all the heart I can give through words. B est regards, as I am gone. The happiness I ’ve spoken o f w ill come. Hove, Otis Johnson. B est b ir t h d a y w is h e s to K ris tan S m ith . I lo v e y o u co w -g irl. L ove, c o u s in Je a n e tte Thom pson. L il* G ary, L iT T h at G irl Eva an d M ah k iyah . H appy b irth d a y to ou r nephew Junior. From uncle Gary and Rosa C. H ap p y b irth d ay to m y Daddy. I love you. Love, CeAsia Alice. J u n e 12 . H a p p y 1 7 th b irth d a y to m y b ab y bro Ju nior. Love, your lil’ Big Sis LaVonne Rose. June 11. Happy 28th birth day to my “bib baby love. ” Way- men. Eagle Speaker. I love you. From y o u r one and only. Letters of apology I am sorry I broke tribal law on May 25, 2006 by drink ing and acting disorderly, and then fighting at the VOC. I could have hurt somebody. I apologize to my family for the shame my actions have brought to our family name. Fur ther, I apologize to VOC. Wilona Poitra. I am sorry I broke the tribal law on May 25 by disorderly conduct. I further apologize to the following: W.P., who was directly impacted by my actions. Please forgive and forget. Kevin M. Smith. I am sorry I broke the law on May 13, 2006 by driving recklessly at Elmer Quinn Park on May 13 at about 8:45 p.m. I was under the influence o f alcohol, so I am sorry once again I know it was wrong for doing that and I promise I will never do that again, because I wasn’t in my right state of mind. Otherwise I wouldn’t have committed the crime and I want to say thanks to the officers for serving and protecting. Sam Jackson. To the community of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, the Tribal Police Department, and to the Warm Springs Tribal Court, I am apologizing to you all for my actions taken place on Dec. 7, 2006. I hope the community accepts my apology. Thank you for your time. A.A. Charlie. To the people o f the Confederated Tribes, I am sorry I broke tribal law on Feb. 12, 2006 by punching a tribal mem ber in the face during the Lincoln’s Powwow in Simnasho. 1 apologize to m y fam ily for the shame m y actions have brought to our family name. Further, I apologize to the fol lowing: Ellis Langley, who was directly impacted by my ac tions. I also want to say that I’ve made a mistake that won’t happen again, and to the children, I extend my apology for the incident. And I will make every effort to follow our laws in the future. Izaak Esquiro. To my reservation elders, famly and friends, on Jan. 5, 2006 in the late evening my actions have me now apologiz ing for all I’ve done under alcohol’s influence. I am able to realize my apology without acceptance truly is about humil ity, court ordered or not. My two friends, call my D.J. and backseat driver or neighbor and co-pilot, have heckled me. Yes, embarrassing only begins to describe all of this. Essie Lawson. I would like to apologize for my actions that occurred on January 2 8 .1 put m yself in danger and also a close friend to me. I used poor judgment on my part and could have easily hurt me and my passenger or another vehicle. I set a bad example for my kids and embarrassed m yself in the process. I also want to apologize to the officers because they were doing their job. I’m paying for it now. Walter Wolfe.
