Spiiyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
January 4-, 2007
Effect of war at home was top news of 2006
B y Dave M cM echan
Spilyay Tymoo
T here are several young
people of the Warm Springs
community who are serving in
the Middle East and elsewhere
overseas, during this time of
war.
L arry S w itzler, Law ren
Slockish, Levi Dowty, Austin
Smith Jr., Rodney Kenyon Jr.,
George Boise, Raylene Thomas,
Jero m e H enry, and Steven
James are among those serving.
The effect o f w ar was
brought home also in 2006,
during Pi-Ume-Sha. The guests
of honor during the powwow
were Meg and Wes Tucker, of
Madras, parents of Pfc. Tom
Tucker, who was killed in Iraq.
There was a great and emotional
show of support by the tribes
for the Tuckers.
Each year at this time we
choose the news items that were
the prominent stories of 2006.
This year the effect of the war
at home was at the top of the
list. Here are some others:
Casino developments
During 2006, the tribes’ pro
posed Cascade Locks casino be
came a central point of discus
sion during a hearing before the
U.S. Senate Committee on In
dian Affairs.
Also during 2006, the tribes
unveiled the name and logo for
the proposed casino in Cascade
Locks: The Bridge of the Gods
Columbia River Resort Casino
is the proposed name, and re
fers to a Wasco legend.
And in 2006 the tribes en
dorsed Gov. Kulongoski for re-
election, in part because of his
support for the tribes’ economic
development projects.
Births
K oby R ey Bae%
Veronica Baez is pleased to
announce the birth of her son,
Koby Rey Baez, born Decem
ber 12, 2006 at 6:57 a.m. He
joins cousins Jake Frank of
Warm Springs, also Verbena,
Lawrencia and Paige Greene of
Crow Agency, Mont. His grand
parents are Ramona Baez of
Warm Springs, and Luis Baez
of San Bernardino, Calif. His
uncles are Ramon Greene and
Luis “Brutus” Baez of Warm
Springs. The great grandparents
are Teresa and Luis Baez of
Mexico, and the late Verbena
and Perry Greene, and Harold
Greene of Warm Springs.
T ristan I si ah M itch ell
* Arthur B. Mitchell Sr. and
Angeline Blackwolf are pleased
to announce the birth of their
son Tristan Isiah Mitchell, born
on December 17, 2006. Tristan
joins Donte, Joe, Eric, Matt,
Arthur Jr., and Gloria.
The father’s mother is Gloria
Mithcell of Warm Springs.
The mother’s parents are the
late Kenny Blackwolf and Mary
Lee Wolfe.
D arreck D om inion P alm er Jr.
Darreck Palmer Sr. and Ellen
Jackson are pleased to announce
the birth of their son Darreck
Dominion Palmer Jr., born on
December 17, 2006. Darreck
joins Kain, and Clara and Monei
Rah. The father’s parents are
R aynele P alm er and A ndy
Leonard.
G erald L ee T ias Jr.
Gerald Sr. and Neda Tias of
Museum Calendar
The Museum at Warm Springs will host the follow
ing no-school day activities during the month of
January: Monday, Jan. 15 from 1 to 4 p.m. for grades
4 and up. Activity: weaving.
Friday, Jan. 26 from 1-4 p.m. for grades 4 and up.
Activity: stringing beads. Wednesday, Jan. 31 from 1
to 4 p.m. for grades 4 and up. Activity: painting tiles.
Activities will be in the museum Education Room.
To register call the museum at 553-3331.
The Museum at Warm Springs is hosting W inter
W o n d er C ra ft N ig hts from 5 to 8 p.m. every
Wednesday through the middle of March. The craft
nights, held in museum Education Room, are open to
community members 18 years and older.
The craft for the Jan. 10 and 17 gatherings will be
weaving. The craft for the Jan. 24 and 31 gatherings
will be beading. The craft for the Feb. 7 and 14 gath
erings will be crocheting. Craft for the Feb. 21 and 28
gatherings: sewing machine projects (please bring
sewing machine.) March 7 and 14 gatherings: hand
sewing moccasins, etc.
There is no fee. Bring your craft material/projects
every Wednesday evening to the museum Education
Room. For information call the museum at 553-3331.
Warm Springs are pleased to
announce the birth of their son
Gerald Lee Tias Jr., born at
11:40 a.m. on December 26,
2006 at Mountain View Hospi
tal in Madras. At birth Gerald
weighted 7 pounds 13 ounces
and measured 19 V 2 inches in
length. Gerald has a big brother
Janathian Tracy Ray-Lee Tias 16
months at home.
The grandparents are Robert
and Marella Sam Sr. and Vernon
Tias Sr. and Ruth Anderson all
of Warm Springs, great grand
parents Eliza and Harvey Jim
and the late Chester Van Pelt Sr.,
the late W illiam “B ill” and
Evelyn Wesley Sam, great grand
mother Carol Craig of Warm
Springs, great grandfather the
late Wesley Tias of Pendleton,
great grandparents Les and
Perthena White and Paul Ander
son all of Warm Springs.
W arm S prin gs su p p o rt
groups/AA/NA meetings are at
the following times on these days
of the week:
Monday from 5:30 to 7 p.m.:
Change at the mill
In 2006 there were some sig
n ifican t changes at W arm
Springs Forest Products Indus
tries. Changes at the mill are im
portant because of the number
of families on the reservation
who are affected: There are 136
full-time workers at the mill.
In 2006 WSFPI struggled
with one of the weakest lum
ber markets in recent years. As
a result, the WSFPI board imple
mented significant cost-saving
changes, such as a reduction in
overtime, elimination of an in
centives program, and changes
in health coverage.
A new general manager also
took over at W SFPI during
2006. Larry Potts announced
his resignation, and is replaced
by new general manager Mark
Jackson, who has several years
experience working in the tim
ber and natural resource fields.
The plan for an eventual change
in m anagement was adopted
about two years ago, and Jack-
son was named to the succes
sor role by the WSFPI board
and Tribal Council.
Page 3
When the River Ran Wild!
Tribal member George W.
Aguilar Sr. made a rare accom
plishment during 2006.
His book — W hen the R iver
Ran W ild! Indian T raditions on
the M id-C olum bia an d Warm
S prings R eservation — won an
Oregon Book Award.
At the awards ceremony in
Portland, Aguilar was presented
with the Sarah W innem ucca
Award for Creative Nonfiction,
a rare and great accomplishment
for the author.
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