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Spilyay Tymoo January 4, 2007
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New Year’s
Resolutions are
life changing
Another person is Daniel
Gilbert.
Thank you so very much, all
o f you. Sincerely, M a ry,
T aco ,
Je n n y ,
S a lly ,
H am ley and Bonius.
B y Selena Boise
Management Successor
Raffle winners
Happy New Year! I hope
that all is well with the transi­
tion into the New Year. Some
o f us w ill still be
writing 2006 when
Spilyay
we write dates any­
Speaks
Sophie Smith gradu­
where, but we’ll ad­ v _____ __y
ated from Marine Corp
just.
recruit training on Dec.
So what does the New Year
21 at Parris Island, South
mean for you? This is when I
Carolina.
take a look at the past year and
She will go on to Ma­
decide on a New Year’s resolu­
rine combat training in
tion for myself, and it has to be
North Carolina on Jan.
something that will help make
23.
an improvement in my life.
Sophie is the daughter
After thinking it over for the
of Jake and Julie Suppah
w eekend I decided to make
and Alvis Smith III.
good changes for myself. After
Her grandparents are
hearing that I was borderline, or
Alvis
Smith Jr. and Allie
pre-Diabetic I enrolled in the
Queahpama, and Everett
lifestyle change program and it
Elliott and Susan Lewis.
has taught me a lot about my
Her great-grandpar­
health.
ents include atwai Helen
I would like to continue that
Sohappy, atwai Clayton
and it can be challenging because
Queahpama
old habits die-hard. So this year
Alvis Smith Sr., atwai
I want to work at staying on the
Ramona Smith, Nathan
right track where my health is
Lewis, Velma Heater and
concerned. Because diabetes is
Franklin and M argaret
something that I hear a lot and
Suppah
there are many members of our
Sophie is enlisted for
community that have had this
four years.
in their life both directly and
indirectly. Prevention is a good
thing.
So this year I will stay on that
track and continue my lifestyle
change because it will be good To the Warm Springs Commu­
for me. If anyone has consid­ nity,
I would like to thank every­
ered changing their lifestyle hab­
its, I would encourage you to one who supported me and be­
enroll in this class because you lieved in me.
A very big thanks to Elfreda
will learn a lot and you will feel
Mitchell
for lending her shell
better too.
dress to me and Arlissa Rhoan
for lending her buckskin dress
to me for the M iss W arm
Springs Pageant.
Thanks to Anna Lopez for
Happy birthday to our No. 1
grandpa January 11, 2007 Rob­ her support and being there to
ert Sam Sr. Grandpa, we all love help me with my last-minute
you a lot and we are all glad that decisions.
I would also like to thank my
y o u ’re home and doing really good
mother
Dempsena Polk and
and you ju st stay that way and we
will all be there fo r you, love you. Harvi Tohet for always being
A-ll o f us, Woody Jr., Dartanian, there by my side: I love you.
Thanks,
Kay lobe, Elisha Suire, and Chantel
Sallie Polk-Adam s.
Picard. Clarence Vernon Sam
A thank you
Birthday wishes...
Janathian Tracy Ray- Tee Tias -
Gerald Lee Tias Jr. and Caleb.
To our dad Robert Tracy
Sam and a big happy birthday
Jan u ary 11, 2007. Love you
dad. Have a great day. Love
you, from all your kids, Tracy
Ray Sam - Sadie and Woody
Picard Sr. - Elsie - Robert Jr. and
Jasmine - Neda and Big G Tias
- Jeleah (OOah) Sam and Tho­
mas Chester Sam.
On th is J a n u a r y 11,
2007 I w an t to w ish m y
husband Robert Sam Sr. a
happy birthday. Love from
your wife M ar ell a Sam.
Appreciation
The family of Troy J. would
like to thank the EMT’s and
Mountain View Hospital. We are
saying thank you, B iffo rd,
Wacey, Grandpa Butch, Lucy,
Tom, Creep, Maria, Bobbit and
Marella and her girls, Oh, Tho­
mas and Cowboy, Lori and Patti.
We really want to thank Sara
and Sammy with VOCS. A per­
son we would especially like to
say thank you to very much is
Julie for letting us know what
happened.
Spilyay Tymoo
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Thank you to everyone for
the recent support.
The winners of the raffle are:
D arryl Smith, a hand drum;
JoDe Goudy, a pickup load of
wood; Budd Johnson, a wam­
pum necklace; Trevor Hurtado,
a silver headstall; Dana Hardin,
a P endleto n b lanket; Leo
Hellon, a beaded bag; Laura
Cailloux, a beaded bag; Winona
Stwyer, kilo cut beads; Roberta
Jim, dried corn; Donna Smith,
a Pendleton shawl; Wissie Smith,
a N avajo saddle blanket;
Jerm ain e Sam pson, a PSP
player; Mark Stevens, a fuzzy
blanket; Jeston Leonard, four
folding chairs; Reicie Chavez,
huckleberry jam; Barbara Starr,
buckskin; Jim Coburn, a fuzzy
jacket; Reuben Henry, a fuzzy
jacket; Janis Gunshows, a meat
grinder; Earlynne Squiemphen,
a $50 gas card; Kortney Stacona,
a $50 gas card; Teri Jo Yazzie,
10 basketball jerseys; Chance
Squiemphen, men’s breast plate;
Sherry Holliday, a rolling cart;
Jordan Leonard, a $50 Wal-
Mart gift card; Zachary Fluhr,
a $50 Wal-Mart gift card; But­
tons Heath, a microwave oven;
Jolene Hintsala, a set of dishes;
Sonia Heath, a 20-inch color
television; Sean Sohappy, an
Avon gift pack; and K alyn
Leonard, a wheelbarrow filled
with toys.
To pick up your raffle item,
see Rita Squiem phen or Val
Squiem phen.
New Year
Akoh to my many relatives
of Warm Springs. How are you
this beautiful and special day?
May the Great Spirit, Creator
bless and smile upon you, that
you would have a Happy New
Year. Especially to my beautiful
children and grandchildren:
Sonja, Remo, Kodiak, Lance,
Shard, T alon, T earle, and
Loreen, to my grandsons: Juan
Micheál and Frank Fencepost.
Also to my ex-w ife C ecelia
Winishut. Though I am not with
you in person, I am with you in
thought, spirit and prayers. I
would very much like to hear
from you, though I am incar­
cerated, you can write me at:
Tyree Stormbringer, Linn Co.
Jail, 1115 Jackson St. SE, Al­
bany, OR 97322. To those in the
H eartbreak Hotel, “M ay the
buffalo pipe woman help you to
wake and walk with a smile in
your hearts and on your faces
today and tomorrow. Akoh, All
My Relations, go in a good way.
R espect and love, T y re e
Storm bringer.
A poem
To the community,
Hello. How is everyone do­
ing? Good, I hope. As for me it
could be better but hey, that’s
life. I am writing this letter to
see if the person who wrote me
this poem will write me back with
an address and nam e. This
poem lifted my spirits and also
took my m ind o ff a lot o f
things. I thought all was lost un­
til I got that letter. Well, I did
lose everything. I lost my wife
and kids, my home and my cars.
And now there is another man
doing what I should have been
doing all this time. But hey, that’s
good. It takes a real man to take
in someone else’s kids and call
them his. My wife had to do
what she needs to do. For those
of you that don’t know, I tried
to take my own life when my
wife told me it was over. To my
family, please don’t be mad at
my wife. You guys are all she
has back there at home. As for
me, I’m not mad. I’m just not
sure what I’m going to do. Well,
at the moment I am doing col­
lege courses. So here is the poem,
so please Warm Springs, help me
find this person. Thank you for
your time. Tracy Ray Sam.
Second Chance
C ircum stances drastically
changed in an instant.
What was once so family and
cognisant has become unfamiliar
and alien.
Proclamations o f love, corre­
spondences fu ll o f endearments and
promises o f faithfulness, small ar­
gum ents that become large and
heated, fo r no reason that you can
conceive.
Unanswered calls when a setpat­
tern has been established for a while.
Stuttering and anger answer the
questions o f you r curiosity.
Subtle hints o f what’s to come,
blinking lights and arrows point us
to the answer, subconsciously pro­
tecting yourself from the reality o f
your situation and the circumstances
o f your current predicament.
Assumptions and premonitions
attack your weary mind like a can­
cerous tumor, knowing that you are
doing all that you can to hold it
together that which you believed was
strong, but in all actuality was as
fragile as priceless china.
Feeling y o u r world crashing
around you r ears making unwise
decisions without thoughts o f those
who love and care about you. Not
hearing the pain in your children’s
voices when they realise daddy’s
gone forever.
My friend all is not lost. The
future, you r future is as bright as
the sun.
You are loved by so many and
would be terribly missed. I f your
smile and happiness ceased to
brighten our existence.
Realfriends are fo r life. Associ­
ates are fo r now, and homeboys are
fo r themselves.
In me you have afriend that cares
how you are feeling and who wants
only the best our o f life fo r you.
You are loved by me and all o f
you r true friends and loved ones.
Never be afraid to ask fo r help in
trying times. Fife throws curve balls,
i f you can’t hit the ball always re­
member there’s a catcher and you
have another chance. Fife is p re­
cious. Don’t be so quick to throw it
away. It wasn’t you r loss, it was
hers. Always persevere and overcome
all obstacles. Your friend fo r life.
Grateful
On beh alf of my parents
George and Janice Clements
and my sister Georgette Keo and
our family I would like to thank
all friends and relatives for all
your support and prayers after
the loss of our son, brother,
uncle.
I would like to thank the fol­
lowing family and friends for
being there and supporting the
family during this difficult time:
U ncle M ike and Aunt
Maxine, Uncle Grant and fam­
ily, cousin Rudy G , William Wil­
son, Dave and M isty, A unt
Lucille and Duane.
Thank you to Myra Orange
and Shirley Sanders and helpers
for cooking.
Thank you to the Health and
Wellness Committee and all the
people that brought food and
house items.
Also, thank you to the tribal
utilities department, Grandma
Millie Colwash and daughters
for making the outfit, Harvey
George and helpers for dress­
ing our loved one and Wilson
Wewa and Patrick Mitchell for
the services at home.
Thanks to N orm an Lucei
and the shakers congregations
for evening services and light­
ing up the house, and to Maty
Danzuka for taking care of the
plate.
Thank you to all the drum­
mers and bell ringers that con­
ducted the overnight services.
It was a very long week for
everyone that partakes in the
final services when a family such
as ours and the other families
lose a loved one— for this we
are very grateful for each and
every one of you.
It’s been and will continue to
be another difficult and trying
time for our family in losing
another son and sibling.
There are still unanswered
questions about what really hap­
pened on Oct. 16.
It is very disheartening for
the family to understand why the
investigators, managers and fire
officials in the public safety de­
partment were so disrespectful
and quick to announce this trag­
edy publicly at a Simnasho dis­
trict meeting and to the media
before informing the next of
kin.
And to date we feel they have
failed the family miserably by
not getting any information to
us— something we believe is
very disrespectful and unprofes­
sional. Luther Clements
Racial disparities remain in domestic violence
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP)
— Domestic violence rates fell
sharply between 1993 and 2004,
the Justice Department said last
week, while noting that Ameri­
can Indian women and native
Alaskan women are far more
likely to be victim ized than
whites and other minorities.
The Bureau of Justice Sta­
tistics said “intimate partner vio­
lence” rates fell by more than
50 percent, a decline that some
domestic violence experts attrib-
uted to increased training and
awareness among law enforce­
ment officials.
“For the first time, there are
entire domestic violence units in
law enforcement,” said Lonna
Stevens, director of the Sheila
Wellstone Institute, a Minne­
sota-based domestic violence
organization. “We’ve had proto­
cols and policies developed for
responding to this.”
In 1993, there were about 5.8
incidents of nonfatal violence
for every 1,000 U.S. residents
above the age of 12. By 2004,
that number had fallen to 2.6,
the agency said. Homicides fell
by about 30 percent, from 2,269
in 1993 to 1,544 in 2004.
The Justice Department de­
fines intimate partner violence
as violence by a current or
form er spouse, boyfriend or
girlfriend or a same-sex partner.
Stevens said police have
been less successful responding
to and deterring abusive behav-
ior in some minority communi­
ties, where racism and cultural
differences can keep reporting
rates low.
Over the 12-year reporting
period, about 18 out of every
1,000 American Indian and na­
tive Alaskan women were vic­
timized - a violence rate three
times higher than among white
women.
Asian males, white males and
the elderly reported the lowest
rates of partner violence.
Soaring lottery profits trigger more money for schools
SALEM (AP) — Profits from
the Oregon State Lottery's video
poker and slots games are ex­
pected to reach an eye-popping
$836 million by next June.
That's m illions of dollars
above the new sales plateau,
adopted in 2005, that would
trigger a higher share of gam­
ing profits to the state and a
lower share for lottery retailers
who host the games.
Reaching that level could
mean up to $18 million per year
more for public schools, salmon
and park projects.
But for retailers who host the
games, it means the third drop
in commission rates in three
years.
The new level was put in
place when the state lottery ex­
panded into electronic slots or
“line games.”
Lottery retailers were origi­
nally unhappy over accepting
only 25 percent of the lottery
terminal profits in exchange for
adding the Vegas-style games.
Their average commission rate
had already fallen from 32 per­
cent of video-poker profits to
28.5 percent when new con­
tracts were inked in 2004.
L o ttery critics, though,
pushed for even greater reduc­
tions once electronic slots were
added, filing a lawsuit and a bal­
lot initiative over the issue.
The Lottery Com m ission
adopted a compromise sug­
gested by Jonah Edelman, the
executive director of the group
Stand for Children. If electronic
slots boosted sales 40 percent
by this fiscal year, retailers
would automatically take a lower
share of the profits.
That would reduce lottery
retailers' profit share to about
22.5 percent — down from 25
percent - with the rest going to
the state.
Lottery Director Dale Penn
said he never expected to reach
that trigger, which amounts to
$805 m illion in video games
profits for the fiscal year end­
ing next June. But the state's
D ecem ber revenue forecast
pegged video lottery profits at
$836 million.
The looming cut in retailer
commissions has been a hot
topic among bar and restaurant
owners who host lottery termi­
nals.
Jim Eastridge, the owner of
Magoo's Sports Bar in Salem,
said electronic slots have in­
creased his lottery business, but
the lower commissions will neu­
tralize his economic gains.
“It's putting me back, com­
m ission-w ise, where I was a
couple years ago,” Eastridge said.
Still, he estimated the bar will
net about $100,000 or $105,000
from video lottery games.
“The lottery is keeping a lot
o f us in business; there's no
doubt about that,” Eastridge said.
Edelman of Stand for Chil­
dren said he was pleased that the
trigger will take effect.
“Now, the significant increase
in lottery revenues due to line
games will result in greater fund­
ing for schools and other public
services, rather than just lead­
ing to greater profits for lottery
retailers,” he said.