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E Coosb EEWA: The way it is Thank you for support during time of loss It’s quite an experience when a family loses a loved one. A f ter the last breath is taken the initial sadness and r shock sets in. 3 I : Spilyay Then family and Speaks close friends come together for this loved one to be laid to rest. I t is to u ch in g to see the drummers come together and sing their songs, and the cooks to com e together to prepare meals until final rest The loved ones plate is taken dare o f until final rest as well. All o f this happens because o f caring people in oxxr commu nity. The family appreciates all o f you. ' W h en my m om , D ean n a Thompson, passed away every thing came together for us from her passing until she was laid to rest. As a family we are thankful to everyone who made it pos sible for us* especially for our moni. T he support was over whelming. The songs meant a lot tous. A fter the funeral our dad, Leland Thom pson Sr., became ill and was flown to O H SU in Portland. T h e support from family and friends continued. Without all our friends and relatives, it would be hard to stay strong pray for our dad to come back from this. W e are truly thankful. i O n a sour n o ^ ^ confused and ang r^ tn 2fx)u r dad’s stuff was stolen from his house as he lay in the intensive care unit. Missing i| a Pendleton blan ket from our mom ’s personal storage. She was keeping it for her long-time friend. I ’ve heard o f things like this happening but never thought it would happen during our time o f grief. It is a sad thing that some one could do this to a grieving family. W ho knows what qls£ was taken. Our mom stored a lot o f things for sentimental rea sons. O u r dad has made great progress and gets stronger ey-: ery day. Thank you fo r your prayers. Psge 4- Letters to the Editor Seniors Day È Tó all our generous friends from the Warm Springs Reser vation, : We had a wonderful time at the Honor Your Elders celebra tion. T h e children’s dances and giveaways warmed our hearts. The Honor Guard for our vet erans lifted our pride. The flute songs soothed our spirits. The silly games filled us with laugh ter. A And the delicious dinner put a special finish to a day o f good cheer and fellowship. Thank yim from the senior volunteers at the High Desert Museum. the goal o f the project was to ensure a healthy and drug-free environment. We believe’we accomplished our mission, if but only for a temporary time. The duration o f a .clean and safe park de pends- on the entire community. Please.share this news with others so we can work together for safe recreation sites. Thank you to our commit ted volunteers who assisted with this, effort as well as IH S Sani tarian for donating trash bags and B IA Forestry for providing the lunch. J o y c e O b e rly , P u b lic Health Educator. N orm a J. Montgomery. Boxing ring fo r your effo rts. Could you please just put P.O. B ox C on them. I can’t write to anyone in the jail. I try to. U nless, o f course, immediate family, with proof. Sorry. Box C works fine though. Happy M others D ay (be lated) to all the wonderful moth ers. You’re at the top o f my list, room. Miss all the others too. So with that, here’s my ad dress again... D o n ’t be afraid to write. Thank you. Anthony J. Gonzales, no. 2108412 * 2340 Mullan Rd., Missoula, M T 59808. Back on track I would like to tell the fol lowing people thank you for being there for me. I f it wasn’t for these people I wouldn’t be Approximately 25 commu here today. nity members convened on May i “Mypsy” arid boys,, Adeleta ,14-15 at Elmer Quinn Park. The Vernon Smith Sr. Zacarías, Toya Zacarías, Yvonne park was selected for clean-up Nathan, Rachel Smith, Nancy by concerned citizens because and kids, my Na-Na Lillian, and it is often the site for drug and most o f all my brother Jake and alcohol abuse. D u e to. overgrow n trees, W ell done? S h elia M. wife Stacey, if it weren’t for you two I wouldn’t be doing so well bushes and grass., the park pro Danzuka! Congratulations to our sister right now. vides areas which are easily ob I would also like to thank scured and hidden from view • Shelia Marie Danzuka for Com pleting hef Master o f Arts in Martha and Sblo Stewart fpr A rm ed w ith gloves, trash bags, rakes and a commitment ..Marriage and Family Therapy taking care o f my. kids. I ’m to a healthy community, volun •from George Fox University this grateful for that and am s@rry for all my wrong doings in my Spring. teers picked up several truck We are very proud o f yob* past, and that I ’m not that per loads o f trash. The Warm Springs Forestry fp r all o f yo u t acco m p lish son any more and getting , m y- Department, Fire Management ments, and wish you and your life back on track. Love, Ja m ie M cK inley- family the best o f luck in all your H ot Shot Crew* Utilities, COm- Park cleanup Thank you to Herb Graybael for helping purchase the new b o x in g ring fo r the W arm Springs Boxing Team. G et well soon. T h e W arm Springs M eth Task Force is developing road side prevention signs. T hese signs promote zero tolerance for meth. A memorial sign for families who-lost a loved one to meth/ drugs will also be attached to the sign. The idea behind the sign cam paign is. to pay respect to those families who lost a loved one from meth or drugs, and to pre vent losing more people from drugs and alcohol. The Meth Task Force is re questing permission from mem bers o f the community to re member those that we have lost. Currently, we are searching for eight families to come forward with remembrance names. So, i f you or anyone you know is interested, we sincerely appreciate your contributions towards this p ro je c t., . I f you have any questions about either project, please cpn- tact me at 553-3462, or attend the Meth Task Force meetings held every Wednesday at noon at the Family Resource Center. My office is located at the same place 1144 Warm Springs St. in the C H E T Department. Thank you for your time and attention. Wayne Miller, M eth P re vention Coordinator. Regarding letters Thank you for writing to the. Spilyay Tym oo.. P le a se , w hen w ritin g , keep in mind that letters should be o f no m ore than 3 SQ words. Letters th at are to o lo n g w ill have, to be cut. Please subm it only one letter per person per edition. N o libelous statem ents may be printed in the paper. Again, thank you. Congratulations rn lin it y H c ijilt h I '.d u c a tic iu ' I'ea tp, flfj^ u^end^ j ors. Bailey. 1 1| r-t(\ ||g ¡ are a^vays here for you,) jffeth. Task f^ rce H m a ja il in and are blessed to have you as mates worked together to mow grass, trim excess tree limbs, rake part o f our livesìr Ì Tove always, Jake and-Julie Hello community, weeds and leaves and collect Suppah, Sophie, Sierra, and trash. ■ I am. writing this letter to in Among the trash was several Jalaney. form the community about a,- program thatthe Warm Springs drug paraphernalia items. There Mêth Task Force is implement-' w ere the typ ical befer cans, bottles, cigarette butts and wrap- m AW April, Children’s Protee- The local “Rez Watch” Pro ! ping. However, we also collected tti/e S erv ices held' a Family, gram, siriiilar to the neighbor small pieces o f foil with black- Shind ig a t the'-. A gency- hood watch program, will begin brown residue, typical o f meth- Longherine* and there was a ■nOon. ‘ amphetamine free-basing. We foiind m ake'shift pipes .bead ed side; p u fse that wras, As thé Meth Prevention Co-: fourid. We1, s.till have it in our ordiqator, I will be meeting wifii •from rolled foil, aluminum and office. - r soda cans. * those interested families in tak » I f anyone lost a' side purse ing. part iri this program. We will Qhe syringetwas also found during-the Family Shindig, con discuss the formalities o f the /among an.arek-of broken glass, Xil addition, several bags arid tact CPS to identify the item. “Rez Watch” forms and where 5521-3209. Thank you. containers used for “huffing,” or to drop the forms o ff at drop Paula Kalama, CPS secre boxes locally. inhaling chemical vapors were tary. collected/- I will also bring some'snacks Without a watchful eye, these arid beverages to this meeting item s may appear harm less for the families. andmay be chalked up to sim .The whole reason behind this ply more trash. However, resi Hi, everyone, again. I ’ve been program is to combat metham due from m ethamphetam ine receiving letters fro m a few phetamine and the dangers that and other drugs can remain on friends, and I ’m thanking you it brings to families and children. these items and may be harm ful to a curious toddler. Since ithe park is used for family ¿rid community events, Come join the family and friend s o f Ja n s e n Cody Harrington, the son o f Lori Smith and the late Gene D. Harrington, in celebrating his grad u ation fro m M adras High School on June 9,2007, at • M adras H igh S c h o o l., Bring lawn chairs. Can’t wait to see you there. G-pa, G - ma, brother, sisters, uncles, aunties and all my cousins and friends* :47S-3216;. e Task force Purse found j Hello again ThahMyÿu fa r vtriting to , the Spilyay. The hetct dèàd- line to subm it an item fo r publication is Friday, June 15. Thank you. ;. .Spilyay Tymoo June 7, 2 0 0 7 CCoyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan Management Successor: Selena T. Boise Reporter: Leslie Mitts Advertising Manager: Sam Howard Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confeder ated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the white house at 1100 Wasco Street. Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: V Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761. Phone: (541) 553-1644 or 553-3274. FAX No. (541)553-3539. E-Mail: spilyay@wstribes.org. Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $15.00. birthday Happy 18th birthday on June 12 to Davis Stwyer Jr. With lots of love from B J, Mike, and Little Jessie. Happy birth day hr tpur big brother Junior. . From. N icholas, H arly and Eva, ' H appy 18 th b irth d a y on Ju n e Jl;2 to my little, baby brq, Davis j i . From his big sister L aV onne, and Wayne. Love you lots, and don’t have too much fun. - Guess who is 21 on June 12 ? H appy birthday to aur son A1 KeUyJr. Love, Mom, D ad, N ich o la s, H arley, Martika, and Eva lone. We love yo uand w e’re proud o f you. H appy birthday dearest sis, auntie, sis-in-law. Love from the Suppahs and the Edwardsfam ilies. Council tackles challenging issues facing the tribes Aurolyn Stwyer Spilyay Tymoo Happy ‘ Simnasho Jhpresentdtive - In mi nairnoo-ma! My dear people^ T h an k you to the Simnasho District* for electing me as your representative for the Twenty-Fourth Tribal Coun cil. / As a ‘new-be’ with barely a month o f experience, I share the following highlights with you. There is an upcoming tribal member Adoption Referendum which requires at least 50 per cent o f the members fo yotfr in Order to qualify the., election. Please encourage those who are not registered to register at V i-' tal Statistics as well aS. tp ‘Get -put to Votef. / An additional área o f con cern has been the Tribal Coun cil and Committee travel policy, which was reviewed. N o action capie about to change it at this time. I believe that travel is neces sary in our work. However, it is disconcerting to receive a first quarter report o f $60,000 over expenditure o f the budget. The sidestepping o f this con cern must stop. ’ In light o f this, we had a dia logue about mandatory reports to reassure trust, communica tions, accountability, and ethics. In my capacity o f vice chair man, I attended a Tribal Infor mation Day at the state capitol where I addressed many Sfate. representatives and s ta ff on tribal matters. ■ ri We’ve had outstanding tribal leadership; therefore, our tribes’ are looked upon favorably by the Oregon statesmen and women. Ftir exam ple, C h ie f N elso n Wallulatum has completed his 48th year^on the Tribal Council. Wow! Enterprises The tribal enterprises have provided Quarterly rep o rts, mostly good/news with the ex ception o f the Forest Products Industry, which has encountered low prices /for lumber. O n the upside, our tribes are viewed as a leader in energy arid alternative energy innovation. Warm Springs Power Enterprise provides the mo§t kevenues,\as we pursue a biomass plant and wind energy— takingjadvantage o f federal and state incentives for green energy. Our casino development at Cascade L o ck s involves the Land Into Trust matter with the Department o f the Interior. The draft Environmental Im pact Statem ent is .under review at Washington, D.C., and we an ticipate the notice for five pub lic hearings to be held at Kah- Nee-Ta, Cascade Locks, Hood River, Portland, and Stevenson/ It is our sovereign right to support this ‘development as it will add to our economic health. In summary, we have faith that we can all work together to make our reservation safe, pro vide jobs, health care, housing, m aintain our W arm Springs^ Wasco, and Paiute tradition, and take care o f our precious land. We are scheduling time to Es tablish the Tribal Council priori- .ties that will serve as our guide for the 2008 budget process!" y My elder Tribal Council rep resentatives continue to remind us that along with our tribal rights are huge responsibility, i Nyl;v
