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.
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Then family and
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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.
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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.
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th at are to o lo n g w ill
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N o libelous statem ents
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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
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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. ;.
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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