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Well, I hope that everyone
has a good time at the Pi-Ume-
Sha Powwow this weekend. It is
always a time to get
together with all Spilyay
your family mem- Speaks
bers who do the
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poWwow trail during the sum
mer.
Plus there are numerous ac
tivities surrounding this powwow
— there is always something go
ing on in the morning, afternoon
and evening. So, there should be
something for everyone.
Whether you like rodeo, softball,
boxing, running, or maybe the
endurance face, you will find
something to do each day.
We can’t forget the food that
will be "'served while you are at
the powwow. I am always ready
to eat an Indian taco, especially
when it is made fresh. But there
will be other foods that are good
too. And why not wash it down
with a cup of strawberry lem
onade or any kind of soda you
might like to drink?
Seems like the weekend just
gets started and then in a few
days you realize it’p almost over.
This will usually happen when
you are having such a good time
that you forget all about time
and day.
¿Sometimes you meet new
people, make new friends, and
then you will eventually have to
say good bye to them because
the weekend comes to an end.
Also be aware of the traffic
iftffiecommumty and along the
qjgliway. There are always safety
issues where Vehicles are con
cerned. For one there will be a
lot of vehicles here from out
of town and sometimes they
drive slow because they are lost,
be, patient.
' And you should always keep
an eye out for drivers who are
all over the road, or driving too
fast. Sometimes drivers can be
unpredictable in their direction
and speed.
T But with all this to consider
have a good time at the pow
wow, buckle up, drive safe. ‘
Correction
An photo caption in the
previous Spilyay, identify
ing members of a welding
class at: Madras High
School, misidentified one
of the students as “Ron
Suppah.” The student ac
tually is Ron Smith. The
Spilyay apologizes for the
mistake.
Boxing news
To the Warm Springs Forest
Products Industries:
We thank you very much for
your support of providing the
floor fot our new boxing ring.
It will again be staging another
USA Amateur Boxing Compe
tition this coming “Pi-Ume-Sha
Treaty Days,” Saturday, June 23,
2007 at the Warm Springs Com
munity Center.
The show starts at 3 p.m. and
we’relooking to have some good
matches for you to watch. It’ll
last only a couple hours or more,
then become history for the
2007 Treaty-Days boxing event
at Warm Springs Pi-Ume-Sha.
Anyway. Thanks again for
making things visualize, because
now days it’s not common to
find help so easy and friendly.
Best wishes to the mill workers
and those they work hardest for,
their families^ Have a good Pi-
Ume-Sha.
From Warm Springs N a
tion Boxing.
Very proud
I would like to congratulate
my “Baby Girl” “WhitBag”
Whitley Latoya Marie Ruiz on
your graduation from Madras
High School. I am very proud
of you!
And even though I’m not
there in person I’m there with'
you in mind heart and soul, be
lieve me. And I know your Dad
and grandmas are too. I love and
miss, you all dearly. There’s not
a moment wishing I was there
watching you play ball and em
barrassing ypu likei "always do!
Or like that time Nellie yelled. ’. .
when you were shooting a free
throw and all we could hear was
her saying that! Love, your
m om , Jam ie and H an s
Schmitt from Lapush.
A thank you
I deeply apologize for my
lateness in writing this letter. I
meant no disrespect.
I need to express much,
much gratitude and heartfelt
thank you to everyone who had
helped during my' atWai father
Tony Julius Gilbert Sr.’s funeral
back in December 2006.
Losing him, the way we had,
; was wrong and it has been very
difficult for my entire family and
myself
Thank you so much from
my heart. On behalf of the
Gilbert family and myself, to all
of you that helped during his
funeral. I hope I haven’t forgot
ten anyone or misspelled any
names:
The Oregon State Police,
state district attorney, the Spen
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my love to you for you’re agteat
ing college scholarship opportu
day, and glad you’re | mine./
nities for Native American stu
We, the Native American in Thanks for sharing your life with
dent athletes. ‘
Over .20 scholarships have mates of the Columbia Rivet me. Love you always for now,
been awarded to athletes since " Correctional Jnjtitution, invite you* woman N orm a K.
the inception of NABI. A few you to our powwow from 1 to Switzler, my B.P.
of the athletes ate attending 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 14.
We are requesting attendance
Division 1 and.;2 colleges, y
: These are all great achieve- ; confirmation. Please include in
To my beautiful daughter
ments and NABI is only in its your confirmation any type of
food (from vendors only) you Angeledith s Saramaylene
fourth year, m
Kalama, on June 4. Twenty
With all that said, NABI may be able to bring.
years ago you were born. I’m '
Please
contact
Chaplain
Blix
would like to send a special
“Thank you” to God. Without at (503) 280-6646, ext. 248; or very glad that God had allowed
His hand on this event it would Kari Lady at (503) 280-6646, me to be your mom. I’m very
ext 256 for background checks, proud of all that you’ve accom
have never taken flight.
All donations are appreciated food and other donations, and plished in your life for yourself
and your son, and now the new
visiting information.
and accepted.
We wish to extend the fol baby on her/his way here! You
To support and make a fi
are a very strong, intelligent
nancial donation, please contact lowing invitation:
“We are a group of Native young lady and I pray every day j
/ We live in Tenino Valley and T.J. Foltz and Marcie Stacona
inmates who wish to spend a for you and yours.
want to thank the person(s) that at (541) 235-1203.
Since I’ve been here in jail
spiritual day of celebration with
piled and picked up garbage
ypu. It is the sharing and sup I’ve had a real awakening, and
along the road, around .Earth
port of our people, in the com when the time comes for me to
Day.
This is Julian Wallulatum munity, that makes our powwow be “out” therein the world with
By hanging it oh fence posts
you, I know we can build ouir
and placing debris in piles along writing in regards to my wedding a true celebration.
“We offer thanks to the Cre mother/daughter relationship to
the fence and road, it mifde it July 28. My self and my future
easy for us to load and haul away. wife, Hannah M. Crowe, are ator and you the people for an more than we imagined possible.
Tenino Road looked great. We’re postponing the wedding to a swered prayers and support. You know I love you.
And I miss you. I apologize
future date. The things people Without these, this celebration
trying to keep it clean.
The earth looked clean. do in Warm Springs reflect my- would not be possible. It would for being in jail on your day, can
self and my fiancé. Drugs and also not be possible without the you forgive me — when I’m out
Thanks.
Cheryl and Terry alcohol are a killer too. We, right recognition of Native American we’ll go do something together,
Courtney Jr., Kelly and Pinky now, are getting our lives traditions by the Columbia River me and you. Stay strong and
Beym er, and Bernyce planned for “the rest of our Correctional Institution admin God bless.
Love, your mom, Dorothy
lives:” I just need tô pay a lil debt istration.”
Courtney.
L. Kalama.
to society I love all you people
who look at us with love and
caring souls. Especially Hannah’s
The Warm Springs Tribal
Help us triumph as we ex family and my family. I apolo
I want to make a big apol
press our great talents and gize for the pain I have brought Fishing Code limits our mem
strengths on the court July 7-J5.. to her family. Hannah says the bers to two fishing poles on the ogy to my mom, Josie Miller,
same for me. To all who despise Columbia River. The ruling was for what I have put her through
in Phoenix, Ariz.
We will compete against 40 us, thank you. Makes I, Julian, made in May and June of 1982. in the past year.
Harold Blackwolf and my
She was going through a lot
other Native teams at the Na and my fiancé Hannah and her
tive American Basketball Invi children stronger. But we..are self,-TeriwCouttney Jr.,, had of stres&because o£my action&-
niim^usmbfeflrigjs at the intec-- ' All me* wrong fliiAgs-* I^Wai-doI
happy Segether. ■ “
tational tournament. |
Forever in love, sincerely, Tribal Fish Commission with ing. And you were getting tired
Competition energizes, ex
Yakama, Umatilla, and Nez. of my wrong choices I was
cites, motivates and inspires the Julian and Hannah.
Perce about their members us making then had me move with
team; competition on the court
ing too many fish poles and our my auntie Ladonna.
taps our talent and fuels our
Warm Springs not being able to
passion to rise to the winning
Now I’m trying very hard to
Dear Anessia and Decimus sometimes fish hook and line. change. Make myself a fetter
circle.
Warm Springs, we are the Sam. Hello, kids, you know Fa By 2002, all ,ihe four tribes re person, make the right choices.
'voice of triumph full of corifij thers Day is coming... but I visited their fish pole limits and I’ll do whatever it takes tp baye
dence and hope, resilient by na wish there were, a day besides made room for our members. my mom want me back in her
I now hear that some of our home and life. v
ture, we will with tenacity move ‘ your birthdays set aside for you
two only, because you two are own- tribal members are: claim- , So I’m going to be attending
into the winning circle.
We are asking for financial most important to me as these ing they can fish with many treatment, then go back to
backing and support from yoti. days pass by. Also nothing re poles. Your limit is- two,.fish school. And try staying ,away
otir community, our family, our ally matters to me at this time poles. You can be ticketed by from the drugs and alcohol be
friends, and our neighbors to but the two of you. You two are , Inter-Tribal Enforcement. cause it’s becoming a big prob
Don’t urido years of some of lem for me and I want it to stop.
my life line.
make this dream a reality.
There is nothing more impor my hard work, j
The team members — Shirelle
Tp all my friends, please help
Terry Courtney Jr.
Adams, Whitley Ruiz, Jacoba tant to me than my kids’ happi
me, it’s the right decision, for .
P.S..Thank you to the person myself.
Smith, Briana Stacona, Yolanda ness.
Dad will always be in your or persons who picked up and : Mom, I’m sorry for taking
Yallup, Jasmine Graybael, Erika
Miller and Ashley Davis — in hearts as I keep you guys in my stacked litter on the Tenino your car then going put getting
vite you to join With us as we go heart. Every day I pray to see Road about a month and a half drunk, losing your rings, I’d do
forward to compete in the 2007? you. I hope that Tine day you back. I hauled out your efforts. anything to go back and change
Native American Basketball In can forgive me for leaving. I Terry.
that but I can’t so I feel a lot of
didn’t want to leave you but it
vitational (NABI) in July.
guilt for what happened. And for
“A talent goes nowhere with was not in; my hands to stay. If
what I put you through since I
out someone who believes in it was I would be home with
started taking off. I am -also
you, so kids please never forget,
I would like to wish my man sorry to all the households I
them”
NABI is the only- all-Native ' dad. Always and forever, a lov Delbert Frank Jr. a Happy have been running to' while on
American tournament organized ing father, Tracy R. VanPelt Birthday on June 15. With all runaway.
for the sole purpose of crèat- Sam.
I have put you and your fami
lies through jeopardy of being
in trouble with the law. And I’d
like to thank- my grandma Daisy
Ike (juvenile coordinator)/ for
giving me this one last chance
to change also my auntie and
her family for opening their
gathered
and
hunted
for
food
bloQd
sugar
by
helping
the
blood
By E lsie H ow ard
sugar get into your body cells and . made their own nutritious home to me.
• I’m sorry, mom. LJove you
This is a frequently asked and muscles and uses the glu meals. People walked a lot.
Today, we buy highly pro with all my heart, without ypu I
question: What is Diabetes?
cose for energy. H
Answer: Diabetes means • In Type 2 Diabetes, your cessed foods at the stores, eat don’t know what I’d do if I con
having too much sugar or glu pancreas makes insulin, but may fast foods at restaurants, and tinued without you in my day to
cose in the blood.
not make enough. Also, your drink sugary beverages. We day life. It’s been pretty tough
Glucose comes from the body cells and muscles may not drive cars rather than walk. being away from you so far
People are heavier These since I been gone.
food you eat and is also made allow insulin to do its work.
:in your liver and muscles. Your
So glucose builds up in the changes cause many Native,. But I thought of all the
blood always has some glucose bipod and can’t get into your Americans to have high blood choices I made and will go back
when I know I’m a better per
in it because your body needs body cells and muscles. The sugar. :
If you have any questions, son.
glucose for eriergy.
.blood glucose gets too high and
I love you and I’m sorry.
But having too much glucose it can damage your body if it is please call me at 553-2478.
Much love,
in the blood isn’t good for your not managed.
Jenny Redfox.
health. An organ called the pan
E lsie H ow ard, Diabetes
People with diabetes can com
Nurse Educator, Warm Springs
creas makes a hormone called trol their blood sugar.
insulin. After yo.u eat, your pan
Diabetes is mainly due to. Diabetes Program.
-Thankyoufor writing to
creas releases insulin.
changes in eating and exercise. I
the Spilyay Tymoo.
The hormone insulin lowers
Years ago, Native Americans
cer, Libby and Powell Funeral
Home in The Dalles; Warm
Springs Fire Management, DE
Composite Products; Darlou
'Foster; Schoolie’s; Jim ’s;
Wallulatum’s; Mitchell’s; Amelia
Colwash and Annie; all the
drummers; all the cooks; Jim
Johnson, Bright Wood Corp.;
and all who spoke kindly at the
funeral.
And I’d like to especially
thank LaVetta Berry and
Martiann Crawford. God bless:
all of you very much.
Sincerely,
Carla M. Gilbert.
From mom
Clean up
Wedding plans
Fisheries
Tenacity
Hello, kids
Birthday
Myths and facts about diabetes
Apology