E Coosb EEWA: The way it is
Fighting to
stay in
School
Smoke free
Fire fighters
Round Robin
A choice
Hello out there to the moth
ers of our Native children. I
come forward today to let all
iyop know how very selfish I’ve
been to think alcohol was worth
more than my precious daugh
ter at times. How we know that
we have very loving children
Spilyay T y m o o
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Since the day we arrived, the
Warm Springs fire managers,
Natural Resource professiorials,
and fire fighters have been a
pleasure to work with. Their in
sights* experience, and support
were a key part of our planning
and strategies. Iri particular, Fire
M anagem ent officer T rey.
Leonard and his team provided
crucial input daily about the his
tory of fire behavior here and
the importance of the timber
resource to the tribes’ ecotiomy.
Natural Resources manager
Bobby Brunoe and his staff
shared an open dialogue with us
about the cultural and natural
resource values at risk. They
became a part of our team, as
we hope we became part of
theirs.
In addition to the fire-specific
interactions we had, the commu
nity was always welcoming and
friendly. From the tribal mem
bers who worked in camp, to the
elders we shared news about the
fire with, to the school children
who toured our incident base
camp at the rodeo grounds, we
felt connected to this special
place. Our shared interest in
containing the fires and keep
ing everyone safe was made
deeper by the cooperative spirit
as we helped each other achieve
■ ■ ■ ■ ■
our goals.
Many of us have developed
lasting ties here that will con
tinue into the future.
We thank you for the privi
lege of working here, and wish
you the best for the rest of the
summer and beyond.
Sincerely,
Support for kids
We would like to Riank the
people and the companies for
their thinking of the ki^s with
their donations. And Rave a
good life with many mOre to
you. Keep up the thinking of
others, again thank you Rodney
Smith Trucking, White Horse
Gary Jennings and Bob Adventures, Les Schwab. The
Johnson, incident commanders. Center, Warm Springs Market,
Warm Springs National Pish'
H atchery em ployees, Jacob-
Frank Sr., Dana and Jan ice;
Thanks to all in our time of Hardan, Chris Bufler, Gladys:
loss of our loved one. We just Graybael, <Lonn and Loretta f
wanted to express our gratitude Swanson, Harry Hisatake ;IIl§r
to each and every persori who Jimmy Tohetjr., the Feed Store:
was there by our family’s side in in. M adras, Kirs tin Hisake,-
the time o f lbss^ of our loved Carlee Swanson, K elsey ;
Swanson and Tony for the,
one.
We are not going to specify, HeHe Endurance Race for kids, i
specific names as there are too Thank you to the kids who took'
many to name, but you know part too. R ich ard Tohet.
who you all are. I
•We truly do appreciate all the
help each person contributed
from the time of the incident
The tribal member estate >
clear up until the end of the planning program is hoping to i
funeral procession, and the still contact Idelia Cloud, who won;
ongoing never ending giving a prize in the coloring contest'
of comfort and love to us in held during Pi-Ume-Sha. T h e:
our tim e o f great need< o f prize is a Super Soaker. Idelia
prayer.
can pick up the prize at the Fam-1
Sconawah — Blackwolf — ily Resource Center. Or call!
Mitchell families.
553-2409.
A thank you
Prize waiting
Happy birthday and other wishes...
Berni Spino.
Tribal members: Mt.
Hood Meadows will host
a huckleberry gathering
trip on Wednesday, Aug.
22. The bus will leave the
community center at 8:45 .
a.m., and return at 5 p.m.
The first ‘busload o f
people will receive free
lunch and a chair lift ride.
Spílyay Tym oo August 16, 2 0 0 7
Letters to the Editor
that are hurting because we
The Warm Springs Commu choose to hold a can or bottle
By Ashley A guilar
nity Health Education Team of beer instead of our babies,
Going to school might seem
congratulates Kah-Neè-Ta High the beauty of life that’s, brought
simple. You go to class, do your
Desert Resort and Casino for to our reservation. Don’t get me
homework, pass your classes, '
positively impacting the health wrong, I love my daughter with
‘arid get good grades, simple:
of casino employees, patrons, all my heart and take care of
right?
her 24/7 up until July 21,2007,
and resort visitors.
Not for me. School has been
Effective July 30, the upper the day I was detoxed and she
difficult for me since elemen
floor of the casino was con-, was placed in CPS’s custody, ever
tary school. I was not smart, I
verted to a non-smoking area. since then she’s been there and
tried twice as hard as the other
This area contains approximately I’ve been here in jail. Thinking
kids just to pull through with B’s
135 slot machines and video hard about what I really want
and C’s, and that lasted until the
poker machines which will op to be, a drunk or a mother? It
¡eighth grade.
shouldn’t be hard to choose for
erate smoke-free.
In high school, like many Na
Second-hand smoke is a any of us. If you choose to be
tive students, I battled with drugs
Class A carcinogen and can lead a drunk at least support your
and alcohol, a bad combination
to asthma attacks, emphysema, own habit and if you choose to
for success. My junior year in high
bronchitis, headaches, and lung be a mother then be a very good
¡school, I pulled myself away from
one because you can’t be both,
cancer.
the bad influences and worked
To significantly decrease it just doesn’t work that way.
myself to exhaustion trying to
your chances of second-hand Much love and respect. Keep
graduate on time.
smoke exposure, maintain a you head up. M ach ell Anne
¡ In August of 2004 I had
smoke-free home and car and T ailfeathers.
been on my own not even for a
visit smoke-free businessës, like
¡month when I found out I was
the top floor of the Kah-Nee-
pregnant. John and me struggled
Ta High Desert.Resort and Ca
health wise and financially. ,
After spending nearly three
sino.
But nothing hurt worse than
For more information on sec weeks working alongside your
¡the medical problems my daugh
ond hand smoke or if you’re in local wildland fire fighters, we
ter suffered at birth. While she
terested in quitting Smoking, want to share with everyone
was at a children’s hospital in
please contact the Community how - fortunate we felt to work
Kansas City, I was still going to
Health Education Team at the in your community. If is hard to
School. After fighting my way
Family Resource Center, 1144 be away from home for so long,
¡through that first year of school,
Warm Springs Stréet or 553- but that separation was made
rny second year was just as hard
3462 or the Oregon Tobacco easier by the warmth of every- *
financially. We couldn’t afford
Quitlitie at 1-800-QUIT-NOW one we interacted with.
to take care of both our kids so
(784-8669)
pay mom had to raise my son
for the rest of the school year.
! This school year was difficult:
the schoolworkwas overwhelm
I’d like to take this time and
ing. It seemed like the other stu
opportunity to thank the
dents could just fly through their
following coaches for submit
courses while I spent hours do
ting their teams into our First
ing my homework. What other Annual Co-Ed Round Robin:
students could get out of one
Radine Spino, Raylene Spirio^ !
reading, it took me two. The lit
T j Foltz, Marcie Staconâ, Allee
erature was complicated, so. I Jackson, Angela Dawalt, Odessa
was constantly asking my in
Anderson and James Sam.
structors for help, always ask
Thank you to the following
ing questions, arid learned the
umpires:
importance of two books: a dic
William Spino, Ray Anderson
tionary and a thesaurus.
and Gladys Graybael. I’d also
Fighting to stay in school has
like to thank the crew from
Look who turns half-a-
•made me a strong woman. I am
Children’s Protective Services in
cent on the 15th o f this
¡proud to say I am a parent, a
assisting with" setting up and
month, h orn in 1957.
•student, and a worker. I gradu
cheering on the youngsters.
Happy
birthday to you Bro.
ated this. May with my Associ
A big thank you goes out to
From you r loving sisters and
ate of Arts in Business Admin-
the children who participated in
brother and Chuck.
Asfrationj along side my Mom,
the event.
¿Valerie Switzler, who earned her
It was fun w atching our
•Associate’s in American Indian
Happy 20th birthday, Raylene
youth get outside and play ball
¡Studies, and my brother-in-law,
under the hot sun. I had a great Alana on August 19. Love yo u
jAllen Mitchell, who earned his
time! I ’m looking forward much, Mom-Lovie and kids on
Associate’s degree in Liberal
in hosting this event next year. West Spur. .
Arts.
Happy birthday Rae
Huckleberry trip
Page 4-
Rae, we love you lots,
from your bros and sistas,
Dena and Daisy.
Happy birthday Raylene Ike,
love you with all my heart, your
older sister Emily and Mike
Ponyah from Tuba City, Ariz.
Ralph G. Aguilar Sr., happy
birthday July 28. Love you, wife
Daisy..
Happy fir st birthday to
ou r son K enyon H opi
Gabriel Aguilar. We loved
y o u since the moment yo u
p op p ed ou t! L ove, y o u r
mom A manda Tom and
fa th e r Jo sep h A guilar.
Born August IBS 2007,
Happy birth d ay to
Lorien Stacona on August
Happy 3td birthday, 10! W illiam , B erni and
Jayson Joe. Have fun to Alexxis Spino.
Happy birthday to P erry-
day. We love you very
much.
Aunt
Peggy, winkle on August 10! Sorry we
were unable to make it toyou birth
Geòrgie and Nicki.
Jaysoii Joe (my little NBA day party. But we send lots o f love
Player), Happy birthday to towards you r way! Have a special
the A w eso m est, C o o lest, day! Love William, Berni and
H andsom est G randson in Alexxis Spino. |
the World. I love you with all
my heart. Grandma Dorothy
and Teve.
. H appy
b irth d a y ,
R a y le n e , lo v e yo u b ab y
Happy 3rd birthday Jayson
g i r l, from y o u r Y oung Joe, y o u ’re the best son in the
A vailable K uthlas, D aisy, world. I miss and love y o u so
M aryA n n , M illie an d much... Love, Dad.
H ilda.
H appy birthday Jayson,
Happy birthday Rae Rae, we U num ber #t. Uncle An
are all thinking o f yo u baby girl. thony and Linda Lou.
L ove, a ll y o u r A u nties and
Happy 3td birthday Jayson.
Uncles: Fred and Pat, Luke and We all wish you a fun day and
Debbie, Leona and boys, Lena remember, we love you very
and James, Ty and Venus.
much. Grandpa Jack, Traci,
Happy 20th birthday to our
babygtd Raylene. Love, you auntie
Agnes and Kendrick Arthur.
Happy birthday “20” to
my
little
princess
Raylene. Love, your Dad
and Bonnie.
Happy birthday Raylene from
all your cousins: Jon, Mar, Jules,
Lara, Dawn, Felicia, Natasha Mae,
James, Freddie, Nelson, Jeneva,
Tarver and Corbin.
Caleb Paul Jim, happy
birthday August 12.
Thinking o f you, miss
you, love you, no matter
what.
C larice
and
Raelynn.
Tina, Mavis and the whole fam
ily here in Montana.
Happy birthday Jaysha.
I miss and love you very
much. My prayers are with
you every day. Love, Mom
(Sissy ya-ya) and Steve.
Happy birthday, Dad. Love
you JjOts. Jayson Joe.
Happy 25th birthday, Jess.
Have funi Uncle Anthony.
Happy birthday Jack Jr.
Have fun and be safe, see
you soon. Dad and all of
us here in Montana.
H ap p y b irth d ay Je sse .
T h in kin g o f you. P eggy,
Geòrgie and N icki.
Happy
6
months
A lexxis! We love y o u !;
.Grandma Gina, Grandpa \
Tonto, ' Greg,
Allege, f
Celestine, Mary, Allen Jr. j
and Sundown.
H appy 6 m onths S w eetie
G irl! We love y o u ! Grandma
Nona, Grandpa Roger, Uncles
Charles <& Roger Stayer!
H appy 6 m onths
on A ugust 10, A lexxis
Keira Spino! You are a huge
jo y in our lives. We’re look?
ingforward to spendingmany
birthdays and holidays with
ypH. Tons o f kisses and hugs
.from Mommy and Daddy,
William and Berni Spino.
With a lot o f love to
wife, Carolyn Ribeiro, 34
years o f marriage. You are <r
blessing from the Lord. Pas
tor Rick Ribeiro:
Happy 4th birthday
to Clarance Yernon
Leroy Sam on August
28, 2007. Love, Mom
and Dad, Roy Spino
and Elsie Sam.
Happy birthday io my]
b eau tifu l auntie G loria j
Martinez. Love, Jeanette
Thompson and the little
short man, Jadden.
Happy birthday on August
18 to my sister Gloria Martinez.
Love, Ginni;
H ap p y b irth d ay to m y
a u n tie G lo ria. We love
H appy early birthday to you. Love, M ickey and the
Merli'n Tom! We love you! boys.
Have a fantastic day! Love
Happy birthday to Agustine
W illiam , B ern i & A lexxis
Pedraza. Love and miss you.
Spino.
Happy 3rd Anniversary to
William & Berni Spino! We.love
yon! Greg, Allee, Celestine,
Mary, G randma, Grandpa,
Allen Jr. and Sundown.
Your sis, Jeanette Thompson. *
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