E Coosh EEWA: The wgy it is Tim e o f year fo rgiv in g ■thanks Page 4- Spilyay Tymoo N ove fry ber 22 , 2007 Letters to the Editor Great job! Lil Pumpkins By Selena Boise T h e W arm Springs E arly Childhood Education Staff, par­ ents and children would like to # This year I believe I 'give thank all o f you who either do­ ♦thanks for family and the full nated or participated in our |heiiefits o f family pulling td,j Annual “Lil PumpHn’s Parade” %ëther for a great cause. (Trick or Treat), on Halloween. Thou gh many o f us have Special thanks tb the follow­ •suffered m any ing: ¿losses recently we G reat jo b , Leo, oriyou r State Warm Springs I.H .S, K ah- Spilyay jfin d th a t fam ily tesist L,eo received 5 satisfactory N ee-Ta High D essert Resort Speaks ♦came together and m arks fo r each sdbject tested on and sC asinb, -W arm : Springs Jcreàted a support and received $ 50 fo r each,, totaling p o w e r. E n te rp rise ," W arm •system to make it through these $250, We love you and are very Springs Composite Products, liâmes o f grief. Otherwise how proud o f y ou . Keep up the good the.Culture and Heritage Lan­ •would we make it? v work! LiOPe, M om, D ad, Grandma guage Program , K W SG , the ! Remember to keep in con­ and Grandpa. C .H .E .T . program , Mail and tract, especially during the holF; Reception, the Senior Program, ♦days because that is when fami­ High Lookee Lodge, Fire Man­ shes need each other..Therè may agem ent, Jo a n n a B risb o is, be less people at the dinner table Nicole Garcia, Leslie Cochran- but we remember those people 1 Davis, Shamona White, Heather ¿and how they made their pres- Thank you to all who sup­ A lford , Dem psena Polk, and ported the raffle fundraiser that Victoria Polk. gepce. f.. D id they laugh and talk with helped'us attend thedSforthwest I f I missed anyone, forgive gfeveryone or did they sit there- Native American Basket Weav- me. Thank ¡you and we lo o k ♦and criticise' everyone who er^gathering, Oct. 4-6 atILapwai, forward to more great events ¿wasn’t domg this or that. Were Idaho. \ and involvement from everyone. •their faces friendly or were they A big thank ?you goeS to Jo d i O rr, Family ^Services ¿sour looking and angry : a t half T eresa M pw itch, M ikaehah coordinator. ¿the people there?'; E ith er wâÿ M o w itc h -Jo h n sb n and K ira ¿they were here but now they are Forsythe from Rochester, Wash- ¿not. We just have a memory. ingtoif and the Qttinault Nation ' Also we are thankful fof*aur for their generous cash, contri­ This year’s graduating senior ¿veterans who were honored, bution during the Sim nasho class represents the first year o f ♦with powwows, ceremonies and Powwow. football players who started play­ ¿parades. We reach pur goal H to raise ing football in the Je ffe rso n The^e. men and women gave funds to attend the gathering. We Goritity Youth Football program. ¿ o f themselves for our country. wish tp} thahk everyone who- What was started then contin- ♦They; stood up for something support pu r journey via dona­ 1 ued this year with' a great group ♦they believe in. We must honor tion’, o f i raffle item, cash-con­ o f kids, parents, and volunteer i|hem and remember to thank tribution or purchase o f raffle coaches. ¿them when they are-in our pres- ticket(s). It was a grand experi­ The future o f Madras High ¿ence. ence — thank you again. School .foptball starts with this * This yea a we ai£ alsWthànk- Q ueahpam n and group,'and X expect big tilings T ul for die young; man who put K o s a h n d S am p son , * Idas,ter from thes§Mds.' The opposition ¿central Oregon on the map with b.ette.£ have it strappe’d/bn, be­ ¿his, World .Seties success, Jacoby cause the'se kids will put the hurt ¿ElIsburyJAlso thankful for the P.S. The raffle winners are: bn ya! ¿free taco. I missed that one but C $ i e f e t Delves H eath, . I warft to thank all* involved Pendleton blanket; Shirley Imho, for their support, especially Bend ♦maybe next time, huh? 5 r . 'Fm allvl am thankful -fot: my o f W ishram Heights, Wash,.,' Parks and Recreation, the vol­ ♦friends who have stood by me plush horse blanket; K aren unteer coaches, and all the par­ ¿during my hard times this year. S ch ip iler o f Camas," W ash., ents who made the commitment ¿It is this time that we find out Pendleton purse; Amy Suppah to their kids and the team. ♦who ouf Triêiàtis tmly âië; I am o f Simnasho, Pendleton purse;, I-w ould especially like to Mille Kate Wallulatum-Smith o f thank the following sponsors ¿thankful fo r my friends, f So, sit back, look around you Simnasho, purple basket with lid; who generously contributed to ¿at the people who are truly there Betty A lbertson o f Coquille, the financial support o f the ¿for you and thank them. For basket necklace. Jefferson County Youth Football lyou are n o t alohe. Think about " 'B i l l K rau se o f P ortlan d , program. ¿all the things you are thankful- beaded key. ch ain ; L o u ise Your support helped pay for |for. i Strother ¡¡¡raj X^ashougal, silver- p ra c tice and gam e jersey s, ' Have a Happy Thanksgiving turquoise jaendant; Pat Case o f blocking equipm ent and the Hood River, miniature woven medals and awards that are ¿holiday. earrings; EU Culps o f Warm given to each player at the end Springs, miniature woven ear­ o f the year. rings; AurolynStwyer o f Warm Thanks go to Warm Spriiigs Springs, miniature dream catcher Power and Water Enterprises, l There was this not-so-bright and woven book marker, and Warm Springs Composite Prod­ ¿guy applying for a job at the mill. coffee cup with "Candy; Doris ucts, Bright Wöod Corp., Gary Miller o f Warm Springs, Maori Grünet Chevrolet, and Easterly ¿H e Said: “A h wuz b o rn in woven book marker; andArlissa Fencing — your support is in­ ¿Alabamer.” Rhoan o f Warm Springs, por­ valuable. Interviewers “What part?” Otir season is over, but kids T he guy answered: “All o f table chair. and parents: continue to watch ¿me.” Yikes. college and pro games, and get ready for next year! Carl Lindgren and Jason H endrix. M anagement Successor Raffle support Youth football Revival In the name o f the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I thank the Lord for Revival. And to ev­ eryone who came to be a bless­ ing, your smiles, tears and laugh­ ter truly touched my heart. And to those who donated, spon­ sored and labored, may you find your blessings- in your life ac­ cordingly. Thank you Pastor E . Hunt and congregation, your faithful w alk in the L o rd . A lso to Jo h n n y Cuftis who cam e to Warm Springs all the way from Ft, McDowell, Ariz. God knows everything that you do. Thank you for sharing your songs and most o f all, tfye word o f God. God bless you all. ' ‘ Val Govenor. From the Book o f St. John 3:16-17: F or G od to lovejhe vvond that he gavé his own begotten Son, that whfisoever believeth in H im should riot perish but have everlast­ ing life. F or G od sent not his Son into the world to condemn the worlds but that the world through him might he saved. Internet radio N ativ e singers ' and •songwriters are needed to par­ ticipant and become a part o f a new . Internet radio station for Native Christian singers and songwriters. •: P lease lis te n to www.jbnlive.com , I know you will not be disappointed. W W W jbtJive.com is the first .evMl $4/7- -radio, #tatiqn;Which showcases Christian Native sing­ ers and songwriters, only. The station wants to feature Native people from every tribe across America. You can read articles about the Internet radio station that were published in the Native T im es and In d ian C ou ntry Newspapers at: w w w . j b n l f v e ,.c o m / jbnpressreleases.htm. i Please let your people know o f this good work and invite them to be a part o f this great mission. For more information cont­ ract Roger Martin at 918-829- 9 3 7 7 o r . send em ail to jbnlive@aol.com. T h a n k you, J a n E v a n s (Yuchitri.be), webmaster. Toe Ness Spilyay Tym oo CCoyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan M anagem ent Successor: Selena T. Boise Reporter: Leslie Mitts Advertising M anager: Sam Howard M edia 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 S pilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: S pilyay Tym oo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, O R 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 N ovem ber 17, Happy Birthday Dirty, hope you make the best o f it. From Yaz, Shelly, Devyn, & Felix H appy B irth d ay E v e ly n Aguilar, thinking o f you from a distance. Take care o f yourself and don’t be a stranger. Auntie Selena H ap p y B irth d ay E v ely n from your long tim e friend Tonya. Happy belated Birthday to Tina Aguilar. From your friends Selena, Tony, and family In the photo last week of team Wading To Exhale, some members were accidentally misidentified. The team members are Earlynn Squiemphen, Jolene Hintsala, Lynn Fluhr and Char Lewis (front row from left); Rene’ Holliday, Melissa Benson, Shari Marrazzo and Angel Daniels (front row from left). Absent team members: Liz Sachse, Bonnie Baxter, Peggy Bell and LeeAnn Wermy. The Spilyay regrets the earlier error. Letters of apology To the people o f the Confeder­ ated Tribes o f Warm Springs, I am sorry I broke tribal law in Septem­ ber by doing wrong. I apologize to my fihaly for the shame my actions have brought to our family name. Further, I apologize to the follow­ ing people who were directly im­ pacted by my actions. I also want to say that I hope you can forgive me please for my ridiculous ac­ tions. And Iwill make every effort to follow our laws in the future. Nancy Charley. ! c ' lam feocry 1 broke rribal law on August 20 by driving under the influence antiendangering. I apolo­ gize to my family for the shame my actions have brought to our family name. Further, I apologize to the people that were riding with me. I am sorry to the community o f Warm Springs. No one was h u rtL . Suppah. I rim sorry I broke tribal law on July 30,2007 by A and B o n a juve­ nile. I apologize to my family for the shame imy actions have brought to our family name. Fur­ ther, I apologize to the following person who was directly impacted by my actions: Dustin Suppah. I am sorry and it will never happen again. Wesley Teeman. I am sorry Ibroke triballaw on O ct 4,2007 by the offense o f drug paraphernalia, which means that I was possessing a pipe in the com­ munity o f Warm Springs. I apolo­ gize to my family for the shame my actions have brought to our family name. Further, I apologize to the Warm Springs Drug Team. I also want to say again, special thanks to; the WSPD DfogTeam? for helping me beware I’m at (in a safe place). Watkins Johnson. I am sorry I broke tribal law on O ct 4,2007 by breaking tribal codes 305.115- Assault and Battery and 305.175- Reckless endangering. I apologize to my family for the shame my actions have brought to our family name. Further, I ripolo- gize to Eddie Sconawah II. It’ll never happen again. S arah Belgard. Oct. 19,2007 by driving under the influence, getting in trouble when I was young and until now I have been ruining my family name. Fur­ ther, I apologize t o the Warm Springs Police Department. I am clean and sober now so the actions I make will be good and honest Aaron Culps Sr. I am sorry 1 broke tribal law-on July 30,2007 by A and B o n a juve­ nile. I apologize to my family for . the shame my actions have ' brought to our family name. Eur- ther,J apologize to Wesley % and friends.: I also want:to ,say. I aim sorry and it will never happen again,- Dustin Suppah. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 8-44)7 by causing injury to my mate, I know it’s hard to express in words about apologies and amends. I do believe in our hearts that we Un­ derstand each other. I take full re­ sponsibility. I’m sorry I was wrong. I hope and pray that we can have a clean life together and remember it truly is “one day at a rime.” Owen Wallulatum. 1 am sorry I broke tribal law on 10-13-07 by breaking the law. I am regretful o f my actions I did in the community. I am sorry again. Gary K. H amsdrry I broke tribal law 'in ' November by negligent wound­ ing, reckless endangering and get­ ting a liquor violation. My actions were not thought thoroughly. I apologize to the victim and rela­ tives for the worry I caused. It wasn’t the right way to handle the situation. Further I apologize Troy S, and -family. I also want to say that it was a big mistake- doing what” I did on that night. It has effected my life majorly and if I could right' my wrongs, ! would. Davis Stwyer J*. Regarding w, - ,<• letters ’ r; Thank you for writing I am sorry I broke tribal law on to the Spilyay Tym oo. O ct 2 2 ,20Q7 by driving under the P le a se , w hen w ritin g , influence o f alcohol and reckless keep in mind that letters endangering the community o f | . s h o u l d b e o f no m ore Warm Springs. I apologue ps'tnjfy family fo r th# shame t k f ¿ribïtef)' have broughtfo btir faifffl|hstme^ long will have to be tiut. T Further, I apologize to Efdred Please submit only one Frank and Officer Randy Derkins. letter per person per.edi- I also want to say I will make bet­ tion, ter decisions in the future and will N o lib e lo u s state-; work on my alcohol problem. haeftts may be printed in Floyd C. Frank Sr. the paper. I am sorry I broke tribal law on Again, thank you. 1