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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
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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.
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new . Internet radio station for
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You can read articles about
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ract Roger Martin at 918-829-
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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)
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Editor: Dave McMechan
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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.
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