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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 2007)
E Coosb EEW A: The way it is Psge 4- Letters to the Editor Memories of Christmas at Donation boarding school B y Sid M iller Publisher Emeritus Looking back to the past during local boarding school days, each year we would Jiave the play “The Birth o f £jesus.” ( £* The sto ry Spilyay radien Joseph and Speaks *3yiary > w en t to B e th le h e m and ►Joseph was unable to find a '¿oom in all the inns and the ».rinly place they found was in *3he stable where Mary gave •dSirth to the Christ Child, o f yhow the angels spread the **word o f a “new born King” the shepherds w ho •p a tc h e d th eir flocks by, f lig h t . If, The three wise men who »»followed the star in the east »«that led them to Bethlehem ^ h e r e they found the Christ ¡^Child laying in the manger. •: Jesus o f híazareth is re garded 'by Christians as. the prophesied Messiah. Chris- ►3aan, a believer in Jesus as p h e messiah prophesied in ph e Old Testament, or in the Religion based on the teach- ’¿hgs o f Jesus, having the ►Qualities taught l^y Je s u s gChristas lovejdpdpess, hu~.. -Pledge qh earthi |aim godd1 will toward men! , Each year during the J school play, the setting fo*- í«Qused on where the Christ jSjhild was born. The cast d e lu d e d the Shepherds, A n g els, the three wise men, and »The main ones, Joseph and Mary. For a week or two we rehearsed, preparing for the annual Christmas program. - The only regret I had was I never gqt to play the part o f Joseph. I was always one o f the shepherds or one o f those wise guys. During the changing o f the scenery each class would get in front and sing carols like “It Came Upon the Mid night C le a r” “Aw ay in a Manger,” “We Three Kings,” etc. Individuals would get up in front with a recitation. I (jean remember back to when H*I w afjn sta cute little tyke.” |I always had a recitation in the program. All -the kids wishing the .program would hurry and end so we could get our present, • f' A fte r the program was Cover and we got our present, feveryone. would file out o f fthe gym and, receive a bag o f candy. H ooray— no school for a couple weeks! I believe everyone has memories o f their school days at Christmas time. Today we refleet back and "remember relatives and dear friends,, w ith C hristm as ¿cards, wishing them well. . Today Spilyay wishes a “M erry Christm as and a happy new year, and to all a good night!” Ahh-Nah-Chi- Joon! stove, make sure the wood you are burning is dry and. when cleaning' out your wood stove, please put the ashes in a metal container. Place the container away frpm anything that can hurn, including a wood deck or the garage. A lot of folks are spending more time in the kitchen with the holiday season here, so please don’t leave anything cooking on the stove unat tended. If you burn candles, place them in a safe area away from children and pets and use a sturdy metal, glass or ceramic candleholder. Always make sure candles are blown out before leaving the room or going to bed. And kids, please don’t play with matches - or lighters — ever! Okay, now Smokey/ can enjoy his winter nap without w orrying about his human friends. | ■ > Have a safe and warm win ter season. See you all in the spring time! Suzy M acy, Fire Manage ment | On b eh alf o f the Warm Springs Victims of Crime Ser vices I want to thank Frances Allen for his donation of deer meat to our department This generous donation is greatly appreciated. We plan to use half the donated meat at a December Women’s Support Group meeting, and the other half will go into the deer meat chili lunch that will follow our December crime victims com pensation claim training at the VOCS office. Any woman who would like to share or participate in a Sup port Group meeting can come the VOCS Office Tuesday nights from 6 to 8 p.m. for a small meal and meeting. A kind gesture such as a do nation of a traditional food can mean a lot to tribal community member victims who are af fected by the stress of domes tic violence, sexual assault, or other abuse. VOCS appreciates all of the donations that we received in 2007, which included clothes, stuffed animals, blankets, per sonal care bags, and traditional foods. I have heard Adeline, Daigy, I would like to thank all the and other tribal elders tell about traditional hunters and fisher people who orgainized the Mt. men who would share,a part of Hood Meadows Ski Trip on their catch or hunt s with their December 7, 2007. y lt was a great experience I Elders and other tribal commu nity members who did not have would never have afforded on providers, my*own. The M t Hood Mead I think your donation is a ows staff showed our group gra- modern day example o f this cious service. wonderful tradition. And the entire working staff .'Were VÈry fiÿndfy; o§p4 wâ^fso | Thanks againfBfatic^s. y f r y t§u|y ySlir'sJf M afic ftiefidly Dhi3i itoflaSk'if I ?$$bw Matthews, VOCS manager. It was funny howit suprised me that someone actually being really nice to- me almost scared Smokey Bear is getting ready me. I then realized everyone "was for his annual hibernation, but before he retires to,,his warm, nice so it was icing on the day. I comfy den, he wants ttiTemind Had a great time skiing, check everyone to please befire safe. ing on the group, and skiing. ; Smokey would like to remind , Thank you very much for the everyone to clean their chimney experience. M arg Kalama. before the winter snows come. If you are vising a wood Ski trip Fire Safety , m nm sh i WÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ mnmhm Spilyay Tyrnoo December 2 0 2 007 Honor Dinner on Dec. 29 Versa and Claude Smith (Snuff) are hosting an Honor Dinner to recognize their grandson Machinist M até. Third Class Robert N. Tho mas Jr. All friends and family are invited to celebrate Robert’s achievements while in the service. The dinner will be Decem ber 29, 2007 at the Warm Springs Agency Longhouse. . Services will start at 11 a.m. with a meal to follow at 1 p.m. Robert and his w ife Kathleen will be home on leave December 22-31 j 2007. , Robert. graduated Febru- ary 2, 20Ù7 from thé Grêat extensive nuclear training at the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in Charleston, South Carolina. Robert enlisted to serve in the United States Navy for six years. Robert is the son of Shirelle and Robert Thomas Sr., of Warm Springs. His grandparents are Claude Smith Jr. and Versa - Fuentes-Sm ith o f Warm Springs, and Judy Knapp and the late Neil Thomas of Ma dras. Robert is a descendant | Machinist Mate 3rd Class o f Andrew D avid and \ Robert N. Thomas Jr. Winona Katchia, Wesleyand Annie Smith, Claude Smith Lakes Recruit Training Com- $r. and Victoria Charley arid 1 Ernèstine StèvénsV mand in Chicago. He is currently undergoing H A Letters of apology . I would like to make an apol ogy to the people for my wrong doings on the morning o f New Year’s Day.f I was driving my vehicle under the influence, be ing at tiie wrong place at the wroiig time. I made the wrong decision to be behind the wheel, due to some circumstances, I made the wrong choices in the matter. This is a mistake I will not be making in the future, nor will I be putting anyone else in danger like that again. L. Berry. future. J. Gonzalas I am sorry I broke tribal law in the middle of May by aiding and abetting Betty. I apologize to my family for the shame my actions have brought to our family name. Further, I apolo gize to the following: my boys, who were directly impacted by my actions. I also want to say that next time I will think be fore I speak and take serious thought before I act, and know that aiding and abetting is a se I am sorry I broke tribal law rious crinie. And I will make in September b yjjrm n g .every, effort-td .£^mv,pnr law s. raider the; influence of intoxi in the future. Sarina Alford. cants and recklessly endanger ing the persons I was driving and I am sorry I broke tribal law the people on Highway 26. L by having in my possession a apologize to my family for the glass, meth pipe in pocket on a shame my actions have brought traffic stop. I apologize to my to our family name. Further, I family for the shame my actions apologize to , the following: M. have brought to our family Thompson and J. Tufti who name. And I will make every were directly impacted by my effort to follow our laws in the actions. I also want to say that I future. Harold Charley. will use my better judgment and comply with court orders given I am sorry I broke tribal law to me. And I will make every on October 13,2007 by getting effort' to follow our laws in the pulled over with a warrant, not doing community service, and getting caught with a weed pipe. I also a apologize to the Warm Springs Police Department and the com munity o f Warm Springs for my wrongdoing. fjy won’t happen again. Aaron H a p p y b ir th d a y Eagle Speaker. A n nette A rce, C arol Happy Birthday and other wishes ... H app y 8th b e la te d b irth d a y on Nov. 25, T yrec e E lliso n D avid. H ow m uch you have grownm my baby. I love yo u . L o ve, M om and Hiram, Piggy Kylan. Happy 2nd birthday (Dec. Kylan Yaw, aka “Spiderman.” Time flies by. Wp .. love you^Love,’Mommy; and Daddy. H a p p y birthday J o our D e ma rio u s e : Fuiava. We love you ! Mom an$ , Dad. Happy birthday lil sister. Love, Demetria. ___ - • J H ap p y 22nd B irth d ay George, Happy 12th Birthday Jackso n on D ecem ber 14. Thinking o f you both, al w ays. Love D ad, Mom, Tonya, & Leanna. H a p p y 2 n d b ir th d a y (D ec. 13) K yi a ak a Spiderm an. We love you. Love, Tyrece, Piggy. t H appy bjrthjay,^ K ylan Payne. Eove^ Keisha, Marrissa, J r Man.\ ,} H appy 8th b irth d a y Sissy Gump. We love you. L o ve, H iram and E dna and Angels. Parra, M arlene B. oti the fifth, eleventh and fifte e n th . A lso , to T a riv ia P a rra an d Gra d e l a E s tra d e, h ap p y b irth d a y an d M e rry C h ristm a s. From Charles Frank. Merry Christmas to all our family and friends. Love, \ the Saunders-Fuiavafamily. By Elsie Howard By reducing calories and ex ercising, y o u can expect to see dramatic results quickly? True orfalse? Answer: True. Some people with type 2 diabetes who lose weight improve their health so dramatically that they can re duce the amount of medicine they’re taking. Cutting calories can help you drop pounds, but exercising is the key to keeping I am sorry I broke tribal law oti iSlov. 13, ^007 by fighting with a loved one while my kids were present. I apologise to my kids and my girl. Please find it in your heart, to forgive me. I think about that day and hurt for what I did. James Craig. I am sorry I broke tribal law - pq,. , ,23* ^ fiejing highly intoxicated at Kah-Nee- Ta High Desert Resort and Ca sino, plus being a public annoy ance. I also want to make more responsible! decisions on the matter. Forrest Leonard. I would like to apologize to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and the West Hills residential area. On the 15* day. of September, 2007, the cops pulled me over and threw me in the hooscow. I’m sorry and glad nobody got . hurt. Leland Thompson. : I am sorry I broke tribal law on 11-19-07 by consuming al cohol and being intoxicated. I .will, try not to consume any al coholic beverages. Roger Simtustus. ,v I am seriously regretfulTfor getting caught driving under the influence on November 17. I am "however very thankful that I did not hurt anyone. Wearing those oranges along with the handcuffs is a blast of humility. It w ill not happen again. F. Sutterlee Jr. Spilyay Tym oo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid M iller Happy Birthday Donna on Dec», 14, we -love' you, Tony, Selena, George, Tonya,Leanna, J& Jackson Myths and facts about diabetes This is a true or false ques tion, so grab a pencil and circle your best answer. I am sony I broke tribal la\y on November 11 by trespass ing and theft.:; I apologize to my family for the shame my actions • have brought to .our. family name. Further, I apologize to? the following: Kanes Hauchor Jr., who was directly irhpacted by my actions. I also want to say that I apologize to anyone who was impacted by my actions. And I will make every effort to follow our laws in the, future. Matthew Craig. them off. ‘ ; Please contact me if you have any questions at 553-2478. E lsie Howard, Diabètes Nurse Educator, Warm Springs Diabetes Program. Editor: Dave McMechan Management Successor: Selena T. 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