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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 2008)
E Coosh EEWA: The w^y it is Page 4- Spilyay Tymoo January 3, 2008 Letters to the Editor______________ _______ Creator Thank you I asked the C reator to take away m y pain. C reato r said, “N o, it is n o t for m e to take away, b u t for you to give it up.” I asked the creator to make a handicapped child whole. Cre ator said “N o, his spirit is whole, his body is only temporary.” I asked the C reator to grant m e patience. Creator said, “N o, patience is a by-product o f tribu latio n s, it is n ’t g ran ted , it is earned.” I asked the C reator to give m e happiness. C reato r said, “N o, suffering draws you apart ‘from worldly cares and brings -you closer to me.” I asked the C reator to make •my spirit grow. C reator said, “N o, you m ust grow o n your ow n, b u t I will prune you to make you m ore fruitful.” I asked the C reator for all things that I m ight enjoy life. :Creator said, “N o, I will give you life so th at you may enjoy all things.” £ I asked the Creator to help m e love others as m uch as he doves me. C reator said, “Ahh, finally! You are getting the idea.” I found this in a paper from a rez in M ontana. Touch my heart so I w anted to share it. We w ould like to send a huge “T hank You” to Fran Moses- A herfi and M arti Rae (Wells) Ramsey for the N ovem ber 17th C o m m u n ity C e le b ra tio n fo r Jacoby Ellsbury. We k now it took a lo t o f w ork and energy for you to organize the event in such a sh o rt time. Your efforts to bring som ething good and positive to the comm unity are truly appreciated. It was good to see many comm unity m em bers an d yo u th electrified by Jacoby’s presence. T h e o p p o rtu n ity to h av e som eone o f such stature p ar ticipate in a personalized com m unity gathering is very rare. We would also like to extend our appreciation to the Ellsbury fam ily for agreeing to partake in the event after a long day. The event was m ore than a celebration; it was a venue for youth to see th a t th ro u g h ed ucation, h ard work, and determination, every one has the potential and capa bility within themselves to reach their ultim ate goal or “dream.” As a rising star, Jacoby has a p o sitiv e in flu e n c e o n m any youth around the world. .The celebration was exciting and sur real at th e sam e tim e. O nce again, thank you Fran and Marti Rae for giving the com m unity som ething positive to celebrate! The Boys & Girls Clubs of C entral O regon — Warm Springs Branch Staff & Club members Girl Scouts Brownie G irl Scouts Cook ies Pre-Orders will begin J anuary 12-31, 2008. T he cookies being sold in clude thin mints, do-si-dos, tre foils o r shortbread, tagalongs or peanut butter patties, samoas or ca ra m e l d e lite s , all a b o u ts , th a n k s -a -lo t, le m o n c h a le t crem es, sugar free chocolate chips, cinna-spins lemonades. We will be selling so that we can do fun activities and learn new stu ff w ith our girl scouts troop. Please help support our Brownie G irl Scouts. Troop #741 Ellen Thompson’s funerals. I was t here in spirit and will do the best to honor them. I have learned so m uch here. I have a lot about our people and our way o f life. I am in college right now; they have a computer technology pro gram here that I am in. I already have six college credits and I ’ve only been in it for two months. I hope to receive my first college degree soon. I am in an intensive treatm en t pro g ram that they have in the Washing to n prisons. I have 10 m onths left and can’t wait to see all o f you. This has been a hard road b u t I am w h ere I n eed to be. Please don’t worry, I ’ll be hom e soon. Looking forward to hearing from all o f you. Love always, Jeanette Th ompson. P.S. I love you, son (Jadden Cenerazzo) Missing home Family Hello family and friends, I miss you all so much. First I would like to apologize for being in p riso n for my atwai father Roscoe Valance T hom pson Jr., atwai b ro th er R oscoe “R ock” Thompson HI, and atwai grandma D ear family and friends, H e llo , th is is D a n ie l Lawrence, Sr. and I ’m writing this letter to all my family and friends w h o lo st loved ones. The Lawrences, T he Boises and the Suppahs. I am sorry for not Facts about the dangers of methamphetamines Couple celebrating wedding anniversary A l l friends and relatives are invited to help Eugene and Molly Kubista celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary from 1 to 4 p.m ., Saturday, Jan. 5, at Charlie’s Pi%pa Parlor, 2758 S .W . Highway 97, Madras. Coffee and cake will be provided. T hank you for writing to the Spilyay Tymoo. The n ext deadline to subm it item s for publication is Friday, Jan . 11. T h a n k you. Spilyay Tymoo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan Management Successor: Selena T. Boise Reporter: Leslie Mitts Advertising Manager: Sam Howard Media 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 Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 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. basements, bedroom s, kitchens, garages, bedroom s and trunks o f cars. How is it made? M eth is made from a fairly sim p le recip e fo u n d o n th e internet and can be produced in a s f e w as 6 to ,8 h o u r s H s i n g apparatus and cookw are th a t can be quickly dism anded and stored o r relocated to avoid de tection. A mere $200 can buy the ingredients to produce an ounce o f m eth (enough to get 100 people high). Since cook ing m eth produces such large am ounts o f highly toxic waste, there is always a pending dan ger o f explosion o r fire which could endanger the lives o f chil dren and adults, as well as harm the surrounding environment. What are its effects on the user? M eth can make a user stay awake and alert, and can keep him o r h er up for hours and even days. A t first it can give him o r her a rush and a sense, o f euphoria, decrease their ap petite and provide feelings o f confidence. A fter a “binge” a user will inevitably crash and can becom e severely depressed and is Daniel Lawrence. To the people o f the Con- ' fe d e r a te d T rib e s o f W arm Springs: I, J o s e p h G. A guilar, am sorry I broke tribal law on June 6, by possessing drug parapher nalia and being under the influ ence o f alcohol and marijuana. My bad! I apologize to my family for th e sham e m y a c tio n s have brought to our family name. I will make every effort to fol low our laws in the future. Joseph G. Aguilar time to read my letter, and m ay I get better. I know I ’m a good person w hen I ’m sober. I will make every effort to follow our laws in the future. Theodore McKinley. I am seriously regretful for getting caught driving under the influence on N ovem ber 17. I, however, am very thankful that I did n o t h u rt anyone. Wearing those oranges along w ith hand cuffs is a blast o f humility. It w ill n o t h a p p e n ag ain . F. Sutterlee Jr. T o th e p e o p l e o f t h e C o n e v e n s u ic id a l; | Why spects to you. My m essage to you ypung ones out there is don’t pu t your lives in danger by drinking and driving. L ook at me, the least you’ll lose is your freedom Find a sober driver, call a friend or anything, but d o n ’t get behind the wheel. I ’m telling you . this b e c a u se n o b o d y b e lo n g s in p riso n and n o b o d y w ants to bury you. Think about it, when my family and friends needed me, I ’m locked up. Also, how m any people we have lost to D U II’s or people drinking and driving. Ju s t th in k about w hat I ’ve said because som eone is wait ing for you at home. I f anyone wants to write to me, here is my address: E O C I, 2500 Westgate, Pendleton, O R 97801, c / o D aniel Lawrence, #6614591. Letters of apology Jeanette Thompson. (Information submitted by the Meth Prevention Task Force.) O nce located in rural towns and on the West Coast, m eth has erupted across the United States and is now devastating count less families, children and neigh b o r h o o d s . H ere a r e s o m e Facts you should know about meth: What is it? M etham phetam ine is a pow erfully addictive stim ulant that has a high potential for abuse and dramatically affects the cen tra l n e rv o u s system . I t is a unique drug because it is easy to obtain and relatively cheap to buy. This is all made possibly by th e fact th a t m eth can be m a n u f a c tu r e d lite ra lly in a p e rso n ’s backyard fro m rela tively inex p en siv e, o v er-th e- c o u n te r in g re d ie n ts su ch as P seu d o ep h ed rin e, a com m on cold medicine, as well as paint thinner; cat litter and lighter fuel. What does it look like? Meth is a white, odorless, bit ter-tasting powder that easily dis solves in alcohol or water and can be smoked, injected or snorted. Where is it made? Two-thirds o f our country’s m eth supply is produced in su per labs in Mexico and South ern California run by organized crime and street gangs. T he re maining third is made in the U.S. in m akeshift m eth labs found in being there. To my wife, I love you and pray every day for you, Mom, Rose, Margo Boise, my brothers Tony, Early and Butch, Liz and kids, Young and kids, Zeke, Tracie and kids and Cindy and kids. To Roy and family: Hey, bro, I love you and I pray every day for you and your family. To my family, the Lawrences, m ay the L o rd bless you and w atch over you. Bless the sis ters Tera, Candra, Tana, K ristan and Sonny. I am truly sorry and pray for you guys. I ’ve b een in shock, was a hard day. I hope I ’ll never ex perience that again. I just wanted to tell you all how m uch I love you guys and pray daily for you. For anyone that doesn’t know I am in p ris o n a t E O C I, Pendleton. I got 30 m onths for a D U II. I am okay—but wanted to tell everyone or send my re- meth used? Like m o st drugs, p eo p le use m eth for the rush. H owever, due to its effects on the body, people use it for energy, weight loss o r to self medicate: all o f w h ic h h av e s e rio u s c o n s e quences. How can I recognise a meth user? A m eth user could be any o n e—a teen o r p aren t, u rb an dweller to city folks, students to professionals—in your neighbor hood. I f you thin k som eone you know m ight be using m eth, o r you’re a parent w ho thinks their teen m ight be using m eth, learn warning signs to look for. fed erated T ribes o f W arm’ Springs: I, T heodore McKinley, am sorry I broke tribal law on O c tober 9 for D U I. I apologize to my family for th e sham e m y a c tio n s have b ro u g h t to ou r family nam e. Further, I apologize to the fol lowing: my wife and kids and the people who were directly im pacted by my actions. I also w ant to say that I am getting help fro my drinking to better myself to get on the right track. I thank you people for the Regarding letters T hank you for w riting to th e Spilyay T ym oo. P le a s e , w h e n w ritin g , keep in m ind th a t letters sh o u ld b e o f n o m o re than 350 w ords. L etters th a t are to o lo n g w ill have to be cut. P le a s e s u b m it o n ly one letter per person per e d itio n . N o lib e lo u s s ta te m e n ts m ay b e p r i n te d in th e p a p e r. A gain, thank you. Happy Birthday and other wishes... Wishing all m y family H appy birthday to H arold h erm an ito, B aby D. de a Merry Christmas and a Blackwolfe Jr. on December 22. See Rosalina tu hermana. happy new year and many you when we’re out, Jeanette Thomp more to come. Priscilla son. Felis^ navidady ano nuevo para Frank; Andrew Carol; Pete mis sobrinas, Beatriqyy Elisa Arce- Parra and family; Merna Merry Christmas to all m y Colayo. Te quiero las dos muchas. and family; Lillian and family in Warm Springs. I Un dia vamos andarjuntos como una family; Marlena and fam miss and love you. Jeanette familia otra ve%. ily; Roseanne, Max and D. Thompson. Te mando mi amory carino para Grandma Maxine; Uncle las dosy para tu papa Alonso. De Sonny, Norma and fam Wishing Franklin Charley a very tu tia. Miss you both very much, ily; Charles Frank. Love happy birthday on DecemberTO. 1 sending my hugs and kisses! Rosalina and miss you all, may not miss you lots and love you more. From Arce be there with you but m y your grandpa Leon. heart is. Rosalina Arce. H appy 4th birthday to m y H a p p y b irth d a y to m y h an dsom e, sm art son To my brothers Victor Jr. and friend Kim Heath. I hope Vincent Jadden Cenerazzo. Antonio Becerra. Wishingyou you have a great day and a Son, I’m sorry I’m not home a Merry Christmas and a happy better new year. Take care right now, but you’re in m y new year. Love and miss you mato wei. A friend always, every thought. Just a little both. Love always, your sisters Leon T. b it longer and w e’ll be to Adri, Rosie, Marcie and Joanna gether. I love you son-son. Arce. Merry Christmas and happy new Love Mom, Jeanette Thomp year to Steve J. Arce. Love always son. Happy belated birthday to my Auntie Valerie Fuiava. 1 love you and miss you. Love, Jeanette T. H appy birthday on De cember 10 to m y Auntie Della Martinez. Love ya lots, Jeanette Thompson. tu familia las Arces. A big happy birthday to our grandpa Rob ert Sam Sr, Grandpa, we all love you and want this day to be a great day for you. We all love you, from all o f us: Woody Jr., D artanian, K aylobe, E lisha and Chant el Picard, Janathian Tracy Ray-Lee and Gerald Tias Jr. Grandpa-Dad I am so happy that I have you, an dyou are always there for all o f us. We all love you. Clarance Vernon Sam. Happy birthday on January 11 to Robert T ra y Sam Sr. Dad, we all love you a lot. From all of us: Tray Ray Sam, Sadie and Woody Picard Sr., Elsie, Jeleah, Thomas and Robert Sam Jr., Neda, Gerald Tias Sr. Merry Christmas and happy new F eliz N a v id a d para m i year to Debbie Bechtol, Gloria and herm ano: D aniel F. Arce. Della Martines^ papa, son-son, M iss you lots, sending m i Mickey, the boys, my cousins, Tera cariho y tam bien de tu and Danni, Vinny and everybody sobrina Meriyah y Martin Jr. else. 1 love you all and miss you so Y feliz ano nuevo! siempre te much. Jeanette Thompson. m ando m i amor, para m i This January 11, 2008, a big happy birthday out to m y husband R obert Tracy Sam Sr. You have a great day. I love you, from your wife Marella Sam.
