E Coosb E E W A : The v\qy it is
So, w hat do you think about
the tribes’ situation in regards to
the casino?
Sp ilyay
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funds to cam paign against the
C ascade L o cks casino. A lso
news articles have stated as such.
How nice it would be to have
extra money to do that.
Imagine our tribe could use
money like that to provide jobs
or h ealth care for our tribal
membership.
But, we are doing w hat we
can , an d h av e m ad e som e
progress in the last year.
M y parents used to say, “I will
probably be gone before that
casino is ever built.” They fol
lowed progress, reading news
articles and form ing their own
opinions about all o f it. Like all
tribal members do.
Well, they were right, because
they are gone now and were only
able to see pictures o f w hat the
casino could look like. They had
hoped to see our tribe turn our
economic struggles into some
thing th at w o uld b en efit the
trib al m em bers. T h ey w ould
have liked to see the actual ca
sino.
I was at a mall in 2007 and a
person trying to sell me prod
ucts said to me, “D oesn’t your
tribe own a casino?” It took me
by surprise and I didn’t know
what to say. I couldn’t afford his
products and he kept trying to
sell them to me anyway.
I finally said, “Ours doesn’t
profit as much to provide for
us like other casinos do for their
tribes.”
I left feeling a litde em bar
rassed and w asn ’t sure I was
even req u ired to resp o n d. I
should have just walked away.
But I would like to see tribal
members receive assistance for
medical bills again. Because we
still receive bills for m y parents
that were not covered by M an
aged Care. We deal w ith it week
by week and make phone calls
telling them they have passed
on.
So, it m ust be nice for their
tribe to have extra m oney to
keep other tribes from profit
ing and taking care o f their own
tribal members.
Providing medical coverage,
jobs and resources for our tribal
members is important.
I hope that our tribal lead
ers continue doing w hat they
do for us and look toward our
future.
Spilygy Tymoo Jdnugry 17, 2008
Letters to the Editor
Stay positive in
regards to
casino progress
B y Selena B oise
M anagem ent S uccessor
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Lincoln's Powwow Court
M y nam e is S o raya
Yvana Mendez (Yah-x-la). I
am 9 years old and in the
fo u rth g ra d e at W arm
Springs E lem entary
I am one o f the candi
dates running for Lincoln’s
Birthday Court. It would be
a great honor for me to rep
re sen t the co m m un ity o f
W arm Springs at powwow
that m y family and I attend
around the state.
If I were to win, it would
be a great learning experi
ence and is going to help me
m eet new people and learn
new things out in the pow
w ow world.
I am of the Arthur fam
ily. M y g ra n d m o th e r is
Yvonne (Arthur) Tapedo. My
m other’s name is Jo y (Soto)
Ramirez, and my stepfather
is Jose Ramirez. We all live
here in Warm Springs.
A thank you
We would like to apologize
for the length o f time it took to
get to this, but this is to thank
everyone for their support dur
ing the loss o f our wife, mother,
daughter, sister and friend.
It came as a surprise to lose
her at such a young age, but God
had other plans for her. Our
comfort is great knowing she is
no longer in pain and is in God’s
hands now.
We ap p re ciate all o f the
people that gave us those words
Spilyay Tym oo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
I h av e th ree b ro th ers,
Carlos, 17, Damian, 15, and
Izraii, who is 7. I have only
one sister — she is 3 years old
and her name is Jaihline.
In my spare time I like to
spend time with my grand
mother Yvonne. She is teach
ing me how to do beadwork,
and one day I hope to do the
great work as she does.
I love playing basketball,
softball, almost all sports.
I love to spend time with
my family and going to dif
ferent places and trying new
things.
I would like to say a big
T h an k Y ou to those w ho
have already purchased tick
ets and to those who will be
buying some in the future.
Your support is very much
appreciated.
Soraya Yvana Mendez
(Yah-x-la).
of comfort and talked o f their
experiences during her short
time in our lives.
It is especially com forting
knowing that we have so many
people there to lend their shoul
ders so we may cry or talk. It’s
good to know that when things
happen such as this, the Warm
Springs Community will rally to
help a fam ily in need, Thank
you!
Many thanks to the doctors
and nurses at OHSU during her
time there; to Reverend Allen
Elston for his prayers and kind
words and assistance with the
serv ices, Suzie Slockish and
N ola Q ueah ap am a for th eir
help in the kitchen (and their
m an y h e lp e rs), Sam S ta rr,
M aryA n n
M ean u s, T rey
L eo n ard, the W arm Springs
Hotshot Crew, W arm Springs
P o lice D e p artm e n t, G in ger
Sm ith, J r Sm ith, Charley and
Sherry Scott and Family, Dave
S m ith , M r. an d M rs. P ete
Yazzie, John W illiam s, Carson
B ado n ie, G ary Sam pson Jr.,
P h ilip S q u ie m p h e n , B la in e
Begay, C hance Squiem phen,
M onica and Jo rd an , G ladys,
S h aw n a an d T eo la T om ,
Tommie and Joann Smith, Trivia
K eam s, D o lly and K ayonnie
B adonie, R ussell and R uthie
S m ith , M ic h a e l an d Y vette
Leecy, Ina Schuster, Glen and
Lynn Fluhr, all o f the youth bas
ketball players and the m any
people that donated to the N a
tional Kidney Foundation and
the A m erican C ancer Society.
Please forgive us our memory
if we forgot anyone else.
We s in c e re ly a p p re c ia te
everyone’s help and support.
W ith much Love and many
thanks,
Edison, Teri Jo and
Amanda Yazzie, Earl and
Rita Squiemphen, Val
Squiemphen and family,
Terry
and
Gladys
Squiemphen and Family,
Elerb
and
Earlynne
Graybael and Family, Tom
and Sammi O’Reilly and
Family, Anson and CR
Begay and Family.
Whole picture
I remember the words o f a
previous M iss W arm Springs,
“Vocational Rehabilitation is just
an o th e r p ro g ram to en ab le
people.” I felt burned by this
co m m en t, b ein g th a t I w as
a V o c atio n al R e h a b ilita tio n
counselor trainee.
Later I was told by an Edu
cation C oordinator, w ho was
obviously upset because I was
able to get my grades up and
get off of probationary status,
“You didn’t even pay for the
term yourself.”
Okay, let’s look at the whole
picture. I was a single mother at
the time and I was eligible for
another service that assisted me
financially and I met the crite
ria to get reinstated for a tribal
scholarship. I excelled in college
and rather than being supported
I was being criticized. It is ex
actly th is type attitu d e th at
causes people to “quit trying.”
I worked for several years in
Victims of Crime and have seen
many people being criticized for
their “sickness.” Let’s look at it
this way: a person who has a
cold goes to the clinic to see a
doctor, but because they can’t
quit coughing while they are in
the waiting room they are asked
to leave the clinic. If they would
have received some cough syrup
(treatment) they may be able to
quit coughing, right? Remember,
addiction is a disease. Quit set
ting people up for failure by sim
ply putting them in jail without
giving them the treatment they
desperately need.
I believe that the people that
abuse their authority and are
h ard -h earted w ill have to be
humbled and walk the path (ei
ther personally or through some
one in their immediate family)
in order to understand. Greed
and co rrup tio n h ave alread y
caused so many o f our people
to die, please seek integrity and
do w hat is right. M ost im por
tantly you must remember, one
day you will have to answer to
our Creator for your actions.
God bless you.
Pool tourney
AU pool players are invited
to a scotch doubles Valentines
pool tourney set for Saturday,
Feb. 9 at the Rialto in Madras.
T h e to u rn a m e n t is sco tch
d o u b le s m an an d w o m an ,
double elimination race to 5 blind
draw. R eg istratio n b egin s at
11:30 a.m ., tourney begins at
12:30 p.m.
First place through fifth place
cash payout. E ntry $7.50 per
person. R affle, silent auction
and door prize held during tour
nament. AU funds raised added
to p rize p ayo u t. Q u estio n s:
L ynn D avis (46 0-2028); P at
Allen (553-2503).
Thank y o u f o r w riting to
the Spilyay. The nex t dead
lin e to su b m it an item f o r
p u b lica tio n is Friday, Jan.
25. T hank you.
Sarah Thompson.
Letters of apology
I am sorry I broke tribal law
on August 15, 2007 by yet again
illegally possessing drug para
phernalia on my person. I apolo
gize to my family for the shame
m y actions brought to our fam
ily name. Further I apologize to
individuals, know n as m y be
loved family, who were direcdy
impacted by my actions. I also
w ant to say I love you momma,
and presently as far as these cir
cumstances in my life gq, there
is much remorse for it. There
fore perhaps .within due time I
w ill seek ch an g e. Anthony
to see m yself change in the fu
ture. D. Brisbois.
I am sorry I broke tribal law
on Thanksgiving by consuming
alcoholic beverages and fighting.
I apologize to my family for the
shame m y actions have brought
to our famUy name. Further I
apologize to the community and
anyone else who was directly
impacted by my actions. I also
want to say that I am sincerely
to the one who was mostly af
fected by m y actions, you know
w h o yo u are. Matilda
Owen Mitchell Jr.
Wallulatum.
I am sorry I broke tribal law
in M arch by offending D ana H.
I apologize to my family for the
shame m y actions brought to
our fam ily nam e. I especially
ap o lo gize to D ana H. I also
w ant to say that it will not hap
pen again and has not happened
again. Brenda Smith.
I am sorry I broke tribal law
on A ugust 28, 2007. I deeply
regret having exposed my fam
Uy to such destructive behavior.
I apologize to m y famUy for the
shame m y actions brought to
our fam ily n am e. F u rth er I
apologize to m y girlfriend and
children, then to officer, who
were directly im pacted by my
actions. I also want to say I am
w o rk in g on c o rre c tin g m y
wrongdoings and hope that all
wUl accept my apologies. Sergio
I am sorry I broke tribal law
on 4-20-07 by trespassing at my
brother’s home. I apologize to
m y fam ily for the sham e my
actions brought to our family
nam e. Further I apologize to
Jabbar D , who was direcdy im
pacted by my actions. I also want
to say it will not happen again.
Rodriguez.
I am sorry I broke tribal law
on July 1 by being intoxicated
and causing trouble in public. I
will do my best not to let this
kind o f thing happen again. I
am so rry for this behavior. 1
apologize to my famUy for the
shame m y actions brought to
our family name. I also w ant to
say that I am taking full respon
sibility for my charges. McKie
Jerome Davis.
I am sorry I broke tribal law
on June 11 by passing out in a
friend’s car early in the morning
on East Spur Street. I apologize
to my family for the shame my
actions brought to our family
name. 1 also want to say I hope
Suppah.
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for always, you Big sis, Delores
(Baby girl) Picard.
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I love y o u . I k now I n ev er t e ll
y o u b u t I thank y o u f o r ev ery-
th in g y o u have don e f o r me. T ore
f o r alw ays, D elores P ica rd ak a
B aby girl.
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n ie c e T rin ite “B e e p ” Tail.
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Happy birthday George Picard,
from Charisse Haskins.
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Dee, the big 26. Have a
good one, from C. Rose.
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b irth d a y
H a r o ld
B la ck w o lf J r ., f o r e v e r th in k in g
o f y o u . . . L ove ya , P u rin a W.
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Love and miss yo u ... Love al
ways, Turina Addie.
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to
A n n ie D e e F uiava. L u v ya
a n d k e e p y o u r h e a d u p,
Jan. 17. Turina.
Best birthday wishes to my
brother Jo h n n y Ray Sm ith. I
love and miss you lots. Wish I
could be there. Your sis, Jeanette
Dawn Thompson.
Happy birthday to my
uncle Johnny R. Smith.
Love, your nephew Jadden
Cenerazzo.
H appy b ela ted C hristm as a n d
N ew Y ea r to y o u a n d y o u r s .
M u ch r e s p e c t , F lo y d E d g a r
Tewee.
Ladies, Cowgirl Up, it’s
that time of the year
again. Have a happy
birthday and happy New
Year, W inona, Cinda,
Sheila and Mariel. Hope
you gals have a very spe
cial day. God loves you,
gals, and so do we. From
the Jacob Frank Stables.