January 17, 2008
Spi [yay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
W.S. students post outstanding attendance
Lincoln’s Powwow Court Candidate
My name is M ileena
Edwards, my Indian name is
Songoi.
My parents are Michelle
and M arvin Edwards, my
grandparents are Rafael and
Nola Queahpama, Wanda
and Victor Johnson of Burns,
and Bobbi and F rankie
Suppah.
I am 13 years old and in
the eighth grade.
I have been dancing for
as long as I can remember. I
started out dancing fancy,
then I wanted to try dancing
traditional which I really like.
I enjoy going to powwows
and meeting new people. I
travel w ith m y fam ily to
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vada and California.
I like taking pictures and
scrap booking, which I am
still learning. I like listening
to all kinds of music, read
ing books and magazines, and
talking to my friends on My
Space.
I was the Burns Paiute
Reservation Day Powwow
Princess, and then a few years
later the powwow Queen.
I feel I would be a good
rep resen tativ e o f the
Lincoln’s Birthday Powwow.
I hope to see you at the
powwow.
M ileena E dw ards.
m any d ifferen t poww ows
throughout the Northwest, Ne
The following students had
perfect attendance during the
recent tri-mester at the Jeffrson
County Middle School:
E ig h th g rad e : D akota
B erm an, John K atchia III,
Kendall Main, Victoria Spino,
Anthony Stacona.
S ev en th g rad e : Jam ie
H alliday, A shley K altsu k is,
Rodney Mitchell, Kaleb Smith,
Robert Spino, Colton Stevens,
OhShay Summerholder, Jhaylen
Yeahquo.
Sixth grade: Alex Danzuka,
Alicia Farias, Thomas Kurtz,
N eal M orningO w l, Jack ie
Poitra-Wetchie, Marjorie Smith,
Theyliah Suppah.
The following students had
excellent attendance (absent four
days or less):
E ighth grade:
Robert Ahern, Carson Big
Knife, Charmaine Billey, James
Blackwolf, Kortney Clift, Tre
A n thony-C onner,
Alary
Goggleye, Robinique Hadestad,
M ariah
Jim ,
A ndrew
M cConnell-Charlie, Clarence
McKinley, Kapri Moody, Gary
Sampson III, Leanne Smith-
Lucero, Alexa Tellez, Jericho
T rim ble, H aley W ahnetah,
Travis Williams.
Seventh grade:
Teneasha Adams, Treyvon
Black, Brianna Craig, Justin
Donovan, Tysen Green, Katrina
Greene, Amanda Flenderson,
Colby Jack-Parks, Inez Jones,
Andrew Lujan, Dylan Miller,
Cherae Alinthorn, Shaiandra
Saunders-K alam a, T riston
Smith, Bryson Spino, Tre’Shawn
Stacona-AIejia, Brittany Stevens,
Colton Stiffarm , Shoshanna
Street, M arvin T hom pson,
Joselyn Todechine, Merlin Tom,
M iriam Vance, K assandra
Warner, Cherish Wason.
S ixth
g rad e :
H enry
Andrews, Elyse Bagley, Jaren
B ailey, A shton B ru iseh ead ,
Rachel Conner-Strong, Samuel
Coyle-Miller, Dominque Craig,
Delbert Goudy, Delvina Heath,
Alexis Hintsala, Kirsten Holliday,
R eshaun H olliday, D ondi
H optowit, M arcus Johnson,
B ryson
M iller,
N olan
Pennington, Sasha Perez, Rico
Saenz, Emmitt Smith, Illante
Smith, J ’Von Smith, Jonathan
Smith Jr, Charles Starr, Nathan
Stw yer, M arlene T ias, K ari
Wahnetah, Trumaine Yallup.
Awesome job students and
parents — Keep up the great
work.
More letters to the editor
A prayer
H ello to my fam ily and
friends.
As this New Year 2008 be
gins, I sit and reflect on all the
happenings of the past years,
the good as well as the bad. The
tragedies of lost lives, the dev
astations of fires, floods, wind
storms, tornados, earthquakes
etc. etc.
Also the loss of our brave
soldiers fighting a fight for our
freedom. Freedom to speak and
freedom to worship a mighty
God who can heal and work
miracles. A loving God who
doesn’t want any to perish, a
wonderful God who gives each
person a free will to accept or
reject Him.
This same God who lives in
my heart and keeps His hand
upon my family and those plus
me that ask of Him.
In His Word (the Bible), He
tells us of the “catching away”.
A trumpet will sound and the.
dead in Christ (those that were
saved and have passed on) will
rise to m eet our Lord, then
those that are alive will be caught
up (will also rise).
After that happens, an era
called the tribulation w ill be
here.
During that time it’ll be a
time of plagues just as it was
during the time of Aloses. Any
person who is left on this earth
will have it very hard. I pray I
am not here to witness these
hard times.
We cry we want change but I
b elieve w e -m u st start that
change within ourselves. Our
leaders need prayers, all the way
up to our President of the USA.
Prayers are powerful. We have
the power people! But we must
first begin with ourselves. Praise
the Lord!
I’m praying this year will be
a better year for all. I love you
but Jesus loves you more.
Love in Christ,
T ina Aguilar
A thank you
To my family & friends,
I want to wish everyone a
Happy New Year and pray your
Christmas was good. I would
also like to send my love and
condolences to each o f the
families who lost a loved one.
Sorry I couldn’t make it but
I was there in spirit.
I’m doing much better and
thank everyone who has kept
my boys and I in their thoughts
and prayers. You know who you
are and we love you very much.
So it you want to drop me a few
lines my address is: PO Box
1214, Yelm, WA 98597.
Again, Happy New Year to
everyone in Warm Springs and
beyond.
Sincerely,
Aaron Squally
Madras Paint & Glass
1076 SW Hwy 97 in Madras, ph. 475-2166
Miss Warm Springs
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As for what she’s striving for
next in life, Polk-Adams said her
next major go is to “Find my
self. Find out who I am. I’ve
been playing the role of queen,
so they say it, playing the role
of being a role model to a lot
of people and having to uphold
this image that everybody has
for me. I’ve got to find out who
I am, w here I com e from .
That’s probably my main goal
right there, is just finding out
who Sallie is.”
But as Miss Warm Springs,
and with the support of those
close to her, she learned to do
so, Polk-Adams said.
“I’m kind of glad that other
people are wanting to try this
because it’s a good experience
and it opens your eyes to what’s
really out there,” she said. “It’s
about how people see you and
how you present yourself as a
lady. It’s not exactly what I
thought it was going to be from
the beginning.”
“Your Local Paint & Glass Experts”
OPEN 8-5:30 M-F; 9-4 Sat
the real life,” Polk-Adams said.
“I’m glad I had this opportu
nity,” Polk-Adams said. “I thank
everybody who supported me
through everything, through all
the rough times and my tears
and my laughter.”
Polk-Adams would like to
specifically thank her mother,
Sena Polk, her grandm other
Vikki Polk-Muldrow, and her
aunt Anna Polk-Lopez.
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between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
IRA’S SALES & SERVICE, INC
Sallie Polk-Adams
Now, Polk-Adams said, she
realizes that “It’s preparing you
to be an adult— a responsible
adult, to be a lady, to be respect
ful. Even through the rough
times you’ve got to be respect
ful.”
“I guess it’s preparing you for
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