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January 17, 2008 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 7 Howlak Tichum P riscilla S q u ie m p h e n -Y a z z ie , 1957-2007 P riscilla Squiem phen Yazzie passed away on No vember 19, 2007 at the age of 50 at OHSU in Portland. She was born February 28, 1957 in Warm Springs to Earl and Rita Squiemphen. She was a lifetime resident of Warm Springs and an en rolled member of the Con federated Tribes o f Warm Springs. She. was a stay-at-home Mom after she received a kidney transplant in June, 2003. Prior to that she worked as the Administrative Assis tant to the Secretary/Trea- surer of the Confederated Tribes (four o f them , no less!). She also worked as a re porter for the Spilyay Tymoo, Microfilm Operator for the Records Center, Secretary to the Education General Man ager, Key Punch Operator for the Data Processing De partment and various other departm ents durin g high school. She attended school in Warm Springs and Madras, graduating from high school in 1975. She excelled in volleyball, making varsity all four years of high school. She spent several years in the rodeo arena as a world class Barrel Racer and at one M erda Io n e Charley, 1955-2007 M erda Ione C harley passed away at Warm Springs on December 31, 2007. She was 52. Ms. Charley was born on December 25, 1955 to par ents W esley and Jane (Whitefoot) Charley. Ms. Charley was a lifetime resident of Warm Springs. She graduated from Madras High School in 1975. She was point was practicing to be a team roper/breakaway roper. She met Edison Yazzie dur ing her years in the rodeo arena and they were married in June, 1987 at the Warm Springs Bap tist Church. They had two daughters, Teri Jo, age 19, and Amanda Jo, 14. Due to her inability to work, she spent a lot of time fund raising to help her daughters go to various volleyball and basket ball tournaments and camps, plus she helped fund their trip to Holland in 2006. You could always count on seeing her at the Tribal Admin istration building selling her baked items, huckleberry jam and pies, necklaces and beads. She was constantly busy do ing things for her family. Her many interests included her fam ily, playing on the computer, baking, helping on the farm when she could, attending the volleyball and basketball tour naments held throughout Or egon and Washington. She made many friends at these tournaments, getting to know many at a personal level, trading ideas for vari ous ways to help improve her to u rn am en t and m ake money for her daughters’ activities. She touched a lot of lives and will be missed by many. Mrs. Yazzie is survived by husband, Edison; daughters Teri Jo and Amanda; parents, Earl & Rita Squiemphen; sis ters, Valerie and Earlynne Squiem phen, Sammi O ’Reilly, C.R. Begay; and brother, Terry Squiemphen, all of Warm Springs. In lieu o f flow ers, the family requested donations be made to the National Kid ney Foundation and/or The American Cancer Society. Custom Designed, Hand-Made Memorials Made One At A Time For Over 20 Years PIONEER ROCK & MONUMENT www.pioneerrock.com M adene L ily M eanus passed away on January 5, 2008. She was 45. Ms. Meanus was born on December 1,1962 to parents Marvin Meanus and Doris Squiemphen. She was a lifelong resident of Warm Springs, and was employed as a caretaker for the state of Oregon. Ms. Meanus is survived by her children, Ambrose Meanus, Stanley Meanus, Vesta Meanus, Eliza Stwyer, Lucinda Stwyer, M artina Stw yer, and Jam ie Wesley, all o f Warm Springs; brothers Michael Meanus and M arvin M eanus Jr., both of Warm Springs; sisters, Elizabeth N athan, A ndrea K alam a, Marva Lawrence, and Louella GOLDENDALE, WA 509-773-4702 . 201 Crafton Rd Rose Lee Saludo passed away on January 10, 2008. She was 59. Ms. Saludo was born on Septem ber 26, 1948 at Prineville to parents Phillip B oise Sr. and M argaret (Charley) Boise. She was a lifetime resident of Warm Springs. Ms. Saludo was a homemaker and mother. She is survived by her chil dren Carol Lawrence of Warm Springs, Rachel Saludo of Se attle, Arnetta Saludo and Terry Stradley, both of Warm Springs; brothers David Young Boise, Tony Boise and Earl Boise, all TULALIP, Wash. (AP) - About 20.0 Indians from dozens of U.S. tribes and Canadian first nations are expected for the third Coast Salish Gathering Feb. 27 at the Tulalip Indian Reser vation. They'll strengthen ties and discuss environmental priorities for Indians from British Colum bia to Oregon. Last year's gathering was held in Duncan, B.C. /-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------x Saturday, February 9, 2008 THE DALLES, OR 541-296-4934 2818 W 2nd St I-Across from the Aluminum Plant At the Mission Longhouse, Mission, OR Late son of Armand Minthorn and Marjorie Williams-Waheneka, grandson of atwai Grant Waheneka. For more information call (541 ) 969-3181 or (541) 379-1000. J Kent Wright Owner 380 SW 5th Street-Madras, OR 97741 Ph: 541-475-5656 Fax: 541-475-5662 kwnght@crestviewcable.com M m » S p r i n g s M & rknt In d i& n A r t s % n d C r â f ts %I3% Warm Springs St- Warm Springs, 0% 97761 (341)333-1397 P lease s u p p o r t th e b u sin e sse s y o u se e in the Sp ilya y T y m o o . N ext deadline to submit items to the Spilyay Tymoo is Friday, Jan. 11. of Warm Springs; sister Liz Yaw of Warm Springs; ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren; mother Mar garet Boise of Warm Springs. She was preceded in death by a son, her father, two broth ers and a sister. Artist says 21-story American Indian monument is still in the works Memorial -. Ja c k so n , a ll o f W arm Springs. Dressing ceremonies were held on Monday, January 7 at the Simnasho Longhouse; overnight services followed. Burial was held on Tuesday, January 8 at the Simnasho Cemetery. R o s e L e e Saludo, 1948-2008 Alex Minthorn Suh-Pull-lts-A-Kee **TW O LOCATIONS** Springs; and one grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one sister. Dressing ceremonies were held on Wednesday, January 3 at the Agency Longhous; overnight followed. Burial was at the Mouth of Warm Springs River Cemetery on Thursday, January 3. M a d e n e L ily M ea n u s, 1962-2008 Tulalips to host third Coast Salish Gathering in Feb. MEMORIES " IN STONE ....... *** Web store a homemaker. She is survived by her chil dren, D inato Pittm an, Jan e Stw yer, P earl Stw yer, Ju lia Stwyer and Nathan Stwyer, all o f W arm Springs; brothers Keith Charley Sr. and Robert Charley, both of Warm Springs, and Dewayne Charley of Port land; sisters Bonnie Charley, L illie C harley and L eslie Squiem phen, all o f W arm TULSA, Okla. (AP) - An art ist who planned to build a 21- story bronze American Indian monument near Tulsa in time to celebrate the state's centennial said the project is still in the works, even though the initial deadline has passed. Artist Shan Gray said discus sions with potential investors are nearly finished, but there have been holdups in making sure the technology needed to build the monum ent w ill work as planned. Gray's statue is expected to cost about $36 million and be located about seven miles north west of Tulsa on Holmes Peak in Osage County. G ray plans to b uild the bronze image of a warrior with a bald eagle landing on his fore arm and title it “The American.”
