January 17, 2008
Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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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
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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.
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At the Mission Longhouse, Mission, OR
Late son of Armand Minthorn and
Marjorie Williams-Waheneka,
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or (541) 379-1000.
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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
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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
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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
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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.”