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E CoosH EEWA: The way it is Thoughts on the casino process Kah-Nee-Ta B y Selena Boise Management Successor So how m any o f you made your casino comments and opin ions known? I made mine online through a link that was sent to me. The web site is gorgecasinoeis.com. T hen I sent the lin k a ro u n d , b e - ~ cause it is im portant Spilyay that o u r opinions be S peaks heard one way o r another. H e a rd a b o u t th e G ra n d Ronde and their concern about the com m ute to and from Cas cad e L o ck s a n d th e W arm Springs Reservation. I just can’t keep up w ith their concerns. Tribal m em bers do need jobs here, b ut then jobs will become available after th e b u d g et is su p p lem en ted to b rin g b ack those jobs that were cut. I was driving through Grande R onde com m unity during the la s t w eek a n d w as lo o k in g around for signs o f how a ca sino could im pact the environ m ent. A fter all, it is a scenic drive to the coast. I didn’t see any kind o f im pact from Spirit M ountain Ca sino or the C hinook W inds Ca sino on the coast. So I don’t see how a, casino could im pact the scenic drive along the Colum bia River. T he businesses along that route probably will get more customers, and that can’t be all that bad. Speaking o f Chinook Winds Casino, there was a good turn K ah-Nee-Ta, will it ever be a success? O f course not, and is still another last chance agree m ent betw een K ah-N ee-Ta and the tribes a good idea? W ho are the people that m ost benefit? A project estim ated to co st $20 m illion m ust have m any b en efits for the local W arm Springs p eople, otherw ise w hy do it? This m oney w ould supposedly be devoted to up-scaling the re sort to a three- o r four-star re sort. O r w ould this m oney be used to give people substantial raises? W ho would be the main players in this up-scaled resort? T he “Indians,” o f course. T he local “Indians” in natural “In dian” surroundings, although highly paid G M ’s never admit ted this. Listen to the people, there m ight be some hope for K ah-Nee-Ta, otherwise, scratch it o ff as a 33-year loser, and make the area a therm o pow er plant. K ah-N ee-T a never was intended to be a tribally ow ned tourist attraction, n o t w ithout the “Indians.” So in reality, nei th e r th e p e o p le o f W arm Springs, no K ah -N ee-T a can afford to wait a few years, the tribes shouldn’t be asked to carry K ah -N ee-T a any longer, n o t w ithout some assurance that it’ll be th e tribal people w ho will benefit. Amos Switzler Jr. Field trip My n am e is J o s h u a T odeshine an d I ’m a N avajo o u t for the A nnual W esternB C A Regional 8-ball cham pionships. fro m A riz o n a o n th e N a v a jo R eserv atio n . I m o v ed h ere to There was one local m en’s team that placed 7th out o f 132 teams. You can read about it in another article on page 2. This is a big tournam ent and I think it w ould be worthwhile to invite this league to play at o u r casino. O ver a th o u san d p o o l players w alking a ro u n d w ith their pool sticks at the Chi nook W inds casino for a w hole week is quite a site to see. I t can be separate to u rn a m ent established by this league o r a n o th e r league, because I think the players look forward to the tournam ent at the coast every year. T hat is a good loca tion and it is a nice vacation for everyone w ho plays pool. Just thinking out loud. I know that bowling tournaments attract a lot o f people but pool tourna m ents do the same thing. B ut check out the article for sure, these guys played a good game as a team and I think that they d eserv e th e e x tra a tte n tio n . T ook my daughter there and she was overwhelm ed by it, be ing a pool player herself. The games were so intense that she was at the edge o f her seat. W arm Springs. T he reason why I m oved is because my m other accepted a job at the IH S clinic. To be here in O regon is w on derful. I love the natural w on ders that O regon brings. G oing to school here is great. The reason why I chose to go on the field trip was because I w anted to hear w hat the great people o f W arm Springs had to say about the casino wanting to be built at the gorge. There are many reasons why it should be built. B ut w hat I’ve learn ed fro m this experience that you always have to fight for Correction In the previous Spilyay, in the fire safety article on creating defensible space, there was a typo indicating th at the defensible space area around a hom e should be “three feet.” Actually, an d im p o rtan tly fo r fire safety, the space should be 30 feet. The Spilyay apolo gizes for the mistake. your p eo p le an d yo u r rights. L en d in g a h elp in g h an d will change m any lives. Also, all N a tive and non’- Native Americans should be equal. I have learned m any things from this experi ence and will continue to par ticipate in activities like this one.' T hank you for taking the time to read this. Joshua Todeshine. O ur new location will re-open soon with a new grand opening and m uch m ore to o ffer ou r customers. Thanks for a great first year to all our customers. New location Visions of the Westis currently in the process o f relocating to a new area. We w ould like to thank our custom ers for making our first year o f business a w onderful success. Flint and Celena Scott, owners, Visions o f the West. R ichard W. P ayne Jr., Letters of apology Better things To the W arm Springs com m u nity and surrounding areas, H e llo th e re , firs t o f all, people. Well, I really don’t know how to start b u t I guess I ’ll let everyone know that I have been incarcerated since January 15, 2008. I ’ve been in the Jefferson C ounty since th at time. R ight now I am doing 90 days for things I have done while I was highly intoxicated like driving under the influence. This is go ing to be haunting m e for the rest o f my life because as in toxicated I was I could’ve got ten in to a w reck, ran o ff the road, or hit an oncoming vehicle and could’ve killed myself or the others that were in the vehicle w ith me. A nd luckily this hasn’t happened. I am very thankful that it didn’t because I am in jail for it sure, b u t thank G o d I ’m alive. A n d th e ones w h o m I dearly love are alive and well also, so I w ant to apologize to Melinda F. and her sister M. for putting your lives in danger while I was intoxicated, I am sorry. A nd I know that I owe you more than an apology, I will make it I u p to you w h e n I get ' o u t and sh o w evetyonie-that I w on’t let it happen again. To make sure that it w on’t, I am saying to ev eryone that I have to admit that I am an alcoholic, and I am go ing to do my best to quit using so I d o n ’t jeopardize my life or the lives o f others o r the lives o f others th at I honestly care so m uch for. A nd w hat’s next for m e right now is looking for employment once I do my jail time here in Jefferson County. So for all those w ho are read ing this letter, I hope to touch som eone som ehow and I hope that all those w ho are still using come to realize that alcohol does kill. N o t just drugs and guns. It’s deadly. A nd now I am happy to say that I am ready to m ove on w ithout this in my life, onto bet ter things. So for all you employers out there I ’ll be able to w ork for you at the end o f this m onth. I ’ll fi nally have som ething to brag about and that’s having the abil Troubles, what troubles? M arch 21, 2008, 4:30 a.m. I look back over one o f my writings and decide to share this small part o f my thoughts: It is a very trying time. It is Nov. 6,2007 and l am disgusted and hurt. O ver the years I ’ve w atched the tribal culture and traditions being abùsed, throw n to the side, cast aside like a bro ken toy, only to be used once'in a while. T he E arth is drying up. T he snow packs are less and less. M ore rains sh rin k th e heavy snows at the lower elevations. The roots are now ready before th e a rriv a l o f th e salm p n . Salm on runs vary in num bers and timing. T he deer are jeop ardy, losing feeding and calving areas and subjected to w anton slaughter by the uneducated and supposedly traditional hunters, violators o f nature. T he m o d ern m an is a skilled m indless predator. W hat happened to tak ing only w hat was needed? W here are the tribal people headed? W here have we gone w rong? W hat are thé peo ple thinking? W hy are th e p eople doing w hat they are doing and know it’s n o t traditional? I cannot be lieve w hat is happening! I n o w k n o w w h a t C h ie f Tommy T hom pson meant when Celilo Falls was flooded and he said that losing Celilo and the fishing sites basically signed a death w arrant to the tribal cul tures and traditions in the years to come. T h at was his greatest fear, and it’s happening ever so slowly. A t least some real stories, pic tures an d a scattering o f the w ords o f the language will lin ger on. W here w ere th e teachers? G randpa, D ad, Fathers, W here are you? Were there any real lead ers? W here’s the balance in life? I f we didn’t have a bonus or per capitas, w ould we have any Indians at all? I am sorry I broke tribal law on Feb. 20 at West Hills/Foster Street because I was walking down the road. I apologize to the community, friends and family. I also want to say I will be better than I was before and not get caught doing wrong. Charlie Wainanwit. I apologize’to Jacklynri, who was directly impacted by my ac tion. I also want to say that if all goes well, I will never see a jail cell again. Kevin Smith Jr. I am sorry I broke tribal law on Feb. 23. I apologize to my family. And I will make every effort to follow our laws in the future. Johnny Smith. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 1 2 /1 2 / 07 by Walking around Warm Springs streets intoxicated and being in possession of para phernalia at late hours o f the night. Further, I apologize to myself and my teacher Margaret. I also want to say I have learned my lesson and will do my best- to make sure this never happens again. Gerald Cardenas. I am sorry I broke tribal law on Nov. 8, 2007 by assault and battery. Further, I apologize to J.K. and her kids. I am truly sorry for my behavior over stupidity. I am seeking help for my alcohol problem. Allen Charley. I am sorry I broke tribal law on Dec. 22,2007 by giving false identification to an officer using my best friend’s name. I further apologize to E.P. and my uncle. Bernadette Winishut. I am sorry I broke tribal law on Jan. 16,2008 by which I pled guilty to DUII and recklessly endangering times three. I am glad no one has gotten hurt in this matter. I apologize to R.W, S.R., a n d L W , w h o w e re c & ecd y im p a c te d by fa y actio n s. I a lso w a n t to ’s a y l will put my time and efforts' to make'things work out to better myself. Mackalin Kalama. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 8-26-08 by committing the offense 305.115, assault and battery, of tribal law code. I want to say to my babe, Denise S., that I am sorry for what happened that day, for we were intoxicated, which is no excuse. I also want to apologize to the Warm Springs community. I want to say I am continuingto do better. Tommy Napyer. To the people o f Warm Springs, I’m sorry for my shame I brought to the family name, and Kah-Nee-Ta employees, I’m sorry for my drug of choice. I regret using meth for 10 long years. I thought it was cool but now I have to go to treatment. I further apologize to the individuals who were directly impacted by my actions. Please accept my apology. Thanks. Elfred A. Smith. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 2-11-08 by driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Further, I apologize to the owner of the car and to the Confederated Tribes o f Warm Springs. T his incident will not occur again. Raymond Ginardipec. I am sorry, I broke tribal law on 11 -22-08 by physically assault ing another tribal member at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort. I sincerely hope that everyone involved can forgive me. Further I want to apologize to A.F., who was directly impacted by my actions. I also want to say that I am taking actions to better myself to be a sober person. Lanelle Rowe, i Awies, Terry Courtney Jr. Happy Birthday and other wishes... H a p p y b irth d a y c o u sin H a z e n . L o v e, K a m e lia , JJ, Marrika. H a p p y birthday H azen. L o v e , A u n tie A m y an d H azel. Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller MM ity to pass a drug test. So I ’ll be looking for a job and I ’ll be will ing to start anywhere as long as it keeps m e busy and puts food on the table and gets the bills paid. I ’ll be there. So w ith that I ’ll be going and all o f you take care and be care ful, be safe. A nd G o d bless each and everyone okay. Sincerely, “Jimm y” aka Monster. (Coyote News, Est. 1976) 1 Spilyay Tym oo March 27, 2 0 0 8 Letters to the Editor Spilyay Tymoo 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. Page 4- Happy birthday Boo Boo Boy. L ove, R u th la and G randpa. Happy birthday nephew Ha^en. Love, auntie N a n a and uncle Brand. Happy 2nd birthday to my baby boy Ha^en A m os M a rtin e^ on M arch 27. Love, Mommy. H appy birth day to my b ro th e r H azen . L o v e, YaYa Bennie. H a p p y b irth d a y to fny N a n a M a rc y aka M iz P ic a r d . I lo v e y o u s is . Wish I was there to wish you h a p p y birth day. I ’m sen d in g you w ishes from the jail. L ove, your HP sis te r D e lo r e s “B a b y g ir l” Picard. H a p p y belated b irth d a y brother Gibson D an^uka. A n y more wishies. Love fo r always. You big sister Delores “Babygirl” Picard. H appy birthday to my N o. 1 c o u sin , K im a (D o p ey ) C ro o k e d a rm . H av e fu n m y N ana b u t n o t too m uch w ith out me, but I love you and I ’m wishing and singing you happy birthday from the jail. Love, your 111’ s is te r a n d cu z D e lo re s “Babygirl” Picard. H ap p y b irth d a y Donvan W olfe. I’m send in g a ll m y w ish e s y o u r way. L o ve, au n tie D ede Picard. H a p p y 9th b irth d a y to m y b a b y g ir l D ahl*ana A n tu n ez, from you aunty Charise. I love you! H appy birthday big sister, 27 years old. H ope you have a blast, Crystal Scott. Love you always and forever. Charisse Rose Haskins. .■ .'r " “ "/""'" t H appy 1 6th birthday to H arvey Tohet Sm ith, p ith lots o f love from yo u r family. H app y b irth d a y to M a rc ie 'P ic a rd , fro m Danicg and staff. A very h ap p y b irth d a y to e v ery o n e w h o w ill so o n be c e l e b r a t i n g a n o t h e r y e a r. F ro m th e s ta ff at th e Spilyay Tym oo.
