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E Coosh EEWA: The way it is nw aw nm « z e a s » íb s s m w s k l * Have a positive attitude when : setting goals To families I am pleased to offer my gratitude to those for being a Management Successor part of my late wife Ella Kurip Aguilar. Ella has always regarded 3 Once upon a time there was our people in high respect since ? a bunch of tiny frogs who ar- she became acquainted w ith ranged a running competition' your parents upon her arrival to ■ The goal was to reach the top W arm Springs in the early o f a very high tow er. 1950s. > A big crow d had g ath ered She came with me to make | around the tower to ( my people her people, the fam < see th e race and Spilyay ily units of the 1950s were the I cheer on the contes- Speaks very first she got to know, and ’• tants. k______ J she always took pleasure in tell ; The race began.... ing others that. She often told < Honestly, no one in the crowd the grandchildren o f her first £ really believed that the tiny frogs experiences and of her accep ; w ould reach the top o f the tance. »' tower. Ella was a fervent prayer £ You heard statements such warrior for our people. Her ex as: ‘Oh, way too difficult!!’ ‘They pressed desire was to see all ; will never make it to the top,’ come into the knowledge o f . or, ‘not a chance that they will Jesus Christ, the author and fin ! succeed, the tower is too high!’ isher of her faith. ; The tiny frogs began collaps Again, thank you to the fam ing one by one, except for those, ily members of the Confeder who in a fresh tem po, were ated Tribes and the many Cau climbing higher and higher. casian friends. The crowd continued to yell, Respectfully, ’It is too difficult!!! N o one will George W. Aguilar Sr. make it!’ More tiny frogs got tired and gave up. But one con tinued higher and higher and higher. This one wouldn’t give W hat has happened to us up! At the end everyone else had people? I remember when we given up climbing the tower. w ere m ostly hard w orking Except for the one tiny frog that, people and shared with one an after a big effort, was the only other. We were clean, clean yards, homes, cars, children, etc. one who reached the top! W hy?! Why? Why? D o we TH EN all of the other tiny have broken cars with no win frogs naturally wanted to know dows everywhere? how this one frog managed to Broken up homes — vandal do it. A contestant asked the tiny ized? Theft? Break-ins (even with frog how he had found the B y Selena Boise What happened stre n g th to succeed an d reach the goal. It turned o u t that the winner was deaf. The wisdom of this story is: Never listen to other people’s tendencies to be negative or pessimistic, because they take your m ost wonderful dreams and wishes away from you — the ones you have in your heart! Always think o f the power words have, because everything you hear and read will affect your actions! Therefore, always be posi tive! A nd above all, be deaf when people tell you that you cannot fulfill your dreams! Always think, “God and I can do this!” I f you fall down 10 times, stand up 11 times. What did you think of this story? I believe in it. Positive dis cipline in a family is healthy dis cipline. Never yell at your child or loved one and tell them they are not worth all this yelling and screaming. They may began to believe it : themselves and feel like they j have no reason to keep trying. They will eventually fall after : giving up. Just a thought because there are a lot of talented and gifted youth on our reservation. residents a t hom e)? Fights? B tu - tality? Other crimes? Why do we not have clean yards, even pretty yards? Why do we n o t have nice clean children, youth? • Where is our leadership to lead us (by example) to taking care of one another? Where is our leadership... period? Just thinking of the past... when there was a good feeling about our community. Just thinking. Shirley Saunders. Golf association Looking for a new gig? If so, try joining the Kah-Nee-Ta Golf Association. We are a non-profit organi zation that hosts and assists with local golf tournaments, works with junior golfers, organizes golf fundraisers and has weekly league play. N o association fees required. We would enjoy your pres ence at our next meeting. A lot of exciting and new stuff com ing your way. When: This Thursday, April 10 at 6 p.m. Spilyay Tyrnoo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) ’ " -7 » Page 4- ’ Spilyay Tyrnoo April 10, 2008 . ra n « s o - ■ .■ B Letters to the Editor Where: Kah-Nee-Ta G olf Course. What: G olf pro introduction and update. 2008 USGA rules. 2008 reduced golf membership pass: tribal family $300, non tribal single $500, non tfibal fam ily $700, business/corp $700: Teaching pro introduction. Nominations and election o f officers. G olf schedule, hand out. BBQ to follow (bring side dish, association will provide meat) Questions: Contact Janell Sm ith 553-7829 or M ichele Stacona '553-6726. A thank you Thank you goes out to Kah- Nee-Ta Resort and Casino for d onations o f sheets, pillow cases, glasses and glass cups. Priscilla Frank delivered these items to the Senior Citizen Pro gram. Each senior will enjoy your thoughtful donation. We would like to express our thanks to KahrNee-Ta Resort and Casino for their donations of candleholders, and two boxes o f cups. Thank you Priscilla Frank for donations o f cooks aprons, candle holders, Kellogg food containers and large tea pot This act o f courtesy helps to feed our community on occa sions like Easter Dinner. Patricia Tanewasha and Peggy W illiam s Poitra, Warm Springs Shaker .Church. Condolences I would like to send this mes sage out with deepest condo lences to all the families who have lo st loved o n e s... My friends and family who also are in grief with the losses o f my brother, my friends and aunts this past year. I have some time yet but I’m finally at ease and walking the right road even through tough times... the Native Circle here in the prison system has been a g ood u p liftin g circle w ith strength by unity and prayer... Our Native Church. I thank the C reato r fo r an o th er day o f breath. Humbly and respectfully, Caleb Jim , no. 12091152; 95200 Shutters Landing Ln., N orth Bend, OR 97459. Preference To guarantee employment for the many graduates who will be returning from college, high school and vocational training schools, th e tribes need to strengthen the tribal member preference clause. To do this the non-member will be asked to sign an agree ment stating that they will re main in.em ploym ent until a tribal member either meets or exceeds the minimum require ments and shows an eagerness for the job, at which time the non-member will forfeit such job. Protect the tribal right to be hired by the tribal departments and enterprises, mandated. The MIT will not be eligible for employment unless he/she is legally and financially respon sible for the health and welfare o f at least one m inor tribal member child, mandated. I can’t remember any tribal department offering job security to tribal members, why would they offer job security to the non-member. In this country, the majority o f the off reservation hires are hired “at will,” which basically means that not only can an em ployee term inate his employ ment with an employer “at will,” the employer also retains the same right and may terminate the employment o f an employee “at will,” with no explanation. Amos Switzler. Adoption Seventy years have passed since the Constitution o f the C onfederated Tribes o f the Warm Springs Reservation o f Oregon was adopted and en acted as the legal docum ent which defines the Confederated Tribes o f Warm Springs and lays out the principles, articles and laws by which the Confed erated Tribes are governed. The basic tenet which defines the Confederated Tribes are the able to redefine, expand, reduce or change the requirements and criteria for enrollment to reflect the majority wishes o f the tribal members. Therefore, it is important for all tribal members to attend and participate in these upcoming district m eetings, w hich are scheduled as follows: Monday, April 14, 2008 - A gency D istric t m eeting at Agency Longhouse. Wednesday, April 16, 2008 — Seekseequa District meeting at Seekseequa Fire Hall. Thursday, April 17, 2008 — Sim nasho D istric t m eeting Simnasho Longhouse. Please make time to attend these d istric t m eetings and present your view on this mat ter. Thank you. Richard Macy. Letters of apology I am writing this letter to the people o f Warm Springs and Yakima, for the action that I take full responsibility for at the end o f September last year. Lisa J. Smith. I am sorry I broke tribal law on Feb. 16 by causing a disturbance to the public and guests. Further I apologize to my victims and neighbors, who were directly impacted by my actions. I have learned my lesson. B. Suppah. I am sorry I broke tribal law at midnight on 2-16-08 by hurting a tribal member. I apologize to my family for the shame my actions have brought to our family name. I apologize to my neighbors for all the noise. I am sorry that my guests had to endure more stress. Melissa James. I am sorry I broke tribal law on March 4 by drinking will never see a jail cell again. Kevin Smith Jr. I am sorry I broke tribal law on Dec. 5,2007 by driv ing under the influence. I apologize to the pedestrians and other drivers. I am sin cere in this apology. Doreen Johnson. I am sorry I broke tribal law in September 2007 by vandalizing my friend and neighbors house. What I did was uncalled for and I ’m sorry. I hope sometime in the future you can forgive me. Further I apologize to T.C. who was directly impacted by my actions. Willie Danzuka. I am sorry I broke tribal law on several occasions by trespassing. It won’t happen again because I have decided to take my business else where. .. To M.M:, sorry for e nrolled m em b ers o f the Tribe. a n d d riv in g a n d also b e in g cussing you o u t and cutting Wifhout the people, there would be no C onfederated Tribes. How a person is determined eli gible for enrollment in the Tribe is spelled out in the Constitution. From day one, since the Con stitution was adopted, there have been voiced concerns from many members that the enroll ment criteria and requirements are either too restrictive or too vague and left to questionable differing interpretations at times resulting in either that accep tance or rejection o f some ap plications for enrollment. Many tribal members have viewed this practice as unfair, prejudicial and discriminating. The present Tribal Council recognizes the problem and is committed to address and re solve the problem. In order to do so, the Council has directed the administrative branch o f the tribal government to submit to Council suggested solutions to resolve this matter. The Tribal Council will then call for district council meetings to present the suggested solutions and hear the concerns and desires o f the tribal members. When this is accomplished, the Tribal Council will then be under the influence. I cduld you down. Nothing personal. have h u rt a p e rso n o r m ore. Leila Govenor. I apologize to B arbie J., Theresa G. and Ricky J., who were directly impacted by my actions. I am so sorry I did a, very stupid thing. I would be blaming myself if I did hurt som eone. Edwardene Henry. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 2-23-08 by driving while intoxicated: I apologize to the police officers. In the future I will make every to follow o u r laws. Merle I am sorry I broke tribal law on 2-2-08 by getting a duii and recklessly endangering times two. I apologize to C.W and E.Y., who were di rectly impacted by my ac tions. I want to say this will not happen again and I ’m very sorry. Kenneth Tuckta. I am sorry I broke tribal codes, 3 1 0 .5 1 0 /3 1 0 .3 5 2 / 310.317/205.418 on 3 Dec. 07 at 8:14 p.m. by making a George. stupid choice and getting I apologize to the commu caught up once again. I won’t nity for my actions, drunk prom ise it w o n ’t happen driving. It will n ot'happen again but just hope in the again. I would like to apolo future I make a better choice gize to the elders and to the but now that I ’m on legit sta children o f the community. tus and done jail, Jefferson County and Warm Springs Tommy Holquin. tribal, with that all behind me I am sorry I broke tribal and out of the way, I hope law on Dec. 31, 2007 by un P. and L. would fto longer go lawfully possessing a mari out o f their way to harass me juana pipe and jeopardizing and my lil fam fam any not only myself but my fam-; longer, thank you for all you ily as well. I apologize to J.P.,) are and consideration. J. who was directly impacted by Tufti. my actions. I f all goes well, I Happy Birthday and other wishes... Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan Management Successor: Selena T. Boise Reporter: Leslie Mitts Advertising Manager: Sam Howard Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades Spilyay Tyrnoo 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 Tyrnoo should be addressed to: Spiiyay Tyrnoo, 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. Happy 21st birthday to my brother Kandy B Jr. on A p ril 15. Hope you have fun, wishing you the best and many more. Take care, with all my love, your sis. I love you very much, Desirae Dawn Boise. Happy birthday to my uncle Randy. Have fun w ith lots o f hugs and kisses always. Your niece, Denyce Dawn aka Dee- Dee. H a p p y b e la te d 21st birthday to m y cousin on March 21, Tiyanna Sharee T u c k ta aka S u n sh in e. H o p e y o u h a d fun w ith lo ts o f lo v e , a lw a y s, D esirae D awn B oise and you r niece D ee-D ee. H appy b irth d ay A pril 4, grandpa Bmce Smith. Hope you had a good one, w ith love, Desirae Dawn and your great granddaughter, Denyce Dawn Padilla-Boise. Happy birthday uncle Bruce Smith. Hope you have a good one. Always, your niece, Kaenele Weaselhead. M any wishes to m y dad Bruce E. Sm ith aka Blue M ax. H o p e y o u h a v e a g o o d one. D o n ’t g o and g e t to o o ld m e . H a p p y birthday to Grandpa Bruce from Latasha and A sh ley a n d B ra n d o n . A n g e la Sam pson. , H appy birthday Bruce E. Smith, from your sisters and brothers, Warren, Alex, Batman Ricky Rae, Wilma, Clarice, Lucy, And to whoever is cel Lemminie, Lisa. Have a good' ebrating a birthday, have one. a good one. From Dez, H appy birthday grandpa Rae-Rae and Johnnie. from T il Mate aka Bruce. On April 18, look who is now 65. We all send our love and wishes for many more. Take care for we all do care. Your wife, six children, six grandchildren, our special love from us at home, Tony, Leo, Rose — Ty and RJ. Harvey M. Jim, A p r il 27, Happy Anio sweetheart, for it all worth it, huh! A l l my luv, Wycus.
