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E Coosh EEWA: The wgy it is Page 4- Spilyay Tymoo June 19, 2008 Letters to the Editor Indian Youth Conference D ear W arm Springs C om m u nity: T hank you for all your sup p o rt in your assistance in host ing the N orthw est Indian Youth Conference during the week o f May 27-May 31. T he C onfer ence was very successful and our visiting youth through o u t the region had very positive com ments. We, the planning committee, w ould like to take this time to thank all o f you for your posi tive interaction in making this event the success it was. We would also like to thank Tribal C ouncil for their unw avering support. T heir active involve ments in the activities were much appreciated and it showed our community as well as our visi tors that you truly do care for the Indian youth n o t only here in W arm Springs, b ut all over Indian Country. T hank you to the High School Tribal Youth Council, As young adults, you have show n great leadership skills and have shown that our tribe will be in good hands in the future w hen you beco m e.o u r leaders! T hank you to C hief Delvis H eath for all your help and sup port. You w ent above and be yond and we are very apprecia tive o f you being out there dur ing clean up day. on May 25. Truly an inspiration. A nd your dinner at Simnasho was great. T hank you to Chief Joe Moses for the dinner you provided for the conference youth. They truly had a great time. We do recog nize your w ork on Council as youth being one o f your top pri orities and the com m itm ent you make by visiting our youth in boarding schools as well as all the w orkshops you attend that pertain to youth issues. K eep up the great work. A special thank you to Bernice Mitchell and her family for hosting the Wasco C h ief D in n e r at th e A gency Longhouse. It is truly a blessing to see our longhouses filled to the top for positive interaction and fun. T h ere are so m any oth ers that deserve to be noticed for their hard w ork and dedication. So many tribal departm ents that assisted and gave their all. Thank you all trib a l d e p a rtm e n ts . T hank you to the Culture and H eritage C om m ittee and the Education Committee. Thank you to Miss W arm Springs for providing snacks and being a great tribal hostess. T hank you to the G reene family for their sponsorship and hard work. T h a n k you to o u r m an y sponsors. CTWS Tribal Council, C o m m u n ity C o u n se lin g , Children’s Protective Services, W arm Springs C red it E n te r prise, T hree W arriors Market, Eagle Tech Systems, the M u seum A t W arm Springs, Warm Springs Power and Water, Tec tonics International, Workforce D e v e lo p m e n t, K a h -N e e -T a High D esert Resort and Casino, W arm Springs Market. S p ecial th a n k s to th e Puyallup Tribe o f Indians, The Coeur d ’Alene Tribe o f Idaho, T h e C o n fed erated T ribes o f The Colville Reservation, The Tulalip Tribe, Suquamish Tribe, Squaxin Island Tribe, Klamath Tribe, Native Wellness Institute, the H uckleberry Feast Powwow Committee, G old Mine Produc tions, Sacred G round Entertain m ent, Potlatch Fund, First N a tions D evelopm ent Institute for their sponsorships and support. T hank you to the m any com mittee m em bers for getting out there and ‘hustling’ for these sponsorships and w ithout your hard w ork the positive outcom e would n o t have been possible. T hank you all o f our w ork shop presenters. W ithout you, there w ouldn’t be a conference. It was exhilarating to cover so many different topics. It was truly a blessing to see the joy shown on the youth o f our Nations. W arm Springs is definitely a place o f ¿rand hos pitality. Many thanks to C hief O lsen Meanus o f Celilo Village. Many youth com m ented on the hospitality th at was show n to them and m any will go hom e holding high regard for our tra ditions and our ‘hom eland’ on the Big River. We would also like to recog nize the hard w ork and num er ous hours that the volunteers put in. We would love to list all o f you, b u t there were so many. Special th an k s to o u r die hard volunteers that stuck with us and helped make this confer ence a success. L.T. Suppah, R achel W inishut, Joey Macy, A m ethyst Mackey, Josey Will iams and Warner Williams. O ur success is your success. Thank you very much. Again, thank you everyone for doing your part and having W arm Springs shine with pride. O u r v isito rs w ere m o s t im pressed w ith your hospitality an d y o u r k in d n ess th a t was shown to them as they were our guests. H umbly Yours, The Thirty- W illiam , Berni Alexxis Spino. F in a n c ia l d o n a tio n s fo r K en d all M ain’s P u e rto R ico baseball trip are still being taken. Kendall leaves for Puerto Rico on July 11, and returns July 18. T hank you for all the support. It is m uch appreciated. D ona tions can be sent to: Nathan and Rebekah M a in , P O B ox 418, W arm Springs OR, 97761. Condolences I w ould like to send out my condolences to my aunties and uncles and cousins o f the Yahtin family, and Frank family. It is a sad, sad tragedy to lose a loved one. There really are not any words a person can say that can express the heart ache and pain, but being there, except giv ing and showing support. H elp ing one another. M uch love and respect to all. Pengie. Wish to you I’m very sorry for sending this message so late. Anyway, I hope my tw o sons’ cousin, Joelani A thank you We were recently involved in a car wreck on June 7, 2008 on Highway 26. Spilyay Tymoo Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller 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: spllyay@wstrlbes.org. Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $15.00. and Donations Third Northwest Indian Youth Conference Planning Committee. (C o y o te News, Est. 1 976) L. We wanted to take this op portunity in thanking certain in dividuals for being there in our time o f need. To th e Stwyers, th an k you for com forting our little angel, Alexxis, during the tragic ordeal. Because o f you she rem ained safe and happy. We’re very appreciative that she has family that will always be there for her. T hank you to my best friend, Angela Dawalt. Your jokes, sto ries and big smile made me feel m ore at ease while being laid-up in the emergency room . I ’m so happy you were there for me. To my m om , I k now you wanted to be there for us, but your unconditional love and sup po rt helped ease our pain. I love you. To our family, friends and co-workers, thank you for your su p p o rt, h ugs, p ray ers an d w arm words. We are all okay. We’re just thankful that no one was seri ously injured. Again, thank you. You are all greatly appreciated and we love you very much. M uch respect, S andra K alam a, h a d a g reat happy 3rd birthday this year. She had her 3rd birthday on the third o f May this year. I really hope you enjoy get ting older every year, year after year. I know b o th your parents, S terlin g K alam a an d E ileen Frank, love you very much. I hope you had a great and happy 3rd birthday this year. As always, Love, Evette Patt, 50 K ourt Dr., apt. 3, Eugene, OR. Please write Hello, you all. It is really get ting to be tiresome writing these letters — from jail... I ’m over here at Washington County Jail here in Hillsboro. Anyway, I ’d like to give a shout out to my cousins out in P en d leto n and U m atilla way. Sorry I w asn’t able to answer your letter, b u t I got it, thanks, b ro ... A nd also to my rock paint ing friend Ginger, I also received your letter too. Sorry I didn’t write you back either. I am sorry to say, b u t I am an alcoholic. Anyway, please do w rite m e again b u t to m e here at this ad dress I will provide a the end o f this letter... I w ould like to wish my sis ters a happy belated mam a’s day and a happy belated birthday to my sister witch, May 16. H ope you had a good one. I w ould like to ask my fam ily and friends, please don’t be strangers, write, send pictures... and if any o f you have pictures o f my dad, my m om , my sister Felicia, please by all means, get copies, send m e som e. Love, your bro Pengie, Floyd Tewee Jr., bk no. 08-06609, Washing ton County Jail, 215 SW Adams MS33, H illsboro, O R 97123- 3874. Apologies l a m sorry I broke tribal law in May 2008 by causing disor derly conduct outside the jail fence. I didn’t mean to cause a disturbance. I have n o t drank since then and I don’t plan to. I apologize to the police depart ment. I will refrain from doing this again. Nancy Switzler. I am sorry I broke tribal law on April 14, 2008 by having in my possession drug parapherna lia and a nugget o f marijuana. I apologize to the whole tribes o f W arm Springs and S.M., w ho Junior Court candidate Hello, W arm Springs. M y n am e is R h o n d a Clements-Poitra. I am 9 years old. I am ru n n in g fo r L il’ Miss Pi-Um e-Sha. I attend W arm Springs E lem entary School. My m o th e r is H elen S. Poitra and my father is Spen cer W. Poitra. My grandpar ents on my m other’s side are G rant and Sandra Clements. M y g ra n d p a re n ts o n m y father’s side are Lester Poitra and Peggy William. My great g ra n d p a re n ts are th e late Lloyd “B art” Clements and H elen McCorkle and Lasco Gilbert, Juanita W ood and the late Hilbert and H arriet Will iam. I will be selling tickets. I would greatly appreciate your support. You can also contact my m other H elen Poitra at 325-2 9 8 3 o r m y g ra n d m other Sandra Clements at 553-2535. They will also be were directly im pacted by my actions. T his will n o t happen again. Brenda Sellene. I am sorry I broke tribal law o n A p ril 14, 2008 by b eing picked up on a w arrant at the courthouse having a drug piece on me. T hat w on’t happen again and I’m sorry for any disrespect to anyone. I apologize to my friends and family. I no longer carry that kind o f stuff w ith me. Thank you. Juliene Govenor. I am sorry I broke tribal law on May 9,2008 by being drunk and disorderly, causing a distur bance at my family’s hom e and sorry for upsetting everyone. I have found “G o d ” again and plan on living a clean and sober life from now on. I apologize to the Warm Springs Police D epart m ent and Corrections officers for my actions and behavior. I am thankful to everybody who has supported me at this time in my life. O nce again I am sorry. Amanda Switzler. I am sorry I broke tribal law on M ay 16, 2008 by driving under the influence o f ’intoxi cants and endangering. I am sorry I put my passenger in dan ger. William Strong. s e ttin g u p th e ir sta n d , “Rhonda’s Fry Bread” every Friday. So stop by and buy some tickets! T hank you for your time and support. Rhonda Poitra. Clements- I am sorry I broke tribal law by assaulting my daughter. I ’m sorry things got out o f hand and I ended up assaulting my daugh ter. I was only trying to do w hat was b est fo r my grandson. I apologize to Suzie Charley. I ’m sorry. Earl Charley Sr. I am sorry I broke tribal law on May 2,2008 by driving while intoxicated and recklessly en dangering the other people. I am sorry for doing that. I ask the tribe and tribal police and tribal court to forgive me and it will n o t happen again. I apologize to the three people w ho were with me. I apologize to the families. Winnie Jim. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 2-2-08 by driving under the influence o f an intoxicant. I know that I was w rong and that I could have hurt som eone or myself. I apologize to the W arm Springs community. I am sorry to the officers for my actions Michael Meanus. I am sorry I broke tribal law on May 5, 2008 by driving un der the influence o f intoxicants. I know that I was w rong and could have h u rt som eone or myself. I apologize to the com munity. T his will n o t happen again. Michael Meanus. Happy Birthday and other wishes... H a p p y Fathers D ay to m y p a p a , D e n n is L. M artin ez. N e x t year, I ’ll be c o o k in g y o u din n er. L ove, you r g ra n d b ra t Jeanette Thom pson. Happy Fathers Day to all the dads incarcerated or in treatment. Keep yo u r head up and fe e t on the ground. The Creator will guide you i f yo u let him ... Much re spect, J. Thompson. H appy 64th birthday to our p ap a D en n is L. M artinez on Ju n e 23. We all love y o u ... you’re th e b est grandpa ever. Love, Jean ette, Mickey, E ric, Wes, Jazz, Cody, Jesse, Tashayla, Gladys, Marian, Breann, Kyisha, V anessa, A d n an Jr., Ja d d en , D onavin and baby. , Happy 22nd birthday to my leah Della R. Thomp son. See you soon. Love, you na-na Jean ette Th- ompson. Happy birthday to my auntie M ickey Thompson. Love, yo u r nephew V in c e n t Jadden C eneraio. H a p p y 22nd birthday to m y daughter M ick ey Th om pson on June 14. Love you, h on... Mom and little Rob. H appy first birthday June 17 to our son son, Cyrhon McKie Wolfe. Love you always and al ways in our hearts. Love always, y o u r m o m an d dad, K aylyn Wolfe, Kelsey Kalama. H appy fir s t Fathers Day to Kelsey Kalama. IF7 love you al ways from Cyrhon, Kaylyn Wolfe. . Happy Fathers Day to my great grandpa Grant C lem ents Sr., and Raym ond Tsum pti Sr., from Cyrhon, Kaylyn and Kelsey. H a p p y F a th e rs D ay to grandpa Kaylyn and Kelsey. H a p p y Fathers D a y to grandpa Kanet “Cow n u tz” w olfe, M u rry “S p u n k y ” Kalama, William Clements Sr., Grant Clements Jr. We love you always, Cyrhon, K aylyn Wolfe and K e lse y Kalama. H a p p y birthday June 2 6 Delorise Picard. Love always, Cyrhon, Kaylyn Wolfe, Kelsey Kalama. Happy birthday Bryson George, always Cyrhon, Kaylyn Wolfe, Kelsey Kalama. H appy birthday my lil bro Ray P icard. I love you very much. I’m sending my wishes to you all the way to Cali. Sorry I can’t be there w ith you. Love for always, your nana Delores (Baby girl) Picard. Happy 10th birthday to my baby boy Bryson Felix George. I love you with all my heart. Love, your mom Delores Picard. H appy first birthday Cyrhon Wolfe. Love your auntie Delores (Baby girl). Happy birthday Felix George. You’re always in my heart and I love you. Love, Delores Picard aka Baby girl. H a p p y Fathers D a y to George Picard Jr. R ay (lil b u b s ) P ic a rd , R ic h a rd C ro o k e d A rm , H e a th Crooked Arm Jr. Love for a lw a y s, D e lo r e s P ic a rd (B aby girl). H appy Fathers D ay to all my hom e boys o u t there, always, Baby girl. Happy Fathers Day to all my family and friends. Love fo r always, Delores (Baby girl) Picard, J
