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Spilyay Tym oo August 14, 2 0 0 8
Letters to the Editor
Appreciated
I would like to say thank you
to
th e
co m m u n ity
fo r
showing our son the care you
have for our children.
O n July 25, 2008 in the mid
afternoon our son wrecked on
a bicycle on campus. H e flipped
over the handle bars after hit
ting a patch o f gravel and lost
control.
O ur son was not wearing a
safety helm et and he had a mild
concussion along w ith several
bum ps and scrapes and bruises.
H e received assistance from the
W arm S p rin g s E m e rg e n c y
M edical T echnician s, P a sto r
Rick and our community m em
bers along with friends.
I w ould like to thank you for
your quick actions and the noti
fications that had taken place.
This is a really scary situation
to be in: not knowing w hat hap
pened, how badly your child is
hurt, seeing your child scared,
crying, not knowing how m uch
pain the child is ins You’ve got a
ton o f things running through
your brain.
O ur family appreciates all o f
you for being there for our child
in the time o f need.
For the youth out in the com
munity, please wear your safety
helmet! Remember, safety first.
T hank you.
The Wahenekas.
Great program
I recendy signed up my son
fo r th e O re g o n V irtu a l
Academy. My son has asthm a
and missed quite a bit o f school
in the last two years.
Because o f this health con
d ition, he g o t b eh in d in his
studies. Intellectually, my son’s
got it, b ut becuase o f his health
he got behind.
Now, my son has the oppor
tunity to attend school from
hom e via the internet. H e will
receive a free com puter (for the
school year), $12.95 a m onth to
offset the cost o f internet con
nection fee, and this is the best
part — an online teach er/tu to r
will be assigned to assist him ev
eryday!
This is a state approved pub
lic charter online school, and the
best opportunity to come along
to support kids’ valuable edu
cation.
T h e w e b site is: w w w .k-
12.com.
Education is a tool too com
b at poverty... em pow er your
selves, enable your children to
be all they can be.
We, W arm Springs, are smart,
vibrant, and resilient people.
N ever let anyone tell you oth
erwise. My best to you people
o f W arm Springs!
Sincerely,
Vesta Johnson.
Museum visit
O n our recent E lderhostel
trip to Oregon, we had the privi
lege o f visiting the M useum at
W arm Springs.
It was so well done, beauti
fully designed and m ost infor
mative. T hank you for sharing
the stories o f your history and
your culture.
E ach tim e I visit a N ative
American site or event, I realize
m ore clearly the injustices the
Indian people have experienced
by those o f us o f the w hite cul
ture. It causes me pain and guilt.
I congratulate you for w hat
you have achieved under such
adversities. Your culture has so
m uch to offer the rest o f us in
the living o f life — your respect
for the earth, its care, the use
o f th e e a rth ’s offerings, and
your value o f family.
While at the museum I was
reading one o f the newspapers
that were on the bench in the
entry area. O n the last page were
short articles written by individu
als w ho w ere apologizing for
their misdeeds in regard to tribal
laws. I applaud this and wish the
culture I live in w ould see the
value o f such action.
Respectfully,
Martha Squire, D es
Moines, Iowa.
Sorry
Letter to ThomaS Sam Jr.'T
am sorry for wrongfully accus
ing you o f the damages. Doris
drawstring bag and lunch.
A thletes w ere split up into
three teams and played one an
other two to three times (around
50-plus participants).
The final game consisted o f
11-13 year-olds versus adults, in
which the adults w on by a land
slide.
M o st
of
th e
a d u lts
particpants haven’t played slow
pitch in years.
It was an honor to play by
your side! T hank you for a day
full o f laughs, smiles and, o f
co u rsem fo r th e love o f the
game, softball.
I also w ant to thank my aunt,
Allee Jackson, for assisting me
w ith organizing the event and
pitching to the kids. I look for
ward to hosting the event next
year.
Also: A big thank you to the
individuals w ho atten d ed the
Foster Parent Appreciation and
Com m unity Swim Day at the
K ah-N ee-Tah Village Pool on
August 1, 2008.
P a rtic ip a n ts w ere able to
swim for free (with slide pass)
all day. B B Q an d cake w ere
served on the Pavillion at lunch
time with a door prize drawing.
A round 60-plus community
members and foster parents at
tended the event.
I also would like to thank the
fo llo w in g C PS staff: P au la
K alam a , C h a rle n e S taco n a-
W hite, Angela Sanders, Roberta
Tufti, Wilona Poitra, Carla Gil
bert, Marci Medina, Elizabeth
H isa ta k e , C ecelia C o llin s,
P a tric ia T an e w a sh a , C assie
W olfe & R eb ek ah M ain fo r
helping where needed w ith all
only to be told your provider is
out for the week o r h e /sh e is
filled up and cannot take any
m ore appointments. I ’m sorry
b u t I can’t tell my body to get
sick only on the days my pro
vider is in.
The answering machine states
“I f it’s an emergency then go to
ER.” W hat is an emergency to
one person may n o t be to an
other. W hen you’re lying in bed
so ill you feel like you’re on your
death bed and seek out medical
help at the ER, you receive a
le tter in th e m ail saying this
w asn’t an emergency so there
fore it will n o t be covered by
Indian H ealth Services. I f there
were an appointm ent opening
or where walk-ins can be seen,
then the E R visit w ouldn’t have
happened.
Then if you are lucky enough
to be seen by your provider, you
are sen t h o m e w ith Tylenol,
cough syrup, and advice to come
in again if you’re n o t feeling
b e tte r in x a m o u n t o f tim e.
W hat a wasted time consum ing
two to four hours that is.
T h e w ay it w as b e fo re
seem ed to be less frustrating
where some appointm ents were
scheduled ahead o f tim e and
som e time left for the people
w ho needed to be seen that same
day. I u n d e rsta n d th ey can’t
please everyone all the time but
at this rate they aren’t pleasing
anyone at all. I’ve known people
to get p u t on hold because the
d o cto r/n u rse doesn’t think it’s
that im portant. B ut it was im
p ortant because this person was
later d iag n o sed w ith cancer.
H ow many others out there have
me. I feel we can get better ser
vice if we keep speaking up.
Wasn’t this p ut in our treaty re
garding having Indian H ealth
Services to provide for our res
ervation?
C oncerned tribal m em ber,
events.
I appreciate all your help!
a story Eke this?
member that no other race here
in America can say they can
Berni Jackson-Spino.
Lewis.
Clinic issue
Boxing club
T h a n k y o u to th e W arm
Springs Boxing Club and their
Coach, Austin Smith Sr., for the
2008 Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days
S p o rts club te e -sh irt C oach
Smith gave me. I will continue
to be a supporter o f the boxing
club. Thanks again,
I have something I would like
to share with you. I don’t know
how many people feel the same
as I do regarding our services
at Indian H ealth Services. T he
way they handle the appo in t
m ents is very frustrating. You
have to call at 8 a.m.; get p u t on
hold for an x am ount o f time
W orking in the Victims O f
Crimes office there are several
incidents w here a walk-in could
have surficed b u t instead h e /
sh e/th ey had to be taken to the
Mt. View Hospital. I can’t un
derstand this, how can we n ot
be seen at the Indian H ealth
Services b u t they will pay for
an emergency room visit. Isn’t
that paying out m ore money? I
was to ld th e m oney was the
p ro b lem for a lo t o f the cut
backs.
T hank you for listening to
Tina Aguilar.
Committees
G o o d day to c o m m itte e
m em bers o f W arm Springs. I
have been thinking a lot lately
about w hat the good L ord had
p ut on my heart to express w hat
has been on my mind. We as
Native Americans have endured
genocide and are thriving strong.
I never really truly understood
w hen I was younger w hen I
w ould hear about our ancestors
being wise and making decisions
for far into the future concern
ing our people. N ow that I am
older, I see it still to this day
happening.
I feel that I need to commend
those w ho are carrying on the
traditions o f our ancestors while
making it in m odern times and
combining the both to ensure the
survival o f our people. Those
w ho com e to m ind p u t forth
extra effort in their life to do
this. I am thinking o f all o f you
w ho serve on the different types
o f committees.
In the past I was obhvious to
the hard w ork you all put into
serving the committees; while at
the same time blissfully and ig
norantly enjoying the fruits o f
your labor, which is the security
.of my future as a tribal m em
b er and all the ben efits th a t
come along w ith being a tribal
benefit from. I feel that you all
deserve my u tm o st gratitude
and respect, which is n o t even
close to compensating you all for
w hat you truly deserve.
I stand amazed at how yoii
all take the extra time and ef
forts to know w hat is going on
in your specific d epartm ents
you preside over as well as the
different departm ents outside
o f our reservation that pertain
to the tribal organization’s busi
ness. You take the time to travel
Mark Matthews.
Myths and facts about diabetes
Round Robin
I w ould like to use this op
portunity to thank the athletes,
volunteers and parents in par
ticipating in this years Second
A nnual R ound Robin. Again,
this event was a big success.
A thletes recieved a t-shirt,
By Elsie Howard
Diabetes Nurse Educator
Warm Springs Diabetes Program
Question: D oes eating eggs
increase my risk for a heart at
tack?
Answer: Egg yolks are very
high in cholesterol. Many ex
p e rts su g g est lo w erin g how
m uch cholesterol you eat to re
duce your risk o f heart disease.
For people with diabetes, eat
ing one egg a day doubled the
risk for a heart attach in m en
and raised the risk o f a heart
attack in w om en by 50 percent.
Instead o f eating an egg, try
eating an egg substitute, such as
E gg Beaters.
E g g B eaters are real eggs
minus the yolk. O r simply re-
m ove the yolk and eat only the
whites o f the egg.
A n o th e r o p tio n is to
scramble two whites w ith one
yolk every now and then. You
probably w on’t be able to taste
the difference. T here is no cho
lesterol in egg whites.
Please call if you have any
questions. My num ber is 553-
2478.
to trainings and making debuts
to represent us in order to gain
m o re m o d e rn know ledge o f
w hat we are up against, which
means that you have to be away
from your loved ones to do this.
Y ou all sacrifice your leisure
time to make certain th at the
future o f our reservation will
continue on, as well as your fam
ily w ho supports and shares you
all w ith the rest o f us to do the
w ork no one else wants to do.
All o f this is also piled on to
being a full time employee too.
It’s astonishing the patience and
self discipline it takes for you
all to sit in on long meetings while
paying close attention to detail,
and w hen a discrepancy arises,
y o u r keen aw areness to th e
m odern tricks o f the “others”
are quickly exposed to be dealt
w ith in order to prom ote the
wellbeing o f our people. Wow!
You all truly are a blessing from
G od our Creator, and I feel that
I w ant to thank you because you
are teaching the younger genera
tion how to be like our past an
cestors through your dedication
to live in their spirit, passing on
their teachings to give us all an
id en tity as a m em b er o f the
Confederated Tribes o f Warm
Springs that we could be proud
of. May G o d bless and keep
you all.
Sincerely, Shaw-na-knee.
Apologies
I am sorry I broke tribal law
oh Friday, July 19, 2008 by re
sisting arrest and disorderly con
duct. I would really Eke to say
to the people o f w arm Springs
In d ia n R eserv atio n th a t I ’m
sorry for w hat I did on this date.
A nd w ould like to say that I ’m
trying to n o t let this happen
again. I apologize to my family
and all relatives o f my family.
I ’m sorry to have my name pub
licly know n by the things I ’ve
done o n this day o f embarrass
ment. Richard W. Payne Jr.
I am sorry I broke tribal law
on July 6 by being under the age
o f 21 and under the influence
o f an intoxicating beverage. I am
truly sorry for my actions. I
apologize to the com m unity
members. I am doing my best
to stay out o f trouble. Truman
V. Merrifield.
• I am sorry I broke tribal law
on July 11, 2008 by assault and
battery against an officer. I was
under the influence o f alcohol.
T h a t’s n o t an excuse b u t I ’m
sorry. I apologize to officer D.J.
It will never happen again. Mat
thew Craig.
(Apologies will continue in the
next Spilyay.)
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Happy Birthday and other wishes...
On this August 7, 2008 a big
happy birthday out to my baby girl
Anessia Marie Sam. You have al
ways been a wonderful blessing fo r
me and you will always be. Dad
loves you and yo u r brother Decimus
Tracy. Miss you a lot and 1 hope
you have a good day and don’t fo r
get dad loves you baby girl. 1 am
sorry dad can’t write no more to
you but it hurts to get them back.
But baby girl 1 will always love you
and yo u r brother take care o f him.
And so baby girl dad hopes you
have a good day. Love from you
dad — father Tracy Ray Sam.
To my husband Easton,
I would like to wish you
a happy anniversary o f 28
+1 years. In the beginning
we didn’t have the Lord in
our marriage but when we
both gave our hearts to Him,
we became blessed. You’ve
been with me thru thick
and thin, bad tim es and
good times and we’re still
together because I believe
i t is o f the L ord’s Will.
Should the Lord tarry or i f /
when we get caught up to
be with Him I intend to be
there with you. Thank you
for loving me. I love you
very, very much.
Your loving wife, Tina.
Happy Birthday to my
brother Larson.
Hope its a good one and
many more to come. Keep
doing what you’re doing to
help people because you’re
doing a good thing. Again,
Happy Birthday!!
Tina, Easton & kids
Cowboy up Perry Isadore! We
hope y o u have a g r e a t
birthday! From William, Berni
& A lexxis Spino.
H appy B irthday to M erlin
Tom! We hope you have a lot
o f fu n o n y o u r special day!
From WilEam, Berni & Alexxis
Spino.
Happy Anniversary Tina
and Easton, We love you.
Tony, Selena and the kids
H appy Birthday Julie, on
A u g u st 15, H av e a g o o d
one. H ope to see you soon.
Take care o f yourself. We
love you, Selena, Tony, & the
kids.