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Spilyay Tymoo August 28, 2008
Letters to the Editor
Youth issue
Our ancestors and elders al
ways put our children first when
making tribes’ future plans. Al
ways. Seven years in advance.
They took care of their elders
and people and defended them.
They were solution-oriented
people who would never ever
think o f expelling or disowning
a fellow tribal member. Espe
cially children.
The elders told us long ago
to be very careful who we put
in Council. ,
Solutions, Council. N ot pun
ishment for being desperately
poor with no light at the end of
the tunnel.
A better solution would be to
fix our medical clinic system. It
isn’t working. Especially the ap
pointments and weekend or af
ter-hours care. I thought getting
good medical care was in our
treaty? Our people are dropping
dead, left and right every day
from cancer, kidney disease, dia
betes, heart attacks and espe
cially alcohol and drug addic
tions. Everybody has lost a loved
one from one or all o f these ill
nesses. There are tribal people
too sick to take proper care of
their families.
The children o f these suffer
ing people are clinging desper
ately to anyone who would help
them feel needed or wanted.
Maybe these children wouldn’t
turn to gangs or other bad in
fluences if they had healthy par
ents to care and comfort them.
We need an alcohol and drug
treatment center here!. People
turn to these addictions out of
a sense of hopelessness, des
peration and loneliness. The
same reason our children turn
to gangs. Empathy and under
standing, Council!
Children are the victims here,
not the enemy. They are us! Our
future, future voters, future
parents.
One solution to the clinic/
medical problem is to have an
on-call, after hours and week
end physicians available, one
who lives nearby or at the clinic,
who will be available for all sick
nesses and emergencies during
off-hour times.
At the clinic one of my sis
ters went into labor, of course,
after hours and on a weekend,
and was about to deliver any
second. I drove her up to the
rear door o f the old clinic,
tooted the car horn and Dr.
Creelman came running from
the house next door, jumped
over the fence, ran up to the
clinic just in time to dehver my
brand new niece. Now that was
service, completely cool and
caring. Now we have an answer
ing machine that tells you office
hours and to go to the emer
gency room at Mountain View
Hospital, where you know you’ll
be billed, no matter what the ill
ness. Who has the gas to run all
the way to Madras? Come on,
Council, work w ith us here.
We’re all struggling. Healthy
people equals caring, compas
sionate parents, thus content
kids.
D on’t bury your heads and
pretend everything is okay. Our
children are indicators o f how
things are out here, good or bad.
Yours truly, a true tribal el
der and m em ber, Myrna
Frank.
the camp.
To Fire and Safety — Thank
To all our camp supporters,
you to the two young gents that
The Culture and Heritage came and watched over camp
Department is very thankful for in case there could have been
all who stepped forward to make an emergency and also partici
the Strengthening Families and pated in activities and assisting
Culture camp a big success. We with camp cleanup. The two
would like to thank the follow young ladies, who also came to
ing;
camp for emergency assistance
OSU Extension, our co-part- with the ambulance, thank you.
ner who provided materials for Thank you to Lynn for making
camp set up. Charmaine, Kami, the arrangements for the cov
Val, sum m er staff w ho did erage at Peters Pasture during
games and presentations with the camp.
campers. Minnie, Bobbie, Fara,
Forestry — T hank you to
Emilee, and Sherri who did reg Virgil for all the work you vol
istrations, presentations, and lots unteered to do in assisting with
of other stuff as needed. And the camp set up and gathering/
Shawn, co-director who took on delivering o f the wood. Also,
the task o f coordination and thanks to Larry for working to
overseeing those tasks got ac g ather the w ood fo r camp.
complished, workers were paid Thanks to the supervisors who
and lots o f behind the scene allowed the time for Virgil and
work.
Larry to get the wood.
Culture and Heritage staff —
Work Force Development —
Suzie and family who assisted A big thank you to Fred, who
with cultural knowledge and sup drove the 2-ton truck that de
port for learning about tradi livered the BIG stuff to camp
tional foods and strengths. and to your assistants who
Arlita provided Ichishkin lan loaded and unloaded the things;
guage teaching and elder advice and who also dealt with the
to families. Verleen taught the breakdown o f the truck. Also,
Numu language and participated a big thank you to Aaron and
in camp. Thanks to Pam, Deanie crew who set up teepees, loaded,
and Gladys w h o .tau g h t the unloaded, setup large tarps, and
K iksht language. Thanks to many other tasks that was re
Dallas, who assisted with many ally contributed to camp set-up
things in camp, especially with and take down.
men things with the boys, and
Warm Springs Police Depart
blessing meals. Merle, with her ment — Thank you, Raymond T.
cast on did a great job o f work for allowing the camp to uSe
ing and teaching beading your department trailer for food
projects, thanks.
storage during camp.
T hank you to E ileen for
Natural Resources — We ap
teaching baskets and Adeline preciated your fish and wood
who shared stories about the donation, families learned about
animals. And DelMar, thanks the care, preparation, and cook
for recording various events of ing of the salmon, and proper
Camp support
w ood used for outside use.
Thanks to Sharlene for your as
sistance and Stanley for deliv
ering the wood used.
D iabetes P ro g ram and
Shadow Project — Your presen
tations to the families was ap
preciated at a time when we
need to provide information for
healthier & stronger families.
Camp staff and volunteers —
The cooks, Millie, Farrellyn,
Larissa, thank you for the won
derful meals th at nourished
camp participants. Shawn J.,
thanks to you for the much
needed ‘young men’ influence
th at you provided at camp.
Anthony C., thank you for all
your assistance that happened
while you were at camp. J ’Dean
and Foster, Larson and every
one thank you for making the
sweats possible. T hank you,
Becky D. your voluntary services
was very much appreciated.
Warm Springs Power Enter
prise and the Education Com
mittee —Your sponsorship fund
ing for families to attend is
greatly appreciated, not only by
the families, but by the programs
as well. It is your support that
contributes to success of pro
grams that contribute to family
strengths.
Family participants - Your
presence was what made the
camp special! To all the children,
the parents, the grandparents,
aunties, uncles, brothers, sisters,
cousins and w hole families,
thank you for being at camp.
If I have forgotten someone
or some program, forgive me,
there has been a huge effort to
make this event a successful one
and through it all it is difficult
to keep a good record of all that
has happened.
We are already talking about
next year and how we can im
prove. We look forward to next
summer as I hope all o f you will
be doing. Thanks again to all
who made this so successful,
Myra Johnson-Orange.
Closer to God
Hi to all my Native family at
home. I would just like to share
a little experience that made me
closer to God.
I was in jail 14 days in Warm
Springs and went to treatment
here in Klamath Falls.
O n A pril 20, 2008 I was
saved and forgiven from God.
And got baptized on June 28,
2008 in Crescent City, Califor
nia. It was the best felling I ever
felt in my life.
At that time I knew there was
hope for me. I’ve been clean and
sober for 138 days and I take
that one day at time. I ask for
forgiveness from whomever I
hurt. I want to send this mes
sage to all that God loves us all!
And if you give God all you got,
he will forgive you to. Now that
I praise Him with all I got, I see
wonderful things happening in
my life. And what I have now is
a clean and sober lifestyle.
So please take this time to
think about this message, and
give it to him. And see what hap
pens! I love you all and hope that
one day I’ll be home. But don’t
be shy and write to me and I ’ll
tell you more about him. Peace,
love, hope, honesty and willing
ness — is what got me here.
Love, Angela Martinez
2006 Gettle St., Klamath Falls
OR 97603. Goc! Loves You.
Happy Birthday and other wishes...
Happy second birthday to Jessie
Bobb on September 8.
Our dear precious lil Jessie, you
came along at a time when we lost
some dear beloved family members:
your grampa Corwin Howtopat (he
would have been so proud of you)
and y o u r great-great grampa,
Delbert Frank Sr. (he would’ve
loved you, too).
You filled that empty space and
filled our hearts with love and awe.
I t ’s truly a wonder to watch you
grow, learn to talk, everything is
new to you and it’s wonderful to see
you discover something new each
day. We love you with all our hearts
lilJessie and we’ll never let anything
harm you. You’ll only know love and
happiness. Hove and kisses son.
Hove, Daddy Michael Bobb, Great-
Grampa, Myra Frank, Selena and
Chris (Gramma and Grampa),
Duran and Uncle Butter and
puppy, Travis, Am y and Kendall
Bobb, and from all the way from
the Washington Coast - your
Great-Grampa, Glen “Kay” Bobb,
Aunty Astra, Patty, Uncle Devlin
and all your lil cousins from
Taholah and Oakville.
H a p p y b irth d ay , M ai.
From B randi and M ich ael
Stwyer-Bobb.
Happy birth
day
N ana
Brandi, love you
always. Hove,
H appy birthday A u n tie your baby bro’s
Mallory. Hove, your nieces, H il Nick and Harley
Eva lone, Mahkiyah, CeAsia Kelly.
Happy birth
and your nephews Hil Gary, and
day Brandi Jo,
baby Jessie.
Happy birthday, Mai. Love, my 18-year-old
D a Boys D.S. Junior, Curtiss, brat. We love
you. Mom and
and T.J. Dickson.
Dad.
Happy birthday Lil Bro
Albert A. Stahi. We love and
miss you. Love, Laura and
Al Kelly.
H ap p y b irth d ay L il sis
B randi Stwyer. We love ya,
Love Da B ig B ro ’s, D.S.
Jun io r, C urtiss and Theo.
Happy birthday Uncle Albert.
Love ya. Love, Curdy, Junior,
T.J., B.J., Nick and Harley.
H appy birthday A u n tie
Brandi. Hove, H il Gary, H il
Eva, Mahkiyah and CeAsia.
H ap p y b irth d ay U ncle
Albert. Love, LaVonne and
Wayne.
Happy birthday, Grampa
Albert. Hove, your grandkids, Hil
Gary, H il Eva, M ahkiyah,
CeAsia and Jessie.
Happy birthday Baby Girl
Brandi Jo Stwyer. It’s only been
three years and we’re still going
strong. Michael Bobb Catch my
Heart.
H a p p y 25th b irth d a y
M a llo ry C. P o lk-G ilb ert.
Happy 18th birthday to
Even though we’ve had our
differences, we are alw ays my baby sis Brandi J.
go ing to be fam ily through Stwyer. No matter how old
th ick and thin. Your cuz, you get, you’re always go
ing to be my baby sister. I
LaVonne.
Happy birthday to our love you, B.J. Love, your big
niece “Mai” on August 6, sis LaVonne and Wayne
2008. Be sure and have fun, E.S.
but not too much! Love,
your Auntie Laura and
Uncle Al.
Happy birthday to our older
cuzin Mallory. We love you.
Love, Nick and Harley Kelly.
L?
H appy
b irth d ay
my
Mommie. I love you. Love me
lots, your baby boy Jessie Dean
Stwyer-Bobb.
With all of our love al
ways and forever, Happy
Birthday, Mom. August 24,
194something.
L ife B egins at 59
H a p p y
Birthday Dad.
From Mom,
Charlie, Lewis,
Hee, Nenee,
Moses, Tessa,
Killer and Sy-
Rus. With love.
H appy 8th
M eredith
&
niece
B irth d a y ,
Rashawna, Korina & baby
L eo n a r d
nephew Tate and from your
“K ing L eno”
Dad D’Original 1... DLP
Polk.
A nd
sr.: Dixon Sr. And from
H appy 13th
Annette and your A la’
B irth d a y
Alberta and the rest of the
D ionne “Lil
Family...
D”
Polk.
Love you two
always. From
N a n a s :
August 16th:
E velyn
&
Birthday wishes
N ephew :
go out to the
Sterlin; and
Polk Twins:
M ered ith &
Swan
and
Neice: Rashawna; K orina & M a u r ic e ...
Nephew: Tate; Yaya: Dixon Jr. Happy
24th
& Nephews Dominick & Elias birthday. From
AND from your Dad: Dixon Sr. your cousins:
and Mom A nnette...
Leonard ‘King Heno, ” Dionne - “
A nd your Alas A lberta, Hil D ,” Evelyn
baby nephew
Diretha, Penny, Mary, Geraldine Sterlin, Meredith & niece
and the rest of the Alas...
Rashawna, Korina & baby nephew
Uncle Michael, yayas: Swan, Tate, and Dixon Jr. & nephews
Maurice, Sr. & Lil Mo’ Jr.
Dominick and Elias. A n d from
Auntie Trena and kids: Cyrel, Dad Michael <& sisters Seqouia,
Cyna, Tray, Eugene & Sarah.
and Julia & niece Te’ane and A la ’
A nd all o f the rest o f the Alberta Yallup, Uncle Dixon &
family....
Auntie Annette, Auntie Trena
and kids, and from the rest of the
. August
Family...
A u n ties S e q o u ia, J u lia ,
D ionne “L il D ,” E velyn,
M e re d ith , an d K o rin a...
Cousins (sisters & broth
ers): Te’ane, B aby Sterlin,
B a b y T ate, R ash aw n a,
D om inick and E lias. And
from your Great A la’ Alberta
Yallup and all the rest of the
F am ily...
August 29th: Birthday wishes
go out to Lucille “Meredith”
Michelle Polk. Happy 20th Birth
day “Honey Girl” .. : From your
Baby Rashawna &
H oney Coby, lil
brother: Leonard
’’King Leno,” & lil
sister Dionne “ Lil
D.”A nd sisters
E velyn & Baby
nephew Sterlin,
Korina & Baby nephew Tate,
and Yaya: Dixon, Jr. and sis
Rosanna & nephews Dominick
and Elias and from Dad & mom
Dixon Sr. and Annette. And
your Ala’ Alberta Yallup and all
the rest o f the Family...
Happy 24th Birthday to
2 2 nd:
my girl Lucinda Stwyer. I
Birthday
- A u g u st 27th: B irth d a y love you. Can’ t w ait to
wishes go
w ishes go out to M aurice spank you! From Stuart A.
out
to
L ee P o lk J r . “L il ’ M o ” Smith Sr., Deer Ridge Cor
Dixon L.
H appy
rectional Facility.
Polk Jr.
1st Birth-
H appy
d a y .
Happy second birthday to our
2 8 th
F ro m
grandson Jessie D. Bobb on Sep
Birthday.
y o u r
tember 8, 2008. We love you so
F ro m
D a d
much. You bring us so much joy
y o u r
M au rice
and smiles since the very first day
sons: Dominick & Elias, Sr., your
you were born. Evetyday is a won
from your honey Rosanna, Pusha’s M ichael A. Polk & derful gift with you in the word.
from your brother Leonard D ixon L . P o lk Sr. A nd May the Lord give us a million
“King Leno,” your sisters C u th la ’ A n n ette. Your more days with you. Hove, hugs,
Dionne “lil D,” Evelyn & Uncles Swan Jay, Dixon Jr. kisses and more, your gramma and
baby nephew Sterlin, Leonard “King Leno,” your grampa, Selena and Chris.
J