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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon August 28, 2 0 0 8 Page 5 Huckleberry Feast Powwow results More Letters to the Editor T he following are the results o f the Huckleberry Feast Pow wow: To author Boys 13-19 years: first, An thony Culps Jr. Drum s: Ted Umtuch. Saturday, August 9: Tiny Tots: eight participants. G irls 7-12 years: firs t, Suzanne M cConville; second, S elena Jim ; th ird , K ey o n a Yellowman; alt.: Autumn Suppah and Mary Arquette. Boys 7-12 years: first, Tom Tias. Teen girls 13-19 years: first, Kristi Olney; second, Marlene Tias; third, Katie Mae Frazier. Sunday, August 10: Tiny Tots: 12 particpants. Ladies 20 years and up: first, Laura Slockish; second, Nicole Charley; third, Darlene Foster. M en 20 years and up: first, T ed U m tu ch ; seco n d , G en e Harvey. D rum s: Ted U m tuch, Pine Grove Seniors. Seniors ho n o rariu m : N o la Q u e a h p a m a , D e lv is H e a th , Shirley H eath, D arL u Foster, G in n y M ouse M itchell, Wow Mitchell T hanks to B illyjoe Speakthunder for being Floor M anager, and th e “v o lu n teer judges.” Thank you to the cooks who make this small, b u t im por tant gathering w hat it is. A big thank you to the com munity members w ho stay and support this function, and hope to see y’all next year. Benny Heath. Picture from the Past T o th e a u th o r o f th e u n signed letter that is circulating around the Warm Springs com munity, I know w ho you are, let me rem ind you th at I was one o f the three Tribal Council mem bers that support the petition ers in 1999.1 never agreed with all the 11 points o f the petition. M ost im portandy I supported your rights and others as spelled out in the Constitution. As for the relationship with m e and my supervisor, we both carry out our respective respon sibilities to th e tribes and its m em bership in a professional manner. I rarely go into Tribal Coun cil chambers o r talk with Tribal Council members and if I do it will be in Tribal Council cham bers as a m atter o f record. Raymond Tsumpti. My community Photo courtesy of Gerald Smith. Three of the boxers on this 1960s era boxing team are from Warm Springs. Can you identify them? The team was on its way to a Golden Gloves event at the time of the picture. A small committee of residents is studying the idea of creating a Warm Springs Hall of Fame. Pictures from the past, such as this one above, will help in creating a catalog of pictures that may be included in the Hall of Fame, said Gerald Smith, chief operations officer of the tribes, and a long-time boxing advocate and trainer. D ear People o f Warm Springs, I am w riting to you all to share w hat I have learned from w here I am at. Before I start this, I w ant to apologize to those on the reservation that I have done w rong to. The disrespect on the rez that I have done fills me with shame, guilt, all o f this due to my drug and alcohol use. I am in prison right now because o f my use. I am h ere at th e D eer Ridge Correctional Insti tute, am in the Intensive Resi dential Treatment program. The main focus o f this program is to be accountable for every thing I do and see. By n o t doing this, guilt and shame grew on me, making me the person I was. (Running away.) It shames m e strongly due to the fact that I ’d do som ething w rong, then go out to society as if I ’m innocent. I have lacked empathy for oth ers by doing this. I f I p ut myself in their shoes, I ’d be really m ad at me. This I will fix when I get out. The first thing that’s im portant to me is to put sobriety as my main pri ority. I understand that that first drink or hit will just bring me down to that same disrespect ful person. So I ’m going to do all that I can to keep from a dow nfall position. My strongest motiva tional aspect is my children’s future. T he m ain thing I feel im portant for a child is to be loved by their parents. My past has am ounted to nothing. I will admit that I am not anything but a kid until the day that my kids and others can respect me for the things I do. I have had my childhood, and chose to make poor choices that put me where I am today. N ow I can choose to do what is right so my children can see and learn from my example. Also, those I have drank and used with can see too. My goal is to become a re s p e c te d c itiz e n o f W arm Springs, become an asset (posi tively) to those w ho also w ant to change their lives for the bet ter. I w ant to tell you all that my h eart hu rts from the w rongs I ’ve done. I have hit that point where I ’m tired o f doing th e sam e thing over and over. I believe that all kids are the future and from examples I can make, our co m m u n ity can b e c o m e a healthier and happier place. I f a drunk like m e can do it, anyone can. I know I’m n o t out yet, but the trick I will use is to take each step I take cautiously (always aware). I write this to the community as a whole in the deepest o f re spect. To those I have affected be cause o f my disrespect, I am greatly ashamed. My plan is to do w hat is right, to make things right. I love my family and com munity, and will offer the good (positive) side o f m e to make things better. Sincerely and respectfully, Otis Johnson, no. 10105088, D RCI, 3920 E. A shwood Rd., Madras, O R 97741. Raffle winners Congratulations to all the win ners o f the Portland To Coast raffle winners. Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets to help sup port our team. W hat a great team effort in selling tickets — Way to go, team! A big thank you goes out to all w ho donated item s to our raffle. Again, thank you and con gratulations to all from: Team “Wading 2 Exhale,” Earlynne Squiemphen, team captain. (Raffle results on p a ge 10.) I Thank you fo r writing to the. Spilyay. The next dead line to submit an item fo r publication is Friday, Sep tember 5. Thank y o u . Letters of Apology I am sorry I broke tribal law on June 28, 2008 by vio lating my bench probation, a mistake I made and a valu able lesson learned. I apolo gize to the W arm Springs comm unity. I am sorry O those w ho were effected by m y a c tio n s. Jerm ayne Tuckta. I am sorry I broke tribal law o n Ju ly 13, 2008 by breaking and entering and m alicious m isch ief at the hom e o f R.C. on Poosh St. I apologize to the community and my family. I am sorry. It w on’t happen again. Shard Stormbringer. I am sorry I broke tribal law on May 17, 2008 by duii and recklessly endangering times six, along with no op erators license. I apologize to the passengers in both cars, and to the community. I also w ant to say, friends don’t let friends drive drunk. Jessica Polk. I w rite this apology to those that were affected by my first and hopefully last re la p se . I n a y ear I w as charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct. T here are two sides to m ost every case, mine will be heard later. Again there are complex de tails not said on my behalf. O n the m atter that occurred January 5. Murray Kalama. . I am sorry I broke tribal law on June 29,2008 by driv ing intoxicated. I apologize to the C onfederated Tribes. I will n o t do it again. Merle George. I am sorry I broke tribal law on June 1, 2008 by driv ing while im paired, even a L low am ount o f alcohol is illegal: .06 percent. I apologize to my wife and family. I sincerely apolo gize fo r my p o o r judgm ent. Michael Emhoolah. release agreement. I would also like to apologize to E .H . for getting her into trouble. I apolo gize to the Confederated Tribes. I t w ill n o t h a p p e n again. Raymond Guardipee. I am sorry I broke tribal law on May 28, 2008 by drinking and breaking the law. I am sorry for w hat I did and w ould like you guys to know I am seeking help for the problem I am hav ing with drinking. I apologize to my family and friends. It will not happen again and I would like to say thanks for n o t looking down on me. Sammy Culps Jr. I am sorry I broke tribal law on June 14, 2008 by unlawfully carrying a concealed w eapon an d o th e r u n law ful item s. I apologize to the Warm Springs Reservation and my children. I w ill m ake b e tte r ju d g m e n t choices down the road. I want to thank the Warm Springs Po lice D e p a rtm e n t. Jaim aca Kibby. I write this apology to those w ho were effected by my first and hopefully last relapse in a year. I was charged with resist ing arrest, and disorderly con duct. T here are tw o sides to m ost every case, mine will be h eard later. A gain, th ere are complex details, n o t said on my b e h a lf o n th e m a tte r. M. Kalama. I am sorry I broke tribal law on D ec. 14, 2004 by having drugs and drug paraphernalia. I will do better — do the road. I ’m sorry for everything. I t w on’t happen again. I apologize to the comm unity W arm Springs. D. Picard. I am sorry I broke tribal law on June 23, 2008 by initiating a false report. I apologize to the W arm Springs Police D ep art m ent and the Thurby family. I also want to say there are posi tive changes in my life. Monica Wahnetah. I am sorry I broke tribal law on June 28, 2008 by n o t com plying w ith an agreem ent the tribe gave me. There is n o justi fication o r excuse for w hat I have d o n e once again. I am sorry for n o t complying with the I am sorry I broke tribal law on July 31, 2008 by aiding and abetting an offender and con cealing a fugitive. I apologize to R.G. I will n o t let this happen again. I apologize to the com m u n ity o f W arm S p rin g s. Edwardene Henry. I am sorry I broke tribal law in July by driving under the in fluence o f intoxicants and reck lessly endangering. I would like to apologize to my family and the people o f W arm Springs. This will never happen again. Ulysses Jefferson. on th e W arm Springs rez by having beer and drugs on tribal land. I will b e tte r m yself by training and keeping away from the drugs and alcohol. I apolo gize to the police officers. I am sorry for the trouble. Johnny Smith. I am sorry I broke tribal law on Jan. 18, 2008 by bringing marijuana and a water pipe on to tribal land. N ow I understand this is illegal on tribal land and I will n o t do it again. I apologize to the citizens o f W arm Springs. Thank you for n o t banning me from th e reserv atio n . T h an k you for n o t banning m e from the reservation. Art Greenup. I am sorry I broke tribal law on June 3,2008 by getting a duii, reckless endangering times two. I apologize to the people who were with me that night. I apolo gize to J. S. and M.W I am learn ing from my mistake. Timothy Kalama. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 3-1-08 by being blacked out and by hitting the corrections staff w ith my shoe. I apologize to the court. I will n o t do that again. I am sorry. Cameron again. Kaliska Rubio. I am sorry I broke tribal law on July 22, 2008 by contribut ing to the delinquency o f a mi nor by furnishing alcohol to a 14-year-old minor. I apologize to the W arm Springs com m u nity. It will never happen again. Windy Harvey. I am sorry I broke tribal law on Ju ly 23, 2008 by g ettin g caught with drug paraphernalia. I will try to do better in the fu ture. I apologize to the com m u nity for the things I did the night I got caught. Gene Harvey Jr. I w ould like to extend my apology for breaking tribal law on June 30, 2008. I would also like to express my m ost sincere apology to M.S-S. and family for assault and battery charges which were brought about. Ray Roba. I am sorry I broke tribal law on June 17, 2008 by operating my vehicle while under the in fluence and possibly endanger ing others. Fortunately, my poor judgm ent and actions did n o t result in any harm to anyone else. Scott Storm. Wallulatum. I am sorry I broke tribal law on June 20 by driving under the influence. I made a bad decision b e c au se o f alc o h o l. Aaron Smith. I am sorry I broke tribal law at K ah-Nee-Ta Resort by hav ing marijuana and being in the casino smelling like beer/liquor. I will try my best to keep my self away form the drugs and beer, I am sorry. I apologize to the officers at the casino. I fur ther want to say I w on’t bring trouble u p o n myself. Johnny Ellery Smith. I am sorry I broke tribal law I am sorry I broke tribal law on 6-21-08 by driving under the influence and recklessly endan gering times two and other traf fic violations. I apologize to R.W and W.G. I am sorry I p u t your lives in jeo p ard y . Forrest Leonard. I am sorry I broke tribal law on July 18, 2007 by discharging a BB gun upo n an individual. I ’m sorry for your injuries. I wasn’t in the right state o f mind. I apologize to my m om and dad and my sons. I ’ve learned a lot from this and it w on’t happen I am sorry I broke tribal law on July 31, 2008 by not leaving the personal residence o f F.W., and by having a marijuana pipe in my possession. I will think thoroughly before com m itting my actions. Trever S. Tewee. I am sorry I broke tribal law on July 16, 2008 by getting a liquor violation. I know it’s un lawful for a person to be drink ing under the age o f 21, and now I am doing my best to stay away from trouble. I am doing every thing possible so I w on’t be in this situation again. Truman V. Merrifield. I am sorry I broke tribal law on July 23, 2008 by the offense o f disorderly con duct, causing annoyance to or at the Kah-Nee-Ta High D esert Resort and Casino. I ap o lo g iz e to th é p e o p le p re s e n t, a n d th e city o f Warm Springs. I will never cause problems again. Shan non A. N eibert. I am sorry I broke tribal law on July 22,2008 by com m itting the crime o f disor derly conduct at th e K ah- Nee-Ta Resort and Casino in the city o f Warm Springs. I will never do it again. Kari Niemitalo. I am sorry I broke tribal law on July 16, 2008 by get ting a liquor violation. I am u n d e r th e age o f 21 and should n o t be drinking. I apologize to the police who had to deal w ith me while under the influence. I will try my best in the future to stay out o f trouble and keep up with probation and my coun selor. Winona Tohet. I, Hu-lish-Qwat-Knot, am sorry I broke tribal law on M ay 13, 2008 by b e in g drunk. I apologize to Your H o n o ra b le H o n o r. I also w ant to say I was just walk ing home. W. Greene. 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