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Spilyay Tymoo January 29, 2 0 0 9
Letters to the Editor
Thank you
w rite me. W here I ’m at right
now I can see the top o f Mt.
To our people,
I ’d like to thank our garbage Jefferson and it makes me wish
m en w ho faithfully pick up our th at I chose a differen t path
garbage once a week. T h an k than the one that I chose. W hen
you. A nd to the Health and Wel I get hom e this time I ’m going
fare C om m ittee for our hard to try and do things differendy
tacks and p ean u t b u tte r and than I have before.
I want to say to my son that
other things, Thank you.
Ditto, ditto to the words from I love and miss him and happy
belated birthday. Please write.
Em m a Smith in the Pioneer.
I f there is anyone else out
Shirley Saunders.
there w ho would like to drop me
a few lines, feel free.
J o h n s o n H e a th Sr., no.
I often think o f things that 68697-065, Federal D etention
m aybe you m ig h t n o t— o f Center, P O Box 6000, Sheridan,
place, far away but always near. O R 97378.
I see the trees and brush, the
double edges on the grass, the
green turn to brow n from the
heat, so intense.
I close my eyes now to see
I am sorry I broke tribal law.
the trails I ’ve walked so many
times, known to me so very well. This was n o t my intention to
W hat if the trail had been drink and use m eth, and steal
different than the one I see. ing to support my habit. I am
W hat if the trees were in a dif sorry for having a m eth pipe in
p o ss e ssio n . T h a n k s. Adam
ferent place.
So here I sit, pen in hand, Rubio.
and think o f things that maybe
I am sorry I broke tribal law
you m ight no— o f places far
o n A u g u st 8, 2008 by using
away but always near.
marijuana and driving through
David Gonzalez.
th e com m unity o n an illegal
mind altering drug, marijuana. I
apologize to my granddaughter.
I ’m a Native American and W hat happened to me can hap
I ’m searching for a long lost sis pen to anyone on our reserva
ter that lives there on the rez. tion so know your rights. Laura
H er name is Julia Lewis, unless Johnson.
she’s m arried now with a differ
I am sorry I broke tribal law
ent last name.
She is my younger sister. We on 10-11-08 by drinking under
were separated and placed in the age o f 21. I apologize for
foster homes as children. We lost my w rong doings and doing my
all contact. N ow we are adults best to n o t let it happen again,
and I would like to hear from and doing w hat I need to do to
her. I ’m doing time and would do a b etter job in life. Mary
like to receive some mail from Culps.
anyone. Sincerely, Dionisio
I am sorry I broke tribal law
Rendon, c# 8 9 1 1 5 , P O Box
7500-B-3-125, C rescent City, on 12-2-08 by getting an LV and
being under the influence o f an
CA 95532.
intoxicant. I am sure it w on’t
happen again. I apologize to the
tribes. T here will be no m ore
LV’s. Sonny Yahtin.
H ow is the w eather there?
Over here, where I ’m at, it’s just
I am sorry I broke tribal law
fine. I ’m back here at Sheridan, on September 21,2008 by driv
doing a little time for a parole ing recklessly and recklessly en
violation. The people who are dangering. Very serious crimes.
close to me know what it’s about. I was way out o f character, driv
The rest o f you will have to wait ing aggressively. I apologize to
until I get hom e to find out, the motorists w ho were on the
because it’s a long story. I f I road that day for my m iscon
started at the beginning I would duct. I ’m very sorry and I do
have to start out like this. A long, apologize. Also, w hen driving, I
long time ago w hen the animals will respect all policies and laws.
walked upright as people, there Robin Allen.
was a young m an w ho was al
ready getting into trouble, before
I am sorry I broke tribal law
he could even walk, b u t th at on O ctober 5 by driving under
story is for another time and the influence o f intoxicants. I
place.
ap o lo g iz e to th e p e o p le o f
I ’m going about six m onths Warm Springs. I will no t do this
for this parole violation, and I again. Willis Bagley.
should be hom e around June.
I ’m just writing this letter to see
I am sorry I broke tribal law
i f so m e o n e , an y o n e, w o u ld on 12-4-08 by driving under the
Poem
Apologies
Searching
influence o f alcohol and also
recklessly endangering a passen
ger that night. A nd also driving
w ithout taillights. I apologize to
the owners o f the car and to my
brother. I am very sorry. Jesse
D. Greene.
I am sorry I broke tribal law
on 12-5-08 by being charged
w ith d is o rd e rly c o n d u c t,
3 0 5 .4 3 3 , an d h a ra s sm e n t,
305.185 at Kah-Nee-Ta. I apolo
gize to S.W. and K ah-Nee-Ta.
This w on’t happen again. Ellen
Palmer.
I am sorry I broke tribal law
on April 28 by aiding and abet
ting. I will n ot break any laws in
the future. I apologize to the
W arm Springs community and
the Warm Springs Police Depart
ment. I thought I was doing the
right thing to stop the situation
at the time. B ut I ’m still sorry
fo r w hat happened. Sissaley
Graybael.
I am sorry I broke tribal law
on 12-27-08 by violating law and
o rd in a n c e 3-10.510(1) an d
310.358, thus learning a valuable
lesson and much needed wake
up call to my personal life. I
aplogize to K ah -N ee-T a and
friends. This action on my be
h a lf w ill n o t h a p p e n again.
Rodney L. Scott.
Warm Springs artist Travis Bobb is wishing everyone a Happy Valentines Day!
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Wedding announcement
Family, friends
Photo courtesy of the Warm Springs Boxing Club.
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H appy birthday Valentine and other wishes...
and family, H appy Valen
tines Day!
Spilyay Tym oo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
To Sam m y and C lin t Bruised
H ea d and fam ily, H appy V a l
entines D ay! From Ira and f a m
ily.
R aeA n n e, B ia n c a , and
Andreaz.
H appy birthday M om ! From
Jalen Graybael.
From Ira Kelly and fa m ily,
2009.
Happy 13 th birthday to Capita
Phyllis Tohet. W ish you many more.
Hove, your M om & Chet.
Happy birthday to Liza
Marie LeClaire. Wish you
many m ore. Love, your
Auntie Harvianne & Chet.
H a p p y birth d a y to m y
N aN a L iza LeClaire. Wish
y o u m a n y m o re . F rom
Lupita Tohet.
To my brothers A l , N ic k and
H arly family, H appy Valentines
Day!
To my friend Joy Soto R
and family, Happy Valen
tines Day!
To uncle M anual T eem on
and family. H appy Valentines
Day!
To uncle M erle George
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R am on is the son o f
RamonaA. Greene-Baet^of
Warm Springs. H is late
grandparents were Harold
M. Greene and Perry L.
G reene and
V erbena T.
G reene
of
Warm Springs.
Recognize this Warm Springs boxer? Call the Spilyay
with the answer, 553-3274. Answer in the next Spilyay.
To Danika G reen and fam
ily, H appy Valentines Day!
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To all friends and family,
y o u are cordially invited to
bare witness to the Marriage
Ceremony o f Victoria C
S m ith an d R am on L.
Greene.
In IFtfr/z? Springs, Or
egon on the 14 th day o f Feb
ruary, 2009, at the Baptist
Church at 1 p.m.
Victoria is the daughter
o f A ngelena J. Smith o f
Warm Springs. H er late
gra n d p a ren ts
were Victoria
J. Smith and
C laude H.
Smith Sr., o f
W a rm
To A rle n e W ewa and
fam ily, Happy Valentines
Day! From Ira and family.
To our little angel A va n
John Garcia, bom February
5, 2005 at Deschutes cross
ing, Hcppy 4 th birthday with
many more to come. Grandma
and Grandpa said watch out
fo r chucky cheese this year!!
Love you lotsfrom y o u ’r efam
ily from the north end and
y o u ’re family from the south
end.
H a p p y b irth d a y to S a l lie
P o lk -A d a m s. W ish y o u m any
more. F rom H a rvia n n e , C het
T ias & L u p ita Tohet.
H appy birthday to my
m om , R osa G. From
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