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Spilyay Tymoo February 12, 2 0 0 9
Letters to the Editor
Thank you
I have experienced a loss o f
my granddaughter that I pray
would n o t happen to anyone.
Each day it is n o t only to me
painful but to listen to- a small
child asking to go look for her.
I have wonderful family mem
bers on Jim and my side o f the
family, and th e late A rn o ld
Stwyer family. Forgive me if I
d o n ’t m ention your nam es it
seems like a horrific nightmare:
Archie Caldera and his signifi
cant other for the donations o f
traditional food and cedar bas
kets; D aisy Ike for $100 and
giveaway help and items to re
store our hom e; my beloved
niece Paulette Hawley for give
away items and open love for
us; Melvin Tewee Sr., Jr., Tonya,
Phillip, Isaiah and O rlando for
$1,000, a special P e n d le to n
blanket for the casket cover and
give away ite m s; D o m in ic
Holliday (Lucinda’s oldest son)
and his uncle for the beautiful
Pendleton Blanket for the body
wrap; my sister Lucinda Green
and Romaline Courtney for the
sewing o f the dress, doing my
g ro c e ry sh o p p in g , a n d th e
W ashut services at our home;
as well as W ilford “W iggie”
Sooksoit for officiating; and the
head cook Angie White, Gidget,
Itta and Mary Tohet; Antoinette
Pamperien for kitchen utensils
fo r
our
h o m e;
N o la
Queahpama, Hilda Culpus, Ken
and Heidi, as well as my sisters
C h a rlo tte S hike an d E liza
Brown-Jim for all your support.
We w an t to th a n k sisters
Arlene James and Marie Olney
for all your love for us and our
children w ithout judgment.
May the Lord bless and keep
you, the fire crew who responded
to the fire and found our grand
daughter; Raym ond Tsum pti;
the Warm Springs Police Depart
m ent and the investigators as
well as the State o f O regon Vic
tims o f Crime for the support
you extended to o u r family,
M ark
M a tth e w s,
G w en
Leonard, and Viola Govenor.
In our healing process we
have purchased two monuments
for M adene M eanus and our
granddaughter Luci w ith final
date yet to be announced. A t that
time baby Heaven will receive
her mothers Indian name. I also
may name Roger Stwyer Sr. and
Curtis “Tush” Brown.
Rigo and Lil Efiza, thank you
for loving and caring for Baby
Heaven.
We will forever be indebted
to all o f you. H e a r tfu lly ,
Jim m y and N e d a , M artina
and children, Jamey and chil
dren, Vesta and Eliza.
Girl Scouts
To th e w o m en in W arm
Springs w ho would like to lead
a Girl Scout Troop for girls on
the reservation, I am still search
ing fo r d edicated w om en to
share the incredible Girl Scout
program.
Troops need at least two non-
related, non-sam e h ousehold
volunteer adults to lead them.
T h e leaders g et to decide
what ages they would like to lead:
K indergarten-first grader D ai
sies; second-third grader Brown
ies; fourth-fifth grade Juniors;
six th -eig h th grade C adettes;
ninth-tenth grade Seniors; and
eleventh-twelfth grade Ambas
sadors.
T he leaders g et to decide
where, w hat day and how often
the troops meet. Troops usually
m eet once a w eek o r twice a
month.
We p ro v id e w o n d e rfu l
trainings for the leaders. The
lead ers g e t to m e e t o n ce a
m o n th w ith o ther leaders for
su pport and learning. It takes
time and commitment, but this
could be the m ost valuable and
rewarding experience you have
in your life.
The G irl Scout program is
open
to
ev ery
g irl
everywhere. But we need volun
teer leaders to make it happen.
O ur mission is to build girls
o f co u rag e, co n fid en ce and
character who make the world
a better place.
I have seen the success o f
the G irl Scout program over
and over in the lives o f girls. I
guess that’s why I am so pas
sionate about making the p ro
gram available to all girls.
The girls on the reservation
deserve this awesome opportu
nity b ut it takes you to make it
happen.
I ’m hoping you will hear my
plea and step up and start a troop
for girls. The benefits are tre
mendous.
Thank you. I look forward
to hearing from you.
P e g g y L o v e g r e n , G irl
Scouts o f O re g o n and S.W.
W ashington, C entral O regon
m e m b e rsh ip an d m a rk e tin g
manager, 145 N E Revere suite
6, Bend, O R 97701. Ph. 389-
8146.
Email to:
plovegren@girlscoutsosw.org; or
www.giriscoutsosw.otg.
Family, friends
To our friends and family,
F irst o f f I w o u ld like to
apologize for n ot being at K im ’s
services and I w ould like to
thank all'those w ho m ade the
great effort to let m e o u t for
the services. I greatly appreci
ate all you have done. I am also
greatly disappointed in those
persons w ho felt they should
cause trouble at these services.
By doing so, do you feel more
im portant to cause even more
grief to the family and friends.
Obviously this person is not very
traditional. I was taught that a
Spilyay Tymoo
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funeral is a way o f healing and
letting go and to honor the de
ceased. It is sad to think that at
this gravest o f time som eone
chose to bicker over a small
piece o f land, someone who has
lived here m ost o f her fife, a
person who doctors said would
n o t live more than a few days
and if she did would n o t lead a
norm al fife. She is a better per
son than you or I, just for the
fact that she overcame so many
obstacles to have children, to
live a norm al life. I pray for this
p erso n th a t th e C reato r will
touch your heart and forgive
you for your indiscretion and
that you will n o t suffer in the
next life. I f you cannot forgive
1 pit you. N ow I would like to
thank all those w ho came to
h o n o r her mem ory and those
w ho helped o u r daughters in
their time o f grief. I wish I could
have been there in person but I
was there in spirit. I send out
my prayers to all family and
friends in our time o f loss and
grief. T hank you all. L eon T.
justice hard to find.
W hen everything is going
w rong and anger comes your
way, don’t let it settle in your
heart and take your peace away.
By E ino.
From VOCS
T he Warm Springs Victims
o f Crime Services departm ent
would like to thank Versa Smith
for her clothing donations o f
last D ecem ber and January.
It means a lot to the Victims
o f Crime Services clients who
are affected by the stress o f do
mestic violence, sexual violence,
or other traumatic experiences,
w h en th ey n e e d a d u lt and
children’s clothes, o r donated
household goods or toys.
Please keep the Victims o f
C rim e S ervices p ro g ra m in
mind in this winter and spring
for other small donations such
as coats, sweatshirts, and shoes.
Thanks again. Mark Matthews,
VOCS program manager.
Selena Boise/Spilyay
2 poems
Please write
S ce n e o f b e a u ty
D eep in a m ountain wilder
ness, the air so fresh and clean,
I sat u p o n a river bank, how
beautiful the scene.
Ancient cedars all around me,
green mosses lay below, laying
like a velvet carpet, how the
sunlight made it glow.
W ater rushing through the
boulders, just like centuries be
fore, never changing were its
b o u n d a rie s, en d less was its
mighty roar.
I felt inside an ancient world,
no blemishes from man, it was
as G od created it, truly awesome
was this land.
The scene is there for all to
see, b u t visit it w ith care, we
need to keep remembering, it’s
there for all to share.
By Eino.
This is to Valena Sargeant o f
W arm Springs in the hopes that
she’ll send me a return letter.
You may have heard that I ’m in
prison— again. I t’s still pretty
boring here b ut it would be bet
ter to hear from you. T yree
S torm b rin ger, no. 4689955
S.C.I., 4005 Aumsville Hwy SW,
Salem, O R 97317.
In n er p e a c e
We struggle with our inner
self, we do it all the time, the
world is full o f selfishness with
Rookie of the Year
My name is Ellery James
LeClaire. I am 19 years old
and I w on the 2008 Rookie
o f the Year in Professional
Team Bronc Rodeo Associa
tion.
I thank Jason Smith and
Pat Vargas for having faith
in my riding ability in the
three-man bronc riding at the
P ro fessio n al T eam B ronc
Rodeo Association (PTBRA)
rodeos.
I thank them for teaching
me all theyjknow to help me
out, and encouraging me to
keep trying and not give up.
I hope th at some young
person would follow and be
come a PTBRA Rookie next
year or later down the road,
just cow boy up and climb
back on.
E llery James LeClaire.
Myths and facts about diabetes
B y E lsie H o w a rd
Diabetes Nurse Educator
Warm Springs Diabetes Program
Myth: You don’t have to test
yo u r b lo o d sugar if you can
“feel” w hen your blood sugar is
high or when it is low?
Fact: Some people believe
that they can “feel” their blood
sugar w hen it is high o r low.
H ow ever, this m eth o d is n o t
reliable.
F o r exam ple, w h en yo u r
blood sugar levelis high, it of
ten is easy to make a mistake as
being low.
W hen you think it is low, your
blood sugar m eter may show it
to be high.
I t is b e s t to ch e c k y o u r
blood sugar level before each
meal and large snack, one to
two hours after each meal, and
at bedtim e.
A lso, ex tra te s ts m ay be
needed if you have had changes
in your medications, insulin plan,
activity level or meal plan.
E x tra testin g may require
m ore o f your tim e, b u t it is
the safest and m ost reliable way
o f know ing your blood sugar
level.
I f you have any questions,
please call me at 553-2478.
H appy birthday, Valentines a n d other wishes...
H a p p y b irth d a y to Ms.
Bernadette Mae Smith and to
Ms. D ora Goudy-Smith.
G ran dm a/A u n tie R uthie
Smith, from Willie Danzuka
and family.
H appy birthday to D ena
Thurby on Feb. 12. We wish you
the very best and we love y o u very
much. From Masami, Patty-Cakes,
Keesh, Willie and Komelle.
H appy
birth day
to
Happy belated birthday Willis
Anderson. You’re a good uncle
to my children and my favorite
cousin. Happy Valentines Day,
from Romelle, Willie, Keyshawn,
Patty and Masami.
H appy
b ir th d a y
to
B la n c h e ,
fr o m
W illie
D an zu k a and fam ily.
luv you los't mom and dad.
From Keyshawn and Patricia
Speakthunder and Baby Girl
Masamy Danzuka.
Happy birthday to Desmond
Katchia on Feb. 14. We also wish
y o u happy Valentines Day, from
Keyshawn and Patti Speakthunder.
H appy birthday Feb. 15 to
my son Wayne P. Eaglespeaker
You’r e a good bro and neighbor.
Happy first anniversary to Jr. Have a good day, son. I love
the best parents ever (Willie and miss you. Love, Dad.
and Romelle Danzuka). We
Variety of help available for filling prescriptions
From the Warm Springs
H ealth and Wellness C enter
D o you need help finding
m ed ic a tio n s th a t th e W arm
Springs H ealth and W ellness
Center Pharm acy doesn’t carry?
D o you live outside W arm
Springs, lack medication insur
ance, and have prescriptions that
need to be filled?
I f you find yourself in a situ
ation where you cannot get the
medications you need because
th e p h arm acy d o e sn ’t carry
them, or you’d like to pick up
your medications closer to your
hom e, there are different o p
tions.
Many pharmacies offer dis
counts on drugs. Below is a list
o f local pharmacies that offer
prescription medication savings.
The list o f medications that are
available at a discount is avail
able online. I f you don’t have
computer access, the Health and
Wellness Center also has u cur
rent list o f medications for m ost
o f these pharm acies. I f you
need more information, it is best
to contact the pharmacy from
where you would like to get the
medication.
Bi-Mart pharmacy: $3.98 for
30 day supply, $10.98 for 100
day supply, generic medications.
H om etow n pharmacy: P ro
vides the same generic drug list
that other pharm acies provide
at $7 for 30 days, and $15 for
90 days supply.
F red M eyer pharm acy: $4
for 30 days, $10 for 90 days
generic medications,
W almart/Sam’s Club/Neigh-
b o rh o o d M arket Pharm acies:
$4 for 30 days, $10 for 90 days
medications.
Safeway pharm acy: $4 for
30 days, $10 for 90 days o f ge
neric medications.
Walgreeris pharmacy: Rx Sav
ings club— enrollm ent for an
individual is $20 per year or $35
for an entire family (pets in
cluded); m ore than 5,000 grand
name and generic medications;
$12 for 90 day generic medica
tions; medications that are not
on the generic list may vary in
price savings.
Also, you may be interested
in the O regon Prescription D is
c o u n t C ard. P lease v isit the
website at www.opdp.org or call
1-800-913-4146.
I f you cannot find the drug
you need on any o f these lists,
there is a website that lists pre
scription assistance programs. It
is called needymeds.org and you
can search for the medication
you need by brand or generic
nam e. I f you do n o t have
in te r n e t access, M artirae
Ramsey, benefits coordinator at
the Health and Wellness clinic,
specializes in finding prescrip
tion options for our patients. She
also assists patients in signing up
for Medicare and Medicaid. She
is available at 553-1196.