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E Coosh EEWA: The way it is Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo March 26, 2 0 0 9 rtXwfcX Letters to the Editor____________________ friends Wrestler By Selena Boise Management Successor A nother year o f pool play ing has paid o ff for the mem bers o f the BCA. T h e B illiard C on g ress o f A m erica h o ld s Spilyay leagues throughout the N o rth w est, in Speaks which each player is required to play eight weeks o f league play to qualify for the Annual N orthw est Regional 8- ball tournam ent held at the Chi nook Winds Casino in Lincoln City. A t this tournam ent an esti mated 1,000 pool players arrive to compete in the singles, scotch doubles, or team event. Within three divisions— novice, open, or masters. It was a good year for me, as I advanced this year from the women’s open to the women’s master division. I placed second o u t o f 104 e n trie s in th e women’s open singles event. I also placed 7th-ffh in the open scotch doubles event with my partner, Louie Smith. I am truly thankful for the a ssista n c e I re c e iv e d fro m friends who helped m e practice and get as many games in as possible before this big annual tournament. It is a continual learning ex perience when you play pool, for years I pick up new shooting techniques from friends who are willing to share. A pool player can grow from these learning experiences if given the oppor tunity. I was thankful for the invites I received to play in tournaments and jackpots in. Bend, Portland, Redmond, Madras, and Wash ington. These were very good practice opportunities for me. It helps to shoot with vari ous people. Like people you know, people you just met, even strangers. Because when you get to the regional level it is over whelming to see the large crowd o f pool players and for some it is intimidating. I w ould get a lot o f practice with friends after league games, just keep playing until we get tired or it gets too late. Some times to challenge certain play ers, who are good, helps to get a strategy for your game. The games eventually go ei ther way, you win some you lose some, but it’s good practice. I am thankful to those who would ■ hang in there and keep playing against me because I got some good practice that way. I am thankful to Karla and L ono for inviting m e to the B end tournam ent, and Smitty for inviting me to play in P ort lan d in th o s e to u rn a m e n ts. These were very good experi ences for me. I m et new people and made new friends. I hope to get the same prac tice in for next year, as the mas ters will be a new crowd o f op ponents. I would like to thank all o f those who supported my son, Colton “Gus” Stevens this wres tling season. H e fought his way to finish third at the Middle School State Qualifier in Bend which made him eligible to wrestle at the State Tournament. H e weighed-in heavy for his weight bracket and had to be m o v ed up fro m 115 to 122 pounds for State. H e w restled twice and was eliminated but it was a great ex perience and something that he is very proud o f himself for ac complishing. I would like to thank my fam ily John, Kasheena, Preston and Madaline for helping in every way you can and always going- w ith-the-flow w ith o u r crazy schedules. I would like to thank my M om Roma David and my brother Shawn Cartney for al ways being there for me and my kids. Thank you to Grandm a Lori, for the support, it is greatly ap p re c ia te d . T h a n k you to G randm a Cinda for making the signs for the fundraiser. Thank you to E dna for be ing a good friend and for your donation. Thank you to all who came to the fundraisers and supported a local youth doing the best he cafi to stay on the right path. I f I ’ve fo rg o tte n anyone, please forgive. M ost o f all I would like to thank my baby boy G us G us for sharing all your wins and losses w ith me and putting up with a lunatic for a M om w hen you’re on the mat! Love you Babe! Apologies I am sorry I broke tribal law on Jan. 12, 2009 by drinking to the p o int o f drunkenness and hurting my wife and daughter physically, mentally and spiritu ally. A nd I ’m sorry for all the pain and suffering caused to my family and friends and all in volved. I ’m very sorry for all w ro n g d o in g s o n m y p a rt. Mychal Allen Van Pelt. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 1-19-09 by the offense o f assault and child neglect. I apolo gize to M., M., P.J, and every body. This will never happen again. Watkins Johnson. I am sorry I broke tribal law earlier this year by driving un Disco music D isco, som e like it, som e don’t. I ’ve lived over this way in D u c k c o u n try , E u g e n e , fo r many years now. I w ent to a disco dance and party where I n ow stay o n a recen t Friday night, and I can see there are a lo t o f peo p le o u t th ere w ho don’t like to listen to and dance to disco music. Well, this is just my opinion b u t maybe those w ho dislike disco cannot do the things Jo h n Travolta did, and that’s why they dislike disco. I have a feeling disco music and dancing will make a come back. T hank you. Evette Patt. Family love. I’m really going to miss my grandpa Olney Patt Sr. a lot. H e lived for a very long time. As one o f his granddaughters, I hope and wish to have and live a long Efe, as he did. I was very fortunate to talk with sisters and brothers he has left, as his survivors in the fam Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan Management Successor: Selena T. Boise Advertising Manager: Sam Howard Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Confeder ated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located in the white house at 1100 Wasco Street. Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761. Phone: (541) 553-1644 or 553-3274. FAX No. (541)553-3539. E-Mail: spilyay@wstribes.org. der the influence o f intoxicants, speeding and open container. I apologize to the Confederated T rib es o f W arm Springs. I t w o n ’t h a p p e n again. Sorry. community. I am sorry for and w o n ’t le t it h a p p e n again. happen again. Jodene Boise. Evaristo Antunez. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 12-24-08 by driving under the influence, reckless endanger m ent and fleeing and attem pt ing to elude. I apologize to the tribal court and the community. I have learned my lesson, and I am currently attending commu nity counseling. I’m also sorry to th e o ffic e rs in v o lv ed . I am sorry I broke tribal law o n O c t. 25, 2008 by b ein g charged w ith assault and resist ing arrest and being intoxicated. I know what I did was wrong and irresponsible and I am do ing my best n o t to let it happen again. I apologize to officer A.B. I’m sorry and w ant to apologize to th e co m m unity. Jerritt “Ellie” Eleanor Williams. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 10-18-08 by driving under the influence o f intoxicants and recklessly endangering tim es three. I apologize to everyone affected. I am doing the best I can to make better choices and b e m o re p o sitiv e . Kathlee Smith. Wallulatum. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 2-1-09 by driving under the influence and recklessly endan gering times two. I apologize to everyone affected. I am doing the b est I can to make m ore p o sitiv e ch o ices. Kathlee Wallulatum. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 2-6-09 by driving under the influence o f alcohol and endan gering my passengers. I apolo gize to N.L., J.G., and A.P. I ’ve sat in jail and had time to think about my responsibilities and priorities. Cassandra B. Wolfe. I am sorry I broke tribal law on O ctober 5, 2008 by driving under the influence o f intoxi cants. I also would like to apolo gize to my passengers for endan gerin g th em and fo r having N D D H D . I am sorry for what I have done. I apologize to the I am sorry I broke tribal law on 2-8-09 by not being o f age and being under the influence o f alcohol and being on the res ervation when this happened.T apologize to the people I was hanging around. Fm going to try change and hope it does n o t Leander Williams Jr. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 2-10-09 by driving under the influence o f alcohol. I apologize to the community and everyone affected by my actions, fleeing and eluding and reckless driv ing. It won’t happen again. C. Williams. I am sorry I broke tribal law. I w ould like to apologize for neglecting my child.. I know I made a bad choice at that time. I am paying my dues for my actions to those that may have been affected. T hank you for your time. Jessica Tufti. Happy birthday and other wishes... I w ould lik e to w ish Dondi J. Hoptowit, my fa ther, a happy birthday this on the 20th. I hope you have a blast and come out with a bang! Love alw ays, your daughter D arleen H.D. Hoptowit. Lisa Webb Spilyay Tym oo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) À ily, and they told me I can call them my grandma and grandpa. They’re still here and alive! They are his brother and sisters. It’s family love. Thank you. Evette Patt, 50 K ourt Dr., no. 3, Eugene, O R 97404. I would like to wish my aunty Timmy Ya^pie a happy birthday on the 28th. Also, I hope it turns out fu n and exciting. Sorry 1 can’t be there. Love always, Darleen ‘D H D H ’ Hoptowit. I would like to wish my niece Ikeana C. Kalama a happy birthday on the 19th. I would like to wish my aunty I hope you lots of presents Rosie Rudder a happy birthday and eat lots of cake and ice on the 10th o f this month. Sorry cream to keep mom and dad 1 can’t be there to celebrate with up all night. Love you baby you and everything but you guys girl. Love always, your are always on my mind. Love you aunty Darleen Hoptowit aka always, Darleen H a ^el Dorel DHDH. Hoptowit. Festival celebrates family heritage To the family descendants o f Jo h n Kalama, You and your family are in vited to attend, participate and join us for the fifth year anni versary o f a unique festival, the Kalama Heritage Festival. The festival, in August, is a c e le b ra tio n o f th e u n iq u e blended heritage, history and hom e o f Native Americans and Native Hawaiians. More people are discovering this unique tidbit o f history at the festival. T h ere has b een television news programs, books and ar ticles written over the last couple o f decades, and even a docu mentary was produced leading to a 2001 W ashington State House o f Representatives adop tion o f a resolution acknowledg ing the Hawaiian ancestry as part o f state history. This same reso lution was adopted by the City o f K alam a o n D ecem ber 15, 2004. This is w hat is currently in the history archives o f Cowlitz County M useum and in current history pages: How Kalama Was Named T he town o f Kalama, Wash., received its name from the river two miles to the north. T h e K alam a R iv er w as n am ed after J o h n K alam a, a full-blooded Hawaiian, w ho was b o m on the Hawaiian islands in 1814. Jo h n was forced to leave his Hawaiian hom e at 16 years o f age to seek employment on one o f the fur trading vessels that made its way to the N orthw est in the early 1830s. Courtesy photo. Sign at the town of Kalama. The rough life o f the sea did n o t appeal to John, so he found the Nisqually Indians where he sang his Native songs and joined in their festivities. J o h n e v en tu a lly m a rrie d M ary M a rtin , d a u g h te r o f Chief Martin. Jo h n built a cabin near Tumwater for his bride. W hen the Indians made their annual trip to the Cowlitz for smelt and berries, Jo h n Kalama and his wife w ent with them. Jo h n did not enjoy being on the move all the time, so for that and perhaps o ther reasons he did not return to the Sound, but took up perm anent residence at the m outh o f the river bearing his name. H e h u n te d , fish e d , an d trapped for many years, and the area soon became recognized as his domain. Today, there is m ore infor mation that various family mem- bers have shared with us, and we are making a collection o f these to share at the fifth year event. We are requesting additional in fo rm a tio n an d p ictures o f John, Peter (John’s son), Mary and descendants o f your fam ily. We are planning to have a display exhibit o f the Kalama family. Please send to the above address o r to: kalamafestival@yahoo.com. We would be very honored to have your attendance and have an opportunity to m eet attendees o f the festivities. We are looking for sponsorship for the event and have discovered th a t the d escendants exceed over 2,200 in the Pacific N orth w est To h elp us id e n tify th e Kalama family descendants who attend, we are creating an iden- tifying name badge and t-shirt. This is a fundraiser, and the cost is $10. We will provide a discount for vendors, tickets, and hotel ac c o m m o d a tio n s as a J o h n Kalama descendant and provide a V IP area designated for your family. D rum m ers, dancers, ca noe pullers, artists, flute masters will be provided. There will be free vendor space. ■ Canoe builders, and pullers on the Columbia River would be a wonderful addition to this year’s event as the them e is the waterways— the first highways o f history. We would like to be able to have a family photo o f the de scendants o f Jo h n K alama at this event. To help us plan better for this event we ask your help in getting to us as soon as possible your rsvp. The eariier we have your re sponse, the eariier we can add you and your families to the press releases, media and mar keting campaigns that will in clude television, radio and news papers interviews, stories, flyers, posters and internet resources. T hank you. We are asking your help to make this real. Re spectfully, G lo ria F u jii N ah alea and Bill Nahalea, event pro ducer and board president. P lease re s p o n d to H ale H alaw ai O H aw aii R esource Center, P.O. Box 33745, Seattle, WA 98133. Ph. (206) 299-2662; or (206) 478-0772 T he Kalama Heritage Festi val— D ays o f D iscovery— is scheduled for August 28-30. 1 4
