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E Coosb EEWA: The w^y it is Parents and students should begin preparing Inspirations fo r back to Walter Cronkite was a very school well respected elderly man. He Page 4 Spilyay Tymoo August 13, 2009 Letters to the Editor By Selena Thompson Management Successor Huckleberry Feast is behind us, and that is a strong indica tion that fall is just around the corner. Seems like sum Spilyay mer just started and Speaks now it’s almost time for the students to get ready for school. Whether they are shopping for school clothes, supplies, or apartments for college, all students should begin or continue preparation because time will keep flying by. Boarding school students are already preparing to travel to their destinations, as they usu ally start earlier than local schools. Returning students will reunite with their friends from previous years, and new students will meet new friends. Recent graduates will be pre paring for a whole new environ ment from their high school as they get ready to move forward and continue their education. College students are prepar ing to move near their colleges, looking for apartments and get ting their supplies ready for the start of school. Fall term will begin soon and sometimes preparation for that is lengthy. Especially the finan cial aid process, that takes a long time for some people. But it’s all worth it when classes start because budgets are pretty tight during the school year. Local schools are preparing for fall sports by scheduling physicals, and students who wish to participate in a sport need to fulfill this requirement. Some of the runners will b e ' prepared for fall cross-country because they have trained all summer for the annual Portland to Coast relay held at the end o f August. This event is huge and any runner who hasn’t tried it yet, should. Students who have worked for the summer will be wrap ping up their work and getting ready for school. Y ounger students at the elementery school level will an ticipate m eeting th eir new teacher^ who they will spend the next year with. They too will meet up with their friends and share what they did throughout the summ er months. Fall is around the corner though and parents will be busy preparing their kids for school and seeing that they receive their education because it is an im p o rta n t p art o f all young peoples lives. It is what forms their future success, because without it would be a constant struggle would have good luck or else. I miss Grampa so much and rem em b er w hen the lights came back on, we all said, “Oh! Ha! Ya! Just Grandma seemed glad. I am Wesley Redhouse Wesley, 8 years old. was a wonderful reporter. He in terviewed Neil Armstrong, and P resident John F. Kennedy, when he was working. I really think Walter Cronkite left a great inspiration as my tilla Olney Patt (I would like to take this op Sr. did. It’s very sad and can hurt portunity to thank Miss Tara to lose a person, but look at Suppah for her outstanding way. what they leave behind. Thank She has gone the extra mile to help you. my grandson through his second- Evette Patt, 50 Kourt Dr., grade year. 1 am the Grandma in the story. Neda Wesley./ apt. 3, Eugene OR 97404. Happy memory (Note: This story by Wesley Kedhouse Wesley, age 8, is called “The N ight the Tights Went Out. ”) At bedtime our Grampa told us, “If you don’t go right to sleep, I will turn all the lights out” G ram pa knew we liked a night light kept on while we sleep. Well, I woke up and it was so dark. It was winter time. I called out to Grampa. I said, “Why did you turn the lights out?” He said, “Ask Grandma if she paid the light bill.” I found Grandma, always ready for emergency lighting. The lamps and the fire were burning so bright. Grandma said, “All the neighbors lights are. out too, and trust me I always pay the bills.” Grampa told us to go back to sleep. My sister Eliza Stwyer woke me up and said go see what G randm a’s cooking for breakfast, it smells so good. N ow lil’ b ro th e r Levi is awake. We w ent to see and Grandma was making bread on the open w ood stove and oatmeal mush and boiled eggs. That was a real treat. The neighbor called to see if we want to go to town to get a motel. Grampa said we were okay. We had sandwiches and chips for lunch. Evening, Grandma said she had been cooking ham hocks and beans for dinner all day. She was now busy making pan bread on the wood stove. We also had chicken with the dumplings. Later, while we kids cooked marshmallows, Grandma jnade doughnuts on the wood stove. We all slept in the living room where the wood stove gave us light. Grandma and Grampa told us kids stories of other times when they lived with no electric ity, no indoor water or bath room. Grampa told us funny stories o f Celilo Falls and the mighty river fishing and when he went hunting with Don H. and my two grandmas told them not to come home until they got two deer. Grandma said they OSU visit On behalf the Oregon State University delegation that visited Warm Springs on July 5-7, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the individuals here who contributed signifi cantly to the success of the visit from the OSU President, Pro vost, and Vice Provost and fac ulty and staff- 14 people in all. Coundess individuals gave their time, energy and thought to the meetings and tours with the OSU representatives. Thank you to Tribal Council for its support in signing the new Memorandum o f Understand ing with OSU. A special thank you to Jim Manion, Robert Brunoe, Clay Penhollow, Mike Clem ents, Lonny Macy and Lynn Davis for their leadership in the tours and workshops in the areas of health, small business/economic development, natural resources, library/records management, energy, and the student experi ence. Thank you to all the local representatives that attended the day-long session and provided your excellent input and ideas. It is envisioned that the re sults o f the action planning will lead to concrete projects and programs that benefit the com munity for many years to come. Most of all, thank you to this community that has supported the presence o f OSU Extension for over 50 years. Shawn Morford, staff chair/4-H youth develop ment, Oregon State University Extension Service. Looking H ello, my nam e is Troy Reinsh, formerly Johnson. I am writing this short request in hopes someone will be able to help me find my relatives. The only names I have are my aunt Sally Mitts-Blackeder, also Lena, Randy, Eva. I have not been in touch with most of them for approxim ately 26 years. My aunt Sally passed on in 1997.1 would like help locat ing any o f my family and any help I can get would be greatly appreciated. I am currently in carcerated at the following: 11540 N E Inverness Dr., Port land OR 97220. Sincerely, Troy Reinsch no. 72757. Stickgames To the Warm Springs Commu nity, I am writing this letter on behalf o f the Starr Family and the Stickgame players o f Warm Spring to express our apprecia tion of the support we received as we strive to continue the tra dition o f Stickgame and recog nize those loved ones who have passed on. We held our Starr Memorial Stickgame Tournament in con junction with the Pi-Ume-Sha powwow under the new addition o f the stickgame/community pavilion. We are happy with the addi tional space which was built by the Utilities department. For years, we have been putting up boards and tarp to try and pro vide additional shelter for the visitors to the pavilion. Ramona Starr opened the grounds and fed the visitors on Friday and Alice Sampson and her family provided a meal to the guests on Saturday. Sunday, the Starr families fed the visi tors and so no one left our com-1 munity without being fed, such is the hospitality of our people. We are very appreciative to the families who made sure our guests were fed. We are very grateful to the people who participated in the tournament, some traveling as far away as Lapwai, Ft.Hall, Spokane and Lummi. This year we paid four places and they are as follows: First: Barbara Starr. Second: Ken Long. Third: Luke Wahpet. Fourth: Ralph Moore. We hope we will be able to continue this tournament for a long time and even more impor tant, that the tradition will con tinue. Sincerely, Sam Starr To family To my blood family: I am writing to let you know I will not be there at your pro tocol for my mom’s baby sister. D o what you need to— I did my release on my dad’s birth day April 4,2009. Even through I cry yet I have my baby singers here to be free and clean to help, it’s what I did my protocol. When you get a chance you can write to me a t Wanda McCraigie, PO Box 1426, Omak, WA 98841. Grandma’s love There was kindness in her voice, a softness in her eyes, a true reflection o f her heart I came to realize. She never raised her voice to me. I never saw her mad. My grandma’s heart was made of golf. Much love is what she had. A grandma plays a special role in families everywhere. She is the one we count on most, much burden does she bear. She is the family matriarch, a m other to them all. She’s standing strong when times are hard. She can’t afford to fall. A tribute I would like to pay to grandmas far and wide. They are a blessing to us all. With love they do abide. By Eino. Apologies I am sorry I broke tribal law on 5-19-09 by being disrespect ful to a golf course located here on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation commonly known as the K ah-N ee-T a G o lf Course. I apologize to the Kah- Nee-Ta G olf Course. This will never happen again and I ’m truly sorry. Please accept my apology. Jacques Martinez. I am sorry I broke tribal law on June 26 by being intoxicated and having a concealed w eapon at the Pi-Ume-Sha grounds to the tribe and have no problems again the next time around for public safety. I apologize to the community. Forgive me for the last time in this letter of apol ogy. Heath Crooked Arm. I am sorry I broke tribal law on June 27, 2009 by being un- der the influence while at the Pi- Ume-Sha grounds. I went there for a ride home, but was detoxed instead. It will not happen again. I apologize to Pi-Ume-Sha, the com m unity and our tribe. I won’t go there for a ride any more. Benj amine Arthur. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 5-28-08 by assaulting a per son and for possessing danger ous drugs and for being under the influence of intoxicants. This will not happen again. My deep est condolences. I was in the wrong for my actions. Kevin Smith Jr. I am sorry I broke tribal law on Dec. 5 by having drug para phernalia on my vehicle. I apologize to the community. I am doing my best to make sure this doesn’t happen again and am straightening my life out. Marie Kalama. I am sorry I broke tribal law on May 23, 2009 by being un der the influence of alcohol and for possession of drug parapher nalia. I apologize to my biologi cal parents. I know I have a good head on my shoulders and that I can be a better role model for the younger generation regard ing the athletic abilities I possess and will make every effort to do better. Davis Sohappy Jr. I am sorry I broke tribal law on June 16, 2009 by verbally assaulting my wife. I was charged and very humiliated and embar rassed to step in front of a judge and plead out on this case. Hav ing a crime against a woman is n o t in m y nature. I apologize to J.R.W This cramps my style but as a man I ’ll take ownership. Edward Weaselhead. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 2-4-09 by committing assault and battery. I apologize to the tribes and my family. It won’t happen again. Cory Stwyer. M yths andfacts about diabetes By Elsie Howard Diabetes Nurse Educator Warm Springs Diabetes Program Myth: Doctors discourage women with diabetes from be coming pregnant. Fact: Most women with dia betes can have a healthy preg nancy if their diabetes is well controlled (A1C less than 7 per cent). It is recom m ended th a t women with diabetes who want to become pregnant see a dia- betes specialist for pre-preg nancy counsèling to assess their current health status. Sometimes a change in their diabetes self-care management is needed, because tighter blood glucose control is recommended before and during pregnancy. Women who take oral medi cations may have to switch to insulin before becoming preg nant because some diabetes pills may be harmful to the develop ing baby. I f you have any questions, please call me at 553-2478. Happy birthday and other wishes... Spilyay Tym oo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan Management Successor: Selena T. Thompson 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. Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $15.00. Happy birthday to Kara. Have the best two years. God bless you and we love you. From Mama and Papa. H appy 3rd birthday to my baby boy Mr. Nathaniel Josiaah Sanchez-Napyer, whom I gave birth to on a very special day, an early bird at 5:46 a.m., August 10, 2006. There’s not a day that passes by without looking up at you and brothers’pic ture. I miss and love you guys. I can’t wait till we are full o f hugs and kisses again. With much love, your m other Larrissa Napyer. K a n i m Sm ith III, Congratula tions on your first year of A l l Stars District 5 All-Star Tourna ment, Hermiston. Love, Uncle L A . A thinking of you note to my G-Ma Ella Jane Jim and the whole family. I ’m thinking of you all as the days and nights may pass. 1 miss and love all you guys. I ’m get ting close to seeing you all again and I can’t wait. I ’m going day by day as they may be passing, trying not to count down. Much love and H a p p y respect, Larrissa Napyer. B ir th d a y , Krysten Marie Allen. Love you, Sweet Heart. Love, Dad. A ugust 17: H appy 3rd B irth day, Mr. K enyon Tom! Love you lo ts & have a great day! Love, Mom and Alex. Happy birthday, Ida on A u gust 16! From Kenyon, Amanda and A lex.
