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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
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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.