Spilyay Tyrooo, W arm Springs, O regon
March 9, 2011
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Whipple top seller of Girl Scout cookies in region Canoe family blesses
Ghosts o f Celilo in Portland
B y Yvonne Iverson
Spilyay Tymoo
By Duran Bobb
Spilyay Tymoo
A nnalise Whipple has been a
Girl Scout for two years. This is
her second year selling and she
enjoys the experience and has
learned, as she states, “to get
out o f my turtle shell.”
She says the Samoa cookies
are her top sellers and the Thin
Mints come in second.
Last year Annalise was the top
cookie seller in the State o f O r
egon. This year she was at a bit
o f a disadvantage because other
troop members had ten days to
sell cookies but Annalise had to
do it all in three days.
There was a bit o f an over
sight, since Annalise is the only
Girl Scout in Warm Springs and
she had a new troop leader; so
she didn’t receive her selling
materials until her mom called
and rem inded them to send
them over.
With the money made from
last year’s cookie sales Annalise
Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay
Annalise Whipple, the only Girl Scout troop in Warm Springs, proudly displays her product.
and eight troop members were
able to go to N ew port for a
camp.
She sold 275 boxes o f cook
ies this year, not quite topping
the 358 boxes o f cookies she
sold last year, but it was enough
to be named the top seller for
Central Oregon.
Annalise would like to thank
her m om Brigette, her family
and everybody w ho b o u g h t
cookies, even those outside the
area who' were able to support
her with their cookie orders.
Howlak Tichum
Ruth Asako Danzuka Smith ~ ~ ~
R uthie was b o rn to
Lorraine Brunoe and George
Danzuka Sr., and was a life
time Warm Springs resident.
She attended Chemawa
Indian School. In 1944, she
married Russell E. Smith on
August 8, in Oakland Cali
fornia. She is survived by her
beloved husband o f 66 Vi
years.
R uth w orked in Macy’s
Store, and was the W arm
Spring Postal Clerk when the
post office was located within
the store.
She was, in “CC days,” an
original volunteer Recreation
C o m m ittee
m em b er,
fu n d raisin g fo r W arm
Springs July Fourth celebra
tion and fireworks, which
la te r becam e P i-um e-sh a
Treaty Days.
As owner o f the first lo
cal television, she helped in
start up o f WS Cable, and
later became obsessed with
“Days o f O ur Lives,” as well
as game shows, and was a
Blazers fan!
Back in the day, Ruth was
an original culture and heritage
p resen ter at Mt. H o o d , and
later shared her beadwork and
baby boards.
As Kah-Nee-Tah Lodge Gift
Shop Clerk, she was first to or
der silversmith jewelry and also
did estimates for purchase o f
a u th e n tic trib a l m em b er
beadwork.
R uthie was supportive o f
their contract logging business.
Upon sale o f the business, they
ow ned/operated three restau
rants in the Portland area: The
Brite Spot, in Hawthorne Dis-
F ebruary 9, 1926 J F ebruary 12, 2011
trict; Cannebury Inn, Tigard;
an d M&M R esta u ra n t in
Gresham.
O ther activities she enjoyed
were outdoor swimming, fishing,
picnicking and gathering and
preparation o f traditional foods,
berries, roots and sharing with
family and friends.
She was known for family
history and storytelling. As a
W arm Springs P resb y terian
Church member, her involve
ment was as a Deacon, soprano
in church choir, Sunday school
teacher and sharing her master
crafting skills as seam stress,
quilting, baking and cooking.
She enjoyed th e sounds,; of
the Big Band Era, and m ost re
cently time spent with friends at
Indian Head Casino, spending
time with grandchildren. A fond
recollection was her time teach
ing tap dancing!
Siblings p receding h er in
d eath w ere O rville, Sammy,
N orm an, Hamley, G erald Sr.
and Kenneth Danzuka. Surviv
ing siblings are George Danzuka
Jr. and Cleda Schuster.
Surviving ch ild ren /g ran d -
c h ild re n /g re a t-g ra n d c h il-
dren / great-great-grandchil-
dren are:
Son T om m ie (JoA nn),
grandchild Aaron, and great
grandchild Donte; son Shane,
grandchild Mary, great grand
children Harley Jr., Maurice,
and Philana;
Son Tim (Dora);
Daughter Anne (Jim), and
grandchildren A ndrea and
Emma;
Sonjamie (Shanda); grand
ch ild ren R yan, Sam and
Linda; and great grandchild
Christian.
She also leaves o th ers
. raised in her home and in the
P resb y terian C h u rch and
m any close relativ es and
friends
Thought s: She will be re
membered for her smile and
sense o f humor. “She didn’t
have a m ean b o n e in h er
body”.
Memorial donations may
be m ade in her h o n o r to:
Warm Springs Presbyterian
Church, PO Box 868, Warm
Springs OR 97761-0868
Warm Springs Community Calendar
Wednesday, March 9
Water aerobics class will
be held today at the KNT
pool, 10:15 a.m. to 11:15
a.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous
meets every Wednesday at
12-noon and 7:00 p.m.
Paiute cultural class will
be this evening at 5:30 In the
basement of the education
building. This week’s topic
is on law.
Thursday, March 10
The D iab etes P re v e n
tion Program Is holding a
Nutrition, Exercise and mo
tivation class at 5:30 p.m. at
the clinic atrium.
The Culture & Heritage
Committee meets the sec
ond and fourth Thursday of
each month.
Beth Ann B eam er w ill
present a semlnor tonight In
the Moving Mountains Slim
Down Challenge. This semi
nar will be held at Mountain
View Hospital, beginning at
5:30 p.m.
Evening Men’s Support
Group will be at VOCS, 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m.
Friday, March 11
Parents of Warm Springs
Elementary students are re
m inded to check fo r blue
folders and return by Mon
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ic
day, March 14.
Saturday, March 12
W a te r
d e liv e ry
to
Slmnasho residents. Please
leave yo u r bottles out fo r
pick up.
The to p ic fo r to d a y ’s
Community Garden work
shop Is “Vegetable Varieties
for Warm Springs.” 9:00 a.m.
to noon at the E ducation
Building.
Sunday, March 13
Daylight Savings Time
begins at 2:00 a.m . R e
m e m b e r to m ove y o u r
clocks forward one hour.
Monday, March 14
There Is a two hour late
s ta rt to d a y fo r the 509-J
School District.
Glucometer classes will
be held at the clinic today
from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
This eve n ing ’s cultural
class w ill fo cu s on “The
Sweat”. 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. In
the basement of the Educa
tion Bulding.
The W om en’s S upport
group will meet this evening
from 6 to 8. For more Infor
mation, call 541-553-2293.
Tuesday, March 15
The H OPE D ia b e te s
class will be held from 1:00
p.m. to 3:00 p.m. In the IHS
conference room.
Erin R essler presents
“Supplements and Vitamins”
at today’s Diabetes Aware
ness Support Group meet
ing, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., at the
Warm Springs Senior Center.
Corn husk class will be
held today at the community
center. This class Is open to
the first ten people who sign
up. For more Information, call
Carol at 541-553-3243.
The
to p ic
fo r
th is
evening’s culture class will
be “Feasts”. Culture class
Is held from 5:30 p.m. to
7:00 p.m. In the basement
of the Education Building.
Wednesday, March 16
Alcoholics Anonymous
meets every Wednesday at
12-noon and 7:00 p.m. at
Community Counseling.
The diabetes w alk w ill
begin at noon at the Com
munity Center.
A food handler’s certi
fication class will begin at
2:00 p.m. today at the clinic
atrium.
P a iu te c u ltu ra l c la s s
will be this evening at 5:30
In the basement of the edu
c a tio n b u ild in g .
T h is
w eek’s topic is “Traditional
C urfew ” .
Thursday, March 17
The St. P a tric k ’s Day
Sock-H ope w ill be at the
C om m unity C e n te r this
evening, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30
p.m.
There will be a motivational
se m in a r
fo r
M oving
M o u ntain s
p a rticip a n ts
to n ig h t at M ountain V iew
H ospital In the education
room, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Evening Men’s Support
Group will meet at VOCS, 6
p.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday, March 18
Today is an unpaid fu r
lough day fo r m ost state
agencies. For a list of closed
agencies, go to oregon.gov.
Today is the deadline for
submissions for the March 23
Issue of the Spilyay Tymoo.
Saturday, March 19
The topic for today’s Com
munity Garden workshop is
“Starting Garden Fertilizers.”
9:00 a.m. to noon at the Edu
cation Building.
The Christian Community
Prayer Gathering will meet
to n ig h t at H igh Lookee
Lodge. Dinner Is at 6 p.m.
and prayer begins at 7.
Monday, March 21
Spring Break begins for
the 509-J School District.
W h e n Kim Starr stepped out of
the Portland Center for the Per
form ing A rts Friday evening,
she said, “That was good! I had
a hard time holding back the
tears!”
Ghosts of Celilo, w ritten by
M arv Ross, was based on his
visits with tribal member, atwai
N athan “8-Ball” Jim.
“We were invited to the open
ing,” Jose Alvarez, puller for the
N ’chi Wanapam canoe family,
said. “They asked if we would
do a blessing before the play. It
was moving, singing a washat
song in fro n t o f th a t m any
people.”
O ther canoe family members
singing included Carlos Calica,
D o n n e lle
F rank,
Sean
Eagleheart, Jefferson G reen,
D an Brisbois, and more.
“The play was about these
girls who once lived in Celilo,”
Alvarez said. “They were still
down in the old Celilo, and the
play to o k you through their
memories. I actually thought it
was pretty good!”
Ghosts of Celilo follows two
youth who are taken to a gov
ernment boarding school. They
escape in order to catch their
first salmon before Celilo Falls
is flooded when the gates drop
on the newly-constructed Dalles
Dam.
“I was in the lobby after the
show was done,” author Ross
said. “We put up these big beau
tiful posters o f Celilo Falls. I
noticed this woman, she must
have been in her 80s. She was
looking at one o f the pictures
and she was crying.”
Ross approached the woman
to ask if she was okay.
“My husband and I,” the
woman told him, “we worked
hard to get the dam built. And
I never once thought about all
the things you brought up in this
show. I just realized tonight that
there was a whole other side o f
the story that we just didn’t care
about, we just didn’t listen, we
didn’t think about it. We just
were moving forward and try
ing to make The Dalles a big
ger and better place to live.”
“That’s really the thing,” Ross
said. “We don’t pay enough at
tention to other people’s reli
gions and spirituality and holy
places. It’s important for us to
listen to the people who were
here for 10,000 years before us.”
“I knew some o f the things
that were in the play,” Alvarez
said. “But I didn’t know it all.
It was intense, seeing what hap
pened in the boarding schools.
The youth couldn’t speak their
language. They couldn’t grow
their hair long. It was interest
ing how they used Indian ac
tors.”
The cast includes Noah H unt
(L um bee), C henoa Egaw a
(Lummi and S’kallam), and Tho
mas Morning Owl Jr. (former
chairman for the Umatilla res
ervation).
Ghosts of Celilo is the winner
o f eight Portland Area Musical
Theatre Awards, which include
best set, best lighting, best song
and best score.
The play wraps up this Sat
urday at the Newark theater in
the P ortland C enter for the
Perform ing Arts. Tickets are
available on ticketmaster.com.
Visit the website for Ghosts of
Celilo at:
ghostsofcelilo.com.
Volunteer opportunities
through Safe Routes to School
The Warm Springs Commu
nity Safety Team, in partnership
with the 509-J school district,
recently received a Safe Routes
to School Mini Grant.
The grant helps address issues
such as a lack o f sidewalks, and
too many speeding cars and cars
that do not stop at crosswalks
for pedestrians.
“That makes it hard for our
elementary school students to
have a safe walk to and from
school,” said Ashley Aguilar,
grant development project assis
tant.
The plan to address some o f
these issues, she said, is to raise
awareness about safety issues,
and recruit high school students,
and parent and community vol
unteers to take safety training,
and be involved as crossing
guards in Warm Springs during
crucial walking hours.
There will be a meeting for
further discussion from 10-11
a.m. this Friday, March 11 at the
administration building, room 3.
For more information, con
tact Aguilar 541-553-2204.
O r email:
ashley.aguilar@wstribes.org
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