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April 20, 2011
Spily^y Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Hide tanning class
Teen pursuing dream of acting
H ello, my name is
Demetria Smith. I am 13
years old and a resident of
Warm Springs.
I am currently enrolled
with two talent agencies,
E xp lore-talen t
and
Starsearch.
I have had several cast­
ing calls/auditions from sev­
eral places, including Disney,
TV shows, modeling prints,
magazines and a few future
m ajor film s, including
Cleopatra, starring Angelina
Jolie.
This is a dream o f mine
to act. I am asking for help
in travel funds, so I am seek­
ing donations or sponsors.
Demetria Smith
I will be having luncheons
and yard sales, so please look out
for them. All money received will
100 percent go to my travel ex-
penses.
Since I receive new casting
calls every month, it gets hard
to make it to all of them, but I
I am teaching classes on
brain tanning hides. This is a
three- to four-week class.
Wear warm clothes, water­
proof jacket or apron, rub­
ber shoes and lined rubber
gloves. The class requires
strength, and is dirty and
smelly.
There are six steps to tan­
ning a hide. Bring your own
hide, which is not full o f
holes. I f you have a fall or
winter hide, that is best for
tanning. I f you do not have
a hide, come on down, you
may be able to help where
needed. I f you have access
to a drawing knife, please
bring it.
De-hairing the hide is
done outside and the rest of
the work is done inside a tan­
would like to try.
Please feel free to stop by
mom’s work with questions,
if you are thinking about do­
nating.
This is huge for me, and
I am grateful to anyone who
is willing to support me.
W hen summer com es
we will be flying to Califor­
nia for current auditions I
was called for, so I do thank
you.
Contact me by email:
n8iv@live.com
Or call my mom at 541-
508-9132, if you have ques­
tions.
Demetria Smith
ning shed.
B eef brains are used as
the tanning process, but beef
brains are not sold any more,
due to the “mad cow” dis­
ease. So we are going to try
pork brains, if available. If
your hunter brings home a
deer or elk, ask him to cut
out the brains, wash them
and put them in the freezer.
You need to be commit­
ted to the steps o f doing your
own hide. You need to be
here when your hide needs
you. This is an art that is be­
ing forgotten. So we need to
keep it alive and teach our
young ones.
Everyone is welcome.
Lu cinda Greene, 541-
5 5 3 -1 2 1 4 ; cell 5 4 1 -4 6 0 -
3996.
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AFFORDABLE TIRES
In appreciation
On September 14, 2009 our
loved one Thane Colwash left
us to be with Our Creator. This
letter had a very difficult time
being written due to the loss.
Our family is eternally grate­
ful to each and everyone in­
volved in the recovery. At this
time we will express our feelings
o f appreciation, even if it was
20 months ago.
Our Seven Drum singers pro­
vided the spiritual support
through their songs and prayers.
There were many individuals
that came to be at the site. When
the songs are sung you know
that it has to be something very
serious for them to make their
presence known. The songs
were sung on the Columbia
River to seek the help from the
powers that be. When he was
found, the songs were sung for
his Spirit.
The Natural Resources De­
partment sent their boat and
staff to the Three Mile Island’s
search camp to join in the
search.
Fire and Safety came to help
out with the camp operations.
Victims of Crime Services sent
paper products for the people
to eat on. Public Safety sent
Warm Springs police officers to
assist with the recovery.
Utilities sent staff and night
time fighting/portables for use.
Fire Management sent the Ju ­
niper Crew under Fire Opera­
tions
Supervisor Luther
Clements and Crew Supervisor
Glen Smith. Crew members in­
cluded: Marlen Miller, Samuel
Scott, Daniel Gilbert, Robert
Johnson, Garrett Greene, Jesse
Greene, Alex Williams, Logan
Hammond, Regan Cafica, Jack
Shadley, Buster Isadore, and
Willis Anderson.
Numerous individuals came
to be with us and made dona­
tions to the cause. George and
Jan ice Clements and Lucille
Suppah-Samson came and took
over the kitchen by cooking all
meals.
The Community Counseling
Center sent staff to offer sup­
port through their strong pres­
ence. Albert Kalama Sr. gave his
support through cash donations
for food. Louise and Cassie
Katchia brought their encour­
agement and sat the long hours
with us. Dayle Tufti drove me
to get groceries so my family
could stay behind in case they
found him (them).
Virgil Culps with his presence
brought comfort. Philip and
Linda David came to tend to
our loved one’s belongings. Fred
and Olivia Wallulatum donated
food. Mike and Twink Leecy
donated elk meat. Pam
C ardenas’ family donated
kitchen items.
The Columbia River Inter-
Tribal Fish Commission was a
positive and constant presence.
The Dalles In-Lieu Operations
and Maintenance crew are by
name, M ichael Broncheau,
Buck Jo n es, Jo e l Henry,
Josephine Henry, and Miguel
Lopez. They brought tables
from the C RITFC office for
food prep and people to eat on.
W hen
approxim ately
50
CRITFC staff made cash do­
nations they brought the food/
supplies and delivered them.
Kristina Sampson took the
lead in getting donations col­
lected and utilized for maximum
benefit. She went above and be­
yond her job duties as re­
quested/ directed.
Mr. Les Brown assisted in ar­
ranging for totes and ice for the
camp. There were numerous in­
dividual officers and employees
from CRITFC on site whose
names we do not have who gave
o f their time and with dedica­
tion stayed until the end. The
C RITFC Commissioners do­
nated twice to get food and sup­
plies. This is what caring is about
and these leaders set the ex­
ample, the following are names
o f the commissioners:
Nez Perce Tribe — Rebecca
Miles, Brooklyn Baptiste, Joel
Moffett, McCoy Oatman, Herb
Jack so n , W ilford Scott and
Quinton J ackson-Ellenwood.
Umatilla Tribe — N. Kathryn
Brigham, (Atwai) Jay Min thorn,
Rapheal B ill and Althea
Huesties.
Yakama Tribe — Fidelia Andy
and Terry Goudy-Rambler.
Warm Springs Tribe -
Sacredheart Suppah, Leslie Bill,
and Ryan Smith.
The divers who brought him
to the surface and back to us
need to be acknowledged. The
Multnomah County Sherriff’s
Office Dive Team, Clackamas
County Dive Team, and Colum­
bia Basin Dive Rescue were
called in for their expertise to
search and retrieve. We pray for
a just reward to be bestowed
upon each one o f you, even if
we don’t,mention your names,
you know who you are.
Tri County Communications
was a vital part o f this search in
that it allowed all agencies, indi­
viduals, tribes, police and fire,
and other emergency respond­
ers to communicate and coor­
dinate.
There was a helicopter that
came to search the river too. We
have no names to mention but
it was such a wonderful sight.
To have such a machine out
there looking for our loved one
was very comforting.
The following are being fisted
to acknowledge their participa­
tion in the search:
The Cefilo Village, American
Red Cross, Keith Hatch/BIA,
Joe Stensgar/Airfresh Seafood,
D o n / E rick so n ’s
G rocery,
Shirley Iman, Devin Oil/Tow-
ing, Union Pacific Railroad,
Washington State, and D on
Russell/plane.
Two other men came to of­
fer their support that went to
be on with our Creator since this
happened and those two men
brought food to feed the people.
These two are Atwai Charles
Moody and Atwai Douglas
Palmer. They have completed
their work here on earth and
have gone on to be on God’s
crew, along with our loved one,
Thane Colwash. One other man
who came to be with us has gone
on also; Atwai Sam Culps Sr.
brought his drum and songs to
provide spiritual support at this
difficult time. May God bless
them for taking care o f the
people.
We are finally at the point of
doing the traditional Memorial
for our loved one. The Memo­
rial will be held on May 14, 2011
at the Simnasho Longhouse,
with a Stonesetting at the
Simnasho Cemetery the same
day. Our loved one was the son
o f the late Daniel Craig. This
tie needs to be acknowledged
because he would go over to be
with his father and stay for a
time.
Thank you for everything, we
will continue to offer prayers for
everyone, especially those that
weren’t mentioned. We must
continue on the best way we
know how and want that for
everyone else. Love and prayers,
Amelia Colwash and fam­
ily, W arm Springs trib al
members.
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