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E Coosh EEW A: The way it is
Cobell:
Chautun xaxaikw
By D uran Bobb
Last week, news spread faster
than the flames of the UDC
Fire... people were opening their
mail boxes to find unexpected
checks!
Some tribal m em bers re
ceived over $300.
O th ers, lik e M artiR ai
Ramsey, received
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a check for a /
S p ilya y
single penny.
S p ea k s
“I thought it k_________ )
w as crazy for
them to write a check for $1.49,”
Sarah Frank said. “It probably
cost more than that to calculate,
print, and mail the check! But
we were happy with what we
received.”
People began to wonder.
Were these checks the long-
aw aited C o bell Settlem en t
checks?
No, this was different. No
money has been paid out as of
yet in the Cobell Settlement.
Late last month, Senior US
District Judge Thomas F. Hogan
declared the $3.4 billion Cobell
Setdement “fair, reasonable and
adequate.”
There are 500,000 claimants
in the setdement. Only a few
of those objected the final pro
posal.
W ith ap p ro val o b tain ed ,
Cobell checks might begin as
early as August, with each check •
averaging $1,000.
Others will be paid accord
ing to formulations of activity
in their accounts.
The unexpected money ear
lier this month came from an
other source.
For a certain time, some bor
rowers were overcharged by an
outside company on their life in
surance prem ium s on loans
through Tribal Credit Enter
prise. The mistake was caught,
and refunds for the difference
(including interest) was paid.
“I got enough to put gas in
my truck and buy some grocer
ies, so I was happy,” Roberta
Kirk said.
Some were extremely grate
ful for the timing.
“Mine added up to enough
that I was able to take my kids
out for pizza,” Jonathan Smith
said.
TOE NESS...
Fireman: W hy do xatxats
(ducks) have flat feet?
Spilyay: * shrugs*
Fireman: So they can stomp
out grassfires.
Spilyay:
W hy does
Sasquatch have flat feet?
Fireman: * shrugs*
Spilyay: So he can stomp
out burning ducks. YIKES!!!
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Spilyay Tymoo July 13, 2011
Letters to the Editor
Thank you all Hard times
We’d like to thank everyone
in the community for showing
strong support for Brandon
Bailey.
The outpouring was heart
warming, and it helped to make
positive dreams come true.
W ith your help, Brandon
wrestled and placed in the Cali
fornia State Tournament and
the West Coast Regional Tour
nament.
Thank you to the following
(in no particular order):
Ted Chase and Jonsie, Libby
Chase, Duran Bobb and Steven
Bechtel, Ronald “Boss” Heath,
Saphronia Katchia, Ron Green,
Roy Jackson, Jolene Switzler,
Dan Martinez, Mike Roberts,
Candis Wood, Charlotte Pitt,
Don Hall, Dr. Bob and Loye
Ryan, M arci M artinez, DMJ,
and Hazel Wahpat.
From the bottom o f our
hearts, thank all of you!
Love, Rosanna Jackson,
Brandon Bailey & Family.
To sponsors
Hello, I would like to
thank everyone who spon
sored my trip to the Dis
trict 5 Little League All-
star Tournament in the
Dalles this year.
T hank you C arm en
and N orm an P arkins,
Rom ona B aez, G ladys
Grabael, Jody and Marie
C alica, Ricky G rabael,
Tracy Graybael, Peggy
B ril, L o ri A nderson,
Carolyn Owyhee, Beverly
Su rface, Paul Y oung,
Charles Jackson, Snuffle
Smith, Lillian Heath, and
Gayle Rodgers.
We were able to hang
in there and play three
games, but ended up be
in g put out by H ood
River. It was a great ex
perience and a lot of fun.
Also, thank you to my
coaches Leevi Herkshan
and Hobo Patt, and the
biggest thank you to my
main supporter, my mom
Angela. Thank you,
Perry Isadore.
Spilyay Tym oo
CCoyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller
Editor: Dave McMechan
Reporter: Duran Bobb
Advertising Director: Yvonne Iverson
Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades
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ated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located at
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To Tribal Council,
I’m writing to ask you our
leaders to lower the senior age
to 55. Fm not yet 55 but I see
our people struck down by the
times now. I don’t know if you
leaders are blind or just don’t
care about your people. Don’t
you see people panhandling ev
erywhere? I can’t even go to the
store or the Post Office with
out getting jumped for money.
Or the steal from cars. Why
can’t you all find ways to em
ploy our people between the
ages of 40 to 100 years? Do
we have to start begging in
Madras too?
Lois Knight.
Heritage Month
To all interested com m unity
members,
When the month of Novem
ber arrives, we will embark on
another Native American Heri
tage Month.
I am writing now to encour
age any and all to partake in the
planning of activities for this
coming time of celebration.
As Native people, we em
brace our heritage on a daily
basis but on a national level the
month of November signifies
the appointed time that we share
our heritage with the nation.
This is your invitation and
opportunity to collaborate with
fellow community members to
plan events that acknowledge
and celebrate what beautiful
people we are and the rich heri
tage we all derive from.
The next planning meeting is
at 1 p.m. on Monday, July 18 in
the Fam ily Resource Center
conference room. During this
time, we will share vision and
ides to make these events a suc
cess.
If you have any questions,
please feel free to contact Anita
Davis, Public Health Education
Team, at 541-553-2211.
Current events
I’ve lived in Duck City, Eu
gene, Oregon, for many years
now. I see it’s getting pretty dan
gerous in some areas. There are
a lot of very ill people who live
in Eugene, but then I hear there
are a lot o f ill people every
where. I’m looking at the posi
tive side of living anywhere in
the U.S. We are all still alive!
The city of Eugene has many
resources for everyone, and we
are all fans o f the O regon
Ducks. Go Ducks!
Evette Patt, 50 Kourt Dr.,
apt. 3, Eugene, 97404.
C ongratulations, G rad u ate!
Culture camp
Volunteers are needed for the
4-H Culture Enrichment Camp
at Peters Pasture.
If you would enjoy working
with and teaching the youth of
Warm Springs, want to be a
positive role model for our fu
ture youth, have lots of energy
and a good attitude, we need you!
The following positions are
needed:
Male camp counselor (three
needed); female camp counse
lor (three needed); Sweat House
leader for boys and girls (one
male and one female).
Teachers are needed in the
areas of:
Beadwork (all levels); drum
making; and any other area of
skill you would want to contrib
ute, please contact OSU Exten
sion at 541-553-3238.
Courtesy photo.
to share this moment with all
of Fontaine’s family, espe
c ia lly T erry and G ladys
Squiemphen, Laura Sahme
and the others that have
help ed fin an c ially w ith
Fontaine since she has been
with us.
L ove, L aD on na and
Vernon Squiemphen.
Fontaine Nevaeh gradu
ated from the Umatilla Tribal
Cay-Uma-Wa Headstart and
will be going to kindergarten
this fall.
The family is very proud
of her, and celebrates on the
next steps of her journey.
Grandparents Vernon and
LaDonna Squiemphen want
R eg ister by A u g u st 1
The 4-H Culture Enrichment
Camp is for girls and boys in
grades 4-7. The numbfer o f
campers is limited to 30.
This is an overnight residen
tial camp at Peters Pasture fo
cusing on tribal culture and out
door education.
The camp starts on Sunday,
August 14, and ends on Satur
day, August 20. Cost is $25 per
camper. The last day to register
will be Friday, August 1.
Register now at the OSU
Extension Office in the Educa
tion building.
A rlene B oileau
Awareness Walk
Wishes ...
I t ’s so go o d to know someone
special, who shares my secrets, my
laughter, my dreams and my cares.
Someone through go o d times and
bad, when there are tears. I t ’s good
to know y o u Heti, my cousin, sister
and fr ie n d ... through the yea rs.
H appy birthday, Heti! Wish y o u
lots o f love on y o u r birthday, ]uly
16. Hove y o u lots. M onica and the
boys.
Courtesy photo.
Manny Jim-Calapoo of the Renegades Walk 4 Diabetes
recently made it cross-country to Washington, D.C.
Thank you all for writing
to the Spilyay Tymoo.
You can w rite to the
S p ilyay at P.O. Box 870,
W arm Springs 97761; or
email:
dmcmechan@wstribes.org.
Or stop by the media cen
ter. The next deadline is Fri
day, July 22. Thank you!
Indian Business Talk
Retail business-Want to start one? What’s needed?
B y Bruce Engle
Loan officer
W.S. Credit E nterprise
First requirement—availabil
ity of customers who will buy
enough of what you will sell, at
a sufficient price, so you can
afford to be in business.
Next—cash and experience
in the business.
It usually works best if the
owner is a professional in that
kind of business. The reason so
many start-up businesses fail is
start-up owners.
The areas o f com petence
required for operating a retail
business must include purchas
ing, m arketing, and finance.
There are two other areas that
sometimes come into play.
Personnel becomes a needed
function if there will be employ
ees.
Production isn’t usually part
of the retail store concept but
it m ight be found in a craft
store, a leather goods store or a
clothing store for example.
None of the areas can stand
alone. They are a bundle. If one
unravels, it may take the others
down with it.
The owner will usually need
two success teams. He may be
the whole “in store” team if he
knows the three applicable ar
eas very well. O therwise, he
should hire what he can’t do.
The other team usually con
sists of a banker, an accountant,
an attorney and an insurance
agent. They keep us from costly
mistakes when we consult with
them before problems get out
of hand.
Sometimes, they even can
help us survive our mistakes -
sometimes. The owner/man-
ager needs to know when to get
them involved.
The owner is always the top
manager. If he hires a manager,
he should plan to manage that
m anager or he may w ell get
managed out of the business.
Each o f the five areas re
quires specialized knowledge that
best comes from successful ex
perience in the same or a very
sim ilar business. First-tim ers
can’t be expected to have that
background.
A Business Information Cen
ter (BIC) or a Small Business
Development Center can often
help
an
in ex p erien ced
businessperson get through the
first two or three years. After
that, they should know the
ropes fairly well. Specialized help
may still be needed at times but
the owner should know where
to find it by then.
It is important to always re
m ember that all o f the basic
op eratio ns in vo lve finance.
Somebody in ownership or man
agement needs to be good at
that or the business will fail.
That’s not productive.
The old sayings, “Cash is
king” and “Pennies make dol
lars,” are worth remembering.
Also, successful people often
take great pleasure in sponsor
ing success in others. They bring
a lot of help and encouragement
to a new businessperson.
If you have a fire in your
belly to do well in business, pre
pare well; and go for it. Good
luck and do well.
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