P^ge 6
September 7, 2011
Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Suppah finds success through family, career
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Spilyay Tymoo
H aving recently earned his Post
Baccalaureate Certificate in Ac
countancy from Arizona State
U niversity, Jake Suppah has
changed a great deal from the
young man who moved away
from the reservation nine years
ago.
“At that time,” Jake said, “the
opportunities just weren’t there.
So I d ecided to take a big
chance and move away from
hom e... to find success.”
It was one of the most diffi
cult choices he has ever had to
make.
“I was moving away from my
family, friends, everything that
I knew,” he said. “My comforts
are all there. I knew that at some
point, I would return and have
the necessary experience to take
on new ventures.”
Jake’s direct bloodlines come
from the Suppah, Moses, Frank,
K alam a, S co tt, Y ahtin and
Henry families. His grandmoth
ers are M argaret Suppah and
Adeline Miller.
“One thing that I miss is be
ing with my elders, because time
is so valuable. We also miss
fresh salmon and huckleber
ries!”
This outlook is different
from the one Jake knew in the
past.
“Right out of high school, I
hit rock bottom,” he said. “I lost
Courtesy photo.
Julie and Jake Suppah
my mother Lily Ann Moses in
1996. Then I lost my grand
m other, K athleen M oses in
1997.1 had many personal chal
lenges to overcome, and I de
cided to drink more with my
friends and I got into trouble
with the law on several occa
sions.”
Jake met Julie in 1998 when
they were employed at Kah-
Nee-Ta.
“He asked me out, and at
first I wasn’t too sure,” Julie
Suppah said. “H e’s younger
than me, and there were still
some obstacles for him to clear
in his life.”
Jake explains: “I graduated in
2004. My graduation party was
the point where I began to un
derstand that I had no control
over my drinking. That was a
lesson for me.”
He now makes family his top
priority.
“I am in control of me to
day, and I always hope to be.
Julie and my daughters are my
continuing treatment program.
I never w ant to be w ithout
them.”
With determination ignited
in his soul, Jake took leaps for
ward.
He held jobs w ith Warm
Springs Forest Products Indus
tries and Indian Head Casino.
“At the time, the casino did
not open a position full-time for
an accountant, and that was my
area of interest,” he says. “I at
tempted to work with the Gam
ing Commission, but didn’t get
that job. So I decided the doors
were closed for me, and I looked
for opportunities off-res.”
He earned his BA degree in
business management in 2001,
and went on to pursue his Mas
ters in Business Administration
at the University of Phoenix. In
2009, Jake completed work on
his post bacc from Arizona State
University, a necessary step to
wards earning his CPA.
“It did take some extra time
for me to complete some of my
goals, due to the things that just
happen in life,” he said. “We’ve
had losses in my immediate and
extended families. We’ve had the
gain of new life in our family.
We’ve chosen to be foster par
ents, coaching sports, and tak
Pine Creek Conservation
Area hunting permits
ing care of our grandson while
his parents were over in Afghani
stan serving our country.”
But with a new strength, there
were positive changes.
“Job opportunities! Finally,
they were being presented to
me.
Jake accepted the position of
accounting manager with the
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
Casino in February 2003.
“I work directly under the
chief finance officer. My duties
include managing an accounting
staff and upkeep of audits to
the state, as well as revenue re
porting to management and the
state.”
Jake and Ju lie Suppah re
cently celebrated their twelfth
anniversary. Today they have
three daughters: Sophie, Sierra
and Jalaney. T hey have two
grandsons: Noble and Nolan.
“I have changed my life from
the young guy that was messing
up. I’ve become a responsible
husband, father and grandfather
who does his best. Of course,
I’ve had many chances to give
up in this lifetim e. I’ve had
chances to make excuses to not
live up to my full expectations.
But the people that mean the
most to me have always believed
in me. And that just wanted me
to learn to believe in myself.”
The point Jak e m akes is
strong.
“N ever give up on your
dreams,” he says. “Always reach
for the stars!”
The 2011 ceded area hunt
ing sign-up sheet is available
for the Pine Creek Conser
vation Area.
General buck and elk ar
chery: Thru September 25.
Ten permits.
Buck deer, Oct. 1-12; 145
South Fossil. Fifteen per
mits.
Buck deer, Oct. 1-12; 143
East Biggs. Five permits.
F irst season bull elk,
Oct. 26-30; 245B1-South
Fossil or 245X Elk Fossil
Unit. Ten permits (please
specify which one of these
two hunts that you want.)
Second season Elk, Nov.
5-13; 245B2-South Fossil Pri
vate or 245Y Elk Fossil Unit
No. 2. Ten permits (please
specify which on of these two
hunts that you want.)
Elk extended rifle, Oct.
26-Dec. 2; Rocky Mt. Elk.
1st- East Biggs. Three per
mits.
Elk antlerless rifle. 1st-
Nov. 19-27; 245D1. Six per
mits.
Elk anterless rifle, 2nd-
Dec. 3-11; 245D2. Six per
mits.
Elk anterless rifle 3rd-Dec.
17-25; 245D3. Six permits.
For m ore info rm a tion,
please contact Rick Hayes,
Pine Creek manager at 541 -
489-3477; or Warm Springs
Natural Resources at 541-
553-2002.
Tribes seeking Head Start
Community Representative
The C onfederated Tribes are seeking a com m u
nity representative for the W arm Springs Head Start
program , 2012 school year.
A pplicants m ust be interested in furthering the
goals and objectives of the Head Start program .
Must attend policy council regular m eetings, twice
a month.
Please send your letters of interest to:
Urbana Ross, C hief O perations O fficer
C onfederated Tribes of W arm Springs,
PO Box C
W arm springs OR 97761
The deadline for submission is 5 p.m. on
Friday, Sept. 16.
Head Start parents, please contact Early C hild
hood Education for applications for the upcom ing
school year.
Credit offers free M axim ize your M oney workshops
Free workshops on maxi
mizing your money will be
offered at the Warm Springs
Credit Enterprise.
The following is a list of
the dates, and the topics to
be covered.
September 20 - Get the
best car deal, presented by
Tom Collier Classic Car Com
pany.
With careful preparation,
you can steer your w ay
through the search process
and drive away with the car
deal that is best for you.
October 4 - Build a strong
credit history, presented by Bob
M ullins o f M oney M anage
ment International.
Your credit history, good or
bad, follows you throughout
your lifetime, and has a signifi
cant im pact on your fam ily’s
well-being and overall bottom
line.
October 18 - Understanding
car insurance, presented by Jo
seph Brinkley, Cascade Insur
ance Center.
Learn definitions, legal re
quirem ents, eligible vehicles,
coverage differences, methods
of buying insurance, how your
policy is rated, and more.
November 1 - Senior finan
cial scams.
Understand the scope of the
problem, identify typical perpe
trators, be aware of common
scams and financial exploitation,
know how to prevent scams, and
know where to go for help
November 15 - Women and
money: Where are you now?
This workshop is targeted to
women of all ages who want to
take control of their personal
finances, identify barriers
and challenges to reaching fi
nancial goals and develop a
personal action plan.
All workshops will be held
in the Credit Building class
room at 6:30 p.m.
There is limited seating,
so please call 541-553-3512
to reserve your seat. Light
re fre sh m e n ts w ill be
served.
There will be door prizes
for each workshop.
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