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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 2012)
E Coosh EEWA: The w^y it is Page 4- Spilygy T yrn o o Jgnuary 11, 2012 Letters to the Editor Casino goers eagerfor re-openmg ___________ — — —------- -— - Appreciation by Yvonne Iverson As the Indian H ead Casino packs up at the K ah-Nee-Ta lo cation and prepares for thé Feb ruary opening on Highway 26, some regular ca sino goers have a Spilyay hole to fill during Speaks th e m o n th o f January. As the week end approached, the comments started. “I would go to the bar, b u t I don’t have a car,” while some joked about having “ca sino withdrawals.” “I wanted to go on Friday, but didn’t feel like driving to Ma dras to the Bowling Alley or A bby’s Pizza,” says som eone who “sometimes” goes to the casino. “There has been an influx o f new faces that we haven’t seen before,” says C hristi Young, Madras Bowl owner. They are open norm al busi ness hours and haven’t made any changes regarding machine use. “The bowling alley has six machines and there are only a few other businesses in town that have poker,” states Young. Brutis Baez says he “will find others things to do, like taking my family to dinner. O ne thing that helps me is friendly betting on basketball games and going to the pub or others restaurants in Madras that have poker ma chines, but it doesn’t replace the atmosphere at the casino. Over all I am saving money by the casino being closed, so could you please hurry up with the new casino..” Some miss the entertainment or social factor, while others are craving the snack bar cuisine. “I am starving for a h o t dog!” Charlotte Pitt chuckled and said “ I am having Casino w ith drawals” she has been staying home so far this m onth, “but I have money in my pocket.” Lucinda Torres, Kah-Nee-Ta G ift Shop employee, says that the casino closure has affected the level o f foot traffic the shop receives. “ We used to have about 30 visitors a day, b u t this last Friday we had about five.” Indian H ead Casino will re open their doors at the Highway 26 location on Saturday, Feb. 4 with a ceremony open to tribal members at 1 p.m. Toe Ness The best betfor a player to make is what is called a “M ind Bet. ” You stand behind the game watch the action and attempt to predict the winner. You never bet any real money, you only bet in your mind, ha st week a friend of mine lost his mind three times. G ood day. Thank you for 36 years o f our Annual Christmas Bazaars. With this year’s fees we were able to replace two game com ponents, some toys for Carol’s Room, paper products, games and craft supplies. In years past the fees have been used to buy chairs and the lighter weight tables used for the bazaar and Health Fair. Thank you all who helped set up and clean up. It’s a big job and the help is gready appreci ated. Wishing everyone a Happy and Healthful N ew Year. Carol Sahme, arts and crafts coordinator, Recreation D epart ment. Club hours There will be changes in the am ount o f service we can p ro vide our Warm Springs Boys and Girls Club m em bers for this coming year. The recent budget reductions fo r 2012 have a ffected o u r staffing level and program hours for youth. The club will close daily at 5:30 p.m. The new hours began this week. The individual membership fee w ill rem ain $30 fo r th e school year. We will also be closed on m ost non-school days (and inclem ent w eather days) throughout the year. O ur first closure day will be on Monday, Jan. 16. We will, however be open for kids during Spring break from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sincerely, June A. Smith, club manager. O n December 21st I held a Christmas party at my home. This was the 15* year. Supper was served. There were many donations o f gifts as well as food. Thanks to my son Casey, and grandchildren Ty, Riata, Gus, Mel and TO, Jeb, Preston and sister Roma for putting up the stables and the decorating. Santa has been with us for 15 years and always looks for ward to next year. Utilities has provided us with a long flat trailer for our stage an d p o rtab le to ilets, tab les, benches. Many, many thanks again and G od Bless you all. Courtesy photo. Family, friends To all my family and friends, I hope this finds everyone in the best o f health. I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a H appy N ew Year. .. I am well, b ut back in jail. I would like to hear from you if you can make the time to send me a card or letter. I miss ev eryone but have three boys here in Nisqually th at keep me here. W hen I get out I would like to take the time to come visit and see how you all are doing. Ju st a sh o rt letter to let you know where I am. | G o d bless Always, Aaron Squally, 4820 She-N ah-N um Drive SE c /o Nisqually Corrections Olympia, WA 98513 Joint Health Commis sio n m e m b e r H e a th e r C row -Iylartinez’s nam e was misspelled in the pre vious edition. The Spilyay apologizes for the error. Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan Reporter:JDuran Bobb Advertising Director: Yvonne Iverson Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades Spilyay Tymoo Is published bi-weekly by the Confeder ated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located at 4174 Highway 3 In Warm Springs. Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761. Phone:541-553-2210 Advertising: 541-553-2307 or 541-325-1089 E-Mail: dave.mcmechan@wstribes.org. Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $15.00. The 2011 Road Warriors are (back row from left) Dan O’Brien, Rich Botto, Michael Leecy, Rich Lohman, Brett Whipple, Andy Conklin, Ryan Singleton; (front row from left) Jason Smartlowlt, Karlen Yallup, Yvette Leecy (captain), Sheila Danzuka (driver), Orvle Danzuka, and Louie Smith. We would like to thank ev erybody w ho supported us throughout the year. It was a fun time, and we are looking forward to 2012- We w ish ev ery b o d y a Happy N ew Year! Road Warriors. (Results: 2011 Road War riors: Cascade Cakes Relay, 216.4 miles. Overall, placed 32 nd out of 153 teams. Result time: 30:48:10. Pace: 8:32 min utes. Co-Ed: Placed 19th out o f 107 teams. R esult time: 30:48:10. Pace: 8:32 minutes.') Happy 61st Wedding Anniversary 48th Annual Holiday Tourney Courtesy photo. Happy Anniversary, Earl and Rita Squiemphen, pictured here surrounded by kids, grandkids and great grandkids. With Earl and Rita are (back row) Terl Jo Squlemphen- Yazzle, Gary Sampson III, Amanda Jo Squlemphen- Yazzle, Shawna Jackson, Gary Sampson Jr. And (sitting), Jeston Leonard, Monica Sampson, holding Brody and Kalyn Leonard, Jordan Leonard, Val, Rita and Earl; and Arrlta.Sampson sitting In the very front. I w ant to take this time to wish everyone a good year from my family, the Davids, to yours. Let us pray for safe keeping for our people. Now, I want to thank all the people w ho offered their help towards the Christmas program that was held on Dec. 1 at the community center. There were so many people I d o n’t even know w ho there was. B ut we appreciate all the animal props, and the forest. Thanks to all o f you and many good blessings. Thanks to Wilson for narrat ing, and to Aurolyn. It was very Correction From the Road Warriors Lucinda. A thank you Spilyay Tyrooo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) ■if difficult w ithout a loud speaker. Also to my sister Reina, my son Casey and daughter “Charle,” for all the running and trying to keep the cast in their right spots. T hat was a lot o f work. A n d now fo r th e special young people w ho were the ac tors. They all did a wonderful job for only having one practice the night before. The young people came for ward immediately when the no tice was p u t out. T hanks to Deanie Johnson for getting the information to all the youth who a tte n d th e W arm S prings Longhouse on Sunday to offer services. Again, many blessings to all o f you. I was overwhelmed with the people that filled the gym. The message was meant for all o f us. So hopefully people were touched by w hat they saw, and w hat they might have heard. T hanks to th e com m unity center staff, Carol and Cena for their help. Bless you. Native artists -Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay Swantown (at top) beat Warm Springs 82-81 In the Championship. Video highlights can be seen on Spilyay Facebook page. Joel Yellowowl of Swantown was the Tournament MVP; Hazen Davis was named Mr. Hustle. I am th e d ire c to r o f the Whitefish Arts Festival, which is held in Whitefish, Montana. I I am hoping to see m ore Native American art at our fes tival. We are surrounded by a rich culture o f Native Ameri can tribes, but have only a small representative o f Native Ameri- can art. We are encouraging artists from all Native commu nities to submit artwork for our show. You can contact me at: wafdirector@gmai.com Blessings to you, Shannon Fremont-Smith W ishes... Biomass (Continued from page 1) Jobs for tribal mem bers, annual payments and fuel pro curement were among central issues. O th er concerns ex p re s s e d in c lu d e d tra ffic safety, ash disposal, water use, and air quality. O th e r m em b ers o f the Council cited the need for phased econom ic develop m en t over the next Several d e c a d e s b e y o n d gam in g . T he Biom ass p lant ow ner ship was planned and sched uled to be transferred to the tribes w ithin a 7- to 22-year tim e fram e based u p o n fi nancial perform ance o f the plant. T he plant was p ro jected to create an estim ated 520 jobs in plant construc tion, plant operations, fuels c o lle c tio n an d ad d itio n a l su p p o rt functions. The Biomass project was being advanced to provide the anticipated transmission in frastructure needs fo r future energy p ro jects o n ad jacent lands suitable for solar energy collection and other potential energy and economic opportu nity. From a national tribal energy policy perspective the tribes’ Biomass Energy Project was an ex am p le o f th e c u rre n t A dm inistration’s emphasis on energy security and indepen dence, environmental steward ship, economic stimulus, and cre ating m uch needed jobs and employment. T he W arm Springs Biomass Project received policy support and interest from several key federal and state governm ent p artn ers, including from the U.S. D e p a rtm e n t o f E nergy Secretary Steven C hu and di recto r Tracey LeBeau o f the O ffice o f Indian E nergy the Policy. Director LeBeau has trav eled out to Warm Springs and the N orthw est four times in the p a st year and has af firm ed her offices support o f tribal renewable energy because o f the p u rp o rte d success of the Warm Springs Biomass project. From an economic per spective, an internal assess m ent is underway to evalu ate the potential effect and mitigation this decision may have on o th er eriergy and economic developm ent op portunities and business re lationships. F rom an environm ental and resource protection point o f view, the tribes’ ability to use the federal Tribal Forest Protection Act to reduce fire threats on otir borders may have been reduced signifi- candy. By Jody Calica, S-T H appy 7 th birthday to Mersayus “Bug-Bug” aka “MishTymoo” Hart! You have brought us many many joys since being born on January 9th, 2005. May you have a very happy birth day fo r you are a very special girl! You do well at every thing you try, so never give up trying! We know you'll go far! You are the best sister any sister could ever ask for! We’re all happy to have you in our lives! Cove Always, Grandma Mel, Grandma Eela, Auntie Dee, and sisters, Adilia, Kadence and EeAndraHart. Oh, and Eilo says happy birthday too!
