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Spilygy T yrn o o Jgnuary 11, 2012
Letters to the Editor
Casino goers
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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.
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Editor: Dave McMechan
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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!