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“I E Coosb EEWA: The way it is Ka-ching? By Duran BobF There are m ore vehicles in 'the expanded parking lot at th e Plaza than m o st tribal m e m b e rs h av e e v er seen there before. T o u ris ts w ho pass through Warm Spilyay S p rin g s g| (on Speaks th e ir w ay to <_________ 2 anywhere else)1 now stop to get their kicks on Highway 26. B ut has the opening o f the hew casino made it easier for small business owners to keep their doors open? “I think without the Casino, a lot o f stores at the Plaza ■would have a hard time sur viving,” K ahseuss Jackson said. H e opened Blue Sky on ¡April 14, selling specialty goods designed by N ative Americans.. “We have popcorn from Red Lake Foods, jerky from the Umqua Tribe, Salsa from Taos, pancake mix from a Southwest tribe.” Ja c k s o n e stim ates th a t about two-thirds o f his cus tom ers are tourists. “ H a ji o f th em are ju st driving through the reserva tion. T he o th er h alf have come here specifically for the casino.” A few doors dow n, for how, the Teepee Deli is empty. “I gave up the deli on M arch 31,” V esta Jo h n so n said, citing circumstances that w ere b ey o n d h e r c o n tro l. “Also, people w ere excited about the new restaurant in the casino, so that was some competition.” R ecently, S c o tt M oses, w ho owns Skyn Style, began the process o f acquiring the deli space. His plans are to o pen an arcade ro o m th at would compliment the casino. U p th e ro a d , S h an n a J o h n s o n said little has changed at the Shell station. ‘W h en the casino was at Kah-Nee-Ta, we’d get people ¡stopping to ask where it was,” ¡Shanna said. “Ten miles was ¡too far for them. Today, ev erybody asks about the Cot tonw ood restaurant.” . A t the m useum, it is quiet. (W e’re down from last year ¡this time,” Carol Leone said. “B ut we started to pick up at :the end o f April.” Shanna agreed. ‘Y e ’re still in winter, as far as business goes. Memorial Day is w hen it all starts and we’ll see some thing happen.” Memorial Day this year is ¡Monday, May 28. Page 4 Spilyay T ym oo May 2, 2012 Letters to the Editor From VOCS O n behalf o f Victims o f Crime, we would like to thank the following for donating to o u r Second A nnual H ands A round the Courthouse, held on April 10 at W arm Springs Tribal Court. Hands A round the Court house symbolizes awareness o f sexual assault and child abuse p rev en tio n , victim s and survivors. T h a n k y o u to sp eak er E aston Aguilar and the Eagle T hunder D ru m Group. T hank you Tribal C ourt staff and Children’s Protec tive Services staff w ho at tended, and thank you to all the tribal community people who attended to support this. A special thank-yOu to thé people w ho made a donation and o r contributed for this event to happen: Composite Products, DMJ Automotive, 3 W arriors Mar ket, Papa M urp h y ’s Pizza, Subway o f Madras, Macy’s Warm Springs Market, Kah- N è e -T a R e so rt, E a s to n A g u ilar, E ag le T h u n d e r D ru m m e rs , V ictim s o f Crime (VOC) Staff; N ancy S eyler, D o r o th y K alam a , G wen Leonard, Tina Aguilar, Janell Wallulatum, Charlene Smith, and volunteer Tanya Tewee. We appreciate all the ef fort p u t in to this event, do nations and all the support. The event was great! With your help it was outstanding! We ap p reciate all o f your help and donations! We are looking forward to the Third A nnual H ands aro u n d the C ourt H ouse in April 2013. Thank You! Nancy Seyler, VOCS di rector. Awareness I ’ve lived in Eugene for m atiy years an d I ’ve b een watching the news on tv. I like to stay aware o f everything that is going on in our world now. O n the news recently they said D ick Clark has passed away. H e passed o n from a heart attach and stroke. I thought D ick Clark was g reat at h o stin g A m erican Bandstand, which used to be on Saturday mornings in the disco era. D ick Clark was in his 80s. It was his time to go, an d he co u ld be in m usic heaven now. Transitions I ’m sure we all go through Spilyay Tym oo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Editor: Dave McMechan Reporter: Duran Bobb Advertising Director: Yvonne Iverson Media Advisor: Bill Rhoades Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Con federated 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. and have many changes in our lives now. T h e re have b een m any transitions since the 1980s. I do have a traumatic head injury from being in an alco hol-related autom obile acci dent in W arm Springs with fo u r o th e r W arm Springs tribal members. I’ve learned a lot about the head injury I have. I ’ve been through a lot o f transitions. I ’m now trying to com pre hend the parts o f my brain I injured. I ’ve learned those o f us who have traumatic head in juries and are disabled have to or should adapt to living life with our physical disabili ties. I ’m grateful to be in the head-injured program in E u gene. I hear this program is the only one for head-injured individuals in th e state o f Oregon. I ’m now a bigger fan o f th e O reg o n Ducks! I t ’s all cool. E v ette P att, 50 K o u rtD r. # 3 , Eugene O R 97404, ph. 541-461-3375. Safer driving Drinking while you drive is a danger n ot only to your self b ut to those around you, including your passengers in the vehicle, other drivers and their passengers, and pedes trians, people on bicycles or motorcycles. This can result in serious injury or death. Personal or public property can be damaged, upsetting to the people in the surround ing area, as it could involve finaricial loss. Driving while you are u n der the influence o f alcohol or drugs can and sometimes does have an o u tco m e o f h a rm a n d / o r fatalities o f people, causing great harm to individuals and families. This is th e re s u lt o f im p a ire d people behind the wheel. The impaired person may beheve he or she is in a right state o f mind and m ight believe he or she is driving norm al or bet ter, which is n o t true. It doesn’t take m uch con sum ption to becom e a dan ger behind the wheel. All it could take is one or two, and it could lead to a very bad outcom e n ot only to you but to those around you and their families. O th e r co n seq u en ces o f drinking and driving: A per son could be pulled over and arrested for D U II. This could involve: sitting long or short jail time, paying fines, attend ing and keeping in touch with probation, having to have an Intoxilock device installed in your vehicle, having your li c en se su s p e n d e d a n d / o r taken away, doing m ultiple classes such as diversion if possible, or even enrolling in a counseling or rehab center. Truman Merrifield Enchilada fundraiser The H it Squad will have an e n c h ila d a feed fundraiser at the C om m u n ity C e n te r o n Friday, May 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. T he g ro u p is raising m oney to travel to Phoe nix, Ariz. in July. D ona tions are welcome. E nchiladas are m ade from scratch, with authen- tic chili gravy and cheese. Each plate comes with rice and beans and a drink for $7 a plate. F u n d s raised w ill be used for travel expenses for T riston R odney and Jh a y le n . T h e fam ilies w ould like to thank the community for their sup port in advance. Better life H i, W arm Springs, H ow are you? Me, I ’m doing good, considering the given circum- s ta n c e s, in w h ic h m y thoughts, attitudes and beliefs are what control my emotions, actions and behaviors. T he concern I have fo r your is how long are you going to al low drug addiction and alco holism to continue to destroy lives. N o t including the long term ripple effect o f drugs and alcoholism becom ing a generational problem. Yes, I know life is n o t easy,, b ut drug and alcohol addic tion are n ot going to make it better. Take a lo o k at the community, and now take a look at yourself. I don’t w ant you to think that I ’m attack ing you as a person. I only w ant to help yqu u nd erstan d , that you are a valued m em ber o f our tribal society, and that drugs and alcohol are not our people’s sacred medicine. W hen are we going to under stand that drugs and alcohol are holding pur people back from accomplishing our maxi m um potential? In conclusion, th e p ath through drug and alcohol ad diction leads to a life o f re g re t an d se lf-d e stru c tio n , while the path through edu cation and learning leads a life o f success and accom plish m ent. W hich p ath are you going to walk? Learning is the easiest thing you can do and rem em ber, failure is n o t an option—-it’s a choice! Clifford Arthur. A look back In th e previous Spilyay w ere three historic p h o to s from Faye Waheneka’s collec tion. Dancers in the top photo (fro m left:) • are “R o s s i” Roosevelt Suppah, Thom as D a v id and H a rtm a n Queahpama. The soldier with the machine gun is a young Sid Miller. By the car are G ran t W aheneka (left) and Sam Scott. More local history photos in the next paper! School bond The Jefferson County Edu catio n C ouncil has u n an i mously voted to render our support o f the proposed 509- J school district bon d p ro posal. We believe that the pass ing o f this bond would bring en o rm o u s b en efits to our communities and the students o f the 509-J school district, and we also believe that all o f the bond’s features are es s e n tia l to e n h a n c in g o u r community’s ability to grow and attract businesses to the area. We are also encouraged by the willingness o f the Warm Springs com m unity to sup p o rt their children. The Jefferson County Edu cation Council is a group o f co m m u n ity m em b ers th a t fu n c tio n s as an ad v iso ry group to OSU O pen Campus and Central O regon Com m u nity College. T he council is m ade up o f large and small business le a d e rs, th e C h a m b e r o f Com m erce, E conom ic D e v elo p m en t o f C entral O r eg o n , c u rre n t and fo rm er educators from various lev e ls , s ta k e h o ld e r s fro m healthcare, leadership from COCC, OSU O pen Campus a n d co m m u n ity m em b ers fro m b o th W arm Springs and M adras. ’ ' Each o f our mem bers has a stake in the continued ex ploration and im provem ent o f local educational opportu nities for the citizens o f our county. We have been tre mendously active in the com m unity in an effort to im p ro v e access to education after high school, and we be lieve that the proposed school b o n d further enhances our ability to provide exceptional o p p o rtu n itie s in o u r ow n backyard. The Jefferson County E du cation Council members have been part o f countless local im provem ents and see the passing o f the 509-J school bond as the next necessary step to im prove the Evability o f our comm unity We realize th at many o f the items Ested in the bond proposal will need to be ad dressed, often for safety rea sons, regardless o f the out come o f the vote. We also understand that if this b o n d does n o t pass, our class sizes in the 509-J district w ould be likely to grow due to staff cutbacks th at may be necessary in o r d er to m ake som e o f the buildings habitable, sports facilities safe, etc. We also recognize, how ever, that this bond, which poses no tax increase to the taxpayers from one year to the next, will dramaticaUy af fect the EvabiEty o f the com munity and attract more fami- Ees to Eve in our school dis trict boundaries, thus adding tax revenue and further ad vancing our ability to im prove our schools and com munity. In short, we appreciate the various ripple effects th a t passing this weE-conceived bond wiU offer, and we look forward to the enhancements that it wiU provide and the Eves it wiU improve.- O u r council takes great pride in our communities, and we are looking forw ard to participating in our continued progress. It is for these and many, many other reasons that we have chosen to unanimously su p p o rt th e 509-J sc h o o l bond. M ost sincerely, The Jefferson County Education Council. The next deadline to submit items fo r publica tion in the. Spilyay ■ Tymoo is Friday, May 11. Thank you fo r writ- ' inyj Indian Business Talk Rent-to-own? Don’t go willingly into that dark night By Bruce E n g le Loan officer UT.S. Credit Enterprise Rent-to-ow n prices are of ten higher than w hat you can find by sh o p p in g at o th er stores. Their interest rates are usuaUy higher. T he quaEty o f the merchandise is no better and sometimes worse. W hy do buyers go there? A need or w ant for the item right now is one answer. A n other is p oor credit. C om bin ing them is a sure recipe for taking a financial hit. Example (Note: I stole this from a book titled Guide to Sur viving Debt.) T he example is a 19-inch color TV priced at $300. You wiE have paid $832 for it if you agree to a payment schedule o f $16 per week for 52 weeks and you m ake aU the payments on time and in fuU. O n time and in fuU is im portant. There can be ex pensive consequences if you don’t do that. So, y o u w ill have p aid $532 in interest for the privi lege, com fort, convenience, and satisfaction o f quickly getting the use o f that $300 TV that probably isn’t w orth $150 once it’s paid off. W hat happens if you miss a paym ent? R epossession! You lose everything you paid on it. A n o th er problem m ight b e th a t it w as u se d m e r c h a n d is e w h e n y o u f irs t b o u g h t it. I u nderstand that has happened. A re th e re altern ativ es? Sure. Visiting friends might be an answer. I f you choose the friend carefuUy, and visit of ten, they might even be wiE- ing to loan you one o f theirs. Saving $16 monthly for 19 m onths w ould be another. Save $32 m onthly and you could buy it in ten months. R e m e m b e r, y o u c o u ld also g et it q u ick er if y o u found it priced low er at an o th er store. H ow about buying a used TV? H ow about GoodwiU? T here are always options. L o o k in g fo r th em isn ’t that difficult. T he payoff is getting better value for the money you have. T hat is a win for you. Rent-to-own is too much o f a win for them.
