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E Coosh EEWA: The way it is Travel center By Duran Bobb Pgge 4 Spilyay Tyrooo June 27, 2012 Letters to the Editor i T he idea fo r an on-rez travel center has been around since as early as 1965. That was when atwai Grant Waheneka had recently been voted into Tribal Council. It was his vision to build a facil Spilyay ity on Highway Speaks cater to weary travelers. Alm ost 50 years later, the idea still has regained its zest and potential. T h e nearest full-service travel cen ters are b o th in T routdale, practically next door to each other on 1-84. T hat’s a two-hour drive. Truckers share an online culture and often p o st the locations and ratings for fa cilities along highways. The m o st desired services in a travel cen te r are show ers, quick w ashers and dryers, am ple parking, h o t m eals, video games and movies on big screens, Internet access and phones. “I think the Plaza is the new stop,” Anita Jackson said. “People look for- a restroom, m ini-m art, and a place to stretch their legs.” “Anywhere on Highway 26 w o u ld d o g re a t,” Je s sie Esquiro said. “T here’s traf fic passing through day and night.” “I like the Miller Flat idea,” Lori Switzler said. “Trucks would be m ore likely to stop to rest and chain-up if the parking area is large.” “I t needs to be fu rth er n o rth ,” Linda L arson said. “People use the tree-line as a bathroom .' This enterprise could make some money for the tribes.” “T h is is a n o -b ra in e r,” Jonathan Smith said. “ ¡There is] infrastructure in place, vi able location, right o ff two travel arteries, and potential to u r is t d e v e lo p m e n ts fo r tribal business.” “K eep it next to our ca s in o ,” J a im e S c o tt said . “L ook at O ld Mill in Bend. L ooks great, being a bark- filled a b a n d o n e d lu m b e r yard.” TOE NESS... A neighbor asked his hill billy friend, “H ow come you never fix that leaky roof?” T he hillbilly says, “Well, w hen it’s raining, it’s too wet to fix it. A nd w hen it’s sunny out, there ain’t no need to fix it.” New school I have a few thoughts and dreams I w ould like to p u t oiit. We recently took a .vote on a k-8 school on the reserva tion for o u r W arm Springs children. For a while since I sent my vote in, I ’ve been thinking o f som e in p u t on w hat I ’d like to see? It needs to be a campus setting, with high standards. A ttendance and stability first, attendance to be handled strictly. N o m ore staying up late and too tired to go to school. We need parents’ ac countability for hom ew ork and participation, as well as programs directing our chil dren tow ard m ath and sci ence, history, art, sports, leav ing nothing out on w hat we can offer them. Raising them with struc tu red behavior and higher moral standards and with re spect, we can bring up w on derful tribal members. Com m unity involvem ent is em couraged. Yes, this is a com m itm ent for a long term. We need high teaching standards, with a staff willing to com m it for a long term as well as enjoy w hat they do for our children. I do n ot w ant to see cheap building m aterials and low grade cardboard type build ings. We can spend the money wisely and build to make it last, n o t to build and accept a lower grade for our children’s place. T h e y w ill co m e to be p ro u d o f their school, and have a sense o f pride. Let’s get o u r ideas in so we can build a good school for our attending children, and give care on this decision. Thank you. Mary K. Umtuch. Kids’ sake As a m em ber o f the Ad visory Board for Big B roth ers Big Sisters o f Jefferson County, 1 w ould like to say a big thank-you to Nancy Diaz for another successful Bowl for Kids’ Sake. M ost people don’t realize h ow m u ch it takes to get ready for this event. Thank you Nancy husband, Hilario Diaz, her grandchildren Brett S ch o tt and D ak o ta D odge for helping Nancy. I would also like to thank Jay ly n Suppah, trib a l parntership coordinator with Big B rothers Big Sisters in Warm Springs, for her con 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. tribution to Bowl for K ids’ Sake. Thank you to all the vol unteers and businesses that gave generously to this fund raising event. G reat job again this year, Madras Bowl and Pizza! L ast b u t d efin itely n o t least, thank you to bowling teams.. We had so much fun w atch in g you enjoy y o u r selves. L ooking forw ard to next year. Amy McCully Truth be told Family and relatives, The real reason I write this letter to you all is for n o t only an apology b u t to let you know there’s a reason behind everything. O ur choices lead us to different paths in our lives, and after realizing that path we trekked, we som e times look back at the bad before the good. As we examine the bad, th ere’s always guilt, regret, sorrow , an g er an d blam e. Growing up, that’s all I ever had inside— I adm it th a t I outweighed everything good and thought o f nothing but bad, and dwelled on it for the longest time. I w ent as far as running away from problems and moved to Seattle in hopes o f starting over. Little did I know running away from all the “bad” on the rez, it fol lowed me to the Emerald City. I’m n ot going to sugar coat this, I was homeless in Seattle for three years. J lived my life th e re by sleep in g o n th e streets, bum m ing for money, digging in trash cans for food, partying— going from over night shelters to sleeping in ab an d o n ed buildings, and sleeping under bridges, as well as hotels and doorways. It wasn’t only a lifestyle I chose, b u t a culture itself that I ’ve joined. By saying this, I wasn’t alone. Youth ages 18- 25 o r younger also ran to the city to look for a new life in hopes o f finding answers. It w as th e m o s t m em o rab le time o f my life because I’ve m et many different people w ho had the same o r worse problems as me. T hat caused a d o m in o e ffe c t o f m any strong bonds o f friendship and camaraderie. It was also a very dark m om ent in my life w hen my addiction p ro gressed. I ’d drink alcohol to the point where I ’d wake up in H arborview o r Swedish H ospital due to alcohol poi soning. As I grew tired o f my free dom and addictive lifestyle, I started replacing all the bad by realizing all the good. I did try to straighten my life out by help o f a friend w ho took me under his wing. Little did I know o f th e dangers o f staying with this friend. I en dured a few life threatening calamities that got m e to re turn hom e where it was safe. T h at’s w hen I picked up the w ay o f th e lo n g h o u s e — W ashat. S o m eth in g I was deeply p roud o f doing was singing! D esp ite m y struggle o f finding w ork and organizing my life, the bad from Seattle followed me home. I got tired o f fearing for my life. I felt cornered, followed, stalked. The truth will be told, have faith and patience. I love you all. Atawashumush, thank you so m uch for your time. Yours truly, , Steven N. Anderson Jr. Better life T here are many reasons why it would be good to quit u sin g m eth . F o r in stan ce, there, would be the opportu nity to rebuild relationships with trust and love after burn ing bridges with irresponsibil ity and dishonesty. A healthier self, physically, m entally an d em o tio n ally would also be possible. I could actually leave the house without having to worry about w hether there is a war ran t o ut for my arrest or if I am being followed or getting caught in possession o f m eth o r any o th er type o f para phernalia, and be able to walk down the street without look ing over my shoulder. I would be able to pay all my bills on tim e, thus n o t having to stress ab o u t my lights being shut o ff and hav ing the knowledge all o f my family’s needs are being p ro vid ed for. All o f this and have the privilege o f having extra spending money in my pockets. M ost im portant, I would be able to rebuild and enjoy a close, loving and trusting re lationship with my significant o ther and my two younger children. I would not miss out on their childhood as I have with my two older kids. I have learn ed th a t my quitting m eth w ould n o t only effect me, b u t also those I love and care for and w ho love and care for me, adding to the positive reflection in my life. Trish Tanewasha. Condolences To the family o f my bro- n-cousin Chaz Mitchell, My condolences go out to you all. I truly feel your pain. I only wish I could have been there with and for you all. Specially Robin and his children. You all are in my prayers and heart. With much love, Laura E. Robinson. To the family o f M erle K alama, So sorry for your loss, you know she m eant a lot to me and taught me a lot. I will miss her dearly. Sorry I couldn’t be there with Nicole and Coby and my bro D uck H unter. Keep your heads up. L ovt you all much. You are in my h earts and prayers. Laura E. Robinson. A thank you To all our friends and family, I am sorry "for taking so long to put this in print. There are n o t en o u g h w o rd s to thank you all for the love and kindness you have given me and my family during this great loss o f my dear son. Sissy and I are so grateful to all o f you for n o t only car ing about us, but for loving Bubba so much. I t is because o f all o f you I keep Broken Bow open. Bubba loved the store and was so proud o f it. W ithout all o f you it would n o t be there. We love you all very much. Thank you again for showing us so much love. Love from Elaine, Char ity, Nana and Bubba’s son Ian, at the Broken Bow Trading Post. Wishes... Happy birthday, Shmoo, 6- 25; and Joie Johnson, 6-29. Love, Laura E. Robinson. Remembering... T he previous Remember When showed Fourth o f July activities, including the tug-o- war. Also, the previous Re m em b erin g W hen sh o u ld have identified Frenchy T ho mas as b e in g o n the left and Louis Pitt Sr. on the right, not vice versa. To inmates The Spilyay can no longer mail individual newspapers to inmates at correctional facilities. This is a result o f seri ous budgetary restric tio n s and c a n n o t be avoided under any cir cumstances. However, please send the address o f the correctional fa cility library and one copy o f thè Spilyay will be mailed to that ad-, dress. We a p o lo g ize fo r this unavoidable incon venience. Relay for life The Madras Medi cal Group Relay for Life Team is holding a bake sale on Sat urday, June 30 at the M ad ra s S a tu rd a y Market. The sale w ill be from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. to raise money for Re lay for Life. Columbia tribes welcome opening of commercial fishing The Columbia River treaty tribes last week opened the sum m er commercial fishery and direct-to-public sales. The Commercial sales o f fresh- c a u g h t su m m e r ch in o o k , sockeye and steelhead will last at least until Thursday o f this week. “Thè exciting thing about this tribal fishery is the num ber o f sockeye th at will bé available to the public,” said Paul Lumley, çxecutive direc to r o f th e C olum bia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC). “We are seeing record re turns o f sockeye to the Co lumbia Basin,” he said, “and the tribes are able to provide this top-quality product while they su p p o rt th eir families and local economies.” The Columbia River basin is experiencing record returns o f sockeye with 15,633 cross ing Bonneville D am during one day last week. T h a t single-day re tu rn , com bined w ith the cu rrent fo re c a st o f ap p ro x im ately Tribal fishers along the Columbia River. 4 6 0 ,0 0 0 so ck ey e, sh o u ld make for the largest return since 1938, when Bonneville D am was constructed. T ribal fishers exp ect to, h a rv e s t ju s t o v e r 32,000 sockeye. Valued for personal use, many will be taken hom e by tribal fishers while m ost will be sold commercially. T h e m ajo rity re tu rn in g sockeye are destined for the O kanagan River and upper Columbia, while smaller num b e rs w ill r e tu r n to th e Wenatchee River. P assag e im p ro v e m e n ts and tribal réintroduction pro gram s on the Yakama and Deschutes should yield higher returns. While Snake River sock eye rem ain listed under the Endangered Species Act, their num bers are increasing and comprise a very small portion o f the tribal harvest. H istorically called “June H ogs” due to their large size, su m m e r c h in o o k are n o t listed under the Endangered Species Act. T he cu rren t forecast o f 91,200 summer chinook will allow Indian fishers to har vest approxim ately 27,000 sum m er chinook, m o st o f which will be sold com m er cially. T rib a l fish e rs m ay be found selling fish at various locations along the Columbia River including Marine Park at Cascade Locks, Lone Pine at The Dalles, and the boat launch near Roosevelt, Wash. The tribal fishery is p ro tected un d er 1855 treaties w ith the federal governm ent in which the Warm Springs, Yakama, Umatilla and N ez P erce trib es re s e rv e d th e right to fish at all usual and accustomed fishing places in the Columbia River basin. This treaty right encom passes cerem onial, subsis tence and commercial uses. For more information, call CRITFC’s salmon marketing program at 888- 289-1855 or visit: critfc.org
