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Spilyay Tymoo September 5, 2012
Letters to the Editor
Waterfalls 2
Exciting
This letter is in recognition
for the help in battling the
time o f year Waterfalls
2 fire:
By Yvonne Iverson
N orthw est IM T O regon
T ype 2 T eam 1; W arm
T h e days are g e ttin g Springs IH C Gary Sampson
sh o rter, the nights a little Jr. and th e Shots; Yakama
colder, and next w eek the Strike Team and D on Jones;
W arm Springs Initial Attack
busses will be
p ic k in g up <
> and Lionel Smith.
kids For their
Spilyay
B IA Buying Team L ori
f ir s t d ay o f
Speaks
A nderson, Tobi Smith-M o
rales, D enys W hite; cam p
school.
crews Byron Frank and Tony
It is back to
school time— time to get back T h o m p so n ; W arm Springs
in the routine o f getting ev fuels crew Kia D onahue; Ute
M ountain BIA exclusive-use
erybody up and moving.
This time o f year was al helitack Jason Petruska, and
ways an exciting time, with N avajo BIA exclusive use
new classes and new teach helitack D an Begay.
ers, a clean slate, and a fresh
W arm Springs H elitack
CW N ship 47C G lenn Smith
start to a new school year.
“I love that kids are just and his staff; W arm Springs
as ex cited to sta rt a new Agency (WSA) A D support
school year as they are to end dispatchers Carol Lawrence
a school year,” shares Aurel and Rebecca J Soliz; WSA
Forestry O rvie D anzuka and
Kalama-Surface.
Lori Switzler still gets the staff; WSA Restoration crew
feeling w hen starting classes drivers, WSA D N R resource
at C O C C . “I t ’s a love for advisors and d epartm ents,
learning and readiness to take and WSA BIA Roads.
Big Sky Caterer; G rand
on a challenge!” says Switzler.
T he bus ride for kids in mas Porta potties; Middletons
Warm Springs can get a bad porta potties; expanded dis
rap, b u t bus driver L inda patch from all across O regon
Warren Larson has a differ and Washington; assigned en
gines, crews, overhead and
ent experience.
“I like that the kids love support staff; Wissie Smith,
school and the bus and do not and Chilkat Enterprises.
WSA Logistics Bob, Norm,
w ant to get off, even w hen
m om calls them,” says Larson. Thomas, Rob, Terry, Tony H.
T h e sum m er is quickly A lbert and Andy; Facilities
coming to an end, and I look Gorky, A dm inisrtation staff
forward to seeing everyone at Theresa H yatt Morris, Tana
the Back To School Barbeque F rank and Irw ina M itchell
and the upcom ing sporting Smith. Secretary-T reasurer
Jodi Calica and Tribal Coun
events.
Ju st rerriem ber to smile cil.
There are more, and sorry
there is no need to be cam
for anyone I missed. This was
era shy.
a total team effort and all in
volved did an outstanding job.
Thanks to all here and visit
Fall Round Up
ing responders. We have suc
cessfully suppressed the Wa
Yard Sale
terfalls 2 fire with no m ajor
Saturday, Sept. 8
injuries and everyone goes
Set-up at 8:30 a.m.
home.
Sales 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Big sigh o f relief and a
Tables are limited,
h eart full o f gratitude and
Sign up today.
overwhelming awe in an ef
fo rt o f heroic p ro p o rtio n s
For more informa
from all involved.
tion, contact Carol at
W illia m W ilso n , F ire
541-553-3243.
Management, Logistics.
Toe Ness
Some clarity
W hat do you call an alli
gator wearing a vest?
An investigator.
Hello to the com m unity
o f W arm Springs. My name
is Charles T hom as H ellon,
and I just w anted to express
to you that .for the first time
in a long time clarity is creep
ing in to my mind. I haven’t
had drugs or alcohol in 49
sss sss sss
“I was b o m in O regon.”
“W hich part?”
“All o f me.”
Spilyay Tym o o
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
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days and I don’t crave them
either. I w ant to apologize to
everybody for the fool I ’ve
been. I can see that my be
havior for the last decade or
so has been degrading, p a
thetic and self-destructive.
I ’m sorry I ’ve been so heart
less and selfish to those w ho
try to show their care. Yes,
I’m in jail and yes I ’m bored
but that is n o t the reason I
feel these feelings. I can’t ex
plain it, sorry. It’s self-explana
tory why I might get the cold
shoulder from form er friends
and fam ily b u t if you g et
bored and have any news or
gossip you’d like to share,
please write me. I think I ’m
going to be in here for a while.
Charles T. H ellon c /o
Jefferson County A dult C or
rectional Facility, 675 N W
Round Up Time
Thankful
I just w anted to say thank
you to my aunt Caroline Cruz
for coming hom e again and
working so hard for all our
people. I t’s going to be my
goal to be thankful for som e
one, relative o r not, everyday.
We Eve in such “critical times
hard to deal with,” and heart
ache and death is so hard.
Despite all that, it’s going to
be my goal to be thankful for
what we have.
Joelden Ross Surface
Toe Ness
H ow do you stop a ten-
p o u n d p arro t from talking
too much?
Buy a twenty-pound cat! \
W h at is a c a t’s way o f
keeping law and order?
Claw enforcement.
A m an w e n t to v isit a
friend and was am azed to
find him playing chess with
his dog. H e watched the game
in astonishm ent for a while.
“I can h ard ly believ e my
eyes!” he exclaimed. “T h at’s
the sm artest d o g I've ever
seen.”
“H e’s n o t that smart,” the
friend rephed. “I ’ve beaten
him a couple o f times.”
Happy Canyon Princesses Norene Sampson and Marisa Kash Kash.
I w ould Eke to extend
an invitation o u t to the
c o m m u n ity o f W arm
Springs to attend the 2012
Pendleton Round Up and
H appy Canyon Show on
September 12-15. I hope
you
A lth o u g h th e ro d e o
doesn’t start until Sept. 12,
there is a lo t o f activity
going on prior to Saturday.
There wiU be the dress-
up Parade through down-
tow n P endleton at 10 a.m.
Also on the evening o f Sept.
8, in th e H a p p y C an y o n
Arena, there will be a concert,
featuring country artist Jake
Owen, the 2009 top new male
recording artist for the Acad
emy o f Country Music. The
other featured artist wiU be
Lonestar.
It’s been a wonderful nine
m onths for us as am bassa
dors. As o f today, we have
attended 30 engagements as
H appy Canyon Princess,
ten o f th em parades. I
h ave m ade 23 trip s to
P e n d le to n o v e r th e
months. We definitely have
made some great m em o
ries. T he next couple o f
weeks are going to be a
whirl o f events. I ’m m ost
looking forward to m eet
ing Jake Owen.
T hank you, and “Let’r
buck!”
Norene Sampson
Indian Business Talk
Curing spendicitis by burping the buffalo
B y Bruce Engle
Co an officer
W.S. Credit Enterprise
Spendicitis.
It’s a hazardous condition.
It’s catching. It can be a gen
erational problem . Children
learn it from th eir parents
w ho may have learned from
their parents.
Your famiEes rely upon you
to act responsibly for them.
O ne way to do that is to spend
for needs before spending for
wants because:
• Wasteful spending dimin
ishes your abiEty to provide
for basic family needs.
• Family financial success
and survival require an ad
equate economic base.
There is a remedy, B urp
ing Buffaloes— What?
A holey quarter or nickel
(see instructions below) can
be used as a rem inder to be
cautious w hen “Spendicitis”
threatens.
O ffe r— I will exchange
“coin-for-coin” for a speciaUy
se le c te d a n d p re p a re d
(drilled) coin w ith this re
minder, warning, suggestion,
and hope:
1. Reminder——You can be
a p ru d en t spender w ithout
being a cheapskate.
2. Warning— T he hole in
the coin may have reduced
or destroyed its value in com
merce.
3. Suggestion— R em em
ber to p u t wants in then right
ful place— behind needs.
4. H ope— T hat you will be
very careful w hen defining
wants and needs.
How to use
• A ttach coin to keychain.
• G rasp th e co in w h en
tem pted by a “want.”
Go o f j —
C ra^ y— W eird.
Yup. But, my Fi
nancial Skills stu
dents tell me it has
worked fo r them.
• Squeeze. Squeeze harder.
Squeeze as hard as you can—
carefuEy. D on’t hurt yourself.
• Y ou may sp en d fo r a
“w ant” if you can make the
Buffalo, both Buffaloes, the
B ear, o r th e B ro n cB u ster
burp, belch, hiccup, squeal, or
squeak.
• N o burp— N o buy! T hat
is the rule.
• D o n o t modify or ignore
the rule.
O ne Buffalo w orks weU
for spenders with only a smaE
problem. Some 2005 nickels
have a Buffalo on one side.
2005 K ansas quarters also
have a Buffalo. Burp one Buf
falo.
M edium problem spend
ers should use the 2006 N orth
D akota quarter— Burp both
buffaloes.
B ig p ro b le m sp e n d e rs
should attem pt to burp the
bear on a 2008 Alaska quar
te r—-th in k o f p u ttin g a
H eim lic h m an e u v e r o n a
bear. Burp a bear. Very risky!
A nd just for the girls— a
Wyoming 2007 quarter with
a bucking horse and rider—
urp a broncbuster.
G o o fy — C razy— W eird.
Yup. But, my Financial SkiEs
students teE m e it has worked
for them.
The next deadline to sub
m it items fo r publication in
the Spilyay is Friday, Sept.
14. T hank y o u fo r writing!