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Spilyay Tymoo October 3, 2012
Letters to the Editor
Exciting time
fo r OSU
football fans
From the Reservation Runners
By Yvonne Iverson
There is hope and excite
ment building for the Beaver
Believers.
The Oregon State Football
team
has
started the sea
Spilyay
son with three
Speaks
wins in a row
and no losses
to tie the University o f O r
egon for the top spot in the
Pac 12 Conference.
Beaver
fans
have
struggled through the past
two losing seasons, putting up
with ridicule and digs from
their Civil War opponents, but
things are looking up for the
2012 season.
After OSU’s win over the
University o f Arizona last
Saturday the com m ents
started flying on Facebook
and the excitement was in the
air.
“I am so happy, giddy,
stoked... Nobody can rain on
my parade tonight,” Rebecca
Soliz said after the win.
OSU alum n Celeste
Whitewolf shared, “I love it.
This has been great, follow
ing the game with other be
lievers”.
E ven true D ucks fans
were commenting on the Bea
vers game.
“The Beavers kinda im
pressed me, showed some
heart and earned that win,”
said James Arthur.
T he wins for O regon
teams may keep the peace in
split households, but come
November 24, when the two
teams meet in Corvallis, the
war will resume.
According to Jessie Lyons,
“It doesn’t matter if you are
a D uck’s fan or a Beaver
Believer, either way it has
been a season to be a fan of
college football in the State
of Oregon.”
The next deadline to
submit items fo r publi
cation in the Spilyay is
Friday, Oct. 12. Thank
you for writing!
Birthday wish...
Happy Birthday to Austin
Smith Sr. on October 5. A nd
many more birthdays to come.
Best wishes on your birthday,
from your younger brother Besta.
Courtesy photo.
Reservation Runners are (front from left) Haley
Brownson, Lex Anguiano, Karlen Yallup, Jordan
Leonard, Jeff Anspach and Leslie Davis; (back from
left) Monica Sampson, Jayme Schricker, Don
Courtney, Joe Lewis, Adam Haas and Ryan Smith.
Dear family, relatives and
friends,
O n b eh a lf o f the
H ood To Coast Team,
“Reservation R unners”
and myself, I would like
to take this opportunity to
thank everyone for their
support throughout the
year.
We had another suc
cessful year and everyone
had a good time. Thank
you all for the opportunity
to participate, because
without your help, it would
not have been possible.
First of all, let me say
“Thank You” to our spon
sors: Warm Springs Com
posite Products, Warm
Springs Ventures, Brunoe
L ogging, K ah-N ee-T a
High D esert Resort and
Warm Springs Market.
And, of course, to all of
the families whose support
is vital to our success.
We consider it a success
if we finish the race. The
team completed the race in
30 hours, 54 minutes and 07
seconds, just 14 minutes
over our anticipated finish
time. So close...
The team members this
year
were:
M onica
Sampson, Jordan Leonard,
Leslie
D avis, Jaym e
Schricker, Haley Brownson,
Karlen Yallup, Ryan Smith,
Lex
A nguiano,
D on
Courtney, Je ff A nspach,
Adam Haas and Joe Lewis.
Joe and Karlen were our last
minute recruits this year and
o f course, they helped us
out a lot!
Big thank you to the team
members for the donations
to the raffle, plus the Mu
seum at W arm Springs,
Lyda Rhoan and Krysta
Rhoan for their help.
As always, everyone got
along ju st great. T h at
makes the whole event so
much better for everyone
when that happens. So,
thank you everyone, for
being who you are!
We just got word that
the team has secured a
spot in next year’s Hood to
Coast. How exciting! They
finished the relay within
half-an-hour o f their an
ticipated finish time (HTC
estimate o f when the team
should finish); teams that
do th at have automatic
entry into next year’s HTC.
This is the first time
they have done this, so we
consider ourselves very for
tunate. Be on the lookout
for fund-raisers to help the
team out again for next
year’s event. As long as we
are able to secure a spot
in H o o d to Coast, and
people arè willing to do it,
we will continue to submit
our name.
I would just like to say
that if my m other were
here, she would have been
one of our biggest support
ers. She believed in. anyone
that; raised th eir own
m oney and as long as
Someone was willing to do
that, she was willing to help.
Thank you, Mom, for giv
ing me the courage to con
tinue on...
Thank you, everyone! '
Val Squiemphen for
the 2012 H ood to Coast
Team, “Reservation Run-
For hospitality
A very p ro fo u n d and
heartfelt thank you to the
members o f the Confeder
ated Tribes of Warm Springs.
Much to my shame this has
been late in coming.
Over the last few years I
have been driving groups
sponsored by the World Af
fairs of Oregon to the Warm
Springs Reservation for meet
ings.
So far this year I have
b ro u g h t a group from
Belarus, whose focus was
“Green Turisum.”
Mr. Wewa and the wonder
ful staff greeted us warmly,
at the museum. It was the
first time I had Indian tacos
(very tasty).
The other group included
minorities of European coun
tries. A very special thanks to
the folks at the Eagle Cross
ing restaurant. On the spur
o f the moment, Brenda was
able to organize a kayak ad
venture for some of the visi
tors. The icing on the cake
was when the camp host at
Indian park shared his knowl
edge and wisdom with the
group when they got back to
shore. (Yes it was my little bus
going down that steep road).
O nce again let me give
everyone my humble thank
you.
Sincerely, Greg Corey,
fleet manager, Vango Trans
portation & Tours.
MAC levy
from the youth and adult bas-
ketball, swim, and soccer
programs, adult volleyball
and so ftb all recreatio n al
programs.
Unfortunately, if the levy
fails, then there will continue
to be a lack o f MAC operat
ing funds and the month-long
pool closures o f the last two
years will continue or get
worse.
Please vote ‘Yes” for the
MAC operating levy when you
vo te in the N o v em b er 6
Presidential Election.
Thank you.
Mark Matthews.
CPS request
Children’s Protective Ser
vices is seeking your support
in donating some candy or
little goodies to the program
to distribute to all the children
at Halloween time.
Your support has been
very helpful in the past and
would be greatly appreciated.
You may drop off your
donations at CPS by Oct. 25.
Please leave your donation
with the receptionist during
normal business hours, Mon
day through Friday, 8 a.m.-5
p.m. Or, you may contact
CPS su p erv iso r Reggie
Clements at 541-533-3209.
Your donation can be picked
up at your convenience.
Thank you!
Warm Springs Child
ren’s Protective Services.
Dance Class
I recommend that every
T he Social D ance Class
tribal community m ember
who votes in the November Started this week. The class
6 Presidential Election vote teaches tribal social dances,
‘Yes” for the operating levy Songs, speaking publicly, tak
for the Madras Aquatic Cen ing care of regalia, and other
important and fun activities.
ter Recreation District.
T he class m eets every
T
h
ere
are
som
e
trib
al
goal and keep the programs due to lack of funding.
In the past 3 years, the m em bers' using the MAC Tuesday at 5:15 p.m. in the
going. This levy will increase
the property taxes o f off — MAC has been experiencing sports programs and pool. aerobics room at the commu
reservation property' owners a 5- week closure in April that Several tribal youth, includ nity center. All ages are wel
in the 509j D istrict by 40 halts many o f the aquatic ing Tony Holliday, Tashina come, and it is not necessary.
cents per $1000 in property activities enjoyed by kids in Greene, Mateo Smith, Jordan to have regalia.
To adults, if you have a
the 509j School District also. Leonard, Eylse Bagley have
value each year.
Currently, the MAC is This operations levy will keep been on the MAC water polo dance or song to share with
the kids, please feel free to
home to a variety of recre the pool open 12 months of or swim teams.
Many other tribal mem come by and teach.
ational program s that are the year and keep swim les
funded by a grant. Warm sons going, as well as water bers including Macky Begay
Springs p articip an ts are polo intramurals and other have participated in the MAC
present in nearly all o f the aquatic activities like arthritis recreation sports programs: ■
I know that some tribal
activities. A ‘Y ES” vote for classes (Rusty Hinges) and
I, V ern o n S m ith Sr.,
the MAC Recreation District water aerobics. It will also families, including Shon and
will allow these programs to allow participants in programs Ben Hintsatake and Marissa would like to apologize to
continue, even after the grant like Moving Mountains to Kalama’s children, have taken Brian Lunde for mistreating
runs out. Current programs cohtinue their aquatic.fitness advantage of the free Friday his car, and personal prop
include adult/youth basket program s to achieve their night family fun and swim erty. I hope you have no
hard feelings. This comes
program.
ball, adult/youth soccer, open goals.
If the MAC operating levy fro m th e m id d le o f my
Supporters of thé opera
gyms, volleyball; skateboard
ing events, 5K /10K races for tions levy know th a t the passes, tribal members living heart. Sorry for my behav
runners and walkers and the Warm Springs communities on the reservation will not ior as an adult. Thank yon
VERY popular adult softball. are important to the success have to pay any real property once again. So sorry. Your
If the vote does not succeed, of this vote. Stay tuned to tax created by the levy; and partner, Besta Smith Sr.
these programs may need to KWSO for more on the MAC tribal families can benefit
* be cancelled or downsized Recreation District.
W.S. vote important for MAC district
By Michele Gemelas
When ballots arrive in the
mail in a couple w eeks,
Warm Springs voters within
the 509j School D istrict
boundary will have an oppor
tunity to help pass the Ma
dras Aquatic Center (MAC)
Recreation District Opera
tions Levy.
Support from the voters
in the communities of the
Warm Springs reservation
will assure that there are
plenty o f ways for youth and
adults to develop healthy
lifestyles through recreation.
The MAC Recreation Dis
trict wants to be sure that a
variety of choices are avail
able for all ages, and this
vote is needed to reach that
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An apology
Indian Business Talk
Fraud alert, and ways to avoid being cheated
By Bruce Engle
Loan officer
]F.S. Credit Enterprise
Conventional wisdom has
it that we will often do for
our kids what we won’t do
for ourselves. M ost o f us
have been there; done that.
A college savings account
can be successfully built up
to a significant amount be
cause of that phenomenon.
Keys to success for those
accounts:
• The account should be
in the child’s name.
• The child should know
that.
• O nly deposits are al
lowed. Withdrawals must be
prohibited until after high
school graduation.
■ Everybody must respect
the bargain.
• P aren ts, relatives,
friends, and the children may
deposit to the child’s account.
• Children must be con-
tinually brought into the pro
cess so they know the savings
account is to help them go to
college. That is a very impor
tant.
• Reminders prompt per
formance.
■ Financial literacy should
be included in their school
ing from first grade through
high school graduation. Pro
grams are available for each
grade level that schools can
integrate with existing unit and
lesson plans.
• Proceeds from the sav
ings account can be used for
technical training, junior col
lege, and university expenses.
Recent research has shown
that children for whom this
is done are about six times
mòre likely to do well in high
school and graduate from
college than are children for
whom this has not been done.
The money is only one of
the reasons for that success.
What an investment in our
kids!