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Letters to the editor
Talk
To Veterans
By Yvonne Iverson
As 2012 came to and end,
so did free garbage pickup
service for Warm Springs.
This got people talking and
com plaints sta rte d flying,
T h ere was sp eculation o f
what would happen without
reg u la r g a r
bage pick up.
Som e had
Spilyay
their garbage
Speaks
serv ice p aid
for before the
en d o f th e
year, and oth
ers did not even know that
th e change was coming until
their garbage was not picked
up on the regular schedule.
People who were paying
for pick-up were concerned
that everyone would be us
ing the service that they are
paying for, and how do they
prevent that?
There were a lot o f ques
tions and concerns regarding
the garbage on the Rez. Pic
tu res
of
o v e rflo w in g
d u m p s te rs w ere seen on
Facebook.
Tribal Council m et on the
issue Monday, seven days af
ter the changes took effect.
A m o tio n w as m ade an d
passed to restore garbage ser
vice to the reservation.
So now all the work that
was done to make the transi
tion to paid garbage service
has to be undone.
Staff are w orking to re
turn to regular garbage ser
vice. “As much as possible,
try to empty stuff yourself,”
said N ancy C ollins, tribal'
Sanitarian.
’ “The landfill and transfer
stations are all open 24-seven,
and you can take it to the
transfer stations. We will try
to get back to residential ser
vice as soon as possible.”
I f you were one o f those
proactive folks who paid for
garbage service, you will be
receiving a refund.
There is always the option
to continue to pay for the
service to help the depart
ment, as this is only a tem po
rary fix for this year. Sanita
tion and Landfill will m ost
likely be facing cuts again in
the next budget year.
M any folks are very
thankful for the restoration
o f service. Following the
M onday announcem ent, a
Facebook user commented,
“T hank you Tribal Council
and anyone involved in mak
ing this decision to be o f help
to the community.”
The Warm Springs Veter
ans Hall is the location for
the VFW Post 4217, which
meets on the first Thursday
o f each m onth at 6 p.m. The
hall is also the location o f the
A m erican Legion P o st 48,
w hich m eets on the th ird
Tuesday o f each m onth at 6
p.m.
T he tribal Veterans Ser
vices Officer is Keith Baker.
His office is at the Veterans
Hall. Current day and hours
in office are Tuesdays and
Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to
6 p.m. each week.
The telephone num ber at
the Veterans Hall is 541-615-
0347. T he telephone number
for the tribal Veterans Service
Office is 541-615-0348.
O n January 15 we are of
ficially establishing our Ameri
can Legion P ost 48. The dedi
cation is at 6 p.m.
Veterans and families are
invited to attend. This includes
widows and family members
o f veterans that have passed
on. Bring a dish for potluck
dinner.
For our youth
Kw’athlanoo. I was think
ing with gratitude about our
people here who are commit
ted to preserving our culture
an d spirituality. In W arm
Springs I have witnessed our
C ultural and H eritage lan
guage in stru cto rs w orking
with little ones and families
to maintain our language and
spirituaEty.
Suzie Slockish has com
m itm en t to w o rk evening
hours to teach the Waashat
songs and the Ichnshkin—
p o w erfu l m essages in the
songs. Wilson Wewa and Greg
Arquette are diEgent helpers
with these classes. We have
monthly Waashat services at
the H eH e Longhouse.
Arlita, Anna, Merle and
DaEas have im mersion les
sons with miyanash 3 and 4
year-olds. It is an amazing
sig h t. M erle’s d a u g h te r
K ey o n n a Y ellow m an is a
teenager who sings the N a
tional Anthem and the Lord’s
Prayer, and traditional songs
in
our
Ic h iish k in
language, shix k’inupa Beau
tiful.
D eanie Jo h n so n v o lu n
teers m u ch tim e to teach
Wasco dance, Waashat songs,
and spirituaEty to the young
ones. Lamyay Elder Adeline
Miller and the late Gladys
T h o m p so n also taught the
children the Wasco culture
Spilyay Tym oo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
and spirituaEty.
Lucinda Green works with
young people for the Christ
mas Pageant and most impor-
tanfiy, teaches food gathering
to the young boys and girls.
Lucinda, her sister Roma and
her daughter Charlie, plus
others in the famEy,. have a
Root Feast ceremony that is
carried out by the young ones.
In my p ersp ectiv e as a
single parent, we are so for
tunate to have these valuable
resources!
T h e se are ch allen g in g
tim es fo r sch o o l children
across, the nation. Today, I
am giving joyful thanks for:
• Unshakable faith that has
endured o u r way o f Efe—
SpirituaEty.
• The inner strength and
character o f the Sapsikwathla
(teachers).
■ O ur Elders who are a Ev-
ing tribute to revitalizing our
language and culture
• The good work and fruit
o f labor.
• The m utual respect o f
one another.
• Special gifts and wise
ways o f training in G o d ’s
ways.
G od bless you!
N a k’ishayat
Aurolyn Stwyer
seEng C enter, and 'Odessa
Jones at Probation for aE their
help. I appreciate all your
help and support. I am doing
good. People here are very
supportive and encouraging.
I am trying to get a hold o f
Lawrence Caldera. Lawrence,
can you get hold o f me as
soon as possible. I w ould
greatly appreciate it. I also
want to send my condolences
to aE to those who have lost
loved ones. Sorry I could not
be there. G od bless the Res.
Jerom e Davis, 17645 NW
St, H elens Hwy., Portland,
O R 97231
Wishes. I.
1 want to say Happy Birth
day on January 8 to my sisters
Whitney and Courtney Buck
prom everyone who loves you!
Diabetes dinner
We are starting a new year
for the Diabetes Awareness
dinners, This m onth’s dinner
is aE planned.
M enus for the year are
being worked on, and I am
waiting to hear from a couple
o f the invited speakers b e
fore putting o ut the whole
years plan.
The Diabetes Awareness
and Support G roup is pre
sen ted by th e IH S W arm
Springs Model Diabetes P ro
gram, and the Warm Spring
Senior Program.
The dinners are the third
Tuesday o f the M onth, from
5-6:30 p,m . a t th e W arm
Springs Senior Center.
The first dinner for 2013
will be Tuesday, Jan. 15. The
topic for discussion wEl be
“Diabetes and alcohol.” The
menu wEl include chicken stir
fry with brown rice and fresh
fruit.
Jeri Kollen, RN, Certified
D iabetes N u rse E ducator,
Warm Springs Model D iabe
tes Program, the Health and
Wellness Center.
God bless
Friends and famEy,
F o r th o se o f you w ho
don’t know, I am at the NARA
treatm ent center getting help
for my alcohol problem . I
would Eke to thank the Coun-
Happy 2013 to all my
fam ily and frien ds at
hom e. From Steven
Anderson Jr. Love you all.
Thank you kindly.
Births
Glenn M a x Whi% III
G lenn Max Whiz Jr. and
L ucille M ered ith P o lk o f
Warm Springs are pleased to
announce the birth o f their
son Glenn Max Whiz III, bom
on December 28, 2012.
G len n Jr. joins b ro th e r
D o n n ie , 4; an d siste r
Rashana, 6.
G ra n d p a re n ts o n th e
father’s side are the late Glenn
W hiz Sr., o f Yakama; and
M arva Lawrence o f W arm
Springs.
Great grandparents on the
father’s side are the late WE1-
iam Bad Whiz and the late
M ild red W h iz, b o th o f
Yakama; and Aleatta “Mugg”
McConvEleof Yakama!.
G ra n d p a re n ts o n th e
mother’s side are Annette Polk
o f Warm Springs; and Dixon
Polk from Yakama.
Great grandparents on the
m o th e r’s side are Jam es
Teem an o f W arm Springs;
and the late D onnie HolEday
o f Warm Springs.
Spilyay Tymoo January 9, 2013
Blessed loved one
G et
Readv-G-Stay
Ready!
In rem em b ran ce o f
our niece Sandra Jo Scott-
McGdl.
An apology to the fam-
dy, for unavoidable cir
cumstances prevented us
from being present for
the services.
First, I w ould Eke to
extend a “Thank you” to
everyone at the home ser
vices, -for your endless
efforts to help out, and to
those w ho shared w on
derful words o f comfort.
Thank you to the singers
and dancers for their sin
cerity. W hat a wonderful
meeting.
I w ould Eke to take
this opportunity to share
w ords, w ith family and
friends, o f my love and
respect. First, for the Cre
ator, W ho aEowed us to
have her with us for the
time she wa,s here. H er
purpose was fulfiEed. He
called h e r h o m e, b u t
d id n ’t
leave
us
com fortless. H e left us
with a peace in our hearts
with beautiful memories
o f how she Eved her Efe.
H er own Ettle world, as
m other, a young grand
mother, a wife, a daugh
ter, a sister, cousin, niece,
a
frie n d — S an d ra
branded each one o f our
h earts w ith h er caring
Moriah Hmalayne
N a th a n
and
E m ily
H eilm an o f M adras are
pleased to announce the birth
o f th e ir d au g h ter M oriah
Emalayne, born on January
1, 2013.
M o riah jo in s b ro th e r
Judah, 2.
G ra n d p a re n ts o n th e
fath er’s side are Mike and
Mary Heilm an o f Fairview,
Oregon.
G ra n d p a re n ts o n the
m other’s side are D onna and
WaEy Schmidt o f Sandpont,
Idaho.
Legal Aid Services o f
O regon provides free assis
tance to low-income O rego
ways. H er efforts were to
care fo r h er family, to
make them comfortable
and happy. H er sense of
hum or she inherited from
her dad Danny, remember
him? Unique. H er Ettle
giggle (easy to recognize
a mile away), laughing and
joking her way out from
between “a rock and hard
place.”
W ith the gift o f her
hands, she was so diEgent
in visuaEzing, materializ
ing with her artistry, cre
ativity and ambition, she
worked with pleasure and
high expectations with her
beadwork. That was our
co m m o n g ro u n d , w e
shared ideas, laughed at
our mistakes, made fun o f
our first makings— that
colorful traE I will hold
dearly in my heart; there
she will be with me, she
took my love to Heaven.
A s she serv ed the
Lord, prayerful and be
lieving, she dances and
sings before the Throne
o f G od on the streets of
g o ld w h ere th e ro ses
never fade forever. Live
life so we can see our
loved ones again. Thank
you, G od bless and keep
you, brothers and sisters
in C h rist. L ove an d
Prayers.
Delcie Scott (aunt)
nians in m any civil cases.
Phone Legal Aid Services of
O regon to schedule an ap
pointm ent to speak with an
attorney on the first Monday
o f the m onth (excluding HoE-
days) at the W arm Springs
C om m unity A ctio n Team
building, 1136 Paiute Ave.,
Wafm Springs. CaE 541-385-
6944 on Monday, Tuesday,
and Thursday mornings be
tween 10 a.m. and noon, or
on Tuesday and Thursday af
ternoons between 1 p.m. and
3 p.m.
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Fire destroys Colville Reservation longhouse
ColviEe tribal regaEa used
in reEgious and ctdtural cel
ebrations were lost in a D e
cem ber fire th at destroyed
the Chief Joseph N ez Perce
L onghouse on the ColviEe
Reservation at Nespelem.
An electrical malfunction
apparently started the fire.
Flames were too intense for
firefighters to enterthe budd
ing. Fortunately, no one was
injured.
The budding was a spiri
tual and cultural center. It also
used for meeting and events.
Tribal historians are working
to identify items that were
lost. The foEowing is a state
m ent from tribal chairm an
Jo h n Sirois:
O ur community, especiaEy
the Longhouse community,
stood in a state o f shock a
day after Christmas. A t ap
proximately 12:30 a.m. that
morning, a fire broke out at
the Chief Joseph N ez Perce
Longhouse.
The longhouse completely
burned to the ground, despite
a vaEant effort to save the
structure.
The fire response team ar
rived minutes after the blaze
started; however, the flames
were such that the fire ren
dered the budding a total loss.
Tribal poEce were investi
gating the scene and aE pre
liminary evidence suggests
that an electrical malfunction
was the cause o f the blaze.
The ColviEe tribes’ insur
ance company has been noti
fied and efforts to replace the
structure are underway.
This budding was m ore
than a place o f worship. It
was a place o f giving and a
place o f teaching and love.
O ur prayers are w ith all
those famdies affected, and
we ask that our heavy hearts
are Efted in time.
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