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Spilygy T ym o o , W arm Springs, O regon M ay 1, 2013 Page 7 Livestock conference Thursday at Fire Mgmt. Show of Support Warm Springs Victims o f Crime Services hosted the H ands A round the Courthouse show o f sup p o rt on Tuesday after noon o f this week. The event was in rec o g n itio n o f N a tio n a l Child Abuse Prevention and Sexual Assault Aware ness Month. Drummers join the courthouse gathering. Dave McMechan/Spilyay Howlak Tichum M illie M a y ( R i d d le ) W ils o n , 1932-2013 M illie May (Riddle) Wilson passed away April 14, 2013 in Madras, sur rounded by her family. She was 80. Millie was born July 18, 1932 in Beatty into th e lo v in g fam ily o f O w en R iddle and Millicent (Brown) Riddle. She and h e r b ro th e r Owen Charles grew up in Sprague River attending schools there and in Bo nanza. She m arried Ronald Wilson on April 21,1949 in R eno, m aking th eir home in Sprague River. They had three chil dren: A aron Ray (Sut), Lorene May (Sissy), and Ronna Kay. M om beg an h er lengthy regional and na tional advocacy in Native people’s lives as an active PTA member that helped to start a cafeteria so the sch o o l ch ild ren could have a h o t lunch, and community activities in- eluding talent shows, din ners, dances, and boxing smokers. Millie began her extensive employment his tory w orking outside the family ranch as a clerk at Gienger Grocery in Sprague River in ’55. She an d R o n n ie w ith business partners Jimmy and Florence Wright opened a w estern clothing and tack supply store in Chiloquin in ‘61. In ‘68 Millie worked for the State o f O regon as an Indian Outreach liaison be tween Klamath Tribal mem bers and city, county and sta te p o lice. In late ‘69 Leonard and Marie Norris, D onald (Duck) and Evan S c h o n ch in , R o n n ie an d Millie started the “Organi zatio n o f th e F o rg o tte n American” program in Kla math Falls that is still help ing people today. T he purpose: to better the social and economic life o f Natives, other minorities and disadvantaged people. R o n n ie an d M illie d i vorced in ’72. In ’73 Millie became involved with O p eration Image that had her traveling across the U.S. to meet with different tribes in the effort to prom ote sëlf- governing and education for all Native people. M om left K lam ath C o u n ty fo r Jefferson County in ’78 to be near her remaining fam- iiy- She continued her exten sive employment history by w o rk in g at K ah -N e-T a, W SPD (p ap er serv er), Mountain View Hospital (as sistant cook), and retiring from the Warm Springs El ementary School (assistant teacher to Mrs. Arlene G ra ham). Mom enjoyed her rer tirement but would occasion ally pull a stint at Deschutes Crossing or dabble in selling Avon. O ne o f her favorite past times was a wager at the Indian H ead Casino. Millie had a vast and var ied group o f ladies she could visit, laugh and share a story with. Millie is survived by h er d au g h ters and son-in-law Sissy Smith and R o n n a an d Ryan Smith Sr. Grandchildren Alvis III and (Vivian) Smith, R am ona Smith, A aron W ilson Jr., Su- Yenn & (Rick) Sm ith- Walker, K atrina Smith, Ryan Smith Jr. and Ron Smith. G reat grandchil dren K-lei Strong, Mar tin Smith, Alvis Smith IV, Mallory Smith, Sydney S m ith , B rad S tro n g , M ateo S m ith, C hloe Sm ith, K arisa Strong, Thom as Smith-Walker, M ason Strong, Skytus Smith, and great-great grandson Keaton Martin. She w as p re c e d e d in death by her parents, her brother Owen C. Riddle, her son Aaron R. Wilson, and her son-in-law Alvis W Smith Jr. Millie was laid to rest on April 20, 2013 in the Brown Cem etery in Beatty. The Livestock Health and Transportation Workshop is this Thursday, May 2 at the Fire Management Building at the industrial park. T he m eeting starts at 9 a.m. with introductions, fol lowed by an overview in the changes in federal legislation, p re s e n te d by D r. T erry Clark, USDA Aphis Tribal Liaison. N ext on the agenda is the Animal Disease Trace- ability Plan in Oregon, pre sented by Dr. John Huntley, USDA Aphis, Oregon. N ext is the USDA Risk Management Plan (cow-calf), p re s e n te d by J o L ynne Seufer, USDA; then ques tions and discussion by tribal participants, with Katherine M inthorn, IAC, and Jason Smith, Confederated Tribes o f Warm Springs. N ext is the Oregon State Trich Program, presented by Dr. Brad Lea Master and Dr. S cott Essex, O DA . Then: Recordkeeping for Livestock T rack in g w ith F ara Brummer, OSU Extension Warm Springs. After the break: Bull buy ing and breeding strategies for maintaining herd health’ with Dr. Charles Estill, OSU Extension Veterinarian. T h e w o rk sh o p is p r e sented by the Confederated Tribes, USDA, and OSU Ex tension. Diabetes youth support Supportgroup for youths with type 1 and type 2 diabe tes and their families are the seco n d T hursday o f each month. The next group meeting is from 5-6 p.m. on Thursday, May 9 in the kitchen confer en ce ro o m at th e W arm Springs Health and Wellness Center. T he support groups are sponsored by the IHS Warm Springs Model Diabetes Pro gram. Snacks are provided. The time o f the meetings may change after Ju n e 13, when school is out. For more information, call Jeri Kollen at 541 553-2478. Fall takes man’s life P olice in n o rth e rn Idaho say an Oregon man has died after falling from a second-story deck at a home in Lewiston. L ew isto n police, say Timothy J. Yahtin, 42, of Warm Springs, Ore., died Tuesday from head and neck injuries after the 12- foot fall. -Lewiston Police Capt. R o g er L an ier tells th e L ew isto n T rib u n e th a t Yahtin was taken by am bulance to a local hospi tal at a b o u t 7:30 p.m. w h ere he w as p r o nounced dead. L an ier says Y ahtin went onto the deck dur ing a gathering o f friends, and th a t an o th er in d i vidual later found him at the bottom o f the railing. Lanier says there is no sign o f foul play and no autopsy is scheduled. V ic to r R o d e ric k S o happy, O ctober 28, 1961 S April 22, 2013 V ic to r R o d erick Sohappy, a Pendleton resi d e n t, p asse d away on Monday, April 72, 2013, at his home on Shortmile Road. H e was 51 years old, Victor was born O cto ber 28, 1961, in P endleton. H e was the son o f Steve and Roselie Sohappy o f Cayuse, O r egon. H e was raised and edu cated in Pendleton and had been Pendleton Little League and Babe R uth Baseball League All-Star. H e g ra d u a te d fro m Pendleton High School a three-year letterm an in baseball, football and bas ketball. V icto r lo v ed sp o rts and traveling to basketball tournaments. H e was also an o u td o o r sp o rtsm an who enjoyed hunting and fishing. H e knew how to m ech an ic. V ic to r was trained by, and had worked for, the Forest Service as a firefighter. H e had been a fisherman along the Columbia River. H e also h ad w o rk ed at Wildhorse G o lf Course for several years. V ictor sup plied the L onghouse w ith deer and elk meat. His be lief was Washat. H e eared for his nephews and nieces. Victor knew many people; he was never a stranger for long. H e is survived by: his par- erits Steve and Roselie Sohappy o f Cayuse; his ch ild ren : A sh ly n n Sohappy o f Celilo, Domi n iq u e S o h ap p y of P e n d le to n , L ’R issa Sohappy o f Pendleton, and N ath an M unoz o f Pendleton; his brothers V in c e n t and Van S o h ap p y b o th o f P e n d le to n , his sisters Vivian Sohappy o f Port land, and Valerie Shock o f Pendleton; his grand children Trinity and River Danzuka o f Celilo, and Draven Looney o f Celilo, aunts an d uncles D o n an d L o la S o h ap p y o f W arm S prings, C lara Jack so n o f P en d leto n , and Byron John o f Okla hom a, his grandm other A nnaJohns and husband Ben Johns o f Wapato, as well as num erous cous ins, nieces and nephews and many friends. Beads, Native American Gifts, Museum, Deli, Grocery, Ice, Fishing Permits, Western Union, Check-Free Bill Pay, ATM and Much More! 2132 Warm Springs St., Warm Springs - ph. 541-553-1597 O ver500 com panies can be p a id through our check-free service including: Pacific Power, D irect TV, Verison, and Qwest. K ______________________________________ ___________________ ; f -------------------------------------------------- X H ig h 222 L ookee Lodge Open Wednesday thru Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ph. 541-553-1041 At Warm Springs St. & Hollywood Blvd. 2321 Olla [lie U n e CPO B oxò) W arm Springs, OR 97761 A s s i s t e d L i v i n g L a c i I it q Call 541-553-1182
