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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (July 24, 2013)
Spílygy Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon July 24-, 2013 Vets offer range of services Anthony Davis and AJ Atencio had the idea for a new service by helping out a neighbor. A larg e tre e acro ss fro m A n th o n y ’s p lace had becom e a danger to the neighborhood kids, and to the house next to the tree. T h e to p p a rt o f the tree had become decayed and in danger o f falling down. A lot o f kids live and play in the neighbor hood, so there was a po tential for serious injury. Anthony and AJ, who are both Army veterans, volunteered to take the top part o f the tree down. They did this as for the goodwill o f their neighbor, Louie Tewee, who also is a veteran. “H e wanted to pay us but we refused,” Anthony was saying last week. T h ey cu t th e large branches down to manage able size, hauling m ost away, but using parts o f the stump as yard art. An thony has been fixing up a previously condemned residence on Oitz Loop. Part o f the project is im proving the yard through landscaping work. A nthony and AJ de cided to form a com m u n ity se rv ic e v e n tu re called “Vets.” Page 7 Kah-Nee-Ta offers tribal member discounts K a h -N ee-T a R e so rt and Spa is extending the following discounts to en ro lled m em bers o f the C onfederated Tribes o f Warm Springs. In o rd e r to receive these discounts, the tribal m e m b e r m u st p re s e n t their tribal ID card. The discounts are for the tribal member and im mediate family. Immediate family is defined as hu s band, wife and children; or if tribal mem ber is a minor, the im m ediate family in cludes parent or legal guard ian, and immediate siblings. AU rates are subject to change. H otel rate: D iscounted hotel rooms based on avail ability. $4 - Village pool swim ming and slide bracelet. $10 - 9-holes o f golf. $20 - 18-hoìesof golf. Daralynn joins brothers Diego, 6, and Diaz, 1. Rae Cortazar, born on June 16. Grandparents are Vernon and Sonya o f Warm Springs, D ee Cortazar o f Pendelton, an d W illiam (G uy Guy) H errera o f Pendelton. G reat grandparents are Delphine Scott and the late Leroy Scott. 50 percent o ff - G olf cart rental. 40 percent off - Food outlets including Chinook N orthw est Grille, Warm S prings G rill, V illage S nack B ar, an d G o lf Snack Bar. Births AJ Atencio and Anthony Davis, by the tree that inspired them to start Vets. T h ey do all k in d s o f w ork, fro m landscaping, painting,- hauling w ood to h o m es, o r h au lin g aw.ay unw anted yard debris. Any type o f w ork will be con sidered, even dism antling a n d h a u lin g aw ay c o n dem ned trailers. They have experience at heavy equipment operation, and have access to a bull dozer, front-end loader and dump truck for hauling. “A nd m ost im portantly we have the will to do the job,” said Anthony. A focus o f the service is on helping veterans, but all projects are considered. Their m otto is, “I f you can think o f it, w e can d o it.” I f you have some job that needs done you can reach A nthony at 541- 460-2537. O r c o n ta c t Tom Weiss, Veterans Ser vice Officer, at 541-475- 5228. Anthony also men tioned that they will be in need o f day laborer; so anyone interested should give him a call. i'A/F Dave McMechan Amaro Rodney Queahpama Oscar T. Queahpama and Shaw resa Bates o f W arm Springs are pleased to an nounce the birth o f their son Amaro Rodney Queahpama, born on July 4, 2013. Amaro joins sister Ivencia, 5, I G ra n d p a re n ts o n th e father’s side are Rafael and Nola Queahpama o f Warm Springs. G ra n d p a re n ts o n th e m other’s side are Alice and Gene Sampson. Daralynn'Marie Cora A rth u r Mary Ann Brito o f Warm Springs is pleased to an n o u n ce th e b irth o f h er d au g h ter D araly n n M arie Cora Arthur, bom on July 6, 2013. A donai Rogen Crank M o n ica L. F ra n k o f Warm Springs is pleased to announce the birth o f her son A donai Rogen Frank, born on July 3, 2013. A d o n ai joins b ro th e rs Keanu, 8, and Kody Miller, 7. G randfather is Eduardo C uevas o f San B a rto lo , M exico; g ra n d m o th e r is L illian C uevas o f W arm Springs. Paityn Rae Corta^ar T ony an d D ary ly n n e Gortazar o f Warm Springs are pleased to announce the birth o f thier daughter Paityn Andrew King Spino James Josephine James o f Warm Springs is pleased to an nounce the birth o f her son Andrew King Spino James, born on July 11, 2013. A ndrew jo in s b ro th e r Noah, 9, and sisters Lillian, 15, Natasha, 11, and Myla, 3. Grandparents are the late Aaron James Sr. and Brenda Strom. Warm Springs WIC program offers healthy options W hat is WIC? WIC. is a program that prom otes healthy eating for our low-income Women, In fants and Children (WIC). How WIC helps: For women'. Women on the W IC pro g ram eat b etter, have healthier babies and receive earlier prenatal care. For infants-. Infants born to W IC m others weigh m ore qualify and begin learning and g row and develop better. new ways to m ake your fam ily eat healthy. Be pregnant, be a postpar tum mother, have a child un For children'. Children on 1 der 5 years o f age. O r be fos WIC eat foods with more iron ter parents with children un and vitam in C and receive der 5 years o f age. their shots on time if needed. You automatically qualify if on O H P, T A N F, and Eligibility SNAP, and meet a certain in To qualify for WIC, you come level. Come see us at the Warm must: Live in Oregon, and: Springs clinic to see if you We are o p en T uesday- Thursday from 8:30-4:30 p.m. Please contact us at 541- 553-2460/1196 to learn what p ro o fs are n eed ed to g et started. WIC is an equal opportu nity program and employer. 4202 Holliday St Call 541- 615-0555 WARMSPRINGSTELECOM Tribal members value declining lamprey eels (AP) - They are older tertribal Fish Commission, Begay remembers. than dinosaurs, older than which is working with Colum H e passes those stories, salmon. Around for an as and the lamprey fishing tra bia River tribes to restore tounding 450 million years, dition, on to his own little lamprey to abundance. “But Pacific lamprey have been ones each summer, heading the ecosystem o f the Pacific feeding the native people N orthw est was built on the to the falls for a.slippery har and landscape o f the N orth vest. backs o f these guys.” west for millennia. W ind dried, eel makes a Once blackening the river And come summer, as the in untold numbers, today the nutritious snack, three times heat builds, tribal members higher in healthy fats than eels can be counted on the from all around the Colum fingers o f two hands at some salmon. Roasted, it sizzles bia Basin travel for hours with fat — for lamprey is an o f the inland dams in the and hundreds o f miles to Columbia River and Lower animal that has always fed fish for lamprey, in one of n ot only the people but the Snake River, w hich block the few places w here the land. Like salmon, they re their passage to spaw ning ancient fish are still abun turn from the ocean, bring grounds. D am s, and even dant: Willamette Falls. ing a harvest o f nutrients poisoning by fisheries offi from the sea to the streams cials who from the 1940s to “I t ’s k in d o f its ow n unique taste, you either like th e 1980s w o rk ed to rid where they spawn. Both the male and the fe streams o f so-called “rough it or you don’t,” said fisher m ale carry rocks in th eir fish,” have p u t lam prey at man Bobby Begay, who likes mouths to build the nest for to barbecue w hat lamprey risk o f extinction in rtiany their young. W hen it’s ready, he doesn’t gift to elders. streams. th e m ale w rap s h im se lf “To us, they are sacred The lowest lamprey runs food. We use them for fu a ro u n d th e fem ale to on record were counted at squeeze her eggs from her, nerals, memorials and honor C olum bia a n d Snake river fertilizes them, and the two dinners, our special times. In dams in 2010 and 2011, said then die. our way, we say they have a Brian Mcllraith, Pacific lam “ S alm on g et all th e history in them,” he said o f prey project leader at the fish credit,” said Sara Thom pson the fish. “They serve a pur commission. o f the Columbia River In pose, and they are part of Today lam prey popula- the balance o f life.” As Begay fishes, using Legal Aid Services of Oregon provides free as- cotton gloves to pull the eels ; sistance to low-income Oregonians in many civil from a pool at the falls, he cases. Phone Legal Aid Services of Oregon to schedule an appointment to speak with an attoir-; rem em bers the stories his ney on the first Monday of the month (excluding g ra n d fa th e r used to tell, Holidays) at the Warm Springs Community Ac about how Eel lost his bones tion Team building, 1136 Paiute Ave., Warm in a bet with Sucker. The 365 Springs. Call (541) 385-6944 on Monday, Tues-> day, and Thursday mornings between 10 a.m. and bones in a sucker fish — one noon, or on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons be for, every day o f the year s tween 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. each came with it§ own story, fions are in such severe de cline, tribal members gather eels at Bonneville D am and tru c k th e m h u n d re d s o f miles to their hom e waters above and beyond the dams, to help the fish survive and spawn a new generation. Tribes also have launched a $50 million restoration ef fort with the U:S. Army Corps o f Engineers to improve pas sage for eels at the dams. I Open Wednesday thru Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ph. 541 -553-1041 At Warm Springs St. & Hollywood Blvd. W arm S p r in g s i£u, OweteFC Sedotte 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.
