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Spilygy Tymoo January 22, 2014-
Letters to the editor
for your contribution towards
funeral expenses.
O n b e h a lf o f my late
We would also Eke to thank
m om and the Ike family, we ' and send our appreciation to
w ould like to give special the Kalama family. Special
thanks to all those that came thanks to our employers and
together during my m om ’s co-workers w ho were patient
sudden illness and death.
an d u n d e rs ta n d in g , and
To o u r b elo v ed so n , show ed com passion during
J o n a th a n R. S m ith , w ho o u r m o m ’s illness and last
, guided our strength to ensure days. T h a n k you to o u r
m om ’s directions were car cooks, dancers, drum m ers
ried out as ordered by her. To and aE the helpers who made
our beloved nephew Jo D e the services so beautiful.
: G oudy for your dedication
O ur family would also Eke
and love fo r m om . T hese to recognize and send special
young m en, your grandm a thanks to those businesses
w ho loved you dearly, taught w ho loved our m om — Mid-
you w ell. Y our sp iritu a l O regon C redit U nion, T he
strength gave us strength.
O u tp o st, B lackbear D iner,
To o u r beloved nieces, B ro k en Bow, an d H ig h
Raylene, Lara, Dawn, Felicia Lookee Lodge. O ur Tribe is
and Daisy Mae— m om Eves so fortunate for the w onder
inside you, all o f you made ful staff at High Lookee who
\ this difficult time much easier show ed love, patience and
for us. T hank you to our compassion for aE o f us.
uncle Larry D ick fo r your
T h a n k you to H o w ie
strength, support and guid A rn e tt, trib a l atto rn ey ,
ance.
and Urbana Manion for their
To our beloved relatives, kind words.
Special thanks and appre
Louise and Cassie Katchia,
thank you for taking care o f ciation to aE those who came
us during the service. To the to v is it m o m an d sh are
Medicine Society who came prayers w ith her, all those
together for special service, w ho caEed or sought us out
dear friends and relatives to share kind words and sup
-Neda Wesly, Liza Brown-Jim, po rt and aE that attended her
MiUie Colwash, Hilda Culpus, service. Please forgive us if
W in o n a S tro n g an d o u r we left anyone out, it is unin
Yakama relatives Lisa Jim , tended.
R o sa n n a
Jim ,
C aro l
M ost o f aE, to our Cré-
W ahchum wah and Yakama ator and the unwritten laws
Tribal Council for their do th at guided the services to
nation o f blankets.
clear the way for our m om ’s
, Special thanks and appre journey.
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ciation to the Warm Springs
Atawishamash, the Ike
PoEce D epartm ent Patrol and family
Investigation for serving as
our honored paEbearers and
taking part in the services to
our m om ’s final journey and
I w ant to take time to ex
press the honor and privEege
resting place.
Thanks and appreciation I felt to know Earl and Rita
to Anita Jackson and Carmen Squiemphen. It was the talks
§m ith as our speakers. Thank I shared in tènder moments
. you to the Tribal Court Judges that touched my heart. Rita
for their support and kindness kept a secret from her chE-
to serve as our H o n o rary dren, her “secret friend” who
PaEbearers. Special thanks and she caEed almost daEy. There
appreciation to Joe Myers, were valuable stories and be-
President o f National Indian Eefs shared about famEy and
Justice C enter for his kind other things that were im por
tant. We always rem inded
words and NIJC flowers.
Thank you to our Veter each other we would n ot get
ans and Warm Springs Ladies into idle gossip, but would be
AuxiEary, w ho also served as resources to each other.
E a rl o n ce to ld m e his
our H onorary PaEbears. We
also thank DMJ Automotive “telephone bill w ent down
for their kindness in assisting about two dollars” (Well, I
our family to com m ute to knew there was no charge for
Bend, and for always being local calls). B oth o f these
there for our mom . Thank* people created value to each
you Marita, D elford, Shana day. The memories left bring
a smile w hen I miss them.
and Johnson Family.
T hank you so m uch to Sorry, I missed the memorial
Lori Fuentes and the Credit service and dinner. I got con
Enterprises Board for your fused about the date set. My
ex p ed ited action. Special heart was to fEl your request,
thanks to Danny and Heather C.R., and I feel a firm respect
Martinez, D oris MiEer, D on for all the chEdren o f Rita
Courtney, and Valerie Fuiava and E arl Squiem phen. My
A thank you
Honor to know
Spilyay Tym oo
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th o u g h ts w ere w ith you
th ro u g h th e holidays.' Re-
spectfuEy submitted,
Priscilla Frank.
Food fu n d
raiser Friday
There wiE be a food
fundraiser this Friday,
Jan. 24, at the Comm u
nity Center Social HaE.
Please com e enjoy
som e c o m fo rt fo o d ,
and help me in my ef
fo rts to raise so m e
funds for a ceramic art
studio. Thanks, and I
hope to see you there!
Pamela Louis
On
th e
m en u :
H o m e m a d e A lfred o
sauce with grEled ItaEan
Sausage, baked garlic
chicken, sauteed veggies
over Penne pasta and
F re n c h b re a d an d
so m eth in g ch o co la te
and gooey. Yum!
C hoice o f soda or
botded water. $7 dona
tion. Serving from 11
a.m. untE 1:46 p.m. ex
actly or untE the food is
gone.
Christmas
Pageant
The David famEy is thank
ing aE the people for the suc
cess o f the Sixteenth Annual
Christmas Pageant, held on
D ecem b er 10, 2013. T h e
play o f “Peace Came in a
Cradle” was perform ed by
v o lu n te e r y o u th . We are
thanking aE the parents and
g ran d m a’s fo r having the
youth dressed on time for
practice and the play.
F o o d was p re p a re d by
KimiKo and her staff. They
had the food ready to serve
on time. D uring the meal,
music was by “The Webbers”
with a four-piece band sing
ing Christmas carols. O pen
ing perform ance was flute
music played by KC Green
follow ed by one seven o f
W ashat by th e L onghouse
youth— signing o f the Lord’s
Prayer by aE the cast was led
by Starla Green.
T he pro g ram began 16
years ago, held at my home
at Lower D ry Creek. I had
seven famEy kids I was car
ing for. We were at Wal-Mart
and they were aE in line to
see Santa. O ne o f my girls
said, “W hy d o esn ’t Santa
com e to the reservation?”
Mrs. Clause overheard and
conferred w ith Mr. Clause.
She came up to me and said
Mr. Clause wanted to come
to W arm Springs. So they
came to my home, where I
was holding a smaE party for
my kids and neighbor kids.
I t flourished from that year,
getting bigger each year. So I
was asked by past chief -op
erations officer Gerald Smith
to share it with the commu
nity. So I would Eke to thank
these people for the dona
tions and help in making this
a successful year:
Three hundred people o f
aE ages for the doEar tree do
nations. Pow er an d W ater
Enterprises, cash donation.
In d ian H ead Casino, cash
donation. Community Coun-
seEng, 300 snack bags. For
estry, aE the beautiful trees.
Looking forward to Valentine’s Day with Warm Springs artist Travis
Bobb.
UtEities for buEding the tree
stands and setting up trees at
the center, plus loading lad
ders fo r our angels.
Erickson’s Sentry Market,
food donation. Franz Bakery,
bread. Recreation staff, aE the
assistance-^rhelping set up
props, and Carol Sahme with
her w onderful artwork and
the staff for cleaning. KWSO,
advertising, rem inding the
people about the program as
weE as playing some o f the
program after the fact.
T h a n k y o u to C indy
Patrick from Madras for set
ting up the sound system with
four or five microphones—
people were able to hear ev
erything. Gladys G rant, gift
o f toys. Choir: Gladys G rant,
Rick Ribeiro, Cindy and au
dience. Mrs. H erring from
Sisters, for the box. o f gifts
for the chEdren. Betty and
Rob o f Vancouver for cash
for toys and food. Reuben
H enry for the cash for food.
Thank you Jody Robinson,
P aulina, gifts 'o f toys and
cash. Chubby Robinson, cash
for toys. Aurolyn Stwyer, bev
erages plus props for the play
“War Bonnet.'”
A 11 o f these people gave
from their hearts towards a
w onderful, beautiful cause.
We hope and pray that the
community got the message
from this performance. The
youth did a wonderful job.
V o lu n teer helpers w ere
Reva Jo h n so n and D eanie
Johnson. Carol AlEson wrote
the script. Casey G reen and
Buster Isadore ran the Eghts.
Ada BEley helped with keep
ing the cast together. Sonja
H eath and Aurolyn Stwyer
w ere helpers in the: b ack
ground. Sarah Frank, who got
El b ut gave her best. Thank
you to WEson Wewa, MC, and
Carlos Calica, chief. G reat
thanks to my sister Roma,
daughter Charlee, son KC,
for aE the hard work they did.
I could n ot have done it with
out them.
And great thanks to Santa Suppah; great grandm other
Clause for 16 years o f bring S tep h an ie H e a th ; M arkin
ing joy to aE chEdren. I pray Burke and the late Franklin
Fasthorse.
I have n o t m issed som e
people—-I do thank you and
bless you for the gready ap -.
Vivian Lynn Big Knife
p re d a te d help. T hank you
C arso n B ig K n ife an d
fro m .the D a v id fam ily,
Dawnlynn Big Knife o f Ma
R o m a, Casey, S tarla and
dras are pleased to announce
Lucinda.
the birth o f their daughter
Vivian Lynn Big Knife, born
on January 10, 2014.
G ra n d p a re n ts o n th e
father’s side are Shawn and
Tami Big Knife o f Madras.
Jerome Oliver Centre
G ra n d p a re n ts on th e
Stephon Centre and AEcia
Centre o f Warm Springs are m other’s side are D o n and
pleased to announce the birth Ellen C ourtney o f Madras,
o f their son Jerom e OEver and Sid and Teresa ToweE o f
Centre, bo rn on January 7, Madras.
2014.
Je ro m e jo in s b ro th e r
M cK ie, age 1 year and 10
m onths (and sister Jaden, age
2 years and 8 months.
G ra n d p a re n t o n th e
father’s side is Clara Jackson
o f Pendleton.
A weekly journaEng and
Bible study class for Warm
Springs wom en is on M on
days at High Lookee Lodge,
Keanu Jay Fasthorse-Begay
in the Tribal Room. The free
D illo n
B egay
an d classes are from 5-8 p.m.
Courtney Fasthorse o f Warm
This is a women’s thera
Springs are pleased to an peutic writing class and Bible
nounce the birth o f then son study, journals and Bibles pro
Keanu Jay Fasthorse-Begay, vided. Come discover your
born on January 9, 2014.
healing and find your voice
G ra n d p a re n ts o n th e through journaEng.
father’s side are CeCe Walsey
Begay and R od Begay, o f
AE are welcome to
Washington.
attend Social Dance
G ra n d p a re n ts o n th e
Class Thursday eve
m o th e r’s side are Stacy
nings from 5-7 p.m. in
F a sth o rse -B u rk e (g ra n d
the Community Center
m other), R o b ert K altsukis
aerobics room.
(g ra n d fa th e r);
W illiam
B irths
Bible, journaling
class for women
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