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Spilyay Tymoo April 16, 2014
Letters to the editor
Lunch, raffle
Come have a great lunch
for a great price at the Com-
munity Center Social Hall on
Friday, April 18, from 11
a.m. until 2 p.m.
Ser ving Alfredo with
sautéed spring veggies and
Italian sausage. A slice of gar-
lic bread. Your choice of a
soda or bottled water. How
much? you ask... $6.
Life is good, now come
eat!
Your support helps me
open my ceramic studio. I’m
so close. Also, buy a ticket for
my raffle. $1 gets you two
chances to win. I will be raf-
fling a slow-cooker crock pot
and a beautiful red Native
designed blanket with two pil-
low shames. Gorgeous.
I’ll be at Warm springs
Market throughout the week.
Thank you for your support.
Pamela Louis
Births
Robert Joseph Minter
Sara Switzler and Casper
Minter are pleased to an-
nounce the birth of their son
Robert Joseph Minter, born
on March 18, 2014.
Grandparent is Victor
Switzler Sr. Great grand-
mother is Maxine Switzler.
Aria
Ida May Jim of Warm
Springs is pleased to an-
nounce the birth of her
daughter Aria, born on April
3, 2014.
Aria joins brother Jared
Jim, 3.
Grandparent on the
father’s side is Anthony
Gonzales.
Grandparent on the
mother’s side is Zola Jack.
Andret Galvan Torres
Cristian Galvan Tapia and
Martha Torres Ramos of
Madras are pleased to an-
nounce the birth of their son
Andret Galvan Torres, born
on March 31, 2014.
Veterans
Healing Circle
The Veterans and Family
Healing Circle begins a week
from this Thursday, on April
24, and goes through Sunday,
April 27. The gathering this
year has the theme Pa s t ,
Present, Future. Everyone is
welcome.
There will be healing cer-
emonies, speakers, talking
circles, elders’ wisdom, men’s
sweat lodge, women’s sweat
lodge, washing blood from
hands ceremony for veterans
and spouses, free healing
touch treatments, raffle, fun
and friendship.
No fees of any kind are
charged. Contributions of
food, volunteer time and/or
raffle items are greatly appre-
ciated. The HeHe Longhouse
will open at noon on Thurs-
day, April 24 for travelers and
campers; followed by healing
touch and pot luck dinner.
Friday: Opening ceremo-
Bean Foundation support
nies begin at 6:30 p.m. Light-
ing of healing fire, Honoring
the Veterans, healing touch
and a panel featuring veter-
ans from Korean war, Viet-
nam war and Desert Storm.
Contacts: Heidi Katchia
at 503-804-4177 (Washing-
ton state); or Elke Bach-
Zeerosah 253-967-5246; or
Cody Black 360-458-6840.
From VFW District Commander
Maupin powwow
The Redsides’ Powwow at
South Wasco County High
School in Maupin is this
Thursday, April 17. Black
Lodge is the host drum. Din-
ner starts at 5 p.m. in the
Maupin Elementary gym.
Please bring a dessert or salad
to share. Dancing and games
begin at 6:30 in the high
school gym. Everyone is
welcome.
Peaceful Spirit
The Peaceful Spirit Out-
ing—Honoring
Our
Wounded Warriors through
Fly Fishing and Cultural Shar-
ing is planned for June 6-8 at
Lower Dry Creek. They are
calling for fishing guides, vol-
unteers and donations to
honor veterans. For informa-
tion contact Casey Green at
541-325-2147.
Apology
To Juliene Govenor, I was
recently cited and charged for
attempting to use your name
during a traffic stop. I had an
outstanding warrant. Wrong
choice. I am here today for-
mally apologizing for my mis-
take. It’s important for me to
let you know that I am truly
sorry for what I’ve done. I
would also like for you to
know that my intentions were
in no way meant to cause you
any trouble. Please accept my
apology and be sure this will
definitely never happen again.
Thank you for your time.
Take good care and love you.
Turina Wallulatum.
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Warm Springs Chief Delvis Heath, Wasco Chief JR Smith, and Councilmen Orvie
Danzuka and Raymond Tsumpti (from left) greet District Commander John
Wrinkle (right) and State Commander Jason Carroll.
Dear Warm Springs com-
munity and Tribal Coun-
cil,
My name is John
Wrinkle, and I am the Vet-
erans of Foreign Wars
District 10 Commander.
It is my honor to serve the
six Posts in Central Or-
egon. Your Elliot Palmer
Post 4217 is one of the
posts I have the privilege
to work with.
My primary mission is
to provide guidance in
conforming to the Na-
tional VFW Bylaws, and
the Department of
Oregon’s goals.
A very important part
of our mission is working
in our community with
our VFW programs that
include various youth ac-
tivities, including scholar-
ships, Teacher of the
Year, safety, National Mili-
tary Services (a program
designed to help actively
deployed veterans and
their families), VFW Na-
tional Home for Children,
and last but not least, pro-
viding assistance to needy
veterans and their families.
It is my pleasure to in-
form you that Post 4217,
and its Ladies Auxiliary,
stepped up and provided an
outstanding venue in the
Long House for our District
10 meeting in January.
The Ladies Auxiliary
members outdid themselves
by providing the traditional
meal of salmon, potatoes,
noodles, salad and roe. I
greatly appreciated the expla-
nation of why it is important
to start and finish the meal
with a drink of water.
We opened ceremonies
with a ceremonial drummer/
singer, as the ceremonial
staff led us into the hall
where we posted the colors.
It is no wonder attendance
is very healthy at this Dis-
trict meeting.
I personally want to thank
Elliot Palmer Post 4217’s Jun-
ior Vice Commander Tamera
Coffee, Adjutant Gerald
Danzuka, Service Officer
Keith Baker and Ladies Aux-
iliary President Leminnie
Smith for their hard work in
coordinating our meeting.
There were many more who
worked in the kitchen, but
regrettably I do not know
their names.
On a more serious note,
the Elliot Palmer Post 4217
is currently working hard
to stabilize the Post. With
your continued support, I
am optimistic that the Post
is going to come out of
this and be as strong as it
was when the original
WWII charter members
founded the Post.
We need to be patient
and allow the membership
to grow. There are many
young combat veterans on
the Warm Springs Reser-
vation who will come for-
ward once the word gets
out that the Post is work-
ing for veterans and their
families in your commu-
nity. I pledge to do my
best to assist Elliot Palmer
Post 4217 in maintaining
its leadership role as a
combat veterans’ (War-
rior) organization on the
Warm Springs Reserva-
tion.
If you have any ques-
tions, please do not hesi-
tate to call me at 541-678-
3895 or email me at
wrinkle4108@gmail.com.
Yours in Comradeship,
Jo h n R . Wr i n k l e ,
VFW District 10 Com-
mander
Indian Business Talk
Raising a successful businessperson
By Bruce Engle
Loan officer
W.S. Credit Enterprise
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
Clint Jacks from the Bean Foundation in Madras
presents a check for $2,000 to June Smith, director of
the Warm Springs Boys and Girls Club, and some of the
club members.
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If you spend money, you
are a businessperson and a
businessperson’s delight. Who
taught you?
If you make money, as an
owner or an employee, you
are cherished—by family,
sales people, and those who
would like to borrow from
you. Who taught you?
When you pay your bills
on time, you are loved by
your creditors. Who taught
you?
If you save money, you
are on the way to financial
success. Who taught you?
A song says, “Money
makes the world go around.”
That’s cute, but misleading. It
forgets people.
People make the world go
round. And people make,
raise and train more people
who do all the above and keep
the party and the circle going.
Parents are a child’s first
and most influential examples
of managing their financial
lives. Extended family and
friends come next. Then we
have teachers, bosses and
friends.
Some of them become
role models. Who taught
them?
Most of us can name our
role models, and we can state
what we learned from them.
Sometimes we learned by just
listening or watching. Other
times, we may have learned by
doing what they made us do.
Responsibility is an early
lesson. Rewards help make
the performance and respon-
sibility lessons palatable. Kids
and pets respond well to re-
wards.
A trip to the ice cream
store might reward chores
done well. Remember, choco-
late is not good for dogs. This
child loves chocolate.
Was there a goal in there
somewhere? Yours might
have been the job well done
and the responsibility lesson
learned. Theirs might have
been the reward. Both are
OK.
Goal setting can be
learned young. Short term
goal setting comes first. Think
six months or less.
Achievement begets a
mind-set that helps make long
term goal setting and accom-
plishments not to be such
daunting tasks.
Lots of family goal settings
and realizations of goals ac-
complished—sometimes fol-
lowed by a celebration and
other
rewards—can
strengthen each member of
the family and the family as
a unit.
Parents, it helps to share
financial—buying, selling,
saving, and investing—expe-
riences with your children.
You might be surprised by
how savvy they can be when
you take the time to tell them
the reasons for those buying,
selling, saving, and investing
decisions.
Discuss what worked and
why and what didn’t—and
why not.
If you don’t know the
whys, ask someone. Be re-
spectful and sincere, and you
will be surprised by how will-
ing successful people are to
help. All they usually need is
someone they believe is inter-
ested and will benefit.
Consider coaches and ath-
letes. When they work well
together, both develop and
succeed. That takes a com-
mitted coach and a willing
athlete—both, willing to learn
and to do.
Coaches take pride in the
outcomes. So do the athletes.
Mentors in the business
world do the same. Who
taught them?
Building a successful busi-
ness is similar to building a
successful life. The same prin-
ciples apply.
“Preparation is every-
thing” is one of those.
Who taught us?
Who are we teaching?
Who will we teach?