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Spilyay Tymoo June 11, 2014
Letters to the editor
Many thanks
A gigantic Thank You with
lotsa love and prayers. It has
been a long difficult year
since the loss of our last
brother, “Bugs,” Elmer Scott
Jr., and son Julian Scott
“Lurch.” They passed within
a month of each other,
which took its toll emotion-
ally, mentally and physically.
Thank you to all those
who upheld us in prayer, en-
couragement, caring kind
words. Thank you for your
teamwork, working diligently
to get things going and done
accordingly. Many of you
jumped in with your help
right on time when things
were seemingly jumping
track. You were Heaven sent!
In our greatest time of need.
Thank you! Our sincere
thanks and prayers to every-
one who stood beside us all
the way.
Pastor Easton and Tina
Aguilar, Joie Johnson and
Gregg, Reva, Deanie and
Mark Johnson Sr., Tommy
Fuentes, “Blocks” Spino,
Bobby Eagleheart, Antone
Fuentes, Morgan Frank,
Har vey and Eliza Jim,
Annette Jim, Tim Wainanwit,
Larry and Missy Scott, Toba
Scott, Joe Scott, Paulette and
grandchildren,
Sandra
Teeman and family, Harvey
and Florena Scott, Sammi
and Clint Briused Head,
Brigette Scott.
WSCT, Jode Goudy and
Richard Tohet, drummers
and dancers, the Veterans,
the speakers of words of
comfort, Oly and Gina
Meanus, Mike and Kitty
Filbin, Tygh Valley; Chuck
Walker, Yakima; “Wolf ”
Miller, Kevin and Leanna
Blueback family, and to fam-
ily and friends we may have
forgotten to mention.
We can’t forget the Stick
Horse Race, in memory of
Buzz and Lurch Scott. They
loved to see kids active.
Thank you to Yvonne and
Leo Sportsman, Miami
VanPelt, Leanne Teeman for
making the stick horses. Cash
donation was from “Jay” of
Cash and Release, Madras,
and Delise and Rose Scott.
First place winner, Oly
Meanus III, $20. Last place,
littlest Tiny Tot, left way be-
hind, cash $10. And paid a
dollar to each participant!
They all won a stick horse.
Also, many thanks with
lotsa love and prayers go out
to all those who were very
helpful and giving during the
Tygh Ridge Memorial Event.
The food was awesome, the
teamwork made the meal
such a memorable occasion.
Guys and girls, your help and
hard work were so appreci-
ated:
Leo Washington Jr. (sons),
Mike and Kitty Filbin,
Darlene and Larry Hayes,
Oly and Gina Meanus, Larry
and Missy Scott, Pat Allen
and Raymond Johnson Jr.,
Leighton, Cheryl and Braylon,
Leo Sportsman and Miami
VanPelt, Howie “Hot Dog”
Patt, WSCT, Yvonne
Poorbear, Leann Teeman,
James “Buck” Scott, Abby,
Jordan and Jase, Kevin and
Leanna Blueback and family,
Sammi and Clint Bruised
Head, Wolf Miller, Edison
Yazzie, Toba Scott, Leslie
Squiemphen, Reno and
Joseth (z-man), Joseph Scott
Sr. and Jr., and Crystal and
family, and all those who we
may have failed to mention.
Thank you to the elder
and young men who blessed
the food. It was so good and
special to see old friends
again! Congratulations to
Clint, awarded the Buzz Scott
Memorial Saddle Bronc
saddle, and to Joseph “Lil’
Juice” Scott III, the memo-
rial award, Bareback Rigging
in memory of Julian “Lurch”
Scott (Coyote Kid). Many
thanks and happy trails.
Forever grateful, sincerely,
Delcie and Rose Scott, the
Scott family.
B&G Club
The Warm Springs Boys
and Girls Club will be closed
this Friday, June 13. The
club will re-open for summer
on Monday, June 16.
The Boys and Girls Club
Summer Program is open to
youth ages 6 and up. Kids
must register to attend.
The fee is $25. The Sum-
mer Program runs from June
13 through August 22, 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday. If you have any ques-
tions, please call the club at
553-2323. Thank you.
June Smith, club direc-
tor.
Our meetings
CTWS is a corporation.
Our People’s Meeting was
called by and for corporate
members to identify, to pri-
oritize, and to find remedies
to corporate ailments.
Politicians need not be
wary of this peaceful assem-
bly; it is purely a meeting of
the minds and hearts. Stake-
holders are concerned about
their corporation’s health, and
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller
Reporter: Patti Tanewasha
Managing Editor: Dave McMechan
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meet to create strategies for
a secure future. This is not
politics; it’s business.
Our People meet Tuesdays
at the Agency Longhouse for
a 5:30 potluck and 6-8:30
workshops. Members can
send their input by calling
541-460-3291 or sending an
email to:
CTWSmember@hotmail.com
God bless the CTWS.
Susan Guerin, corporate
member 1848
Wishes...
Happy birthday to our
children, grandchildren and
great-grand children.
Tracy Sam, June 30. Jor-
dan Suppah, June 8. Kayla
Cook, June 22. Gerald Tias,
June 13.
Congratulations to the new
grandson Corbin Benard Sam,
June 4, 2014.
H a p py A n n ive r s a r y
to our daughter and
husband, Marella and
R o b e r t S a m . We l ove
you and are wishing you
many more years. Love
and care for your chil-
dren and grandchildren
(June 29).
Happy Anniversar y to
Levi and Pearl VanPelt on
June 25. We love you and wish
you many more years. Love and
care for your children and
grandchildren.
Love you all,
Eliza and Har vey Jim
Raffle winners
Thank you to everyone
who bought tickets for the last
raffle I held that is helping
me open my ceramic studio.
Two people were called
that did not answer (they
know who they are, as I left
messages on their phones).
Your tickets will automatically
go into the bucket for the
next raffle.
And the winners were: Ida
Smith and Vangie, thank you
and congratulations!
Pamela Louis
Treaty Tribes
Shipping Co.
Our Treaty Tribes Warm
Springs, Yakama, Umatilla
and Lapwai have traded on
our Inch Chee Wana Colum-
bia River for centuries.
Our ancestors did business
up and down or Columbia
River, also up and down the
Pacific Ocean Coast.
We are one of the few
entities that possess this right
to commerce on our Colum-
bia River, which is a multi-
billion dollar commerce river,
plus our West Coast.
Warm Springs Tribes Ship-
ping Company, or Treaty
Tribes Shipping Company.
Our Columbia River extends
into Canada, more impor-
tantly our river flows into the
Pacific Ocean.
We must exercise our right
to commerce (business) on
our Columbia River. Think
of the opportunities this
would create for our children
for generations to come. At
this point we might not have
the resources to create a ship-
ping company, but can start
small and build on it.
Establish our inherent
right to commerce on our
Inch Chee Wana Columbia
River.
We could start with a tour-
ist gambling boat or just a
small tourist boat, just to es-
tablish our tribal rights to
commerce on our river…
Use it or lose it. We, treaty
tribes, could team up and cre-
ate a shipping business for our
children.
Think of the endless op-
portunities our unused treaty
right to commerce on our
Columbia River would create
for our children… This is a
multi-billion dollar treaty right
that we are not using…
Think about it!?
Bobby Eagleheart
Births
Keeshon Brent Graybael
Marion Brent Graybael Jr.
and Kishon M. Graybael of
Warm Springs are pleased to
announce the birth of their
son Keeshon Brent Graybael,
born on May 22, 2014.
Keeshon joins brothers
Marion III, Latrell and
Warrian Breshon; and sisters
Kalica and Karma.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Marion Brent
Graybael Sr. and Rosa
Graybael.
Grandparent on the
mother’s side is Valeria Anne
Fuaiva.
Rai-Anna Alison Williams-
Jim
Raymond Alvin Williams
and Vanessa Rachael Elsie
Jack of Warm Springs are
pleased to announce the birth
of their daughter Rai-Anna
Alison Williams-Jim, born on
May 22, 2014.
Rai-Anna joins brother
Aloysius, age 3.
Grandparent on the
father’s side is Warner Will-
iams Sr.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Valerie Jim
and Josie Williams.
Jaiyana Avyana
George Spino and Delila
Spino of Warm Springs are
pleased to announce the birth
of their daughter Jaiyana
Avyana, born on June 3,
2014.
Jaiyana joins brother
Josian Spino, and sisters
Naliesha, Nylanis and Betty.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Frenchy
Spino of Warm Springs, and
Gwen Smith.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Packy Heath
of Warm Springs, and Alice
Wyena of Yakima/War m
Springs.
Corbin Benard Sam
Thomas Chester Sam and
Dena Thomas of War m
Springs are pleased to an-
nounce the birth of their son
Corbin Benard Sam, born on
June 3, 2014.
Corbin joins brothers Isley
and Orion.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Robert Sam
Sr. and Marella Sam of
Warm Springs.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Lavena Ike
and Ronald Thomas.
Prayers
Inmi Tananma,
I am sending my condo-
lences to all who have lost
loved ones. I’m sor ry I
couldn’t be there with you.
My prayers are with you daily.
Everyone take care. Niix
ashwa, axwaimatash Anch’a
Q’inuta. AAIII, Swans’Saki.
Henry M. Stwyer
Indian Business Talk
Risk management and business success
By Bruce Engle
Loan officer
W.S. Credit Enterprise
W e are all risk takers. Get-
ting out of bed in the morn-
ing is a risk. Everything else
we do has some possible risk.
That leads us to two old
sayings, “Preparation is Ev-
erything” and “Practice
makes Perfect.”
Business people are risk
takers. The better they are
prepared, and the more they
do business, the more suc-
cessful they will usually be.
Their success will be a tes-
tament to their ability to have
controlled risk.
Their areas of concern
will always be some or all of
purchasing, production, mer-
chandizing, personnel and
finance.
They will shop for quality
merchandise to sell. They will
negotiate the purchase price
and terms.
They are always mindful
that “Pennies make Dollars.”
They will remember an-
other good piece of advice:
“Keep track of the pennies
and the dollars will take care
of themselves.”
If they make something
for sale, they will carefully
control costs of production.
Selling costs will also be
controlled, as will costs asso-
ciated with having competent
and reliable employees.
Finance is where money
gets used and saved, ac-
counted for or not, and re-
ported properly or not. And
it is a part of all the other
activity areas. There are al-
ways risks associated with
money.
One common factor that
all loan officers will look for
is how the wannabe
businessperson handles his or
her personal finance. Credit
reports and analysis flesh out
interview impressions.
Growing up in a business
is one way to learn some of
the essentials. Working in the
same type of business for
someone else is another.
A college degree can pro-
vide some preparation. Of-
ten, it is preparation to learn
when finally on the job.
Success in another busi-
ness venture that has some
carry-over elements can be an
indicator of probable—more
than possible—success. Some
lenders will go with that.
New businesses are riskier.
That’s why many, or most
banks won’t finance them.
The failure rate in the first
three years is huge. The suc-
cess rate improves greatly in
the fourth year—unless a re-
cession intervenes.
Extensive and focused
preparation tilts the percent-
ages in your favor. Hard
work and a bit of luck help.
Bookkeeping
Basic bookkeeping is a
need for all businesses.
The most basic bookkeep-
ing system is to get and keep
all purchase receipts and sale
receipts. My grandfather had
all the farm records in a shoe
box and the accountant took
it from there. That was BC—
before computers.
Having a computer with
one of the business book-
keeping programs—and us-
ing it—gives you, your lender,
your consultant, and your
suppliers the info you and
they need to accurately deter-
mine how well your business
is doing—and how risky a
loan to you would be. There
is that “risk” again.
You noticed that I men-
tioned suppliers. They are an
important source of credit.
Buying inventory on credit
can boost your bottom line.
Suppliers are like lenders ex-
cept for the fact that they
“lend” you some merchan-
dise that you might sell be-
fore you need to pay them
back.
When you do a lot of that,
it shows up nicely in your
bottom line. Suppliers will
need an application from you
and they will review it and
your credit report.
A trained analyst can ana-
lyze your financial statements
and make field inspections to
determine if your business is
operating profitably and effi-
ciently.
Bankers are and use
trained analysts. Sometimes a
banker, when denying a loan,
will tell the businessperson
where he sees weaknesses or
problems that need to be fixed
before the business can
qualify for a loan.
They used to do more of
that. Then a guy sued his
bank and said he did just what
they suggested and his busi-
ness failed. The banks
learned a lesson. They don’t
provide that ser vice any-
more.
Their insurance companies
won’t let them. Identifying
problem areas is about the
limit now.
Might we derive a formula
for success from this?
How about:
An attitude of “I can and
I will” + Preparation + Prac-
tice = S, an improved poten-
tial for success.