Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
July 23, 2014
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This fire crew (right) was
out at the Shaniko Butte
fire last week. By early
this week, the blaze had
grown to over 50,000
acres, with containment
near, as cooler weather
arrived. One home on the
reservation was lost in this
fire. The Shaniko Butte fire
burnedon the east side of
the reservation, while the
Logging Unit Complex fires
burned to the west.
One of the Logging Unit
fires was burning in the
Sidwalter area, requiring a
level evacuation
notification, which was
relaxed on Tuesday.
Patti Tanewasha/Spilyay
Letters to the editor
Parade winners, and thank you
The theme for the 2014 Warm
Springs Fourth of July Parade was
“Two-Hundred Years of Broad
Stripes and Bright Stars,” celebrat-
ing the two-hundredth birthday of
the National Anthem, The Star
Spangled Banner.
The Grand Marshal was John
Courtney, U.S. Army, Persian Gulf,
two Bronze Stars with Valor.
Shout out and great big Thank-
You to Eliza Brown Jim for the
prayer; Clint Smith, cook; Paul
Martinez, all-around helping hand;
Andy Leonard for the great music.
Thank you Veterans for the
Color Guard; Eliza and Harvey Jim
for the Veterans float; and Delson
Suppah, parade announcer.
Thank you Utilities, Fire Man-
agement and Smokey, KWSO, In-
dian Head Casino, Warm Springs
Nation Little League, and Soaring
Butterfly and Warrior Spirit.
Thank you High Lookee Lodge,
Early Childhood Education Center
and Head Start.
Thank you Warm Springs Li-
brary, Family Resource Center, Pre-
vention, Meth-Suicide Prevention,
Fire and Safety and Sparky, ambu-
lance and two fire trucks, the ten-
der and command truck, police es-
cort and McGruff, and the Sacred
Road for helping hands in so many
ways!
Thank you to all who helped
with the Horse Shoe Tournament,
the Recreating Summer Youth Staff
for a job well done, and the two Tra-
winners are:
Community floats: first place
Traditional: Eliza and Harvey Jim.
Second place traditional: Shalisa.
First place Wagons: War m
Springs Market. Second place wag-
ons: Robyn Givens.
Organization floats: first place
Traditional: Fire Management. First
place Theme: Indian Head Casino.
Second place Theme: Summer
Recreation. Third place Theme:
KWSO.
First place Patriotic: War m
Springs Library. Second place Pa-
triotic: High Lookee. Third place:
Soaring Butterfly Warrior Spirit.
This year we began collecting
donations for the cost of the fire-
works, and we would like to thank
the following for their kind dona-
tion:
James Isaac, Indian Head Casino,
DMJ Automotive Services, and the
Warm Springs Market.
Carol Shame, Warm Springs
Recreation.
To Wasco Co. Fair horse racers
ditional horse riders.
We appreciate Western Display
Fireworks for your gracious and
giving expertise and spectacular fire-
works.
All helped make this year’s pa-
rade a memorable one for our com-
munity and guests. Once again,
Thank you!
The winners
The Fourth of July 2014 Parade
Dear horse racers,
At the Wasco County Fair,
as the RVs and tents crowd out
what was once the teepee vil-
lage, we strived to keep the In-
dian encampment and the pro-
grams alive.
Three years in a row my fam-
ily sponsored the three-quarter
mile races. We were honoring
our daughter Eliza “Hot Dog”
Greene. I had planned to spon-
sor the Relay Race this year in
honor of our jockey Eliza and
her holders, the late Jim Wesley
and Oly Meanus. However, I am
unable to sponsor it this year
because of unforeseen circum-
stances.
I am very sorry.
Neda Wesley