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E Coosh EEWA: The W3y it is Spilygy Tymoo September 17, 2014 Letters to the editor Heart Felt Blessings Back to School BBQ Sue Matters photos B ig thanks to everyone w ho m ade the Back to School BBQ 2014 a suc cess! I ’ve helped coordinate the event for the past sev eral years and wanted to acknow ledge the hard w ork o f all the vo lu n teers w ho make it hap pen. Thank you to: T he H ealth and H u m an Services Prevention Programs for funding the fo o d ; th e E d u c a tio n / JO M Committee for han dling backpacks and sup plies; Tribal Council for the paper products; the Community G arden for the com ; and the school district for providing t- shirts for our K-8 Acad em y kids. We serv ed nearly 1,200 p lates o f food! I w ant to recognize Jazm ine and Lisa Ike- L opez, TJ Foltz, S cott K alam a an d L eig h to n P e n n in g to n . T h ey packed all the food and su p p lies - fro m W arm Springs M arket to the school. T hanks to D on Courtney and the Utilities crew for moving all the ta b le s an d grills in to p lace , an d to D an Martinez and his crew for getting the grills going. The actual BBQ and b ack p ack d is trib u tio n could not have happened without all the volunteers w h o ste p p e d up an d pitched in. All the inside and outside helpers con tributed their efforts to Food servers (top), and families enjoyed the Back to School BBQ, held this year at the new k-8 academy. make the day happen. T h an k s fo r th e to n o f help and husde from all the individuals who volunteered, and to the folks from our Health and H um an Services Programs, OSU Extension, the Warm Springs K-8 Acad emy food service and custo d ial sta ff, p lu s F ire an d Safety staff. The Back to School BBQ is a great opportunity for the community to come together and get excited ab o u t the Advisory Board meeting Voe Rehab Conference KW SO will hold a m eet ing o f our Community Advi sory Board this Friday, Sep te m b e r 19 a t th e W arm Springs M edia Center. T he meeting is open to the pub lic. A Vocational Rehabilita tion conference is coming up on Tuesday, September- 23, fro m 9->5:30 at th e W arm Springs Com m unity Center Social Hall. Spilyay Tym oo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Reporter: Patti Tanewasha Managing Editor: Dave McMechan Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Con federated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located at 4174 Highway 3 in Warm Springs. Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761. Phone: 541-553-2210 or 541-771-7521 E-Mail: dave.mcmechan@wstribes.org. Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $15.00 new school year. It dem o n strates to o u r youth that W arm Springs values education, and as a com munity we support them in th e ir sch o o l efforts, b oth academic and extra curricular. ' . H ave a g reat school year everybne and thanks again to those who helped out at this year’s W arm Springs Back to School BBQ. Sue Matters The keynote speaker will open at 9 a.m. There will be a Consumer Appreciation lun cheon and givweaway, fol low ed by vocatio n assess^ ments. A t 4 there is a special youth session on preventing diabe tes and obesity. To learn more contact Sharon Jones at 553- 4952. Ski Bowl Mt. H ood Ski Bowl and the Warm Springs Culture and Heritage D epartm ent are seek in g v e n d o rs fo r an event on Saturday, Sep- te m b e r 27, a t Ski Bowl. O rg a n iz e rs are looking for storytellers an d d an cers, co o k s and artists. ‘ C o n ta c t J o s ie at 553-3290 or Marge at 553-1968 for m ore in form ation. T he family o f T ibbs w ish to ex p ress o u r prayers o f thanks for the following who helped to get our brother home, as we didn’t know we had lost him. Tibbs was a brother to sisters W anda Jac k so n H o lu m , an d L aL o v i “Lolly” J ackson, youngest sister Esther “Bird” Lucio; and he had a wife and one child, Whitney Jackson. We would like to take this time to thank the fol lowing people for taking tim e to assist us: Tiger VanPelt and Levi VanPelt for driving o u r b ro th er from the airport. Thank ‘you Sam Starr and Larry D ick fo r d ressing him . T h an k s to o u r a u n tie Amelia Colwash and her help ers fo r m aking his outfit. I wish to thank the Bell Ringers and the D ru m mers, who sang such up Deer Ridge Inm i Tananwa, I am writing to you on be half o f all the Native broth ers h ere at D eer Ridge-—- DRCI Madras. We send our thanks for the Salmon you provided for o u r h u m b le powwow. We would also like to acknowl edge and give a big thank-you to Rosanna Sanders for mak ing the fry bread. We can’t fo rg e t M arge in C harge Kalama and KWSO for their presents. It was very uplifting for the brothers here... N o t to be forgotten, we also n eed to th a n k N ed a Wesley for sharing her knowl edge in the Native ways. We are very grateful. We learned a lo t and now have b etter understanding o f the tradi tional Native ways,' , We w ere h u m b led an d honored by her going out for the huckleberries, going com pletely out o f her way for us. A thank-you and thank you. You can’t imagine how much th at m eans to us. A nd we w ere h ap p y to see all the liftin g songs to help o u r “Bro” on his journey. The cooks for the funeral did an excellent job. Max and Kimike, Frankie and Cassie Rhoan, thanks for your hard work, I would like to say thanks to berries, roots and salmon,, so plentiful that people got to take some home. Please do n ot feel left out if I forgot someone. Please drop me a line as I ’m going to have more memory cards finished up soon. Please keep his memory o f love alive, by sharing a guests w ho came. W ithout you being there for us, our humble powwow wouldn’t be a success. It was a blessing in a hard place. Niix Pachwai Inm i Naimuma, Axwaimash Anch A Q ’inuta. H.M. Stwyer, represent ing all the Native brothers at D eer Ridge. Thank you all. To family, friends Hello to my family and to my friends. Today I sit in a jail cell with 23 other women, sitting out time for my D U I crime. T he judge gave me 364 days, My relea.se date is March 16, 2015. Times get lonely in here— when you can, sit dow n and w rite to me, please. I f you would like to set up a visit or email me, sign u p fo r an a c c o u n t on gettingout. cbm You can visit me if you have Skype, go to skype.com yes, this jail has a computer in the dayroom but I can’t get on Facebook, only email and Skype, and for education pur poses. My time does n ot stop hug, a story o f love goes a long way. I w ould also like to add a G o d bless and prayers o f the family’s heart-felt- appreciation to Joann Smith Moses for taking time to Come and check on me and my sons, as their father is in the hospital and I’ve been al m ost running on empty. Juliane and June, thank you for the shoulders to cry on. Marella VanPelt Sam, thank you so' m uch for watching out for me dur ing the funeral. I can’t believe how m uch you have m atured into a real strong woman, and much loved by all my children and my grand children. A nd prayers go out to uncle Harvey Jim and the family. Lolly Jackson, P O Box 554, W arm Springs O R 97761 here. I have a w arran t in Pordand and the T he Dalles. G et p ut back on “the chain” March 17, 2015, m ost likely M ultnom ah County next. I miss you all ¿nd hope to hear from you soon. Antonia Wahsise, p o d k l7 , B e n to n Q ouiity Jail, 7122 W est O k anagan PI., building B, Kennewick, WA 99336 Trust fund disbursements I f you are a tribal m em ber w ho graduated in the high school class o f 2 0 1 4 ,'you sh o u ld bring your diploma and transcripts to the Vital Stats office at the .ad ministration building. This is a requirement for trust fund disburse m en ts. I f you have questions, contact Vital Stats at 541-553-3252. Thank you allfo r writ ing to the Spilyay 'Tymoo. The next publication comes out Wednesday, Oct. 1. Prevention Walk Warm Springs Community Counseling hosted-the Suicide Prevention Walk on Wednes day o f last week. A bout 80 people attended. Suicide rates are m o re th a n d o u b le fo r N a tiv e A m e ric a n s , a n d N a tiv e teens experience the highest rate o f suicide o f any p o p u lation gtoup in the U nited States. T he Prevention Walk last w eek was at the Com m unity C en ter, w here th ere w ere speakers an d in fo rm a tio n o n su ic id e p r e v e n tio n . Carlos Calica shared his own experience w ith th e loss o f classmates, friends and fam ily to suicide. It was World Suicide P re v en tio n D ay last W ednes day, Sept. 10. For m ore in form ation on this subject call Rachel at 553-3205. Sue Matters photos
