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Spilyay Tymoo October 1, 2014
Letters to the editor
Switzler
Reunion
No Fear
Greetings to the Warm
Springs community,
As the Portland to
Coast walk relay comes to
an end for 2014, as do the
memories of the greatest
adventure—The Mother
of All Relays, and not to
mention the muscle
strains, blisters, aches and
pains… but so worth the
fun and excitement!
I would like to person-
ally extend my apprecia-
tion to the ladies of team
No Fear for going above
and beyond what was ex-
pected; words along aren’t
enough to say how proud
I am of each of you…
Kudos, high five, and roll
out the red carpet to all
you ladies…
Lynn Graybael, Angel
Daniels,
Amanda
S q u i e m p h e n - Ya z z i e ,
Shania Tom, Reicie
Simtustus, Rosanna Jack-
son, Diane Green and
Olivia Sanchez… a huge
shout out to Lynn and
Angel for doing two extra
Home fire
We, the family of Rachel
K. Macy and kids, Mariah,
Lil’ LeRoy, Lorenzo and
Raquel Smith, lost our entire
home on September 10,
2014.
Our beloved pets have
been fostered by the Madras
Animal Hospital until we can
get situated in a home with a
fenced yard; we hope. We
are very temporarily staying
at a motel in the local area. I
have been reminded to ad-
vocate very strongly on be-
half of my children and their
overall well being. I was to
move my daughter LaTonia
and grandsons Enzo and
Aden into our home at the
end of September; so they
were also affected by the fire.
I had moved some of their
clothing in before they actu-
ally moved in. The following
are sized for my children and
grandsons. We are sincerely
thankful for all the kind
words, prayers and support.
We are blessed to be alive
and well as we grieve the loss
of everything Mariah and I
have worked so hard to earn,
to take care of our family.
In the fire, I lost my beloved
pink
1968
Pontiac
Catalina… no more pink
cruises into the sunset.
Again, thank you for your
support.
Mariah, age 22: men’s t-
shirts 3xl, women’s tops 3xl,
Team No Fear: Lynn Graybael, Earlynne Squiemphen and Olivia Sanchez (front row
from left); Reicie Simtustus, Angel Daniels, Shania Tom, Amanda Squiemphen-
Yazzie, Diane Green and Rosanna Jackson.
legs; wahoo, great job ladies!
Also, a huge thank you to
DE Composites and Kah-
Nee-Ta for your donations,
much appreciated! Much ap-
preciation to you, the com-
munity of Warm Springs for
our continued support of our
team’s journey and adventure
of the Mother of All Relays,
the Portland to Coast walk
relay.
Congratulations to all who
participated in the Hood/
Portland to Coast relay; job
well done everyone! Thank
you again.
E a r l y n n e
Squiemphen, team cap-
tain
leg gings 3xl; shoes, 9 in
women’s; underclothes 9 in
womens.
Lil’ Leroy, 18: men’s t-
shirts xl, men’s long sleeve xl,
pants 38; shoes 12 in men’s;
boxers lg men’s.
Lorenzo, 14: men’s t-shirts
xl, men’s long sleeve xl, pants
38; shoes 11 ½ - 12 in men’s.
Raquel, 12: t-shirts L jun-
ior, women’s tops, medium;
leggings LG teen size; pants
13 in junior size; shoes 7 ½ -
8 women’s; underclothes 8 in
women’s.
Enzo, 4: boys t-shirts 10-
12; pants 8 children’s; shoes
12 youth; and boxers 10 tod-
dler.
Aden, 2: boy’s t-shirts 6-7;
pants 3 T; shoes 10, boxers
3-4 toddler.
Very truly yours,
Rachel K. Macy, LeRoy,
Lorenzo, Mariah, Raquel
Smith, Enzo and Aden
Zarate.
father’s side are Georgina
Suppah (atwai) and David
Gonzales Sr.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Andrea
Morales and Eldred Frank.
September 19, 2014.
Ziriako joins sisters Zoe,
5, and Nike, 3.
Grandparents on father’s
side are Allen and Terryl
Kollen of Powell Butte; and
great-grandmother is Frances
Kollen of Springfield.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Margarita
Ohman of Cottage Grove,
and Vern Ohman of
Medford.
Ziriako John Kollen
Cody and Sara Kollen of
Madras are pleased to an-
nounce the birth of their son
Ziriako John Kollen, born on
The Switzler Family Re-
union is coming up this Sat-
urday, October 4 at the
HeHe Longhouse.
This will be a potluck style
gathering. There will be a
meal at noon.
Get to know who are our
relatives and family ties. This
is a good time to start your
genealogy chart and family
tree. Lear names along with
the nicknames.
Contacts are Beulah
(Switzler) and Raymond
Tsumpti; Tamera J. Kalama
(atwai Evangeline A.
(Switzler) Trimble), PO Box
1146, War m Springs OR
97761.
Leanda is the coordinator
on the Yakama side. The re-
union will be an alcohol and
drug free event.
Canoe Family
Greetings everyone who
has been involved with the
Canoe Family through your
programs, operations, and/
or personal support since
2010.
After five years, thanks to
you, we’re still around with
plenty to do—$175,000 in
fundraising, 250 community
members reached, 15-plus
community partnerships, etc.
We’d like to iron out a few
details going into next year,
and we’d love for you to meet
each other and hear each
other out.
The October 6 luncheon
at the Education building
conference room will feature
a short overview of the ‘Nchi
Wanapum Canoe Family,
where it’s been, who has been
involved, our numbers, and
statistics.
But we’d rather hear from
you, document and acknowl-
edge your input, answer any
questions you may have, and
gear up to continue growing
this cultural and leadership
development program.
Thank you for your time,
and we look forward to see-
ing you October 6 at 12 p.m.
for lunch.
Jefferson Greene, Canoe
Journey Facilitator/Youth
Recruiter Culture & Heri-
tage/Community Counseling.
541-553-3290.
P.S. If your email is vital,
call or text me, please and
thank you: 541-460-3004.
Fruit Loop
The Warm Springs Or-
egon State University Exten-
sion office annual Fruit Loop
Tour outing was in Septem-
ber. We made several stops
on the tour, and picked up
some delicious local produce.
The following day we held
canning demonstration
classes for apple pie filling
and peaches.
Special
thanks
to
Montavon’s Berries for allow-
ing us to glean, and to Randy
Kiyokawa and Kiyokawa
Family Orchards for the won-
derful presentation on the
history of agriculture in the
Hood River Valley.
We always enjoy the trip
and look forward to next year.
Sara Rogers, OSU Ex-
tension
Births
LaWanda Mae Gonzales
Anthony Gonzales and Ida
Frank of Warm Springs are
pleased to announce the birth
of their daughter LaWanda
Mae Gonzales, born on Sep-
tember 15, 2014.
LaWanda joins brother
Ronald.
Grandparents on the
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