Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
April 29, 2014
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Howlak Tichum
Karen Guerin, 1942-2015
K a re n G u e rin o f
W arm S prings p assed
away on Sunday, March
29, after a brief illness. She
was 72.
Best known as the pi
ano playter at the W arm
S prings F u ll G o sp e l
Church, Karen was born
N o v e m b e r 2, 1942 in
T oppenish, W ashington.
The daughter o f Chester
Wahpat Sr. (Yakama) and
T h e d a A guilar (W arm
Springs/Wasco), she was
reborn to the service o f
the Lord at the age o f 17.
P rior to graduating
from Madras High School,
H o lly w o o d called on
K aren and h er sc h o o l
mates to serve as extras in
Disney’s Tonka and Bryna
P ro d u c tio n s ’
Indian
Tighter.
In 1962 Karteh mar
ried Jo h n n ie G u erin
(Warm Springs). They had
a son Rodney and a daugh
ter Susan.
K aren attended Busi
ness College in Salem, and
later w orked at G uerin
Logging as a bookkeeper,
choker setter, and parts
runner. She worked at the
Warm Springs Credit E n
terp rise; thte C hildren’s
G roup Home; and at the
Family Preservation pro
gram.
K aren began her long
relationship with the Warm
Springs Full Gospel Church
in 1959. She grew under pas/
tors Orin Johnson and Ernest
Hunt.
As the years progressed,
K aren becam e p art o f the
m usic m inistry. She was
mentored by and served her
King with her in-laws Phil and
Bessie Guerin; Walter Ladd
and Thom pson Sampson o f
Toppenish; Tex and Lorraine
George o f White Swan; Billy
an d E s th e r S ch u etz o f
R ich lan d ; an d H arry an d
Mary Lou Bergseng o f Ma
dras.
Karen also travelled with
her cousin Easton Aguilar and
his wife Tina’s ministry. Most
recently she served the Lord
under Pastor Agnes “O nte”
Lumpmouth.
Karen, a self-described
“church mouse” always duti
fully attending weekly church
services, played the piano,
and printed flyers for reviv
als and camp meetings. She
enjoyed music by the Brook
lyn Tabernacle Choir, the Bill
Gaither Trio, George Beverly
Shea, and anything composed
by Ronn Huff. Many people
knew Karen as the lady, who
gave them a ride to appoint
m ents, to the store, o r to
church; she visited the lonely;
she gave groceries; she prayed
w ith th em ; she b o u g h t
clothes, tires, or whatever she
could afford to help a friend
or stranger. K aren always
had a Smile and was o f a
happy and gentle disposition.
The one thing that brought
her to tears was if she felt
that she wasn’t doing enough
for her Lord.
Karen is survived by her
m other Theda Whalawitsa,
b ro th er L onnie Jam es, her
children Rodntey and Susan;
uncle George Aguilar, Sr., and
u n cle R o b e rt W ahpat o f
White Swan, WA; grandchil
dren A rm ina Jum pingbull,
Jason Thomas, Troy Kalama,
P h ilip G u e rin , Jacq u ely n
Moody, Jo sh Moody, Kelli
M oody;
ste p m o th e r
K a th e rin e W ahpat; sister
Vecita G oss o f Rochester,
IN , Joann Wahpat o f Wapato,
WA and Beverly Wahpat
o f W h ite Sw an, WA;
brother Chester Wahpat,
Jr. of Wapato, WA., and
great-grandchildren Javon,
Ja d e , N ik iy a, L a n d o n ,
Jakob, Wanbli, and numer
ous nephews, nieces, and
cousins.
Karen was, preceded
in death by h er g ran d
mothers Adeline Brunoe
W in ish u t ' an d L illian
W ah p at, g ra n d fa th e rs
E stan islau A guilar and
L o u is W ahpat, fa th e r
Chester Wahpat, Sr.; step
fa th e r R o b e rt Jam es;
brothers James and David
Wahpat; and sister Ellen
(Wahpat) D oublerunner,
au n t M aryann M eanus,
and stepsisters Glendine
James, and Louise James
both o f Little Rock, AR.
Celebrations o f life
and spiritual graduation
were conducted April 1“
at the Warm Springs Full
Gospel Church with Rosie
Jo h n s o n d ressin g , and
Kim LeClaire officiating.
Burial was at thte Warm
Springs Agency cemetery.
The family is grateful for
th e com fort given by all
those w ho joined them in
the final tribute to a w on
derful lady’s journey to
glory. Amen.
Good lessons in sobriety at conference
by Sarah Frank
(This article is an overview
of the recent D U II M ulti-D is
ciplinary Im paired Driving
Training Conference.)
D arren Kavinoky, attorney
and television personality, pre
sented at the 2015 confer
ence, held in Canyonville
D arren is the co-creator
and host o f the hit TV show
Deadly Sins, and currently
stars and consults in the new
docudram a series Freaking
Point.
Title o f his presentation
was ‘Be the Billboard.’
H e w as th e fat k id in
school with a M om w ho was
addicted to remarriage.
A t ageT3 the “cool kid”
in his school passed him a
marijuana joint, which he de
scribed as magical: H e no
longer felt like the guy on the.
outside. H e was finally part
o f a group.
H e remembers wanting to
feel th a t way every day.
Which, he did, and it led him
down a destructive path o f
addiction.
Later, he became homeless
and addicted. H e recalls be
ing at a level o f delusion. And
he was unable to see the truth
in his situation.
Then one day he was able
to see himself with a level o f
clarity: H e was reading a book
on recovery, with a marijuana
joint in one hand and an al
coholic drink in the other.
His wife asked him, “Aren’t
you supposed to be sober
when you read that book?”
This was his m om ent o f
change.
D arren believes it really
does happen in a m om ent.
H ow ever, im plem entation
may take some time.
His m om ent was on May
9,2000— the day he last used
alcohol dr drugs. ,
At the conference, Darren
asked his audience, ‘W h at is
the difference between an al
coholic and a drug addict? Al
coholics steal from you. But
a drug addict will steal from
you, theft help you look for
what they stole.”
Later, D arren was known
as a “super lawyer.” O ne
time he represented a friend
that he m et in treatment,
j U nfortunately his friend
did n o t remain in recovery.
His friend was high in court.
However, Darrin helped his
friend ‘dodge another bullet’
by getting charges dismissed.
H e recalls high-fiving his
friend after their victory in
court. T h en five m o n th s
later, he received a. call from
his friend’s father, inviting
him to his friend’s funeral. His
friend had died o f a drug
overdose-
D arren had a m om ent o f
change: As a lawyer he had
been m ore concerned with
winning and looking good.
B ut th at was n o t w hat his
,ffiend needed to live.
A t th e co n fern ece this
m onth, D arren encouraged
his audience to “be a billboard
to inspire others.”
T h is in clu d es, he said,
people with the hand-cuffs
on. “D on’t miss the window
o f opportunity.
‘W e have to begin with our
own thinking,” he said. “Each
o f us are the com m on de
nom inator to our problems.
But this mean that we can do
something to change. Then
we need to make a true com
m itted decision to change.
Take actio n . T h is can be
hard, but action is required.
We all have the power to pro
duce that change.” '
Recovery
After 90 days o f recovery
D arren wanted to get high.
He was going to call his drug
dealer. Then he saw a People
A.S drug legalisa
tion continues to
flow, understanding
the evolving drug
trends that come
with it become more
important...
magazine article about Rob
Lowe, and second chances.
D arren, read the article,
and now believes it saved his
life. H e recalls Rob Lowe’s
speaking openly ab o u t his
drug use.
‘W e all have an opportu
n ity to change so m eo n e’s
life,” D arren says. “And we
don’t have to be Rob Lowe
to help others.”
O ther speakers at the con
feren ce
w ere
o ffic e r
Jermaine Gallaway. His pre
sentation covered evolving
trends o f drug concentrates,
designer drugs, edibles, e-de
vices, logos (420,710), cloth
ing and stash departments,
, As drug legalization con
tinues to flow, understanding
the evolving drug trends that
come with it become more
important, he said.
Legalization
D rug recognition expert
C huck H ays an d O re g o n
S tate P o lice Sgt. T im
Plummer presented “Higher
Roads Ahead: A Closer Look
at Marijuana and Driving.”
Understanding and recog
nizing an impaired driver is
critical to law enforcement:
With the legalization, people
who normally didn’t smoke
marijuana may start using just
because it’s legal and avail
able.
O reg o n can learn from
C olorado and W ashington,
since these states already have
legalized marijuana.
“We are seeing more mari
Births
Kevin Jeremías Gutierre^
Guillermo Gutierrez and
Blanca Yadira Hernandez are
p leased to an n o u n ce the
b irth o f th eir son K even
Jeremías Gutierrez, bom on
March 29, 2015.
Keven joins brothers Leo
and Christopher.
G ra n d p a re n ts on th e
fa th e r’s side are R aul
G u tie rre z and A n to n ia
Alonso.
G ra n d p a re n ts on th e
m o th e r’s side are Ignacio
juana impaired drivers in the
morning,” Hays said. “This is
n o t a w eekend o r evening
problem . I t’s a 2 4 /7 p ro b
lem.” '
Through the ytears mari
juana potency has increased
substantially, from 3 percent
THC levels to 20-36 percent
THC. levels.
M ichele S tu art o f JA G
In v e s tig a tio n s p re s e n te d
“Internet Profiling and Intel
ligence Gathering.” •
She shared step by step in
depth researching techniques
u tilizin g o n lin e an d o p en
sources located on the Web.
D is tric t a tto rn e y R ob
P atridge p resen ted “M ari
juana: OLCC and The Road
Ahead.”
“Marijuana is coming, and
what is Oregon doing to regu
late it?” he asked. The main
topic o f discussion was regu
lating the growing o f mari
juana.
Upcoming
I f y o u are in terested in
helping the Prevention Team
strategize to plan future pre
vention activities/education
classes, please join the Native
Aspirations Community Coa
lition m eeting on the first
Monday o f every m onth at
12 noon.
T he next m eeting is on
Monday, May 4 at the Fam
ily R eso u rce c o n fe re n c e
room. This meeting is open
to all community members.
There will also be a Com
m u n ity C h ild In itia tiv e
Against Violence and M eth/
Suicide Prevention Confer
ence on May 28-29.
The conference agenda in
cludes a meth update, recov
ery panel, cultural diversity,
conscious discipline, spiritual
ity, suicide prevention, plus
more. For more information
call Sarah at 553-3205 or
Nancy at 553-3300.
Alonso and Alicia Alonso.
Teah Raya Robinson
Leslie Ray Robinson and
Cynthia Robinson are pleased
to announce the birth o f their
d a u g h te r
L eah
Raya
Robinson, bom on April 16,
2015.
L eah jo in s b ro th e rs
Catalino, Thomas, Isaiah and
Samuel.
G ra n d m o th e r on th e
m o th e r’s side is C ynthia
Robinson.
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Museum, Deli, Grocery, Ice,
Fishing Permits, Western Union,
Check-Free Bill Pay, ATM and
Much More!
2132 Warm Springs St., Warm
Springs - ph. 541-553-1597
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