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Great year
Letters
for Lucameen
Queen
Camp thanks
by Marge Kalama
Being the Lucameen
Queen 2014-15 impacted my
life in several ways.
The experience changed
my emotional direction, and
motivated my inner “fun”
spirit.
It helped
Spilyay
me to put
Speaks
aside my inhi-
bitions and de-
velop a strong
feeling of community mem-
bership.
The appointment turned
out to be one of the funnest
experiences I’ve had.
The position of Lucameen
Queen is never sought; it is
eased upon the individual
during the Pi-Ume-Sha com-
petition. The new Lucameen
Queen is Allysa Macy.
For those who do not
know, Lucameen is a kind of
“leftover” dish, of salmon,
deer or elk meat, using flour
and baking powder, making
a delicious gravy. In fact,
“lucameen” means gravy.
Thank you, community of
Warm springs. You made me
smile each time I would hear
‘Lucameen Queen’ ring out
from group events.
Toe Ness
Employer: “Why did you
leave your last job?”
“Illness,” replied the appli-
cant.
“What kind of illness?”
“I don’t know. They just
said they were sick of me.”
A lady walks in to a shoe
store. “I want a pair of alliga-
tor shoes.”
Salesman: “Yes ma’am.
What size does your alligator
wear?”
Spilyay sez: “A person who
can smile when things go
wrong has probably just
thought of someone he can
blame.” YIKES
Old man: “How old are
you?” Little boy: “I don’t re-
ally know. My mother was 26
when I was born, but the
other day I heard her telling
the milkman she’s 24 years
old.” YIKES!
Teacher: “What must we
do before we can receive for-
giveness for our sins?”
Student: “Well, first we
must sin.”
Spilyay sez: “The most
dangerous year in married life
is the first year. then follow
the second, the third,
fourth...” YIKES
To the community of Warm
Springs,
We are thanking the par-
ents for trusting the Culture
and Heritage, OSU Extension
and Children’s Protection Ser-
vices with their children,
Thank you.
All the campers and camp
staff were able to have a fun
time and a great learning ex-
perience at both camps, and
will carry many happy memo-
ries with them.
Both Camp Naimuma and
Camp Tananauwit were a
huge success.
A big thank you to the Cul-
ture and Heritage staff, OSU
Extension and CPS for col-
laborating to create Camp
Naimuma and Camp
Tananauwit, which was held
at HeHe.
All the staff members
from Culture and Heritage,
Extension and CPS pulled to-
gether with financial help
from Caroline Cruz. Thank
you, Caroline.
We want to thank the fol-
lowing departments, work
crews and businesses for all
their hard work and dedica-
tion:
Natural Resources: Bobby
Brunoe, Jason Smith, Clay
Penhollow, Harry Hisatake,
Restoration crews, Tony Van
Pelt and his very helpful
team. Thank you all so much.
Tribal Utilities Depart-
ment: Thank you Don
Courtney and staff.
Thank you John Katchia,
general manger, War m
Springs Forest Products In-
dustries. And thank you Cul-
ture and Heritage for all your
amazing work.
A thank-you to Nancy
Collins, Indian Health Ser-
vices; Terry and Diana Macy,
War m Springs Market.
You’re the best.
And to Stan Suenaga,
Warm Springs Public Safety,
the Warm Springs Police De-
partment; and Trey Leonard
and Fire Management and
staff.
Thank you to the EMTs
for medical coverage at both
Camps and the hike.
Val Switzler, Deanie
Smith, Jefferson Green and
Arlene Boileau
Thank you
from COCC
On behalf of the Native
American Program and First
Nations Student Union at
Central Oregon Community
College, I would like to thank
the Confederated Tribes of
War m Springs Branch of
Natural Resources, the Cul-
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller
Multi Media Specialist: Alyssa Macy
Managing Editor: Dave McMechan
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Spilyay Tymoo July 8, 2015
to the editor
ture and Heritage Depart-
ment, and Higher Education
for their continued support
of our programs.
Our 2015 Salmon Bake
would not be possible if it
were not for the generous do-
nation of salmon from Natu-
ral Resources.
Special thanks goes to
Geraldine Jim and Elfreda
Mitchell for making sure we
have salmon, and that it is
cooked in keeping with the
Warm Springs traditions.
We would like to thank
Culture and Heritage, and
especially Valerie Switzler for
her continual help and sup-
port for the many programs
we offer throughout the year.
Valerie’s expertise and knowl-
edge of local resources is in-
valuable.
Thank you Warm Springs
Higher Education, and
namely Carroll Dick, for the
continued support of our
quest of educating our
people. Carroll works above
and beyond getting students
information; she gets them
connected to COCC and of-
fers encouragement.
We at COCC cherish our
relationship with many Warm
Springs community mem-
bers, and we look forward to
many years of continued part-
nerships and friendships.
Respectfully,
Gina Ricketts, Native
American Program Coordina-
tor, Central Oregon Commu-
nity College.
Summer read
Lucameen Queen
The Warm Springs Library
is encouraging youth to read
this summer.
Kids can stop by the library
any time to pick up a new
book for summer reading.
If you read a book and fill
out one of the library’s book
slips, you can turn it in for a
prize.
The more books you read,
the more slips you can fill out
and the more prizes you win.
Never gone
In memory of Norman
Nathan on his third birthday
in Heaven. August 8, 1937 ~
July 18, 2012.
Time slips by and life goes
on. But from my heart you
are never gone. I think about
you always, I talk about you
too. I have so many memo-
ries but I wish I still had you.
Loving your forever,
Renee Hogan Krstovich.
Carlos Calica photo
Alyssa Macy (right), is the new Lucameen
Queen, taking the role at Pi-Ume-Sha from
former Lucameen Queen Marge Kalama.
at Seattle University School
of Law. He will be available
until August 7. Call 541-553-
3148 to make an appoint-
ment.
Estate plan
Timber tour
Tribal members can draft
a will, create powers of at-
torney, and do other estate
planning services this sum-
mer Mondays thru Wednes-
days from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at the
Warm Springs Community
Action Team office.
Adam Mentzer is an intern
with the Institute for Indian
Estate Planning and Probate
The Forestry Department
will hosting a timber tour July
15-16.
Food and transportation
will be provided. If you have
questions, please contact For-
estry at 553-8200.
Birth
Natasha Songoi Caldera
Brandon Caldera and
Nicki Smith of Warm Springs
are pleased to announce the
birth of their daughter,
Natasha Songoi Caldera, born
on June 24, 2015.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Carla Dean
Caldera, and Davis Sohappy
Sr.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Randy Smith
and Lillian Walsey.
IHS Nurse Hot Line offers
round-the-clock service
Remembering When...
Twenty-five
years
ago—from the July 13, 1990
Spilyay Tymoo:
For the second time, Warm
Springs voters passed two ref-
erendum items but failed to
validate the election because
the number of voters was too
small.
The turnout at the polls for
referendum items, including a
wellness center and additional
housing units, was 68 short of
the 536 necessary to make
the election valid. Both items
would have passed over-
whelmingly had there been
enough votes.
Twenty years ago—
from the July 6, 1995 Spilyay:
Leaders from the Warm
Springs, Yakama, Umatilla
and Nez Perce tribes unveiled
their plan for Columbia Ba-
sin salmon restoration during
a recent trip to Washington,
D.C. During three days of
meetings, tribal leaders
briefed White House, Interior
and Congressional staff on
the plan.
The plan is called Wy-Kan-
Ush-Me Wa-Kish-Wit, mean-
ing Spirit of the Salmon, and
was presented earlier to the
Northwest Power Planning
Council and members of the
Save Our Wild Salmon coali-
tion.
During the trip to Wash-
ington, D.C., tribal leaders
urged adoption of this single
plan for Columbia salmon
restoration. In other news:
Huckleberries are becom-
ing harder and harder to find.
Tribal member gatherers of-
ten must travel many miles to
off-reservation sites to har-
vest berries. And more often
than not, they must compete
with non-member pickers.
Enhancing and rehabilitat-
ing reservation huckleberry
sites, and increasing the num-
ber of berry patches, would
eliminate some of the hard-
ship on the local people. And
that is exactly what Marcia
Macy Flynn and her brother
Vinson, aka Huckleberry
Flynn Services Inc., have in
mind with their new project.
Fifteen years ago—
From the July 13, 2000
Spilyay:
The Confederated Tribes
will use an innovative tech-
nique developed in Alaska to
estimate the number of fall
chinook salmon returning to
the Deschutes River this year.
Tribal biologists hope the
experimental project, begin-
ning this month, will accu-
rately reflect the river’s fall
chinook run, which is used as
a yardstick by agencies with
the authority to set fishing
seasons for the species. In
other news:
A proposal by some state
of Washington Republicans
has angered rights activists
and has some party members
ridiculing the idea.
Politicians and human
rights activists are debating
the seriousness of the state
Republican Party’s call to ter-
minate tribal governments on
reservations.
(You can browse many
back issues of the Spilyay
Tymoo at:
Oregonnews.uoregon.edu)
Thank you for writing
to the Spilyay Tymoo, PO
Box 489, Warm Springs,
97761. Or email:
david.mcmechan@wstribes.org
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Wellness Center is pleased to
offer a Nurse Hot Line,
available for your use seven
days a week, 24 hours a day.
This telephone hot line will
allow you to contact a Nurse
for advice or medical ques-
tions.
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Nurse will give you direction
on
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your symptoms at home;
· If you should wait and
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If you believe you or your
family is having a medical
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This toll free nurse line
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being connected to an audio
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infor mation about other
health questions you have.
The clinic receives infor-
mation from the nurse line
about your call and what ad-
vice you were given. A nurse
at our clinic will call you to
find out how you are feeling
or if you need to be seen by
your provider.
This is a service that the
Warm Springs IHS clinic is
providing so that you will
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