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Spilyay Tymoo
October 14, 2015
Letters to the editor
Veterans
Summit in W.S.
The Confederated Tribes
and the Office of Tribal
Government Relations are
hosting a Warm Springs Vet-
erans Summit in November,
at the Community Center.
Plans for the summit in-
clude hands-on ser vices.
There will be less lecture-pre-
sentations, and more booths
and staff available to provide
actual assistance to veterans
and families.
Staff will be on hand to
help with paperwork, ques-
tions and other information.
For more information con-
tact Terry R. Bentley at 541-
440-1271. Or email:
Terry.Bentley@va.gov
Or call Mitchell Devaney,
541-553-1196 ext. 4431.
Email:
Mitchell.devaney@IHS.gov
Trunk or Treat
Warm Springs Recreation
is planning Trunk or Treat
this Halloween.
Like list year, Trunk or
Treat will be at the ball fields,
October 31. Recreation is
looking for people to partici-
pate by decorating their ve-
hicles, and handing out treats.
There will be awards for
first-, second- and third-place
Best Decorated Tr unk.
Trunk or Treat will be from
4-6 p.m., Halloween evening.
Health and Human Ser-
vices-Native Aspirations is a
partner in this event. For
more information call Mushy
at the Library, 541-553-1078.
Or call Carol at Recreation,
541-553-3243.
More on Halloween
Recreation will host the
Halloween Carnival from 6-
8 p.m. There will be a bon-
fire, and Hobo Dance, held
behind the community cen-
ter playground.
Judging of the costume
contest for adults and kids
begins at 7 p.m. Costume cat-
egories are:
Best Disney Villain, Best
Homemade, Scariest, Best
Animal, and Mighty Super
Hero.
There will be a special in-
fant contest for children 0-
12 months, with categories
Best Female and Male, and
Disney Villain costume.
To sign up for a booth, call
either Mushy or Carol.
To Quilters
Warm Springs Recreation
is hosting the Quilting Circle
with Sheilah on Mondays
from 5-6:45 p.m. at the Com-
munity Center.
Learn how to make a quilt,
browse quilt magazines, or
finish a product. Sessions are
limited to five people.
For more information con-
tact Carol Sahme at the Warm
Springs Community Center,
541-553-3243.
For 40 Years of Service
Flu shots
Warm Springs Community
Health nurses have flu shots
available for anyone who has
not yet received one.
Nurses will be visiting the
Simnasho community this
Thursday, Oct. 15, from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m.
They will be at the Early
Childhood Education Center
on the morning of Wednes-
day, Oct. 21.
If you would like, stop by
the clinic to receive your shot.
You can confirm that a nurse
is on hand by calling 541-553-
2460.
Water quality
Washington Gov. Inslee
has signaled a new direction
for water quality standards in
Washington State, marking a
major victory for the Pacific
Northwest and its residents.
Washington’s announced
approach will be a key com-
ponent to regional, unified
efforts to address pervasive
water quality problems that
plague our region and
threaten fish populations and
their recovery.
The tribes are committed
to working with the state of
Washington and the governor
to implement fair and effec-
tive standards that are not an
excessive burden on the
economy.
I truly believe that by
working together we can be-
gin to take on the monumen-
tal task of cleaning our riv-
ers and streams. Our water-
ways are all connected, and
give us the fish that have
sustained us since time im-
memorial.
It is our duty to safeguard
their health and vitality now
and for the next seven gen-
erations. Washington’s pro-
posed approach to revising
its water quality standards is
a long-needed step in the right
direction.
N. Kathryn Brigham,
Chair, Columbia River Inter-
Tribal Fish Commission.
Happy First Birth-
day to Lil Irie. Love
you, from Kelsey
Kalama.
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Health and Welfare Committee members Urbana Manion (left) and Janice Clements (right) present Dr. Creelman
and his wife Pat with a blanket, gifted for the occasion by the committee.
Dr. Creelman started
working at Warm Springs
Health and Wellness in the
summer of 1975.
Marking the doctor’s for-
tieth year at the clinic, IHS,
the Warm Springs Health
and Welfare Committee, and
the Confederated Tribes
hosted an appreciation din-
ner at the Agency
Longhouse.
Dr. Creelman is the
longest-serving employee
at Warm Springs IHS.
Homecoming
Madras High School se-
niors will host a Homecom-
ing barbecue this Friday, Oct.
16 from 4:30-6:45 p.m., next
the football stadium. This is
a fundraiser for the seniors’
trip to Disneyland.
Barbecue choices will in-
clude a hamburger meal for
$7, or a cheeseburger meal
for $8, both of which include
baked beans, potato salad, a
cookie and drink. Another
option is a “donation burger,”
which includes the meal and
a t-shirt.
Wishes...
Happy birthday Kids!
I would like to send Birth-
day Wishes out to my children.
I send you all my love on these
very special days.
October
12—Rich
Danzuka-Crane, 16.
October 23—Kathleen
Danzuka, 9.
November 27—Kathr yce
Danzuka, 13.
I miss you all so much and
hope to see you soon. You are
all growing up so fast, and I
am ver y pr oud of you all.
Keep up your good work in
school, and have fun partici-
pating in sports. I love you so
much,
Mom, Kathy Danzuka.
I would also like to say
hello to the rest of my family.
I know you are all very busy
in your lives, and you are in
my prayers daily. Love, Kathy
Warm Springs artist Travis Bobb is wishing everyone a Happy Halloween!
4-H kickoff
The Jefferson County 4-
H is hosting the Fall Kickoff
Party this Thursday, Oct. 15,
from 5-7 p.m.
The kick-off event will be
at the Central Oregon Agri-
cultural Research Center, 850
Dogwood Lane, on the
Agency Plains. You can call
541-475-7107 for informa-
tion.
This is your opportunity to
learn about 4-H, and what it
can offer you.
berries. Incidentally the Indi-
ans sell baskets, gloves, etc.,
of their own make…
erning Indian reservations it
is required that all county
roads and bridges on the res-
ervation shall be maintained
and kept in repair by the coun-
ties in which the roads are lo-
cated…
As the bridge across the
Warm Springs River is an im-
portant one, Superintendent
Covey Has prepared esti-
mates of the cost and will
submit them to the Indian
office, with the recommen-
dation that appropriation be
made for the purpose of
building the bridge, and that
the government collect a toll
until such time as the appro-
priation has been repaid.
A look back in tribal history
(In October of 1915, Cen-
tral Oregon celebrated the Cen-
tral Oregon Fairs, in Tumalo,
Prineville, Sisters and
Redmond. The notice of the
upcoming events stated the fol-
lowing .)
Special attractions which
heretofore have not been seen
by people of Central Oregon,
including sensational balloon
ascensions daily and nightly,
fireworks and street attrac-
tions, many of which come
directly from the state fair.
Negotiations were com-
pleted recently with the Warm
Springs Indians to entertain
the crows with their charac-
teristic parades and war
dances…
(The following is an account
that appeared in the late sum-
mer 1904 Bend Bulletin.)
About a hundred Indians
from the War m Springs
Agency are drifting through
Bend on their way to the
Willamette Valley to pick
hops. About 50 have gone
through in the past week and
as many more are said to be
on the road.
Old Chief Howard and his
retinue are among them. On
their way back they will get a
supply of huckleberries in the
mountains and they have ex-
tra ponies along to carry the
(This item, regarding a toll
bridge on the reservation, ap-
peared in a 1907 edition of
the Madras Pioneer.)
As there are no available
funds for building a bridge
across the Warm Springs
River on the reservation, that
project is necessary aban-
doned for the present, and it
is likely that Superintendent
Covey will make an effort to
secure an appropriation by
the present Congress for that
purpose.
Under the regulations gov-