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Spilyay Tymoo
June 22, 2016
Letters to the editor
COCC student success story
COCC thanks
To the Community of Warm
Springs,
Central Oregon Commu-
nity College and First Nations
Student Union would like to
thank you for all the support
you’ve shown us this past
year.
This year’s Salmon Bake,
which raises money for schol-
arships for Native American
students, would not be pos-
sible without the help of
many.
Thanks to Geraldine Jim
for her willingness to come
cook our salmon. Thank you
to the Department of Natu-
ral Resources and Alexandria
Anguiano for making sure we
had enough salmon to feed
the people. The Quartz Creek
Dancers, as usual, were superb
in the sharing of their dances
and their knowledge. And a
big thank you goes to the
people of Warm Springs who
drive to Bend to support what
we do.
We’d also like to thank
Carroll Dick and the Higher
Education Department. She
works very hard to meet the
needs of all the students, fu-
ture and current. Without her
kindness and expertise, my job
would be much, much harder!
Valerie Switzler and the
Department of Culture and
Heritage are always available
to answer my many questions.
COCC is grateful for the tire-
less work Valerie does in
teaching and promoting the
Kiksht Language class at
COCC. What an honor for
this college to have such a na-
tionally known instructor as
part of our staff.
There are many individu-
als, besides the ones men-
tioned above, who are a great
help to me throughout the
year: James Halliday and
Jaylynn Suppah, to name just
two. I’m sure I’ve left some-
one out; if so, my apologies
and my thanks!
I look forward to the up-
coming year. I am ver y
blessed to work with the
people and students from
Warm Springs.
Respectfully,
Gina Ricketts/Native
American Program Coordina-
tor/COCC
Ceremony
I am writing to apologize
to my relatives and Rafael,
because I didn’t attend his
sub-Chieftainship ceremony
at the Simnasho Longhouse.
As the elder Queahpama I
wanted to be there. I had a
good reason. My Jim cousins
were having a memorial at
Priest Rapids for their brother
Harvey, and name-givings.
My mother Helen’s Indian
name came out and was given
to my cousin Sara. It was a
very good turn-out. My sis-
ters and I felt bad for miss-
ing out on our Simnasho fam-
ily.
I was not there, but I was
supporting the Heath and
Queahpama family, and I had
a song in my heart for you
all.
Cleda
Queahpama
Peterson, Sylvie Smartlowit.
AGLOW
The AGLOW prayer and
Bible study group meets ev-
ery Tuesday evening at High
Lookee Lodge. The meeting
starts at 5:30 and goes until
around 7:30 of 8. AGLOW
will be meeting on Tuesdays
through the summer.
Births
Noli Aniya LeClaire
Louis D. LeClaire and
Noralisette I. McKinley of
Warm Springs are pleased to
announce the birth of their
daughter Noli Aniya LeClaire,
born on June 2, 2016.
Noli joins six siblings:
brothers Tyler, 15, Nathaniel,
12, and Ronald, 1; and sisters
Praisa, 13, Taryn, 7, and
Dessie, 4.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Marcelene
LeClaire and Louis LeClaire
of Warm Springs.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Eugenia
Tappo and Theodore
McKinley of Warm Springs.
TyDell Thor pe Ball
John Thomas Ball and
Rose Ball of Warm Springs
are pleased to announce the
birth of their son TyDell
Thorpe Ball, born on June 1,
2016.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Thomas J.
Ball and Alison Ball, who lives
in Nespelam, Wash.; and Judy
Buffalo of Wisconsin.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Olivia
Wallulatum and Fred
Wallulatum of Simnasho.
Amber Lei Julia
Selam-VanPelt
Myenal Allen VanPelt Sr.
and Timinway Sally Selam of
Warm Springs are pleased to
announce the birth of their
daughter Amber Lei Julia
Selam-VanPelt, born on May
19, 2016.
Amber joins brother
Nathan, and sisters Grace
and Jade.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Chester
VanPelt Jr. of Warm Springs,
and Rebecca Danzuka of
Warm Springs.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Marjorie
George of Warm Springs,
and atwai Ned Johnson Selam
of Yakama.
Jordan Arianna James
Aaron James Jr. and
Dorthy James of War m
Springs are pleased to an-
nounce the birth of their
daughter Jordan Arianna
James, born on June 9, 2016.
Jordan joins brother
Quincy, 7; and sisters Riley,
11, Annalese, 9, Samantha, 9,
Aalyssa, 5, and Tatiyana, 2.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are the late Aaron
James Sr., and Brenda Strom.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are LeiLani
Polk, Chris Requa, and Don
Howtopat Jr.
Elijah Tyler Graham
Craig and Lisa Graham are
pleased to announce the birth
of their son Elijah Tyler Gra-
ham, born on May 23, 2016.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Mike nad
Arlene Graham of Warm
Springs.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Linda
O’Toole of San Antonio, and
Walt Shepard, of Houston.
Vets’ event
The Central Oregon Vet-
erans Stand Down and Com-
munity Resource Fair is com-
ing up this Friday, June 24 at
the Bend Armory. Doors
open at 9 a.m. The location
is 875 SW Simpson Ave.,
Bend.
This is a chance for veter-
ans and families to connect
with representatives from:
The Veterans Administra-
tion, the county Veteran Ser-
vices officers (Jefferson,
Deschutes, Crook), the Vet
Center, Pacific Source
Health Plans, Mosaic Medi-
cal, Housing Works, Neigh-
borhood Impact, Social Secu-
rity
Administration,
Worksource Oregon, the state
Department of Human Ser-
vices, and much more.
After graduating from
high school in 2013,
Shaiandra Saunders’ in-
terest in the medical field
inspired her to start
working on an associate
degree in medical imag-
ing at Central Oregon
Community College.
During her second
term, her son was born
three months premature,
which required him to be
hospitalized for two
months. Later, he was
diagnosed with cerebral
palsy. Through it all,
Shaiandra has persisted
with her education, bal-
ancing weekly visits to a
physical therapist and
trips to the neurologist
with her classes, work in
the Madras Campus
computer lab, and serv-
ing as president of the
Madras branch of the
First Nations Student
Union.
“My family has
helped me continue on
my education path,” she
Shaiandra Saunders
says. “I am very thankful for
them. They are my motiva-
tion and the reason why I
work so hard to finish
school.”
She says that her experi-
ence at COCC has been
great: “The instructors were
very nice and understanding
that life does happen, but at
the same time they want their
At Council
students to succeed and
are willing to help that to
happen.”
Shaiandra will be the
first in her family to earn
a college degree: “I have
younger siblings who
look up to me, and I want
to motivate them to con-
tinue their education and
follow their dreams.”
After completing her
transfer requirements,
she would like to continue
her education at Oregon
Institute of Technology
in Klamath Falls. She
would eventually like to
work for the Confeder-
ate Tribes of War m
Springs.
“As a student and
mother, I can tell you it
is not easy, but push
through it and make it
happen for yourself,” she
says. “Not only will you
be reaching your goals,
you will be reaching to-
ward the right path for
you and your family.”
Graduate
Tribal Council is sched-
uled to make the Committee
and board appointments on
Thursday, June 30.
Please note: All draft
resolutions an ordinances, in-
cluding any attachments or
exhibits, are due on the first
Friday of each month by 5
p.m.
Submit a hard copy, or
email (Word form) for re-
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glendon.smith@wstribes.org
Items for further consid-
eration: The Pension Com-
mittee monthly report. Tribal
adoption - District or Gen-
eral Council meetings: 1980
baseline discussion with the
tribal membership.
Congratulations
to South Wasco
High School
graduate Ryan A.
Garrison (above
with Captain and
Winona).
Boomer tourney
The Boomer Classic Golf
Tournament is coming up on
July 9 at Kah-Nee-Ta. This is
a benefit for the Museum at
Warm Springs. For informa-
tion call 541-553-3331.
A look back...
Shoe boxes
Native Aspirations is col-
lecting 100 shoe boxes, so the
youth workers can create
“coping tool boxes.”
If each department can
come up with three to five
shoe boxes, we should be able
to meet the goal.
Thank you to all who can
help with this project.
Reina Estimo
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Birth
Mathew Alonso and Alicia
Gordon of Madras are
pleased to announce the birth
of their son Danico Mateo
Alonso, born on June 18,
2016.
Danico joins brothers
Benicio and Gabrio.
Grandparent on the
father’s side is Pedro Alonso
of Warm springs.
Grandparent on the
mother’s side is Marc Gor-
don of Madras.
A courtesy photo
Recognize any of these boys? The picture was taken in the 1950s in the
Simnasho area.
Warrior Spirit
Warrior Spirit is an A10
Thunderbolt Air Force jet,
dedicated in June in honor of
the tribes of Idaho.
The dedication, on June 10,
was at the Gowen Field in
Boise.
The art on the side of the
jet features an eagle staff
drawn by the late John
Sorrell, Shoshone-Bannock.
Tribal leaders from the Boise
Valley tribes, and from else-
where in Indian Country, were
in attendance.