E Coosh EEWA: The way it is
Letters to the editor
A fond farewell
Dear community of Warm
Springs:
As many of you know, I
am retiring from the Indian
Health Service after a 20
year career.
I wanted to take this op-
portunity to thank you all for
welcoming me here in Warm
Springs. It has been a privi-
lege to serve for over 14
years this tour of duty and
2.5 years on my first tour of
duty here.
Many of you have be-
come good friends and you
all have a special place in my
heart.
For those who trusted me
with your care in our Phar-
macy-run clinics—hyperten-
sion, tobacco cessation, an-
ticoagulation (warfarin), and
alcohol abstinence—I will
miss our visits, and I thank
you for the confidence you
placed in the care of the
Pharmacy Department. It
means a lot and has provided
such a great opportunity to
get to know you on a more
personal basis.
For those who come to the
Pharmacy on a regular ba-
sis, thank you for sharing
your humor and kindnesses
with me. Many a day, those
interactions lifted my spirits
and brought a smile to my
face. Thank you for includ-
ing me in your life. I will
miss you all!
For those who have come
to share your crafts and cul-
ture, thank you for sharing
that as well. It is what makes
a career in Indian Health
Service so interesting.
I will miss all my co-work-
ers as well. I have found the
Warm Springs Health and
Wellness Center to be a place
where the staff strive for
excellence and putting pa-
tient care first.
I have seen passion for
improving health in this com-
munity, and it has been a
privilege for me to work
among the dedicated and
caring professionals that ex-
ist throughout the clinic.
Once again, thank you,
for everything!
Sincerely,
Linda Schrand Crosby,
Pharmacy Department.
Boomer Classic
The Museum at War m
Springs will host the annual
Boomer Classic golf tourna-
ment at Kah-Nee-Ta in July.
The event is in memory of
Jim “Boomer” Noteboom,
former attorney for the tribes.
The tournament will be
July 8, starting at 9 a.m. Reg-
istration is $300 per team, or
$75 per person. Proceeds ben-
efit the Educational programs
at the Museum at War m
Springs.
For more infor mation
please the museum at 541-
553-3331. You may also
email: maws@museumat
warmsprings.org
Great help
I would like to thank the
ladies in Vital Stats depart-
ment and the Credit enter-
prise for all they do day in
and day out, and still find
time to delve into the ques-
tions asked of the them and
get results in no time at all.
I hope everybody appreci-
ates how they handle their
moral duties and obligations
in a timely manner without
complaint. Great work eth-
ics.
Curtis Brown
At museum
Coming up at the Mu-
seum at Warm Springs is
the Celestial Visions exhibit,
starting June 22 during the
week before Pi-Ume-Sha.
Nature, Mother Earth
and our natural elements
have always been a signifi-
cant part of Native Ameri-
can life since time immemo-
rial. The museum will join
in celebrating the August
total eclipse with beaded
bags and a variety of ob-
jects from the collections
that portray the importance
of this historic event.
There will be educational
programs to enhance this
exhibit, which runs through
September 9. For informa-
tion call the museum at 541-
553-3331 ext. 412.
Kids garden
Warm Springs Recreation
is hosting the Children’s Eat-
ing Garden at the Commu-
nity Wellness Center Garden.
Beginning this month the pro-
gram is open Monday and
Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30
p.m. The benefits to young
people:
Learn what to plant, and
when to plant. The learning
is fun with hands-on experi-
ence. Youth who help with the
garden planting, watering and
weeding are first to harvest
veggies and pumpkins.
All youth and families are
invited to participate. For
more information call Recre-
ation, 541-553-3243.
Pi-Ume-Sha 2017 Royalty candidates
coming up in June at the
Warm Springs Community
Wellness Center.
For vendor information
call Katie Russell or Edmund
Francis, 541-553-2460. The
health fair will be from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June
21, a few days before Pi-
Ume-Sha.
The fair is a chance to in-
crease health through screen-
ings, activities, materials,
demonstrations and informa-
tion. This is also a chance to
learn more about the local,
state and tribal health services
and resources.
Wisdom opening
Wisdom of the Elders
seeks to hire a new execu-
tive director. The current
executive director Rose High
Bear has announced the tran-
sition to a new executive di-
rector. Applicants can submit
a resume and cover letter to
Jocelyn Furbush at:
Jocelyn@wisdomoftheelders.org
Or contact her if you
have questions, 503-775-
4014.
Wisdom of the Elders
records, preser ves and
shares oral history, cultural
arts, language concepts, and
traditional ecological knowl-
edge of exemplary Native
elders and scientists in col-
laboration with education
institutions, environmental
organizations, and govern-
ment agencies. The main of-
fice is located in Portland.
Powwow run
The Warm Springs Rec-
reation Department will host
the Pi-Ume-Sha Fun Run on
Saturday, June 24. The runs
include a 10k, 5k and one-
mile fun run.
The starting point for all
three are at the Housing
building by administration.
These are out and back
races. The course starts flat,
then moves to small up-hills,
flat again, and then into roll-
ing hills, all blacktop.
Water stations are at the
1.5 mile maker and at the
3.1 mile turn around.
Pre-registration before
June 21, $15; and afterward,
$20.
Every registered runner
will receive a ticket stub for
door prizes and a t-shirt.
Day of race registration
is at 7 a.m. All runs begin at
8 a.m. sharp. For informa-
tion contact the Recreation
Department at 541-553-
3243.
Health Fair
The Pi-Ume-Sha Health
Fair—with the theme this
year, “Water is Life”—is
Spilyay Tymoo
(Coyote News, Est. 1976)
Publisher Emeritus in Memorium: Sid Miller
Editor: Dave McMechan
Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are
located at 4174 Highway 3 in Warm Springs.
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On Father’s Day
The Wellness of Warm
Springs lunch will celebrate
Father’s Day on June 8 at the
Family Resource Center at
noon.
This month’s topic is
Men’s Wellness. Lunch is pro-
vided to all participants.
COCC grads
More than 850 Central
Oregon Community College
students will receive certifi-
cates and degrees at the
college’s commencement cer-
emony at 10 a.m. on Satur-
day, June 17.
The ceremony will be at
the Bend campus Mazama
Hello! My name is
Charisse Heath. I
am enrolled Warm
Springs.
I am going to school
at Yakima Valley
College for Business.
My parents are the
late Christopher
Heath Sr. and the
late Irma Wahnetah.
I live in Toppenish,
Washington with my
aunt and uncle
Anthony and Colleen
(Seelatsee) Johnson.
I’m running for
2017/2018 Pi-ume-
sha Queen.
I enjoy traveling to
powwows and bead-
ing, and going huckle-
berry and root dig-
ging. I enjoy doing
cultural activities.
Priscilla Thomas
“Ishkwii” is 8 years
old. She is an enrolled
member of the Confed-
erated Tribes of Warm
Springs.
Priscilla attends
Kirkwood Elementary
in Toppenish, Washing-
ton. She is a second
grader with outstanding
grades.
She participates in
basketball baseball
and dancing with the
Iks Iks Washanala
Youth Group, perform-
ing social dances such
as swan dance and
butter fly. She dances
Jingle , Fancy and
Traditional.
She has represented
the Yakama Nation
Treaty Days celebration
as Little Miss Treaty
Days, as well as Rock
Creek Powwow as
Little Miss Rock
Creek.
Priscilla is the
daughter of Elsie
Sconawah Blackwolf
and Tj Thomas. Her
grandparents are
Harold and Priscilla
Blackwolf, Arthur B.
Mitchell Sr., Andrew
Stacona Sr., Willy
Stacona and Monique
Sconawah.
Priscilla is a year
round food gatherer.
She loves to dig roots
and dry them, pick
huckleberries and can
Field. There is a reception to
follow. Tickets are not re-
quired for guests.
Rod Ray, former president
and CEO of Bend Research,
Inc., will provide the com-
mencement address.
Mr. Ray holds a Doctor-
ate in Chemical Engineering,
and 23 U.S. patents.
He was raised in Bend and
attended COCC part-time in
the mid-1970s. He went on
to helm Bend Research, a
them, clean and prepare
fish for drying and
canning.
She loves to speak
ichishkin and learn
about anything and
everything she can. She is
vary obedient and
outgoing.
She would love to
represent her people as
Miss Pi-Ume-Sha
Queen.
technology development and
pharmaceutical company that
launched in 1975 and is cred-
ited with paving the way for
Central Oregon’s tech indus-
try.
For infor mation on
COCC’s commencement,
contact Ron Paradis, execu-
tive director of College Re-
lations, at 541-383-7599. In
advance of college events,
persons needing accommo-
dation or transportation be-
If you would love to
support her and
purchase tickets from
her please contact
mother Elsie
Blackwolf on
Facebook.
She lives in
Toppenish but will
have someone in Warm
Springs with tickets.
Please support her
if you can.
cause of a physical or mobil-
ity disability, contact Joe Viola:
541-383-7775.
To be sufficiently pre-
pared for a wildfire you
must be have a plan. You
can reduce risks around
your home. For more in-
formation on wildfire pre-
paredness, contact the
Fire Prevention Team at
Warm Springs Fire Man-
agement, 541-553-1146.