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8 Healthy Habits
The Warm Springs Dia-
betes program starting in
September will host the Eight
Healthy Habits classes:
Come to learn about the
eight healthy habits that will
change your life.
Reward yourself, improve
your energy and help lose
extra pounds. Classes will
start on Friday, September
20 at 12:05 p.m. in the clinic
atrium. The classes will then
continue every Friday until
November 8.
Classes will consist of an
eight healthy habits video
course. A side salad will pro-
vided every week. Feel free
to bring your lunch.
If you have questions,
call Montell Elliott at the
Diabetes Department at
541-553-2478.
A thank you
Family, Friends and Bro’s
of Woodrow Poitra,
We his family would like
to thank each and every one
of you for being at his Me-
morial.
Thank you Nor man
Lucei for being the speaker
for our family. We really
appreciated that, Grandpa.
Thank you Pastor Rick
and Ursula Gibson for be-
ing the speakers at his grave
site. You fulfilled his re-
quest, when he asked both
of you to be his speakers
back in 2018. Our deepest
thank that you honored his
wishes.
Thanking the elders and
friends who donated;
Winnie Howtopat, Neda
Wesley, Laura Switzler,
Annie Kalama, Arch
Caldera, and Robert Char-
ley.
Our family enjoyed hav-
ing all the elders who came
and shared their time with
us. Thank you Don
Sohappy, Neda Wesley,
Laura Watchero, Robert
Charley, Annie Kalama and
Winnie Howtopat.
We thank our cook
Alberta Comedown and all
of her helpers.
We would like to thank
everyone that accepted
“Our Tiny” Leander Smith
Jr. for his personal giveaway
of pretzels to each and ev-
eryone who was the memo-
rial service. We appreciate
you for making him happy
by taking the pretzel and
eating it.
We give thanks to
Winnie Howtopat for trav-
eling in from Washington,
and to Jackie Poitra and
Tanner Vandal for coming
in from North Dakota.
We appreciate Jack Will-
iams and Brenda Cloud for
going to the grave site.
Thank you for cleaning and
preparing it for the head-
stone setting.
Our thanks to Chico
Hollliday for the use of his
pickup to haul the head-
stone.
In conclusion, if we for-
got anyone, our deepest
thanks to you for the help,
support and prayers.
Ja c k a l y n n Po i t r a ,
Jackie Poitra, Tanner
Vandal, Lester Poitra,
Wilona Poitra, Laura
Poitra, Louis Smith,
L e a n d e r S m i t h J r. ,
Peggy
Williams,
Willard Poitra, Renee
Poitra, Tyrell Poitra,
Roshanda, Rhonda and
Isaac Poitra.
P.S.: To the dummers, you
are not forgotten, and we did
miss you at the services.
Proud mother
I’m now a proud mother.
I’m very proud of my old-
est son Floyd Frank Jr. He
has a high school diploma
from Madras High School.
I also have a very nice
winter jacket of his. It’s a
winter jacket that he earned
in playing basketball with
other Indians in their All-In-
dian basketball tournament
in 2001.
I still have that jacket,
and there is no way I will
ever part with it. I love my
son Floyd Frank Jr.
I will always cherish what
my oldest son has earned sin-
cerely.
Evette Patt, 1075
Irvington Dr., Eugene OR
97404.
Also, Happy Birthday to
my youngest son Avery
Frank! His birthday is August
25.
Indian Park
As the Indian Park
camp host, I would like to
say thank you for all the
hard work you did at the
park.
Estelle Lawson.
Birth
Notes...
There will be a food han-
dlers class this Thursday,
August 29 from 2 to 4 p.m.
a the clinic atrium. For
more information call 541-
553-1196.
If you are experiencing
issues with your War m
Springs Telecom services,
please call them at 541-615-
0555.
You must call in for tech-
nicians to respond, trouble-
shoot and resolve your is-
sue.
If you have unused or
expired medications you
need to get rid of, the Warm
Springs Health and Wellness
Center now has a MedSafe
drop box to dispose of old
meds. Bring them to large
blue box located in the phar-
macy waiting area to safely
dispose of unneeded medi-
cations.
A Jefferson County Vet-
erans Service Outreach
officer is in Warm Springs
at the Warm Springs Se-
nior Center on third Tues-
day of each month. Ap-
pointments are available
for the morning by calling
541-475-5228.
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.
Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo
should be addressed to:
Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 489, Warm Springs, OR
97761.
Phone: 541-553-2210 or 541-771-7521
E-Mail: david.mcmechan@wstribes.org.
Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $20.00
Spilyay Tymoo August 28, 2019
Conservation Corp Crew of Warm Springs
Penny Carnival
War m Springs HAPPI
and Prevention Programs are
putting on a penny carni-
val with foods, games, crafts
and music this Wednesday,
August 28 from 6-8 p.m. in
the Youth Center gym.
Anyone interested in set-
ting up a booth should con-
tact the Prevention Program.
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Gideon Elliot Zehr
Raymond Zehr and Judy
Zehr of Culver would like
to announce the birth of
their son Gideon Elliot, born
on August 16, 2019.
Gideon joins brothers Ri-
chard, 11, Ezra, 7, and Dirk,
5; and sisters Chloe, 9, and
Isabel, 3.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Paul and
Mary Zehr of Milton-
Freewater.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Jason and
Elsie Schrock of Halsey.
Tribal Council
The following are some of
the items on the Tribal Coun-
cil agenda for September (sub-
ject to change at Council dis-
cretion):
Tuesday, September 3
9 a.m.: Bureau of Indian
Courtesy Estelle Lawson
Great work this summer to the Warm Springs Youth Conservation
Corp Crew:
Thyreicia Simtustus, crew leader; Iysha Macy, Katrina Wolfe, Lois
Squiemphen, assistant leader (front from left); Robert Warner, Silas
Howtopat, Levi Joe, Jeremiah Blackwolf, Mateo B. Smith, and
Nathaniel Jensen (back from left).
Affairs update with Floy
Anderson, superintendent.
9:30: Office of the Spe-
cial Trustee update with
Charles Jackson.
10: Realty items with
Carmen Perkins, BIA Realty.
10:30: Canoe Journey
with Jefferson Greene.
11: OHSU On Track pro-
gram with the Education
Committee.
1:30 p.m.: Legislative up-
date calls.
2:30: Tribal attorney up-
date.
Wednesday, September 4
9 a.m.: Indian Health Ser-
vices modernization plan
update with Michele Miller,
IHS.
10: CenturyLind right-of-
way update with Jim Manion.
11: Tribal Court assess-
ment with Judge Lisa Lomas.
1:30 p.m.: Sacred Food
project with OSU Extension.
2:30-5 p.m.: SBA and
Hud 184 lending with Dustin
Seyler and Chris Watson,
Warm Springs Community
Action team.
Thursday, September 5:
U.S. Attorney’s 2019 Mari-
juana Summit.
10:30: Natural Resources
update with Robert Brunoe,
general manager.
1:30 p.m.: Human Ser-
vices update with Caroline
Cruz, general manager Health
and Human Services.
3:30: Education Branch
update with Valerie Switzler,
branch manager.
Tuesday, September 10
9 a.m.: Public Safety up-
date with Carmen Smith,
branch manager.
11: High Lookee Lodge
update with Jolene Greene,
director.
1:30 p.m.: Public Utilities
update with Travis Wells, di-
rector.
3:30: Secretary-Treasurer
report with Michele.
4:30: Community assis-
tance update.
Wednesday, September 11
9 a.m.: Human Resources
report with Cheryl Tom.
10: Governmental Affairs
report with Louie Pitt.
11: Finance report with
Alfred.
1:30: Administrative Ser-
vices report.
Agenda continues on page 8
Monday, September 9
9 a.m.: Budget overview
with Michele Stacona, Sec-
retary-Treasurer, and Alfred
Estimo, Finance director.
9:30: Chief Operations
Officer update with Alysa
Macy.
Still time to experience boarding school exhibit
T he Museum at Warm
Springs exhibit Resilience:
The Boarding School Ex-
perience of War m
Springs and beyond will
be on display for one
more month, until Sep-
tember 28. Next up at the
museum will be the
Twenty-Sixth Annual
War m Springs Tribal
Member Art Exhibit,
opening in October.
Resilience gives first-
hand accounts of the
boarding school experi-
ence, many in War m
Springs and Chemawa,
and other stories from
schools across Indian
Country.
Some memories are
heartfelt—some sad,
some happy. Most impor-
tant, the stories tell the
truth, as remembered by
students, now parents and
Year 1890 class at Warm Springs Indian Boarding School.
grand parents.
Accompanying the sto-
ries, with photos of the stu-
dents, are items from the
boarding schools, collected
from community residents,
and some from the museum.
With one month left for
Courtesy photo
this exhibit, you do not
want to miss the candid
accounts of boarding
school life, then and now.