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Letters to the editor
Pet clinic
Dear Warm Springs,
If your dog or puppy
needs a distemper-parvo vac-
cine or booster, Fences for
Fido will have them available
this Saturday, January 14.
The clinic will be drive-
through style at the Agency
Fire Station, 2201 Wasco
Street, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The clinic is for Warm
Springs residents only. Bring
any veterinarian records you
have for your dog or dogs;
or be prepared to let the vets
know when they last had a
vaccine.
Please keep your pet in
your vehicle and on a leash.
The clinic is for DHPP—the
distemper parvo shots only.
Register at this site:
tinyurl.com/2b3476pz
You can also contact
Fences for Fido at:
info@fencesforfido.org
Phone 402-416-6505.
Sponsors are Fences for
Fido, First Nations Veteri-
nary, and Warm Springs Fire
and Safety.
Please register via the
link. The registry is new and
something we are testing to
keep the line as short as pos-
sible!
Looking forward to seeing
you there.
From Credit
The Warm Springs Tribal
Credit office and drive-thru
window will be closed all day
next Thursday, January 19.
Credit will reopen for regu-
lar business hours on Friday,
January 20. Credit would like
to remind you that the lobby
and drive-thru are closed dur-
ing the lunch hour from noon
until 1 p.m.
Birth
Siete Westopfer
Carlito Felix
Charlie Felix and Syndey
Smith of Metolius are
pleased to announce the
birth of their son Siete
Westopfer Carlito Felix,
born on December 31,
2022.
Siete joins sister Catalana,
age 19 months.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Guillermina
Rosales of Metolius, and
Tomas Felix Cervantes.
Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Juanita
White Elk Kalama of Ma-
dras; and Vivian Carter
Smith and Alvis W. Smith III
of Warm Springs.
Coming up...
KWSO will broadcast the
Madras High School varsity
boys basketball game this
Saturday, January 14. They
host Marshfield at 5 p.m.
The Warm Springs Com-
munity Center has basket-
ball nights for men and
women 18 and older. Mon-
day and Wednesday are
women’s nights. Tuesday and
Thursday are men’s nights.
Games start at 7 each
evening.
The Community Center
gym and weight rooms are
open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Mon-
days and Wednesdays; and
Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Of-
fice hours are 8 a.m. 5 p.m.
weekdays, closed from 12-1
p.m. Phone 541-553-3243.
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Film looks at tribal people, salmon at Columbia
Wy-Kan-Ush-Pum:
Salmon People is a new
documentary from Or-
egon Public Broadcasting
and ProPublica, looking at
the current state of the
salmon of the Columbia
River.
The 25-minute film
follows the lives of three
Columbia River tribal
people confronting the
collapse of salmon popu-
lations, as they fight to
preserve a way of life.
The documentary fo-
cuses on the present
fishery conditions at the
Columbia, while putting
the situation in perspec-
tive with a brief history
of the region, from the
Louisiana Purchase
through the building of
the Columbia River
dams. A synopsis of the
film explains:
For the Wy-Kan-Ush-
Pum, living, eating and
sleeping at the river is a way
of life. They catch salmon
for subsistence, for ceremo-
nies and for their living.
It is a life Columbia
River tribal people have
fought for decades to pro-
Hello again Warm Springs!
Your Tribal Veterans Ser-
vice Officer here to help the
Veteran, currently serving
members and those thinking
about joining the military.
This week I have a little
advice to pass on to our tribal
community: Pay attention to
your Veteran and discharge!
Every Veteran is different,
and many may not show any
signs of intent to harm them-
selves. But some actions and
behaviors can be a sign that
they need help.
Learn to recognize some
of the signs, and take a self-
check assessment at:
veteranscrisisline.net/signs-
of-crisis/
The Veterans Crisis Line
provides 24-seven confiden-
tial crisis supportl. Dial 998
then press 1 or text 838255
Or see the website:
w w w. v a . g o v / R E AC H /
default.asp
obsession and anger… talk to
them. Something motivated
by an angry impulse today
could cause a big headache
in the future, or set them on
an unhealthy path that could
end badly for everyone. Have
the courage to help them and
say something.
They might be angry
about you trying to help at
first but it shows them that
someone cares and is willing
to help, and that’s what mat-
ters the most.
Allowing your Veteran to
‘deal with it on their own’ is:
You failing Them. They have
just left a world of ‘let’s get
this done together,’ and
where leadership has had
training that requires the
leaders to pay attention to,
and act on potentially danger-
ous shifts in mood, habits, ac-
tivities, behavior, etc... But
more importantly they came
from a place where people
acted immediately to take
care of one another. Don’t
be the one who ‘sends
thoughts and prays for them’
rather than talk to or be with
them, it makes no difference
to a person contemplating
suicide. They need interven-
tion not your ‘best inten-
tions’—that’s what the road
to hell is paved with, by the
way. They might fight, argue
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Publisher Emeritus in Memorium: Sid Miller
Editor: Dave McMechan
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tamination further poi-
soned the well. And now,
as we know, climate
change threatens the
salmon throughout its
life.
You can watch W y -
Kan-Ush-Pum: Salmon
People at this site:
https://bit.ly/3VgQgkz
A message from your Veterans Service Officer
A happy Veteran doesn’t
throw away their documents,
awards or history. They don’t
complain about their service,
lament the enlistment, bad-
mouth their branch of ser-
vice or command and con-
trol.
That’s not to say that there
won’t be ‘venting.’ There will
be, but when that turns to an
Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 489, Warm Springs, OR
97761.
tect. As we’ve seen over the
last century and a half, forces
have eroded their access to
salmon.
Treaties removed them
from their traditional fish-
ing areas; dams massively
reduced the numbers of
salmon that swam in the
waters; environmental con-
WSP&WE
The new year started off on a welcome and
positive note, as Cathy Ehli, general manager
of Warm Springs & Water Enterprises,
presented an $800,000 dividend check from
Power and Water to the tribes, as accepted
here by Council Chairman Jonathan Smith.
Rain Circle, Veterans
Service Officer of the
Confederated Tribes.
or rebel against your help but
they are sad and want help.
Anger and lashing out
might be the first emotions
but immediate help is better
than waiting for them to be
in a full blown self-destruc-
tive addiction issue that leads
to their injury, self-harm or
death. And if you don’t know
what to do, the answer is:
Give them my number. I
know what can be done to
help. (My number is at the
conclusion of this article.)
It is also important to un-
derstand that the Veteran has
learned a new, more direct,
communication style. What
most civilians view as rude,
impolite or pushy is just what
we see as ‘BLUF: the Blunt
Line Up Front communica-
tion. It’s how we talk. It’s not
about you, so put your ego
and sense of self-importance
away and be there for some-
one besides yourself. We are
asked direct questions and
expect quick direct answers.
Hesitation is troubling to us,
so please meet us half way.
If you don’t know what to
say, listen.
If you think the Veteran
is looking for answers? Ask
them, because they might just
be talking through something
in their mind, just out-loud in
front of you, so don’t feel
bad if you don’t have the
answers because, Who
would!?
Have those kinds of an-
swers. The important thing to
remember is that they are
talking to You. It’s hard stuff
to talk about and it gets hard
to listen to but they trust you
enough to open up. You don’t
have to have the right words
to listen; and then help them
get help.
There will likely be some
heated talking or maybe yell-
ing, crying or a myriad of
emotions. It is important to
remember: Don’t allow your
Veteran to take out their an-
ger and sadness on you, some-
times it is just a release of
pent-up emotions but if it
isn’t, Protect yourself!
It is important to know
that warning signs can turn
into a crisis, and if your Vet-
eran is obviously distraught,
getting physically aggressive
or is armed, then move to a
safe place. Call 911 and get
emergency services involved.
Regardless of your perceived
outcome, it could become a
murder/sSuicide event and we
need more Indians, not less.
See Veterans on page 5