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I S pilyay T ymoo 1 I May 24,1985 Page 7 ) Mommy, Don’t Hug Me!relates story o f child sexual abuse E d i t o r ’s n o te : Y o u n g wordsmith Frederick Bobb is once again offering an interest ing and informative story to Spilyay readers. Unlike “The < Way It Is,” this story, entitled ‘‘Mommy, D on’t Hug Me,” is based on facts. The people in | the story are ficticious, but the f story could be true. Frederick spent weeks reading and re searching much information for this latest story. Mommy, D on’t Hug Me dis cusses one of life’s most heinous \ and disgusting crimes, child * sexual abuse. We would all like to say there is no abuse on the reservation, but we can’t. The < following is about a nine-year- ; old girl who is taken in my a young man—their friendship is strong and “special.” The story will be broken into several seg ments for easy reading. > MOMMY, DON’T HUG ME! by Frederick D . Bobb THE CHILDHOOD (NINE YEARS OF AGE) £ She was named Angel, - Her friend called the Sandman, He brought her dreams o f gold, a. Then crushed them in his hand, : She dared not cry her anger, Forfear ofangered punishment. ’ She was named Angel, r So why did the Lord send her demeant. Her mother hadn’t the time, Her brothers and sisters 'way too old. . The only loving one, i. The Sandman, he turned cold. £ She was named Angel, ■? An angel who turned bold! —R B K ‘Hurry mother!’’cried Angel, Turning back into the hallway, school now days was “ Springs,’ her small, frail body neatly dec he yelled “ You d o n ’t need to b e , a name thought to have come orated to suggest that she was so darn uppity!” B from the place far away of Palm going out with her friend again. “ M o th e r! * ’ A n g el sa id , Springs. Her long black hair trailed down bouncing up and down. Springs was small, but Con her back, silky, yet it had body. “T hat’ll be enough.” LilYor tained almost anything desired H er m o th er stood lighting dered her son. from any person who might another Camel, then stuffed the “No, I ’m late already!” Angel move here from New York. lighter neatly back into her purse. corrected. ; Macy’s, the general store, had a “I don’t see why he couldn’t “Oh, honey. I ’m sure he’ll gas statio n , m useum , small have picked you up!” Lily pro understand. If he’s like you said clothes store, post office, and claimed. “If he wanted to take he is, then there’s no reason to was the maift place to buy Icee’s you to the carnival, then it hurry. By your words, he sounds ; that always seemed to taste a should have been his responsi quite nice.” little better after school. I But, all was well in the small bility.” Her voice carried the “Can’t we please hurry?” obvious chill of sarcasim, Angel “Just hold your horses. I have town. People were especially quickly thought u p a way to : to go make a very im portant concerned about matters with pull it away from her. phone call before we leave.” most other families and hardly “ Y ou should m arry him, Lily headed down the hallway - talked about their own prob M ommy.” she said, buttoning toward’s her room. “ You should lem s. T hat’s the way it is on the her small bluejacket. Her small have told me about this before! rez. Nothing out of the ordinary fingers barely had enough con Then we might not be so late.” , could happen, here, and that “Gosh!” Angel said, taking a I made it the best place to live. A trol to bring the button up to the holes. “I need a daddy.” seat on the Honey’s Beehive place that felt as if you were “Honey,” began L i ® I don’t couch. Her lips jabbed way out, snuggled up in your bed on a even know your new friend. theft she pulled them back into rainy night. You’re just lucky I’m letting you her mouth, remembering that< • Five minutes passed, and ten go with him. If he wasn’t related she couldn’t get her way any was working its way up. to Tarker. I wouldn’t even think longer. f “Mother!” Angel cried. twice abo u t m aking you go Since her father had died, A rumbling sound, followed- straight to bed.” nothing, worked: the same. Her by sharp cracking sounds filled Angel, rolled her eyes, and mother had made arrangements the air. Bright lights that flashed fastened the last button. to move away from the house ift Into the front window suggested “Gee!” yelled a voice. “Angel’s Greeley Heights, and they had ithat a car had pulled into the first date!” moved into a small pink trailer driveway. Angel turned to see her oldest in a small valley off to the north “Mommy, mommy!” Angel . brother standing in the entrance of Warm Springs called Dry said, jumping up and down and to the living room- Creek. Dry Creek was the type at the same time waving her Anger began to rise in her, of housing where people were hands in unknown directions. she thought dating was the most people who knew a li kinds of - “He’s here, mommy!” • “Uh-huti?” her mother said disgusting habit to get into. , people. You could walk up to Besides smoking two packs of. almost any hpuse, knock on the into the telephone in the other Camel’s a day. door, and whoever mightanswer room. “Yes, I understand that “He’s not my date!” yelled would almost always know you. part, but what about W ed Angel. “If you had the sense he T hat’s just about the way all nesday?” “Mother, he’s here! ” Angel did, you’d see that!” people were in Warm Springs. “All right,” her brother said. The term for Warm Springs in repeated. “Y eah.. .Well could you hold oil for just a minute? We have a minor disturbance.” Lily put down the telephone receiver, and walked sluggishly into the living room. There, she saw Angel standing next to the front window, peeking out into the darkness with her fake bin oculars—made from her small; hands. “Now what’s all the havoc?” -Lily asked. Z “He’s here,” Angel, said for her last time. “G reat.” Lily said, not too enthusiastic. ! Several seconds later, tliere came ft knock at the door. Lily walked over to the door, and . “Then you’re married?” Lily before opening it, she whispered asked, stepping In fro n t o f to Angel “If he’s hyperactive, him—the action made him feel you’re not going anywhere but self-conscious. into your room to go to sleep!” “ D iv o rc e d .” he rep lied . She opened the door, and “(Couldn’t find a woman who saw what she really didn’t expect. liked children.” On the front porch, stood a “Ah, I see.” Lily said, raising man who looked as though he her head a bit. Her features wasn’t too sure he was at the were those th a t were expensive. right house., His hair was shiny A slim nose, perfect oval eyes black, a little longer than Angel’s that seemed to burn in her skull, older brother’s. His face looked black hair that often tau g h t on so square, if he’d laid it on a tier dangling fake-diamond ear piece of paper for a person to rings, and a slender neck. The trace, he might have gotten an man wondered if she’d always A in geometry. He wore no dressed as if she were ready to more than teenage clothing, one’s go out. that looked quite silly on an “Is Angel here?” he asked. “I older m,ani His build suggested was hoping I’d get here before he might be in his early twenties, she left. I wanted to meet you, but the boyish face told Lily she and ju st tell you th a t your might be a little worn out on her daughter reminds me of my guessing game. What struck Lily, niece.” was that in his pocket, tie had “She was around here some neatly stuffed a pack of glowing where—” C a m e l’s. Sam e brand* she “Rawr!” Angel said, dashing thought. out from behind the long cur “Uh,” he stuttered in a low, tains that rested from the front metallic voice. “Is this where window. She grabbed the leg of Angel stays?” the man, and clung on tight, Lily took some time to re “Oh, you got me!” said the spond, but eventually did, “Yes,” man, reaching down and grab she paused, not able to believe bing her. He lifted her tip, and this man was actually from ttie held level with his face. “Are reservation. “Would you please you ready my little Angel. My come in?” little Fluffy Bunny Angel?” ' “Sure,” the man said, step “Only if you are, Mr. Sand ping over the threshold as if it man.” Angel called, laughter in might jum p up and bite him o n . her voice. the leg. “Then we’re off to see ft wi Once inside, he studied the zard!” cried Mr. Sandman. house—trailer. The living room “Can I go then, Mommy?” was quite large for such a small pleaded Angel. trailer, and it held more decora Lily thought that such a nice tion ttian the Administration man would have taken care of Building he’d thought to be so Angel with the teftderest loye fanciful. So many, plants near found on earth today. Besideg, every corner of the room—he what could happen to a small began to wonder how the plan girl on an even smaller reser ters kept their original soil with vation? a girl like Angel. Leading off to “Have fun,” Lily replied. the right, there lay a dimly lit “Yay!” Angel cried. hallway. The kitchen was vis- ■ “Shall we?” the man asked. ible from where he stood, and in Angel had heard this line the sink sat heaps of unwashed before. She knew what to stiy, dishes, Angel was not in sight. “Surely.” “You’re Angel’s friend?” asked They were o ff on a trip, one Lily, still not able to believe. that 'would beebme a regular “ Yeah, ” he said, after letting event. o u ta sequence of chuckles. “She .When they had left, Lily turned calls me the Mr. Sandman and I into, the small kitchen, “Mr. call her Fluffy Bunny Angel. It’s Sandman,’’she began. “If only I our little game, I live in her was your age!” dreams and she’s the answer to Then she remembered the pa- the child I never had.’’ tient person on the phone. Spilyay Tymoo Camp Ny-Mu-Mah scheduled for July 2-1I Becoming officers of the court—During a recent swearing in ceremony the Probation and Parole officers (left to right) Sondra Miller, Frank Smith and Papo Cruz took a step toward becoming officers o f the courts. ChiefJudge Richard Frederick (far right)performed ceremony. The ceremony marked a big step fo r the officers as it has increased their authority in their present job. The trié will now be able to go into thefield to work with their clients. They will have more input in the courts and hearings. Before the swearing in the officer’s work was largest confined to the office. They now have ! the pow er o f arrest. Adherance to rules essential for activities To be eligible for extra-cur ricular activities at Madras High School, students must be on track for graduation and con form to all OSAA rules ftnd regulations. In addition, the following building rules shall apply: Every student will be required to attend regularly and be passing in six (6) subjects. In addition, during th e im m ed iately p receding semester, he/ she must have been enrolled in scl)bol, attended re gularly and passed six (6) sub jects. 1. To determine the “be pass ing” portion of the rule, ft check of grades and attendance will be made at mid-quarter. This check will cause the activities director and coach to warn students that they must be passing six (6) sub jects at the end of the quarter. As soon as report cards are available, the activities director will check to determine who in the student body is not cur rently passing six (6) subjects at the end of quarters one and three. Students will be informed that they are ineligible if they are hot passing six (6) subjects ttiat carry credit a t the end of quarters one and three. The period of ineligibility will be for 14 calendar days begin ning the day the student is noti fied. At the end of the 14 day | Eleven,to 15 year olds will be able to share cultures, make ' new friends and learn Indian arts and crafts during the nine- ¿day Camp Ny-Mu-Mah to be 'held July 2-11 at He He. ,4 This year celebrates the tenth anniversary of Camp Ny-Mu- Mah,, Young people will be gathered together during the day in learning and recreation activities. Campers will share campfire sessions and will sleep in teepees at night. A traditional^ dinner and powwow is also sche duled. The camp is open to Indian children. Registration fee is $50. Registration forms will soon be available. Counselors, arts and crafts teachers and cooks will be needed. Application form s'for these positions will, also, be available soon. For more information con tact Wirtona Strong at 553-11 (j I, ext. 270. Sam pling shows crayfish abundant A limited sampling of the Metolius River arm of Lake Billy Chinook showed crayfish to be abundant. Special cray fish traps.dropped to depths between three and twenty f eet, baited, with fish, attracted cray fish in lengths varying frpm 70-121 mm, according to tribal fish biologist Cris Stainbrook. - Commercial crayfisheries cur rently operate in the Deschutes River artd Crooked River arms of the lake. Sportsmen are per mitted to take up to 50 crayfish daily throughout the year by angling, tiand, baited line, net rings and traps. In the Metolius arm however, tribal regulations state, “No person shall take crayfish from Reservation water for any pur pose without authorization from the Fish and Wildlife Coirt^ mittee.” period of iheligibility a check will be made of all students determined to be ineligible. If* at that time the student’s-grades (semester) are passing in six (6) or more subjects, the student will be determined eligible until the end of the semester. If the student is not passing in six (6) or more subjects, he/she will be ruled ineligible until the end of the semester. If a student is determined ineligible at the end of quarters two and four. That student will remain ineligible until the end of the next semester. 2. To determine “attending regularly’’ students will be ruled ineligible should they get 12 or more absences per semester in any two or more classes, includ ing study halls. 3. Students who have been ruled ineligible shall still have the opportunity to try out for and practice with their respec tive teams. This opportunity will be granted only one time during a student’s high school career. Any student becoming ineligible a second time will not be allowed to practice nor par ticipate with their respective teams. 4. The above conditions are subject to an appeals'process with the building adm inistra tion an d /o r the OSAA where exceptions may be made should an unusual or extreme situation Crayfish were found to vary size during sampling from 70-121 mm. occur thftt caused the student to become ineligible. Tribal fish biologist Cris Stainbrook raises crayfish trap during sampling on the Metolius River Arm o f Lake Billy Chinook.
