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Spilyay Tymoo Warm Springs, Oregon April 17, 1992 PACK 7 Lapwai wins fourth ...... . Last weekend. April 10, 11, and 12, 1992 the Blackwolf basketball learn held their 4th annual suicide prevention six foot & under plus one tournament. There were sixteen teams who competed for the cham pionship title in memory of Li'l Chief squally. Those who participated in clude the following: the host team; Blackwolf. NW Chiefs of Warm " i A ' A-. ( ; J ) i 1 -'I' ".I ; ... I , , A J .,. -1 I f V. f Warm Springs player, Mike Leslie dribbles past Iuipwai defense attempting to evening. Warm Springs Elementary includes salary increases for certi fied and classified employees. Fringe benefit costs continue to escalate wi ih the health insurance package esti mated to be up by 15. Revenues 1.0 Most revenues, including impact aid, are expected to be close to the 1991-92 levels. The two ex ceptions are local property taxes, down $1,025,000, and State School Funding, up $3345,000. Summary 1.0 As Ballot Measure 5's im pact continues to unfold, local prop erty tax rates will continue to drop, as On patrol Courtney Graduates Don Courtney, named Police Captain in December of 9 1 , recently graduated from the Mid-Management course at the Oregon Police Academy furthering his development in the Law Enforcement profession. Courses of study included: Man agement theory, budgeting, success without promotion, human behavior, managing employee substance abuse, time management, empowering the work force, stress & fitness, manag ing public information, critical inci dent, policy & procedures, legal is sues, management planning, vicari ous liability, using assessment cen ters, and pre-employment. Statistics Following another busy month for the Tribal Police Department, a total of 431 incidents were reported in March with the following breakdown in activities: there were a total of 13 cases of assault & battery, 8 breaking & entering cases that led to eight Springs, Rockhawks of Warm Springs, Oly mpia Falcons of Olym pia, Washington, Macy's NWRR of Warm Springs, NW Young Guns, Warm Springs, the Running Rebels of Warm Springs, Brownstown Hawks of White Swan, Washington, Medicine Creek of Nisqually, Washington, Yakima, Washington, warm Springs Renegades. Quinault taxpayers should see next November when the rate is lowered from $15.00 to $12.50 per $1,000 of assessed property. Most of this tax revenue lost by schools is being replaced by the state. However, as the amount of tax loss grows each year, the future is very uncertain. 2.0 In light of the need to deal with both the uncertainty of future funding, and the overcrowding all of our buildings suffer from, a $ 1 ,000,000 Capital Projects Fund has been proposed. 3.0 By being conservative with taxpayers' dollars this year, we hope arrests, 2 gun calls were responded to, 9 cases of child abuse and 14 child neglect cases were investigated, 10 people were arrested for drunk driv ing who had an average blood alco hol content twice over the limit at .21, 5 parents were cited for not sending their children to school, 7 cases of juveniles in possession of alcohol were discovered and there were 8 liquor violations, 10 motor ists were involved in accidents, 16 runaways were reported, 21 cases of theft, 1 1 malicious mischief (vandal ism), and 28 cases of truancy. From the Captains Desk Looking over the statistics for the first three months of our community, I am compelled again to ask for your support in the apprehension of those individuals who are committing the senseless crimes in your neighbor hoods. Overall support in reporting drunk drivers have provided very useful information in apprehension of the driver. You should feel good that you helped to save the life of the intoxicated driver as well as other members of our community by dial ing 911. Of major concern is the total num ber of thefts, breaking & entering, and malicious mischief cases being discovered. One area that I am held accountable for is the protection of property. In this respect the police department does provide coverage for your neighborhoods but are usu ally responding once the crime has already been committed and the suspects long gone. With the bud geting constraints facing the Tribe, no signs of additional officers for more coverage is in sight. With this in mind, you can help by remem bering these basic principles: 1. Get involved but not to the point of taking the law into your own hands. 2. If you see it, report it. 3. Get a brief description, (per annual suicide prevention tournament .... . t ' i - Rcdbone, Lapwai, Idaho, Different Drum of Warm Springs and Goldcndale. The champions of the weekend were from Lapwai as they defeated Warm Springs 1 0 1 1 00. Lapwai was ahead throughout the entire game as Warm Springs pulled close behind a couple of times throughout the evening. In the final seconds of action shoot in the championship game Sunday News-continued from page 3 to provide stability for the future. 4.0 Any citizens with questions about the 1992-93 budget may call the District Support Services Office at 445 SE Buff Street, or call 475 6192. Powwow scheduled Eastern Oregon State Colleges' Spcel-Ya Indian Club is having their 22nd annual spring powwow Satur day, May 91992 at the Quinn Coliseum from 7 p.m. to 12 mid night. son, item, or vehicle). 4. If they leave, note direction of travel. The WSPD does offer a service of providing a home security check where an officer will come to your home and assess your security needs. This service provides inspection of doors, locks, windows, walkway entries, lighting, etc. If you need your major appliances, electronic equip ment, valuables, etc., marked and inventoried, an officercan assist with this task. A packet will be left for your information on other tips to ensure your safety. If you would like to take advantage of this service, please call Captain Courtney at 553 3272. More crime prevention tips will be in future articles. WS Narcotics Task Force In keeping with the overall goals of the Tribe, the WS Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant in the Greeley Heights area that led to the arrest of two individuals for narcotic violations in addition to other related charges during the month of March. Task Force members are currently seeking information from the com munity to assist in the apprehension of those in violation. Drug related activities have a direct correlation to some of the recent theft & burglary cases being investigated and as such, our community is at risk to becoming ever increasing victims of crime. If you want to help combat the war on drugs, you can do your part by coming to the WSPD and talking with a task force member in person or just fill out a drug intelligence form and mail it back to the Chief of Police. 1992 Law Enforcement Torch Run The Warm Springs Police De partment is entering the Oregon S pe cial Olympics support banner this Warm Springs player, Seymour Ruben threw up a shot approximately 8-10 feet behind the three point mark to tie the game and put three more minutes on the clock. In the final seconds of overtime Warm Springs passed the ball around the court try ing to work it in as time on the clock slowly went down Lapwai led 101 98. They threw up the final shot with just i couple seconds left from just outside the key, which only put two points on the board, keeping Lapwai ahead by one one as the buzzer sounded. Lapwai was awarded red champi onship Pendleton sport jackets, and Warm Springs received blue ones' Third place went to Yakima as they were awarded hooded sweatshirts, the Rockhawks placed fourth and were given ere wncck sweatshirts, the Rockhawks placed fourth and were given crewneck sweatshirts. Blackwolf was fifth and Quinault Rcdbone was sixth, each team was awarded T-shirts. The sportsmanship iward went to the Olympia Falcons, they were awarded a trophy and T shirts. The 3-point award was re ceived by Jon Bea of Yakima who had a total of six three pointers in one game and fourteen three pointers throughout the tourney. Mr. Rebound went to Terry Britt also from Yakima, he had 18 rebounds in one game and 61 throughout the weekend. The high scorer award was awarded to John Brings Yellow of Quinault who had a high game score of 36, and 100 ? Dints throughout the entire weekend, op Gun was presented to Greg Jose of Lapwai. Mr. Hustle was Terry Cox of Yakima, each was awarded a satchel. The Most Valuable Player award went to Josh Leighton of Lapwai who was awarded a M.V.P. jacket. All defense awards went to the following: James Mathcny of Yakima, Rccmo Smith of Warm Springs, Andre of Blackwolf, Bob Main of Rockhawks, and Mike Rubin of Yakima. Player of the game awards were given to the following: Chub Peters of Brownstown Hawks, Bobby Sanchcof Brownstown, Justin James of Quinault, Dan and Richard Brisbois of NW Chiefs, Greg Suttcrhct and Fred P. of Olympia, Jabaar Davis and Derek of Macy's, Willie Spoonhuntcr and Farley Allen of NW Young Guns, Austin Greene and Andy Leonard of Running Rebels, Robert McGec and Leandcr Squally of Medicine Creek, Don Volleyball tournament April 18 The seventh annual "Just Say No" COED Volleyball Tournament will be held April 18 at Madras High School beginning at 10:00 a.m. Proceeds from the toumey, which features competitive and novice di visions, will go to the Jefferson County Child Abuse Prevention Council. Entry fee is $50 per team. Infor mation is available by calling 475 2611 or 475-7026. year by participating in the upcom ing Torch Run that is scheduled for early May that will take off from the Jefferson County Courthouse to Sa lem. According to coordinator's Courtney and Kirk for the WSPD, runners from our local agency are still being signed up as preparations for this event continues. Captain Courtney and CadctFloyd Calica participated in the Jefferson County Special Olympics,"Build A Mountain," can drive that took place in Madras at the Sentry Market that brought in $426. Courtney's own interest is especially fortunate for the fact that his son Bradford is a par ticipant of the Special Olympics. Fish & Game Seeks Help On March 26, 1992, Fish & Game officers were dispatched to Route 24 near milcpost 6 where it was dis covered that someone had slaugh tered a cow leaving behind only the gut pile. Sgt. Holliday is once again Victim Assistance selected five new board members in March On March 1,1992 the Victim As sistance Board selected five new board members. They are Ellen Thompson, Urbana Manion, Charles Jody" Calica, Perthina White and Sister Pauline Igoe. And the other board members they join are Shirley Sanders, Teddi Tanewasha, Charlotte Herkshan, Libby Chase, Rick Souers, and Irene Wells. The Victim Assis tance board meets with the Victim Assistance Coordinator and Volun teers once a month to update each other on information on the program and other resources that will be helpful to the program. The Victim Assistance volunteers are Laura S witzler, Sarah Thompson, Sandra Main, Ruth Adams, Lucille ,A; fet' tv, Rockhawks player Troy Shell takes against the Northwest Young Guns Jones and Shawn Goudy of Goldcndale, David Morcll.and Hood McCormick of Different Drum. All-star players of the tournament were Bobby Sanche of Brownstown, Brandon St. Claire of Quinault, Troy Shell and Omar Wcllsof Rockhawks, Mike Leslie and James Scott of Warm Gerald Smith (center) with two boxers who will be contending for a spot on the US. Olympic team. Left is Oscar DeLattoya, who is rated No. 2 in the world and on the right is Raul Marquez, and is rated 8 in the world. Smith just recently returned from Europe traveling with the US. Boxing team. asking the help of the community on information leading to the arrest of the person responsible. Other activities of the month showed 202 contacts made with 15 violations detected. Fishing viola tions accounted for 2, trespass vio lations had 5 total, traffic violations included 5, and 3 miscellaneous vio lations were discovered. In addition to the violations, 7 citations were issued, 8 warnings were given out, and 6 people were arrested. Sgt. Holliday is asking the com munity to please remember to carry your woodcutting permits with you when you are out getting wood and if you know of someone who is vio lating the law, please report it The protection of our natural resources depends on your support. Mini Law Enforcement Conference Cadet Floyd Calica and Captain Courtney are currently organizing Tecman, Myra Shawaway, Tootsie Danzuka, Cheryl Tom, Teeny Tappo, Margie Tuckta, Kanim Smith, Shirley Sanders, Perthina White and Sister Pauline Igoe. The volunteers are on-call every weekday evening from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. and 24-hours on weekends. There are several ways to get in contact with the Victim Assistance Program. You can call Victim Assis tance Program at 553-3357 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. You can call the Warm Springs Police Dis patch at 553-3342 or the Police De partment at 553-3272. We are also located upstairs in the Tribal Court house by the Prosecutor's office. Our program serves victims of the ball up to the hoop for a slam dunk during Saturday night game. Springs, Max Mitchell and Rich Gallcgos of Blackwolf, Jon Bea and Terry Britt of Yakima.Grcg Jose and Josh Leighton of Lapwai, Dale Casey of the NW Chiefs, Jay Keys of Goldcndale, Chad W. of Running Rebels, and Ray Benson of Macy's who were each awarded satchels. plans to put on a local mini-Law Enforcement conference for mem bers of the NASU group and inter ested students of Madras Sr. High School with tentative date of May 8, 1992. In local meetings with the Native American Student Union of Madras Senior High School, some topics of interest to the students have included: qualifications for being an officer, education, what are the laws, pay scales, what type of training is re quired, what about the detention fa cility , how can I become a corrections officer, what's it take to be an in vestigator, and how are the Tribal laws different from state, county, or city laws. According to Courtney, he is looking forward to this conference with hopes of future recruitment and to better the relations between the local law enforcement personnel and the young adults. crime such as domestic violence, sexual assault, physical assault and child physicalsexual abuse. We come in contact with the victim to make sure they are safe and no harm will come to them. We can shelter, transport to a safe place, and refer to appropriate programs. What our Erogram cannot do is give money, ick people out of their own homes, we cannot transport to and from treatment centers, and we do not compensate for personal property loss. If you have any questions or just curious about the Victim Assistance please call our office at 553-3357 or come to our office upstairs at the Tribal Courthouse building.