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8 August 27, 1998 Warm Springs, Oregon Spilyay Tymoo Victims of Crimes Services offers their support to all victims Chemawa gearing up Victims of Crimes Services, located on the Campus, has been in existence for about three years. Their office consists of four employees, Manager Marie Calica, Coordinator Toni Made, Assistant Coordinator Cclia Greene and Court Advocate Donetta Danzuka-Ewack and volunteers. They all work together as a team and help in all areas where they are needed. They are on-call 24 hours a day. Their mission: To promote the safety and justice of all victims of crime services in our community. Service Coordinator Toni Made works with people who are sheltered by the program. She also does advocate work on criminal cases for victims. Made's job duties include administrative work, client calls and conducting intakes. Celia Greene says, "Although I'm the Assistant Coordinator we all wear different hats around here." Donetta Danzuka-Ewack explains that her job is to assist victims through to criminal justice proceedings, share information with the victim about their rights and to help them through their case, ensuring that proper procedures are followed. "We all could be college learned and book smart but life is our best teacher. When you experience violence you know how these victims are feeling," says Made. Victims of Crimes Services is always looking for volunteers. They have some young people who have been helpful and a few males they hope continue to volunteer. Volunteers are crucial; without their assistance many services could not be provided to assist people in crisis. Most incidents are reported by the police department, but they receive referrals by concerned family members or sometimes a person just walks in and needs someone to listen to what they are faced with at home. Upon referral to the Center, it is decided what the clients' needs are, whether it be a listening ear, shelter, crisis intervention or transport to an emergency room for medical help. Victims are sheltered in Warm Springs unless they fear the perpetrator may find them. The victim may then be sent to an outside shelter where they will be provided for by Victims of Crimes Services. While at an outside shelter, they continue to receive daily contact by the Victims of Crimes Services Center in Warm Springs. Victims of Crimes Services is there for the victim all the time. From the report or referral to the prosecution of the perpetrator. All victims' statements are prepped for court by Victims of Crimes Services and the victim. Their safety is what is important. When they report their perpetrator their files are not lost or forgotten. The case is seen through to the end. "I've only been here since March but I find that what we're doing here is effective because we get more and more calls. People are starting to trust that something will be done," says Made. She goes on to say, "There is an abuse problem in Warm Springs and my goal is to keep getting that message out and have people know that any kind of violence against their person is wrong. It's not just another report that will be lost or forgotten' The program is still defining a closed case. The victims are tracked, until they can take their own lead. ' They have a unified effort with the police department and the courts'. Victims of Crimes Services could be doing the job but it takes the efforts of all three to see thai justice is served for the victims. "We believe in the right of each and every person, to live their lives free of violence. The Victims of Crimes Services provide services to all people of our nation and community who are survivors of violencc,"-Victims of Crimes Services. EXPLOSION ANGER fAR LOVING s. ZJX S & CONTRITE p ( "lt wi" never naPPen again" " I 7 GUI IT REMORSE j TENSION BUILDS J Many battered victims report that their relationship follows a common pattern called the cycle of domestic violence. Brunoe named Natural Resources GM m - - A i 'if .'if HI, If , Bobby Brunoe is the latest Natural Resoures General Manager Warm Springs tribal member Bobby Brunoe is the new Natural Resources General Manager. He re places Charles "Jody" Calica, who was recently appointed the Tribe's Chief Operations Officer. Brunoe, who served as Range and Agriculture Manager for seven years, began his new position on July 28. Brunoe, 38, is a 1979 graduate of . Madras High School and attended ; Mt. Hood Community College in I 1981. Brunoe, who worked as the ! Tribe's Range and Agriculture Man ager since 1991, supervised six full- i time employees, one BIA employee I and six temporary employees. His j responsibilities also included day- ij to-day direction to nine Warm 7 . t Springs Salmon Corps employees and three staff members in the Plan ning department. Other responsibili ties included administering five ac counts which include contracts, grants and tribal dollars, and over seeing a 230-acre farm the Tribe purchased off-reservation and leased V', ,,,ti to a tribal member. ' ' " f Brunoe has been involved in a ' 'J number of planning projects, includ- ", : 7 f ing the hydro relicensing project, Integrated Resource Management Plan (IRMP) for the forested area : (IRMP), the ' mid-course Correction ' to IRMP 1, team leader for the Inte grated Resource Management Plan for the Non-Forested and Rural ar eas, and he served as the chairperson for the Resource Managers Interdis ciplinary Team. From 1984 to 1991, Brunoe worked for the BIA Road depart ment. He operated heavy equipment, building and maintaining roads. From 1978 to 1990, Brunoe managed the Teeney & Co. Fall & Winter Back to School Yard Sale Date: Friday, September 1 1 , 1 998 Time: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Place: To be announced (will be posted) Something for everyone! School, sports, career and western wear. Name brands Come early & come back later for slashed prices. family business, Brunoe Logging. He cruised timber sales for bidding, managed 25 to 30 employees, worked with vendors, maintained equipment and skidded and loaded logs. During that same time frame, Brunoe was lead foreman for Brunoe Construc tion and Rock Crushing. He worked with crews on layout of rock pits,' operated the rock crushers, managed 10 to 15 employees and supervised construction jobs. He also managed the family herd of 1 80 head of cows. Brunoe has been instrumental in helping develop numerous tribal pub lications, including the IRMP for the non-forested area, the Pelton-Round Butte Project First Stage Consulta tion Document, a MOA with the Natural Resource Conservation Ser vice, the rehabilitation plans for the Simnasho and Jefferson fires, reha bilitation plan following the 1996 flood, the MOU with the USDA and the IRMP for the forested area; r, . Brunoe has been involved with many community organizations and activities, as well. He has also been recognized for his work with the U.S. Forest Service Sisters District, the Confederated Tribes, Central Oregon Regional Strategies Board, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Earth Conservation Corps. Brunoe, his wife and son live in Bend. He enjoys fishing, boating and downhill skiing. Call CCC for help In the first six months of 1998, Consumer Credit Counseling has helped Central Oregonians pay off over $800,000 in debt. Consumer Credit Counseling is a non-profit, United Way agency dedicated to help ing people find a better way to pay their bills. Consultations are confi dential and FREE. For information, call 389-61,81. Chemawa Indian School (CIS) School Supervisor, Louis King, an nounced that classes for the 1998 1999 School Year will begin Sept. 1 4 for new students and Sept. 7 for returning students. Students who are enrolled, will travel Aug. 30-31, re turning students will travel Sept. 5-6, or as soon as possible thereafter by bus, train, or air as arranged by CIS. CIS is an off-reservation board ing (residential) high school accred ited by Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges and the Stale of Oregon, and offers a wide variety of programs for Indian youth. The school's beautiful campus includes 400 acres near Salem, and is 50 mile south of Portland. It is situated be tween the majestic Cascade Moun tain range and the scenic Pacific Coast. Course offerings for this year in clude general, vocational, computer, art, personal relationships, special education, program where students are provided additional academic and remedial helpcvenings and week ends. According to King, the school is noted for and emphasizes alcohol, and drug educationtreatment, coun seling, and guidance, nutritional food service, modern dormitories with an enhanced home living environment, varied cultural and Native American activities, student government, di verse athletic programs, a new Ag Club program, and a broad range of interesting recreational opportunities. Chemawa graduated 27 seniors last school year with many of these students eagerly waiting to attend college or vocational training this fall reported Larry Byers, Academic Department Head. The Honor Roll last year had 28 students. "We are busy finalizing plans for the fall semester, "Hopefully, all are having a great summer and I am looking forward to seeing the return ing students as well as meeting all new students this fall," stated Byers. Chemawa School's Drug and Al cohol is recognized as one of the outstanding programs in the Bureau of Indian Affair's school system. The program was determined to have made a positive difference in the academic, cultural, social, and per sonal lives of the American Indian students attending Chemawa. "Many students have been helped to over come thcirchcmical dependency and abuse problems through Chcmawa's Drug and Alcohol Program plus coun scling efforts," stated King. An educational television news network program (Channel One) is used for the students. A computer ized instructional program is avail able for the students. Fully equipped computer laboratories are available for students' use. "Learning is con sidered a lifestyle and not a destina tion," remarked King. Recreation and leisure activities include skiing, river rafting, swim ming, mountain hiking, camping, attendance at NBA and many college basketball games, excursions to the Pacific Coast, and participation in many clubs, social events, student banquets, school barbecues and pic nics. Pow Wows are planned during the coming School Year. Notewor thy outside speakers are also planned to visit the school and students. Students, parents, andor guard ians are urged to submit enrollment applications to Chemawa Indian School, 3700 Chemawa Road NE, Salem, Oregon 97305-1 199, or call Kathy Murray, Register, (503) 399-5870. Slots available, income eligibility set for reduced meals The Warm Springs Headstart pro gram currently has slots available for both part-day and full-day attendance for 3 and 4 year old children. A 12 ' month full-day program is now in session and will operate through June ' 30, 1999. The 10-month full-day pro gram will start September 1, 1998 and willoperatethroughJune4, 1999. the full-day rooms are open 7:30 a.m. through 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Fees for full-day slots are $90 a month. The part-day program will start September 1, 1998 and operate through June 5, 1999. the part-day rooms operate 7:30. a.m. through , ?12:30 p'.m. No fees are charged for the part-day program. If you have a 3 or 4 year-old child, call us to register at 553-3241 and ask for Versa Smith, Reona Trimble or Nancy Seyler. Complete registra tion packets must be on file before children can start school. This in cludes a physical exam and updated immunization record. Some parents started their child's registration in April or May. If you are one of these parents, call us to complete your child's registration packet and sign up for a parent orientation. Two par ent orientation sessions are sched uled daily at 12 noon and again at 3 p.m., August 17 through 21, at ECE Conference room 2E. Children must live on or near the Warm Springs Indian Reservation and meet income guidelines. Fami lies living in Madras who are em ployed on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation are eligible to apply. Dear ParentGuardian: Providing child care and early childhood programs at rates that parents can afford is a growing challenge and requires our taking advantage of all available funding resources. One of these resources is the cash reimburse ment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for meals served in the program. This benefits you because it helps us to keep the charge for child care at a lower rate. So that we can keep our fee schedule low and provide excellent food service for children, we need the information requested on the Income Statement. Please complete, sign and return the Income Statement as soon as possible. This information will be kept strictly confidential. Your coop eration is appreciated. Income Eligibility Guidelines July 1, 1998 to June 30, 1999 Household size Year Month Week One, 14,893 1,242 287 ' Two..! .....20,073... 1,673 ..".387 ' Three 25,253 2,105 486 Four 30,433 2,537 586 Five 35,613 2,968 685 Six 40,793 3.400 785 Seven 45,973 3,832 885 Eight 51,153 4,263 984 For each additional family member 5,180 per year; 432 per month; 100 per week. Additional requirements Report changes during the year-household size or income. If anyone in the household becomes unemployed, the member of your household enrolled at the center may become eligible for meals during the period of this unemployment if the loss income causes the household's total to be within the eligible standards on the enclosed application. If during the year, there are decreases in your family size or increases in your income which exceed $50 per month or $600 per year, you MUST report those changes to the center so that appropriate adjustments can be made. If you list a food stamp case number, TANF or FDPIR assistance number, you must advise the center when you longer receive food stamps, TANF or FDPIR. The Child and Adult Care food Program is available to all eligible participants regardless of race, color, sex, age, disability, religion or national origin. Any person who believes that he or she has been discriminated against in any USDA related activity should write immediately to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington D.C. 20250. On Patrol: police officers keep busy responding to many calls- 'A s , it? J ( 1 f If i l - 1 cil : If J i I Can you tell the difference between the squirt gun & the real gun? by Don Courtney Squirt Gun prompts Follow-up: Most of you know that in the last article, a Felony stop incident was reported where several youth were seen travelling in a vehicle by local police. It was further reported that an officer saw what he believed at the time to be a handgun being bran dished by one of the youth in the vehicle. As the picture depicts, can you tell which one is the squirt gun? If you picked the one in the middle, you are correct. In fact, there are two squirt guns presented in the photo. It should be pointed out that the weapon does appear to be .45 cal. handgun. As the officer passed by the vehicle, he got a glimpse of w hat he believed was a handgun. As he saw the weapon, he hears his named being yelled out. What did the officer think as the vehicle passed by? Was he being threatened? Was any of the passen gers being threatened? Was this a hostage situation? Was the vehicle travelling somewhere with the intent -Wl tn r r r-r n . f n o.imfl1) T- flint r.1.f cart lj wuuuuii a Clinic ; xn uiai ajjui ond, what was going through the officer's mind? Would other officers have reacted in the same manner or taken the same course of action. Up to the point where it was in fact discovered that the weapon was a squirt gun, most officers would have reacted and will continue to react in the same way by initiating a felony traffic stop to in vestigate further. We too are also thankful that this matter turned out with no one getting seriously hurt. The police depart ment does acknowledge that certain procedural errors and judgement could have and should have been handled a lot differently. The Chief of Police has looked into this matter and corrective action was taken. Mr. Medina put it well; thou sands have been fatally shot because a toy gun looked like the real thing. Use care when playing around. One additional comment, many officers are also killed in the line of duty because they didn't recognize or treat a lethal situation as exactly that Lethal. , Continual training is definitely warranted in the line of business we are in. Police respond to Juvenile with Gun: , On a report of a handgun being brandished in the Elmer Quinn Park area, officers responded to the area on a report that several youth were threatened by other individuals in the park w ith a handgun. Preliminary investigation led to several group of kids being identi fied who also were threatened by these individuals with an alleged handgun. Further follow-up showed that the call was nothing more then several individuals saying that they had a weapon when they didn't, based on another juvenile allegedly threaten ing them by displaying a butterfly knife. No weapons were found in '"possession by any of the youth in volved. This type of ac tivity certainly can escalate to violence , if adequate inter vention is not given. Parents in this situation were subsequently con tacted and ex plained what had taken place. Around the Community: Over the past several weeks, numerous individu als have continued to be taken into protective custody for detoxification. Some of the individuals lodged are also facing charges for Assault, As sault & Battery, and Drunk Driving. Fight in Progress calls have con tinued to plague officers as they re spond as quickly as they can. A total of (13) calls were handled that were fight in progress or domestic dis putes. A total of (6) people are facing assault & battery charges. Reporter's, whatever valuable in formation you can provide to the dispatcher in taking your call is cer tainly a great help. Officen's usually respond to these types of calls at a code two or code three response. On arrival they sometime find no one around, or are told that every thing is alright without having the opportunity to gather all the facts. If you are one of the individuals report ing, thanks. Reporting at least helps in keeping someone from getting fur ther hurt or injured. In the area of weapon violations, several calls were handled over the past several weeks that prompted po lice intervention. Numerous weap ons continue to be confiscated as evidence or taken into safekeeping. Some of these were noted to be as sault type weapons. In potential vehicle operator vio lations, there were (2) subjects ar rested for drunk driving; ( 1 ) for hit & run; (10) motor vehicle crashes looked into; ( 1 ) careless driving com plaint, and several juvenile operator's found to be driving without a license. Other category of arrests or calls included: (14) warrant arrests, (39) detox's, (1) disorderly conduct, (4) runaway complaints, (2) prowler calls, and (3) noiseparty complaints. McGruff Speaks: Yes it' s been aw hile since my last bit of advice, so to those w ho missed me, here is this weeks Crime Preven tion Tips. When you get out of your vehicle for just a short while, make sure and set the park brake. Many times, I hear about a vehicle that was left unattended. The vehicle for what ever reason started to roll or was never placed into park or left in gear after the engine was shut off. The vehicle then strikes or runs into some thing. Please, take the keys, espe cially if small children are around. You're ready to leave on a trip, you start going and you start thinking about maybe you left something on. Either go check or call the person you left to watch your home. It's better to be safe then sorry. Weapons, weapons, and more weapons. It's time again to take in ventory of your weapons. Are they again where you last saw them? If not, where are they? Are they se cured in a safe location? Is the am munition stored at a different loca tion? Trigger locks are very inexpen sive when it comes to the potential of losing a life. With the fire danger and most recent investigations of structure being burned, is your home fire proof? Make sure debris is free from any electrical heat sources. If your expe riencing electrical problems, have an electrician check it out. Think Safety First. Keep safe, protect your valuables, and if you see something that you think is suspicious or worth report ing, REPORT IT! Next Edition: Numerous weapons were removed or confiscated from the community over the past six months; watch the next edition to find out more.