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
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Services.
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Many battered victims report that their
relationship follows a common pattern called
the cycle of domestic violence.
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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-
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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
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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.