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Warm Springs, Oregon
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Volunteer program to be established
Each vear millions of children are
abused and neglected; their future
often lies in the hands of a judge to
decide if they should remain in foster
care, be reunited with parents, placed
with extended family, or to be
adopted. Often the needs of Indian
children may become lost in an
overburdened child welfare system
that docs not have the ability to pay
close attention to each child.
A team of community members
frcm Warm Springs and Crook
Jefferson counties are working to
gether to establish a court appointed
Special Advocate (CASA) Volun
teer program here on Warm Springs
reservation. This team of people con
sists of Honorable Lola Sohappy,
Chief Judge of the Warm Springs
Tribal Court, Rena Adams of Vic
tims of Crimes Services, Direlle
Calica with the U.S. Attorney's Of
fice and John Campbell of the Crook
and Jefferson Counties CASA Vol
unteer Program. With almost half of
the tribal population under the age of
eighteen, their need to have advo
cates speaking on children's behalf
when they are in proceedings within
our tribal court system.
In 1976, Superior Court Judge
David Soukup of Seattle, Washing
ton recognized this continual prob-.
lem in his courtroom that involved
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Tutoring offered by
appointment only
Mondays from 4 to 7 p.m.
Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Tribal Education Center
Contact Foster Kalama at JCMS or MHS
Tribal Education at 553-3311
Andy Leonard at 553-3243
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nrnceedinM dealine with children.
He found that he did not have enough
information to make, the proper and
appropriate decisions that would be
in the best interest of each child's
happiness and well-being. As a re
sult of this problem Judge Soukup
developed the ideal of community
volunteers stepping in the courtroom
on behalf of children. In 1977, the
Court Appointed Special Advocate
or CASA program was implemented
as a test project. During that first
year, the program provided 110
trained CASA volunteers for 498
children in 376 dependency cases.
The CASA Volunteer Program
has served an important role across
the country in being the voice for the
needs of Indian and non-Indian
children's needs within the court sys
tem. A CASA Volunteer is a com
munity appointed to objectively ad
vocate and represent the best needs
of a child in court. The only qualifi
cations are that the volunteer be
twenty-one years of age and can take
ten to fifteen hours a month to volun
teer to help a child out with proceed
ings in Tribal Court. The qualified
volunteer will be interviewed and
' attend thirty hours of training. The
Tribal Court Judge will review each
. advocate before appointing them to a
case.
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in the air.
Heart: Has to beat faster as it has
to work harder in order to deliver
more oxygen to the body. This causes
blood pressure to rise temporarily.
Alveoli: Are the tiny air sacs in
the lungs that allow the harmful ele
ments in smoke to enter the blood
stream. Arteries: In a smoker carry less
oxygen and more carbon monoxide
to the body tissues of a smoker.
Cigarette smoke is a complex
mixture of tars and chemicals that
are produced when tobacco, paper
and additives are burned. Many of
these by-products have been proven '
to cause cancer in laboratory animals.
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Please, no calls
before 1 p.m.
Monday, November
9. Our number is
553-3274. You must
be specific.
CASA Volunteers serve three
important roles. They are the fact
finders forjudges by researching the
backgrounds of each assigned case.
The volunteers speaks for the child
in the courtroom either orally or more
commonly by a written statement.
The volunteer also monitors and
keeps updated on how the child is for
the entire life of the case. CASA
volunteers are very important in
.naking sure that a judge has all the
best information possible to make
good decisions on children's behalf.
Social Service workers often have
between sixty to ninety cases they
work with. A CASA Volunteer has
only one or two cases they work
with. The Court Appointed Special
Advocate has the time, training, and
ability to really help each child with
their case.
CASA makes sure the needs and
best interest of Indian children are
met by the tribal court system. A
meeting to discuss the CASA Volun
teer Program will be held at the com
munity on Monday, November 9,
1998 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the
Warm Springs Tribal Courthouse in
Courtroom I. Everyone is invited.
For more information contact Rena
Adams at 553-2293, Direlle Calica
553-3269 or John Campbell withT
Crook & Jefferson counties CASAT
Volunteer Program.
Spilyay I'nawa Mishk'aau
(Spilyay asks "What's Up?")
Which holiday out
Butch David, "I would have to
say Christmas because that's when
we exchange gifts and give thanks
that our creator was born. Christmas
is a time to be with family opening
gifts by the tree. This year I' m wishing
for a new car."
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Dean Johnson, "Of all the
holiday's, I would have to say
Easter is my favorite. Because as a
Christian, it lets me know how
much I was loved and what I can
expect from my God. Easter has
also showed me the price that was
paid for my salvation and that I can
expect to have eternal lite.
ONABEN selected
It's a big step-making your small
business dream a reality.
Any small business owner will
tell you : It' s the first step that' s always
the hardest. That's why Union Bank
of California has designed a first
time loan especially for small
businesses just getting started. It's
their First-Step Small Business Loan
or Line of Credit.
This unique program works with
selected economic development
organizations to help low- and
moderate-income borrowers with
their small business. In Warm Springs
Union Bank of California is working
with ONABEN.
If you are an owner of a small
business and for some reason this
business has taken you into debt.
On Patrol
by Don Courtney
Halloween Weekend;
For the most part, Halloween 98
was a safe and eventful one for the
kids in the community. Over 440
kids visited the department for treats.
Thanks goes out to all the police staff
and other department heads that do
nated to the candy fund.
The dance Friday night showed
two fights in the police log that offic
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Sarah Bennett, "My favorite
holiday has to be Thanksgiving.
Because Thanksgiving is a time to be
together with your family and friends.
There are no expectations other than
having a good time and taking care of
each other by sharing, talking and
eating."
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Pattie Brunoe, "Of all the
holiday's through out the year my
favorite is Christmas. That's when
all the family get together a lot more
than any other holiday out of the
year."
for assistance by Union
You may be eligible for a loan from
Union Bank of California. Or you
may want to re-establish your credit
for your business. You may be
eligible for a loan for up to $5,000.
The community relations of Union
Bank of California has opened a
million dollar loan pool available to
two minority groups-a Women's
Group in Long Beach, California and
ONABEN.
ONABEN is the most successful
business start up program in the
country and the only one that worked
in Indian Country. This program
begin in 1991 and goes into northern
California, Oregon, Washington, and
Alaska.
Your application requires a
business loan and show that you will
be able to pay back the loan. You will
ers had to deal with.
On a check of the Eagleway apart
ment complex, the police log indi
cated a party check that was code
four. Based on the log, the party must
have been under control.
One adult was arrested near the
haunted house for disorderly con
duct as he was found intoxicated in a
public place. This arrest resulted in a
further charge for drugs.
On a tip of an alleged house party
to take place in the Wolfe Point area,
officers made periodic checks in the
area. No party was reported to have
occurred.
Budget Hearings 99i
During the agency district meet
ing; Don Courtney gave an account
of the new initiatives being proposed
by the police department and the
reasoning behind these requests.
Courtney also addressed some of the
concerns that were made public in a
document that was provided at the
meeting.
Courtney reported following the
meeting, several members of the com
munity have since stopped by the
police department to visit more about
Warm Springs
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Reading for Information
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favorite and why?
Angeline Blackwolf, "My favor
ite holiday's for the year are
Thanksgiving and Christmas because
of the children. It seems that on those
holiday's all families get together
the most of all other holiday's. It
brings joy to see everyone smile,
especially the children. My wish for
Christmas, is for my family to get
together and have a great time."
Monica Leonard, "My favorite
holiday out of the year I would have
to say is Christmas, because I have a
one-year-old daughter now and she
has made it more fun and special. It
has changed the meaning of Christ
mas now that she's here because
Christmas is for children. Christmas
is for adults too because all the
families get together and have fun
spending the day together eating 2 or
3 meals and opening gifts. This
Christmas, the only thing I'm wish
ing for is for my daughter to enjoy
this very special holiday."
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Bank of California
also be required to open a checking
account with Union Bank of
California. You are not eligible if
you have a tax lien or judgment on
your credit report.
To see if you are eligible make an
appointment with Mitch Conley at
Small Business Administration
Center in Warm Springs. You will
fill out paper work and complete
your business plan. There are no loan
officers you will work through Mitch
Conley.
"This is a pilot program, if it works
it will expand. I would like to see
Warm Springs Businesses to get help
if they need it. It sure can go a long
way to help credit problems," says
Mitch Conley, Small Business
Administration Director.
the general concerns and proposals .
being made.
Courtney invites community
members to please stop by the de
partment if further clarification is
needed.
Crime Stopper Hotline:
The community now has an av
enue to leave vital anonymous infor
mation with regards to previous cases, ;
present cases, orpending future cases. .
The number to call is 553
2202. MtGruff Speaks;
Howdy. Thanksgiving around the
corner means snow is soon to arrive.
Those of you who transport my young ;
friends are encouraged to have your
vehicle winterized before a problem
occurs.
Make sure you have the proper
emergency necessities on board be
fore taking a trip. This might include
a spare tire with the proper tools,: :
traction devices, a flashlight, a warm
blanket, road flares, extra gloves and
hat, etc.
To my friends calling into the
police hotline, thank you.
Community
Schedule
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6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
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Muriel Thompson, "My favorite
holiday is Thanksgiving. The reason
I prefer Thanksgiving is because we
have so much to be thankful for.
Especially for our culture when all
our families get together to worship
and spent time with each other. We're
all so busy in this modern age that
sometimes we can't find time for
social family gatherings. This holi
day helps to keep in contact with our
relatives."
Thomas Strong, "My favorite
holiday, I would have to say is
Christmas. Christmas is the perfect
time for the kids. Christmas is a time
of giving and sharing and spending
time with the family."