Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
April 1, 2004
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Worker recognized
for job dedication
Alley David of Warm
Springs was this year's recipient
of the HI A Northwest Region
Outstanding Service Award.
David is employed with the BIA
Warm Springs Agency, as the
roads maintenance foreman.
David was one of eight can
didates nominated from the
Northwest Region, which con
sist of five states.
The purpose of the award is
to recognize employees who
have shown exemplary service
in the region.
David was recognized for his
efficient management of the
road maintenance department
and service to the Warm Springs
community.
Especially during winter
storms, he is dedicated to pro
viding the best service to the
Report details abuse
SALEM (AP) - A new state
report says that 10 percent of
Oregon women ages 20 -to 55
have been physically or sexually
abused by their intimate partners
during the past five years.
More than half of those as
saulted, the report states, suf
fered serious harm, including
broken bones, internal injuries,
head injuries, cuts or knife
wounds.
The survey of nearly 3,000
Oregon women was conducted
by the state Department of
Human Services.
"This is a pretty prevalent
problem and one about which
there is a fair amount of denial,"
said Mel Kohn, DHS epidemi
ologist. Generalized to the larger
population, the findings indicate
that more than 85,000 Oregon
women were , hurt , by. fheir ;
spouses or lovers during the past
five years.
The study, part of a $400,000
federal grant aimed at tracking
intimate partner violence, re
vealed several striking findings:
Less than two-fifths of seri
ously injured women received
medical care. Of those, about
one-quarter of the physical as
sault victims and nearly half of
the sexual assault victims did not
tell their medical providers how
the injuries occurred.
Women who were hurt aver
aged eight physical assaults and
a dozen sexual assaults over a
five-year period. Women whose
partners had threatened them
with violence during die past five
years were 40 times more likely
to report that they had actually
been assaulted.
After adjusting for other fac
tors, American Indian women
were four times more likely to
report violence at the hands of
their partners than other Oregon
women. Women who reported
violence during the past five
years had higher rates of de
pression, anxiety, post-traumatic
stress disorder, suicidal thoughts
and substance abuse.
"The impact of intimate part
ner violence extends beyond
physical injuries," Kohn said.
"Many Oregon women suffer
long-term consequences of past
abuse."
Maggie Jordan, managing di-
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Alley David
traveling public.
Calls from the police depart
ment to remove road hazards
on weekends and after normal
working hours are a routine part
of his service to the public.
Coalition
encourages
awareness
April is Child Abuse and
Sexual Assault Awareness
Month. The Indian Country
Coalition Against Domestic
Violence and Sexual Assault
would like to make the fol
lowing information available
to the public:
Research studies clearly
show that children are af
fected by domestic violence
and that, not infrequently,
child maltreatment and
spouse abuse occur in the
same families.
Children in abusive fami
lies may be seriously affected
by the; violence ;found in
their homes. Studies show
that the effect of both ex
periencing maltreatment and
witnessing family violence
may produce greater nega
tive effects than either fac
tor alone.
More and more, battered
women advocacy groups and
child welfare agenciesCPS
are recognizing the need to
provide coordinated services
to families experiencing vio
lence. Research and service
projects are being funded at
the local and federal level to
address the overlap between
child maltreatment and
spouse abuse.
Each effort adds to the
field's knowledge and exper
tise in serving families where
children are involved in do
mestic violence situations.
The potential for true re
form in service delivery is
found in a small but grow
ing number of battered
women services, batterer in
tervention programs, and
child welfare agencies that
represent balanced collabo
ration between the fields,
with each learning from the
other while working together.
rector of victims' services for
Community Works of Medford,
said more than 90 percent of
the intimate partner violence is
committed by men against
women.
Springs Market;
Tribal Census in
Starting this Thursday, April
1, Tribal Census enumerators
will no longer call or go out in
the community trying to locate
community members.
One final mailing to those on
rcservation who have not been
reached will be mailed on April
1.
Jolenc Atcncio, of Tribal
Planning, is asking those who
receive the mailing to please
complete these forms. Call the
Vital Statistics office if you have
any questions, 553-3252.
Atencio also explained the fol
lowing: If you did not personally
complete a form, you may still
call Vital Statistics to do so af
ter March 31. The more com
plete information from primary
sources, she said, will provide
valuable planning and grant writ
ing information to tribal depart
ments for several years.
Much of the secondary
source information provided
was "last known" residence and
employment only.
"Thank you to all community
members who stepped forward
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Dave McMechanSpilyay
A young woman lost control of her vehicle recently, while driving in the parking area of
the Texaco station on Highway 26. Her vehicle collided with one of the pumps, causing
substantial damage. Station owner Delford Johnson said the girl was lucky that the
collission did not cause a major fire. This was the second time in the past several weeks
that the pump was damaged by a motorist, he said. People should be aware, said
Johnson, that a gasoline fire can erupt upon vehicle impact with the pump, if a spark is
present. This happened in The Dalles not too long ago, he said. In response to the
recent collissions at the Texaco pumps, Johnson has installed protective barriers around
the service islands. (In the photo, Johnson looks on as a repairman inspects the
damage.)
Defensible
By Suzy Macy
Fire Management
You hear a lot about defen
sible space these days, but what
exacdy is defensible space?
Defensible space is a buffer
zone, a minimum 30-foot non
combustible area around your
home.
This buffer zone reduces the
intensity and risk of a wildfire
from starting or spreading to
your house. Defensible space
depends on clearing flammable
material away from your home.
Although a 30-foot distance
is standard, additional clearance
as great as 100 feet may be nec
essary as the slope of your lot
increases.
Defensible space not only
as secondary sources in March
to boost the count considerably,"
said Atencio.
"Willi your help, as of March
26 we counted 96 percent of
every head of housing unit on
the reservation, more than
enough for the HUD census
challenge, and 72 percent of
every tribal member age 18 and
over, both on and off the res
ervation," she said.
She added, please note the 96
percent figure could be as low
as 82 percent and as much as
99 percent depending on how
many of the homes are deter
mined to be "vacant."
Numerous administrative
tasks, like finalizing the vacant
housing unit lists, need to com
pleted. The Census Team ex
pects there will be at least two
months of in-putting data and
other follow-up tasks before the
fust preliminary reports are re
leased this summer.
Since October 2003, enu
merators made at least one
home visit to every home on the
reservation (several to some
homes) and a questionnaire was
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space protects homes
helps protect your home in the
critical minutes it takes a fire to
pass, it also gives firefighters an
area to work in. During a large
scale fire, when many homes are
at risk, firefighters must focus
on homes they can safely de
fend. Here are some hints you as
a homeowner can do to make
your home more fire-safe:
Reduce flammable vegeta
tion, trees and brush around
your home.
Prune or remove trees. Cut
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mailed to every head of house accurate count, which will ben
hold off-reservation. efit the tribes for years to come,"
"Thank You Warm Springs Atencio sai'd on behalf of the
for pulling together to get a more the Tribal Census Team.
grass and weeds regularly.
Relocate woodpiles and left
over building materials. Keep
them at least 30 feet from your
home.
Keep your roof, gutters and
yard clean. Remove dead
braches within 10 feet of your
chimney.
Have addresses and road
signs visible to allow firefighters
and other emergency personnel
to find your home easily.
Rate your roof-if you have
a wood shake roof consider re
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Man sentenced
to 8 years
for snooting
(AP) - A Warm Springs man
will serve eight years in prison
after the 2003 shooting death
of another man on the reserva
tion. Ray Smith, 30, shot Jaime
Prieto Muriel, 26, at close range
with a 12-gauge shotgun on
March 13. Smith pleaded guilty
in December in U.S. District
Court to second degree murder.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill
Williams told Judge Anna Brown
on Monday that Prieto Muriel's
death has devastated his fiancee,
Jolene Soto, and, the our chil
dren they were raising together.
After the sentencing, Soto's
daughter, Traci, said the family
is dissatisfied with the length of
the sentence. "He's still going to
be really young when he gets
out," she said. Smith's lawyer,
Stephen Sady, said his client has
felt "deep and abiding remorse"
since the shooting. He said the
situation was fueled by alcohol
and drugs, and he asked Brown
to require that Smith attend a
residential alcohol treatment
program while in prison
from fire
placement to make it more fire
resistant. If you have a fireplace
or woodstove, install and ap
proved spark arrestor on your
chimney.
Help keep your home in the
safety zone.
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