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Spilyay Tyrnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 8 V O C S promotes awareness o f sexual assault Recently participants in cluded those at the senior cen ter as well as for inmates and for Community members had those .at Workforce Develop an opportunity to gain aware- ment—-in the past two years, ness of sexual assault with a they’ve hosted sessions for the role playing game through game nearly ten times. out April. A ccording to M ark Victims of Crime Services Matthews, director of VOCS, helped m em bers b f the the game helps participants gain “M om, Dad and Baby a better awareness of the issues Group” at the Family Re of sexual assault source Center participate in • “Every case is a little differ the “W alking the W alk”; ent, and it’s never the victim’s fault,” Matthews said. game. Throughout the month of N ationally, one in four April; which is also; Sexual women will be sexually assaulted Assault Awareness Month as or abused. For men, the na well as Child Abuse Aware tional average is one in seven. ness Month, employees of The game was developed by VOCS have taken the game the Houston Area Women’s throughout the community.. Center. To play, those partici B y L e s lie M itts Spilyay. Tymoo pating read a card containing the story of a particular char acter and then seek out cards around the room containing that character’s story. D uring the m onth o f April, VOCS also hosted a prayer walk, Darkness to Light presentation and has shown the film “Silent Mes sage” various times. For help, or for more in formation, call VOCS at 553- 2293. Tribal crisis Workers and VOCS on-call advocates are also available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 553- 1Î7L The “Mom, Dad and Baby Group” meets every Thurs day from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. M eth prevention (Continued from page 1) “It was time to start cleaning up that area,” Miller said. Now the task force will be working in conjunction with Natural Re sources and the Warm Springs Police Department to not only dean the park, but to ensure that i% stays that way. “This one little thing turned into a great big project,” Miller said. “You clean up the heart of Warm Springs, which is that park, and people w ill realize we’re trying to make a difference here.” Plus, Miller said, “Some qf the inmates want to come out and help clean up. They want tp just return back the favor for doing wrong in the community.” |‘T n fact, Miller said, task force members meet with the inmates ofece a week. According to. li|iller, he’s starting to see^a change in the inmates’ attitudes. ; “They’re starting to listen and get everything that we’re doing. They’re starting to help; they \yant to put their ten cents in,’’ lyfiller said. “That’s the kind of stuff I want to hear. It’s a start. You’re starting tp re-think your values.” with young people. “It’s a mat ter of giving them a push in the right direction,” he said. “Now I can still help them out. I’m still dealing with the students. That’s kind of why I got into this field. These students are our future.” In Miller’s opinion, many in- ' voived with the task force have the same, goals—to prevent the youth from continuing the epi demic. “Some people are involved with it because they’re in recov ery themselves,” Miller said. “Others are in, the same situa tion at me—their children are getting older, they have young teenagers.” According to Miller, “It’s re ally the closeness p f it and how it relates to children. It all goes young teenagers mink—their back to c|HFen*^i| Iffgpeer f i s ;*rOt|rremiy th efS lk fo r c e isf continuing to strive for a zero sures are out there for kids.” “That way I can instill values tolerance policy in the commu Within my o\yn children that will nity. make thern say, ‘Hey, I want to • ; ‘W e’re shooting for a zero become a young leader,”’ Miller tolerance,” Miller said. “I know it’s a far-fetched goal to have, but continued. In his' p rior w ork w ith it’s not unreachable. It’s possible. ■ Workforce Deveiopltient, Miller If we keep doing what we’re try- : said, he was able to Work directly ing ro do, then we’ll get there.” In addition, the task force is working to develop a local Rez Watch Program. £ “We’re still trying tp get lo cations o f drop-off boxes and things like that,” hiiller said. . But first, in Miller’s opinion, cleaning up the community is both their main focus and pri ority. “I think that’s when every thing is really going to start to fall into place,” he said. ‘‘It’s really getting the community members involved with aware ness and prevention.” | As for Miller, his involve ment can be credited to his de sire to create a positive environ ment for his children. “My own children are getting older,” Miller explained. “I want to find out more about how April 26, 2006 Memorials and Stone Settings B irths Ismael Sean Cru%-Mendo%a There will be a stone-set ting and memorial for Anna Halfmoon in May. Stonesetting: Thursday, May 10 at 9 a,in. at the Agency Cemetery. Services to follow at longhouse. Me morial Service: Saturday, May 12 at 9 a.m. at the Nez Perce Longhous eg in Nespelem, Wash. There will be a memo rial for Loretta Spino Th- . ompson on Saturday, May 5 at the Satus Longhouse in Satus, W ash., near Toppenish. The memorial w ill begin at 9 a.m . Washut Service. Family enter shaking hands, then giveaway, then lundi. Stone setting to be an nounced. More informa tion, Richard Thompson (509) 985-2200; or (509) 854-0279. Andrea Tewee and Abel Cruz-Mendoza are pleased to announce the birth o f their son Ism ael Sean Cruz-Mendoza, born on March 28,2007 at Yakama, Wash. The grandm other is Vivian Tomaskin. Shane Gus Henry Jr. There will be a Memo rial for Cyril Wilton Wolfe “Tsim-Kil” on Saturday, May v26, 2007. Stone set ting at 9 a.m., Wolfe Point Cemetery, 10 a.m. memo rial, giveaway, name giv ing, and meal at Agency Longhouse. The family o f James Shike Sr. invites relatives and friends to the head stone setting and memo rial Saturday, M ay' 12, 2007, with the headstone setting ceremony starting at 7:30 a.m. in. the Tweet- My Cem etery. On the same day, about 9 a.m. the memorial services will be held in the Toppenish Longhouse. Also, Mavis Kindness and her fam ily w ill be holding a memorial for her son, John (Chubby) Slockish on Saturday, May 12,2007 in the Toppenish Longhouse. Traditional name-giving will follow the memorials. Call Marina Shike (509) 910-6260; James Shike Jr. (509) 480- 3800; or Jim i Shike III (509) 307-0684. Shane Gus Henry Sr. and Cheryl Ann Smith of Warm Springs are pleased t announce the birth o f th e ir son Shane Gus Henry Jr., born April 11, 2Q07. M EM ORIES IN STO N E ................. Custom Designed & Hand Made Memorials - Made One At A Tim e For Over 22 years PIONEER ROCK Sc MONUMENT "TWO GOLDENDALE, WA ** 509-773-4702 201 Crafton Road THE DALLES, OR 2937 E 2ml St #6 541-296-4934 Across From "Big Jim ’s" O n lin e S to re - w w w .p io n e e rro ck .c o in Breakfast - Lunch - Pinner Automotive & Towing since 755 S.W. 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