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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (April 10, 2008)
Page 8 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Community rallies against abuse with several April events Polk graduating with high honor Tribal m em ber Melinda Faye Polk will be graduating this spring from Haskell Im , dian Nations; University in Lawrence, Kansas. Ms. Polk, daughter o f Jes sica Polk ö f Warm Springs, and Terry James o f Taholah, Wash., will graduate Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Busi ness Administration. i j e r g ra n d m o th e r is Joint committee meeting April 21 Community members marched last week to raise awareness. Community members re cently gathered together for several events in h onor o f Child A buse Prevention and Sexual A ssault Awareness Month. , , A kickoff .eyent was held on A pril 2<, C o m m u n ity m em bers and, employee's,' from CHET, Public Safety, CPS, th,e Senior Program , D iabetes P rev e n tio n and VO,GS met at the courthouse for a prayer and public a d -. dress, and then walked to the Community Center. . A t th e event, W ilson Wewa spoke o f the increase jng problem o f child abuse and sexual abuse, and said that in the p a s tf A lot o f the things like this vfere behind closed d o o rs^ j However, he added? now, that people are starting to deal with the problems he believes solu tions can be found.’ CPS also hkdSted a walk on April 4. “SilentM essage,a film about sexual abuse made by stu d e n ts • fro m M adras H igh School; was shown on April.7. Throughout the rest o f April, there wall ,be a. “Darkness to Light” training for adults about recognizing and putting a stop to child sexual abusé "on Mon- dây, April 14 from 6 p.th.’to'® p.m. at the Family Resource Center. CPS will;, be hosting an open, house- and lunch on April, 3Q from 10:30 a'.-m. to . For- questions or<if- yon need help, VO.CS is-available at 553-2293: - VOCS .on-call advocates are available for response at any time o f day, seven days a week through Tribal Police D ispatch or by calling 911: - Victims can'also call the N a tio n a l Sexual A ssault’ H otline’at 80fh65d-4673. . ' " April 1Qr 2OO8 ..7 Inhere will be a joint commit tee meeting at 9 a.m.- on Mon day, A pril 21 at the- A gency Longhouse. The meetitig is sponsored by the Land Use Planning Commit tee. I f you have any questions, please call 553-2357. | The publicjs invited. .EiVdynPolk-Capoeman, also qf. Taholah. Graduation will take plpee at 10 a.m. on May 9,2008 at the Haskell Stadium. Ms. Polk wishes to inform the Warm Springs commu nity o f the event. “1 would, be-honored to have family, friends, and fel low tribal members in atten dance,” sjie said. Melinda Faye Polk QUALITY BUSINESS SERVICE 161 NE Fifth Street, Madras R obert G em äch lich , EA Licensed Tax Consultant Amy Bergum, Licensed Tax Preparer 4 7 5 -2 2 5 9 ELECTRONIC FILING AVAILABLE t ie 6urtt/neótieiÿ o w ¿ee i n t/e 3/umo&. k. „ Taxes - B ookkeeping - Payroll ‘A b y L e s lie M i t t s Cash & Release Voted #1 pawn shop in Madras! New owyverk'-B&bbveWheeler £r Sktp Ähl&öiv Senior (Discount 10% o f f N ew TishMenu 6 Regular Menu Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner New Hours/ Ke&aaravct: 6 a/.m/.- 20 p.m/. Mow. - S a t; 7 a/.m/.~ 10 p.m/. Sunday. Bar: 7a/.m/.~ 12 p<m/. everyday. 65 SE Fifth/St., M adras Do you have. ■ .. guns, gold, jewelry, beaded items, log splitters or chain saws? Maybe a horse trailer or ATV? Then we have CASH to loan you! 60-day loan period Nathan's Business Service 3240 W alsey L ane Next to deli at Warm Springs Plaza (541) 553-1200 Get Tax Returns Quickly «jp/ iTthan Alflke an appointm ent today > I f you don't need a loan, come visit us for that special gift for someone. We stock firearms, chainsaws, jewelry, hand tools and lots o f Native American beadwork and traditional regalia. So come in and see us! « ill | B L o c a te d a t: 579 S E 5 th S tr e e t, a c r o s s f r o m T h riftz u a y O r g iv e u s a c a ll a t (541) 475-3157. W alk-ins W elcom e g TL clu L tjX M Jot- AujjjiiW'Uruj- iL e L ua U icôacû - y w . i n t& e êjiifijxvij- c L p to o .
