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News from In<fen Country Pgge 9 Spiiyay Tynroo December 3, 2 0 0 9 Film honors famous civil rights attorney Kunstler N E W Y O RK — They grew story through the eyes o f young up in a hom e Eke no other — girls w ho sometimes could not where buUets arrived in the mail understand his representation and where their father w ent to o f society’s m ost despised. O n the playground, the girls the basem ent to open packages he feared could contain explo weren’t always sure how to an swer the taunts o f schoolmates sives. T h at was Efe for the daugh w ho w anted to know why their ters o f the late civil rights law father was representing villains yer WilEam Kunstler, whose cE- accused o f shooting at poEce ents ranged from the Rev. Mar officers o r raping a Central Park tin L u th e r K ing Jr. to Sheik jogger o r comm itting terrorism. “W e w e re o b s e s s e d . We O m ar A bdel-Rahm an to Jo h n G otti. N ow his daughters are wanted them to be innocent. We telling their stories — and bring didn’t know how to fight those ing him back to Efe on film for playground battles for him ,” Emily, 31, said during a recent a new generation. T he documentary, “WilEam interview. Sarah, 33, agreed, citing the Kunsder: D isturbing T he Uni v e rse,” by E m ily and Sarah weeks w hen protesters gathered Kunstler, has been released at outside their hom e, once even theaters in N ew York and Los breaking their hom e’s front win dow. “You w onder why is this Angeles. T h e sisters m ade the 85- so im portant that it’s w orth d o minute film to teU their father’s ing this to our family,” she said. A re p ro d u c tio n o f th e p o s te r p ro m o tin g th e film “W illia m K u n tz le r: D is tu rb in g th e U n iv e rs e ” By his death in Septem ber 1995, K unstler’s boom ing bari tone voice and unm anaged hair w ere expected in N ew Y ork courthouses whenever the m ost Some Ute members seek to halt hatchery FO R T D U C H E SN E , Utah (AP) — Some m em bers o f the U te Indian Tribe o f the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Utah are seeking to halt construction o f a $6 milEon fish hatchery at Big Springs Creek. O pponents have expressed concern over the project's effect on w hat they consider sacred springs, and have caEed for m e diation with the tribe's Business Com mittee over its fate. D u r in g a r e c e n t g e n e ra l m em bership meeting, 99 o f the tribe's 3,157 enroEed m em bers voted to stop the project. Three people voted to continue con struction. A m ong other concerns, op ponents contend spiritual lead ers were not contacted to review the environm ental assessment, and that the project interferes with reEgious beEefs and cus toms. 509J uitiMüJc$dJ(12.or.us T h e y claim c o n s tr u c tio n crew s have already rem oved pathways, trees and reEgious rel ics, including “ b undles” th at contain personal items o f tribal members. “We reaUy don't w ant to Eti- gate this,” attorney Duane Moss, w ho represents opponents, told the D eseret News. Business Com m ittee Chair m an Curtis Cesspooch said he's m ore than willing to m eet with the project's opponents. “T he vote at the m eeting has not been forgotten,” he said by e-maE. Cesspooch said tribal m em bers have had ample opportu nity to provide input since the project was first proposed. H e also said he did n o t see reEgious objects or “bundles” near the area that could have been disturbed. C esspooch also dism issed o p p o n e n ts' fears th a t use o f water from Big Springs would elim inate w a ter flow du rin g drought periods. “T he water wiE be returned back to the stream once it goes through the fish hatchery,” he said. A n en v iro n m en tal assess ment, completed in 2007, found that the project would have “no significant impact.” State and federal agencies have worked for m ore than 12 years w ith the Business C om mittee to move the project for ward. Construction began in June, b u t w ork on an intake pipeEne to divert water from the creek to the hatchery has been p u t on hold by a tribal court judge. T he Ute Tribal C ourt ruled that aE form al requirements for the project had been met. unsavory o f cEents needed a lawyer willing to take up a seem ingly lost cause. A surprising am ount o f the time, K unsder ended up winning. WilEam Moses K unsder was an ordinary N ew York City law yer in the 1950s, Eving in the suburbs w ith a wife and two daughters. His Efe turned dramaticaUy w hen he traveled to the South in 1960 to join the civil rights m ovem ent as a lawyer w ith the American Civil Liberties Union. T he film portrays a m an whose childhood hom e had black ser vants being transform ed into a leg a l ic o n o f civil rig h ts struggles. H e became famous w hen he represented anti-war protesters arrested at the D em ocratic N a tional C onvention in 1968, a group o f activists w ho became known as the Chicago 8. Before the trial was over, Kunstler’s hair was long and he was sentenced to m o re th a n 40 m o n th s in prison for contem pt o f court for his courtroom behavior. Kunstler wore his conviction Eke a badge and traveled the country m aking speeches, at tracting scorn from law enforce m ent agencies. As the docum entary shows, Kunstier’s reputation grew with each legal entanglement, such as w hen he tried to peacefuEy end a takeover o f Attica Prison in 1971 by inmates. O r w hen in 1973 he re p re se n te d N ative Americans at W ounded Knee, South Dakota, w ho dem anded that the U.S. governm ent honor treaties w ith tribes. By 1976, K unstler had di vorced and remarried, starting a second family w ith a feUow activist lawyer, Margaret Ram er Kunsder. Emily and Sarah were b orn soon afterward, two years apart. K unstier’s world didn’t make a lot o f sense to smaU children, especially his own, n o t w hen he increasingly was representing people Eke m obsters, drug deal ers and killers. “D ad’s cEents gave us night mares,” Emily said in the film. “H e told us that everyone de serves a lawyer b u t sometimes we didn’t understand why that lawyer had to be our father.” A fter K unstier’s death, his daughters said they spent almost a decade w ithout confronting the loss. “T he only way we knew how to deal w ith his absence was to n o t reaEy talk about him, not rem ind ourselves o f that gaping hole in our Eves,” Emily said. Briefly wiE continue into the future. T he m ountain snowpack acts as a natural reservoir for rivers that are crucial to salmon, farm ing and ranching. and our chEdren.” Law en fo rc e m e n t officers from nearby cities and counties along with the M ontana H igh way Patrol and F ort Peck tribal poEce helped serve the arrest warrants on Monday. T w en ty -th ree fem ale su s p e cts w ere b o o k e d in to the Roosevelt County jaE in W olf P o in t, w h ile 12 m e n w ere booked into the trial jaE in P op lar. A nother suspect was already in custody. T he suspects were expected to be arraigned in tribal court this week. Crawford began his investi gation last April. H e said the drugs being re sold included the narcotic pain- kElers oxycodone, hydrocodone and morphine. M any o f the pills were ini- tiaEy purchased at the two In dian health service pharmacies on the reservation and two other pharm acies in the county, he said. Report: Warming temperatures cut Oregon snowpack CORVALLIS (AP) - Sci entists rep o rt that rising tem peratures appear to be respon sible for cutting the snowpack in O regon’s Cascade Range-in half over the past 77 years. T h e re p o rt from O reg o n S ta te U n iv e r s ity r e le a s e d Tuesday found that the w arm ing tren d is seen m ost in the spring. Tem peratures are up almost 4 degrees since 1958 in Janu ary, M arch and April. MeanwhEe, there has been no significant trend in precipi tation. Geosciences professor JuEa JoneS says the shrinking snow pack has been the m ost visible im pact o f global warming, and SChOOlS in fiction! Winter Music Concerts Dec. 16 Madras High School Gym 7:00 p.m. New Program to Build Character at Buff Elementary (Cook’s Helper), Sally Thompson (Assistant Cook), and Marista Salgado (Secretary) From Principal Josh Adams What an honor it is to be part of the Buff Elementary School team. While this is my eighth year with the district, it's my first at Buff and I want to express how much I've enjoyed getting to know everyone. One of the first things I noticed here was the dedication and commitment of the teachers and staff. I'm particularly amazed at the "behind- the-scenes" work that goes on everyday to create a great learning environment for our students. Our custodians work tirelessly to keep our building clean and safe. Our cheerful food services workers make students feel welcome and cared for. Our educational assistants have helped us through some major changes including a new principal, new programs and new curriculum. It’s been remarkable to watch these caring individuals and their genuine interest in our students. On behalf of myself and the teachers, I'd like to say a special thanks to these "unsung heroes" who serve as the glue that holds our school together. I look forward to a great year of academic achievement and growth. My door is open to families and community members who want to stop by or call (541 -475-2457). I look forward to talking with you. PO PLA R, Mont. (AP) - A sting targeting suspected p re scription drug, dealers netted about three dozen suspects on the Fort Peck Indian Reserva tion. Authorities said m ore arrests were expected as part o f “O p eratio n N ew B eginning” b e cause there are hundreds o f pre scription piE dealers in the re gion. “I guarantee you there wiE be m ore arrests made,” Roosevelt C o u n ty S h e r if f F re e d o m Crawford said. “O ur goal is to get people o ff drugs, to get people to quit drug trafficking and to protect our comm unity Dec. 10 Metolius Elementary Gym 7:00 p.m. Leadership Corner Support Staff Cecilio Galan (Head Custodian, Beverly Gallimore 36 arrested in Montana drug bust The Buff Elementary School team is working to motivate students to be the best citizens they can be, in and outside of the classroom. The approach is to model and teach consistent expectations throughout the school and to reward good behavior with tickets to earn small prizes and celebrations. “Buff Tickets motivate kids to do better things, and the celebrations they earn will hopefully make them want to do better things in the future without getting anything," said Daren Shaw, 5th grader. The goal is for each and every student to know and understand the three school expectations: be safe, be respectful and be responsible. "We are working hard to build a successful, genuine program that promotes good character and positive behavior that every student and staff member understands ancf utilizes,” said Dec. 17 J. C. Middle School Gym 6:30 p.m. 6th Grade 7:30 p.m. 7th & 8th Grades Family Craft Night Dec. 17 Warm Springs Elementary Gym 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Principal Josh Adams. The school has a character committee that meets regularly to analyze data and determine what areas and routines of the school need improvement in order to make things run more smoothly. Winter Break No School December 21 through January 1 Student Spotlight Transferring to Buff Elementary was scary for 10-year-old Pedro Macias. He didn't know anyone, he missed his family and he couldn't understand English. . “I saw in his face that he was scared. He didn't have anyone to play with,” said Leo Zamora, 10, who noticed Pedro sitting alone during morning recess. Leo, along with classmate Lupe Ramirez, decided to help. “I remember what that was like, being scared and embarrassed,” said Lupe, 10, who didn't speak English when he transferred to Buff last year. “I wanted to help.” The boys translated for Pedro, played cards during recess, and drew funny pictures to make him smile. As they explained playground rules and classroom lessons, the three became good friends. One month later, Pedro is much happier. His English is improving daily and he is at the top of his class in math. The boys remain good friends, playing handball and hanging out at lunch. “We have fun together,” Pedro said. “I feel a lot better.” Jefferson County School District 445 SE Buff Street, (ladras, OR 97741 (541) 475-6192 www.jcsd.k12. or. us
