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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 2009)
“I r December 31, 2009 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 8 New job titles, familiar faces B y T e rri H a r b e r Spilyay Tymoo Two people, both familiar to many residents, are in new p o sitions at the W arm Springs Comm unity Center. Joseph A rthur recently was nam ed the athletic and sports coordinator. “M ost o f these kids, they’re pretty funny,” he said. “I like to hear w hat they have to say.” A rthur, 23, graduated from S o u th W asco C o u n ty H ig h School in 2004. H e had originally planned on b e c o m in g a la n d s c a p e r b u t ended up working at the com m unity center as a recreation aide. H e also helped w ith the diabetes program before being named to his new job. A self-professed “gym rat” since his teens, A rthur seriously loved playing basketball. It’s still his favorite sport. H e enjoys being around it and fol lowing games— and arranging b a sk e tb a ll-re la te d th in g s so other people can enjoy it— as m uch as playing it himself. Adults are playing basketball now at the center, and he’s pre- Terri Harber/Spilyay Carol Sahme, arts and crafts coordinator, and Joseph Arthur, athletic and sports coordinator. paring for elementary school- age basketball play at the center in January. Planning activities for people w ho use the center is a big part o f his job. O th er duties include watching the gym, watching the k ids w h o arriv e th e re a fte r school, and keeping the adults Breaking the cycle Stinson said she’s trying to help young people identify stalking and to know that it’s unacceptable, albeit criminal, behavior. She teaches h er children to just say “no” to people. A nd there are plans to target efforts during this aw areness m o n th to w ard making local teens aware o f the damage resulting from stalking. “ I t ’s as im p o r ta n t fo r youth to feel safe and have power and control as it is for adults,” she said. She also wants to focus on making people aware about the increased use o f elec tronic tools to stalk, such as computer, text messaging and the ever-grow ing array o f cheap and easy-to-use m oni toring devices. “People can use a satelEte a n d z o o m in to p e o p le ’s New arts and crafts coordinator C arol Sahm e recently was named the center’s new arts and crafts coordinator. “I love my job,” she said. “It offers the chance for creativity.” All o f Sahme’s past job ex periences help h er tackle re sponsibilities she has now. She has worked with families and children in the community for 25 years in such capacities as trainer, recruiter, family inter ventionist and pre-Kindergarten teacher. Past employers have in cluded the University o f O r egon, the 4-H pro g ram , and H ead Start. Sahme now coordinates vari ous events and works w ith cul ture and heritage employees to prom ote native languages. O ne o f these offerings is a craft class w ith a language ex p e rt o n h an d w hile th e stu dents create things. “O u r kids are artistic, cre ative, talented and imaginative,” S ah m e e m p h a s iz e d . S he is thrilled to be helping local chil dren express their artistic sides. Sahme also holds a weekly d a n c e class w ith D e a n ie Johnson at the center, coordi nates local parades, and will be highly involved w ith the center’s sum m er recreation program. A rthur and Sahme also share duties in some instances, such as chaperoning field trips. (Continued from page 1) E dna also has a 9-year-old. Two o f the children in the hom e at the time o f the blaze were young relatives staying w ith the Cam puzanos after another fatal event. H annah Crowe was shot to death by Julian Wallalatum, w ho then killed himself, on N ew Year’s D ay 2009 in a Madras residence. Crowe was E dna’s cousin. A boy and girl, ages 8 and 4, respectively, w ho had been liv in g w ith C row e an d Wallalatum, were placed with the C am puzanos by C hild Protective Services. A third child, a toddler, was being care for elsewhere, according to prev io u s re ports. T h e h o n o re e ’s w idow , Edna, plans to speak at length about the incident w hen her period o f m ourning ends. “T he woman had just lost a cousin and then this has to happen,” M artinez said o f experiences “too miserable” for anyone to contemplate. “I t ’s b een tragedy after tragedy. Tragedy all around.” T h in g s have som ew hat improved for the m other and her two daughters since the darkest days after the fatal fire. They were moved to a new place to live on the reserva tion and a few individuals and g ro u p s have tried to help them financially cope w ith the ordeal, b u t m ore assis tance w ould im prove their lives, he said. C o n tact M artinez, 553- 1634, to arrange for dona tio n s to h e lp th e Campuzanos. M a rtin e z n o m in a te d Campuzano to the Carnegie prize commission. “It’s good to see him iden tified as a hero,” M artinez said. S teel b a ro n A n d re w Carnegie started the fund in 1904 after hearing rescue sto ries from a deadly mine di saster. Since th e n , m o re th a n 9,300 people have received Carnegie awards for heroism. A nominee m ust be a ci vilian, n o t a trained profes sional lifesaver, w ho voluntar ily risked his or her life to an extraordinary degree while saving or attempting to save the Efe o f som eone else. Reporting, prosecution of stalking is key Stalking (Continued from page 1) w ho use the center happy. Heroic Act hom es ... sneak tracking de vices in to cars o r even a child’s toy,” she said. “Stalk ing goes far beyond having som eone stand outside your home.” A su p p o rt m eeting this m onth wiE highEght stalking, and essential things a victim o f this crime should know. It’s from 6 to 8:30 p.m., Jan. 18 at the V O C office. Look for materials around the reservation during Janu ary, such as posters and hand outs, and take some time to learn m ore about stalking by contacting the tribe’s Victim o f Crime office at 553-2293. Also contact the Stalking Re source Center, T he N ational C en ter fo r the V ictim s o f Crime, www.ncvc.org, o r 1- 800-FYI-CALL for inform a tion. I f you are being stalked and beEeve there is immedi ate danger, call 911. O n ly on e o r tw o stalking cases have w ended th eir way through the tribal justice system since a stalking law was added to W arm Springs’ criminal code at the beginning o f the decade. A nd no stalking cases were filed in W arm Springs Tribal C ourt during the past year, said Walter Langnese, chief prosecutor. H e couldn’t point to a single reason why the law hasn’t been used b u t beEeves that it’s hard for people to determ ine w hat constitutes stalking. Instances where the prosecu tor has ample evidence to pros ecute som eone fo r the crime h av e b e e n n o n -e x is te n t, Langnese said. Som e stalking cases likely have been considered harass m ent cases and pursued in that way, said poEce D et. Sam Will iams. Langnese and WilEams also emphasized the need for victims to save evidence, including con tents from texts and computers. L earn how to download it and FENDERS by ENDRES Fast, Courteous 24-Hour Service. Accident Recovery. Insurance Roll Back, for damage-free Towing approved. 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Convicted defendants can receive up to one year o f p r o b a t io n a n d n o n - t r ib a l m em bers are banned from the reservation. T here is a state law focused on stalking as weU. It is a Class A m isdem eanor unless the per son convicted has a prior con viction for stalking, violating a stalking c o u rt order, fo r ex amples, and then the crime is classified as a felony, said Mark Matthews, Victims o f Crime di rector and an attorney. Tribal officials see the value in stalking laws as a preventive measure, n o t just to ham per the stalking itself but to keep the situation from escalating, to »keep th e v ictim fro m being physicaEy attacked. U nfortunately, episodes o f stalking and harassm ent often go unreported “until a m ore se rious crime occurs,” WilEams said. — by Terri Harber Cash and Release Voted # 1 pawn shop in Madras! Jefferson County’s only used gun dealer At Cash and Release, we are always here to assist you with your short-term loan. 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