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District suspends fight against mascot ban
R O S E B U R G (AP) - T he
R oseburg School B oard has
suspended its legal challenge
to the state o f O re g o n ban
on N ative A m erican m ascots
after learning it was unlikely
to win.
T h e state B oard o f E d u
cation approved the ban last
M ay after m onths o f passion
a te a n d e m o tio n a l d e b a te
about tolerance and tradition.
I t re q u ire s O r e g o n tea m s
such as the R oseburg Indians
to com e up w ith a new m as
cot by July 2017, o r risk los
ing state funding.
R o se b u rg S c h o o l B o a rd
C h a irm a n Steve P a tte rs o n
said b oard m em bers w ere re-
cently in fo rm e d the district
w o u ld lik e ly lo s e a c o u r t
b a ttle , a n d t h a t th e s ta te
B o a rd o f E d u c a tio n d o e s
have the authority to w ithhold
m oney if schools d o n 't switch
their nicknam es, m ascots and
logos.
T he district has n o t ruled
out re-starting its legal chal
lenge, b u t will wait to see if
the Legislature takes action
takes any action on the m at
ter.
“I t’s m uch too early to say
w e’re going to abandon our
disagreem ent w ith the state
on the-ban,” P atterso n told
the News-Review. “We’re g o
ing to wait and see w hat the
EPA planning to clean up
uranium on Navajo Nation
W IN D O W R O C K , Ariz.
(AP) — T h e U.S. E nvironm en
tal P rotection A gency says it
has exceeded its goals in as
sessing structures on the N a
vajo N ation for uranium con
tam ination.
T he agency had planned to
assess 500 hom es, sheds and
o th e r s tru c tu re s o v e r five
years and replace those th at
w ere too badly contam inated.
I t ended up surveying nearly
880 structures.
T h e a g en c y a n n o u n c e d
T hursday that it also had p ro
vided safe drinking w ater to
1,825 families and cleaned up
contam inated soil from pre
vious m ining operations.
T h e E PA says m ore w ork
needs to be done to reduce
the hazards o f uranium con
tam ination on the vast reser
vation and to study the health
impacts.
Legislature does.” S
State Sen. J e f f Kruse,; R-
Roseburg, has drafted a bill
th at says the B o a rd ,o f E d u
cation doesn’t have jurisdic
tion over state m ascots. A nd
Rep. Sherrie Springer, R-Scio,
drafted a bill waiving the ban
for districts th at have gained
m ascot approval fro m nearby
tribes. .
S in c e th e 1 9 7 0 s, m o re
than 600 high school and col
lege team s across th e coun
try have done away w ith their
N ative A m erican nicknam es,
including 20 in O regon.
O p p o n e n t s say I n d ia n
m ascots are racist, reinforce
stereotypes and pro m o te bul
lying o f N ative students. Sup
porters say the m ascots are a
way to h o n o r N ative A m eri
can history, evoking values o f
strength and bravery.
T h e b a n re q u ire s e ig h t
O regon high schools to retire
their N ative A m erican m as
c o ts. A n o th e r se v e n h ig h
schools identified as the W ar
riors will be allowed to keep
th e ir n ic k n a m e b u t m u s t
change m ascots o r graphics
that depict Native Americans.
T h e five-year tra n s itio n
period is intended to help dis
tric ts pay fo r changes and
give th e m tim e to p ic k a
popular new nickname.
Blackfoot man pleads guilty
in eastern Idaho arson case
P O C A T E L L O (A P)I_
A Blackfoot m an accused
o f intentionally setting fire
to a m obile hom e located
o n th e F o rt H all In d ia n
R eserv atio n has plead ed
guilty.
Federal prosecutors say
20-year-old T revor Jam es
H u r le y p le a d e d g u ilty
T hursday to one c ount o f
arson fo r his role in the
Aug. 6 blaze.
H urley fa te s up to 25
years in prison and will be
sentenced A pril 30.
In v e stig a to rs fo c u sed
on H urley after interview s
w ith w itn esse s w h o say
they saw H urley buy cot
to n balls and lighter fluid
at a c o n v e n ie n c e sto re .
P ro s e c u to rs say H u rle y
later returned to the store
and boasted how he set fire
to som eone's trailer.
N o b o d y w as in ju re d ,
b u t the fire destroyed the
trailer hom e.
Spilyay T ym oo
February 6, 2013
Prosecutor: Man repeatedly
dug up tribal artifacts
C O O S BA Y (A P) - A
N o rth B end m an convicted
o f re p e a te d ly d istu rb in g a
N ative A m erican tribal site
has b e en sen ten ced to five
y ears’ p ro b a tio n and; fined
$2,000.
P r o s e c u to r s say D a v id
Gies'elman dug up the objects
fro m the site o n the n o rth
shore o f C oos Bay. H e was
discovered by C onfederated
T ribes o f th e C oos, L ow er
U m pqua and Siuslaw officials:
in F e b ru a ry 2010 an d M ay
2010.
O r e g o n S ta te P o lice'
searched his house and found
180 artifacts. A judge ordered
G ieselm an to forfeit 12 tribal
artifacts in his possession and
b a n n e d him fro m e n te rin g
any O re g o n state p a rk fo r
five years.
View of organ donation
shifting in Lakota culture
P IE R R E , S.D. (AP) - Re
searchers, tribal elders and
health care professionals are
w o rk in g to brid g e th e gap
betw een the decline in N ative
A m erican health and living
organ donations.
A n associate professor at
S o u th
D a k o ta
S ta te
University's College o f N u rs
ing, N ancy Fahrenw ald is coL
le c tin g in f o r m a tio n fro m
N ative A m erican dialysis p a
tients o n three reservations
and providing education about
the benefits and risks o f liv-;
ing kidney donation.
T h e effort is in response
to a long-held Lakota belief
th a t living organ d o nations
are n o t only physical sacri-;
fices, b u t spiritual ones. T h a i
p e rsp e c tiv e p re v e n ts so m e
N ative A m ericans on dialysis;
fro m d isc u ssin g donations!
w ith family m em bers.
Tribal officials convicted
in embezzlement case
S IS S E T O N , S .D (AP)' H
F o u r elected district officials
o f th e S isseto n W ah p e to n
Sioux are awaiting sentencing
o n e m b e z z le m e n t- r e la te d
charges.
T h e officials m ade unau-
th o riz e d p ay m en ts to ta lin g
a b o u t $ 3 5 0 ,0 0 0 to th e m
selves and others over a p e
riod o f tw o years, according
to reports.
Spilyay Tymoo Classifiers
Tribal jobs
See Amelia Tewee in the
personnel de partm ent to
submit an application, or call
541-553-3262. View full de
scriptions and apply online at
www.ctws.org.
Health Coordinator.
Education in Early Child
hood certificate or related
field. Experience one year
in early Childhood Care or
m edical setting. Develop
and maintain medical infor
m ation, m ed ica l reports,
and data fo r each child en
rolled in Day Care Program.
Salary Range DOE.
J o n S m ith 5 5 3 -3 2 2 8 -
C/oses 2/22.
Head Start Bus Driver.
Provide safe and super-
vised transportation for chil
dren and families to and from
s c h o o l on fix e d ro u te .
Nuture and guide children in
a m anner that fosters posi
tive development. Communi
cate program inform ation
between parents, teaching
staff. Attend and participate
in training, workshops, con
ferences etc. C onduct and
m onitor daily bus m ainte
na n ce c h e c k s and re fe r
m aintenance needs. Salary
Range DOE
K i r s t i n
Hisatake 553-3242.
M e d ic a l
S o c ia l
W orker.
Provides com prehensive
clinical social w ork services
to com m unity members, in
cluding; crisis intervention,
psychosocial support, case
m anagem ent, coordination
of care, outreach and edu
cation within the community.
Salary Range $40,731. Y r
To $55,393. Yr. Tammy W il
son 553-2459.
Fisheries F& W Tech Ill-
M u st have A s s o c ia te s
degree or related college
coursework in fisheries/wild-
life or related field plus at
least 2 yrs exp erience in
field operations and super
vising employees. Qualified
individuals must have excel
lent people and communica
tion skills and the ability to
delegate tasks and complete
p r o je c ts w ith in g iv e n
tim efram es. Salary Range
$26,707. Yr. To $40,594. Yr.
Am y Charette 575-1866.
Transit Bus Driver.
Transport persons around
the W arm Springs com m u
nity and into Madras on spe
cific routes and on individual
transports as arranged by
supervisor. Driver must pos
sess a valid Oregon Driver’s
License/Commercial Driver’s
L ic e n s e . S a la ry R a n g e
DOE.
Lonny M acy 553-
3509.
S e rg e a n t o f C o rre c
tions.
S a la ry R a n g e M in -
36,082yr Max-42,OOOyr
Lt. P ris c illa W h itte n b u rg
553-3272.
Police Officer.
High School Diplom a or
equivalent. M ust pass pre-
e m p lo y m e n t te s t; b a s ic
m ath, s p e llin g , re a d in g ,
comprehension and writing.
Salary Range $29,675. Yr.
To $ 3 7,68 9. Yr. Lt. John
W ebb 553-3272.
Com p & Benefits Coor-
dinator.
Maintain Strict Confiden
tiality. Must have strong com
puter skills in word process
ing and M ic ro s o ft Excel.
E n try le v e l a c c o u n tin g
skills. Two year office expe
rience. Tribal M em ber Pref
e re n c e . S a la ry R a n g e
$ 2 2 ,0 2 6 .
Y r.
Katchia553-3498.
Next deadline to sub
mit items for publicaiotn in
the Spilyay is Friday, Feb.
15 Thank you1
In the Tribal Court of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
Failure to Register
DM J AU TO M O TIVE,
P e titio n e r, vs. K E L L Y
WEWA, Respondent; Case
No. CV66-12. TO: DMJ AU
T O M O T IV E / K E L L Y
WEWA:
Y O U ARE HEREBY N O
T IF IE D that a CIVIL CO M
PL A IN T has been filed with
th e W arm S p rin g s T rib a l
Court. By this notice you are
sum m oned to appear in this
m atter at a hearing scheduled
for the 7™ day o f MARCH,
2013 @ 10:00 am, at the Warm
Springs Tribal Court.
Chris & Leroy Smith, Pe
titioner, vs. Kaliska Smith-
Wallulatum / Adam Rubio
Sr., Respondent; Case No.
D0159-01;158-01;D0113;112-
06. TO : K a lisk a Sm ith-
Wallulatum / Adam Rubio
Sr.:
Y O U ARE HEREBY N O
T IF IE D that a Modification
has been filed with the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. By this
notice you are sum m oned to
appear in this m atter at a hear
ing scheduled for 13th day of
March 2013 @ 11:00 am, at the
W arm Springs Tribal Court.
C T W S, P e titio n e r, vs.
Monica Wahnetah / Gilbert
Moses JR ., Respondent; Case
No. JV201-02. TO: Monica
Wahnetah / Gilbert Moses
JR.:
YO U ARE H EREBY N O
T IF IE D that an A nnual A s
sisted Guardianship Review has
been filed with the W arm Springs
Tribal Court.
By this no
tice you are sum m oned to ap
pear in this m atter at a hearing
scheduled for 18th day o f
March 2013 @ 11:00 am, at the
W arm Springs Tribal Court.
Warm Springs Tribal Court. By
this notice you are sum m oned
to appear in this matter at a hear
ing scheduled for the 4th day
of March, 2013 @ 10:00 am, at
the Warm Springs Tribal Court.
SIS T E D G U A R D IA N SH IP
REV IEW has been filed with
the Warm Springs Tribal Court.
By this notice you are sum
m oned to appear in this m atter
at a hearing scheduled for the
M andy S w itzler,. P e ti
tioner, vs. Michael Hoaglin,
R esp o n d en t; Case N o.
D O 183-12. TO : M andy
Switzler / Michael Hoaglin:
9:00 am, at the W arm Springs
Tribal Court.
Y O U ARE H EREBY N O
T I F I E D th a t a N A M E
C H A N G E has been filed with
the Warm Springs Tribal Court.
By this notice you are sum
m oned to appear in this m atter
at a hearing scheduled for the
7 th day of March, 2013 @ 3:00
pm, at the Warm Springs Tribal
Court.
CTWS, Petitioner, vs. Kista
Flores / Diamond Tewee,
Respondent; Case No. JV110-
09 /JV09-09.TO: Kista Flores
/ Diamond Tewee:
Y O U ARE H EREBY N O
T IFIE D that a Assisted Guard
ianship has been filed with the
Li
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CTW S, P e titio n e r, vs.
F aw n B eg ay / D em us
Martinez, Respondent; Case
No. DO 38-01. TO: Fawn
Begay / Demus Martinez:
Y O U ARE H EREBY N O
T IF IE D that a AN NUA L AS
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11 th day of M ARCH , 2013 @
C T W S, P e titio n e r, vs.'
Ruby Bulloch / Olin Char
ley, Respondent; Case No.*
JV 304-03 / JV 303-03. TO:
Ruby Bulloch / Olin Char
ley:
YO U ARE H EREBY N O
T IF IE D that a Assisted Guard
ianship Hearing has been filed
with the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. By this notice you are
sum m oned to appear in this
matter at a hearing scheduled for
the 13th day o f March, 2013 @
10:00 am, at the Warm Springs
Tribal Court.
F a ilure to re g iste r as
a sex offen der: H ilbe rt
Lloyd W illiam s. D ate o f
b ir th
1 -2 7 -1 9 9 1 .
P h y s ic a l
d e s c r ip
tio n ; 5 ’5" 1 2 0 lb s . If
a n y o n e k n o w s o f h is
w h e re a b o u ts , c o n ta c t
W S P D o r D ennis A llen
a t 5 4 1 -5 5 3 -2 2 1 4 .
Failure to Register
Fail to re g iste r as a
se x offen der; R o de rick
W esley. D ate o f birth 7-
2 9 -1 9 5 7 . P h ysica l d e
s c r ip tio n : 5 ’ 7 " 2 3 0
lbs. If an yo n e kno w s o f
his w h e re a b o u ts c o n
ta c t m e a t 5 4 1 - 5 5 3 -
22 14 .
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