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Spilyay Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon January 8, 2014 Page 5 Do you have any resolutons or other hopes fo r 2014? ‘I ’ve bought new ex ercise shoes, and this y ea r I ’m going to use them more often. ’ Sharon Jones F or 2014 I ’m hop ing f o r world peace, and re% peace. ’ Scott Moses ‘I ’m going to do more chores, so I can g et a Barbie. ’ Lindy Walker ‘I ’m hoping we can raise fun ds fo r a new com m u nity cen ter, through a foundation or some other contri bution. ’ Dan Martinez ‘I ’m going to g et my .Associates Degree in b u sin ess A d m in is tration in june. Then I ’m tra n sferrin g to OSU C ascades f o r a B achelor’s D egree in Accounting. ’ Dena Thurbey ‘M y resolution is to exercise more often...’ Tiffiney Yallup ‘For the tribes I ’m hoping we g e t out o f debt, and g et back to where we used to be.’ Darryl Smith F or the tribes I ’m hoping the p o litics stop, and we move forw ard fo r the people in - a p ositive way . ’H Leona Ike ‘M y resolution is make more ja m s and to can more fruit. I ’ve been so busy la tely I h a v en ’t been able to do that. ’ Olivia Wallulatum ‘I ’m hoping fo r good things as an employee o f the M useum at Warm Springs. I ’m the ja n ito ria l custodian, building maintenance and groundskeeper. My hope fo r 2014 is to keep the building clean and safe fo r the public and the employ- ees I work with. I take my jo b personally, be cause it reflects not only on m yself but on the museum and the tribes as a whole. I try to, live by the standards I was taught by my parents. M y hope is that when people visit the museum, they have a good stay. ’ Albert Summers Pageant New state law: No smoking in a motor vehicle when minor is present It is now a traffic viola tion to smoke in a m otor vehicle when a minor under the age o f 18 present in the vehicle. S co tt K alam a, W arm Springs Tobacco Prevention Coordinator, wants to com munity to be aware o f the new law. “T h is to o k e ffe c t on January 1 in the state o f Oregon,” Kalama said. A first-time citation can result in a fine o f up to $250; a second citation pan mean a fine o f $500. H ere are some answers to frequenfiy asked questions about the new law: W hat is the new smokefree car law? E ffe c tiv e Ja n u ary 1, 2014, S en ate Bill 444 A makes smoking in a m otor vehicle with a minor under the age o f 18 present a sec ondary traffic violation, a What is the purpose of the law? The primary goal o f the law is to decrease children’s ex p o su re to seco n d h an d smoke in the small, enclosed area o f a car. A secondary goal is to educate parents and other adults about the dan gers o f smoking in a car with a m inor present. According to the Oregon Health Authority, children in an estimated 50,000 Oregon fam ilies are currently ex posed to secondhand smoke in m otor vehicles. What is the fine for vio lations o f the law? support sm okefree cars for kids. Supporting groups in cluded: the American Lung Association in Oregon, O r egon Pediatrics Society, O r egon M edical A ssociation, American Heart Association, the Tobacco Free Coalition o f Oregon, and others. In a 2011 O reg o n T o bacco Survey, 82 percent o f adults with children report having rules against smoking in the car. Additionally, 60 percent o f Oregonians are in favor o f prohibiting smoking in privately owned vehicles. Individuals can be fined up to $250 for first offense and up to $500 for second or sub sequent offenses for smok ing In a vehicle when youth are present. Who has the authority to enforce the law? A police officer may en force this law only if they have already sto p p e d th e driver operating the vehicle for a separate traffic viola tion or other offense. Are there other jurisdic tions that have prohibited smoking in vehicles? The Science Behind the Law: Secondhand smoke is clas Yes, it is a growing move sified by the EPA as a Group ment— five other states have A carcinogen. This classifica already passed similar policies tio n is reserv ed for those aimed at reducing involuntary m ixtures w hich have been secondhand smoke exposure: 1 shown in studies to cause can U tah, A rkansas, M aine, cer in humans. G roup A car California and Louisiana. The cinogens also include arsenic age o f the minor varies from and asbestos; state to state. According to the EPA, sec ondhand smoke in cars can Does it make a differ be especially harmful to chil ence if I roll down my win dren because cars are small, dow when smoking? confined spaces where chil Unfortunately, no— open dren are closer to the smoker ing a car window does n ot and the smoke. protect passengers from dan While a child’s lungs are gerous levels o f secondhand still developing, they can be sm oke. A 2006 H a rv a rd easily damaged by exposure School o f Public Health study to the high level o f second found that whether the win hand smoke in a car. Even dow was open slighdy or wide though many smokers choose open, secondhand smoke lev to open a window or increase els exceeded the EPA’s Air the ventilation, the child pas Quality Index. senger is still n ot fully pro tected. Secondhand smoke Who supported this law? lingers long after the smok Many groups and individuals ing stops. L_ li i ' - ' ' ' '' Patti Tanewasha pictures (Continued from page 1), T h a n k you U rb an a “Toto” Ross for facilitat ing the event. T h e jud g es h ad a tough job, with a narrow margin between the can d id ates. T h a n k , you fo rm e r M iss W arm Springs Sunmiet Maben’s g ro u p , M adras D an ce Arts Unlimited. The H a waiian dances were beau tiful. Thanks for sharing another culture with our people. T hank you to Eagle T h u n d e r D ru m g ro u p for honoring us with your powwow drum. T h a n k y o u C arlo s Calica for narrating the hand-drum, and singing along with niece Kiyanna. The Arquette boys joined and honored us w ith a th ree-m an h an d drum song also. See PAGEANT o n page 8 :
