Spilyay Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon
January 8, 2014
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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
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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.
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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.
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