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E Coosh EEWA: The way it is p j Spilygy Tymoo February 5, 2014 Letters to the editor Seniors prom .E lders o f the com m unity are w elcom e to th e S enior Citizen P ro m N ight, “Stroll ing D ow n M em ory Lane.” T he Senior P ro m will hap p e n o n V alentine’s Day, Feb ruary 14, at the C om m unity C enter Social Hall. D in n e r will be served at 5 p.m . D in n e r will include m eat loaf, m ashed potatoes, gravy, roll, som e type o f vegetable, dessert and juice. ■■ Picture taking will be from 5-10 p.m. F ro m 6-11 p.m. will b é dancing. C row ning o f the p ro m king and queen will be at 8 p.m. A dance contest, and bal loon dance is at 9 p.m. D a n c in g f r o m 9 :3 0 -1 1 p .m .; cleanup from 11 to m idnight. I f y o u w o u ld like m o re inform ation, call R osem ary “ M u sh y ” A la rc o n a t th e H ealth R esource C enter and Library, 541-553-1078. Fam ily N ig h t the last couple years. T h is year w e w ill be using the event as a fundraiser to replace ou td ated m aterials in o u r Physical E ducation de partm ent. O u r hope is that you w ould be willing to p a rtn e r w ith us in su p p o rt o f o u r m ission to involve the com m unity here at JCM S. We will be raffling prizes throughout the evening as p a rt o f the fundraiser, and if you are willing to donate raffle item s w e w ould greatly appreciate it. Also, we w ould love to see you at the Fam ily N ight on February 27, starting at 5:30. I f you have any questions or concerns please feel free to con tact either o f us. T h an k you so m uch for considering p a rtn e rin g w ith us a n d w e look forw ard to hearing from you soon. Sincerely, B ria n S te n b e rg a n d D en ise H orton, 541-475- 7253 ext. 545 o r 546. bstenberg@ 509j.net dhortofi@ 509j.net From JCMS D e a r c o m m u n ity b u s i nesses an d organizations, G reetings fro m Jefferson C ounty M iddle School. A s a n e w y e a r b e g in s , people o ften take the o p p o r tu n ity to c h a n g e . M a y b e som eone changes a job, o r an o r g a n iz a tio n d e c id e s to change their direction. W hat ever it is, the focus is change. A t J e f f e r s o n C o u n ty M iddle School w e believe in change, a n d o n e o f o u r fo c u se s o f c h a n g e h a s b e e n searching fo r ways to bring paren ts in to th e school and provide a positive experience fo r th em w ith their student. O n e o f the m e th o d s w e have u sed to get parents into o u r building is Family N ights. . We have used Bingo, art, sports and technology for our Fam ily N ights, and have seen a n d heard such positive r g sp o n se s fro m th e c o m m u nity. C om ing up this m o n th is o u r annual S taff v. S tu d en t b ask etb all gam e, w h ic h w e h a v e u s e d as a v e n u e fo r ----------------- \ Memorial A M e m o r ia l f o r M u rie l S u p p a h a n d Jackie S im tustus, w ith nam egiving, is set fo r A p ril T9, 201 4 at th e Sim nasho L onghouse, 9 a.m . W ashat Ser vice. N o o n - L unch. N am e-giving and give Wishes... H appy birthday, fa m ily. H a p p y B ir th d a y to T a sin a J im ( '1 2 ) and C het V a n F e lt III ('8 9 )—both o f February 9. H a p p y B ir th d a y to A l b e r t V a n P e lt ( 1 1 ) and Isley Sam —both oh the 3rd. H appy B ir th d a y ¡ : ( '1 2 ) , Q u in te n C o o k ( '0 0 ) on the 17th, and RodRigo M adrano ( ' 13) on the 24th. Tove a ll o f you. G-ma a n d G -pa, E l i ^ a an d Harvey Jim. v ' . ' / . - y Fundraiser M adras H ig h School stu d e n t D e v y n n R o d r ig u e z - M edina is planning fo r a ca reer in m edicine. T his sum m er she will atten d Careers in M edicine, a N a tio n a l Y outh L eadership forum . T h e fo ru m is' h e ld a t a m ed ic al sc h o o l in F lo rid a. D evynn’s family is helping her raise th e n e ed e d fu n d s fo r h e r to attend. To help D evynn m ake it to th e C areers in M edicine fo ru m , B ob M edina is ra f f lin g h is 197 5 C h e v r o le t N ova. T h e vehicle is in goo d running condition, w ith 350 engine, autom atic tran sm is sion, bucket seats, g o o d tires and a new stereo. 1 T ickets are $10. T h e draw ing will be held in the spring. All proceeds from the raffle will be used fo r D evynn to atten d th e forum . I f y o u are in te re s te d in h e lp in g , o r to p u rc h a s e a ticket, con tact D evynn, B ob M edina, w h o w orks at Fire M a n a g e m e n t; or K im M edina, w h o w o rk s at th e W arm S prings M a r k e t.'O r contact T h o m as o r M argaret M edina, o r P h o eb e Gray. C o n t a c t n u m b e r s a re 541-615-0666; o r 541-325- 1772. Y ou can check o u t the car a t 4450 U p p e r D ry C re ek R oad in W arm Springs. Careers in Medicine T h e Careers in M edicine forum gives high school stu dents a chance to m eet w ith first-year m edical school stu dents. T h e high school students will v isit m ed ical facilities, m e e t w ith p h y sic ia n s a n d Todd O h n g re n and N a ta lie O w y h ee o f W arm Springs are p le a se d to a n n o u n c e th e b ir th o f th e ir daughter A iyanna O h ngren, b o rn o n January 14, 2014. A iy a n n a jo in s b r o t h e r Brady, 5. G r a n d p a r e n t s o n th e fa th e r ’s ¡side are R ay m o n d M iller o f W arm Springs, and K im b e r ly B o sch ee of N am pa, Idaho. G r a n d p a r e n t s o n th e m o th e r ’s side a re C a ro ly n D ick and N a th a n O w yhee o f O w yhee, N evada. away. k___________ :____________ 2 Spilyay Tym oo (Coyote News, Est. 1976) Publisher Emeritus: Sid Miller Reporter: Patti Tanewasha Managing Editor: Dave McMechan Victim s o f Crime Services Y o u r te e n a g e r ju s t g o t a n o th er threateping text: “Tomorrow we R goin 2 k il U” T his is the tw elfth th reat ening text m essage she has received in th e p a st w eek. W h at are you going to do? Teens, their parents, and o th e r victim s o f repeatedly h a r a s s in g , a n n o y in g o r th re a te n in g te x t m essag es o ften feel scared, o r at least repeatedly annoyed. H ow ever, the cell p h o n e ow ners m ay n o t understan d th at threatening and annoy ing repeated u nw anted text m essaging is stalking, a tribal crim e. I n r e c o g n itio n o f N a tio n a l S talk in g A w aren ess M onth, the tribal V ictim s o f C rim e Services d epartm ent, plus victim advocates across th e c ountry, are e d u catin g th e public ab o u t stalking, the pervasive crim e th a t affects nearly 1.4 m illion A m ericans each year. Spilyay Tymoo is published bi-weekly by the Con federated Tribes of Warm Springs. Our offices are located at 4174 Highway 3 in Warm Springs. Any written materials submitted to Spilyay Tymoo should be addressed to: Spilyay Tymoo, P.O. Box 870, Warm Springs, OR 97761. Phone:541-553-2210 E-Mail: dave.mcmechan@wstribes.org. Annual Subscription rates: Within U.S.: $15.00 o th er m edical professionals, an d observe m edical p ro c e dures. | T h ro u g h the pro g ram the students will also learn a bout the m edical school application process, and learn a b o u t the m any and varied career o p tions available in the m edical profession, I Invitation T h e n in e O re g o n tribes are invited to have in fo rm a tion tables in the Capitol Gal leria o n T hursday, Feb. 13, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. T h is w ill b e T ribal Legis- 1 ari ve Day, a n e v e n t o rg a n iz e d b y th e L e g is la tiv e C o m m issio n o n In d ia n Ser vices. Com e chat w ith tribal lead e rs, a n d law m a k ers fro m a round the state. Karen Q uigley, executive director, Legislative C om m is sion o n In d ian Services. karen.m.quigley@ 'state.or.us Unwelcome text messages: Another type of stalking B y M ark M atthew s Birth A Valentine’s Day card from Warm Springs artist Travis Bobb. R epeated, u nw anted text m essaging is a type o f stalk ing. . Stalking and h arassm ent a re c rim e s o n th e W a rm Springs In d ian Reservation. All 50 states have passed laws th a t m ake it illegal to engage in stalking— usually defined as a course o f c o n d u c t di re cted a t a specific p e rso n th a t w ould cause “a reason- able p e rso n ” (in legal term s) to feel Tear. T h e W arm Springs tribal code for the crim e o f Stalk ing is W ST C 305.180, w hich states: “ Stalking: A n y Indian who shall knowingly alarm or coerce another person or a member of thatperson’s immediate family or household by engaging in repeated, unwanted contact with the other person where the repeated and un wanted contact causes the victim reasonable apprehension regard ing thé personal safety o f the vic tim or a member o f the victim’s immediate family or household, shall be deemed guilty o f stalk ing. ” ■ T h e m axim um fine fo r a c o n v ic t io n o f th e tr ib a l crim e o f stalking is either a $5000 fine, o n e year in jail, o r both. T he tribal co u rt has the p o w e r to exclude n o n m em bers if a p e rso n is co n v ic te d o f S ta lk in g o r a n y o th e r tribal crim e. A ccording to V ictim s o f C rim e S e rv ic e s (V O C S ), so m e o f th e p a s t stalk in g c a s e s o n th e r e s e r v a tio n have involved m ultiple u n w a n te d te x t m essages a n d telephone calls to th e stalk ing victims. O th e r stalking cases o n the reservation in c lu d e re p e a te d , u n w a n te d contact by a fo rm er signifi c an t o th er, b o y frie n d /g irl- friend, o r intim ate partner. Victim s should re p o rt the offending text message stalk ing to tribal police and care fully do cu m en t evidence by w orst-case situations— m u r Som e o f the p a s t stalking cases on the reservation have | involved multiple unwanted te x t messages and tele phone calls... w r itin g d o w n th e tim e s , dates, a n d places th ey are stalked. T hey should keep e-mails, p h o n e m e s s a g e s , le tte r s ; notes, and anything sent by the stalker. V ictim s should a lso a le r t frie n d s , fam ily m em b ers, ro o m m ates, and co-w orkers a b o u t the stalk ing an d enlist their su p p o rt and help. J anell Wallulatum, the A ct in g V O C S S u p e rv iso r, re m in d s trib al m em b ers and cell p h o n e ow ners to “ save all your threatening text m es sages because they are evi d e n ce . V ic tim s c an e ith e r forw ard the offen d in g text m essage to the tribal police as an email, o r take the cell p h o n e to the police so they c an tak e a p h o to g ra p h o r copy o f the text m essage.” . V ictim cell p h o n e ow n ers m ay n o t u n d e rstan d th at stalking is criminal. A nd w hat they d o n ’t know a b o u t stalk ing m ay jeopardize their lives. S ta lk in g b e h a v io r c a n range fro m annoying and in trusive to terrifying and dan gerous. Stalking can escalate to v io le n c e a n d — in th e der, . T o defeat text-m assaging stalkers, the victim s, police, an d com m unities m u st take stalking seriously. , V ic tim s o f a n n o y in g o r th r e a te n in g te x t m essa g es should call 541-553-1171 and have the W arm Springs P o lice D ep artm en t take a report, and do a follow -up investiga tion. T ext stalking victim s can also re ce iv e s u p p o r t fro m VOGS, the tribal victim ’s as sistance departm ent. V O C S c a n h e lp v ic tim s d e v ise a safety plan, learn a b o u t the tribal laws, access o th er ser v ic e s, a n d tak e a d d itio n a l steps, such as seeking a tribal restraining order. Fam ily m em bers, friends and the tribal com m unity can su p p o rt stalking victim s by listening, sho w in g su p p o rt, and never blam ing the victim fo r the crime. T hey can also discourage text message stalk ing and o th er stalking-type o f behavior. Victim s need to know that help is available. T hey can call V O C S at 541-553-2293 d u r in g o ffice h o u rs, o r W arm Springs Police D isp a tch at 553-1171 o n w eeknights and weekends. I f you are being stalked o r if you know o f a stalking vic tim , rem em ber, you are n o t alone, the W arm Springs P o lice a n d V ictim s o f C rim e S e rv ice s D e p a r tm e n ts are here to help. f i ■ 4
