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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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