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Spilyy Tymoo, Wqi-m Springs, Oregon June 23, 2005 z rrr; C3 A Biwn ModwiMnSpilyay Quindon Calica, left, and Elvis Frank, formerly first-graders at Warm Springs Elementary School, eat lunch in the field and think about summer outside the school cafeteria on the last day of school, Friday, June 10. Judge orders increased spills over Columbia and Snake dams in salmon protection case (AP) - A federal judge or dered U.S. officials to increase the volume of water spilled through five dams on the Snake and Columbia rivers to make it easier for imperiled salmon spe cies to reach the ocean. U.S. District Judge James Redden, however, rejected a request to increase by 10 per cent the speed of the rivers' water flow. Environmentalists had said that would lower water temperatures and further help the salmons' migration to the sea. "The fall chinook run is in danger" because of the small amount of water spills, Redden said at a hearing earlier this month. "The law says you can't do that." Government agencies named in a lawsuit over the salmons' protection - including the BPA, NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - said in a joint statement they may appeal the ruling to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. "We arc extremely concerned that the outcome provides no guarantee for the improvement of salmon stocks and it could make things worse at an enor mous cost to the region," the statement said. Reddens ruling in favor of Indian tribes, fishermen and environmentalists calls for in creases in water passing through spillways in four dams on the Snake River and the McNary Dam on the Columbia. Environmentalists say the spills will allow the 12 species of threatened and endangered salmon species to more safely pass through die dams on their way to the sea and upon return ing to spawn than when they pass through the turbines on the Council makes changes at Housing There have been significant changes recently at the Warm Springs Housing Authority. Tribal Council has appointed Jeff Sanders, tribal internal au ditor, as the interim director of Housing. Sanders will serve un til a new director is hired, said Lauraina Hintsala, chief opera tions officer. The position of Housing director is currently being advertised, Hintsala said. Also, Tribal Council has ap pointed an advisory committee for Housing. The five-member group is serving until a new Housing board is appointed, said Hintsala. The members of the advisory committee are Hintsala, secretary-treasurer Jody Calica, Tribal Council Chairman Ron Suppah, cbief financial officer Ray Pot ter, Utilities general manager Herb Graybael, and Jeff Sand ers. As he is currently serving as interim director of Housing, Sanders for now is not serving on the advisory committee. These changes were imple mented in response to com plaints about Housing, said I lintsala. The situation is being investigated, she said. Public Notice Attention all Warm Springs and Simnasho Schoolie Flats water users: As a public water system, we are re quired by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the 1996 Amendment to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to publish the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). Copies are available by calling the water treatment plant 553-1472. Museum opens 3 exhibits This week, the Museum at Warm Springs introduces three exhibits. The opening reception for the exhibits is this afternoon, Thursday, June 23, from 2 to 6 p.m. at the museum reception hall. The exhibits arc a part of the tribal anniversary of the Treaty of 1855. One of the exhibits, "Yesterday, Today and Tomor row," will be in the Changing Exhibits gallery. This exhibit features the his tory, present and future of en terprises and departments of the tribes. Featured are KWSO, Early Childhood Education, the el ementary school, Power Enter prises, Kah-Nce-Ta I ligh Desert Resort and Casino, Forest Prod ucts Industries, the fish hatch ery, and businesses of Warm Springs Ventures. Another exhibit includes 11 banners portraying history of the land of the region from time immemorial, to the I.ewis and Clark Expedition, and up until modern times. The banners include historic and modern photographs, a map drawing from the Lewis and Clark journals, exerpts from the treaty, among other images. The banners will hang in the recep tion hall of the museum. Warm Springs Forest Prod ucts is helping with this exhibit by providing the hangers for the banners, which were created by graphic artist Thomas ( )sborne. Funding came from a grant through the Lewis and Clark bicentennial. of uw wuMum Historic photo of Isaac and Ida McKinley, part of the museum poster of the exhibit, "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow." Another exhibit features pho tographs of pictographs of the Columbia River. The photo graphs of poster size are by Jim Henderson. The photographer used special lighting techniques to bring out details of the pic tographs. or the opening recep tion there will be tribal dance performances, singing and food. dams. The turbines generate electricity for the Pacific North west but they also kill many of the salmon. The Bonneville Power Ad ministration estimated the extra spill will cost ratepayers about $67 million, or about a two-percent increase, in rates for resi dential customers. The first spills are scheduled to begin in less than two weeks. The recent ruling "said the federal government cannot walk away from its responsibilities for salmon and to the communities that rely on them," said Jan I Iasselman of Scatde, an attor ney with the National Wildlife Federation, the lead plaintiff in the case. Last month, Redden struck down the Bush administration's $6 billion plan for salmon recov ery - saying it fell short of pro tecting the imperiled fish. The Oipost S four flarjain Connection c $ b m mw Ml irte if toffixsg rv 71 7 S.W. 5th St Madras Or j new I ar Seat Covers Shipment of Hoormats TOYS Covers DreamCatchers 2.50 to mo wind chimes New designs I 14.50 i i ij uii an " -r- .- Tee shirts (expires "7 12 03) http:wvivi.theoutpost6tore.com J 3 1 Events calendar Boarding school orientation at the Education building, top floor in the training room. Come and meet boarding school representatives from Chemawa, Sherman and Flandreau high schools, and Riverside Indian School. Chemawa and Sherman representatives will be present on June 24-25 at 10 a.m. Flandreau will be present on the June 25 at 10 a.m. Riverside Indian School will be present June 26-28. For more information call Higher Education at 553-3311. ; Attention veterans: All VFW meetings are on the first Wednesdays of each month, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the . Veterans Hall. Anyone wishing audience with the VFW should call to be added to the agenda. Call Commander Elliot Palmer Post No. 4217 Kirby Heath Sr., 553-2115. Or Quartermaster Harvey Jim, 553-9003. Indian Arte tmd Crbfts 2B2 Warm Springs St,. Warm Spring OR $7761 .;i-.. . w ton mi o tfbuvffl QEii&ffi) i&tiu'&iWt No Foolin'- The Best Food in Town! (541) SS 3 1597