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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon November 20, 2 0 0 8 Fire hall for Sidwalter area T h e C o n f e d e r a te d T rib e s have sta rte d c o n stru ctio n o f a fire hall to serve th e Sidw alter area o f the reservation. T h e tw o-story stru ctu re will b e located o f f H ighw ay 26 o n Sidw alter Flat. T h e g ro u n d breaking fo r the building was set fo r T uesday o f this w eek (after deadline fo r this paper.) T r ib a l C o u n c il, F ir e a n d Safety, a n d C re d it re p re se n ta tives w ere scheduled to attend. T h e U.S. D e p a rtm e n t o f A gri culture is also c o n trib u tin g to this project. A t the ground-breaking, his t o r ic a l c o m m e n ts o n th e “Sidwallah” o r “ Sidwalter” area w e r e to b e p r o v i d e d b y J o Sm ith. T r ib a l P u b lic S a fe ty a n d T ribal C ouncil have b een plan n in g th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f th e Sidw alter C om m unity Fire H all fo r som e tim e. T h e Sidw alter com m unity is Page 5 Volunteers needed for jail GED program T h e W a rm S p rin g s Ja il M inistry is look in g fo r vol u n te e rs to co m e to th e jail fo r tu to rin g o f th e inm ates w h o are try in g to g e t th eir GED. V o lu n te e r s n e e d to b e trained before they can teach. T h e train in g is c o n d u c te d in R e d m o n d , a n d th e jail m in is try can h e lp p ro v id e tra n s p o r tation. T h e tr a in in g s e ss io n s are fro m 5:30 t o 8:30 p .m . th is T h u rsd a y a n d Friday, Nov. 20-21, and from 9 a.m . to 3 p.m . o n Saturday, Nov. 22. A nyone interested should call Susan M cN eilly o f the jail m inistry at 475-6549. pleased th a t th e p ro je c t is b e com ing a reality. Toys-Tools-Housewares-Clothing-Crafts-Gifts- Pact unveiled that would remove Klamath River dams (AP) — T h e B ush adm inistra tion has a n n o u n ced a n o n b in d in g a g r e e m e n t f o r r e m o v in g fo u r d am s alo n g th e K la m a th R iv er, a key to re so lv in g th e b a sin 's lo n g -s ta n d in g tro u b le b a la n c in g th e w a te r n e e d s o f farm s a n d fish. W hile n o t a final answ er, the deal represents a m ilestone to w a rd w h a t w o u ld b e co m e th e biggest dam rem oval p ro ject in U.S. history. I t also w ould help resolve is sues a t th e r o o t o f th e 2001 sh u t-o ff o f irrigation to th o u s a n d s o f a c re s o f fa rm la n d u n d e r e n fo rcem en t by U.S. m ar shals a n d th e 2002 d e a th s o f 70,000 adult salm on in the river a fte r irrig a tio n w a te r w as r e stored. T h e ag ree m e n t in p rinciple re ac h ed in S acram ento, Calif., w as to b e signed T h u rsd ay by the U.S. D e p a rtm e n t o f Interior, th e utility P a c ifiC o rp a n d the governors o f O re g o n and Cali fornia. P acifiC orp is ow ned by a subsidiary o f W arren B uffett's O m a h a, N e b .-b a se d B erkshire H athaw ay Inc. T h e agreem ent is a roadm ap for tu rning the dam s over to a nonfederal entity and starting to re m o v e ' them by 2020. T h o u g h the B ush adm inistra tion has o p p o se d rem oving hy droelectric dam s elsew here, I n te rio r D e p a r tm e n t C o u n se lo r M ichael B o g e rt said it re c o g n iz e d th a t re m o v in g th e fo u r dam s could help create ' 'a com p re h e n s iv e a p p ro a c h to deal w ith th e issues an d im ages we saw in th e K lam ath Basin." P re ssu re h as b e e n b u ilding fo r years o n th e dam 's ow ner, PacifiC orp, to m ake a deal. Cali fornia and O reg o n 's governors pre sse d fo r dam rem oval after c o m m e rc ia l s a lm o n fish e rie s collapsed in 2006. Federal biologists m andated th at fish ladders and o th e r im provem ents costing $300 m illion b e added to the dam s b e fo re a federal operatin g license could b e re n ew e d . C a lifo rn ia w a te r a uthorities have b e en taking a h a rd lo o k a t th e dam s' role in to x ic algae p laguing th e river, an d river advocates have sued PacifiC orp to fix the algae p ro b lem. T h e deal em braces a $1 bil lion enviro n m en tal re sto ratio n b lu ep rin t fo r the K lam ath Ba sin th a t has b e en en d o rsed by farm ers, In d ian tribes, salm on f is h e r m e n a n d c o n s e rv a tio n g ro u p s. B esides re sto rin g fish habitat, it guarantees w ater and cheap electricity for farm ers, as well as continued access to fed eral w ildlife refuges fo r fa rm ing. D e an B rockbank, vice presi d e n t a n d .g en eral c o u n c il fo r P a c if iC o r p , sa id t h o u g h th e agreem ent w as nonbinding, the utility was com m itted to seeing it th ro u g h to re m o v a l o f th e O pen M o n d a y -S a t: 9 :0 0 -6 :0 0 Your Bargain Connection U All N e w All T h e T im e! 7 1 7 S .W . 5 t h S t. M a d r a s O r . at $2.50 dams. 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