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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 9 June 18, 2 0 0 9 Johnny Curtis tent revival visits Warm Springs Musician and pastor Johnny Curtis brought his tent revival to W arm Springs last week. T he five-day revival was a well-at tended and inspiring time. Curtis and his Spirit o f G od M in istry tra v e le d to W arm Springs from his hom e at Ft. M cD ow ell, Y avapai N a tio n , Ariz. T his was the first stop on Curtis’ sum m er revival tour. A fter leaving W arm Springs, he and his wife Virginia, and traveling crew o f 17 left for the S outhern U te R eservation in Colorado. O ther stops on the tour will include Seneca, Ariz., and Toppenish, Wash. Curtis first came to W arm Springs in 1968. “ I ’ve alw ays lik e d W arm Dave McMechan/Spilyay Johnny Curtis (second from left) has help from Warm Springs Fire Management crews In setting up the revival tent. Springs,” he said. “A nd I ’ve come back from time to time.” Curtis has traveled all over w ith his ministry, from the U.S. to Asia and the Philippines. Pastor Curtis has wanted in the past to bring his tent revival to W arm Springs. T hose plans never materialized. “So this year we decided to we would come here,” he said. “T he people o f W arm Springs are very friendly.” Curtis is a minister, guitarist, singer and songwriter. H e has many inspirational CDs dating back to his earliest years with his ministry, up to the present. His m ost recent is called, The Mes senger. Last year he won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the N a tive American Music Awards in Niagra Falls, N ew Ycrk. H is CD sales help to fund the revival tour. “We came to encourage the Warm Springs Nation with word and song,” Pastor Curtis said. Oregon House backs Klamath dam removal bill (AP) — T he O regon House approved a bill last week to im pose a surcharge on PacifiCorp customers to pay for removal o f four hydroelectric dams on the Klam ath River to help restore salmon runs. T he legislation supports a te n ta tiv e a g re e m e n t am o n g farmers, fishermen, tribes and others to settle a lengthy water struggle in the Klam ath Basin. U nder the m easure, up to $200 million would be collected from customers o f PacifiCorp, the utility that owns the dams. T he company estimates the av e rag e re s id e n tia l c u s to m e r w ould pay an e x tra $1.50 a m onth over 10 years. P a c ifiC o rp is o w n e d by MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., a unit o f W arren Buffett's O m aha, N eb.-based Berkshire H athaw ay Inc. Removing the four dams is widely seen as a key to restoring dwindling West Coast salmon runs, although passage o f the Oregon legislation doesn't as sure that the dams will come down. That will require further state and federal action. family for the shame my actions have brought to our family name. Further, I apologize t the witness who heard and saw what hap pened. I also want to say that I am paying the consequences for my decision. Kathy D anzuka. and disorderly conduct. I also want to say that I will not l6t it happen again. Roger Stwyer Jr. CRITFC tribes express concern over hatchery-wild fish report T he Columbia River In ter-Tribal Fish Com mission and its four m em ber tribes— W arm S p rin g s, U m a tilla , Yakama and N ez Perce—ex pressed concern last week over reports that a recent sci entific study dem onstrated th a t th e in te rb re e d in g o f hatchery and wild steelhead can reduce the reproductive success o f future steelhead generations. “D eficient m ethods and lim ited presentation o f re sults are followed by sweep ing conclusions that are not well supported,” said Shawn N a ru m , m a n a g e r o f th e Hagerm an Fish Culture E x p e rim e n t S ta tio n , a jo in t project o f the University o f Id a h o an d th e C o lu m b ia River Inter-Tribal Fish Com mission. . “T he scientific data pre sented in this study is insuf ficient to reach broad conclu sions regarding the reproduc tive su ccess o f h a tc h e ry reared fish,” Tribal program s in O r egon, W ashington and Idaho utilize artificial propagation at hatcheries along with habi tat im provem ents as,the pri m ary m eans o f re sto rin g naturally spaw ning salm on populations throughout the Columbia Basin. Reports o f the study, pub lished June 10 in Biology Let ters, claim that the offspring o f spawned hatchery fish and h a tc h ery -re are d steelhead that breed with wild fish have lower reproductive success than their wild counterparts. T he re p o rt also notes that this finding, could have sig nificant effects on recovery management. “Supplementation o f na tive populations to increase spawning num bers is a cor nerstone to the tribes’ recov ery efforts,” said N. K athryn Brigham, chair o f CRITFC. “ O u r success at re sto rin g U m a tilla R iver C h in o o k , coho and steelhead are ex amples o f w here these tech niques have worked. Letters of apology I am sorry I broke tribal law on March 14,2009 by driving un der the influence o f intoxicants. I apologize to the elders and my family for my behavior and in the future I will not let it happen again. My behavior was uncalled for and I am sorry again. Further, I apologize to the tribal elders and the people o f Warm Springs who were direcdy impacted by my ac tions. It will not happen again, I am truly sorry. O lin D . Charley I am sorry I broke tribal law on May 9,2008. The entitled “ha rassm ent” charge was brought against me with the assistance of Victims o f Crime. My apology is extended to the victim, Council Vice Chair Stwyer-Pinkham and Tribal Council and our commu nity. The choice o f words to the incident was poorly chosen in deed. I continue to work on such language and certainly realize that by losing my job in the council chambers has been more than a lesson; I will not use curse words in that setting again. As many of you know, I attend the Baptist Church and was baptized there,,so I also apologize to my church fam ily. I claim to be no angel and ev eryone sins but I steadily work towards bettering myself, my thoughts, my outlook and I pray for us all the time. I ask the Lord for forgiveness and He continues to bring me through lessons, tri als and tribulations. E m m a M. Smith. I am sorry I broke tribal law on May 14,2009 by guilt for drug paraphernalia 305.467 and failure to comply with Parole/Probation, court order, and my responsibil ity to Section #5 in lieu of court/ fines. I apologize to my family for my sham e my actions have brought to our family name. Fur ther, I apologize to the Warm Springs C onfederated Tribes; Rhoan family; Gordon and Lyle III. I also want to say that I will abstain and take full advantage of our Community Counseling ser vices programs and fully comply as a word o f the Tribal Court to be a productive citizen for our community. Lyle A. R hoan Jr. i I am sorry I broke Tribal Law on October 1, 2008 by driving under the influence o f alcohol. I would like to apologize to the Confederated Tribes o f Warm Springs for drinking under age, and endangering public. Further, I apologize to the following L.D.S, M.S., and R.S. who were directly impacted by my actions. I will work on bettering myself. Johnny I am sorry I broke tribal law by driving under the influence of intoxicants and reckless endanger ing my passenger and other people on the road. I apologize to my Smith. I am sorry I broke tribal law on February 7, 2009 by malicious mischief, harassment, and carry ing a concealed weapon. Further, I apologize to F.C. who was di recdy impacted by my action. I also want to say that it will not happen again. Roger Stwyer Jr. I am sorry I broke tribal law on February 3, 2009 by breaking tribal law code 305.185 harass ment. Further, I apologize to who I offended, who were direcdy im pacted by my actions. I also want to say that it will not happen again. Roger Stwyer, Jr. I am sorry I broke tribal law on April 11, 2009 by DUII and RE. I apologize to the Confeder ated Tribes o f Warm Springs and Fire M anagem ent. F urther, I apologize to Jasper Smith who was directly impacted by my actions. I t w on’t ever h appen again. Napyer. I am sorry I broke tribal law on January 1,2009 by committing assault and battery plus the of fense o f recklessly endangering against my older brother. I apolo gize to B.R. and B.M.. for endan gering them as well. I apologize to my mom and dad for drinking at their house. I have since taken steps to deal with my alcohol problem by enrolling in the I.H.S.’s “positive pathw ays” program . Which I highly recommend to my fellow tribal members. M aury G. R hoan Sr. I am sorry I broke tribal law on May 3,2009 by DUII and reck less endangering. Sorry for the bad choice I have made to get behind the wheel of my vehicle. Hope you can forgive me, and I ask that you pray for us who hae one foot across the line. I apologize to D.S., G.H. and G.S. I also want to say the officer, E. Ill, was gracious ab o u t a rrestin g me. M a rjo ri Kalama. I am sorry I broke tribal law on 5-6-09 by driving under the influence o f intoxicants and put ting the lives of my passengers in danger along w ith my fellow people on the reservation. I apolo gize to S.T., M.S. and D.G. With much love and respect, M artin L. Sm ith. I am sorry I broke tribal law < A T H E A N N U A L W A R M S P R J N L fS H O R S E D u stin J. Suppah. I am sorry I broke tribal law on January 3,2009 by having drug paraphernalia in my possession on March 10,2009.1 apologize to you all. I apologize to the Warm Springs Police Department for my wrongful actions, and to my fam ily and boyfriend. L a r r iss a SALE S A T U R üA Y zjU N e 2D, 0.00^ TH-e RODUO ¿¡ROKNIXS A T W ARM S P R IN G S opeiv to the Pixbtic- Aizctiouv s ta r ts a t 1 2 p.m.. NEED CASH? 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