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July 1 6 ,2 0 0 9 Spifydy Tyrnoo, Wgrm Springs, Oregon Pgge 6 $90 Million in Recovery Act funds to bolster water services in Indian Country and create jobs Births Kasamira Pasigo Johnson Rhett Johnson and Michaela Camas Alire o f Madras are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Kasamira Pasigo Johnson, born on July 2,2009. Grandparents on the father’s side are Clarence Jefferson and Shana Jo h n so n o f Warm Springs. G ra n d p aren ts on the mother’s side are Michael Alire Sr. and Eugenia Alire of Madras. G re at g ran d p aren ts are D elford Johnson and Marita Johnson of Warm Springs. Pafael Fidel Orti% Rafael A dan O rtiz and Loreen Grace Stormbringer of Warm Springs are pleased to announce the birth o f their son Rafael Fidel Ortiz, born on July 2, 2009. Grandparents on the father’s side are Deanna Lynn Lamebear o f Warm Springs, and Daniel Ortiz Arroya o f Mexico. G ran d p aren ts on the m o th e r’s side are Tyree Stormbringer and Cecilia Ann Winishut of Warm Springs. Great grandparents on the mother’s side are Virginia and Jameson Mitchell, and Patrick and Carm Mitchell, all of Warm Springs. A n n a Elizabeth Gano James D. Gano and Terri A. Gano o f Madras are pleased to announce the birth o f their daughter Anna Elizabeth Gano, born on June 30, 2009. Anna joins brother David, 3, and sisters Amberly, 12, Jaimee, 10, and Abigail, 1. Grandparents on the father’s side are Robert Gano o f New port, and Don and Annette Fet ter o f Portland. G ran d p aren ts on the mother’s side are James Waley and Marjorie Waley o f New port. Elizabeth A n n Ellis G lenn A nthony Ellis and M ary E lizab eth Ellis o f Wilsonville are pleased to an nounce the birth of their daugh ter Elizabeth Ann Ellis, born on July 3, 2009. Elizabeth joins brother Larry, who will be 2 on September 20. Grandparents on the father’s side are Larry and Brinda Ellis o f Roseville, Calif. G ra n d p aren ts on the mother’s side are Jim and Carol Yeager o f Canby. Pioneer Rock & Monument ' Specializing in N ative A m erican Design' Headstones~Monuments~Stone Signs 201 Crafton Rd Goldendale, WA 509-773-4702 For Map Go To www. pioneerrock. com Cash and Release The U.S. Environmental Pro tection Agency and the U.S. De partment of Health and Human Service’s Indian Health Service announced $90 million in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act o f 2009 for improved access to vital drinking water and wastewater services in the American Indian and Alaska Native communities. The funds will be invested in “shovel ready” infrastructure projects designed to better pro tect human and environmental health in Indian Country and to create jobs. “This investment is win-win. Addressing long-standing water issues in tribal communities is also going to bring in new jobs and new opportunities, helping them get through the economic downturn and build a lasting foundation for prosperity,” said EPA administrator Lisa P. Jack- son. “EPA is committed to work ing with our tribal partners on solutions that benefit our envi ronment, our health, and our economy.” “This generous Recovery Act funding will make communities in In d ian C o u n try safer, U.S. Census. T he water and wastewater infrastructure pro grams are a significant effort to improve tribal access to safe and adequate drinking and wastewa ter facilities. For example, a project to benefit the Tule River Tribe in Porterville, Calif., will replace failing septic systems, which threaten public health and the environment, with a com munity wastewater system. The White Mountain Apache Tribe in Whiteriver, Ariz., will benefit from an efficient surface water treatment facility which will pro vide the quality o f drinking wa ter needed to protect the health o f resid en ts in over 2,000 homes. President Obama signed the American Recovery and Rein vestment Act of 2009 on Feb. 17, 2009, and has directed that the Recovery A ct be imple m ented w ith unprecedented transparency and accountability. To th a t end, the A m erican people can see how every dollar is being invested at recovery.gov. More information about all the EPA Recovery Act water efforts: http ://wwwepa.gov/ water/ eparecovery/. healthier and stronger,’’.Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius said. “Everyone should have safe drinking water and sanitation facilities and we’re committed to improving the quality o f life in Indian Country.” Continuing a tradition span ning 20 years, EPA and IHS’ com bined effort to improve water services in Indian Coun try contributed to their identifi cation o f 95 wastewater and 64 drinking water priority projects to be completed by IHS’ Sani tation Facilities Construction Program through EPA Recov ery Act funds. The projects exceed the Re covery Act requirement that 20 percent o f the funds be used for green infrastructure, water and energy efficiency improvements and other environmentally inno vative projects. According to 2007 data from the IHS, approximately 10 per cent of tribal homes do not have safe drinking w ater a n d /o r wastewater disposal facilities compared with 0.6 percent of non-native homes in the United States that lack such infrastruc ture as measured in 2005 by the Yakama Nation restoring fish run SALM ON LA SAC, Wash. (AP) - The Yakama Nation Indian Tribe released sockeye salmon into a lake on the east slope o f the Cas cades Tuesday, marking yet another effo rt by Pacific Northwest tribes to restore fish in areas where they have long been extinct. A ceremony that included native song, dance and a prayer for the future o f the fish ended with the release of 100 sockeye salmon into Cle Elum Lake in Central Wash ington. Biologists plan to re lease 1,000 fish in the com ing weeks in hopes of restor ing sockeye to the headwaters tion councilwoman and trea surer o f the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commis sion, rem em bers h er grandmother's stories about drying salmon to get through the winter. “We’d have bundles and bundles o f it put away for winter,” Andy said, recalling the telling of her grandm other's stories. “All she would put away was the blueback.” State and federal officials praised the Yakamas' efforts, saying sockeye restoration wouldn't have been possible without the tribe. of the Yakima River basin. Phil Rigdon, deputy director of the Yakama Nation's Natu ral R esources D ep artm en t, called Tuesday's event "a n im portant milestone into what we are trying to achieve as a tribe." A lso know n as the “blueback,” sockeye salmon are revered by Pacific Northwest tribes. 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