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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon October 8, 2 0 0 9 Page 7 Woman, 2 men rescued from Columbia K E N N E W IC K , Wash. (AP) —Authorities say a woman, from W arm Springs, and tw o m en were rescued last week from the Columbia River after their fish ing boat capsized. Benton County sheriffs Lt. Joe Lusignan said that the three residents apparently clung to their capsized boat for about six hours in the river near Crow Butte. All were suffering from hy potherm ia. Julie Tewee, 43, o f W arm Springs; and Sky H ood Yallup, 33, and Lester B rent Spencer, 44, b o th o f Pendleton, were T H E C H ILD R EN OF I n d ia n c o u n t r y NEED Y O U . taken to G ood Shepherd H os pital in H erm iston. Authorities say the boat cap sized Wednesday, Sept. 30, when a fishing net got caught in the m otor. T h e y w e re re sc u e d early Thursday m orning, Oct. 1. Plan to protect Columbia steelhead ( A P ) - A N O A A plan to restore habitat for Columbia R iver steelhead in cen tral O re g o n a n d W a s h in g to n w ould cost close to $1 bil lion over the next 25 to 50 years. T he plan by the National O ceanic and A tm o sp h eric A dm in istratio n aim s fo r a self-sustaining steelhead popu lation by managing farm ing and logging and preventing hatchery fish from com peting with wild fish. T his is N O AA's fifth plan to help salmon and steelhead p ro tected un d er the E ndangered Species Act. T he prime habitat rivers in c lu d e th e W alla W alla, Yakima, John Day, Deschutes and Klickitat. N O A A spokesman Brian G orm an says the plan p ro vides a road m ap for how agencies and landowners can cooperate to im prove fish habitat. Savage Rapids dam removal in final stages R O G U E RIVER (AP) - A portion o f the Rogue River is set to return to its free-flowing state for the first time in almost nine decades. C o n s tr u c tio n crew s are opening the radial gates at the base o f what's left o f the Sav age Rapids D am and starting to drain the reservoir. T he Federal Bureau o f Rec lam ation says the action will al low a new channel to be cut down the river's n o rth side, al lowing Rogue salmon to pass freely at the Jackson-Josephine county line for the first tim e since 1921. Too many o f ©ur American Indian and Alaska Native children are coming into care and losing their connection to their community. American Indian and Alaska Native foster parents are needed t© help strengthen families in ©ur community. You can ehfich the life o f a child by sharing your home, family, culture and tradition. We can help. Call to learn how. H o w la k T ic h u m D e lo r e s H a rr iso n G eorge “A yatu u la” , 1939-2009 Delores H arrison George “Ayatuula” w ent to be with the Creator August 17,2009 at the Seattle K indred H os pital. She was. b orn Decem ber 8’ 1939 in a teepee in Satus, Wash. Delsie Sam was the mid-wife. She was a m em ber o f the Yakarna N ation. Delores was an avid p ro m oter o f her culture and tra ditions. She was always will ing to teach anyone w ho wanted to learn. H er artwork is on display at the Native American Smithsonian Insti tute in W ashington, D.C. She was an extra in two movies: O n e D eadly G ro u n d and G eronim o. Steven Seagall had adopted her as his sister. D e lo re s w as th e lead singer o f the family drum group “Treaty o f 1855.” She was also a certified teacher o f the Yakarna language, C o lumbia River dialect. D elores’ em ploym ent included: Wapato Public Schools, Yakarna N ation G eneral C ouncil in te rp rete r, Yakarna Tribal School, Legends Casino and the Language P ro gram. She was also a co-owner o f the Wapanish Trading Post. D elores is survived by her th ree sisters. 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