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Spilyay Tyvnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
October 5, 2011
Births
H o w la k T ic h u m
Benson Heath, August 19, 1947-August 19, 2011
B enson H eath passed
away on August 19, 2011.
He had just turned 64.
Benson was born near
Sim nasho on A ugust 19,
1947 to p a ren ts C h ie f
N athan and L illie Heath.
He was one of eleven chil
dren.
He attended bo ardin g
school in Warm Springs, and
then Madras High School.
A fter graduating, Benson
moved to San Francisco for
a time.
He returned to Oregon
and attended Eastern Or-
egon
U n iv ersity
in
LaGrande.
After graduating, Benson
took the job of Personnel di
rector of the Confederated
Tribes o f W arm Springs.
This was a difficult job at
times. His policy in resolving
disputes was to always go by the
Personnel rules of the tribes.
He stayed at the job until
earlier this year.
Mr. Heath served a num
ber of terms on the Warm
Springs Power and Water
Enterprises Board of Direc
tors. He served on the board
during negotiations w ith
PGE resulting in the tribes
acquiring part ownership of
the Pelton-Round Butte hy
dro facilities.
Benson was a great fan of
Madras High School sports,
and attended the basketball,
football and other games. He
was a great fan of the Or
egon Ducks.
Mr. Heath is survived by
two daughters, Violet Heath
and Julia Heath; and brother
Chief Delvis Heath, and sis
ters Nola Queahpama and
Sandra Heath.
Antunez sentenced to 15 years for shooting
(AP) — A federal judge sen
tenced a man who fired on
local police and a U.S. Mar
shal to 15 years in prison and
says he presents the most
egregious case he has seen in
his career.
Aldo Atunez pleaded guilty
to attem pting to murder a
federal em ployee. He was
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caped and was inside his
home on the Warm Springs
Indian Reservation in July
2010 when U.S. M arshals
tried to serve an arrest war
rant. He began shooting and
they returned fire, injuring
him.
No law enforcement of
ficers were injured.
Health Breakfasts at clinic
From Warm Springs
Community Counseling:
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sentenced last week.
His sentence will run after
another 15 year sentence he re
ceived in state court.
The search for Antunez be
gan in May 2010, when he and
Waylon W easelhead were ac
cused of firing shots while flee
ing police.
The 32-year-old Atunez es
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The H ealthy B reakfast is
from 9-9:45 a.m. in the kitchen
conference room at the Health
and Wellness Center.
The breakfast and presenta
tion are sponsored by the Warm
Springs Diabetes Program and
the Tribal Nutrition Program.
Here is the schedule of top
ics for the upcoming breakfasts:
Tuesday, Oct. 11: Valerie
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Copper, flu prevention.
O ct. 25: Linda P orter,
healthy heart eating.
Nov. 8: Jeri Kollen, hyper
tension.
Nov. 22: Ron Berry, mind
ful nutrition.
Dec. 6: Jeri Kollen: making
health changes.
Dec. 27: Linda Porter, thrifty
shopping.
E va A rtem is Smith
Taylor J. Smith of Madras is
pleased to announce the birth
of her daughter Eva Artemis
Smith, born on September 7,
2011 .
G randparent is Deanie B.
Smith of Warm Springs.
Sebastian A lex ander M oses
Scott M oses and N icole
M ain o f W arm Springs are
pleased to announce the birth
o f th eir son Sebastian
Alexander Moses, born on Sep
tember 13, 2011.
Sebastian joins sister Lily
Ann.
Grandparents on the father’s
side are Lily Ann Moses and
Kathleen Moses.
G randparents
on the
m other’s side are Sandra and
Bob Main of Warm Springs, and
N ellie and Jero m e M ain o f
Montana.
S am uel B ryant K obinson
Leslie and Cynthia Robinson
of Warm Springs are pleased to
announce the birth of their son
Samuel Bryant Robinson, born
on September 18, 2011.
Samuel joins three brothers,
Thomas, 11, Catalino, also 11,
and Isaiah, 4.
Grandparents on the father’s
side are Rhonda O. Robinson of
warm Springs, and the late Jazzy
Wewa Sr.
G randp arents
on the
mother’s side are the late Leah
Boise and Louis LeClaire.
Grandparents on the father’s
side are Shari Macy and Robert
Heath Sr. of Warm Springs.
G randp arents
on the
m o th er’s side are D orothy
Yahtin and Lawrence Polk of
Warm Springs.
M yleah Yasynin-E utah Ba^a
R oberto B aza and Ivy
W allulatum o f M adras are
pleased to announce the birth
o f th eir daugh ter M yleah
Yazmin-Lutah Baza, born on
September 22, 2011.
M yleah join s brothers
Delano and Derrion, and sister
Kamaylia.
Grandparents on the father’s
side are Loreto Rodriguez and
Victoria Santellano.
G randparents
on
the
mother’s side are Fredrick Sr.
and Olivia Wallulatum.
D avid Brian E eC laire III
D avid L eC laire Sr. and
M aranda Blueback o f Warm
Springs are pleased to announce
the birth of their son David
Brian LeClaire III, born on Sep
tember 18, 2011.
David joins brother Apaullo,
3.
Grandparents on the father’s
side are David LeClaire Sr. and
Annette LeClaire.
G randparents
on the
m o th er’s side are K evin
Blueback and Leana Blueback.
B ella Brin H erkshan
Gunner Herkshan Sr. and
Rosetta H erkshan o f W arm
Springs are pleased to announce
the birth of their daughter Bella
Brin Herkshan, born on August
30, 2011.
Bella joins brothers Jeremy,
Gunner Jr. and Wallace, and sis
ters Brandy and Denise.
Grandparents on the father’s
side are Darlene Perez of Kla
math Falls, and the late Enos
Herkshan of Warm Springs.
G randparents
on
the
mother’s side are Trudie Smith
of Warm Springs, and Henry
Martinez of Warm Springs.
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