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Spily^y Tyrnoo, W^rrn S p rin gs, Oregon Pdge 7 October 19, 2011 Guilty plea in shooting case In Tribal Court Six new tribal court advocates took the oath of office last week, becoming official court representatives. The advocates are Justine “Tina” Aguilar, Dorothy Kalama, Juanita Villa, Janell Wallulatum, Charlene Smith and Gwen Leonard (from left). Each of the new advocates has passed the tribal court bar exam. They were sworn in Tribal Court Chief Judge Susan Alexander last Friday, Oct. 14. Dave McMechan/Spilyay 2 years for meth conviction Births A iden S torm bringer L oreen S to rm b rin g er o f Warm Springs is pleased to an nounce the birth o f her son Aiden Stormbringer, born on October 3, 2011. A iden jo in s brothers D’Angelo and Rafael. Grandparents are Jam eson and Virginia Mitchell of Warm S p rin gs; also, P atrick and C arm en M itch ell o f W arm Springs. A iyana M ale ah Suppah B illie Suppah o f W arm Springs is pleased to announce the birth of her daughter Aiyana Maleah Suppah, born on Sep tember 26, 2011. Aiyana joins brother Aaron, and sisters Kaisha and Kanessa. Grandparent on the father’s side is Joni Wallulatum. G randp arents on the mother’s side are Lillie and Leslie Bill; and Ronnie and Peaches Suppah of Warm Springs. Howlak Tichum D ennis G. Andy, 1958-2011 Dennis “Warrior Wascut” G. Andy passed away on Oc tober 3, 2011 at Yakim a, Washington. He was 53. Mr. Andy was born on F eb ru ary 8, 1958 in Toppenish, Washington. The dressing service was held at the Merritt Funeral Home, and the overnight ser vice was at the 1910 Shaker Church in White Swan, Wash. His final resting place is the Yesmowit Cemetery. Casket bearers were Lee W olf, Sid M iller, Reuben Henry, Frank Miller, Richie Firley and Rod Brown. Hon o rary bearers w ere Park Morrison, Pete Jackson, Joe Henry, Sharon Wesley, Eddie A ndy Jr., Jim b o Jackson, S issy B row n, Sahtanus Colum cus, and all fam ily members and friends. Timber (Continued from page 1) N atural R esources was recommending a cut of 31 million board feet. WSFPI wanted a cut of 43 million board feet. The mill would close if the 31-million board feet cut were adopted by Council, WSFPI officials said. The mill em ploys over 100 trib al members and MITs (married into the tribe). In recent weeks, mill and N atural Resource officials met for further discussion, and they came up with a fig ure of 38 million board feet for the annual allowable cut. A n o th er 6-10 m illio n board feet would come from off-reservation sources. The mill could continue operating under this plan, the mill offi cials said. T hro ugh W SFPI, the tribes sell high quality lum r The next Spilyay Tymoo deadline is Friday, Oct. 28. Thank you! ber to Japan. The tribes con tract with Vanport Interna tional, which markets the tim ber. The final decision on the allowable cut should take into account a number of factors, Council members said. There is the need, for in stance, to leave a healthy fo rest for future gen era tions; and a need also for local jobs and revenue to the tribes. Councilman J.P. Patt said the timber market is down, and the decision the tribes make regarding the allowable cut has to make business sense. Council took no action on the preliminary recommenda tion regarding the annual cut, as the Council members want additional information and more time to consider the matter. I BUY OLD BASKETS Navajo Rugs and Related Items 475-6317 D arlene D anzuka, 47, o f Madras, was sentenced on Oct. 11 to two years in prison for possession with intent to distrib ute methamphetamine. The judge in the case also sentenced D anzuka to three years supervised supervision fol lowing the two-year prison term. The judge ordered Danzuka, known also as Darlene Highfill, to surrender to the Bureau of Prisons to begin serving her prison sentence on January 3, 2012 . According to the prosecutor, Danzuka previously lived on the W arm Springs R eservatio n. While living on the reservation, Warm Springs police learned that she was selling metham phetamine out of her house. Warm Springs police subse- quendy obtained search warrants for Danzuka’s house and truck. When police executed the search warrants, they found over an ounce o f m etham phetam ine, including multiple bundles pack aged for sale, a digital scale, and drug packaging materials. “Methamphetamine dealers seek profit from people who are addicted,” said Bill W illiams, chief of the criminal division for the U. S. Attorney’s Office for the D istrict o f O regon. “Our office will prosecute those who bring this drug into tribal communities,” he said. “I wasn’t allowed to use the letter that I wrote in court,” Danzuka said. “But I wanted to say that I’m sorry to the fam ily and to the com m unity. Mosdy, I’m sorry that I let my bus kids down.” Alcohol and drugs are no so lution, Danzuka said. “They get you into trouble. I’ve learned a lot, and I still have more learning to do. It’s going to take me five years to finish this lesson. But I have a goal to strive for now. I never once said that I was not guilty. I believe honesty is best.” Since her arrest, Danzuka has been an active participant in an alcohol and drug treatment center. This case was investigated by the Warm Springs Police Depart ment and the Bend FBI office. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U. S. Attorney Craig Gabriel. Presiding judge was U.S. D istrict Ju d g e A ncer L. Haggerty Salmon eggs appear to survive ditch failure MEDFORD AP) - Salmon eggs appear to have survived a threat from muddy water that washed into a prime spawning ground in southern Oregon af ter an irrigation ditch failed. Earlier this month, biologists said they feared the plume of red clay would smother millions of the spring chinook eggs in a tributary of the Rogue River and in the river itself. Surveys since then have turned up no dead eggs in the nests, called redds, fish biologist Jay Doino of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Most of the clay passed over the nests and only “a very fine layer” settled on them, he said. “We may have dodged a bul let, but it still warrants more in vestigation,” he said. More sur veys were planned. The area along nine miles of Big Butte Creek and about two miles of the Rogue River downstream of the creek’s mouth is a major portion of spawning grounds for the R ogue’s w ild spring chinook. About half of this year’s wild run had already spawned. The young fish head out to the ocean, and those that survive return four years later to spawn. R eb u ild in g runs o f w ild spring chinook has been the top priority of state fish biologists working on the Rogue, where three dams have been taken down to help the fish. In recent years, as the w ild stocks struggled, more than half the run has been hatchery fish. The ru n o ff cam e from a 1921 ditch that serves 560 farmers. About 100 feet of it washed out just as the irrigation season was at its end. Repairs will take a month, said David Ford, manager of Eagle Point Irrigation District. The goal was to be finished before the winter rains. Ted L. B arney Jr., 23, o f Warm Springs, entered a guilty plea on Oct. 3 to second-degree murder. In entering the plea, Barney admitted that he fired a 9mm handgun on Ju ly 26, 2011 in Warm Springs, killing 24-year- old Delmer Davis. A ccording to the govern ment, on July 26, 2011 on the reservation, Barney was a pas senger in a car driving in West Hills. A man standing in the drive way of a home in the neighbor hood threw a rock at Barney’s car as it drove by. The rock missed the car, but Barney told the driver to turn around and stop the car. Barney got out of the car and approached the man in the driveway, who was about 7 5 feet away, acco rding to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Barney then Began shooting with the handgun. The man hid behind a vehicle in the driveway. Barney fired approximately five shots, according to the U.S. Attorney. The gu n fire did not hit Barney’s intended target, the man who threw a rock. However, one of the bullets from the gun went through the window of the vehicle the man was hiding behind, hitting a man sitting in the car. Delmer Davis was sitting in the vehicle holding his infant son. Mr. Davis was hit in the head with the bullet that went through that vehicle’s window Mr. Davis died en route to the hospital as a result of that wound. Barney may not have realized he hit anybody, as the windows of the vehicle were tinted, the U.S. Attorney’s report indicates. Barney turned himself in to the Warm Springs Police Depart ment later that day, when he learned the police were looking for him. Barney provided the hand gun to the Warm Springs Police, and after police read him his M iranda rights, Barney con fessed that he was the shooter, according to the report. He said he was aiming to hit another man in the driveway. Sentencing in the case is scheduled for Dec. 12, before Judge Ancer L. Haggerty. Under the terms of a plea agreem ent, the parties have agreed to recommend a prison sentence of 18 years. The Warm Springs Police Department and FBI investi gated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig Gabriel is han dling the criminal prosecution. Man arraigned on abuse charges Harry Hintsala, 61, of Warm Springs, appeared in federal court on Monday for his ar raignment on an eight-count in dictment charging aggravated sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact of minors. The crimes of aggravated sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact carry maximum penal ties of life in prison and fines o f $250,000. Trial is scheduled for Decem ber 13, 2011, before United States D istrict Judge Michael Mosman. Hintsala was released to a halfway house in the Port land area pending trial. Conditions o f his pretrial release prohibit him from hav ing any contact with minors and require him to wear a GPS m o n ito rin g b ra c e le t at a ll times. The indictment charges that betw een 2007 and 2011, Hintsala sexually abused five girls on the reservation. All of the alleged victims were under 12 years old at the time of the sexual abuse. A c c o rd in g to the p r o s e c u to r’s state m e n ts in court, Hintsala was previously a Warm Springs police officer, and he had also p rev io u sly w o rk ed as a s u p e rv is o r at Warm Springs Children Pro te c tiv e S e rv ic e s , and as a teacher at Head Start. All of the alleged abuse oc curred after Hintsala had re tired from those public posi tions. The abuse is alleged to have taken place in defendant’s residence. “Sexual abuse o f children is a heinous and tragic crim e,” said S. A m an d a M a rsh a ll, United States Attorney for the District of Oregon. “Our of fice will make every effort to bring sexual predators to jus tice.” This case is being investigated by the Warm Springs Police Department and the Bend FBI office. The case is being pros ecuted by Assistant U.S. Attor ney Craig Gabriel. An indictment is only an al legation of criminal activity. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. 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