August 8, 2012
Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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Museum benefits from casino, restaurant Births
3.
Anthony Richard He I Ion
Young Leo Hellon and
H azel Joy M arrinez-
Hellon of Warm Springs
are pleased to announce
the birth of their son An
thony R ichard H ellon,
born on July 26, 2012.
Grandparents on the
father’s side are Anthony
and Vicki Hellon of Warm
Springs.
' Grandparents on the
mother’s side are Bennie
and Lila Martinez of Lyle,
Wash.
G randparents on the
father’s side are Stan Sr,
and Wanda S. Van Pelt,
both of Simnasho.
G randparents on the
mother’s side are Christina
Culps of Warm Springs,
and Shawn Jim o f
Roosevelt, Wash.
Gabrio Aiden Alonso
Matthew Kip Alonso
and Alicia Anne Gordon
of Madras are pleased to
announce the birth of their
son Gabrio Aiden Alonso,
born on July 24, 2012.
Gabrio joins brother
Benicio, 1.
G randparent on the
fath e r’s side is Pedro
Alonso.
Grandparents on the
m other’s side are Marc
G o rd o n and W anda
Follis.
Suella Jonita Simtustus
Stanley Simtustus Jr.
and Lianna, Simtustus of
Warm Springs are pleased
to announce the birth of
th eir daughter Suella
Jonita Simtustus, born on
July 28, 2012.
Suella joins b ro th er
Stanley Simtustus III, age
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
The museum is a busier place with the nearby casino and restaurant.
D a m to b e re m o v e d
T h e M useum at Warm
Springs is a busier place these
days.
The extra visitors are due
mainly to the nearby Indian
Head Casino and C otton
wood Restaurant.
Since the casino and res
taurant opened, as many as
20 more people each day are
visiting the museum, said
Natalie Moody, museum cu
rator.
Some of the museum visi
tors will mention that they
were just at the casino or res
taurant, or they -are going
there after visiting the mu
seum, Moody said.
O ther museum visitors
will say they are there be
cause they do n ot gamble
and they are! w aiting for
someone who is at the ca
sino, she said.
Either way, more people
are being shown the history
and the culture of the Con
federated Tribes, as displayed
.’by the museum.
— Dave McMechan .
New federal law expedites tribal development
(AP) — P resident
Barack Obama last week
signed a bill designed to
expedite home building
and energy development
on tribal lands.
The law, sponsored by
Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-
N.M., enables tribes to
approve trust land leases
directly, rather than wait
ing for approval from the
Bureau of Indian Affairs.
The N avajo N ation al
ready has that authority.
“The Hearth Act,” as
the law is called, is expected
to open the door to badly
needed housing develop
ment on reservations, as well ’
as w ind and solar energy
projects that tribes have been
eager.to launch.
Land on American Indian
reservations cannot be
bought and sold because it is
held in trust by the federal
government. Previously, if a
tribe or tribe member wanted
to build a house or business,
the Interior Department had
to approve a “lease” of the
land or mortgages. That pro
cess sometimes took years.
“Tribal com m unities
should be able to make their
own decisions about how to
use their own land, and the
Hearth Act will give them the
freedom to do so ” Heinrich
said in a statement. “The last
thing the federal government
should do is stand in the way
of a family who wants to buy
a home, and this bill will help
make it easier for N ative
families to buy and build
houses in the communities
w here their families have
lived for generations.”
Heinrich said the law will
bring much-needed housing
and businesses to Indian
Country.
In terio r Secretary K en
Salazar said the legislation
underscores Obama’s com
mitment to empower In
dian
nations
and
strengthen their econo
mies.'
“T his
legislation
complements the work we
are doing at Interior to un
dertake the most compre
hensive reforms of Indian
land leasing regulations in
more than 50 years,” he
said in a statement. “These
parallel efforts will have a
real impact for individuals
and families who want to
own a home or build a
business— generating in
vestment, new jobs and
revenues.”
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Watershed Council pro
gram manager Mathias
Perle said that there is a
lot o f good habitat for
the fish upstream from
the dam.
The Whychus Creek
watershed was historically
one of the most impor
tant spawning areas up
stream o f the P elton
Round Butte complex,
providing excellent habi
tat for spring chinook
salmon and summer steel
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SISTERS (AP) - A
small dam will be re
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