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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Thursday, September 6, 2018 Kah-Nee-Ta Resort closes on Warm Springs Reservation “We need to get back there because that’s what the tourists want,” he said. “They want to see Indians and they want to learn about Indians.” Suppah said tribal lead- ership failed to preserve that original identity, or act on a variety of plans to keep the resort open through outside investment. “They can call it blame. I don’t call it blame, it’s fact,” he said. Tribal and hotel officials declined interview requests. In a press release last week, Tribal Councilor Carina Miller said it would be irre- sponsible to pour more money into a venture that hasn’t been profitable for years. The decision to close the resort was contentious and came after a slew of pro- posals stalled. The closing weekend cul- minated in time-honored traditions, such as a horse parade with riders in beaded regalia, dancing and a salmon dinner. Roma David ran the show. “I’m just going to put on a parade and just [have a] bit- ter farewell,” she said. Bitter, she said, because so much has changed for the worse at Kah-Nee-Ta. She thinks the hotel rates got too expensive. A golf course By EMILY CURETON Oregon Public Broadcasting Kah-Nee-Ta’s closing weekend was brimming with guests — and memories. Jerry and Brian Gor- man thought about how their granddaughter took her first steps here. Erik Firkus remembered him- self at 8, “running around, being free.” He was with his 7-year-old son this weekend. They were among thou- sands who came to say good- bye to the spring-fed swim- ming pool, the campground, the teepees, the horses, the hotel surrounded by high desert trails. And … “The People. The People of the Tribe are always such generous people,” Jerry Gor- man said. One well-known ambas- sador for the people at Kah- Nee-Ta is Delson Suppah Sr. He’s an elder in the Con- federated Tribes of Warm Springs and, until this week, he spent most Satur- day nights telling legends to tourists. By day, he often sat in the shade of a juniper tree by the swimming pool, just chatting with guests. Suppah remembered get- ting his first job at the resort at 17, back when that meant wearing moccasins and rib- bon shirts to work. Photo by Emily Cureton/OPB It was a somber goodbye to Kah-Nee-Ta for many. A young woman in traditional rega- lia marched on horseback to the final Saturday salmon bake with traditional dancing. was built in the 1980s. More recently, a casino came and went. Now, that’s on the main highway through the reservation, a few miles away from the remotely sit- uated resort. Roma gave a quick recounting over the decades, skimming over the roughest parts — the fires, the scan- dals and the floods — while washing salmon flesh off a piping hot wooden stick. It was used to roast the fish over an open flame. Her mother, her grandmother and her aunt also cooked salmon dinners at the resort. For this final meal, her son tended the fire, while nieces, neph- ews and grandkids helped. “I’m just praying that things will turn around and people will start thinking after they see this,” she said. “Because it’s our people who are suffering by losing this place.” Job losses hit the reserva- tion recently when a lumber mill closed. The resort brings another wave of lost jobs. Of 146 people laid off from the resort, many are tribal members. More than 100 people who live in staff apartments on the property were given until January to move out. For the staff, the clos- ing weekend was non-stop slammed. Plenty of employ- ees moved on after they were given notice of the closure two months ago, so those who stayed until the end didn’t have much time BRIEFLY Forecast for Pendleton Area TODAY Sunny and pleasant Mostly sunny and pleasant Mostly sunny Pleasant with sunshine 89° 59° 87° 56° MONDAY SUNDAY SATURDAY FRIDAY Beautiful with clouds and sun PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 80° 52° 78° 50° 76° 51° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 84° 56° 83° 54° 91° 60° 92° 59° OREGON FORECAST 79° 56° ALMANAC Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yest. HIGH LOW TEMP. 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Ellise David thought the reality of it all still hadn’t hit her. “For me it’s the people here, not the actual place,” said the 18-year-old, who worked at Kah-Nee-Ta’s front desk. She got a job there at 14, the legal work- ing age on the reservation. Roma David is her grand- mother. But Ellise isn’t really interested in cooking salmon or performing dances. “I’m into agriculture. So I like cows, plows and sows a lot,” she said with a laugh. She was quick to smile despite the somber mood. She wore a bright red T-shirt that read, “I stand with Standing Rock,” and she compared the resort’s strug- gles with identity to her own. “I’m half-white and half-Native-American. So for me growing up, I had a really hard time,” she said. “Because I always felt like I wasn’t Indian enough for my grandparents … And not white enough for a lot of people.” Ellise said she believes closing the resort opened a rift along generational lines, between older tribal mem- bers who don’t want the place to change and younger people like her, who think it has to, even if that means closing for now. Today Medford 92/56 Fri. SW 3-6 NW 4-8 Boardman Pendleton SW 6-12 WSW 6-12 SUN AND MOON Klamath Falls 85/43 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today 6:22 a.m. 7:24 p.m. 2:22 a.m. 5:46 p.m. New First Full Last Sep 9 Sep 16 Sep 24 Oct 2 OSU scientists examine Mount St. Helens formation PORTLAND (AP) — OSU scientists may have the answer to why Mount St. Helens is out of line with other major volcanoes on the Cas- cade Range. University geophysicist Adam Schultz and his team think a giant subsurface rock forma- tion diverted magma, causing Mount St. Helens to form west of the Cascadia Arc, Oregon Pub- lic Broadcasting reported Monday. “It seems like what we call the Spirit Lake batholith is probably the reason why Mount St. Helens actually pops up far to the west of where you would anticipate it to be,” Schultz said. The team of researchers layered together dif- ferent imaging studies to gain better insight into what’s below the volcano’s surface. They paired older studies — showing the structure, density and temperature — with newer ones that used magnetotelluric measurements, which show subsurface electrical conductivity. “Either method by itself can lead to a level of uncertainty, but when you layer them together as we have done in this project you get a much clearer picture of what lies below,” Schultz said. Mount St. Helens formed because the Juan de Fuca plate off the coast of Washington and Oregon slipped under the North America plate. The plate went past crustal blocks with marine sediments that slammed into the continent, Schultz said. “This material is more permeable than sur- rounding rock and allows the magma to move through it,” Schultz said. “The big batholith acts kind of like a plug in the crust and diverted magma that normally would have erupted in NATIONAL EXTREMES Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 105° in Thermal, Calif. Low 25° in Yellowstone Nat'l Park, Wyo. NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY HEY line with the other major Cascade volcanoes, resulting in St. Helens forming to the west of the Cascadia Arc, and Mount Adams slightly to the east.” Family says young firefighter died of pneumonia SCAPPOOSE (AP) — The family of a 20-year-old Scappoose man who died after returning from a summer fighting wildfires in Oregon and Washington says he died of com- plications from pneumonia. Local TV stations report that Eric Aarseth returned from the fire lines last week and was sick but didn’t seek medical attention. His family says friends found him uncon- scious on their couch on Aug. 28. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where doctors diagnosed sepsis. Aarseth never regained consciousness and doctors took him off life support on Monday. Jackson County officials seek arsonist in grass fires SHADY COVE, Ore. (AP) — Authorities in Jackson County are looking for a suspect who set a string of grass fires last week in Shady Cove. 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