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»PAGE 4 WARM SPRINGS, OREGON APRIL 16, 1976 WILSON WEWA prepares to make a guess for his side at the stick games Saturday night. The bundle of bills on the floor provides inspiration. Photo by Cynthia Stowell EDA Grants Approved Jicarilla Apache Tribe of New Mexico, the Couer D’ alene Tribe of Idaho, and Ne vada Tribes get Economic De velopment Admistration Grants. Approval of a $295,000 grant to the Jicarilla Apache Tribe of New Mexico is to stimulate year-round tourism and create jobs on the Jicarilla Apache Indian reservation in New Mex- cio was announced today by Wilmer D. Mizell, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development. The Jicarilla Apache Tribe, Box 147, Dulce,*applied for the grant from the Economic De velopment Administration, u.s. Department of Commerce. The Jicarilla Apache Tribe will use the funds to improve and expand visitor and recrea tion facilities at Stone Lake Lodge in an effort to offer year- The Tribe is carrying out the project in connection with a long-range growth plans for the reservation. In recent years, the tribe has formed a utility services enterprise, contracting for mechanical services; con structed farm buildings and a grain elevator; and leased additional farming and grazing lands to stimulate economic growth. THE AROMA of freshly baked salmon filled the longhouse Sunday causing mouths to water in anticipation. Geraldine Jim was one of the many kitchen helpers whose hard work made the feast enjoyable for all. Photo by Sandy Rangila The Nevada Tribe gets ap proval of a $384,000 grant to help stimulate long-range econ omic growth and create jobs on ’ the Fallon Indian Reservation in Nevada. The Paiute-Shoshone Tribe, of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, with offices at 8955 Mission Road, Fallon, also ap plied for the grant from the Economic Development Admin year-round vacation opportun istration U.S. Department of Commerce, and will construct a ities and to create jobs. multi-purpose community build The project will inable the tribe to install a water-intake ing and job-training center on - the reservation. system at Stone Lake to help assure an adequate supply of Tribal officials report that water to .the lodge; to remove aquatic growth and install an the center is needed to serve as aerator in Stone Lake; to de a nucleus for community in velop teepee visitor accommo volvement in economic plann dations at the lake. ing. Tribal studies will be con Tribal officials anticipate ducted through the center and that the project will eliminate classes will be held to prepare the problems of water short tribal members for new jobs. The Fallon Reservation is ages-at the lodge and aquatic growth at the lake and provide in need of economic growth to an impetus to attract additional provide jobs for unemployed visitors to the recreation com workers arid to halt the out migration of young workers to plex. The project is being de urban centers. Industry is veloped in coordination with the needed to create year-round growth plans of the North Cen jobs and incomes and to diver tral New Mexico Economic De sify the dependence on farm velopment District, a multi ing. county organization which is It is anticipated that the seeking to overcome lagging new facility will add impetus to economic growth on a regional the reservation’s plans to at tract plants to an industrial basis. Coeur D’alene Tribe’s ap park developed previously with proval of a $472,000 grant to EDA assistance. EDA will meet the total construct new farm buildings and create permanent year- cost for each grant. round jobs on the Coeur D’ Alene Indian Reservation of Idaho. The Coeur D’Alene Tribe of Idaho, with offices at Plummer, Prescella Squiemphen to applied for the grant from the Economic Development Admin reign over this year’s All In istration, U.S. Department of dian Rodeo at Tygh Valley in Commerce, to construct a ma May. The rodeo sponsored by chine shop and storage build the Tywama Saddle Club made ing, a grain storage bin and a the selection on April 11, 1976, building for seed cleaning and at the Root Feast Rodeo. Prescilla is an active member treating, all at Tensed. Tribal Readers anticipate of the Girls Barrel Race Assoc that 29 jobs will be created by iation; are of her major events in the rodeo arena. the improvements. HERE FRANK REESE Is getting a ride for his money, as many other bull riders did during the show. Queen Chosen THE BULL RIDING event was tough as shown here as the final point spread was very close.
