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PAGE 2 WARM SPRINGS, OREGON OCTOBER 14, 1976
Shopping Center
Site Mulled
Location will be a signifi­
cant factor in the success of
the proposed Warm Springs
shopping center according to
an intensive market and feas­
ibility study presented to the
Tribal Council Tuesday, Oct-
tober 5.
Economist Dave Leland,
whose firm conducted the
study, stressed that a shopping
center in Warm Spring will be
successful if specific condi­
tions are met, reducing an
estimated $3 million dollars
yearly that now goes mostly to
Madras merchants.
After thorough economic
examination of the three alter­
native sites for the shopping
center (see map), the location
recommended in the detailed
study is site (1), the campus
location. Leland explained why
the campus location would en­
able the shopping center to be
successful and able to effec­
tively compete.
According to the study, in
order to be successful, the
shopping center must have a
highly visible and convenient
location for all shoppers, and it
must be a large store sufficient
in size to offer a wide selection
of goods to competitive prices.
On the basis of economics,
Leland’s findings indicate that
the campus site offers the best
location because of its visibility
from the highway and conven­
ience for both Warm Springs
residents, and the drive-by
traffic.
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The campus site would be
attractive as there are mature
trees there which will enhance
the appearance of the shopping
center. In addition, kids and
local residents would have
easy access to the shopping
c@^ter because it would be
near the school and homes,
and would not entail walking
or driving out on the highway.
Leland noted that the cam­
pus location would attract the
drive-by public due to easy
access, yet leave a private side
to the community and resi­
dents. In his presentation to
the Tribal Council he stated
that he thought that site (1)
strengthens the community
plan because of this separation
of the public and the commun­
ity.
The other two sites pre­
viously under consideration for
the shopping center were: (2)
along Highway 26 between
Warm Springs and the mill,
and (3) the Tenino site near
the new Tribal Administrative
Center.
According to the study, site
(2) along Highway 26 could
probably do well with the
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drive-by traffic and reservation
employees who live off the
reservation, but would not be
as convenient for local resi­
dents as the (1) campus site
would. The highway 26 site
would involve walking or driv­
ing out on the highway to go to
the store.
If people want a large
store with a good selection and
want to keep reservation
money on the reservation, the
study shows that the Tenino
site (3) must be ruled out. It is
not convenient except for those
who live near it and would not
be visible from the highway.
Without the business of drive-
by traffic, the study indicates
that location (3), the Tenino
site, would be successful, only
as a smaller, low volume
store.
“If the economist’s recom­
mendations are followed,” said
Tribal Planning Director Ray
Rangila, “the community plan
location (site 3) will have to be
amended which leaves a ques­
tion about the area near the
new Tribal Administrative
Center.”
He said one idea might be
to develop a neighborhood-
oriented center which could
include some governmental
offices, the new Day Care­
Headstart facility, and future
locations for a library and
other less commercialized ac-
tivities.
The findings and recom­
mendations have been presen­
ted to and studied by the Tri­
bal Council, and the Land Use
planning Committee is now in
the process of reviewing the
feasibility study and the com­
prehensive plan.
It is anticipated that the
planning committee or Tribal
Council will set up a public
meeting or a General Council
meeting sometime in Novem­
ber, though the date has not
yet been announced.
AMn Smith
retires
from BIA
After 38 years with the
BIA Road Maintenance Depart­
ment, Alvin Smith is facing
retirement. When asked if he
had any plans for his retired
life he quipped, “No, not really
. . . you got any ideas?”
We’re sure he’ll think of
something. A man as active as
he has been probably won’t
settle for idleness.
Smith is, however, spend­
ing fairly quiet days at home
and will be until his official
retirement date of October 30.
He has been on sick leave for
some time, which is the main
reason for his retirement. “All
those years of working with
heavy equipment catch up with
you,” Smith admitted.
For the last fifteen years
Smith has been the Road Main­
tenance Foreman, in charge of
six men. He joined the roads
department in 1933 as an
equipment operator, running
an assortment of cats, shovels,
graders and carry-alls.
World War II took Smith
away from his job for several
years. As an aviation engineer
in the military he spent two
years seeing the world and
contributing to the war effort.
Now he is very active in the
local VFW post.
Smith returned to the BIA
after the war and made a
lifelong career for himself in
road maintenance. He is one of
a very few tribal members
who have retired from the BIA
in Warm Springs.
Raising a family has been
another occupation of Smith’s.
He and his wife Lillian have
two children both of whom
they put through college.
Wayne is now a forester and
Arlene (Graham) is a teacher
at the Warm Springs Grade
School.
Lillian retired from her
work with the Extension Ser­
vice some time ago. So what­
ever Alvin decides to do with
his retirement, they’ve got
each other.
Alvin Smith has this to say
about his past and his future:
“I don’t seem to have accumu­
lated any bad habits over the
years ... maybe I will after
I’m retired.”
Now that’s something to
look forward to!
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Doris “Teeny” Miller ac-
cepted a position as a secre­
tary-assistant with the Legis­
lative Indian Commission at
Salem, Oregon. Her last day
with the local law enforcement
was Friday Oct. 8th. She star-
M
ted on her new job on October
13.
A farewell party was given
in her honor at the law en­
forcement center where she
also received gifts as well as
cake and punch.
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