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PAGE 4 JULY 1», 1*78 PROFIT THE AIM OF KAH-NEE-TA PLAN OF OPERATION By Cynthia Stowell The Tribal Council’s ap proval of a plan of operation for Kah-Nee-Ta Resort is the first step in an effort to “get Kah- Nee-Ta back on the track,” said the Tribes’ General Manager Ken Smith shortly after the Council’s July 5th decision. The new plan for the tribal enterprise creates a' board of directors whose task it will be to manage the “business and af fairs” of the resort according to stated “purposes and objec tives”. Profit is at the top of the list of objectives. Kah-Nee-Ta continued to operate at a loss in 1977 despite a projected cash gain, a trend that Council and Management want to reverse as quickly as possible. The seven-member board of directors is expected to bring in the expertise and arouse the local support needed to get Kah- Nee-Ta back on its feet. The plan specifies that four of the directors be tribal members and three be non-members. Candidates for the board are already being located for recom mendation to the Council, whose responsibility it is to select members. Appointments should be made within a month, pre dicted Council Chairman Gene Greene. In adopting this plan, Kah- Nee-Ta follows the tradition of its successful sister enterprise, Warm Springs Forest Products Industries, which has always been run by a appointed board. Previously, Kah-Nee-Ta was ad ministered as a department in the Enterprise Branch of the Confederated Tribes with line authority through the.general manager’s office. Now the resort will exist apart from the tribal organiza tions, its board reporting direct ly to the Tribal Council. Kah-Nee-Ta’s dramatic growth during its 17-year history warrants the organizational change, said Smith. From a small resort employing five people and offering ten cottages and a handful of trailer and tent spaces in 1961, Kah-Nee-Ta has grown into a vacation and con vention center employing 348 people and featuring 159 lodging units, 21 tepees, trailer and camping facilities, employee housing and expanded recrea tion. Both Smith and Enterprise Branch Manager Ed Manion admit they do not have the time or the specific expertise to give direction to such a sizeable and complex business. “Seven heads are better than one or two,” Smith added. The board members will put their heads together quarterly to discuss problems and make plans for the operation of Kah- Nee-Ta. Fresh ideas and know ledge of the hotel-motel business could be just what Kah-nee-Ta needs to realize its potential, Smith indicated. Searching for a manager The plan of operation is perceived as just the first step in a series of needed improve ments. Finding a top notch re sort manager has also been an active concern since Kah-Nee- Ta’s latest manager Dan Myles was terminated May 22. Myles was the resort’s fourth manager in the last five years. Manion said last week that the search for a new manager had progressed to the point that he was ready to recommend a few individuals to Smith for consideration. The timing is dif ficult, he said, because of the simultaneous selection of a board of directors. Under the plan, the board is responsible for hiring the resort manager, who is in turn directly answerable to the board. Be cause of the need for rapid known member of the hotel motel industry, Basil Miaullis, to take a look at Kah-Nee-Ta’s potential. Miaullis, who ran Portland’s prestigious Benson Hotel for years, spent a month talking to employees, attending meetings, and observing operations. His final assessment was that the Tribes had a “fine product at Kah-Nee-Ta” but that some very practical changes needed to be made in the physical plant as well as in business operations in order to achieve a break-even point. “The poor water situation has done more to hurt Kah-Nee- Ta than any one single item,” Miaullis wrote, referring to im purities in the domestic water supply during periods of high flow in the Warm Springs River. He recommended that an im proved water system be a top priority to prevent any further loss of business. Miaullis also made very specific suggestions regarding menus, room rates, sales and service. Study points out problems But as Ed Manion inter Fpcus’ for improvements at preted the report, “Two-thirds Kah-Nee-Ta has been partially of the problems are at the supplied by the results of a study management level,” confirming done in March of this year. what he already suspected and Seeking an outsider’s objectivi justifying the reorganization ty, Ed Manion invited a well- that is underway. action in both matters, an acting manager may be hired, provid ing the board with the oppor tunity to approve a permanent manager, said Manion. Smith noted that Kah-Nee- Ta is looking for a manager who is “on his way up” in a hotel motel career and ready for the challenges posed by Kah-Nee-Ta. Past managers have come to the resort on the tail-end of their careers, well-experienced but lacking the energy or flexibility to tackle Kah-Nee-Ta’s unique problems, said Smith. Personality is another im portant factor in choosing a manager, noted Smith, especi ally in a small community like Warm Springs. “Just to hire a manager or appoint a board is not enough,” commented Smith. The two other objectives stated in the plan of operation are “to provide the Tribe and its enrolled mem bership with training and em ployment opportunities” and “to provide a quality facility of which the Tribe can be proud.” FROM THE W.S. DRUG PROGRAM WHAT TO DO IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A DRUG PROBLEM IN YOUR FAMILY The best way to prevent friends have provided support to drug abuse is to keep it from your family during previous getting started by having and difficult times, these persons maintaining good involvement can be of help now. When and open relationships. But problems occur, especially drug sometimes a member of your problems, listen first and then family may become involved discuss. Don’t cut each other off. with drugs. When this happens, The final thing to know remember that panic or anger about intervention is that it won’t help either of you. The works best when it’s practiced person abusing drugs needs your early. Continued drug abuse not support and understanding help only increases the likelihood of more than ever before. permanent harm, but also the Solving a drug problem as effects of the drugs quickly can soon as it appears is called early begin to overshadow the original intervention. In many ways the problem that triggered the a- skills you need to practice early buse. If you think one of your intervention are like the skills children has a drug problem, act used in prevention. You need to understand what your child is going through. Information on drugs can Motorcyclists have been give you some idea, and is creating a disturbance for new readily available through the residents of the low density Warm Springs Drug Program. housing area on the bench above Beyond that, it is important to Eliot Heights. remember the reasons why peo Homeowners are complain ple use drugs : to change the way ing of the noise and dust raised they feel and to escape prob by the bikers who are cutting lems. Drug abuse is often a symptom of other personal pro ‘ trails through the meadow where the houses are located. blems. He may be hurt, angry, or upset. He may have begun to use drugs becuse of peer pres ure. The first step, then is to try HOUSE FOR SALE IN THE to find out what the problem is. WEST HILLS ADDITION: Shep Talk to your young drug abuser. Be open and calm. It’s import hard Lane, Beige and brown. ant to remember that whatever The dwelling is a one story the family problem-solving frame structure containing 1,232 method was throughout child square feet with a 12’ x 28’ attached carport. The structure hood, it is still valid. If problems were discussed, consists of three bedrooms (one they still can be. If doctors, large master bedroom and 2 clergy, social workers, or .. smaller bedrooms), bathroom,, quickly, but act calmly. You can make the difference. Here are a few common sense suggestions which may be helpful in early drug abuse intervention: 1. Don’t panic. Many young people experiment with drugs at some time in their lives; most will not become drug dependent. 2. Try to talk with your children. Find out as much as possible about the situation. 3. Consult with othe parents. Peer pressure in the drug scene is very powerful. A group of parents acting together against drug use, however, can breakup WARMNO TO BIKE RIDERS that pressure by affecting sever al members of a peer group. 4. Be informed about school and community programs, in case it seems wise to refer children for counseling or other help. 5. Be alert to positive altern atives. Assist the young in dis covering other physical, recreat ional, emotional, mental, or spiritual alternatives. 6. Become a model. Parent al misuse of drugs sets a double standard when it comes to discouraging adolescent drug use. 7. Start prevention now. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. If older children have gone through a period of drug user use the lessions learn ed to help with the younger ones. Drug abuse is a problem which can be prevented. Pre vention is not an easy task, but it’s a simple idea. For further information and or assistance please contact the Tribal Drug Program at ext. 205 or 206. Tribal Council Agenda Some residents have put up electric fences to keep cyclists off their property. The fences, which are marked, can cause July 17 — Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. painful shocks. 1. 10:00 a.m. - Minors’ Trust Fund Report Bikeriders are reminded 2. 2:00 p.m. - General Manager Report that they are trespassing and 3. 3:00 p.m. Committee Reports causing a nuisance, and are Appointment Constitution Amendments ■ urged to show courtesy by riding Committee elsewhere. July 18 — Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. 1. 10:00 a.m. - Staff legal Advisor-Prosecutor Dennis Kamopp 2. 2:00 p.m. - Progress Report-Committee for Study of Judges’ Qualifications (Robbins Report) living room, and combination July 24 — W.S.F.P.I. Board Meeting kitchen and dining area. The Kah-Nee-Ta Lodge - Council Room master bedroom and living July 25 — Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. rodm - hallway are carpeted. 1. BOR-Amendment to Community Park Plan There is a sundeck located in 2. Unfinished Business back, 4x4 piers, 2x6 decking. July 31 — Tribal Council Meeting, 9:00 a.m. Will sell at the appraised value 1. 10:00 a.m. - 509-J of $26,285. For more information 2. 1:30 p.m. - Management Reports call 553-1554. TO BE SCHEDULED: Update on Celilo-Wy’am Board Operations HOUSE FOR SALE
