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Christmas Happenings
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Sports
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Extension
Voi. 4 No. 25
Warm Springs, Oregon 97761
December 21,1979
Brunoe chosen as resort
Resident Manager
It was announced earlier this
month by the Kah-Nee-Ta
Board of D irectors that
G arland Brunoe, 32, will
become Resident Manager of
the Resort beginning January
I, 1980. This is the first time a
.tribal member has entered top
management in the resort’s 18-
year history.
Brunoe agreed to assum live-
in responsibilities at the resort
It will be a homecoming for
Brunoe, who left the resort’s
management training program
earlier this year to work with
Wood I Systems, out of
Vancouver, Washington.
Santa made a brief visit to D a y Care children who had trekked to the Presbyterian Church last week.
With stockings all hung with care, a warm fire biasing and a tree brightly decorated, Santa and the
children had a chance to talk about all the things they hoped to receive fo r Chirstmas. This “S onn y”
Santa also works as a tribal prosecutor in his spare time.
Spilyay Tym oo P hoto by Behrend
Tree decorating contest brings out spirit
TO: All Tribal Departments
FROM: Tribal Management
RE: 1979 Annual Christmas
Tree Decorating Contest
We would like to announce
that we will again have another
fun and informal Christmas
Tree decorating contest this
year. As you know, last year the
Day Care Center won honors
in the contest and Planning the
year before.
There will be four categories
this year.
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—Small Tree Category
(three feet and under)
—Large Tree Category
(over three feet)
—Most Original Category
(handmade decorations with
Christmas lights acceptable)
—Charlie Brown Tree
(use your imagination)
There will be one place in
each category (plus a prize)
with the trophy going to the
winner of the Most \ original
Tree Category. Presently the
trophy is at a jewelers shop
being engraved but will soon be
available for all to see. Judging
of trees entered in the contest
will tak e place by our
anonymous judge during the
week of December 17-21,1979,
w ith the w inner .to be
announced at 3:00 p.m. on
Friday, December 21, 1979.
Carol Muniz will be calling
all departments prior to the
week of the judging to find out
who is entering their trees.
W in n e rs o f th e tre e
d e c o r a tin g c o n te s t are:
Original-Housing department;
Charlie Brown-Family and
Children’s Services depart
ment; Smallest-Tribal Court
and L a rg e st-N a tu ra l R e
sources.
Gerard resigns post
A ssista n t se c re ta ry fo r
Indian Affairs Forrest Gerard
r e c e n tly s u b m itte d h is
resignation to be effective
January 19, 1980. Gerard was
assigned to the position in
September 1977'and he was the
departm ent’s first assistant
se c re ta ry resp o n sib le fo r
Indian matters.
G erard listed “ personal
reasons” as his reason for
resigning and he intends to
return to private business with
a lobbying and consulting firm
in Washington D.C.
Gerard is a member of the
Blackfeet tribe and is from
Browning, Montana. He has
five children, three of whom or
which will be in college next
year.
According to staff assistant
Tom Beaver, no decision has
been made who will be the next
secretary.
Brunoe will assume his
training under a new general
manager, expected to be hired
by January 31. The manager’s
o f f ic e w as le f t v a c a n t
December 1, when Bill Pauli
resigned. A1 Bagley, also a
tribal member, will continue as
acting resort manager until
Brunoe comes on board, at
which time Bagley will return
to his assistant managerial
position.
In his new job, Brunoe will
be poised for the top slot. “The
general manager will come in to
train and assist the resident
manager for a period of time
until he and the board feel his is
qualified to take over,” said Ed
Manion, the tribe’s enterprise
manager.
A similar arrangement exists
at the mill, where Bob Macy
w as n a m e d o p e r a t i o n s
manager last year. Manion
expects Brunoe’s training to
take two to five years.
Brunoe’s return coincides
with the beginning of a $1
million renovation that will
:lose ' Kah-Nee-Ta for two
months. “ I couldn’t have timed
it any better,” said Brunoe. who
views the down time as an
opportunity to readjust.
But Kah-Nee-Ta is familiar
territory for the new resident
manager, who was assistant
manager for 1!4 years until he
left in March. “I have warm
feelings about going back,”
said Brunoe. “I had good
rapport with the employees.”
It was the board’s feeling that
a tribal member would work
well with Indian employees,
who make up 35 percent of the
resort's work force. Brunoe
agreed, saying he would have
“a little bit better empathy”
than a non-member. “1 won’t
have to go through culture
shock,” he added.
Brunoe was born and raise
here and he said he will leave
the “traffic and pollution” of
urban living behind. “I knew
I’d come back,” Brunoe said. “I
didn’t think it would be this
soon.”
The new resident manager
and his wife and child will be
moving into the manager’s
house along the Warm Springs
River. He will be on call 24
hours a day >to oversee
operations at the sprawling
resort.
This story was adapted from
an article which appeared in the
Oregonian December 15, 1979
written by Cynthia Stowell.
Permit required to
pick up wood at mill
The existing permit system
presently used to obtain fire
wood at WSFPI has caused'
c o n fu s io n a m o n g tr ib a l
m em bers, employees and
police.
There have been several
incidents involving workers
who pick up fire wood after
work and tribal members.
“ E veryone m ust have a
perm it,” says O perations
Manager Bob Macy, “in
cluding tribal members.” Macy
says the tribal members are
questioning the permit system.
The permit system is used to
gain control of wood within the
mill because some people were
picking up lumber. 2” x 4”,
cores and logs. Also, Logging
Manager Hank Palmer uses the
permits to estimate future use
of wood and how much
material may be used in years
to come.
The free permits can be
picked up at the WSFPI
personnel office between 7 a.m.
and 4 p.m. Monday through
Friday and can be used only on
weekdays.