4 May 18,2000
warm Springs, Oregon
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Speaking out on various is
sues facing the tribes today, the
casino is the big to-do. In the past
few issues there was pro and con
comments in the Spilyay Tymoo.
Today, since everyone has had a
chance to see what has been pre
sented at the various district meet
ings and they may have made up
their minds on whats the best
way to go, let's let it go at that.
Sort of rest our minds of ithe
whole issue. But we must re
member to vote one way or the
other andall hope it's for the best.
So speaking from one thing to
another, just rambling, to ease
the mind of the Casino for a
moment.
The Rose Festival is just around the corner where the fleet comes
each year to join in on the annual affair. All the big events that take
place in the City of Roses. This time of the year it's real pretty in the
city with everything green and fresh. Makes the atmosphere much
better as the parades get under first starting off with the S tarlite Parade
usually the first Saturday, and the Kids parade in mid-week, and
finally the Grand Floral Parade on Saturday.
At one time our Tribal Council office used to have a float in the
Rose Parade, and everyone worked hard to get it done, we haven't
had any participation for some years now. The Spirit Mountain had
a real pretty float in the parade last year, and they will probably have
another one this year. The Pendleton Round-Up Committee usually
has people in the parade, like the Queen and her Court for the
Pendleton Round-Up, and also the Happy Canyon Princess, the
Indian girls that are chosen as the Queen and Court for that event.
There are all kinds of events that take place all week long during
the Rose Festival, along with the big Mid-Way at the waterfront, with
all the rides and stuff, all kinds of sports activities of Golf, Softball
tournaments and many other things, something for everyone.
The Urban Indian club has their annual Delta Park Pow-wow, as
many tribes gather for the event. They have all kinds of Indian
artifacts for sale also during the Pow-wow. The North West Veterans
are on hand each year to post the colors for the annual Pow-wow.
Yep! The Rose Festival is a fun place to be all week as there is
always something to do. Most of the time fight the crowd at the mid
way, getting in line to ride one of those rides they have there. Last year
they had the Clakamas County fairduring the Rose Festival week and
they had their Mid-Way just adjacent to the LaSalle High school so
we took the kids there and they didn't have to stand in those long lines
to get a ride. Wonder if anyone from here will come in with the fleet,
Yep, they will be saying a gal in every port.
This is the time of the year when the basketball play-offs are at their
besL.and now the Portland Trail Blazers have been doing pretty well
for themselves. They got by the Timber Wolves, in fine fashion and
missed out on a sweep over the Utah Jazz, those old guy s, so they have
to finnish their feat in the Rose Garden Tuesday night, May 16. 00.
And if they get by the jazz they will most likely face the LA Lakers
in their series before going after the championship. Against the Jazz
they went on a rampage in the first three games, first game Portland
94, Utah 75: Game two Portland 1 03 Utah 85: Game three Portland
103- Utah 84, and ...Oh! Oh! It was Utah Jazz 88 the Portland Trail
Blazers 85.. So they had to take the series back to the Rose Garden
to finish off Utah.
The Indian Rodeos are springing up all over the northwest as this
week-end, the first one will be at Tygh Ridge, May 20-2 1 , 00. which
will include all the regular rodeo events and added specials like the
Wild horse race, and other specials. The first rodeo of the year will
be at Tygh Ridge, some people would like to call it Windy Ridge.
There will be a rodeo at Omak, Washington after the Tygh Ridge,
rodeo, and the one at White Swan, Washington. A rodeo at the Pi-Um-Sha,
Treaty Days celebration, in June. This year the dates are
June 19, 20 and 21.
This event always has a lot of activities going on at all times, like
a Softball tournament a big parade, a distance run for the runners, a
golf tourney as well as the Indian dancing contests they hold each
year. The Indian artifacts for sale where you can buy your favorite gal
a hair piece cheap.
Like they say, "Summer Tfime When the living is easy," there are
some people that travel from pow-wow all summer long and make
a pretty good living at it, each week they are at a different location but
the scene is the same.
Wuz down at Shears Bridge watching the fellow Tribesmen
fishing one Sunday and some of them were doing pretty well for
themselves with the hook and line, while others were doing well on
the scaffold, net fishing.
Not being a fishermen, I couldn't tell the difference between a
Steelhead, Chinook, or a Coho, because they all look alike to me. The
only fishing I do once in a while is with a fly rod and I can tell the
difference between a trout and sucker. Usually the only thing Icatch
is a cold.
Toe Ness
My doctor's very economical, if you can Y afford an operation,
he '11 touch up the x-rays. YIKESH
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Calica shares
To the editor,
All the mayhem of Rcferendums
and if we don't vote yes our casino
will go down. If a lot you you have
access to local.TV programming, I
noticed every twenty minutes on Fox
39 out of Bend that the Casino has
pumped monies into a Ray Charles
Concert to be held in Bend! Why
couldn't that Concert be held here in
Warm Springs? It sure would have
brought some business and revenues
to Warm Springs. We have adequate
facilities to sponsor him here! The
Lodge Conference Rooms could
have housed a numbered crowd and
again brought business to our reser
vation. Are we shelling out monies
to have our outside cities and com
munities succeed? I hear so much of
this Madras Site being our savior
and to keep the operations and ex
penditures up to operating level.
And for us Tribal Members after
5-6 years not getting anything out of
the Gaming Center and maybe never
will! Why isn't there a Tribal
Member Appreciation gift given?
There are a lot of tribal members
who prefer not to gamble or cannot
afford to gamble that an Apprecia
tion should be given to our people.
And limit the winning of Casino
Prizes be limited to the people who
win them. Can't even get a simple
little sponsorship for our local teams
Smith encourages
To the editor,
Dear Tribal Member,
I urge each and every one of you
to come out to vote on the referen
. dum regarding the Gaming expansion
proposal near Madras on May 23rd.
I am going to vote "YES" and en
courage you all to do the same.
My reasons for voting yes are as
follows:
The Tribe is in critical need of
alternate revenue sources by the year
2002. The SecretaryTreasurer's
Office is forecasting revenue short
falls in the range of $5.3 million to
$8.4 million annually. This deficit
will continue to exist for a number of
years unless another revenue source
is determined.
If the Tribe does not find some
type of relief to offset the decline in
revenues, the eventual net effect is a
reduction of programs, services and
projects which will affect most tribal
members. Studies reveal that expan
sion near Madras fits the short-term
financial needs of the Tribe and would
substantially offset projected revenue
shortfalls.
I don't know of any other defined
Councilman offers insight on referendum
To the editor,
On the 23rd of this month, we
have a eery important decision to
make for all of us here in Warm
Springs, and that is to say "No" or
"Yes" to whether or not we will build
a casino in Madras. It is something
that can help us or hurt our people
now and in the future depending on
how we vote.
In my opinion, we can be hurt by
building in Madras because we would
lose control of our monetary needs.
What I see now is that we have very
few tribal members working at Indian
Head Casino, and we will have even
less if we build on land which we
cannot fully control. Why build off
the reservation when we have plenty
of available land right along the
highway? Our people would have
more opportunity to have businesses
for themselves and their families here
at home.
Almost anywhere along Highway
26, especially near HeHe could be a
good location in my opinion. The
revenues generated would be at least
as much as the Madras site could
generate, and perhaps even more. A
"No" vote would give us a fighting
chance, and a "Yes" vote to build at
Madras wouldnot give us that chance.
Also, if the vote, were yes, then
Apology Given ,
My apology to those readers who
were expecting stories from me on
the Gathering of Nations, Ceremonial
Fishing and Victims of Crimes. Due
to Circumstances beyond my control
it was an editorial decision to include
these stories in a later issue.
. Respectful iy, Lenora Starr, reporter
photographer.
concerns regarding upcoming
for sporting activities, cultural or
community activities, let alone hav
ing to see our monies go to outside
reservations activities. I see and hear
day to day from our children and
community members how we are
treated by Madras people and the law
enforcement. If our children were
only treated better in schools and by
the Madras community. And the law
enforcement how they look for every
Indian vehicle on weekends and pull
them over. Not saying we are all
angels but a lot of us get pulled over
for supposedly going over the fog
line or a license plate light as an
excuse of pulling us over get pretty
old. Only appreciation we are getting
from Madras is for purchasing alco
hol from the Liquor Store or Busi
nesses that furnish alcohol to our
tribal people. Especially when we are
always being called drunks from the
Madras people.
And if the Casino is placed in
Madras are they gonna furnish alco
hol? Why do the Tribal Police pull
everyone over when Kah-Nee-Ta
furnishes alcohol and allows it to be
taken off the premises? (Golf Course)
A lot of these questions are continued
to be asked but never get answered.
We continue to have our alcohol bet
taken away and say it is illegal. How
can it be illegal when we are fur
nishing it out at Kah-Nee-Ta? You
"yes" vote
revenue alternative on the table that
can meet the Tribe's needs in the
near future other than the gaming
expansion at Madras.
It is anticipated the site at Madras
will generated $9.0 million in cash
flow in the first year. Whereas, a
Warm Springs site will only gener
ate $4.9 million of cash flow in it's
first year. These numbers will in
crease proportionately in following
years. As the numbers indicated, the
site near Madras clearly outperforms
the Reservation site. With the cash
flow from the Madras site we will be
able to balance the budget arid hopeful
begin to invest in other economic
ventures in order to diversify our
future revenue sources.
Location is a key factor in any
business. The closer you are to your
primary market, Central Oregon, the
more people you will attract. Simply
put, this is why Madras generates
more cash flow. Based upon the fi
nancial data, the Madras site is logical
and sound business decision.
Please vote "YES" to ensure our
present financial stability.
Sincerely,
Ken Smith
the Tribe would have to negotiate
with the city of Madras and Jefferson
County to lease (or buy) land. We
would have to pay out more money
to move many buildings from their
present location in Madras in order
to use that land for casino purposes,
on top of paying to have them built.
I see that traffic counts are much
higher for the south end of Madras
than they are for Highway 26. The
Madras count would also include
traffic, which comes across the res
ervation, and hopefully all of us will
recognize that. Right now many of
the cars that enter from the south
(Redmond, Prineville, Bend) are
some that come to Indian Head.
Therefore, it appears as if the same
customers would patronize a new
casino located on Highway 26 on the
reservation because it would be more
accessible if located here. These are
my thoughts. Be sure to vote on May
23.
Ttiank you.
Zane Jackson,
Tribal Councilman
Agency District
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Hello from Pator Rick.
To the editor,
Hello from Pastor Rick. I was at a
baseball game the other day. A
woman suddenly yelled out loud that
she forgot her "seeds." She then asked
around to other adults if they would
give her some "seeds." My question
to the community of Warm Springs
is what is the power, strength and
beauty of the sunflower seed? It is
possibly the biggest seller at the store.
I drove to Redmond the other day
with a small pack of seeds and a
paper cup. The rhythm was seeds in
mouth, splitting them open, eating
the seed, spitting out the shells. I
don't get it! Was I doing it wrong?
Was I supposed to feel some sort of
feeling come over me? Write me
gotta be a rich person to even cat, buy
alcohol, or do business at
Kah-Nee-Ta. Our children and tribal
members should be allowed to swim
and utilize services for a discount or
free! A lot more of a discount that we
are already getting.
I also hear of how Kah-Nee-Ta
and Indian Head Gaming are merg
ing together in some way of another.
WE cannot get a fair share of jobs for
our people at Kah-Nce-Ta. We need
a Tribal Member Personnel Director
so that we may see more of our Tribal
members working at our Resort. I
had the opportunity to be employed
there at KNT in 1996 as a Houseman.
But was not allowed to be wandering
into the lobby area or where guests
will see me during lunch or break
times. Are these supervisors ashamed
of our Indian People that much? I had
to sit and witness a supervisor down
right put down a former employee
who re-applied for a job say "This
guy didn't work out before! What
makes me think he will work out
now." Kah-Nee-Ta used to ofer
shuttle services to and from the Re
sort daily, even in Madras, (Safeway).
Transportation is an issue and why
can't it be done again?
I see more white and Hispanic
faces at our Resort everyday, not
putting them down or anything. And
knowing they have families and
Why off-reservation site?
To the editor,
This Madras Casino idea just
materialized out of nowhere? Why
does that not surprise us, the tribal
membership? There was no muliple
choice for us, just a flat take it or
leaveit, true or false, our way or your
way.
As a follower of Christ, I don't
like the idea of making money off of
people's weaknesses. Casino's thrive
on people's weakness of covetous
ness Aka greed. Casino's breed greed,
so to speak. Furthermore, they create
ill will or emulations (envy, jealousy).
I heard one woman was jealous over
her sister, because her sister won a
pick-up instead of her. She found the
words slip out of her mouth, I wish
she would just wreck it on her way
home." The shakers rules are that no
members gamble. They have a story
of canoe races, where an Indian killed
his brother, because his brother won
the race. They saw the evil of com
petition. However, I know our threat of
going In-the-Red and I know our
casino will be our ace-in-the-hole to
overcome our dilemma. Therefore, I
am compelled to at lease encourage
between the lesser of two evils. To
have a casino On-the-Reservation,
rather than Off-the-Res.
As Sales Manager for
Kah-Nee-Ta, when I lived in Port
land, I had opportunity to hear why
the people were reluctant to take their
conventions to Kah-Nee-Ta. In
winter, there was nothing to do, ex
cept have meetings and go to their
rooms. Why don ' t you have a casino,
skating rinks, or shopping centers?
Believe me when I say Kah-Nee-Ta
will go in the Red if the casino goes
to Madras. The people will lodge at
Madras hotels and eat at Madras
Bids accepting for
landscaping
The Small Business Development
Center is accepting Landscaping bids
for the months June, July and Sep
tember for the Warm Springs Plaza
at 3240 Walsey Lane; Hwy. 26
(across from the Musuem At Warm
Springs), Warm Springs, OR.
The deadline for bid is May 26,
2000. If you are interested, turn your
bid to the Small Business Develop
ment Center at 1 134 Paiute Street or
for more information call contact
person Mitch Conlety at (541)
553-3592.
with your views of the mighty "sun
flower seed" (PO Box 869).
Well, in a few days, it will be time
to vote on the gambling issue of
location. The Tribal information of
the coming lean years is a strong
statement of the need of gambling
income. Yet, to look upon the issue
of gambling is to see an iceberg. Out
of the water the top of the iceberg and
its beauty-the promise of income and
jobs-and know that underneath the
water tons of ice, dull and menacing,
is the foundation of the beautiful top.
For gambling, the ice underneath is
the poor and near poor hoping for a
better life only to become more in
debt and poorer. Is this the path that
our father saw us walking?
referendum
mouths to feed also. But our people
talk about how they are 1 in 300
aplicants for any job that Kah-Nee-Ta
has advertised as a job opening and
having to work on a point system.
People losing jobs on a certain point
system. Even being penalized for
attending furnerals! That get get ri
diculous. We don't get any type of
freedom of religion on our reserva
tion no matter where we see it! Even
the Creator and the work we do for
our Creator has to live by personnel
type policies and point systems. Be
ing Indian in the 21st Century will
continue to get harder its we continue
to allow this to go on and as we lose
our precious precious cultural re
source which is our elders. If we
could only value their opinions and
wisdom, instead of take them for
granted, cheat, steal, lie and mistreat
them. Why not cheish the time they
have left in this world and get out and
learn all we can from them before it
is too late.
To all you Supervisors and em
ployers, we are all Equal Opportunity
Employers and if our Tribal Mem
bers apply for positions on the res
ervation and are qualified then they
shouldn't be screened out for how
they live their lifestyles or what took
place in their previous lifestyle.
Vote how you feel in the referen
dum coming May 23, 2000. For it is
important no matter how you vote!
Carlos Calica
Restaurants and shop at Madras de
partment stores. When I started with
Kah-Nee-Ta in 1986, Kah-Nee-Ta
had an income statement with a pitiful
$890,000 In-the-Red loss. The
manager brought it out of the red, by
retroactively stating all the depre
ciations and other expenses that our
managers prior neglected to state in
prior years, to make it look as though
we jumped out of the red into the
black. Without the casino, mind you.
Kah-Nee-Ta will fail again and that
loss of profit should be figured inot
the profit margin of the casino's profit
margin. The big picture, so to speak.
To keep Kah-Nee-Ta profitable
by the Cental Oregon repeat cus
tomers coming to Kah-Nee-Ta rather
than cut short at Madras, toplace a
casino on the other side of the Res., at
Bear Springs would make more sense.
The Hwy. 26 traffic is still there
(They say it slows down in winter,
but I stil lhave trouble getting across
the road from the campus toward
Kah-Nee-Ta way ). We would remain
sovereign in our control of the casino.
We'd attract the eastern side of metro
Portland who don't wish to fight the
traffic to get to Spirit Mt. Casino.
Clientele would use Timberline
Lodge & Kah-Nee-Ta and vice-versa.
The governor wouldn't bust our
bubble as easily as he did at Cascade
Locks. We'd have two casinos to
promote tribal member preference.
We wouldn't be donating money to
upgrade the Madras police security.
We would eliminate the legal hassles
that would be inherent with the
off-the-res casinos. If it's only a
temporary casino anyway, why not
just put it at Bear Springs. Why
gamble?
Concerned Tribal Member
R.T. Thompson
Honor Dinner
May 27, 2000, 5:00 p.m.
at the
Agency Longhouse
Chieftainship dinner to
honor
Nelson Wallulatum (41
years)
Name giving for Nelson
Wallulatum, medicine
singing to follow
All people welcome
At the Warm Springs Presbyte
rian Church, we have a new Worship
Time. 1 0 a.m. Sunday mornings. We
provide babysitting for worship.
Get ready, get set...Hug someone
you love. Hug someone you dislike.
No alcohol or tobacco for children.
One day at a time. Buckle up the kids
and yourselves. Don't hit or beat on
yourself. Pay your bills before gam
bling then stay home. Read the Bible
for it's effect on your heart Pray to
God to the point of hearing Him.
Honor someone. Love yourself. Like
yourself. See you in church.
Pastor Rick R. Ribeiro, Warm
Springs Presbyterian
' Church-one the campus