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Spilyay Tymoo, Wjrro Springs, Oregon November 29, 20Q ma Study: Hood River Trust land is focus of plan for gaming cxpanion The trilws' trust property at Hood River is suitable for building, according to prelimi nary results of a geologic study. Tribal officials are focusing on the I lood River site as the best option for future expan sion of gaming. Tribal members are ex pected to consider a referen dum on this issue next year. Before putting the question to a referendum, tribal officials wanted to make sure that the site can in fact be built upon. The slope of the land, and composition of the ground, had raised a question about the property's suitability for con struction. A crew from a geologic con sulting company based in Port land has been studying the Hood River trust property site. This week the crew, from the company Cornforth Con sultants, performed some final testing, including inspection of the composition of the hillside through use of a small camera. The camera, equipped with lighting, was sent down test holes that had been drilled 95 Tdbal public Hope is improve business relations A group representing tribal public relations met recently with business people from the Madras area. ' The meeting at the Jefferson County Chamber of Com merce was a chance for tribal public relations and Madras business people to become bet ter acquainted. Eventually, the Spilyay Tymoo newspaper is hoping to increase paid advertising, as a means of better serving read ers and also to bring in rev enue. Tribal members provide a significant amount of the busi ness activity in Madras. The Please return stolen baskets The person who took the huckleberry baskets from the house of Delphine Scott is asked to please re turn the baskets. No charges will be brought in court. The baskets were taken this summer from Ms. Scott's residence in Warm Springs. The baskets mean very much to her, and she was hoping to pass them down to her children. Meetings set on retirement accounts Current and former tribal employees 54 years of age and over, effective Jan. 1, you will be self-directicting your retire ment account. Mandatory meetings are as follows: Dec 11, at 9 a.m., at the Fire Management Training Room, Bldg, T-51. At 2:15 p.m., at Forest Products; and at 4 p.m., at Kah-Nee-Ta. On Dec. 13, starting at 9 a.m., at the Fire Management Training Room. At 2:30 p.m., and at 4 p.m., at the Fire Management Train ing Room. If it is impossible for you to attend these meet ings, please call immediately at 553-3327, or 553-3498. , V u i : u i H 1 o A it Geo-technical crews this week were testing the ground of the tribes' Hood River trust property. feet into the ground. The image from the camera was recorded on video. By ana lyzing the video, geologists can determine the make-up of the ground, and how the land relations meets at Madras chamber hope is that businesses will rec ognize this and seek better communication through ad vertising in the tribes' paper, said Rudy Clements, director of Warm Springs Public Rela tions. Chamber of Commerce : Director Parrish Van Wert said, 'There is no doubt of the im portance of supporting each other. The business climate in the city of Madras and Jefferson County is well-served through the expenditures made by tribal members, as well as the tribal government." Van Wert also spoke of the importance of the reservation to the regional tourist economy. "With the summer tourist Police investigating burglaries The Warm Springs Police Department is investigating a rash of burglaries that have occurred over the past couple of weeks in Warm Springs. The burglaries appear to be related, said Detective Jim Cole. In one of the more disturb ing of the burglary incidents, the suspect or suspects broke into the home of the late Norma Smith, and robbed the house of numerous items. Ms. Smith had just recently passed away. The robbery ap pears to have occurred while family members were attend ing services. Entry was made through a door that was kicked in. This incident was reported early Wednesday morning to police. Parent advisory The Tide IX Parent Advi sory Committee will meet at the Warm Springs Elemen tary Library Dec 11, 7 p.m. The Committee will focus on the criteria for funding of students and chaperones go ing to conferences, and the election of officers. Tide IX meetings are open to the public The Commit site OK for building might support a building. Cornforth is providing a preliminary analysis this week to tribal officials. A final report to Tribal Council is expected in January. season ending, we begin to re- alize the critical role that Kah-Nee-Ta, as well as the Museum, play in drawing attention to the area." During the summer, overjl one-third of the contacts made -to the 'Chambet of Commerce office were in regard to Kah--' Nee-Ta or the Museum, said Van Wert. Along with depart ment director Clements, and staff of the Spilyay, Mary Sando-Emhoolah, director of KWSO, was also on hand for the chamber meeting; From Madras, those in at-- tendance included Susan McGough, director of Mt. View Hospital; Bob McConnell, of Pacific Power & Light; as well as representatives Det. Cole advised people to take precautions against bur glary. This can involve using extra lighting around the home, and making sure that valuable items are marked with serial numbers. For valuable items without serial numbers, a person , can engrave a Social Security num ber or Driver's license number. This allows police to track the true owner when stolen good are recovered, said Cole. T He said that the police de partment is also emphasizing the fact that charges can be brought against a person who purchases stolen property. You can often tell by the nature of the transaction whether you are purchasing meeting set tee meets at 7 p.m. at the El ementary Library on the sec ond Tuesday of each month. If you have a disability, please advise the District 509 J Support Services office about special arrangements that may allow you to fully participate in the meeting. Please call Georgia Sosa at 475-6192 The geologic testing indi cates that the property is suit able for building, said Terry Angle, an engineering consult ant working for the tribes. "There arc no fatal flawt,H he said. Rather than if the property can support building, the question now becomes how to go about building, considering the slope of the land and makeup of the ground. There arc various construc tion options available, with cost being major factor, said Angle. The Tribal Council has de termined that gaming expan sion to the Gorge would best address the tribes' long-term economic needs. Large reduc tions in timber revenue are the reason why gaming expansion has taken a position of primary importance for tribal leaders. A casino at Hood River could generate up to $20 mil lion per year in net revenue. For comparison, Warm Springs Power Enterprises in the coming year is expected to provide approximately $15 million in tribal revenue, nearly half of all tribal revenue. Timber will provide an other $4.17 million, and gam ing, $2 million, according to the 2002 budget resolution. 'With the summer tourist season ending, we begin to realise the critical role that Kah-Nee-Ta, as well as. the . Museum; play in "draw ing attention to the area. " Parrish Van Weft Chamber director of various Madras businesses, The meeting was during the . chamber of commerce regular Friday morning Coffee Cuppers business relations gathering. stolen items, said Cole. For instance, if a person of fers to sell an item of value for an extremely low price, the item very likely could be sto len. Purchase and possession of the item could lead to prosecu tion, said Cole. School carnival Dec. 13 The ninth annual Warm Springs Elementary School Carnival is coming up. The carnival will be held in the WSE gym on Thursday, December 13, 2001 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. All proceeds from the carnival will go toward funding for fieldtrips and the Accelerated Reader Program. A cakewalk will be one of the many attractions. Donated cakes, cookies, Pastors invited All Pastors are welcome to join in the Second Pastor's Conference to be held at Se attle, Washington on Novem ber 30. Mini powwow Dec. The Status Longhouse Mini Powwow nad Flea mart will be held Dec 15 at the Toppenish Council adopts budget resolution Following district and general council meeting, the Tribal Council on Nov. 16 finalized the 2002 budget resolution. Estimated revenue for die budget is a little over $31 million, nearly half from hy droelectric operations. Timber will provide ap proximately $4.2 million, and gaming $2 million. Total expenditures will be just short of $25.4 million. This includes the tribal op crating budget, economic de velopment, capital projects, interest on debt, and com muniry assistance. Total revenue minus the total expenditures leaves $5,14 million for per capita payments, plus $500,000 in budget surplus. Proposed increases in pro grams for 2002 were largely eliminated, due to the need to cut the budget Of the $119,611 in pro gram increases proposed by Tribal Council, a total of $75,000 will be allocated. Other proposed program increases, totaling $600,000, were eliminated. In summarizing some of the issues involved in devel oping the upcoming 2002 budget, the budget resolu tion states in part: "The Tribal Council feels that tribal program manag ers need to be more innova tive, more efficient and more effective in operating tribal government programs to de liver services to the commu nity." Also: "It is" the dirccubn of the ; Tribal Council that the tribal government organiza tion improve efficiency through gradual and perma nent downsizing of tribal Christmas Bazaar features food, gifts The Warm Springs Pres byterian Church in Decem ber will be hosting a Christmas Bazaar. The event will be from 5 till 8 p.m., Monday, Dec. 10, at 1143 Warm Springs St., on the campus. There will be plenty of food at the Christmas Ba cupcakes, pies, etc will be ac cepted in the school office on Wednesday, December 12lh and on Thursday, December 13th. Donations will be greatly ap preciated. The carnival will include many, many exciting games, prizes, food and lots of fun. Please join us on Thursday, December 13d1 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. for another terrific Warm Springs Elementary Carnival. to conference For more information con tact Pastor Merle Williams Sr. at PO Box 1424, Marysville, WA 98270 or telephone (360) 658-2395. 15 at Toppenish Comunity Center, Toppenish, Wash. Call (509) 941-2351; or (509) 941-1575. 'The Tribal Council feels that tribal pro gram managers need to be more innova tive, more efficient and more effective in operating tribal government programs to deliver services to the community." 2002 Budget Resolution government operations to better match anticipated rev enucs with expenditures dur ing the fiscal year 2002.. And: 'The Secretary-Treasurer is hereby authorized and di rected to coordinate with die Chief Operations Officer to achieve an overall permanent base budget reduction of 4 percent in an amount no less than $720,642, including a re duction in government pro grams and services." Declining timber revenue is a main reason why the tribes are facing budget re strictions. The 2002 allow able timber cut on the reser vation will be the lowest in 40 years. At the same time the tribes need to find new sources of future revenue. Toward this goal, the 2002 budget includes $2 million to be used for economic devel opment. An allocation of $1 mil lion will go toward infra structure projects. The bud get, under economic devel opment, also includes an al location of $259,392 for the Museum at Warm Springs. zaar, including cookie plates, baked goodies, fudge and a lot more. There will also be handcrafts, pillows, vests, baby blankets, yarn belts and other great gift ideas. For more information contact Carolyn Ribeiro, 553-1237. Training atCOCC Start your career in Automotive or Diesel Technology at COCC. Look at the Degree and Certificate Programs. Some certificates take only 11 weeks. Sign up NOW - morning -afternoon - evening classes available. 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