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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 2001)
Pc 18 Spiiy-iy Tymtxj, Warm 5pnn0n Pecemkr 27,200 Fire: donations, including clothes, are needed for the family C.etiutJ Jam fit,t I "Our tank ran out of ua Irr and we had to cull itniiiul aide, which n ilic JclYiTMMi County I ire I'nit," says lire Chief Danny Marline, A total of .10,1 XK) gallons of water were ucd to ptu this fire out. Yahtin was on I he ir way 10 Texas on vacation with lirr four kiJ when she recrived news of die fire. The airline she was travel ing with moved her and her kids to first dais seating ami collected donations in flight. "The crew and travelers were so nice to me," says Valttin. She was amazed that strangers would donate money and pro vide comfort to her and her don't understand that every- with her children and stare children. thing has been lust in the fire. over. Vahtin was told that she She will return in early I ire and Safety has planned should enjoy her vacation with January to Warm Springs, and to set up donation cans in lo- her kids, because her children will then have to face the facts cal stores and accept donated with Christmas, New Year ! Warm Springs Fire and Safety responds to the Yahtln residonce tire. Photo by Soiona Bom items for the Yahtin family. When they return they will need to basics fr living, "(iiven the time of the vcar coming forward, it's rvrn luidrr to accept the facts, ! ak that you lixik into your brans and muni aJ donate ubat you tan for this family. One of thcte days ue may nrcd to same," concludes I ire Chief Danny Martinn. ur ainoue ubo can donate tltithrs, the folliiuing infoima in mi should lc of help: Minnie Yahtin ucars alxiut 22 blouw, and 20 22 pants. Idela, age 10, wears 10 12 gill sica. Julia, age 7, wears 6 10. Cicrred, 5, wears 6-8 boys. I rank, 3, wears toddler, 4 6. Other suggested items fur donation include blankets, tiKtih paste and tooth brushes, shampoo and conditioner, combs and brushes, hair ties, mop, broom with dust pan, dishes, pots and pans, silver ware, glasses and cups, a toaster " ask that you !uok into your hearts and mind and donate u hat you can for this family. " Fire Chief Martinez and mike pot. IX, VCR, trah cans with bags, bath touels, uasli cloths, first aid kit, lo tions, calendar, rugs, school supplies, etc. Donations for the Yahtin family can be dropped off at the OSU l.xtension office lo cated in the l-ducaiion Huild ing. The office can lc reached at 55V.12.1H. Donations can also be dropped off at Viola (iovenor's resilience. She can lie reached at 553-1.169 (h) and 551 111.1 (w). Print shop still closed for cleanup The basement of the tribal Education Building is still closed, as a work crew contin ues cleaning the entire base ment area. Tests have shown the base ment, where the tribes' print shop is located, has a mold problem. All of the furniture has been removed from the base ment, and will be cleaned with alcohol to remove the mold. The floor, walls and ceiling will also be cleaned. The crew doing the work is from the North West Tire Fighters hazardous materials branch. It may be a few more weeks before the print shop workers, Joe Badoni and Lucy Suppah, can return to the shop. The problem began back in mid November, when people up stairs from the basement re ported feeling sick. An inspection showed mold contamination, accord ing to North West Fire Fighters. I f r t; ( J Photo by Dave McMechan Hazardous material workers remove items from the Education Building basement. Young artists to display their work The Ninth Annual Tribal Youth Art Exhibit is fast ap proaching. This exhibit will feature a variety of art from the talented young artists from Warm Springs and Madras. Class and individual work will be accepted. The deadline to submit art will be January 10, 2002. At 5 p.m. everyone is invited- to attend the opening reception on January 17, 2002 from 6 8:30 p.m. This exhibit will be on dis play in the Changing Exhibits Gallery from January 17 through the middle of March, 2002. If you have any questions, or for more information, please contact Natalie Kirk at (541) 55.1-3331 extension. 18. Kah-Nee-Ta offering winter swim course The Kah-Nee-Ta Resort is offering winter swimming les sons. The lessons will be taught by Red Cross certified instruc tors. The classes are Jan. 5, 12, 19 and 26, and Feb. 2. Various sessions are avail able. Cost is $30 per child. The Learn to Swim Class is for children 5 years and up. There will be a maximum of 10 children per lesson. Space is limited. Call to make a reservation, or for more information, 553 1112, extension 3453. Gaming: opinions differ over Gorge vs. on-reservation Continued from page 1 Julie Quaid, director of the Early Childhood Center, is one of the people in support of building at the Gorge, in particular at Cascade Locks. "We have to go where the cus tomers are," she said. If the tribes build a new ca sino on the reservation, "We'll have the same problems we have now," said Quaid. A casino at Helie, she said, "would be too far from Port land, and it would end up serv ing the local community," Indian Head Casino, said Quaid, "has become a local playground for adults in our own community, whether they can afford to gamble or not." Pastor Billy Joe Berry is an other tribal member who fa vors building die casino at the Gorge. "We need to work at becom ing economically self-sufficient," said Berry. If expanding gaming to the Gorge will meet that goal, then the idea is a good one, he said. With revenue from a Gorge casino, "We'll have the re sources to support the needs of our community." A main rea son why he would support a Gorge casino, he said, is that the additional revenue would help in providing opportuni ties for the children growing up on the reservation. Louie Pitt, director of Tribal Government Affairs, is an other advocate of a Gorge ca sino. "If you look at this from the perspective of long-term eco nomic self-sufficiency," said Pitt, "then the Gorge is the best option." The tribal government, he said, is responsible for propos ing to the people the option that will best meet the long term goal of economic self-sufficiency. Difference in revenue From a purely financial standpoint, a Gorge casino would most benefit the tribes. The recent revenue esti mates for the casino sites are as follows: For the Hood River site at the Gorge, between $17.5 mil lion and $20.5 million per year. For Cascade Locks site, be tween $32.5 million and $38.5 million. And for the 1 lighway 26 on the reservation, between $4.1 million and $4.9 million. In other words, a casino on the reservation would generate about one-quarter as much Opponents and advocates of a Gorge ; casino cite to the need , for new local jobs in support of their respec tive positions. money as a casino at Hood River, and one-eighth as much money as a casino at Cascade Locks. Tribal members are fully aware of these figures, and yet many of them also are in favor $ of gaming expansion on, the reservation. ': . " ' 1 X On-reservation site , j The most frequently men tioned on-reservatiori building '; sites are Highway 26. at the HeHe Junction, and the nearby flats. ' The reason that some favor the on-reservation site over one of the more lucrative Gorge sites is jobs, said Jeff Sanders, Compliance Office of the Con federated Tribes. Many in the community feel that if the tribes invest money in development of a new casino, then the new jobs should be available to tribal members, said Sanders. Very few tribal members would want to move to Hood River to work at die casino, he said., Madeline : Queaphama Spino, director of Vital Statis tics, agrees with this assess ment. "The biggest concern that I hear," she said, "is jobs." Daisy Ike, the Confederated Tribes juvenile coordinator, said, "To keep the jobs local, we need the casino here." Ike said she would like to see a casino at HeHe, with devel opment of an RV park nearby, a swimming pool, motel, shops and other amenities. , One day, when gaming is no Jonger a moneymaker, then the' casino building could still be" of use to the tribes. This would not be the case if the structure were built at the Gorge, said Ike. Issue of jobs Interestingly, both oppo nents and advocates of a Gorge casino cite to the need for new local jobs in support of their respective positions. A new casino would create many new jobs, and these should be available to tribal members living on the reser vation, advocates of the High- " : "If the choice is ... between HeHe and ' the Gorge, then I'm V -O' still undecided." i PattiBrunoe f J .' way 26 site say. Advocates of a Gorge ca sino, however, point out that casino jobs are already avail able to tribal members at In dian Head. But only between 25 and 31 percent of the jobs at Kah-Nee-Ta, including Indian Head, are held by tribal members. As Tribal Council vice chairman Garland Brunoe stated in an earlier interview, casino jobs apparendy are not the kind that many tribal members are looking for. Revenue from a Gorge ca sino could be used to diversify the economy of the reserva tion, Gorge advocates say. It is not a good idea to base a large part of the local job market on a single industry, such as gaming, Gorge advo cates say. Instead, they say, the Con federated Tribes should look toward the option that will generate the most revenue, which can then be used to cre ate new jobs in a variety of employment sectors. Not Uke Madras vote Back in May of 2000, tribal members were asked if they wanted to go off-reservation with gaming, through con struction of a temporary ca sino in Madras. The vote was 582 No ver sus 287 Yes, or nearly two-to-one against. A difference of opinion ex ists among tribal members re garding a Gorge casino. But the difference is nothing like that of May 2000. At the present time a vote on the Gorge casino would be too close to call. During the year 2002, reso lution of the gaming expansion question will be a big, if not the single biggest issue facing the Confederated Tribes. A , .