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Kibak Tile sees boost in revenue
REDMOND - Kibak Tile,
a Warm Springs Ventures com
pany, enjoyed record-high rev
enue in the last quarter of of
2003,
Kibak Tile also saw an 42
percent increase in revenue
from 2002 to 2003.
Kibak Tile is based in
Redmond. Through Warm
Springs Ventures, the Confeder
ated Tribes are the majority
owner of the company.
In the Tribal Court
of the Warm Springs Reservation
Lyle Rhoan Jr., petitioner,
vs. Yvonne Khoan, respon
dent, case No. DO157-03. To
Lyle Rhoan Jr.Yvonne
Rhoan. You are hereby notified
that a petition for DISSOLU
TION OF MARRIAGE has
been filed with the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice you
are hereby summoned to appear
in this matter at a hearing sched
uled for 9 a.m. February 25,
2004, at the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. All of the facts in this case
will be heard at this hearing, in
cluding evidence you wish to
present. You must appear to
present your argument or the
other side will automatically
win. The petitioner, Lyle Rhoan
Jr., may then be given all that
is asked for in the petition for
dissolution of marriage. The
petitioner will be present at the
hearing. If you desire to per
sonally argue your side of the
case, you may have a legal aide,
spokesperson or attorney ap
pear on your behalf at your
expense. If you have ques
tions, seek legal advice. Judge
Lola Sohappy, Tribal Court.
Philamene G. David, pe
titioner, vs. John A. David,
respondent, case No.
DO170-03. To Philamene G.
DavidJohn A. David: You
are hereby notified that a peti
tion for DISSOLUTION OF
MARRIAGE has been
filed with the Warm Springs
Tribal Court. By this notice you
are hereby summoned to appear
in this matter at a hearing sched
uled for 9 a.m. February 19,
2004, at the Warm Springs Tribal
Courfl All of the facts in this case
will be heard at this hearing, in
cluding evidence you wish to
present. You must appear to
present your argument or the
other side will automatically
win. The petitioner, Philamene
G. David, may then be given
all that is asked for in the peti
tion for dissolution of mar
riage. The petitioner will be
present at the hearing. If you
desire to personally argue your
side of the case, you may have
a legal aide, spokesperson or
attorney appear on your behalf
at your expense. If you have
questions, seek legal advice.
Judge Lola Sohappy, Tribal
Court.
Carlos Benitez, peti
tioner, vs. Glenda Fisher, re
spondent, case No. DO06-04.
To Glenda FisherCarlos
Benitez: You are hereby noti
fied that a petition for FILIA
TION has been filed with the
Warm Springs Tribal Court. By
this notice you are hereby sum
moned to appear in this matter
at a hearing scheduled for 10 a.m.
February 12, 2004, at the Warm
Springs Tribal Court. All of the
facts in this case will be heard at
this hearing, including evidence
you wish to present. You must
appear to present your argu
ment or the other side will au
tomatically win. The petitioner,
Carlos Benitez, may then be
given all that is asked for in the
petition for filiation. The peti
tioner will be present at the
hearing. If you desire to per
sonally argue your side of the
case, you may have a legal aide,
spokesperson or attorney ap
pear on your behalf at your ex
pense. Judge Lola Sohappy,
Tribal Court.
To Debrah George, case
No. IN102-03. An informal
hearing has been scheduled with
the W arm Springs Tribal Court
at 2:30 p.m. on February 18.
This hearing has been scheduled
at the request of lumper Auto
Sales for the following reason:
Overdue Account.
You are hereby required to
appear at this rime on your own
behalf. It is important that you
attempt to resolve this issue, in
order to prevent further action
against you in state court. If you
fail to appear at the scheduled
time, the presiding judge mav
issue a warrant for your arrest.
Judge Walter Langnese, Tribal
Court.
Springs, Oregon
Ventures is the venture-capital
investment arm of the tribes.
Ventures chief executive of
ficer Thomas Henderson said,
"We are extremely pleased with
the progress of one of our new
est acquisitions, and we antici
pate this momentum to continue
in 2004."
I lenderson said he also sees
the potential for adding a third
new division - with a Native
American theme, reflecting the
To Harold and Priscilla
Blackwolf, case No. IN96-03.
An informal hearing has been
scheduled with the Warm
Springs Tribal Court at 1:30 p.m.
on February 18. This hearing
has been scheduled at the request
of Juniper Auto Sales for the fol
lowing reason: Overdue Ac
count. You are hereby required
to appear at this time on your
own behalf. It is important that
you attempt to resolve this is
sue, in order to prevent further
action against you in state court.
If you fail to appear at the sched
uled time, the presiding judge
may issue a warrant for your ar
rest. Judge Walter Langnesc III,
Tribal Court.
To Eleanor Williams, case
No. IN106-03. An informal
hearing has been scheduled with
the Warm Springs Tribal Court
at 3 p.m. on February 18. This
hearing has been scheduled at the
request of Approved Credit for
the following reason: Overdue
Account. You are hereby re
quired to appear at this time on
your own behalf. It is important
that you attempt to resolve this
issue, in order to prevent further
action against you in state court.
I f you fail to appear at the sched
uled time, the presiding judge
may issue a warrant for your ar
rest. Judge Walter Langnese III,
Tribal Court.
To Lee Johnson, case No.
IN10S-03. An informal hearing
has been scheduled with the
Warm Springs Tribal Court at 2
p.m. on February 18. This hear
ing has been scheduled at the re
quest of Juniper Auto Sales for
the following reason: Overdue
Account. You are hereby re
quired to appear at this time on
your own behalf. It is important
that you attempt to resolve this
issue, in order to prevent further
action against you in state court.
If you fail to appear at the sched
uled time, the presiding judge
may issue a warrant for your ar
rest. Judge Walter Langnese III,
Tribal Court.
To Kelly M. Wewa, case
No. IN46-03. An informal hear
ing has been scheduled with the
Warm Springs Tribal Court at 2
p.m. on February 11. This hear
ing has been scheduled at the re
quest of Les Schwab Tire Service
for the following reason: Over
due Account. You are hereby re
quired to appear at this time on
your own behalf. It is important
that you attempt to resolve this
issue, in order to prevent further
action against you in state court.
If you fail to appear at the sched
uled time, the presiding judge
may issue a warrant for your ar
rest. Judge Wilma Smith.
To Harlan Waheneka. An
informal hearing has been sched
uled with the Warm Springs
Tribal Court at 2:30 p.m. on
February 11. This hearing has
been scheduled at the request of
Les Schwab Tire Service for the
following reason: Overdue Ac
count. You are hereby required
to appear at this time on your
own behalf. It is important that
you attempt to resolve this is
sue, in order to prevent further
action against you in state court.
If you fail to appear at the sched
uled time, the presiding judge
may issue a warrant for your ar
rest. Judge Wilma Smith.
To Marjorie Kalama
Gabriel, case No. IN48-03.
An informal hearing has been
scheduled with the Warm
Springs Tribal Court at 1:30 p.m.
on February 11. This hearing
has been scheduled at the request
of Les Schwab Tire Service for
the following reason: Overdue
Account. You are hereby re
quired to appear at this time on
your own behalf. It is important
that you attempt to resolve this
issue, in order to prevent further
action against you in stare court.
If you fail to appear at the sched
uled time, the presiding judge
may issue a warrant for your ar
rest. Judge Wilma Smith.
February 5, 2004
tribal ownership - to the tile
company.
Kibak Tile and its new divi
sion Sealane Tile produce hand
decorated tile for such compa
nies as Disney, Donald Trump
Enterprises, and the Carolina
Panthers of the NIL.
Other customers include the
California Pizza Kitchens, El
Polio Loco Restaurants,
Alfredo's Restaurants, Marriott
Hotels, Hyatt Regency Hotels
Cort Directions lands
its largest-ever customer
BEND - Cort Directions, a
Warm Springs Ventures com
pany, announced its largest busi
ness contract in the company's
history. The contract is with the
county of Berks, Penn., which
employs 2,600 people.
The Cort Directions system
will provide Berks County em
ployees with a complete and in
tegrated payroll, human re
sources, and employee self-service
solution.
The County of Berks will also
use Cort's pension management
solution.
With the new system Berks
County employees will gain im
proved reporting abilities, en
abling them to create real-time
management reports on their
own. The system will also pro
vide better benefits administra
tion, featuring a single integrated
database for human resources
and payroll.
Other benefits include en
hanced applicant tracking and
ensuring compliance with gov
ernment regulations.
"Cort is able to provide us
Make donations
Donations of winter clothes
are being accepted by the Warm
Springs Thrift Shop. Items
needed include coats, snowsuits,
gloves, scarves, hankies,
legwarmers, thermals, hooded
sweaters, boots, etc.
Bring the items to 2107
Wasco St., Monday-Friday, 8
a.m.-5 p.m. It would also be help-
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Financing Available
(Warm Springs Tribal Credit)
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and the Paris I Intel and Casino
in I. as Vegas.
Kibak Tile is distributed na
tionally through Ann Sacks
Show Rooms.
Sealane Tile, its newest divi
sion, is now distributed in over
25 showrooms throughout the
U.S.
I 'or more information visit
the company's web sites at
www.kibaktile.com; and also at
www.sealanetile.com.
with a cost-effective system with
important benefits that competi
tors lacked," said Beth Schiepan,
Berks County director of hu
man resources. "Managing em
ployee data is a very important
and extensive task, and Cort's
system will help us do this more
efficiently."
The County of Berks will also
deploy Cort Directions' self ser
vice module, providing web
based access to employees and
managers, allowing them to re
view pay history, benefits, atten
dance and time entry. Cort's self
service offers time savings to
the payroll and human resources
departments, using a secure web
interface that allows employees
to review and change personal
data.
Cort Directions was founded
in 1975. The company provides
software to medium and huge
sixed organizations with complex
payroll and human resources
tasks. Cort is located in Bend,
and through Warm Springs Ven
tures, is owned by the Confed
erated Tribes.
at thrift shop
ful if thev were washed.
This month the shop will be
having a raffle drawing for a Val
entines basket. When you come
into the store you will win a free
ticket for each $10 you spend
in the Thrift Shop.
The drawing will be held Feb.
14. Need to be present to win.
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Indian Business Talk
Importance of equity
By Bruce Engle
Credit Sill fori Officer
I-Ajtiiry, what is it? It is the
cash value of your ownership
interest in an asset, be it a car, a
house, a gun, etc.
It usually computes as fair
market sale price, less debt owed,
less costs of sale. Cash-in-pocket
after the deal is done, pretty well
describes it.
It used to be said about those
who owed more on a car than it
was worth that they were "bur
ied" in the car. That was popu
lar until some wealthy Texans
actually were buried in their
prized Cadillacs and Rolls
Roy ccs,
Now, someone who owes
more on a car than it is worth is
said to be "upside down" in the
car. They are under their debt
instead of on top of it.
For example, buy a $12,000
new car from the lot today and
finance it with zero down and
drive it home.
I f you decide to sell it ten
days later, it is now a used car
and not worth what you paid for
it or what you owe on it.
You will have to pony up
some cash to get out from un
der the debt.
Buy a house in a booming
economy and you may see your
equity increase through the phe
nomenon of appreciation.
When demand for housing is
strong and there is a shortage
of desirable homes on the mar
ket, buyers will be forced to pay
more for a home.
As an economy goes sour or
a home is allowed to deteriorate,
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the value of the home and the
owner's equity will decrease.
Some other ways to increase
your equity are to make a larger
down payment, make larger than
agrecd-to monthly payments,
keep the property in tip top con
dition or make improvements to
the property that increase its
value by more than the cost of
the improvements.
Toward a healthy economy
Community economic devel
opment is like a teepee. The
basic support structure consists
of three poles lashed together,
each giving support to the other
two. All three are essential to the
success and longevity of the
whole.
Let the first pole represent
the tribal members who desire
success in their personal and
business affairs, who will seek
the necessary education and
training to prepare themselves
for gainful employment for
themselves and their families.
The second pole will consist
of an adequate body of com
mercial law, supported by the
tribal membership and a com
petent and fair-minded court
system.
The third pole represents
sources of credit and invest
ment capital both from on and
off the reservation.
A healthy, robust Native
American economy is possible
when all three elements are in
place and working well.
The lack of any one of the
poles will severely limit the po
tential for success.
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