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Spilyqy Tyrooo, Wgrrn Springs!Oregon
January 20, 2005
State ballot measure proposes casino in Portland
, (AP) - Two Lake Oswego
men are mounting an initiative
campaign for a ballot measure
to clear the way to build a 1
million square-foot private ca
sino south of Portland.
Voter approval would be
needed because the state con
stitution forbids casinos in Or
egon. Tribal casinos are allowed
by federal law and cannot be
prohibited by the state.
Bruce Studer, senior vice
president of Grifphon, a Port
land investment firm, and Lake
Oswego attorney Matthew
Rossman have pitched the pro
posal to lawmakers, Gov. Ted
Kulongoski's staff and others.
The proposed $490 million
"Oregon entertainment center"
would be on an unspecified site
south of Portland, according to
the plan by Oregon Gaming &
Entertainment Co.
The business was registered
with the state in November by
Studer and Rossman.
Studer said Friday the plan
mainly would involve about
3,500 video gaming terminals.
Me said other games might fol
low. The plan would be for the
state lottery to operate the ter
minals and share in the revenue.
Studer estimates the operation
would generate about $100 mil
lion a year for the state from
gaming revenues, income taxes
paid by employees and money
from the lodging tax on a hotel
proposed for the center.
The lottery nets about $350
Howlak Tichum
Janice M
Janice M. Gilbert passed
away January 8, 2005 at the
East Cascade Assisted Living
Center. She was 47.
Ms. Gilbert was born Feb
ruary 9, 1957 in Warm
Springs to parents Allen Gil
bert Sr. and Dora Meanus.
Ms. Gilbert was a lifetime
resident of Warm Springs.
She worked for Warm
Springs Forest Products In
dustries. Ms. Gilbert is survived by
her son James Johnson of
Warm Springs; her father
. Gilbert
Allen of Warm Springs;
brother Allen Gilbert Jr. of
Warm Springs; sisters Lucille
Aguilar, Susan Gilbert, Jessica
Finch, Evelyn Gilbert, all of
Warm Springs, and Ellen Gil
bert of Eugene.
Prayer services were held
at the residence of Ms. Gil
bert in Warm Springs on Janu
ary 11. Dressing ceremonies
were held January 12 at the
Agency Longhouse. Burial
was January 13 at the Agency
Cemetery.
Howlak Tichum
Louise Stwyer Hellon
Louise Stwyer Hellon
passed away January 8, 2005
at her home in Warm
Springs. She was 88.
Ms. Hellon was born May
23, 1916 at Warm Springs to
parents Henry and Florence
Stwyer.
Ms. Hellon was a lifetime
resident of Warm Springs.
She worked in the house
keeping department for Kah-Nee-Ta
Resort.
Ms. Hellon was preceded
in death by her husband
Wilkins Hellon. She is sur
vived by her son Samuel
Starr of Warm Springs;
daughter Cherilyn Starr of
Warm Springs; four grand
children and numerous great
grandchildren.
Prayer services were held
r f f ;
at her residence on January 9,
2005. Dressing ceremonies
were held at the Simnasho
Longhouse on January 10.
Burial was held January 11 at
the Simnasho Cemetery. .
Services on Feb. 5
The Queahpama and
Greene Family extends an
invitation to the community
for the Stone Setting and
Memorial Services for
Conrad Maurice
Queahpama, and Sidney
Anson Greene on Saturday,
February 5, 2005 at the
Simnasho Cemetary, begin
ning at 9 a.m. Followed by
Washut, Re-joining, and
Giveaway at the Simnasho
Longhouse. For more infor
mation contact Austin
Greene at 553-1953.
Powwow memorial
The Lincoln's Pow
wow Committee is an
nouncing a memorial
held at the Simnasho
Longhouse at 10 a.m. on
Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005.
The memorial pre
cedes the Annual
Lincoln's Birthday Pow
wow and serves to bless
and clear the dance
floor.
Anyone is welcome to
this memorial.
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million a year for the state,
mostly from video poker termi
nals. Bars and taverns are al
lowed up to six terminals each.
Studer said he is dealing with
a consortium of enterprises to
build and operate the proposed
center. I le declined to identify
them Friday.
Plans are for up to 1,000
video terminals at first.
The operation would employ
2,000 people and include restau
rants, a multi-screen movie the
ater, a bowling alley, shops, a
hotel, an arcade and an events
show room, he said.
Senate President Peter
Courtney said he was ap
proached several weeks ago and
was noncommital. "I told them
nothing. I just listened," the Sa
lem Democrat said last Friday.
Aides to Gov. Kulongoski and
state Lottery Director Dale
Penn also have been briefed.
Marian Hammond, a spokes
woman for Kulongoski, said the
men have met with MardiLynn
Saathoff, the governor's legal
counsel and chief adviser on
casino issues.
Kulongoski has taken no po
sition on the proposal,
Hammond said.
"We don't' have enough in
formation to evaluate it. It's too
early to tell if it has legs," she
said.
Studer said he has outlined
the plan to some lawmakers
because the Legislature itself
could put a measure to end the
constitutional ban on casinos on
the ballot as soon as this year.
Gathering 100,000 petition
signatures by July 2006 would
put the proposal on the ballot
that November.
Lottery Director Dale Penn
said he told Studer and
Matthews that the lottery would
be neutral on the idea and that
they needed to contact legisla
tors and the governor.
"We haven't done any analy
sis of their proposal at all," Penn
said.
The plan would be expected
to draw opposition from the
state's Indian tribes, all nine of
which operate casinos.
The gaming center would
compete most directly with the
Spirit Mountain Casino about
60 miles southwest of Portland.
It's the state's biggest casino
and closest one to the metro
politan area and run the Con
federated Tribes of Grand
Ronde.
Justin Martin, lobbyist for the
tribes, said he had heard of the
gaming center proposal and that
the tribes were concerned with
any expansion of gambling in the
state.
Len Bergstein, a lobbyist for
the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs, which wants a
casino in Cascade Locks about
40 miles east of Portland said
he doubts if citizens would fa
vor the proposal.
"It would be quite a radial
departure for Oregon," he
said.
Births
Keanu Mikye Miller
Cody Lee Miller and Monica Lynette Frank are pleased to
announce the birth of their son Keanu Mikye Miller, born
Jan. 4. Father's parents are Gail Frank and Duane Miller.
Mother's parents are Lillian Cuevas and Eduardo Cuevas.
Great grandparent is Edna Gonzalez of Warm Springs.
Levi James Frank
Kyle Frank Sr. and Jamey Wesley are pleased to announce
the birth of their son Levi James Frank, born Jan. 1.
Jasper Switzler Jr.
Jasper Switzler Sr. and Kristy Johnson are pleased to an
nounce the birth of their son Jasper Switzler Jr., born Jan. 1.
Natalie Moses
Warren Moses and Christina Moses are pleased to an
nounce the birth of their son Nathan Lee Moses, born Jan.
10. He joins sister Natalie Moses. Father's parents are John
and Billie Moses of Pendleton. Mother's parents are Robert
Johnson of Eugene, and Jackie Johnson of Oklahoma.
Jazell Marie Allen
Jarrod M. Allen and Shanell M. Kalama are pleased to
announce the birth of their daughter Jazell Marie Allen, born
Jan. 6. Father's parents are Orvie and Sheila Danzuka of
Willamina, and Leroy Allen Jr. of Warm Springs. Mother's
parents are the late Perry Kalama Jr., and Debra Kalama of
Warm Springs.
Wolves pounce on hunting dogs
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) -Mountain
lion hunters who use
dogs to chase their prey have
been losing some of the hounds
to wolves this winter.
Steve Nadeau, the wolf co
ordinator for the Idaho Depart
ment of Fish and Game at
Boise, said there has been a
flurry of hounds killed by
wolves in recent weeks. '
Wolves do not tolerate other
canines in their area and will
attack the domestic animals.
Nadeau said one dog was
killed recently near Salmon and
he has heard of two others in
the Clearwater Region.
Kevin Stamper of
Grangeville lost Katie, a 2-year-old
blue tickwalker hound mix,
to a wolf pack in the Service
Flats area near White Bird and
Grangeville on Jan. 2. Stamper
said he shot his pistol into the
air to ward off the wolves and
one of his dogs escaped, but he
found Katie dead with a bite
through her neck and back.
"It was after dark and there
were wolves howling all around
and this was only three miles
from my house. I've never seen
wolves this low," Stamper said.
Snow and winter conditions
can concentrate both elk and
wolves at lower elevations,
wolves can be a problem.
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Little League
coaches to meet
There will be a meeting of
the Warm Springs Little League
coaches at 5:30 p.m., Thursday,
Jan. 27 at the Warm Springs
Community Center education
room.
Agenda items include fees,
coaches for 2005, clean-up day,
try-out date, and uniforms.
All coaches and their assis
tants who plan on coaching in
2005, please attend.
For more information call the
recreation department at 553-3243.
It pays to advertise
in the Spilyay Tymoo.
Call Sam, 749-0424.
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