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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 3 January 5, 2006 Initiative filed for private casino (AP) — Two men from a wealthy Portland suburb have made their push to build the state’s first private casino offi cial, filing an initiative petition that seeks to change Oregon’s constitution. Investm ent adviser Bruce Studer and attorney M att Rossman, both o f Lake Oswego, have until July to collect the thousands o f signatures needed to put their proposal for a $490 million gambling and entertain ment complex at the currently inoperative Multnomah Grey hound Park in Wood Village onto the fall 2006 ballot. The twinned ballot measures would amend the clause in Oregon’s constitution that pro hibits non-tribal casinos, and would authorize Studer, Rossman and their investors to open a single commercial, tax able casino. The proposal is virtually cer tain to draw heavy opposition from O regon’s Indian tribes, which operate nine casinos on reservations throughout the state and contribute a percent age o f profits to public funds. The powerful Oregon Res taurant Association, which is concerned about drop-off in business for the state-run lottery, is also likely to weigh in against the proposal. Lottery machines are installed at restaurants, bars and taverns throughout the state, and owners get a cut o f the profits, though the bulk goes to state programs. It’s also the latest bid to put a casino in proximity to the lu crative Portland market. Cur rently, the closest casino to Port land - and the state’s top tourist attraction — is Spirit Mountain, run by the Grand Ronde tribes and an hour’s drive southwest o f the metro area. Closer in, the Confederated Tribes o f Warm Springs has won backing from Gov. Ted Kulongoski in their quest to build an off-reservation casino in the Columbia Gorge, about 40 miles east o f Portland. And just 20 minutes over the border in La Center, Wash., the Cowlitz tribe / A DINING RQ0M m |4 / /• TABLES * LAMPS% I // * RECUNERS m / / ♦ MATTRESSES ^ f * BEDROOM • DAYBEDS 1 f • SLEEPERS * BUNKBEDS * LEATHER * ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS • AND MORE! HOME FURNISHINGS * REDMOND ¥rm ©efetry to- H m C«itrâ! Opm ? Days a Week Otugon Areas 104 11:00-5 Sun. SB IB 923-4155 H M T Deschutes Canyon R.V. Store and other programs). Consumer law problems (re possessions, foreclosures, prob lems with debt collectors). Wills, living wills, guardianships and powers o f attorney. Family law issues (domestic violence, child custody, divorce, child support). Educational rights. Tax disputes with the 1RS. Please come see us on the first Monday o f every month, except this month. The Family Resource Center is located at 1144 Warm Springs Street. For inform ation call 385- 6944, or 800-678-6944. Experience our "Friendly" service / K r Simnasho Longhouse. The Warm Springs com munity will be discussed on Jan. 25 at the Agency Longhouse. Both meetings begin with dinnerat6 p.m. Tribal mem ber comments are ac cepted during the meetings. Snacks & \ Candy . We accept Oregon Trail Cards "F re e " governm ent and trib a l ch e ck cashing Notice of IRMP-III Meetings People on the Integrated Resouces Managemet Plan III (IRMP III) team will provide an update on the plan during two meetings scheduled for January. Planners will discuss the Simnasho community during a Jan. 18 meeting at the DESKS m m k \ / m . / • * LIVING / / ROOM M k ( Legal Aid Services in town on Jan. 9 Legal Aid Services o f Oregon will be in Warm Springs at the Family Resource Center from 1 to 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9. Usually the service is avail able in Warm Springs the first Monday o f every month, but the schedule was changed in January to accommodate the holiday. Legal Aid Services o f Oregon provides free legal ad vice and representation to low- income Oregonians. Legal Aid Services can help with most civil legal problems, including: Housing and landlord-tenant problems. Public benefits rights (Social Security, S S I, food stamps, unemployment, OHP, is hoping to break ground on a new casino by 2007, according to a tribal spokesman. Studer and Rossman say the Washington casino, in particular, has fueled their plans. I f that casino — which still needs to se cure both federal and state ap proval — gets o ff the ground, they speculate that it will cap ture much o f the Portland mar ket, funneling jobs and economic revenue from Oregon to Wash ington. Dave Barnett, spokes man for the Cowlitz casino project, dismissed the Wood Vil lage proposal, saying that the Washington tribe, “doesn’t have an opinion on what happens in Oregon. There are two guys that are trying to make some money, and this is the angle they have chosen.” To sweeten their deal, Studer and Rossman have touted the potential for the creation o f 2,000 jobs to staff the new com plex, and said they’d dedicate 25 percent o f revenue from their enterprise to public education. Cold Beverages Store Houn \ S u n d a y - T h u rs d a y 7 a .m . to 11 p .m . Now taking cans and bottles daily. V F r id a y & S a tu r d a y 7 a .m . to 2 a .m . C ans 4 p .m . to 6 p .m . d a ily | Coupon j ! 10% O ff | I A ll g ro cery item s ! * O n e p e r p e rs o n J V J Cliff’s Repair &Auto Sales 24-Hour Towing -475-6618 Free towing w/engine or trans replacement from Warm Springs & Madras area Need a 4x4 P Take your PICK 1997 Ford F150 XLT Auto, 4x4, black _ 831*03111 01 fll6 (vlOIItll 475-6618 330 S.W. Culver Hwy. Madras, OR 97741 V 1998 Ford F150 XL Triton V8, green Free Battery Check & Installation with purchase J
