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July 6, 2 0 0 6
Spilydy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
New owner takes over The Deschutes
Crossing Restaurant and Coffeeshop
B y L e slie M itts
Spilyay Tymoo
“Uh oh.”
Jam es H alliday utters the
words with a casual laugh.
The cash register is at it again
— ringing up a mysterious total
o f $5,505. Halliday can only hit
a couple buttons and hope for
the best.
The cash register is the only
thing at the Deschutes Crossing
Restaurant that hasn’t adjusted
yet to the new ownership, as
evident by its occasional m al
function.
Halliday is the new man be
hind the register after taking
over as the owner May 11, and
he treats the m achine in the
same way that he treats every
thing else: with a relaxed sense
o f humor and jovial smile.
Born in Seattle, Halliday is a
tribal member who has done it
all: Though he started out at a
young age in the restaurant busi
ness as a dishwasher, Halliday
moved on to work at everything
from apple packing to car sales.
A fte r m o v in g to W arm
Springs, he began working at
Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Re
sort and Casino and later as a
plum ber for the Utilities De
partment.
W hen he h eard the
Deschutes Crossing Restaurant
w as fo r sale, H a llid a y a p
proached the owners. “They
told me to get my paperwork in
order,” he said.
T he restau ran t has gone
through several owners since its
opening, the latest being Jason
and Snuffie Smith, whose par
ents, B uck and Suzy Sm ith,
owned the restaurant before
that.
Now, with a pencil tucked
behind one ear, Halliday trades
jokes with employees, as he still
has to stop occasionally to check
a price on the menu.
A W arm Springs resident
since 1992, H alliday said his
main concern is to improve the
commercial corridor in order to
boost the economy. In Halliday’s
opinion, it is important for ev
eryone to become economically
self-sufficient.
His concern for fellow tribal
members is evident, as Halliday
discusses his desire to see the
economy improve.
One o f the things he’s most
proud o f is that out of his 15
employees, eight are tribal mem
bers or have married into the
tribe.
Of
th o se
em p lo yees,
Halliday said, “All of them have
been reliable and hard-working.
I could not have asked them to
prepare better food.”
Halliday has three children,
but, “Unfortunately they haven’t
been able to share this happy
experience with me,” he said.
The experience o f owning
the restaurant is a bittersweet
one for Halliday, because of the
death of his mother. He said,
“If it weren’t for my mother, I
wouldn’t have been able to get
the restaurant.”
“Her dream was for our fam
ily to have our own successful
business,” Halliday added — a
dream that has come true after
her death.
He credits several people
for his success, but especially
the Smiths for all o f their ad
vice about the restaurant busi
ness.
Others like tribal chief finan
cial officer Ray Potter, finance
officer Jamie Burleigh and his
former employer Utilities man
ager Herb Grayveal have only
added to the amount of support
that Halliday has received. In
addition, the tribal elders have
taken time to wish him well.
“The amazing outpouring of
support that I have received
from the community has been
overwhelming,” Halliday said.
The support is obvious in the
number of customers that pack
the re sta u ra n t d u rin g b usy
times.
As customers leave with full
stomachs, Halliday offers a fare
well: “Come back soon. Bring
the whole tribe.”
Summer work program undergoes changes
B u d g et
cuts
have
prom pted changes in the
summer work program this
year.
The program, led by the
W orkforce D evelo pm en t
Program, helps students find
summer work. However, not
all students who applied have
been placed in a job this sum
mer, and it’s all based on a
lottery that the program con
ducted.
Different deadlines were
set for applications because
boarding school students be
gin school earlier than pub
lic school students, and names
were drawn for students to be
selected for employment.
Pending a drug screen, stu
dents were placed in a position
that deals with their interests and
future career goals.
Thirty students were placed
on a waiting list after the lottery.
But those students shouldn’t
worry, said Verleen Kalama, ad
ministrator of the Youth Devel
opment Program. “They won’t
be left out o f a job,” she said.
Kalama added that some stu
dents who weren’t selected in
the lottery have been hired by
Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Re
sort or by the Department of
Natural Resources.
The program does more
than job placement, Kalama
said. They also help students
when it comes to interviews,
f i ll in g out forms, or starting
a checking account.
Students are encouraged
to atten d le ad e rsh ip and
awareness conferences, and
can som etim es earn high
school credit for the work
that they complete during the
summer.
— By Leslie Mitts
Vandalism takes toll on Utilities Department
B y Selena Boise
Spilyay Tymoo
After a fun weekend for all
who attended Pi-Ume-Sha, the
clean up after the event brings
more than should be expected
o f Warm Springs Utilities em
ployees.
As they arrive at the public
restrooms at the Pi-Ume-Sha
grounds, and Elmer Quinn Park
they see vandalism that has
taken place during the weekend
added to the daily vandalism
from community members.
The result of this vandalism
is spray painted walls, toilets and
urinals. There were also rocks
used to break a toilet seat. This
kind o f vandalism and other
v an d a lism th at takes p lace
throughout the community cre
ates repair work for the Utilities
Department, taking them away
from their normal daily duties.
“It’s possible we might have
to close down these restrooms,”
stated Reva Johnson, employee
of the Utilities Department.
The damage and repair is too
frequent for proper and timely
maintenance, she said.
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