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Eagle Tech hosts opening
of technology center at Plaza
B y L e s lie M itts
Spilyay Tymoo
With the snip of a ribbon, the
new technology center officially
opened on Feb. 24.
Eagle Tech Systems hosted a
grand opening for the center
that is located in the Warm
Springs Plaza.
The center features comput
ers for public use with high
speed internet access, a training
room for computer classes, and
a space that will soon become a
café.
In ad d itio n , the W arm
M arch 1, 2 0 0 7
Spiiydy T y m o o , W arm Springs, O re go n
Springs Chamber of Commerce
will be located at a desk inside
in the center, and Eagle Tech
Systems will move some of its
operations to the building.
A cco rd in g to D aniel
Berumen, the center has seen a
steady flow of business since it
opened its doors on Jan. 17.
W ith in the next m onth,
Eagle Tech employees plan to
begin offering business related
and computer services trainings
for community members.
“There’s both short-term and
long-term goals,” Berumen said.
Eventually, he added, “We
Celilo Falls commemoration events schedule
hope that this can become a vi
tal resource that people can
come to.”
The center has also provided
three new employment posi
tions.
According to Lloyd Phillips,
they aim to open the café in four
to six months.
Eagle Tech Systems is work
ing with C.O.R.E (Connectiong
Oregon for Rural Entrepreneur-
ship) to develop business locally.
The center is being funded
th ro u g h a g ra n t w ith the
USDA.
Saturday, March 10
9:30 a.m.: Canoe ceremony
(Celilo Village chief greets
Puyallup canoe on the banks
of the Columbia River).
10 a.m .: O pening ce r
emony at Celilo Longhouse.
11 a.m.: H onoring cer
emony at Celilo Longhouse.
3 p.m.: Traditional salmon
dinner.
6 p.m.: Celilo Legacy Pow
wow and stick games.
All day: Celilo Falls history
exhibit and tribal, salmon, and
river displays ( Wy-Kan-Ush-
Pum Village in Celilo Park).
Sunday, March 11
10 a.m.: Traditional Washat
service (invitation only).
Noon: Tradit^pnal salmon
dinner.
3 p.m .: R em em bering
Celilo: Elders share their
memories and recollections
of Celilo Falls and Celilo Vil-
lage.
All day: Celilo Falls history
exhibit and tribal, salmon,
and river displays ( Wy-Kan-
Ush-Pum Village in Celilo
Park).
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Spokane Tribe's gambling
compact ends years of conflict
CH EW ELAH , W ash.
(AP) — The sound is unmis
takable as one enters the Spo
kane Tribe's modest casino in
Chewelah: Silver coins strik
ing silver trays, a metallic river
of cash.
In Washington, this sound
is illegal, and it's one reason
there is so much controversy
surrounding a new deal be
tween the state and the Spo
kane Tribe of Indians.
The agreem ent, in the
works for nearly 20 years, fi
nally brings the Spokanes
under the same regulatory
umbrella as the rest o f the
tribes in W ashington. But
critics say it was at the cost
of a dramatic expansion in
casino operations that seems
to reward the Spokanes for
operating outside the system.
The Spokanes dispute that
suggestion.
“This compact promises
to benefit our tribe and the en
tire re g io n ,” said G erald
Nicodemus, secretary of the
Spokane Tribal Council, after
Gov. Christine Grégoire signed
the agreement in mid-February.
The Spokanes have been the
only tribe in the state that oper
ated casinos without a compact.
They also had popular Las Ve-
gas-style slot machines, which
are banned in the state, at their
casinos here and near the Co
lumbia River. The machines ac
cept cash and spit out quarters at
winners, instead of the tickets that
other slot machines print out.
Anxious to undertake a dra
matic expansion after years of
court fights, the Spokanes struck
a deal with the state that allows
them to open several new casi
nos, operate thousands of ad
ditional slot machines, and of
fer much higher wagering than
other tribes are currently al
lowed.
The tribe is also expected
to pursue federal approval to
build a lavish new casino near
the city limits of Spokane,
miles from its reservation.
Critics say that with other
tribes certain to get the same
deal as the Spokanes, this will
lead to a major increase in In
dian gaming.
“This compact adds more
gambling machines to this
state, encourages gambling
expansion by other tribes and
rewards illegal operations,”
said
state
Sen. Jim
Honeyford, R-Sunnyside, an
opponent of the deal. “This
is not the direction this state
wants to go.” The pact, which
still needs federal approval,
will allow the Spokanes to
operate as many as five casi
nos, with as many as 4,700
video gam bling machines
and higher wagers allowed at
some tables.
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Invitation to veterans,
service members
Central Oregon military
veterans, Oregon National
Guard, reserve and active
duty service members are in
vited to Veterans Apprecia
tion Day at the Deschutes
County Fair and Expo Cen
ter in Redmond.
Veterans are eligible to re
ceive the Veterans of Oregon
Honorable Service Medal.
Gov. Kulongoski will present
the medals to veterans.
The event is from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. on Friday, March 23
at the Fair and Expo Center.
Seating is limited for the re
served luncheon at noon, so
please RSVP. For reserva
tions call 385-3214 or 330-
4677 between 9 a.m. and 4:30
p.m. Monday through Friday.
To be elig ib le for the
award, veterans must have a
military ID or DD-214 dis
charge paper. Send verifica
tion papers by Feb. 25 to:
Attn: Rabbine T. Harpell,
Deschutes County Veterans
Services, 1128 NW Harriman
St., Bend, OR 97701.
Warm Springs veterans
can contact K irby Heath,
Commander, Elliot Palmer
Post No. 4217 VFW; Harvey
Jim, Q-M Elliot Palmer Post.
4217 VFW; or Tom Wise,
Jefferson County service of
ficer, for more information.
Heath can be contacted at
553-0436. Wise can be con
tacted at 475-5228.
These individuals can be
contacted to submit names
for e lig ib ility o f service
medal, and reservations for
luncheon table for the vet
eran and family.
Fleath encouraged veter
ans to send in their discharge
paper (DD-214) as soon as
possible.
The keynote speaker for
the event will be CWO Ron
Young, prisoner of war dur
ing O peration Iraqi Free
dom.
There will be a full day of
activities for this event, be
ginning with the opening cer
emony at 9 a.m.
Workshops will be offered
throughout the day on top
ics of sports, health, fishing,
state and federal veterans
benefits, among other topics.
At noon is the reserved
luncheon. At 1:15 p.m. will
be the Veterans of Oregon
Honorable Service Medals
presentation.
At 1:30 p.m. will be the Ju
bilee Productions musical
“Farewell Bend Radio Show.”
Any veteran or service
member currently serving,
Reserve or Active duty is eli
gible to receive the Honor
able Service Medal.
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