June 7,2007
Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
N 8TV
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Adventures: offering river boarding and kayaking
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Snacks and a meal can also
be provided.
For Nathan, the love o f out
door adventure began when he
to o k a w ilderness survival
- course at Central Oregon Com
munity College in 1988.
Through the class he learned
skills necessary for rock climb
ing, kayaking and many other
outdoor activities.
“Ever since then I loved it,”
Nathan said.
It was Nathan’s influence that
led to Williams’ shared love o f
the outdoors.
Now they hope to share their
passion for the outdoors with
the community.
“We’re not just looking for
tourists,” Williams said. “It’S a Brenda Williams river boarding
good way for local people to get
out on the water.”
“It’s a great way for everyone pretty hot; it’s a great waytd cool
out there to enjoy the summer,” off.” I
Nathan added; “It’s going to be
Nathan hopes tO'bé able to
Council -
nances. before the casino opens.
“Time is o f the essence; we need
to capitalize on the larger hous
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ing market for second homes,
Sm ith added, ‘^YouflOpk which is nearing or at the peak.
around o f f this reservation, It’s the one thing in Plan B—
they’re making millions in Cen we can move right now.”
tral Oregon. And we’re sitting
Tribal
attorney
Jim
on the best land in the country. Noteboom added the legal per
We’ve got to move with use and spective, aléo speaking o f the
occupancy. It’s the best oppor north end as the best opportu
tunity outside the casino.”- ;
nity for creating significant fi
nancial impact in the near future.
Looking at the North End
“One, the Tribe controls that
N or was the conversation area,” so there would be no out
only theoretical, • In presenting side legal and political issues to
the use and occupancy section wade through. “Two, there are
o f the economic strategy over no access issues, there’s already
view, Clint Jacks showed graphs a highway. Plus, there’s not a lot
forecasting the net cash flow o f people living in that area who
and job creation,o f a potential \ are, gpjng to Jje ¿cfaily impacted
housing project in the Bear by non-Indians coming there.”
Final decisions about going
Springs area.
Proximity to Portland with a forward with any use and occu
location on the sunny side o f pancy project ultimately rest
M t Hood would give the project with the m em bership, who
a unique and popular appeal to would vote on the issue if Coun
potential homeowners. Details cil proposes a referendum. ïn
o f the plan still need to be the meantime,,Gouncil passed a
worked out, but preliminary motion asking Warm Springs
study suggests a net cash flow Ventures to return with a more
o f $150 million over 14 years detailed plan on Bear Springs.
and over 700 new jobs in con
“Yes, we have to make deci
sion,” said a Council member,
struction and operations.
. Another promising aspect o f “but I want to make that deci
the Bear Springs proposal is that sion with all the pieces o f the
the Tribes can get started on it puzzle laid out s»o we can make
as soon as it makes the decision the right decision. I f I were to
to do so.
support this, what Js^at Bear
“This is the one that has the Springs? What.is that master
least obstacles,” CFO Ray Pot plan? I want more detail on costs
ter said. “And it could realisti and timelines, a better idea o f
cally happen and bring in cash what I ’m going, to vote on.”
Preparing a comprehensive
in time to help” the tribe’s fi
submitted photo
on the Deschutes.
local youth who are willing to
complete training.
“It gives diem opportunity
to look toward CO.CC to get
their training and maybe even
interest them in other areas of,
education,’* N athan said—f-,
something he feels would be
ideal;,
N8TV Adventures is the only
business in Warm Springs to.
offer kayaking or river boarding
tours.
“Hopefully it will build so we
have group events in Warm
Springs and help build tourism
here,” Williams said.
“It’s really important for the
Kah-N ee-Ta Resort to have
more things to offer,” Williams
said.
♦ “T h ç m ore our busijtiess
grows, the more I see Kah-Nee-
Ta benefiting from it.”
N 8TV Advenpires will also
be selling fishing permits out o f
their office, located in the Warm
Springs Plaza.
For more information, or to
book a trip, call 553-1200 or e-
mail to the following address:
n8tvadventures@yahooxom.
Please suppo rt the busi-
nem esÿpuseeàn
the Spilyay Tymoo.
Next deadline to submit
items to the Spilyay
Tymoo is Friday, June 15.
Get Ready
fo r Sum m er D riving
involve students at COCC who
need practicum credit. In addi
tion to that, he hopes to involve
development plan is the next
step. Ventures will approach it
by working with firms special
izing in eton'omic analysis o f
resort developments and land
use planning, among others.
Automotive
& Towing
Governance and Adminis
tration
Discussion o f Bear Springs,
created a momentum that car
ried through the rest o f the
meeting, which concluded with
Clyde Hamstreet’s overview o f
the proposed administrative re
structuring plan. Hamstreet
emphasized that economic ,de
velopment needs trusted lead
ership and an effective bureau
cracy to succeed.
Ken Smith reinforced that
message in Offeiing his com
ments on the development ideas
presented at the meeting.
“When I was Secretary-Trea
surer,” he said, “Fused t&> lopk
around at other tribes. Who was
successful? The ones that had
strong governance, that had a
strong administrative arm, that
didn t change things every two.
to three years. That’s where you,
have economic development.”
Several Council members
expressed interest in consider
ing administrative and gover
nance matters in more detail.' :
O f particular importance is the;
decision whether to return to a
single officer in charge o f the
administration rather than the
present system o f splitting re-s •
sponsibilities between the ST
and the COO.
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