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Spilyay Tyrnoo, Wann Springs, Oregon Kah-Nee-Ta (Continued from page 1) “They are so vitally impor tant^” he said. “We must provide them the means by which to do their job in the fashion and qual ity the guests have come to ex pect.” ^ Kah-Nee-Ta has seen its com petition increase over die years in die region and the state, which emphasizes the importance of customer service and satisfac tion, and the /iecessity of good employee training and. develop ment at all levels and stages. Tribal member employ ment P^ge 9 December 6, 2007 M eth prevention The Kah-Nee-Ta Mas ter Plan is proposed to take a number o f years: to complete. Baséd on rough estimates provided in an economic report, it m il cost in the vicinity o f $20 million to $25 million. “What I don’t want is a re volving, door for tribal mem bers,” hesaid. Brunoe said he wants tribal members to find a spot at Kah- N ee-T a and stay, h o p efu lly make a career in the hospitality industry. “We’re working to create an environment that tribal mem bers want to be'a part of, 4vant to work within, and have op- portunities. to advance to the level they’re, comfortable with. I know it s&ill take some time and considerable effort, but that’s where we’re headed. And once it’s completed, the tribal member program w ill set the tone.’’, j< ■ Tribal member employment for Kah-Nee-Ta has steadily in creased over the last several years from an average o f 36 percent to 44,pefcent o f the total employees, as of this Sep tember. During the course o f 2007, the Kah-Nee-Ta board of direc tors established a set o f board policies that includes working on, and.eyentually iustimting a. tribal member,, p ro gram . F orm er chairman atwai Rudy Clements and the previous board o f di rectors has already, approved a tribal member recruitment and development program. The program was intended to identify tribal members for em ployment opportunities and pro vide training and development td them. f U nfortunately, there have been several attempts to get the piogram up and running, but all have been ‘m et with implemen tation problems. \ . Tb ensure that the new pro gram will have a chance to suc ceed the boStd of directors has appointed a sub-committee to work with Kah-Nee-Ta manage Master Plan ment in developing an imple The board of directors has mentation strategy, which is cur Mso embarked on a Kah-Nee4 rently under way. Ta Master Tl^n. Brunov-said, “ I believe that They have seen the competi possibly some o f my comments* tion and in order to not only about tribal member 'employ retain a fair share of the mar m ent have been m iju n d e i-. ket, they want to increase it. st§>od,’V, f ^ThrotigMtHe tTcrai-se of-the“ f He has {pldhis staff that Jne year theydaave set out to .iden Ingest and best employee gjbol tify those characteristics and i that is'availableto Kah-Ne^-Ta amenities ne'cesSary for Kah- js staring them in the face from Nee/Ia’s future success; the communities °n the... Reser The master plan calls for a vation. considerable num ber o f up grades and enhancements to the property. Items such as signage, landscaping, upgrades to the resort’s facilities, additions to the hiking and biking trails and even tual improvements td the golf course and spa are some of the areas that have been targeted. One area in particular is the level of involvement Kah-Nee- Ta will play in providing a cul tural immersion experience for the guest, along with possible eco-tourism excursions. “We need direction for the tribal community on this piece pf the master plan,” said board chairman K ea Smith. “We have plans to conduct home based meetings, get input, then lay out what activities can and cannot occur.” Meetings should be starting soon. The Kah-NeerTa .Master Plan is proposed to take a num ber of years to complete. Based on rough estimates provided in an economic report, it will cost in the vicinity of $20 million to $25 million. think we have a goocl news story to tell,” said 8mith. (‘Kahr. Nee-Ta is slowly making head way and progress. We have ca pable management in place, and we’ve taken steps forward in for mulating a master plan and fu ture for Kah-Nee-Ta,” With the development and im plem entation cyf employee training and careful planning of c a p ita l .im p ro v e m e n ts, the board o f director? is hopeful ,o'£ inereksingK ah-N ee-T a^s revenue, pp The bdard.and Kah-Nee-Ta "managemefit have high expeq*- tatiqns o f where Kah-Nee-Ta is going, and they want td get there ai'fasti as-they possibly can. s mm (Continued from page 1) In general, M iller said, the biggest motivator for a younger student to try m etham phet- amines is curiosity, “It’s either curiosity or some body in the family that’s doing it,” he said. The problem can have a wide variety o f causes, he said, but in the end it eventually all ties into orife. “They’re exposed to it not only here in Warm Springs, but in Madras as well,” Miller added. . Through the program Miller is also able' to get feedback from students, Eventually, Miller said, they wouldlike to set tip a youth: council for local students to help fight against the meth problem and have increased input. ‘ That way, he said, “Not only the elders can be heard but the youth can be heard as well.” .| “All o f this is really tying into educating our youth about pre vention and awareness,” Miller said. ! “That’s the whole idea be-, hind educating our students,” Miller said* “We can get them to come up with another plan or.another plan of action to help combat methamphetamines.” W hile the problem is still htige, Miller said, he does be lieve the prevention and aware ness is helping to combat the problem of methamphetamine use through the work of, the Warm Springs, and Jefferson County Task Forces. As far as prevention work in the community, Miller added, “I get a lot o f feedback that it is actually working, a lot of people are starting to stray away from methu” ' However, Miller said, people are starting to turn to alcohol or marijuana instead. Part of what Millér teaches the students is that a problem can really start with something like smoking cigarettes. That leads to alcohol, which leads to marijuana, which leads into usé of methamphetamines, Miller said. 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