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Spilyay Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 14 New golf pro joins Kah-Nee-Ta T he K ah-N ee-Ta G o lf Club will h o st an o pen house next week. The open house is a chance fo r re s id e n ts to m e e t R yan Davis, the new PG A head g olf p ro fessio n al at K ah -N ee-T a, and learn about new golf p ro grams at the resort. T he open house will be from 5-8 p.m . o n Thursday, M arch 20. A t 5 p.m., join teaching p ro fessional A ustin M aki at th e driving range. T hen from 6-8 p.m. will be the reception w ith Davis at the pro shop and putting green area. T he open house is open to the public. W ith the arrival o f spring, K ah-Nee-Ta announced the hir- ing o f D avis as the new g o lf pro, and unveiled new course changes and rates for 2008. M ost recently, Davis served as th e first assistant g o lf p ro fessional at Sunriver Resort. A 1997 graduate o f Portland State University, Davis began his professional career w ith a three- y ear s tin t at C o lu m b ia E d g e w a te r C o u n try C lub in Portland. H e th e n re tu r n e d to his hom etow n o f Costa Mesa, Ca lif., where he served as assistant go lf professional at Mesa Verde Country Club under the direc tion o f head go lf professional Tom Sargent, the 1996 recipi ent o f the N ational P G A G o lf Professional o f the Year award. Changes in 2008 from the tips as it winds its way Golfers w ho have walked the along the valley floor and across fairways o f K ah-N ee-Ta in the th e W arm Springs River, the p ast will notice a few changes in "K ah-N ee-T a G o lf C o urse is 2008. b oth scenic and challenging. For 2008, K ah-N ee-Ta will W ith less than 12 inches o f also unveil new and expanded precipitation annually and win rates for green fees and pass te r te m p e ra tu re s th a t o fte n program s, including daily fee reach into the mid-50s, golf at golf, annual passes and the tour K ah -N ee-T a can be enjoyed card pass program . T h e to u r year-round. card pass program allows the T he course is available for card holder to play at 50 per groups and tournam ents, and cent o ff the public 18-hole rate features a pro shop, snack bar for the year, is available for $100 and instruction from PG A head if purch ased by May 31, and professional Davis. $200 if purchased on o r after For inform ation and reserva June 1. tio n s call 1-800-554-4786 or visit www.kahneeta.com. Golf at Kah-Nee-Ta S tre tc h in g to 6,352 yards March 13, 2 0 0 8 Museum A t Warm Springs presents Honor Dinner Sherm an Alexie, renow ned N ative American author, p oet and screenwriter, will receive the M u se u m a t W arm S p rin g s ’ Tw anat Award. O ln ey P a tt Sr., leg en d ary tribal leader o f the C onfeder ated Tribes o f W arm Springs; and Stanley Speaks, tribal advo cate and leader, and N orthw est Regional director o f the BIA will be presented the museum’s Life time Achievem ent Awards. The m useum will present the aw ards at th e S ixth A n n u al H onor D inner on April 5. The awards cerem ony will be held at the H ilton Portland starting at 5:30 p.m. T he general public is invited to attend. Twanat Award iAote. News from I net ¡an Country Sherm an Alexie was nam ed one o f the top 20 writers o f the 21st Century by The N ew Yorker. H e has authored seven books, several short stories, a screen play, Smoke Signals, based on his book The Tone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. T he film w on the A udience Award and F ilm m a k e rs T ro p h y a t th e final design. G eorge said W ildhorse may ' . Sundance Film Festival. Alexie has w on num erous build a bowling alley o r a small multiplex cinema after a tribal awards, is a great orator, and will delegation to Las Vegas deter speak at the H onor Dinner. m ined som e casinos did well Lifetime achievements running cinemas. O ln ey P a tt Sr. se rv e d 11 te rm s o n th e C o n fe d e ra te d Umatilla tribes plan casino expansion (AP) — W ildhorse R esort & Casino o n the Umatilla Indian R eservation will beg in a $25 million expansion this sum m er to add m o re th a n 100 h o tel room s and a m iniature version ô f the inundated Celilo Falls. T he project is planned for com pletion in the sum m er o f 2009. W ildhorse C hief O perating O fficer G ary G eorge said the goal is to becom e a destination resort. “We really w ant to u p grade the facility,” he said. C ontractors are to begin in- frastructure w ork this summer. T he Confederated Tribes o f the Umatilla ow n and operate W ildhorse R esort & Casino east o f Pendleton. Aside from the hotel expan sion o f h ig h er-en d suites, an o u tdoor courtyard and a swim m ing pool, plans call for a new casino entrance and m ore park ing. T here will be a w ater feature outside to create a m iniature version o f Celilo Falls, George said. Celilo Falls was a salmon-rich fishing and trading area on the Columbia River that was inun dated w hen T h e D alles D am was com pleted in 1957, em bit tering m any m em bers o f area tribes. Plans include a grass am phi theater behind the falls, m ore gaming tables and an increase in slot m achines from 800 to 1,200. A rchitectural details and fi nancing should be in place in about a year, G eorge said. T h e W ildhorse b o ard and tribal council m ust approve the Tribes o f W arm Springs Tribal Council, generally as chairman or vice chairman. P a tt’s visionary leadership helped W arm Springs becom e recognized as one o f the top Indian reservations in Indian C ountry during a time o f criti cal economic challenges. P att’s foresight focused on not only the present, b u t gen erations unborn. H e has always been a cham pion o f the Treaty o f 1855, w hich reserved tribal sovereignty. H e has been a longtim e friend and supporter o f th e M u seu m a t W arm Springs. Stanley Speaks has received many awards for his w ork w ith federal, state and tribal leaders on areas such as economic de velopm ent, the environm ent, infrastructure, and natural re sources. Speaks has had a tremendous im pact on all o f the tribes he has worked with, and is held with the utm ost respect. In 2002 Speaks was inducted in to th e C h ick asaw H all o f Fame, which includes retired as tronaut Jo h n H errington. He has dedicated his w ork to sup porting tribes and has helped to protect treaty rights. Speaks has served o n the M u se u m a t W arm S p rin g s Board o f Regents for over 15 years. Tribal leaders express mixed reactions to apology bill TULSA, Okla. (AP) - O kla hom a tribal leaders expressed m ixed reactions to a bill being pushed by U.S. Rep. D an Boren to issue an official apology from the U.S. g o vernm ent fo r p ast m istreatm ent o f A m erican In dian tribes. M uscogee (Creek) N a tio n C hief A.D. Ellis says the bill is long overdue and w ould have little practical effect. “ O u r p arents sho u ld have re c e iv e d th e ap o lo g y , my m other, our ancestors,” he said. “I don 't need it.” B oren, D -Okla., told attend ees at the N ational Congress o f American Indian's w inter con ference in Washington, D.C., this w eek th a t he to o k o v e r th e apology bill from Rep. Jo A nn. D avis, a V irginia R epublican w ho died last fall from breast cancer. T he bill seeks to publicly ac know ledge and apologize for past federal policies like forced relocation. It makes no provi sions for reparations to the more th an 1 m illion Indians in the country. Boren's effort echoes a simi lar, recent apology by the Aus tralian governm ent to Aborigi nes. O th e r local In d ian leaders said the apology was an exercise in strengthening current federal statutes, like the Self-G overn m ent A ct o f 1990. 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