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n n Spilydy Tymoo, W^rro Springs, Oregon November 30, 2011 Holiday Powwow Pdge 7 Memorial scholarship for Mary Calica-Bailey Family, friends, co-work ers and elders of atwai Mary Calica-Bailey have formed a committee with the goal in mind of raising $500 for a memorial scholarship. The scholarship w ill be awarded to a Warm Springs trib al m em ber, A urolyn Stwyer-Pinkham said. The recipient must be attending college with an emphasis for Casino: Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay Captain Moody on the microphone announces the winners in the high-step shell dress special at the Thanksgiving Mini Powwow held at the Agency Longhouse over the holiday weekend. Pictured from left are Leona Scott, Bridgett Whipple, Amelia Davis-Smith, and Miss Warm Springs Tamera Moody, who sponsored the special. There was a packed longhouse to enjoy the dancing, laughter, and good feelings. Charlotte Herkshan shared “We were unsure if it would happen due to the death, but when we got to the longhouse there were kids waiting at the door... they crave this.” studies on early childhood edu cation. A bank account has been set up at Mid-Oregon Credit Union in Madras. The scholarship committee will have a vendor table at the Christmas Bazaar on December 10 at the Community Center. Hand-crafted items and baked goods will be sold to raise funds for the scholarships. Donations will also be ac cepted. There will also be a raffle to include numerous items, included a leather belt made by Raymond Tsumtpi Sr. For more inform ation, p lease see R usty C alica, Wauna Calica, Floyd Calica, Shirley A llen, or A urolyn Stwyer-Pinkham. grand opening at the end of Feb. (Continued from page 1) Dedication, opening days The current plan is for the Feb. 4 opening dedication to begin at 1 p.m. and conclude at 6 p.m. The ceremonies and cel ebrations during this time at the casino would be for tribal mem bers and invited guests only. Afterward, everyone is welcome. Grand opening ceremonies are now scheduled for Feb. 25- 26. In other developments last week, the gaming enterprise con ducted a job fair in W arm Springs. This was the second casino job fair in recent weeks, and more can be expected. When in full operation, the new casino will create 200 new jobs, both at Indian Head and Kah-Nee-Ta. For information on the new casino, check out: www.Indianheadgaming.com. Smith on board soon As the newly-hired manager of Kah-Nee-Ta, Carlos Smith can longer serve on the Warm Springs gaming board, which left a vacancy on the board. The Council approved the appoint ment of Jason Smith to fill the vacancy. Smith was the first run ner-up in the most recent gam ing board appointments. The Council also indicated that two upcoming vacancies would be advertised in the near future. Carlos Smith will be starting work at Kah-Nee-Ta in a few weeks. He gave several weeks notice to his current employer, the Hilton Garden Inn in Lake Oswego, where he has been the general manager. General Council (Continued from page 1) the tribes have cut five genera- Anita Jackson was glad to • tions into the future. hear that Legal Aid is being con Regarding travel, Tsumpti sidered necessary on the reser said, it is needed to protect tribal vation. rights and ceded lands. This in “There is the Law and Or cludes treaty rights, claims made der Act that requires tribes to by other tribes, Senate Bill 412, provide legal assistance,” she and IHS affairs. said. “We have to learn how to Jackson was also worried become constructive,” Priscilla about jobs at the new casino, the Frank said. “We talk about our interest rate on the financing for elders and what they left us. the construction of the new In They had a lot of wisdom. How dian Head Casino, the hiring of do we use that? Warm Springs educated, qualified tribal mem is going to copycat what they’re bers throughout the organiza seeing on the news. Soon, we’re tion, among other issues. going to be marching on our Speaking to budget matters, meetings and having activist Councilman Raymond Tsumpti groups. I think we can come explained that the reason the up with a constructive process tribes got into gaming was to and use our energy in a produc give something back to the fu tive way. We can sit here and ture generations who were not say to you, ‘Council, we voted yet born. As to timber, he said, you in. If we voted in you in, then we need to be working with you, and vice-versa. We need to learn how to embrace and support one another.’” Marcia Soliz went through a spreadsheet which contained the num bers for em ployees within the tribal organization. These figures were broken down into tribal members, MITs (married into the tribes), other Indians, and non-Indians. The spreadsheet also showed figures by age range. “Between January and No vem ber 14, there were 1,340 applications picked up, filled out, and processed. 1,049 more were filled out online. That’s 2,489 applications submitted by tribal members. So nobody can convince me that tribal members do not want to work. 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Putting together a community-based team to research the future facility needs of our district; and 2. Finding potential funding sources to strengthen our education system and take us into the future. We continue to see dramatic improvements in our students’ academic performance and our team is working hard to continue these efforts. While we continue to strive to meet the state standards, our progress has been remarkable at all grade levels. We’d like to invite you to attend a district-wide parent informational meeting on Wednesday, December 7th at 6 p.m. in the M adras High School Commons area. This will be a good opportunity to hear what’s happening throughout the district. We hope to see you there. Now that winter is officially here, we ask that you prepare for winter activities and the potential for school cancellations and/or late and early release due to weather conditions. As always, I welcome your comments, questions and involvement. Please don’t hesitate to call or stop by. I look forward to hearing from you. Jefferson County School District L JCSD Students Honor Veterans JCMS celebrated Veterans’ Day with an assembly and parade this month. The assembly included patriotic choir and band performances, Native American dance and a presentation of the flags by the MHS JROTC. In preparation for the celebration, students participated in a Veterans’ Day writing competition including speeches, poems and power point presentations. The competition asked students to consider: ¡T i * * » A 2A- It W hat is patriotism to you? ■ What does it mean to be American? Each category was awarded prizes. Following the event Veterans, parents and visitors enjoyed cake and coffee in the library. Writing Contest Winners Tyra Thomas Poem mmm “The H onorable Brave” Rhiana Carlson Powerpoint “ Patriotism ” P~- ggfcJB.'A Mari Rodriguez Video “A Tribute to Native American Veterans 445 SE Buff Street, madras J