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Page 3 March 7, 2012 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Casino: positive comments about new location, restaurant, grill (Continued from page 1) Tribal Councilm an A ustin Greene commented that had he talked with an elder from the Prineville area who is happy with the new casino location. The elder had commented that the drive to and from Kah-Nee-Ta at night can be dangerous be cause o f the wild horses that cross the road. Councilman J.P. Patt said he had so far heard only positive comments about the new casino. H e m et with people from Bend who said they had enjoyed their recent visit there. “It was good to hear that from people from around the region,” Patt said. Paiute Chief Joe Moses said he’s talked with several people who had not visited Indian Head at Kah-Nee-Ta, but who have been to the casino at the new location. Billingsley added th at the num ber o f new Players Club m em b ers had in crease d by 2,700 since the re-opening on Highway 26. Chairman Smith asked about the relationship between Indian Head and Kah-Nee-Ta. Billingsley said the casino and the lodge are w orking on an agreement where casino patrons can get a reduced rate. H e added that Indian Head is going to market the Cotton w ood Restaurant as a separate attraction. Also regarding the restaurant: On Wednesdays and Thurs days, tribal employees get a 25- percent discount at the restau rant. And the casino is going to implement a culinary program, where Indian Head will pay for tribal members to attend culi nary school, if the stu d en ts agree to work at the casino res taurant for two years following graduation. The Tule Grill snack bar is proving to be very p opular, bringing in about three times the revenue first projected. Casino human resources di rector Margie Tuckta said em ploym ent at Indian H ead re mains at about 51 percent tribal members. Adding employees who are married-into-the-tribes, and other Indians, brings the per centage to 76 overall. Billingsley com m ented that the gaming board may begin looking at developing a casino T h e M useum at W arm Springs .is seeking artwork for Tenth Annual H onor Dinner. This year the H onor Dinner is Lillian Pitt, Adeline Miller and Broughton ‘Brot’ Bishop. The dinner will take place at the World Forestry Center in Portland, April 14, with a recep tion starting at 4:30 p.m. The silent auction features generous attendees and support Amos Switzler Christine Johnson ‘I ’m still not sure. There are some issues th at need to be an swered.’ 7 lik e Arnetta Saludo ‘I t ’s a g o o d id ea . W e ‘It depends on where they build it. I think the school should stay in the campus area.’ w ould have a lower drop-out rate. The middle school would he more accessible to the k id s here. ’ m aster plan, “if it looks like w e’re going to be here for a while,” that is, if the Cascade Locks casino plan remains in abeyance. New from the grand open ing: All three grand prize draw ings were won by tribal mem bers. Two o f the winners took the cash, while the third took the Polaris four-wheel rig. Museum call to artists Question: ‘W hat do you think o f the WS. K-8 school idea?’ Greg Youngman A ll three grand pri^e drawings during the open ing weekend were won by tribal members. ers o f the museum and honor ees. T he m useum is h o n o rin g Lillian Pitt with a Twanat Award; Adeline Miller with a Lifetime A ch iev em en t A w ard; an d Broughton Bishop also with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Please consider subm itting your artw ork for th e H o n o r D inner by April 10. T hank You! Vital Stats adoption forms the idea. The ride W arm Springs Vital Sta tistics is w orking to co m plete all adoption enrollment form s. If you received a letter to update your application, you should complete this as soon to the m iddle school w ould not be as long. The students w ould be closer to the lan guage teachers. There should be one in Sim nasho too. ’ as possible. I f you have m o v ed re- cendy and did not complete an address change with the Vital Stats office, you should update your address immedi ately. Thank you. ---------------- Warm Springs Community C alendar---------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, March 7 Today in C arol’s Room is craft tim e is from 3:30- 5:15 p.m . B eading w ith Marge is from 4-5, and the s e w in g c irc le s ta rts at 5:30. At the Boys and Girls C lub a fter school today th e y have P ow er H our homework assistance and the T R A IL program (To gether Raising Awareness of Indian Life). The Warm S pring s Boys and G irls Club is located in the Vern Jackson Home. A Summer Youth Work Program workshop will be held today from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the first floor train ing room at the Education Building. Youth who want to work this summer are re quired to attend. Thursday, March 8 There’s Snack Attack at 3:45 today at the Commu nity Center; Beading with Marge is at 4:00; and The Reawakening Program is from 5-7pm. At the Boys and Girls Club a fte r school today th e y w ill o ffer: O u td o o r games and indoor activities plus the TRAIL program which stands for Together Raising Awareness of In d ian L ife . T he W arm S pring s Boys and G irls Club is located in the Vern Jackson Home next to the CPS center. A Sum m er Youth W ork Program w orkshop w ill be held today from 4:30 to 6:30pm in the firs t flo o r training room at the Edu c a tio n B u ild in g . W arm Springs youth who want to work this sum m er are re quired to attend. A Simnasho Community Garden Workshop will be B rought to you by KWSO 91.9 FM held M arch 8 th fro m 6- 8:30pm at the Sim nasho Church/Community Center - next to the old school. The workshop will cover Soils and Garden Planning. nity Center. All proceeds go to the Nisqually Youth Pro gram. For tournament infor mation and to enter contact: Farrun McClould @ 360- 480-7110. Friday, March 9 Today in Carol’s Room after school they are hav ing popcorn and a movie. The Jefferson County Li brary film Comm ittee is sponsoring a fund-raiser for the Jefferson C ounty Li brary Film Center on this d a te at 7 p.m . at the Rodriguez A nnex in M a dras. The featured attrac tion will be the Central Or egon premier screening of “God of Love,” a 2011 Acad emy Award winning live ac tion short by Luke Matheny. Suggested donation for this evening of film and wines- c h e e s e s -s a v o rie s -d e s - se rts is $15. P roceeds from the evening support continued showing of di verse free films to Jefferson C ounty, w h ich th e Film Center has done since its inception in 2002. S o u th e rn O reg o n University’s Theatre Arts Program is featuring the play “Raccoon Earns His Stripes,” written by Warm S p rin g s trib a l m e m b e r Brent Florendo and based on th e W a sco le g e n d . There are perform ances March 9 at 7 p.m., March 10 at 2 and 7 p.m. and March 11 at 2 p..m at the SOU campus in Ashland. These are the final performances. For ticket info the number is 541-552-6348 or SOU dot EDU slash THEATRE. The Nisqually 50+ & 10 & Under Basketball Tourna m en t is s c h e d u le d fo r March 16, 17 & 18 at the Nisqually Youth & Commu Saturday, March 10 March 10 is the Earth 2 0 w a te r d e liv e ry day. Please set em pty bottles outside. (Note: The 53rd Annual Yakama Nation All-Indian B o w lin g T o u rn a m e n t is March 30th thru April 4th. For information you can call 509-945-4680.) Monday, March 12 A Food Handlers Class will be held March 12 from 2-4 p.m. in the IHS Atrium. And, there’s a Glucometer C la s s fro m 2-3 in th e kitchen conference room. In Carol’s Room today th e y are p la y in g board games from 3:30 to 5:30 and then the room is open until 6:45. (Note: The Journeys in C reativity Program camp for Native American teens this year is titled “Catching Our Own Shadows,” and will focus on photography. It will be held June 24 thru July 7 in Portland. Twelve teens ages 15 to 19 will be selected. Applications must be received by April 2. For a complete list of require ments and all of the details of the program you can contact Shirod Younker at 971-255-4148.) Tuesday, March 13 There will be a Healthy Breakfast at the Health & W e lln e s s C e n te r in the kitchen conference room. Edmund Francis will make a presentation on Physical Activity. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Warm Springs is hosting the National Indian Timber Symposium in May: There is p la n n in g m ee ting on March 13 at the Fire Man agem ent Building confer ence room at 9 a.m. Today in Carol’s Room at Recreation: Snack A t tack is a fte r school and Beading with Marge is at 4 p.m. Registration for spring soccer for kids in kinder garten thru fifth grades is going on now. Forms can be picked up at Kids Club in Madras from 3-6 p.m. M onday th ro u g h Friday. Cost is $15. Wednesday, March 14 A memorial for Daniel James is on this date. The stonesetting will be at 9 a.m. at Hadley Cemetery. A gathering of family and frien ds w ill follow at the W hite Swan C om m unity C e n te r in W h ite S w an, Wash. For information you can call 509-985-1980. The JCSD Family Uni versity is offering Family Zumba Class Wednesday from 6 to 6:45 p.m. in Ma dras. To register call Su san Cham berlain at 541- 475-6192. Water Aerobics Class is this morning at 10:15 at the Kahneeta Pool. Today in Carol’s Room: Craft time is from 3:30 to 5:15, Beading with Marge is from 4-5 and the Sewing Circle starts at 5:30. T he M ad ra s H igh School Parent Center is putting on a presentation March 14 on Summer En richment Activities. It’ll be held from 3 :4 5 -4 :3 0 p m . Stop by the MHS office for d ire ctio n s to the P arent Center. A Summer Youth Work Program workshop will be held today from 4:30 to 6:30pm in the first floo r training room at the Educa tio n B u ild in g . W arm Springs youth who want to work this summer are re quired to attend. Thursday, March 15 There’s Snack Attack at 3:45 today at the Commu nity Center; Beading with Marge is at 4:00; and The Reawakening Program is from 5-7pm. A Summer Youth Work Program workshop will be held today from 4:30 to 6:30pm in the first flo o r training room at the Educa tio n B u ild in g . W arm Springs youth who want to work this summer are re quired to attend. A Seminar about Stay ing Motivated will be held today in the social hall at the Community Center at 5:30. A Simnasho Commu nity G arden W orkshop will be held March 15 from 6-8:30pm at the Simnasho C hurch/C om m unity Cen ter next to the old school. The workshop will cover V e g e ta b le V a rie tie s fo r Simnasho. Friday, March 16 Today in Carol’s Room after school they are hav ing popcorn and a movie. Today is the deadline to submit items for the next edition of the Spilyay Tymoo com ing out W ednesday, March 21. Saturday, March 17 A potluck dinner and p rayer gathering fo r the W arm S prings C h ristian community will be at 6 p.m. at the High Lookee Lodge Tribal Room. You are in vited to unite in prayer for the community, churches and families. This commu nity gathering takes place the third Saturday of each month. Monday, March 19 Monday is a 2 hour late start for all 509-J schools. There’s a G lucom eter Class today from 2-3pm in the I H S kitchen confer ence room. In Carol’s Room today th e y are p la y in g board games from 3:30 to 5:30 and then the room is open until 6:45, Invitiation The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs is extend ing an invitation to attend the Twenty- Second Honor Se niors Day on May 11 the Agency Longhouse. For in formation, contact the Senior Citizens Dept., PO Box C, Warm Springs, OR 97761. You can also call the office at 541- 553-3313, or 553- 3520, or 553-3390. Lodging available at Kah-Nee-Ta, 1- 800-554-4786. Se nior staff email: paiutewewa@yahoo.com
