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March 7, 2012
Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Casino: positive comments about new location, restaurant, grill
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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.
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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.
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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