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May 16, 2012 Spilygy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 2 Native Thunder at Indian H ead to benefit Boys & Girls Club Chamber o f Commerce recruiting T he W arm Springs Chamber o f Commerce is looking for new mem bers. There are currently a few business owners who are active participants, but the potential for a larger membership is great, said L onnie Jam es, o f the Community Action Team, and a coordinator of the Warm Springs Chamber of Commerce. Members can be small business owners, tribal enterprises, or other ven tures. The idea behind the chamber, said James, is to give one voice to the busi ness development com munity on the reservation. Some o f the current Warm Springs chamber ‘P eople who are new to the area are always surprised to learn that over 4,000 people live in and around Warm Springs. ’ members met at the Agency Longhouse last week before the information meeting on the campus developm ent project. The Warm Springs Chain- ber of Commerce idea has been around for some time, said Ted Brunoe. All of the required paper work is complete, and the hope now is to become an A nd there will be a Indian Head Casino will host the Second Annual Na Schwan’s Truck Sale on site, tive Thunder Show & Shine with a portion of the day’s and Poker Run this Saturday, profits benefiting the Warm May 19. Springs Boys and Girls Club. Proceeds from entry fees, “I’m really excited to add and a fundraiser barbecue a youth element to the Na lunch will go toward opera tive Thunder Show and Shine tional costs at the Warm this year” said club director Springs Boys and Girls Club. June Smith. Northwest Cycle is orga “Kids can come down and nizing the day’s activities, with shine up their bikes and scoot sign-ups starting at 9:30 a.m. ers and have some physical Kickstands will be up at activity. There will be raffle tickets for all the kids who noon. There will also be a free com e dow n, and I think youth bike and scooter clinic they’ll really like checking out from noon until 3 p.m. This the motorcycles too!” The Warm Springs Boys will include a bike repair sta tion, safety obstacle course and Girls Club wishes to and a raffle drawing. Prizes thank the Native Thunder or ganizers for their generosity. include two new bicycles. At the Saturday event, the Thank you also to Indian Warm Springs Boys and Girls Head Casino for sponsoring Club will also be doing a raffle the barbecue and hosting the drawing for Sisters Rodeo event, Smith said. (See the a d a t the bottom o f this page.) tickets. Gearing up for 43rd Pi-Ume-Sha Downtown plan D ave M cM echan/Spilyay At the campus development information meeting last week, tribal planner Lonnie Macy, economic development coordinator Kahseuss Jackson, CH2M Hill landscape architect Rick Abelson, and civil engineer Darren Hippenstiel review the development options. (Continued from page 1) T his idea has been talked about for a long time, said Macy. T here are, for instance, develop ment plans from the late 1980s. “Are the old plans still relevant?” Macy asked, “Or does the community want something different.” An older model o f a downtown development proposal is on display in the lobby of the adminis tration building. The engineering firm CH2M Hill has been work ing with Macy on updated plans. An important part of the present phase o f the project is gathering in ter, at Paiute and Warm Springs streets, The group’s meetings are the second Tuesday of the month. At the next m eeting, the cham ber m em bers will p ropose electing officers. B esides Jam es and B runoe, o th ers at the ch am b er m e etin g la st w eek w ere R oxanne M c ln tu r ff fro m the Rainbow Market, Terry Marcy from the Warm Springs M arket, and Patricia Gainsforth, who has been helping with this project. Anyone who would like more information on die chamber can call James at 541-553-3148. active organization, he said. B runoe suggested th at the chamber determine the m ost likely new businesses th a t may o p en in W arm Springs. This could be done by looking at the essential businesses that exist in Ma dras, and Culver. The Warm Springs popu lation, at about 4,000, would fall somewhere between the two. People who are new to the area, he said, are always sur prised to learn th at over 4,000 people live in and around Warm Springs. The current Warm Springs chamber members are plan ning to meet again on Tues day, June 12, at 6 p.m. at the Community Action Team of fice, in the small business cen- put from the community as to what they would like to see happen with the campus. Some of the informa tio n p resen ted at the m eeting last w eek in cludes: The campus area from end to end includes about 9 acres of land. How ever, some of the land is already committed to spe cific uses, such as the Shell station, the Qwest structure, and the fire sta tion. Minus these proper ties and roadway setbacks, and the acreage available for renewal and develop ment is about seven acres. The Forty-Third Annual Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days is a little over a month away. The powwow this year is Friday- Sunday, June 22-23. Marking 157 years since the signing of the Treaty of 1855, the powwow will fea ture Ol’ Style, and other spe cials: T h e M en’s R ound Bustle and Women’s Shell D ress, and the Sammy Colwash Clown Dance Spe cial. other Pi-Ume-Sha activities include: Gathering of Flutes in June Traditional dress pa rade, Ramona Greene Baez, The Gathering of Flutes in Ju n e will be at the HeHe Longhouse. For information, con tact Ko-Na Foster Kalama, 541-325-3797; or Jeremy 553-2406(w); 460-0088(c). Stick game tournament, Sam Starr, 553-1131 (w). Endurance horse race, Ricky Graybael, 553-2552. Rodeo, Cheryl Tom, 541 - 325-9087. A ll Indian Fry Bread Golf Tourney, K N T golf 2132 Warm Springs St., Warm Springs - ph. 541-553-1597 Speak with a Legal Aid Services of Oregon attorney during drop-in hours 1 to 4 p.m. on the first Monday of the month at the Warm Springs Community Action Team building, 1136 Paiute Ave, Warm Springs. Or call 385-6944. I Party Cite Candles pro shop, 541-553-4971. Fun run, community cen ter, 553-3243. Boxing, A ustin Smith, 541-553-3619. Contact information For general powwow infor- m ation, co n tact Cassie Katchia at 541-553-0203(h); or 553-2128(w); or contact Louise K atchia, 541-460- 0224(c). Contact information for Ron Green, Consultant M e n a n d w o m e n ’s so ft- b all, Sandra G reen /Jerry Sampson, 553-6619. / Museum special e x hibit, 553-3331. 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