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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 2012)
Reviving the good old game of marbles JMarbles w ere a big thing here in Warm Springs in the 1950’s and early 60’s. M any co m p e te d in th e O regon State Marble Cham pionships. Lyle R hoan Sr. probably had the largest col lection o f m arbles here in Central Oregon. A t the Deschutes County F a ir e a rlier th is m o n th , Rhoan and Charles King o f B ea v e rto n gave a m arb le demonstration. The demonstration, “How to Play Marbles,” was spon sored by the Bend Historical Society. B oth R hoan and King are skilled players, with many years o f experience. Rhoan played in champi o n sh ip g am es in W arm S prings a n d o th e r sta te marble tournaments, finishing his marble games in 1950. K in g w o n th e C ity o f Prineville Marble Champion ship in 1954,1955 and 1956. H e w on sixth in the State Tournament and third in East ern Oregon. Both men played at Janzen Beach Amusement Park State Middle, high school sports physicals at IHS School sports physicals will be done at the Warm S p rings H e a lth an d Wellness Center on Tues day, Sept. 11 starting at 3 p.m . T h e physicals are done on a first come, first serve basis. M iddle an d H ig h school athletes who are In dian Health Service eligible can participate. There is a form that needs to be co m p leted and paren ts must accompany their stu dent to the physical. Indian Head sponsoring Run to Cascades rally at Deschutes Co. Fair & Expo Courtesy of Arlita Rhoan. Charles King and Lyle Rhoan Sr. demonstrate marbles at the Deschutes County Fair. finals sponsored by the Vet erans o f Foreign Wars. Many young boys o f this era w alked a ro u n d w ith pocket full o f marbles, ready to challenge all comers, said Arlita Rhoan, o f the Culture and Heritage Department. Y oung people, she said, might enjoy another compe tition here in Warm Springs, S im n ash o , S id w alter an d Seekseequa. A t the Deschutes County Fair, on August 5, Rhoan and King played on carpet, in a ring the size o f a Hula Hoop. Charles was playing with two children and his brother M ichael K ing, age 69, and explaining the game to the. children, w hen Lyle R hoan showed up at the demonstra tion. Lyle watched* the dem o n stratio n , seeing C harles miss many shots but still win ning the game. New position brings Chavez to Portland By Jerry Brunoe For the Spilyay D u rin g late June, tribal mem ber Falena Chavez was trans ferred from group specialist at K ah-N ee-T a R esort and Spa to sales coordinator in the Portland sales office. She moved from the res ervation to Portland for her job. H er new duties correlate with the duties from her pre vious position. “I am on the opposite end o f the previous, position,” she said recently. Chavez is now in charge o f filing and distributing ev ery sales contract from the ini tial phone call to the group survey after the group’s de p artu re from th eir stay at August 22, 2012 Spilyay Tyrooo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 6 Falena Chavez Kah-Nee-Ta. “It’s a lot m ore paperwork to keep track of,” she says. She also notes that she records each task s6 any sales m an ager can pinpoint the stage o f booking a group is in. She m ust scan and send hard copies o f paper work to all potential clients. She also answers phone calls and any questions groups have while she is in the office. She says, “I know th a t once it’s routine, I will m ost likely be able to do it in my sleep.” Falena has held many p o sitions at Kah-Nee-Ta, includ ing Village gate manager and front desk manager. She pinpointed the biggest * difference between working on reso rt property and the sales office is the am ount o f co-workers. She m entioned she is used to having over 100 co-workers at, Kah-Nee-Ta. “T h e re are th ree o f us there at sales,” she says. “So, yes, this is quite a difference.” She said her kids are still adjusting and they are look ing for a place o f their own. H e r h u sb a n d T h o m a s Chavez will be starting classes at Carrington College to be a veterinarian tech. . H e is starting it at the end o f August and it is a 9-m onth program. “T h e r e ’s d e fin ite ly a ch an g e o f p a c e ,” ad d ed Chavez on the move to Port land. “I t’s really noticeable w hether you’re going from trie rez to the city, or from the city to the rez. I also pay more for housing.” Indian H ead Casino is the tide sponsor o f the Run to th e C ascades M otorcycle Rally to b e h e ld at th e D eschutes C ounty Fair & E xpo on September 7-8. This is the second con7 secutive year o f the event that was resurrected follow ing a rally that was held after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The event is to remember the lives lost and salute the m en and w om en (past and present) o f our military, fire and police departments. The weekend rally at the fairgrounds includes a Vari ety events including live m u sic, m otorcycle poker runs and a 9/11 Parade. The popular classic roqk band Foghat will perform on Saturday, Sept. 8 and T he K nights o f Mayhem Jo u st ing will have performances all day th at Saturday. A nd 2012 Mountain Country Su perstar Jackson M ichelson will perform with the .Con crete Cowboys on Friday, Sept. 7. Indian H ead Casino will host a Motorcycle Poker Run on Friday, Sept. 7 from 3-7 p.m. The outside event will fe a tu re live m u sic an d a barbeque. Registration and the start o f the poker run will be at the D eschutes County Fair and Expo Center at the In- •dian H ead Casino booth be ginning at 11 a.m. Cost is $5 per hand. Kick stands will be up at 1 p.m. and the poker run will be about 75 miles. Guests not participating in the poker run can buy a hand to support the event from 3- 4 p.m. at the casino. Proceeds for the Indian H ead Casino po k er ru n will b en efit the W arm Springs veterans and youth organizations. Indian H ead Casino will , also hold Casino H ot Seat drawings be ginning August 28 and up to the rally for tickets to the various events. Admission to the event at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center is $15 a day, $25 weekend and free for kids 12 and under. More on the event can be'found at: runtothecascades.com O r at: Indianheadgam ing. com / promotions. Treaty Days Youth Rodeo at Chiloquin The Klamath Treaty Days Y o uth R odeo is Saturday, August 25 in Chiloquin. All events are open and grand entry is at noon. You need to call in to enter. E n tries are open August 15 and 16 from 6-9 p.m. C o n ta c t N o rm a Jean Cummings at 541-281-1487 o r M isty B arney 541-850- 0383. Calif, considering off-reservation Indian gaming C a lifo rn ia G ov. J e r ry Brown is deciding an im por tant issue in regard to Indian gaming. T he decision could have major impacts for the casino industry in general. For now, tribes with exist ing reservations have located their casinos "on those reser vations. Restored tribes have been allowed to develop ca sinos on lands nearby their re stored reservations. Now, two California tribes whose reservations are in dif ficult-to-access locations are seeking to build casinos miles from those reservations. They are hoping to build near the N orthern California cities o f M ad era and Marysville, and along major roads. This can be done through a tw o-part process that has become familiar to the Con federated T ribes o f W arm Springs. . The process allows the U.S. Interior D epartm ent to take lands newly purchased by a tribe “in trust” for that tribe, which places the land under tribal sovereignty just like the original reservation. This has happened a hand ful o f times nationwide but never in California. T h e feds h av e alread y signed o ff on these off-res ervation casinos for the two tribes, but the second part is that Brown also would have to give his approval. The de cision m ust be made by the end o f the month. Tribes with existing casinos on nearby reservations o p pose the plan, saying it will lead to “reservation sh o p ping,” with Indian tribes jump ing over each other to gain sovereignty over land closer and closer to m etropolitan areas. California now has more th an 65 casinos am ong its 109 tribes. T he Confederated Tribes o f Warm Springs planned for years to build a casino at Cas cade Locks, away from the reserv atio n b u t w ithin the- tribes’ Ceded Lands. The plan was opposed by the Confederated Tribes o f th e G ran d e R onde, w hich operates Spirit M ountain Ca sino. Gov. K itzhaber has also been opposed to the plan. 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