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
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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.
Open Wednesday thru Saturday
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Ph. 541 -553-1041
At Warm Springs St. & Hollywood Blvd.
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