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September 19, 2012
Casino developers see jackpot in Portland
(AP). — After going bust
in their first three attempts
to g e t v o te rs to ap p ro v e
O regon’s first nontribal ca
sino, a group o f investors is
going all in this year.
W ith ample money from
a Canadian investment firm,
the proponents are feverishly
selling O regonians on their
plans to build a casino and
entertainm ent complex just
o utside P o rtlan d . T h ey ’ve
bombarded television screens
and mailboxes w ith a glitzy
ad vertising cam paign th a t
talks more about schools than
it does about gambling.
A quarter o f gambling rev
enue would be earmarked for
governm ent services, and the
Canadians are betting th at
they can change the conver
sation into a debate abo u t
school funding instead o f a
referendum on gambling.
“Let’s face it, our economy
and o u r schools a re n ’t in
great shape,” says a woman
narrating a television com
mercial prom oting a project
developers call The Grange.
“Having another casino here
won’t impact my life, but bet
ter schools and m ore jobs
will.”
O pponents are led by the
G ran d R onde tribe, w hich
ru n s S pirit M o u n tain , the
nearest casino to Portland.
T he opp o n en ts prom ise
vigorous opposition. They ar
gue that the measures open
Oregon to gambling for pri
vate p ro fit, in stead o f for
public funds. T hey’ve deri
sively d u b b ed th e p ro ject
“The Grunge.”
T h e d e v e lo p e rs face a
tough slog. The last time vot
ers weighed in, two years ago,
they overwhelmingly rejected
the idea, although the push
was far more m uted than the
current one.
Voters will be asked two
questions related to the p ro
posed casino this November.
Measure 82 would change the
state constitution to allow pri
vately owned casinos subject
to votes statewide and in the
local community. Measure 83
w ould authorize the W ood
Village location.
The campaigns haven’t had
to rep o rt m ost o f their ex
penditures so far, but records
that are available give a peak
at spending fit for a high-
ro ller. B ro a d c a st sta tio n
records show the proponents
h av e b o u g h t m o re th a n
$400,000 w orth o f airtime to
p ro m o te th e c asin o o n
P ortland's ABC, N BC and
CBS affiliates. T hat doesn't
include money spent on cable
television or broadcast stations
in other markets. O pponents
began advertising last week.
Developers see a lucrative,
untapped market in Portland,
w h ere th e re ’s dem an d fo r
gambling but the nearest ca
sino is at least an hour's drive
away. T h ere are 66 weekly
scheduled flights b etw een
Portland and Las Vegas, ac
cording to P ort o f Pordand
records. Statewide, video lot
te ry te rm in a ls, w h ich r e
semble slot machines in bars,
pum p millions into the state
lottery every year.
A d v ertisem en ts say the
casino would pum p $100 mil
lion into “schools, services
a n d lo c a l c o m m itm e n ts”
based on the developers’ con
tention that it will earn $400
million per year. The estimate
is conservative, said Stacey
Dycus, a spokeswom an for
the proponents, but the gov
ernm ent will get less money
if the revenue falls short o f
expectations.
Based on preliminary fig
ures, gambling revenue at all
nine tribal casinos was about
$470 million last year, said
Bob Whelan, an-economist at
EcoN orthw est who analyzes
the casinos’ economic impact
for the tribes. H e estimates a
privately owned casino in the
Portland area would siphon
about 36 percent o f the rev
enue from Spirit M ountain,
60 miles southwest o f P ort
land, with smaller impacts at
the other casinos, which are
farther from the metro area.
Cow Creek opposes
Coquille casino
(AP) — A tribe that op
erates a casino in Douglas
County says a proposed ca
sino at M edford would in
vade its market and violate
an u n d e rs ta n d in g th a t
tribes in O regon w ould
limit the num ber o f gam
bling outlets.
T h e C oquille In d ia n
Tribe, which has a casino
in C oos C ounty, said it
wants to open another in
M edford.
B u t th e C ow C reek
U mpqua Tribe says a large
share o f the customers at
its Seven Feathers Casino
R e so rt at C anyonville
com e from the M edford
area, w hich is 70 m iles
south on Interstate 5.
I f a M e d fo rd casino
opens, the Cow Creek tribe
might have to make its own
push into the market, and
there could be a statewide
rush for new casinos, said
the tribe’s lawyer, Wayne
Shammel.
“It’s going to be like a
casino arm s race at that
point,” Shammel said.
Edward Metcalf, chair
m an o f the Coquille tribe,
said he believes m ore casi
nos bring more people to
at region, potentially in
creasing everyone’s m ar
ket share.
H e said the M edford
casino w ould have only
machines, not card tables
as at Seven Feathers o r
T he Mill, the casino the
C oquille trib e ow ns in
N orth Bend along the O r
egon coast.
“W e’re ju s t talk in g
about a small facility,” he
said. T he Coquille tribe
plans to convert part o f a
bowling alley to gambling.
It also has leased a nearby
golf course.
A 1989 federal law re
stored trial status and said
the Coquille tribal service
area in c lu d e s Ja c k s o n
County, as well as four oth
ers. The Cow Creek tribe
said, though, that the ter
ritory doesn’t extend into
the Rogue Valley part o f
th e
co unty,
w h ere
Medford lies.
Susan Matheson Ferris,
sp o k esw o m an fo r th e
Cow Creek tribe, said an
executive order signed by
Gov. John Kitzhaber dur
ing his first administration
sets a framework with the
understanding that each
tribe in the state would be
allowed one casino.
BPA tries to hold line
on wildlife spending
(AP) M T he B onneville
Power Administration is p ro
posing to hold down spend
ing on wildlife programs, even
as it faces court requirements
to show progress in fish res
toration. The agency says it’s
a blip in p rogram s w here
spending is rising rapidly, and
the belt-tightening w on’t af
fect its comm itments under
court orders to preserve and
restore populations o f threat
ened fish.
T h e agency’s custom ers
are worried about the rising
spending, and low natural gas
Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Coalition of Warm Springs hosted the Walk For
Our Future last week. The participants walked from the Early Childhood Education
Center to the Community Center, where there were information booths and speakers,
such as Aurelia Stacona (above).
prices threaten to undercut
the revenue BPA uses to re
duce rates to the 140 public
utilities that buy power directly
from the agency. BPA execu
tives said they have already
added $13 million to the wild
life budget for the com ing
year. But the agency is look
ing to trim spending by de
ferring land and equipm ent
purchases, paring programs
that aren't specifically'related
to the im pact o f federal dams
on salmon and steelhead, and
suspending non-critical opera
tions and maintenance.
Hunting season update from Natural Resources
T he 2012 C eded L and
hunting tags are now avail
able at the D epartm ent o f
N atu ral R esources office,
4223 Holliday Street, Warm
! Springs. O r call 541-553-
’ 2001.
The following is a list o f
ceded land tags that are avail
able.
For a list o f hunts starting
in N o v em b er, D e cem b er
and January visit the Natural
Resources office.
Youth - Aug 1-Dec 31
W S241T - W hite R iver
Hood Youth - Aug 1-Dec 31
WS244T - Umatilla Youth
- Aug 1-Dec 31
WS245T - Fossil youth -
Aug 1-Dec 31
W S246T1 - M u rd erers
Creek - N o rthside Y outh -
Aug 1-Dec 31
WS248T - Heppner Youth
- Aug 1-Dec 31
WS245E - Fossil-SE Biggs
Agriculture - August 1- March
31, 2013
W S247E2 - E .N orthside
Pvt. # 2 - August 1- March 31,
2013
WS247E1 - E .N orthside
P v t.# l -August 1- Sept 30
WS247D1 - W.Grant Pvt
#1 - August 1- September 30
WS234B - Tumalo - Au
gust 1-24, Decem ber 1-31
WS234A - Little River -
August 1-24, N ovem ber 12-
30
W S234T - E .C ascad e
Youth - August 1-Dec31
WS237A - N.Ochoco -
August 1-N ovember 30
WS237B - Crooked River
- August 1-November 30
WS238A - Southwest Griz
zly - August 1-November 30
WS238B - N. Grizzly Pri
vate - August 1-November 30
Hunts that started in Au
gust
Hunts that start in Sep
tember
A n tlerless e lk — bag limit
is one antlerless elk (hunt
num ber, h u n t nam e, h u n t
dates):
W S236T - M aury U n it
B u c k d e e r - check
lations for bag lim it
n u m b er, h u n t nam e,
dates)
W S D T - C ed ed
Please come by the N atu
ral Resources office to pick
up your tags and a state lands
Big Game Regulations Guide
and to sign up for lottery
hunts. You may pick up your
tag up to two days before the
start o f the hunt.
You can also go online for
more State Lands Big Game
inform ation at:
dfw.state.or.us/resources/
hunting/big_game
R egistration for H unter
Education classes and Field
Days are available online at:
or.outdoorcentral.us / o r /
license/classes
Or:
www.dfw.state.or.us/edu-
c a tio n /h u n te r /
independent_study.asp
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Buck - September 29-Octo-
ber 10
#1 Muzzleloader - O ctober
20-26
Hunts starting in October
B ull e lk — bag limit is one
bull elk w ith .visible antler
(hunt num ber, h u n t name,
hunt dates)
W SCET - Cascade G en
eral Elk Season - O c t o b e r
13-19
WSRME1 - Rocky Mtn.
No. 1 Elk Season - October
24-28
WS235M - Paulina-E. Fort
Rock M uzzleloader - O cto
ber 13-21
A n te lo p e - bag limit is one
doe or fawn (hunt number,
hunt name, hunt dates)
WS443A1 - Columbia Pla
teau No. 1 - October 13-21
A ntelope — bag limit is one
b uck (h u n t n u m b er, h u n t
name, hunt dates)
WS443A2 - Columbia Pla
teau No. 2 - October 13-21
A n tlerless e lk - bag limit
is one antlerless elk (hunt
n u m b er, h u n t nam e, h u n t
dates)
WS247D2 - W G rant Pvt
#2 -
O ctober 1- Decem
ber 31
WS237T2 - Ochoco Unit
Youth H unt # 2 - October 13-
19
WS240A - M aupin-W est
Biggs - O ctober 13-Novem-
ber 30
C ontrolled elk — bag limit
is one elk either sex (hunt
nu m b er, h u n t nam e, h u n t
dates)
W S265M - E G ra n t
C o n tro lle d e lk — bag limit
is one spike only
W S249A2 - U kiah U nit
N o 2 - October 24-28
Hunter surveys
Please participate in hunter
surveys. H unters are im por
tan t sources o f wildlife re-
lated information.
The information gathered
■from hunter surveys is valu
able for biologists, wildlife
committee and tribal council
to help make informed wild
life management decisions.
By reporting, you are help
ing m onitor wildlife popula
tions and helping enhance
hunting opportunities.
Information from hunters
who did not hunt or harvest
an animal is as im portant as
hunters who did take an ani
mal. H unter surveys are avail
able at the Natural Resources
office and will be given out
with tags. Thank you for your
participation!
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B ig h o r n s h e e p — bag
limit is one ram (Hunt num
ber, H unt name, H unt Dates)
WS543B2 - E Deschutes
Rvr No.2 - (lottery closes
Sept. 28) - O ctober 13-21
B u c k d e e r — bag limit is
one deer either sex (hunt num
ber, hunt name, hunt dates)
WS100M - H ood Unit &
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Muzzleloader - O ctober 13-
23
WS139M1 - SE Metolius
Muzzleloader - O ctober 13-
19
WS238C1 - G rizzly P ri
vate No. 1 - October 24-28
WS241A - The Dalles Wa
tershed - O ctober 24-28
WS247A1 - Northside Pvt
N o.l - O ctober 24-28
WS248A2 - Heppner No.
2 - October 24-28
WS248B1 - Ritter N o.l -
O ctober 24-28
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