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Spilygy Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon December 12, 2012 Motorsports idea presented For Circle of Hope By Duran Bobb for the Spilyay Tymoo Yvonne Iverson/Spilyay Rosanna Sanders (left), president of the Warm .Springs Native People Circle of Hope, accepted the contribution on behalf of the organization. She is pictured with Becky Picard, Carolyn Johnson and Ken Many Wounds (from left). In d ian H ead Casino re cently held a special Cancer Awareness promotion for the Warm Springs Native People, Circle of Hope chapter. The project raised $1,244. “I want to thank Indian Head Casino, Ken andjanell for their work during Octo ber Breast Cancer Awareness Mbnth,” said Rosanna Sand ers, president of the Warm- , provided at the next meeting Springs chapter of the Na for the Native, People Circle o f H ope Cancer Support tive People Circle of Hope. “The donation will go to Group. This will be on Mon cancer patients, helping them day, Dec. 17 at the Educa get to their appointments.” tion building training room The contribution will help downstairs. Meetings are held w ith the purchase o f gas monthly on the third Mon cards for the patients, she day of each month. For more said. information contact Rosanna A Christmas dinner will be at 541-460-2382. Christmas for children at CPS T he Warm - Springs Health and Wellness Cen ter business, office has put together an Angel Bear Tree located by the patient registration desk. The Angel Bears are marked with the age and gender of a child who is in the custody df the Warm Springs Child Protective Services. , If. you w ould like to - purchase a gift for one o f these children, please feel free to take a bear b u t m ake su re you check the bear o ff the list with the patient reg istration desk... CPS is hoping to have all the gifts in by Decem ber 20. Your generosity is deeply appreciated! School (Continued from page 1) The site is surrounded by a fitness trail with access points to nearby neighbor hoods. “We also look at preserv ing some of the area for fu ture use,” Hedrick said.. “You might decide later oh to build a youth center, dr expand into a high school, so'thefe’s an area left open for that pur pose.” Architects asked partici pants at the meeting to write down their ideas and thoughts on possible ideas for the school design. They hope to get mote input from the com munity at future meetings. The design team was plan ning a tour of Portland area schools for possible ideas that can be utilized in the Warm Springs k-8 school. The next k-8 school design meeting will be Thursday; Dec. 27 at 6 p.m. Location will be the Seekseequa Fire Hall. Beads, Native American Gifts, Museum, Deli, Grocery, Ice, Fishing Permits, Western Union, Check-Free Bill Pay, ATM and Much More! 2 1 3 2 W a r m S p r in g s S t ., W a r m S p r in g s - p h . 5 4 1 -5 5 3 -1 5 9 7 L Page 3 Action team seeking tax help volunteers - The Warm Springs Com munity Action Team will pro vide free tax counseling and preparation for community members. ■ There are positions avail able for volunteers , who will Serve as greeters as well as tax preparers. Free 1RS train ing is offered for volunteers. They will have tax appoint ments available, starting in February. People interested in volunteering for these po sitions can do so by either calling 541-553-3148 or by going to their office at 1136 Paiute Avenue on the cam- püs. . , Than fe you fo r sup porting our advertisers! The Motqrplex Raceway Project Committee presented data and answered frequendy asked questions at an eco nomic development meeting held at the Community Cen ter on Wednesday, Dec. 5. The project com m ittee members are Tribal Council- men Scott Moses, J.P. Patt and Austin Greene, and Ven tures director Jeff Anspach. If the project committee recom m ends moving for w ard on the m otorsports plan, their findings will be pre sented to the full Tribal Coun cil. Tribal Council would then decide whether to propose thé project to the member ship in a referendum, perhaps as early as March of 2013. '“This is our first meeting,” Councilman Moses told the 25 individuals who attended. “As time goes oh, we plan to have m ore meetings: to p resen t new inform ation. Right now, I can tell you the hegotiation part is important to me. I don’t believe in giv ing Our lands away, for noth ing in return. It is im portant for us to represent our tribal people.” | The proposed develop ment of à motorsports race way would partner the tribes with an outside company, to build the facility. A proposed site has Been 'identified, ten tatively, on Miller Flat. The tribes would likely put up to 900 acres of reserva tion: 'land into a long-term lease of 50 to 99 years, form ing a"new joint venture.- The joint venture would then go to Outside markets to raise sufficient capital to build the facility. The project would be lo cated on land south of Mill Cfeek. Initially, a road course, drag strip and oval would be constructed over a five year timeline. Upon completion, .the project w ould have a value of over $300 million. Planners say the reserva tion makes an ideal location because it is within 400 miles of major metropolitan areas! Also; the tribes are in control of zoning and can develop a facility that is tailored to the desires of the target market. Ventures has entered into a “le tte r o f in te n t” w ith L ionshead D evelopm ent. I.LC.' If the membership were to approve a project, Ventures would form a joint Venture with Lionshead, who would provide the marketing and sales skills required for the project to be successful. “They’ve come-to the con clusion that this will only hap pen in Indian country,” Anspach said. “It’s up to the membership. The natural re sources are contained, we have the committee, it’s a fairly clear cut process. That’s why we see this as a huge op portunity.” Councilm an P att com mented, “I had the opportu nity to attend one race, and I tried to imagine what this fa cility w ould look like in Warm Springs; At this point, this is a chess board with no pie'ces. We don’t -know if it’s going to attract the major players yet. Before we t even move a piece, we need to be sure. We have to get a nod.” : “I truly believe in this project,” Councilman Greene said. “We’re taking the care ful approach here, making sure that this is something that is viable for us, Without investing a lot of money.” One obvious benefit to tribal members would be in the form of jobs. Research indicates th at the facility would be under construction for five years or more, This would create about 425 con struction-related jobs. A n other 200-jobs would relate to,the operation of the facil ity. And an additional 225 indirect jobs created to sup port the facility would be per manent in nature. “Everybody is involved,” Councilm an M oses' said. “This project will utilize tribal members for construction, we want to make sure of that. It needs to be included in the contracts, so it’s going to be different.” “There would be tribal preference requirements for many of the positions,” ac cording to information pro vided at the meeting.; “Tribal, members would be eligible to fill any job they were quali-' fled for.” Funding for continued re search into the project would come from money set aside in the capacity fund. “Beyond that, the tribe would look to its development partner to move the design, infrastruc ture and other key require ments. The remaining costs Would likely be financed by1 the project itselFthtough out side funds (borrowing and/ or joint venture). The ulti m ate financing package would emerge after discus sions among the tribal devel opment team, financial advi sors, bond counsel, and po tential investors or develop ers.” “The committee still has some hurdles to get over,” Councilman Patt said. ‘W e’re; going to have to gather infor m a tio n ’and p resen t it in home-based meetings. The committee can then decide if this idea is feasible, and then make the recommendation toj tribal council. Should we go' forward? We’re gathering this information as we'go, and wei need to make sure we hav en ’t juinped the gun. We’re still frying to determine that ourselves. If this doesn’t look good to us; then we’d recommend not moving for ward on this project.” The Motorplex Raceway Project Committee would like to begin planning for a series; o f hom e-based meetings. Those who are interested in hosting a home-based meet ing are encouraged to contact the committee through the tribal council office. Or call Sandra D anzuka or Ben Bisland at 541-553-3565. PIONEER ROCK & MONUMENT Specializing in Native American Design 201 Crafton Rd P0 Box 348 Goldendale. WA 98620 509-773-4702 LET US SAVE YOU TIME & MONEY DESIGN & ORDER OVER THE INTERNET www.pioneerrock.com www.betterheadstones.com Find MAP To Our Shop Under ’CONTACTS'
