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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 2013)
January 23, 2013 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 8 Council nom ination date set For Seniors Tribal C ouncil nom ina tions are set for the evening o f Monday, M arch 4. The districts will meet on that date to nom inate candidates for the Twenty-Sixth Tribal Coun cil o f th e C o n fe d e ra te d Tribes. The election date is set for Tuesday, April 16. The absen tee ballots are scheduled to be mailed out on Monday, March 11, giving off-reserva tion voters several weeks to return their ballots. Big Brothers Big Sisters urges adults to jo in Ken Many Wounds, general manager of Indian Head Casino, helps deliver canned food to the Senior Center. .Indian H ead C asino delivered an estim ated 500 fo o d item s to the Warm Springs Sènior Pro gram. D uring the m onth o f D e c e m b e r th e C asin o held a food drive with an in centive for those w ho d o nated. Each Monday anyone who brought a canned food item to the Players Club received $5 in free slot play. “We are going to be putting together gift bas k e ts /’ explains L ucille Schuster, “and we plan to hand them out at H onor Seniors Day.” With a new year comes re parents and others. This m onth, Big Brothers newed hope for our future, as individuals, families, com •Big Sisters celebrate the Elev enth Anniversary o f National munities and as a nation. The timing could n ot be Mentoring Month. | As we m ark these mile bettpr for us to Start Some stones, Big Brothers Big Sis thing to make a difference. L ong-standing ind ep en ters o f Central Oregon is urg dent studies widely quoted by ing adults to “start something” mentoring advocates and pro to' help kids succeed in and grams find children enrolled out o f school. By going to bbbsco.org in Big Brothers Big Sisters’ lo n g -term m en to rin g p ro you can pledge to do w hat grams are m ore likely than works for you— from donat th eir peers to earn higher ing to sharing stories about grades and are less likely to w h at quality m e n to rin g skip classes and school days, achieves, to volunteering— to factors linked to high school help children beat the odds. “Big Brothers Big Sisters graduation. N o t surprisingly, the same believes w e can all S tart studies find children in these Something to make our na long-term quality mentoring tion stronger by supporting programs are also more likely families, schools and commu than their peers to avoid vio nities to get kids on the right lent and unhealthy behaviors track ,” said Sarah F rank, and more likely to have posi Warm Springs tribal partner tive relationships with their ships coordinator. “It doesn’t Indian Head Casino Wrestler completes outstanding season Jerom e Massad, a senior at D av id D o u g las H ig h School, posted a 24-2 wres tling season record. H e is ranked one o f the top wrestlers at 220 pounds in the state. H e went to the State tour nament last year as a junior, and was a Mt. H ood Confer ence C h am p io n at 285 pounds. H e was runner-up in all regions. With the help from coach R on H o ly o ak , th e D av id Douglas High School Wres tling program is ranked first in state. The team is unde feated in team duals. Jero m e was undefeated for the majority o f the sea son before losing to the num ber 2 seed in State (5-2) and the number 4 seed (3-1), very close matches. Besides wrestling, Jerome is captain o f his high school take m uch— just a sim ple pledge.” Remember when you were a child? W ho was that person who always believed in you? W ho encouraged you to try out for sports, choir or band? W ho was that person who made a difference? You could make that dif ference for a child right here in Central Oregon. With just a few hours a m o n th you could be a friend, an adult to look up to, a mentor. With over five children currently on our waitlist the time is per fect. W hat better time than now to Start Something? For more information on how you cati help, call the Warm Springs Tribal Partner ship C o o rd in a to r Sarah Frank at 541-408-6973 or e- mail: sfrank@bbbsco.org. — football team. H e plays as two-way starter on both sides o f th e ball. H e plays left tackle on offense, and tackle on defense. Jerome earned Athlete o f the M onth in the fall at the biggest high school in O r egon. Jerome is looking forward to freestyle and Greco wres tling sea"sc5n in the spring. He h o p es go to th e V irginia B each N a tio n a ls d u rin g Spring break. Jerome is also looking for ward to track and field sea son in the spring. H e is a th ro w er w ho com petes in shotput, discus and javelin. Jerome is strong academi cally, earning m ultiple 4.0 GPA’s in semesters through o u t h igh sch o o l. H e has earn ed m u ltip le academ ic awards from the high school. Jerome Massad at recent tournament. Employee of the Month — Waylon Cody The Indian Head Casino Employee o f the Month fo r December was Waylon Cody. “He approaches his jo b in a friendly, helpful manner, ” said Margie Tuckta, director o f casino Human Resources. W ylon works on the floor as a Slot Keyperson. “He has a great attitude, works well with his team and is very customer service oriented, ” Tuckta said. Congratulations Waylon! Jobs at Indian Head Casino TULE GRILL ATTEN DANT 1 PART-TIME PO SITION. Contact: Jordan C aldera, Kip C ulpus, Heather Cody 541-460- 7777 Ext. 7725. Kah-Nee-Ta: plan for class 2 gaming (Continued from page 1) “Bingo: w hen played in the same location as bingo - pull tabs, lotto, punch boards, tip jars, in stant bingo, other games similar to bingo; and non house banked card games authorized or not explic itly prohibited by the state in which the tribal opera tion is located. All other games are Class III, ex- cept for certain social or traditional forms o f gam ing.” ‘ K en M any W ounds, Indian Head Casino gen eral manager, was at the M onday m eeting to ex plain Class II gaming in terms o f its use at Kah- Nee-Ta. “Everybody has seen the m achines we have down at Indian Head,” he said, “A class II machine looks exacdy like that, with the exception that on the top glass, class II gaming is defined as a facsimile o f class III gaming, or a Beads, Native American Gifts, Museum, Deli, Grocery, Ice, Fishing Permits, Western Union, Check-Free Bill Pay, ATM and Much More! Carlos Smith, Kah-Nee-Ta general manager, addresses the gathering at the Community Center. device that is based on the game o f bingo.” T here are different v er sions o f Class II machines: the first is a local network o f machines; so for example the 30 machines at Kah-Nee-Ta would be linked to each other and would require at least two people to be playing to acti vate the game. A second ver sion would be connected to machines in other states, and you would be playing against a larger number o f people for bigger jackpots. M any W ounds also ex plains that, “Class II gaming is only monitored and regu lated by the federal govern COTTONWOOD RES T A U R A N T S ER VER PART-TIME. C ontact: E sten C u lp u s/G u s C onner 541-460-7777 Ext. 7726. m ent. T he state has no say.” T h e re w ere sev eral Tribal Council mem bers p resen t at the m eeting, and attendees were given th e o p p o rtu n ity to ask questions and make com m ents ab o u t K ah -N ee- Ta’s plans for the future. 4 2132 Warm Springs St., Warm Springs - ph. 541-553-1597 <________________ j_______ ___ _______/ The Museum at Warm Springs is now on their w inter hours. The Museum is open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 9 a.m .-5 p.m. The museum <z is closed on Sundays and Mondays.
