January 23, 2013
Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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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.
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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.
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2132 Warm Springs St., Warm
Springs - ph. 541-553-1597
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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.