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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (March 20, 2013)
"i r P.O. Box 870 arm Springs, OR 97761 ECRWSS Postal Patron U.S. Postage PRSRTSTD Warm Springs, OR 97761 Coyote News, est. 1976 M a rc h - Wiyalppt - Winter- Anm 5 0 c e n ts Resort renewing relationship with Japan Project planners to visit A group o f 14 travel represen tatives from Japan visited Kah-Nee- Ta recently, and came away with a great impression o f the resort and the region. T hey golfed at the resort, at tended a salmon bake, and saw a perform ance by Wasco D ancers. They visited the museum and ca sino and other attractions around the region. f I t was an amazing experience for them,” said Carlos Smith, resort gen eral manager. “Many in the group had never been to O regon before. It was a huge success.” A n im portant result from the visit is the potential for future busi ness from Japan. For instance, the Japanese representatives who visited recently work with schools in Japan in planning overseas trips for their students. As a result o f their recent visit, two groups o f Japanese high school students will be staying at Kah-Nee- Ta in May. This will bring close to 200 students, w ith teachers and travel chaperons, from O saka to Kah-Nee-Ta for two nights. Kah-Nee-Ta worked with Travel, O regon in bringing the travel rep resentatives to the resort. G reg Eckhart o f Travel O regon said the recent visit was part o f a renewal o f interest by Japanese visitors in Central Oregon. Several years ago the region was a very popular destination for Japa n e s e to u ris ts , in p a r t b e c a u se o f a K ristine M cConnell/C entral Oregon V isitors A ssoc. Fourteen Japanese travel representatives visit Kah-Nee-Ta. television show, From Oregon With Love, which ran in the 1980s and 1990s. The show was set in Central Oregon, and was popular with Japa nese viewers. to grow the Japanese tourism busi- n ess in C e n tra l O re g o n , said Eckhart. In other recent news from Kah-Nee-Ta:To further build the relationship with Japan, a group o f trip to the Asian country later this year, said Carlos Smith. This will help bring m ore attention to Kah-Nee-Ta, he said. And this: Sunset magazine is sending a travel writer to Kah-Nee-Ta in May. This will be a great chance to showcase the resort to a large audience, Smith said. The Sunset magazine project is also being done through Kah- Nee-Ta’s partnership with Travel Oregon, said Carlos Smith. A nd this: K G W N ew s C h annel 8 is looking to p ut a w eather cam at Kah-Nee-Ta. The weather cam site would then link to the resort website. R em odeling w ork is under way at the resort, in anticipation o f bringing Class II gaming to the Kah-Nee-Ta. The new gam ing area, in the old Indian Head space, could be in operation by early May. - ' 9 M T h ere is a, g o o d potential again ,. tribal dancers are h o p in g to m ake a — D ave M cM echan Employee o f the Year Aubrey Boynton is a waitress at the Cottonw ood Restaurant at Indian H ead Casino. She’s worked there since the restau rant opened last year. “I love my co-workers, m y bosses and especially our cus tomers,” Aubrey said last week. She was named the Indian Head Casino Employee o f the Year for 2012. “She has a posi tive and friendly, upbeat attitude, and she’s dependable,” said Mary Kay Williams, restaurant supervisor. Mary Kay, Aubrey and casino general manager Ken Many Wounds. Dave McMechan/Spilyay Recreation, IHS hosting Youth Health Fair during break The week o f March 25-29 will be spring break week for students of, the 509-J district. O n Tuesday o f that week, March 26, Warm Springs Recreation and IHS will host the Spring Break Youth Health Fair. There will be games, fun, door prizes, bike rodeo, and Roc your Moes Dance Contest. Motorsports update The Youth H ealth Fair will be at the Com m unity Wellness Center. T he event is free to com m unity youth. There will be a running clinic at 10 a.m.; Salmon Fun Run at 11; lunch at 11:45 (provided); and 1-4 p.m., games and activities including: Showcase Your Graffiti for the salmon design contest -with prizes. Come m eet the Warm Springs Po lice D e p a rtm e n t k 9 o ffic e rs , M cG ruff, Smokey the B ear and Sparky. V isit w ith the W arm Springs Higher Education staff and make sure you are ready for college. For m ore inform ation call 541 - 553-1196: Carolyn ext. 4400, Phyllis ext. 4193, Jo ie ext. 4196; or Carol at Recreation, 541-553- 3243. T h e S p rin g B reak Y outh H ealth Fair is sp o n sored w ith a g ra n t fro m th e C om m unity H e a lth In s u ra n c e P ro g ra m R e a iith o riz a tio n A ct (C H IPR A ). A W arm Springs m otorsports in form ation day is planned for next Wednesday, March 27. T hat evening at 6 there will be a town hall-style meeting at the Community Center with members o f the team who are working on this project. From about noon until 5 p.m), representatives will be in the pari# ing lot o f the Community Center for m eet-and-greet w ith com m unity members. There will be a racing cat on hand for people to check out, a£ well as a representative from thS N a tio n a l H o t R od A sso ciatio n (NHRA). “We’re trying to get as much in formation out to the community, and as much feedback as possible,” said J e ff A nspach, o f W arm Springs Ventures. The group working with the tribes on the m o to rsp o rts p ro p o sal is L ion’s H ead. B ruce B runette Is president o f the group. Lionhead, Ventures and Tribal Council members have conducted several public meetings at each o f the longhouses, and are planning home-based meetings as well. “This is an effort to engage the m em bership, so they are working with the saffie ihformatiori that we have, to m o re efficiently m ove through the process,” Anspach said: A referendum would be needed to go ahead with the potential de velopm ent o f the project. The motorsports facility would be a joint venture o f the tribes, through a new enterprise, and Lionhead. A proposed site has been identified on Miller Flat. The tribes would likely put up a tract o f land into a long term lease. T he joint venture would then raise the sufficient capital to build the facility. T he m otorsports park would be located on land south o f Mill Creek. Initially, a road course, drag strip arid oval would be constructed over a five year timeline. U pon complex tion, the project could have a value o f over $300 million. P lan n ers say th e re se rv a tio n makes an ideal location because it is w ithin 400 miles o f a m ajor uni- served m otorsports market, Also), the tribes control zoning and can develop a facility that is tailored to the desires o f the target market. | The tribes’ Motorsports Raceway Committee has been gathering infor m ation on behalf the tribes. O ne benefit o f the project would be jobs, The construction phase would cre-j ate about 425 jobs. Another 200 jobs would relate to the operation o f the facility. A nd an additional 225 indi rect jobs created to support the fa cility would be perm anent in nature, And there would be revenue through the joint venture. Win a 2013 Ford Fusion SE or $15,000 cash! Seè page 16 for details or go to C A S IN O iwww. indianheadgaming.com Highway 26, Warm Springs ï i
