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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Page 9 M ay 15, 2013 Referendum: (Continued from page 1) Each ballot sent, to non resident tribal member vot ers, is coded for identification to ensure non-duplication of ballots. Paper ballots will still be used. Voters will then feed their ballot themselves into the vote counting machine. The machine records the vote and then the ballot automati cally drops into a locked Bal lot Box. Absentee Ballots will be b rought from the BIA S uperin ten d en t’s office, where they are kept secured, to the voting location, the morning of May 21. They will then be processed early in the day. new tallying method .The ballot counting ma chine automatically tallies the number of votes. Absentee ballots must be received at the voting location by 8pm on May 21. T he tribal referendum vote on the motorsports park is the same day as the Oregon vote-by-mail election. The local state ballot features di rector seats for several local boards. The only contested seat in Jefferson County for the 509-J school board with Courtney Snead challenging incumbent Lyle RehwinkeL There is also the Madras Aquatic Center Recreation district tax levy that would provide them additional op erating funds to allow the dis trict to remain open 12 months a year. Oregon vote by mail bal lots are due at your county clerk’s office by 8 p.m. on May 21. The motorsports referen dum asks the membership to authorize continued pursuit of thé project, which would be located on about 1,000 acres on Miller Flat, off High way 26. The tribes have been studying the project with the Lionshead group for about three years. There is a poten tial for hundreds of new jobs, and a significant new source of tribal revenue, from this project. Outstanding per capita checks Dave McMechan/Spilyay Utilities maintenance foreman Alvis Smith III and Jerrod Allen (in lift) paint the tribal administration building, in preparation for the Council swearing-in ceremony. Atouncj the Region Cow Creek Band buying land near treaty site M ED FO RD (AP) - A Native American tribe in Southern Oregon is buying a cattle ranch outside Medford near sites signifi cant in the Rogue Indian Wars of the 1850s. I Wayne Shammel, attorney for the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, said Wednesday th at the pending purchase is part of a continuing effort to diver sify economic development, so the tribe is not so depen dent on its casino in Canyonville. He added it has no inten tion of building a casino on the ranch to compete with another tribal casino pro posal in Medford. The Rogue River Ranch covers 1,700 acres on the n orth side o f the Rogue River between Upper and Lower Table Rocks. Shammel said it is near, but does not include, the site where a treaty was signed in 1953 creating a reservation for local tribes, and where an encampment of local 'Indi ans was attacked by a group of settlers, 'rekindling the “Historically, the location is absolutely unparalleled in terms of Southern Oregon native and pioneer history,’ Shammel said. While the Rogue Valley was south of the Cow Creek Band’s traditional territory, there was intermarriage, the two groups shared a common language, and ancestors of m odern Cow Creek tribal members lived on the Table Rocks. reservation, Shammel said. Indians from the Table Rocks reservation were marched north to reserva tions on the coast, where many died of diseases. I f the purchase goes through, it would double the agricultural holdings of the tribe, said tribal spokeswoman Susan ,M. Ferris. “Everyone knows Indian casino gaming will not last forever,” she said. “Tribes working to diver sify their economy know that.” The Cow Creeks own the Seven Feathers Casino on Interstate 5 in Canyonville and have opposed a proposal by the Coquille Tribe to build a second casino in Medford. The Coquille Tribe owns The Mill casino in North Behd on U.S. Highway 101. There are about 150 Cow Creek tribal members in the Rogue Valley, and the tribe is opening a medical office in Medford, Shammel said. The tribe hopes to use the ranch, which includes a small feed- lot, to grow hay and alfalfa and raise cattle. The following people have outstanding Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs per capita checks. I f you see your name on the list, con tact the Office of the Spe cial Trustee to arrange for payment, (Year check was issued followed by payee’s name.) 2003: Dyamelle Castilleja, Delvis George Sr., Clara Gleason, Bethany Savala, Eva George. 2004: G alen Burgess, Sam pson Price, K eena H eath, Valena Sargeant, Hester Scott, Joseph Arthur, Kayla Godowa-Tufti, Pearl Jack, Sandra Jim, Veronica Redfox, Keta Magers, Edwin Williams, Christopher Arthur. 2005: Rachel Savala, Joe Greene. 2006: Timothy Williams, Leidy Caldera, Jody Miller, Clinton Tohet. 2007: Frank Sahme, Sophie Earl, George Aguilar Jr,, Alexis Anguiano, Demirra Schroeder, Williarii G urrola-Sm ith, Camille Clements, Allen Charley, Carlo Wallulatum. 2008: Alveda Charley, Nicola Stwyer, Candelaria Rhoan, A aron L. H art, Colleta Torres, Vera Pili, Andre- Thom as, Rosa Chiquito, I K imberly Bookout, Tyree S torm bringer, Richard Leonard, Bradford Heath, Vaylon Calica, Thurm an Tufti Sr., Tilden McDonald Sr., Leon Chase, Elmina Ching, Raymond Torres, Owen Danzuka Jr., Vanessa Sahme, M artha Alvarez, Jam es M cln tu rff, A nna Brunoe, Larry Switzler, Leah Rodriguez, B Colleen McComb, Hector Gonzalez, Manda Suppah. 2008: Skyla Thompson, Krystal Tanewasha, Tommie Smith, Foster Gillie, Alyssa Macy, Cecil Brunoe III, Jo Smith, Kevin Ruiz, Andrew Jam es, Alicia A dam s, B ernadette W inishut, /Leonard Bailey, E ster Lawrence, Stephen Miller, Sharondee Mitchell, Eliza beth M artinez, Angel D aniels, C hristo p h er T. Arthur, Ulysses Jefferson, Jackson H eath, B rittany Trujillo, Leanthony Minthom, Alvin Moore. 2009: Loree Hanslovan, N aom i N elson, R honda J o h n s o n , C o re y J o h n s o n , Deschutes attractions open (AP) — Several attractions in the Deschutes National Forest south of Bend — the Newberry National Volcanic Monument Lava Lands Visi tor Center, Lava Butte and Lava River Cave — have opened for the season. Jo h n K atchia Sr., David Kampstra, Bruce Brunoe Jr., Levi Dowty, Alyssa Santos, L oretta K reger-R ogers, Elliot Cooper Jr., Samantha Stroschein, Austin Smith Jr., Nicola Stwyer, Susie Thomp son, Rhonda Polk. 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