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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 8, 2014)
OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1230 SW PARK AVE. PORTLAND, OR 97205 P.O. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 ÜU Coyote News, est. 1976 January 8, 2O U ECRWSS Postal Patron U.S. Postage PRSRTSTD Warm Springs, OR 97761 Vol. 39, No. 1 Jan u ary- Wîyak’ik’i l a - W inter-Anm 50 cents Unmanned Aerial Vehicles * Miss Warm Springs 2014 Charmaine Billey B ji Patti Tanewasha Spilyay Tymoo B oth displayed their indi vidual talents. They danced one ro u n d dance, and a W omen’s Traditional dance. The 2014 Miss Warm Springs is Miss Charmaine Billey, and ru n n er-u p is M allory Smith. This was .a close competition. Both contestants displayed tal ent, knowledge and confidence. Congratulations to both women. A t the end o f the, evening the form er Miss Warm Springs and our current Miss W arm Springs gathered for. a group picture. T he com m unity m em bers w ho were on hand for the pag eant then congratulated the out going Miss Warm Springs, and welcomed Miss Warm Springs 2014. Here is a statement from Miss Warm Springs staff represen tative Doris ‘Heeney ” Miller: T h e T rib al C o u n cil sta ff would like to thank you all for attending the 2014 Miss Warm Springs Pageant, C ongratulations and good luck to Charmaine Billey, 2014 Miss W arm Springs, and thank you Mallory Smith, first runner- up for participating. B oth girls did a great job. We know the Confederated Tribes o f Warm Springs will be well represented in this coming year. T h e Agency Longhouse was packed for the 2014 Miss Warm Springs Pageant. In the audience you could spot former Miss Warm Springs title holders. T he ladies wore their crowns and banners. There were two candidates running for the tide for o f Miss Warm Springs 2014, Charmaine Billey and Mallory Smith. Excitement was high for the pageant, and praise went out for our Outgoing 2013 Miss Warm Springs Norene Sampson. D inner was served at 6 p.m., with a total of 13 tables set. A t tendance was high, and there was need for even more dinner seat ing. Along the wall o f thè dining hall, N orene displayed pictures and a calendar log o f all events she attended during 2013. Norene, her family and vol unteers prepared the meal, as laughter and excitement filled the air. The Pageant began at 7 p.m. The two contestants wore tradi tional outfits, and explained the family history behind the rega lia. The girls were asked a serie!; o f questions about tribal history, naming five traditional foods. S ee P A G E A N T o n p ag e 5 T h e y w e re ask e d w h a t e n c o u r- Charmaine Billey with former aging advice they would give to students. Miss Warm Springs. Patti Tanewasha/Spilyay Casino GM sees great potential for growth Indian H ead Casino has a great potential for growth. ‘W e’re cen trally located, and this is still a new casino,” said H arold Baugus, Indian H ead general manager. “T he sky is the limit.” The goal is for the casino to be come a top entertainment center in Central Oregon, Baugus said. . H e joined Indian H ead in early O ctober. Earlier in his career, he w orked for 15 years at th e Gila River Casinos, six years as chief executive officer. “I started in se curity, and w orked my way Up,” Baugus says. A t Indian Head, he finds the staff to be very motivated. “They have a positive attitude, very open and welcoming,” Baugus says. ‘W e have a great staff.” The casino recently installed 40 new machines. T he C ottonw ood Restaurant on weekends hosts five music entertainment. This summer there will be outdoor concerts with room for up to 1,500 people. . A new marketing campaign is gearing up, with new billboards and print advertising. The casino will also sinos. This past fall he moved to Cen tral O regon with Patricia, his wife o f 35 years. H e had seen the po sition opening at Indian Head, re searched the situation, and de cided the opportunity here is a great one w orth pursuing. Elvis tribute show Dave McMechan/Spilyay Harold Baugus joined Indian Head as general manager in October. advertise on Spanish language tele vision and radio stations. “All o f this is in o rd er to increase traffic,” Baugus Says. H e grew u p in a farm ing com munity near Phoenix. H e worked in agriculture until he was about 35, and then joined the Gila River Ca- Coming up later this m onth at Indian H ead Casino is the Elvis Presley tribute show, “The Illusion o f E lv is,” s ta rrin g D a n n y Vernsori, voted one o f the top ten Elvis entertainers in the world by Elvis Presley Enterprises. P erfo rm an ces tin Saturday, January 18, will be at 9 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 avail able at the Players Club. For basketball fans: Every ^Thursday in January at 8 p.m. you have a chance to win a pair of Trail Blazers tickets. Games in clu d e th e M in n e so ta Tim berwolves, O klahom a City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers. E arn 50 points on your club card for a drawing ticket. Test site okayed The Federal Aviation Administra tion last week approved six test-site operators for unm anned aerial, ve hicles. One o f the operations, based at the University o f Alaska, includes testing on the W arm Springs Reser vation. This could be an economic del velopment opportunity for the Con- federated Tribes, said Jeff Anspach, chief executive officer o f W arm Springs Ventures. ' T he unm anned aerial vehicles (UAV) industry will likely want tti locate facilities close to the testing areas, Anspach said. This could lead, for instance, to developm ent at the Warm Springs industrial park. UAV developm ent is a growing industry, and appears headed for major grow th in the next ten years, Anspach said. S ee U A V s o n p a g e 2 Youth focus at museum • ;The M useum at Warm Springs is gearing up for the Tribal Youth A rt Exhibit. The theme o f the youth exhibit this year is “Young at Art,’’ said Natalie Moody, museum cura tor. The grand opening for the Youth A rt Exhibit will be on Thursday, January 23. This will be the Twenty- First Annual Tribal Y outh A rt E x hibit. Athletics exhibit The m useum in 2014 is focus ing on youth themes, as the Warm Springs k-8 Academy will be open ing in the fall. The main exhibit o f the year will be “Celebrating Native American Youth,” which will be on display fro m ju n e through Septem ber. The exhibit from April to June will be “W inning Spirits: N ative American Youth and Athletics.” This exhibit will highlight the challenges and hardships o f Native American athletes, said Moody. Athletes who will be featured in clude professional baseball player Jacoby Ellsbury, college basketball stars Shoni and Jude Schimmel, and track star Billy Mills, w ho will be the museum Twanat award recipi ent at this year’s annual dinner. The Winning Spirits exhibit will also feature items from community members including historic old tour nament pictures, jerseys, shoes, balls and similar sports kerns. WE'RE GIVING AWAY MORE THAN * $52,000 IN CASH AND PRIZES, *ALL*MONTH LONG! * See page 12 for details. ♦ »W-
