OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
1230 SW PARK AVE.
PORTLAND, OR 97205
P.O. Box 870
Warm Springs, OR 97761
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January 8, 2O U
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Vol. 39, No. 1
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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
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$52,000
IN CASH AND PRIZES,
*ALL*MONTH LONG!
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See page 12 for details.
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