Page 8
Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Oregon State University Powwow
Performances in W.S.
Oregon State University
hosted the Klatowa Eena
Powwow on May 17.
The was the Thirty-
Eighth Annual powwow at
OSU.
The powwow included a
salmon bake, and a visit
from 1491s, the Native
comedy group.
Marjorie Heath (above),
Girls Traditional contest.
Garry Villa Jr. and wife
Leah (right) won the Grass
vs. Jingle Special.
Jackie Zomora (left), Jingle
Dance Contest.
Patti Tanewasha photos.
Motorsports: absentee ballots in the mail soon
(Continued from page 1)
“Revenue and jobs are
the main reasons for this,”
said Tribal Councilman Scott
Moses. “We’ve lacked both
of those for years. Every
Council that comes in claims
they want more employ-
ment, and this is an oppor-
tunity we can’t let pass us by.
So we’re putting it to a vote
again.”
A motorsports park would
have uses beyond just car
racing, he said. “We could
have powwows there, horse
racing, the county fair, a res-
taurant, gas station—the po-
tential is great,” Moses said.
The decision by tribal
leaders years ago to develop
Kah-Nee-Ta is similar to the
one facing the tribes now, he
said. The idea for Kah-Nee-
Ta is that people visit the
reser vation and spend
money here. “I hope we
have the foresight they had,”
he said.
Jeff Anspach, Ventures’
CEO, said that upcoming
referendum is consistent with
prior referendums in that the
vote is not seeking approval
for the project, rather it is
looking for membership sup-
port to pursue the project.
He said that if the feasibility
study supports it—if the ben-
efits to the tribes are worth
it, and environmental im-
pacts can be mitigated—then
and only then would the
project move forward.
There is no way yet to
calculate the annual net rev-
enue the tribes could see
from operation of a
motorsports park. A projec-
tion of overall gross revenue
is $150 million. That money
would be available to pay
expenses, build out more fa-
cilities, and service the debt
used to build the park. Af-
Registration is
open for the Central
Oregon Community
College
Youth
Camp.
This is for kids
ages 10-14 to explore
things like aviation,
engineering, Kung Fu
and all sorts of areas.
They offer weeklong
half-day summer day
camp programs be-
ginning June 16. For
additional informa-
tion, visit the COCC
website.
c o c c . e d u /
youthcamp/
ter those expenses have been
paid, then the net revenues
would be available to the joint
venture partners—the Tribes
and Lionshead.
If the joint venture is suc-
cessful, the net revenue to the
tribes could be significant.
And new revenue is critical:
Starting back in 2008 tribal
revenue dropped dramati-
cally, but expenditures re-
mained the same, bringing a
near crisis last year.
To try and correct the situ-
ation the tribes made a nearly
40-percent cut in the general
fund budget. People lost their
jobs; the per capita and se-
nior pension were cut; and
there was clearly no money
for a bonus.
Tribal Council wants a
valid referendum on the
motorsports idea. Ventures is
focusing on voter participa-
tion. There are a little over
3,300 eligible voters. About
1,100 are off the reservation
and will vote absentee. The
absentee ballots are going out
soon.
You can find more infor-
mation on the proposal on
Facebook, at Warm Springs
Motorsports. There are 350
members in the Facebook
group, said Sandra Danzuka,
Ventures office manager.
Coming up will be
longhouse meetings, and a
General Council meeting,
home-based meetings, plus a
gathering in Portland, where
about 260 tribal member vot-
ers reside.
A large number of off-res-
ervation voters live in Ma-
dras, and Ventures is looking
to host an information meet-
ing there as well. Ventures will
have an information booth
May 28, 2014
and ballot box at Pi-Ume-Sha,
so visiting absentee voters
can drop their ballots off
there.
Singer and keyboard
player Mary Burgess will
give two performances in
Warm Springs in June.
Burgess, whose ministry
is based in Ocean Shores,
Wash., will perform at
High Lookee Lodge on
June 7, and the Full Gos-
pel Church on June 8.
The High Lookee per-
formance will begin at 6:30
p.m., and the Full Gospel
Church performance will
be at 7 p.m. “Come and
see what God wants to do
in your life,” Mary says.
She has been singing all
her life, and playing key-
boards since age 5, both in
church and in musical com-
petitions.
She played throughout
her school years through
college, and then at the
Open Door Fellowship in
Phoenix, Ariz. She has also
played at the Scottsdale
Baptist Church, the Word
of Grace in Mesa, Ariz.,
Mary Burgess
and the Grace Life Fel-
lowship at Tempe.
She founded the War
Ship Ministries in 1999.
This group consisted of
musicians from several
churches, also dancers
and flaggers.
“My mission was then,
and still is to bring heal-
ing to the lost and broken,
and release believers in
their spiritual gifting and
unique expression of wor-
ship,” she says.
For further informa-
tion call Sue Harrison at
541-475-3103.
The annual Deer Ridge Correctional Institution
Powwow is coming up August. Drummers and
dancers welcome. Background checks must be
completed for all who would like to attend. Contact
Tim Woods to find out more: 541-325-5617.
Central Oregon Auto
& Truck Repair
85 SW Third St.,
Madras OR 97741
541-475-2370