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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
December 6, 2017
New date okayed for Kah-Nee-Ta transfer
42nd Christmas Bazaar
The Kah-Nee-Ta board
was hoping the transfer of
the resort operation and lease
would happen at the begin-
ning of December. Instead,
the proposed date of the
transfer to the AV Northwest
has been re-set to January 1
of 2018.
“We speculate the inves-
tor needed more time to fi-
nalize the financing,” said
Jim Manion, Kah-Nee-Ta
board chairman. As part of
its lease proposal, AV North-
west is expecting to invest up
to $16 million in Kah-Nee-
Ta.
Tribal Council voted 6-3
The Forty-Second An-
nual War m Springs
Christmas Bazaar is this
Saturday, December 9 at
to approve the new transfer
date. Part of the discussion
at Council was in regard to
end-of-year financing for
Kah-Nee-Ta. Because the
December 1 transfer date
passed, the question was
how to make expenses
through December.
The first consequence has
been a number of Decem-
ber temporary lay-offs at the
resort. Even with these pain-
ful cost-cutting measures,
there would still be a deficit
of about $200,000 by the
end of 2017.
The solution presented
this week at Council was a
credit of $200,000 to the
enterprise on future room
tax receipts, plus pre-pay-
ment for some rooms that
will be booked in 2018. On
the other hand if the new
operator has a good 2018,
room tax payments to the
tribes will exceed the credit,
so the tribes would profit.
Council members ex-
pressed the need to maintain
the tribal member hiring
preference at the resort, as
the investor takes over the
operation. AV Northwest is
committed to the policy, Mr.
Manion said. “Given all our
options, the board feels this
Council looking to fill board vacancies
Tribal Council is advertis-
ing for enterprise board can-
didates. The deadline to ap-
ply is Dec. 28. Positions are
available on the board Com-
posite Products, Power and
Water, Ventures, Kah-Nee-
Ta, Water, Credit and Gam-
ing. Member and non-mem-
ber positions are open. Con-
tact Lynn Davis at:
lynn.davis@wstribes.org
is the best direction for the
tribes,” he said of the overall
proposal.
Councilwoman Carina
Miller said the tribes have
few, if any other options with
Kah-Nee-Ta. Even shutting
down the resort, she said,
would be costly the tribes.
And the cost would be in ad-
dition to the loss of all the
jobs, Ms. Miller said.
Mismanagement for many
years created the situation,
and the partnership with AV
Northwest is the best way to
address the problem, leaving
a better situation for future
generations, she said.
the Community Center.
The Christmas Bazaar
is throughout the day
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Santa’s Last Stop sale
The Museum at Warm
Springs will host the Santa’s
Last Stop Christmas Sale
later this month.
Vendor booths are just $5
with a donation of a can off
food; or $10 without a can.
Open to the first 10 vendors
to sign up.
The sale will be Friday,
December 22 from 10 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m. at the mu-
seum. Vendor information
and sign-up is at the mu-
seum.
Or please call 541-553-
3331 ext 309 (gift shop) or
ext 407 (Tamera Moody,
Education and Tours coor-
dinator). Email:
tamera@museumatwarm
springs.org.
Lincoln’s Committee seeking royalty candidates
The 2018 Lincoln’s Pow-
wow Committee is seeking
candidates for the Junior
Queen and Senior Queen.
The Junior Queen is be-
tween 7 and 12 years of age,
and the Senior Queen be-
tween 13 and 17 years.
For more information
contact Shayla Stwyer at
541-553-8231, during
regular business hours
Monday through Friday.
Or call her at 541-777-
2220 evenings.
Warm Springs Community Calendar
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Thursday, December 7
The Timber Committee
meets at 9 a.m. in the For-
estry Building.
Warm Springs jurors will
need to check-in at 9:30 this
morning at Warm Springs
Tribal Court.
There is an Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting today
at noon at the counseling
center and Narcotics Anony-
mous meeting at 6 p.m. at
the Shaker Church.
Fitness activities sched-
uled for today at the Com-
munity Wellness Center:
There is Boot Camp class
at 12:10 in the aerobics
room, and Functional Fit-
ness in the Social Hall.
Men’s IBA is tonight at 7:15.
Guiding Butterflies &
Mighty Warriors classes
meet today from 1 to 3 in the
Prevention room at the Be-
havioral Health Center. The
class is for adults to partici-
pate in cultural-based teach-
ings, crafts and activities.
There is Social Dance
class today from 4:30-6 p.m.
at the Community Center
Aerobics room.
The Jefferson County
Middle School Winter Con-
cert is from this evening
from 7-9 p.m. at the Per-
forming Arts Center.
Friday, December 8
Here are some fitness
activities happening today:
Senior Fitness class is at
10:45 at the Senior Center.
PiYo Class is at 12:10 in Pod
A at the clinic, and Functional
Fitness class is at 12:10 in
the Aerobics room.
P. Louis Ceramics will
have a Christmas Sale on
December 8 at the Health &
Wellness Center from 11am
to 3 p.m.
The Community Health
Program has a Behavior
Health Clinic today. Walk-in
appointments are available
between 1 and 5 p.m.
The Mission Church of
Madras invites everyone to
join its free Polar Express
event on Friday, December
8 at 5:30 p.m., featuring a
light dinner, crafts and hot
chocolate. It is located at 178
SW Fifth Street.
The Jefferson County Li-
brary Community Film Cen-
ter will show An American
Tail this Friday night, Decem-
ber 8 at 7:30. It’s a pajama
party evening for the whole
family. The film center is in
the Rodriguez Annex, next to
the library.
Saturday, December 9
Buff Elementary is hold-
ing a Breakfast with Santa,
open to the public, from 9-
11 a.m. at the school. There
will be pancakes and pic-
tures with Santa, proceeds
benefitting school activities.
There is an Alcoholics
Anonymous meeting this
morning at 10 at the Behav-
ioral Health Center.
A Santa’s Workshop will
be held at the Metolius Train
Depot from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
with craft projects. Chili and
nachos will be served at
noon.
East Cascade Assisted
Living will hold a Christmas
Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.
The Annual Holiday Gala,
with music and dance per-
formances, will be at 7 p.m.
at the Madras Performing
Arts Center. Tickets will be
available at the door.
Sunday, December 10
Warm Springs Christian
Fellowship is this morning
at 9:30 at High Lookee
Lodge.
The Warm Springs Food
Bank is located at the Pres-
byterian Church. They are
open today from 11:30-1:30
today. All food banks and
pantries do take donations
of non-perishable food or
cash
There is a Fusion Fitness
class every Monday and
Wednesday morning at 6 at
the Community Center Aero-
bics room. The class is suit-
able for all fitness levels.
Monday, December 11
It’s late start Monday at
schools in the Jefferson
County 509-J school district.
At the Warm Springs Acad-
emy that means school
starts at 9:45 today, and kids
should be at school by 9:30.
Warm Springs Head Start
Policy Council will meet at 9
a.m. in the Resource room
at ECE.
Here are today’s fitness
activities: Senior Fitness
Class is at 10:45 at the Se-
nior Center. At 12:10 there
is Functional Fitness in the
Aerobics room, and Pi-Yo
class at the IHS atrium. This
afternoon at 4 is Turbo Kick
class in the Aerobics room.
There is open volleyball from
5-6, and ladies basketball at
6.
Warm Springs Vocational
Rehabilitation has orienta-
tion today at 3 p.m. at their
office in the industrial park.
Learn more by calling 541-
553-4952.
Victims of Crime Ser-
vices has a Women’s Sup-
port Group today at the
VOCS office, 1108 Wasco
Street, behind the Old Boys’
Dorm. It’s from 3-5 p.m.
Soaring Butterflies War-
rior Spirit for high school
age youth meets today from
5-6:30 p.m. at the Warm
Springs Behavioral Health
Prevention room.
Aglow Bible Study is this
evening at High Lookee
Lodge from 6:15-7:30. Ev-
eryone is welcome.
There is a 509-J school
board meeting at 7 p.m. at
the Support Services Build-
ing.
Tuesday, December 12
Fitness activities hap-
pening during the noon hour
at the Community Wellness
Center today are Functional
Fitness class in the Social
Hall, and Boot Camp class
in the Aerobics room.
There’s Men’s IBA tonight at
7:15.
The Jefferson County
Food Bank is located at 556
SE Seventh Street. They are
open for distribution this af-
ternoon. All food banks and
pantries do take donations
of non-perishable food or
cash.
Warm Springs Voca-
tional Rehabilitation has
orientation today at 3 p.m. at
the Behavioral Health Cen-
ter. If you or someone you
know has or may have a dis-
ability that is a barrier to em-
ployment or employment
advancement, they can learn
about their options at an ori-
entation or by calling 553-
4952.
Soaring Butterflies War-
rior Spirit Class is afters
chool today at the Warm
Springs Academy from 3:30-
5.
There is a Fusion Fitness
class every Monday and
Wednesday morning at 6 at
the community center Aero-
bics room. The class is suit-
able for all fitness levels.
Wednesday, December 13
Today’s fitness sched-
ule: Senior Fitness class at
10:45 at the Senior Center.
At 12:10 there is Functional
Fitness class in the Aerobics
room, and Pi-Yo class is at
the clinic atrium.