Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
December 28, 2022
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Kah-Nee-Ta Hot Springs Resort: Opening in 2023
(from page 1)
The tribal member only bath
house will be updated and expanded
by replacing the one indoor soak-
ing tub with two 4- to 6-person
soaking tubs and adding two more
of those tubs in a semi-private out-
door area.
The pool the bathhouse and
locker-room facilities will remain,
and the entrance area is being ex-
panded to include a court yard that
will feature a large shade tent, with
space for 200 people, which can also
host special events. Nearby is the
performance stage, a permanent
salmon bake area and recreational
activities to include miniature golf,
play area, and the basketball and
pickle ball court. And nearby are the
30-room hotel, 20 teepees and 50
RV sites, arcade, and snack bar.
The new Hot Springs Resort will
employ the most convenient and
current means of resort enjoyment.
Reservations can be online; and the
guests, when they arrive, have ac-
cess to all of the amenities, allow-
ing the property to be open and
welcoming, Mr. Souers said.
Throughout the resort, the Con-
federated Tribes, Warm Springs
Economic Development and part-
ner Mt. Hood Ski Bowl are featur-
ing the culture, people, history and
art of the tribes.
The project promises to create
many new local jobs. Already, ten
to 20 members of the construction
crew are tribal members, often
sourced from Tribal Construction.
When complete, during the busy
season, the resort could create up
to 50 full-time and 80 part-time
jobs.
The Village reopening for the
Kah-Nee-Ta Hot Springs Resort is
the first phase of an eventual and
long-term 4-phase project, as re-
viewed in 2021 by Tribal Council,
as presented by Warm Springs Eco-
nomic Development. Tribal Coun-
cil last year approved funding of
$4.58 million to fund Phase 1 and
bring back the former Village area
of Kah-Nee-Ta. Another $1.5 mil-
lion is approved for the necessary
funding of the lagoon system that
serves the area. This approval also
included forming a long-term (15-
year) agreement with the Ski Bowl
group to be formed for operating
and developing this Phase 1 project
and future resort phases when the
funding is available. This is an eco-
nomic development and recovery
project, as allocated by the Ameri-
Water:
D.McMechan/Spilyay
View of the hotel at the resort, reopening in 2023, on a recent snowy afternoon.
WS Economic Development
Architectural rendition,
showing an aerial view of
the Kah-Nee-Ta Hot
Springs Resort pool area.
can Rescue Plan of 2021.
Meanwhile, look for the Kah-
Nee-Ta Hot Springs Resort Village
grand opening in the summer of
2023, depending on the weather
into the new year, Mr. Souers said.
solution is long-term
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While the new funding is the
most welcome addition to the plan
for a lasting solution, there is still
some ways to go for the long-term
viability of the water system.
“We have a large team at both
the state and national levels to help
secure funding,” said Tribal Coun-
cilman Jim Manion. “And this last
funding round was very success-
ful.”
Additional resources are
needed, though, to upgrade the
existing plant, pending the comple-
tion of the new one, Councilman
Manion said. And more may be
needed in order to complete the
planned new system. “We’re still
years away from having a new
plant,” Mr. Manion said.
Two years would be a minimum
before the new plant comes on line,
and that would be in the best case
scenario. Meanwhile, “The team is
still diligently working.”
$70,000 for catching pikeminnows
This past summer, fishing
brought in nearly $70,000 for
one fisherman who turned in
the northern pikeminnow the
person caught in the Colum-
bia or Snake rivers.
The top earner in the
Northern Pikeminnow Sport
Reward Program from May
through September 2022 was
rewarded with $69,230. And the
person who earned the second
highest amount collected
$63,700. The top earner caught
and turned in almost 7,000
pikeminnows, each at least 9
inches long. This is a predator
control program. For informa-
tion see the website:
pikeminnow.org
Warm Springs Higher Education reminds current and new tribal
students who still need to submit a 2023-24 federal application for
Student Aid or FAFSA, to get that done as soon as possible for
the best chance of qualifying for financial aid. Students should also
be applying for scholarship opportunities now.