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Spilyay Tymoo
April 5
Renovation progress at Kah-Nee-Ta
Concrete trucks were roll-
ing down Highway 3 in
March, as the Kah-Nee-Ta
Resort and Spa work contin-
ued, with a focus on pouring
concrete for the large pools.
The old pools needed to be
completely replaced.
When complete, the new
attraction will feature a large
natural hot springs soaking
pool, lazy river pools, a youth
zero-depth entry pool, and
youth soaking pool.
The Kah-Nee-Ta renova-
tion team plans to launch a
new website in the near fu-
ture, said Jim Souers, execu-
tive director of War m
Springs Economic Develop-
ment.
“There’s a lot going on
with Kah-Nee-Ta,” Mr.
Sauers said. “We were busy
in late March with the con-
KWSO photo
March construction work at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort & Spa.
crete work, and we’re mak-
ing great progress.”
The new pools are now
completely re-concreted and
finished. “That was a major
task, a major achievement,”
Mr. Sauers said. “And we’re
still working at opening this
summer.”
Besides the concrete
work, there is much other
work to do. For instance, the
waste lagoons have to be
At the Skatepark Opening
PacificSource provided more than 150 skate-
boards for a giveaway to local youth.
Emergency Management at the grill.
With Council Chairman
Jonathan Smith,
skateboarder and park
advocate Daquan
Cassaway cut the
ribbon, opening the new
skatepark.
Thank you to
park donors
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Others who have helped
with the new Warm Springs
skatepark:
Dehen, the Roundhouse
Foundation, and all the in-
dividuals who bought t-shirts
and gear for the cause.
Thank-you also to the
Warm Springs Community
Action Team for being the
fiscal sponsor. Chairman
Smith also thanked Scott
Koerning, formerly of Tac-
tics, and Lilly Schwimmer,
formerly of the Skatepark
Project, for all their help.
And the local organizer
of the project has been
Michael Collins of Warm
Springs Managed Care.
D.McMechan photos
fixed and repaired, another
major task. Plus, “We’re re-
modeling the hotel, and
we’re putting in a restaurant
in the area that used to be
the gift space area,” Mr.
Sauers said.
He reminds the commu-
nity that the entire Kah-Nee-
Ta Village area is an active
construction site and for
safety and security reasons
is completely closed to the
public.
In 2021, Tribal Council
approved $4.58 million to
fund Phase 1 of the
project, to bring back the
for mer Villag e area of
Kah-Nee-Ta.
Another $1.5 million
was approved for the la-
goon system. Council also
in 2021 approved the 15-
year agreement with the Ski
Bowl group to operate and
develop Phase 1. Future re-
sort phases can happen as
funding becomes available.
This economic develop-
ment and recovery project
is allocated from funding
of the American Rescue
Plan of 2021.