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May 3, 2023 - Vol. 48, No. 9
Coyote News, est. 1976
Casino,
Travel Plaza
May Job Fair
Indian Head Casino and the Pla-
teau Travel Plaza are hosting a Job
Fair on Tuesday, May 9 at their
Human Resources office, located at
the Plaza Shops by the casino. The
fair will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Job Fair will feature on-site
interviews, and department manag-
ers will be on hand to answer any
questions you may have.
The available jobs include ben-
efits like health insurance, dental, vi-
sion and prescription, life insurance
options, disability, 401(K), flexible
spending plan, personal time off,
personal time cash-out and flexible
hours. Jobs include positions in all ar-
eas of the operation, slots, food and
beverage, security, finance and more.
Full- and part-time positions are
available. For information you can
call 541-460-7777. Or see the
website:
indianheadcasino.com
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Senior Day returns to Warm Springs
The Twenty-Fourth An-
nual Senior Day of the Confed-
erated Tribes is coming up on
Friday, May 12 at the Agency
Longhouse. The day will be an-
other memorable one, as the
most recent Warm Springs Se-
nior Day was in 2019, and
much has changed since then.
As an example, the popular
and great gentleman who per-
formed the Elvis Presley imper-
sonation will, regrettably, not be
on hand to sing, dance and joke,
as he has passed away since the
last Senior Day. “That was the
two-thousandth time that Elvis has
died,” commented Tribal Council-
man Wilson Wewa Jr., director of
the Senior Program. The comment
is in all due respect, and perhaps a
foreshadow of the good-natured
humor we can again expect from
the Warm Springs Senior Day.
The day will feature the line-up
of entertainment and games, tradi-
tional and other music, plus the in-
formation booths and vendors in
the entrance hall selling Native jew-
elry, bead- and artwork. And the
salmon bake and feast are always a
most welcome feature.
For the contest games, the
prizes this year include a brand new
52-inch high definition television;
a complete barbecue set, and many
other prizes and gifts to be ex-
changed throughout the day.
“We’re really getting ramped up
about having Senior Day back,”
At the Root Feast Rodeo
Spring yard sale
Saturday with
Recreation
The Warm Springs Wellness
Center and Recreation Depart-
ment will host the Annual Spring
Sale this Saturday, May 6 from 9
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. There will be
the yard sale, food sales for
breakfast and lunch including
French toast, sandwiches, rez
dogs and burgers and NDN tacos
for lunch.
Call to reserve a vendor table
at 541-553-3243. For the day,
bring you own chair. The sales will
be a chance to earn some extra
cash while cleaning out your clos-
ets for spring.
PO Box 489
Warm Springs, OR 97761
Councilman Wewa said.
Senior Day was clearly not pos-
sible in May of 2020 or 2021.
There was talk of bringing the
event back last year, though for
caution the decision was made to
wait one more year, bringing us to
present time and one of the more
fun and exciting days on the reser-
vation, the Twenty-Fourth Annual
Honor Seniors Day.
If you would like to volunteer
or contribute to the 2023 Seniors
Day in Warm Springs, please con-
tact the Senior Program at 541-553-
3313, or stop by the Senior building.
Great spring weather greeted the Root Feast
Rodeo over the weekend, hosted by the Ranch
Rodeo Association at the Warm Springs Rodeo
Grounds.
During the competition, there was a split for
first-place in the Wild Horse Race. Winners in
order were the Delvis Heath Team and the
Clarence Meanus Team; and the Ellery Leclaire
Team took third.
In Breakaway Roping, first-place went to
Sheyanne Pederson, and second-place to Sadie
Bateman
Range Snapp won the Ranch Bronc Riding
competition.
Mini Bulls saw a split with first- and second-
place going to Joel Eaton and Ada Lopez.
In the Barrel Racing, first-place went to
Sabrina Frolov; second to Natalia Frolov, and
third to Kylie Hester.
In Team Roping the winners were Sheyanne
Pederson (header) and Dale Pederson (heeler).
Rodeo photos by Michael T. Photography
Community
update
Warm Springs health officials
remind the community that Covid-
19 remains active in the commu-
nity, and safety measures like hand-
washing and staying at home when
you feel sick; and masking, if you
choose, is still recommended.
There were a total of 32 con-
firmed covid cases in the tribal
community during the month of
April, including one hospitalization,
as an example of the lingering pres-
ence of the virus. The April num-
ber was a fairly large increase from
earlier in the year, such as in mid-
January when at one point there
were no cases.
As of the start of this week,
there were three known active
cases, according to the Warm
Springs Response Team data (more
details on page 3). Elsewhere:
The tribes have set a Tribal El-
ders subsistence fishery for the
area below the Bonneville dam on
Sunday, June 30. There is a limit of
one pole per elder, and a maximum
catch of five salmon per elder.
New training, career service using VR
The Warm Springs Commu-
nity Action Team now offers an
innovative training and career
exploration service featuring vir-
tual reality technology.
The Community Action Team
is now accepting appointments
to use the service.
The virtual reality, or VR,
training facility can be accessed
at one of two locations:
One VR facility is located at
the Painted Pony Espresso and
gift shop at the Plaza by Indian
Head Casino.
Another training facility is at
the Community Action Team
office on campus at 1136 Paiute
Avenue. Or you can call 541-553-
3148.
The VR facilities are open to
adults of all ages; and youth over
the age of 10 are invited to use
the technology respectfully.
With successful completion of
our VR simulations, the Commu-
nity Action Team will print the par-
ticipant a certificate of completion.
Sara Dowty, Community Action
Team technolgy workforce analyst,
is coordinating the VR training and
career exploration service.
She and the Community Action
Team will attend school and com-
munity events, introducting the ser-
vice; and also offer the opportu-
nity to employers who can use in
career training.
Recently, during the Warm
Springs Academy career day, “We
utilized the projector screen and
displayed the simulation, so every-
one could follow along with one
of the VR training programs,” Ms.
Dowty said.
The VR training and exploration
service, developed by the company
Transfer Inc., provides an oppor-
tunity for all to feel involved in the
process during group training ses-
sions. You can learn more at their
website:
transfrinc.com
The company is partnering with
the Community Action Team to
provide the VR training and career
service to the tribal membership
and community.
Ms. Dowty has met with tribal
departments, giving a short intro-
duction about the new program,
and continues the outreach.
You can call Sara at 541-553-
3148; or her email is:
sara@wscat.org
(You can also see the transfr-
WSCAT flyer on page 2 of this
publication.)