Plateau Travel Plaza expansion progress
D.McMechan/Spilyay
The construction work is being led by Kirby Nagelhout Construction and KMB Architects.
Many areas of the Travel
Plaza—the convenience store,
the Three Teepees Café, the gam-
ing area—are under construction.
The fuel pumps are available, and
amenities like the restrooms,
showers and laundry.
The gaming room will see a
large expansion, to about twice the
sizeof the previous slots area; plus
with new state-of-the-art machines
when opening in the early spring.
Community
notes...
Tananawit–A Community of
Warm Springs Artists is seeking
board members. To apply, send a
letter of interest to executive di-
rector Debbie Stacona at:
deb@warmspringsartists.org
The deadline is this Friday,
October 31.
Papalaxsimisha Native
American Student Union
holds meetings every Wednes-
day in Mr. Kollen’s classroom
at Madras High School. They
will meet this Wednesday dur-
ing lunch.
The Community Center has an
early morning exercise classes
Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
6 a.m.; and noon classes on Tues-
days and Thursdays. Also on Tues-
day and Thursday mornings, the
front gym is open from 6-6:45
a.m. If you have any questions
or are interested in one-on-one
training, contact Coach Bonita at
541-553-3243.
The Plateau Travel Plaza is owned
and operated by the Confederated
Tribes and the tribes’ Casino En-
terprise.
The Plateau renovation work
started two months ago, and will
continue for another few months:
When it’s finished, guests can look
forward to new fresh food options
for both grab-and-go and sit-down
dining. Improvements at the Plaza
store include a brand-new coffee
Every Tuesday in Warm Springs,
there is a Community Health and
Wellness group at 11 a.m. in the
cafeteria, and a Wellbriety meeting
at 3 p.m. at the Behavioral Health
Center.
Also on Tuesdays there are
Adult Alcohol and Drug Education
classes at 4 p.m.; and Youth
Wellbriety also at 4.
Thrive Central Oregon can help
connect people to local resources
for housing, health, basic needs,
benefits assistance and more. They
have drop-in hours in War m
Springs and Madras once a week.
Tuesdays they are available at the
Warm Springs Housing Authority
from 9 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m.
Thursdays they are at Jefferson
County Public Health 10 a.m. un-
til 3.
War m Springs Community
Health has a L u n c h T i m e
H a n d - S e w i n g C i r c l e every
Tuesday from noon to 1. You can
learn skills in social-emotional regu-
lation while working on sewing
projects. All materials and a light
lunch are provided.
station, ice cream offerings, and
double the current beverage se-
lection.
The expansion represents a
major investment for the tribal
economy and community. When
the expansion and renovation are
done, the Plateau Travel Plaza
will add more than 20 new per-
manent positions, a welcome ad-
dition to the tribal workforce
opportunities.
The 2025 Native Arts &
Crafts Fair is presented
by the Columbia River
Inter-Tribal Fish Com-
mission in celebration of
Native American Heri-
tage Month.
This year the fair is from
12 noon to 6 p.m. on
Wednesday, November 19
at CRITFC in Portland:
700 N.E. Multnomah
St., fifth floor room 510.
If you are interested in
being a vendor, reach out
to Gabriella Lewis by
phone at 503-238-0667.
Or email fdsk@critfc.org
(federally recognized tribal
members only please).