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Received on: 04-01-96
Smoke signals
Tribal youth attend Native American Conference
Pictured below are youth and
chaperones that took part in the
weekend retreat in Eugene.
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The Oregon Indian Education Associa
tion Youth Conference was a great success.
It took place at the University of Oregon
campus in Eugene, Oregon.
The conference dealt with cultural, health,
leadership, and educational issues that were
relevant to Native American youth. The
workshops included: Youth Leadership;
Indian History; Talking Circles; If the Moc
casin Fits; HIVAIDS Awareness; Run to
Live Live to Run; Teen Suicide; Getting
Ready for College; Shaking the Money
Tree; story telling; Power to Culture in our
Life; Practicing Respect; Doing Your Part
to Save Mother Earth; Dealing with Dis
crimination & Prejudice; Improve Your
Study Skills; and Natives in the News.
There were also recreation activities such
as a basketball and tennis clinic, and a Pow
wow that was sponsored by our tribal coun
cil. The Pow-wow was a wonderful expe
rience for our youth. The drum group set
up, and the majority of our youth partici
pated in drumming, singing, and dancing.
It was a wonderful experience for all of us.
We had eighteen youths from this area
attend. They ranged from 6th to 11th
grades. The youth that attended the con
ference were: Josh Baker, Valeric Hallcr,
Diana Robertson, Tana Ainsworth, Brianna
Leno, Pam Truam, Brad Leno, Erica
Empey, Teresa Henry, Brandy Leno, Chey
enne Freeman, Jodie Brandon, Dustin Bill
ings, Eric Fendell, Josh Holmes, Levi
Licbclt, Jessica Holmes, and Tara Leno.
The chaperones for this event were: Lisa
Leno, Vernon Kennedy, Duanc ManyHides,
Dana Leno, Bryan Mcrcicr, Randy Leno,
Cole Holmes, and Kelly Mercicr. Special
thanks to all of these people for volunteer
ing their time and energy.
The youth were also able to spend time
and become familiar with the college cam
pus and environment. Many talked of want
ing to attend college there someday.
Thanks to all who supported this event:
Tribal Council, Education Committee, Edu
cation Program, JOM, Wellness, and Stu
dent Advisory Council. Your contributions
were sincerely appreciated.
Phase II expansion to add 36,500 square feet to casino
Spirit Mountain's Phase II expansion
is progressing rapidly, with both em
ployees and customers eagerly antici
pating the addition of 36,500 square feet of
new gaming, dining and family entertain
ment space.
Scheduled for completion in July of 1996,
the new expansion will include "Legends"
Steakhouse and Lounge, a "SuperPlay"
children's attraction, a video arcade and
expansion of the gaming space. The total
expansion could add as many as 125 to 150
new employees to the resort, according to
David Harjo, Vice President of Develop
ment for Spirit Mountain Development
Corporation.
Legends Steakhouse, which will seat
150 people, will offer a menu fea
turing steaks, seafood, pastas and sal
ads, and will be open for both lunch and
dinner. The adjacent lounge will seat 125
people. Both the restaurant and lounge will
offer a full service bar, serving alcohol at
full market prices, an amenity which has
been added at customer's requests, accord
ing to Harjo. Tentative operating hours for
the restaurant will be 11 a.m. to 12 mid
night, with the lounge open from 1 1 a.m. to
2:30 p.m.
The expansion also calls for approxi
mately 3,000 square feet of banquet and
meeting room space, accommodating from
Children from the After School Club will
made. Money donated will sponsor
rill be selling crafts they have g
an activity of their choice.
150 to 400 people, depending upon the con
figuration. The area will feature a retract
able wall, which can be used to accommo
date two concurrent small functions or one
large function. The meeting room space
would be available to Casino customers for
company meetings, private parties and other
functions.
Perhaps the most eagerly awaited ad
ditions to the Casino are two
children's entertainment areas. Spirit
Mountain has negotiated a contract with
West Coast Food & Fun, Inc., a Portland
based company to locate one of their very
successful "SuperPlay" entertainment cen
ters for children aged 12 and under as part
of the new expansion. "We did some ex
tensive research into what would be both a
popular draw for our customers and a prof
itable enterprise for us," notes Harjo, "and
decided a "SuperPlay" center at Spirit
Mountain would be the best decision for the
corporation." Currently there are three other
"SuperPlay" locations in the greater Port
land area, including Gresham, Milwaukic,
and Aloha.
The main attraction of Spirit Mountain's
"SuperPlay" center will be a 3,000 square
foot "soft play" area, featuring a soft-cushioned
floor for jumping, tunnels, rope lad
ders, and other activities. There will also
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Chairman's Report, page 3
Easter Coloring Contest, page 7
Trust Fund Scholarship Info, page 9
Job Opportunities, page 11