Shane Rivera, boys’ basketball coach at Nixyaawii Community School, was named Oregon Class 1A Coach of the Year. Two NCS players made all-state teams. Turn to Page 2B for more.
Natives from area high schools graduated in late May and early June. Photos of graduation ceremonies can be found on Pages 4A and 5A and photos of the graduates can be found on Pages 20A and 21A.
Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker signs the shirt of Lilian Nomee at the Kyle Petty charity motorcycle ride that had a pit stop at Arrowhead Truck Plaze in early May. For more turn to Page 23B.
Confederated Umatilla Journal
2 Sections, 64 pages Publish date June 6, 2019
The monthly newspaper of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation ~ Pendleton, Oregon June 2019
Section
Volume 27, Issue 6
Tribes buy Pendleton golf course
NCS Board election June 10
By Wil Phinney of the CUJ
Voters will select two instead of three new members By the CUJ
MISSION – The election for the Nixyaawii Community School (NCS) Board is June 10 – and things have changed. Voters will be electing two board members instead of three. The election will take place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the school lobby. The change in the number of elected positions was made at its meeting May 13 when the school board voted to reduce its membership from seven to five. Voters will see a list of three candidates on the ballot – incumbent Candice Patrick and two newcomers in Marissa Baumgartner and Andrea Hall. Another incumbent, Syreeta Azure, has declared herself a write-in candidate,
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Color me Brockie Traditional boys dancer Demetri Brockie Jr. pivots for his next move during the Eastern Oregon University Pow Wow. Brockie travelled to La Grande for the event with his mother Midnite Halfmoon. See more Page 6B. CUJ photo/Dallas Dick
NCS Board Election on Page 30A
PENDLETON – The Confederated Tribes have purchased the 248.5-acre Pendleton Country Club (PCC) located along Highway 395 between Pendleton and Pilot Rock about 12 miles southwest as the crow flies from Wildhorse Resort Golf Course. Gary George, CEO at Wildhorse, said there will be “synergy” between the two golf courses, although the details haven’t been worked out. “We haven’t had enough time to determine that yet, but if one golf course is full, we could shuttle to the other,” George said. “When PCC is full during the Round-Up City Am golfers could come to Wildhorse to play and when the Oregon Senior Open is at Wildhorse golfers could go to PCC. There could always be somewhere available for golf. We wouldn’t have to turn anyone away.” The boundary of the Umatilla Indian Reservation is less than two miles east of the PCC Clubhouse, across Highway 395 and McKay Reservoir. Since March, Wildhorse Golf Course maintenance workers have been working alongside a skeleton PCC crew to get the golf course in shape. In mid-May 15 people were hired through Wildhorse Resort & Casino, which will manage PCC as a golf course at least through the summer. Tribes buy PCC on Page 27A
One for the books Classmates celebrate as Deontae Johnson is announced as the 2019 Nixyaawii Community School Prom King. Mari Mills was voted Prom Queen. See more Page 19B. CUJ photo/Jill-Marie Gavin
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