1986-06-13 Char-Koosta News

              roposed $5.5 million convention center makes progress
Koss Landing public meeting
The proposed development of Koss Landing in Poison will be the topic of discussion at a public meeting on Tuesday, June 17, at the community center in St. Ignatius, beginning at 7 p.m.
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The public got its first look late last month at what the proposed Koss Landing hotel-convention center might look like.
What they saw were blueprints for a three-story, mostly rectangular-shaped building with 110 rooms, including 10 luxury suites, a lot of meeting-room space, a lounge and dining room, a ballroom, and two swimming pools.
The blueprints were unveiled at two public meetings at the courthouse in
Poison on May 27. Between 20 and 30 people stopped by to learn about the project's progress to date, and to ask questions of Ron Trosper, the Tribes' financial analyst, and Chris Levengood, a Kalispell businessman who'd like to build and operate the center.
Among the concerns expressed at the meetings were revenue to the city and county in view of the Tribes' nontaxable status, imported construction crews, and the building's design, (Concludes on the next page)
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A "Celebration of Sobriety" is on the way, June 26-29, at the Arlee pow wow grounds, hosted by the Tribal Health's Alcohol Component.
According to Alcohol Component director Anna Whiting, the fourth annual campout is designed to gather "people to recognize the affects of alcohol and chemical abuse on Indian people." She said they've planned the campout to coincide with the start of the pow wow season, focusing on the concept of celebrating sobriety. There were 1,500 participants at last year's Fort Peck
encampment.
The celebration will feature sessions catering to specific age groups, panels, A A and ALANON meetings, and entertainment.
John Eagle Day of the Four Worlds Development will lead the Native Games; Indian film-maker Phil Lucas will talk on "Issues related to Alcoholism"; and Andy Chelsea, the subject of the movie "The Honor of All" ~ a story of how the Alkalia Lake people overcame a 100% alcoholism rate and changed that (Concludes on page two)
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Pondera Hydro to try again.........page 3
1986 graduation news............Page 6
Places to go, things to do.........page 13
TG beats SKC again on b-ball court.....Page 15
Job opportunities..............Page 18
Especially for Elders............page 20