Friday, 13 October 2006 00:46
Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwok Indians Celebrates Two Milestones In One Day
Two Special Ceremonies were held yesterday by the Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwok Indians for new additions to their gaming complex and tribal lands. The first ceremony was held yesterday morning for the opening of the newly constructed driveway that will serve as the main entrance to the Jackson Rancheria Casino, Hotel and Conference Center. The new entrance is located off Hwy 88 between Ousby and Rossbridge Roads. It took the Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwok Indians years of wrangling with the state and federal government to construct this roadway to create a separate entrance for the thriving gaming establishment, an entrance other than the entrance located off of the heavily traveled New York Ranch Rd and Ridge Rd corridors.
In addition to the new road is the new stop light at the intersection of Hwy. 88 and Dalton Drive has now been operational for two days. Tribal Chairwoman Margaret Dalton was joined at the ceremonial ribbon cutting for the road by tribal council members and tribal administrator Rich Hoffman. Mrs. Dalton stated that she was proud of the hundreds of people that worked on the new entrance, although the moment was bittersweet as her late husband Earl Dalton and her late son, Earl Jr. were not able to be present for this occasion with the rest of the tribal members. The second ceremony for the local tribe held yesterday was the groundbreaking on the new tribal public safety center. This building, to be located along the new Dalton Drive, will house tribal police, information technology for the Rancheria and in the future, a tribal fire department. The tribal fire department has been studied for some time and the hopes of the tribe are to complete the process in the near future. Congratulations to the Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwok Indians.
