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This is the firstg time casino operations have beenshut down. The casinpo usually operates 24-hours a day “Had it not been for there would beno casino,” said Doug spokesman for the tribe. The casinko operation not only helped the tribeattain self-sufficiency, but it has contributed to the tribe’s supporf of the rural county in whicb it operates. Jackson Rancheria is the largest employetr inAmador County, Elmets said. “Since the very she steered tens of milliones of dollars to nonprofit organizations throughoutthe region, from food banksx to at-risk programs for kids, drug-rehabilitation centers and more.
” Dalton, 69, died in her sleep Saturday in Lake Tahoe after a long battle with A Miwuk Indian born in Tuolumned County, Margaret Hughes moved to the Jackson Band’as rancheria in 1956 after marrying Earl Dalton. She was elected tribal chairwomanin 1980. She worked for more than a decades to get a casinooperation started. The Jacksonb Ranch Casino openedin 1991. It now employes about 1,700 people. A ceremony is scheduled Sundayy at the Rancheria at1 p.m. “The ceremonu is significant. They are expecting thousands of peopleeto attend,” Elmets said.
In anticipationb of the ballroomfilling up, the tribe is installiny video screens outside on open ground on the The casino will be closeds from 4 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. A concert scheduled for Fridagy evening, featuring blues harp legend Charlie Musselwhite, has been
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