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Dateline - Los Gatos Russ Whitebear, on behalf of the Nuneway Indian Casino, was presented with a plaque thanking the Casino for its support of the Wolves, an "under 10" girls softball team. The Wolves ended the regular season in first place and came in second in the playoffs after a heartbreak loss in overtime. Please note Tribal Elder, Balding Eagle, representing the casino in the group photo. Casino and team memorabilia will be on display at the annual Indian Nation retreat this coming weekend.
3-15-2003 Dateline - Los Gatos Russ Whitebear recently presented a check to the Los Gatos Saratoga Girls Softball League for the sponsorship of the Wolves, an "under 10" team. Coach Jeff Tonkel was heard to exclaim, "This is Fantastic! Who do we have to thank"? Go Wolves! The Nuneway Indian Casino is dedicated to supporting worthwhile community events involving children. 3-10-2003 Dateline - Loma Prieta Nuneway Indian Casino Gift shop opens to great fan fare. Nuneawy Indian Casino is proud to announce the opening of its premiere items gift shop. Support your local indian princess by taking a trip to http://www.cafeshops.com/nuneway_casino . Mayor Daley says: "Shop early and often".
Casino signs prove a hoaxDad's gambit riles neighbors in mountains
Some hard feelings
Officials at the tiny Loma Prieta school district weren't happy about a
gambling hall just down the street from their classrooms. Nearby residents were
up in arms about more traffic on narrow Summit Road.
Jay Wendling, a retired cop who lives near the alleged casino site, said his
wife was up all night worrying about the effects of noise and crowds on their
mostly quiet surroundings.
``You can say how nasty I think scaring people like this is,'' he said,
firmly. ``When you have people thinking about selling their house at a loss, it
stops being funny.''
The man behind the hoax, Russ Whitebear, 41, seemed more than a little
sheepish when he told a reporter the whole thing was meant to be a publicity
stunt to help raise money for his daughter's Indian Princess troop.
Indian Princesses are part of a YMCA father-daughter program, sort of like
Camp Fire Girls. According to Whitebear, a manager at a Silicon Valley dot-com
who lives off Summit Road, the idea was hatched during an overnight outing at
the beach, when some of the dads were sitting around a campfire talking about
ways to raise money for the group.
The beach trip was April 1. But the scheme went operational Wednesday, when
commuters along Summit Road noticed two new signs, one near the on-ramp to
Highway 17, the other hanging from a footbridge leading to Loma Prieta School.
``Coming soon: Indian Casino'' said the signs, which gave a Web address: Nuneway.com
.
``Nuneway,'' Whitebear told a reporter, is a word the princesses use to greet
each other.
``We were looking for something that was going to grab everybody's attention,
get them logging onto the site, then just sell T-shirts and raise some funds for
the kids.''
Few clues at site
A full explanation, Whitebear said, would have come later.
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