An enclosed deck overlooking the golf course provides a relaxing view while customers dine on specialties such as Atlantic salmon with cream dill sauce and Maryland crab cakes. The move has allowed the day-care program to be expanded from 50 to 157 kids. They can roam the playground the size of a football field, which encompasses gazebos, sandboxes, a swimming pool, and volleyball court. While proud of their preschool program, tribal leaders have named education as their most important goal. Barrett, Vice Chairman Linda Capps, Secretary-Treasurer Gene Bruno and committee members Melot and J.P. Motley have helped establish college scholarships for about 100 tribal members a year.
Technology also is a priority.
Barrett said plans are to transmit tribal council meetings by satellite to the regional offices. I think that time has come. The tribe elects its five business committee members locally to four-year terms. Barrett has been chairman since 1985, while Melot has been on the business committee 13 years. Bruno and Capps have been on the committee about 10 years each.