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64 °F 5 Day Forecast Monday, October 20, 2003 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | eSouthernOregon | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find a Rental Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Email Story to a Friend October 3, 2003 Since you asked No free money in casinoville When Seven Feathers casino was built, I heard Canyonville residents were going to get money each month or year for allowing it to be built there. Is my memory wrong, or are people in Canyonville making out like bandits? What I really want to know is if it’s worthwhile to move there. — Trina H., Medford Chalk that one up to the urban myth category, Trina. "We never had any kind of agreement with them," Mayor Chuck Spindel says. The tribe’s generosity may play into the rumor. A couple of weeks ago, it gave Canyonville $50,000 for a pipeline project. Less than two months earlier, it passed out $558,000 in grants in the community. Before that, it kicked off a local Veterans of Foreign Wars fund-raiser with a $5,000 gift for a memorial. Advertisement All tribes that operate casinos enter into agreements with the state to give back some of the money as grants. "They’re always there to help," Spindel says. But as far as cash gifts to residents, put that down with the Corvette you can get for $500 because this guy died in it, see, and they can’t get the smell out. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] . We’re sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them. Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2003 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback 3 WEEKS FREE! ADVERTISERS SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Real Estate Showcase Food for Thought Hike of the Week Wellness Connection Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Openings Prime Times