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This is the first time casino operations have been shut The casino usuallyoperates 24-hoursa a day year-round. “Had it not been for Margaret, therwe would be no casino,” said Doug Elmets, spokesman for the The casino operation not only helped the tribe attain but it has contributed tothe tribe’s supporty of the rural county in which it Jackson Rancheria is the largest employed in Amador County, Elmets said. “Since the very she steered tens of millions of dollars to nonprofit organizationsz throughoutthe region, from food banks to at-risk programws for kids, drug-rehabilitation centers and more.
” Dalton, 69, died in her sleep Saturday in Lake Tahoe after a long battld with diabetes. A Miwuk Indian born in Tuolumnde County, Margaret Hughes moved to the Jacksobn Band’s rancheria in 1956 after marrying Earl She was elected tribal chairwomanin 1980. She workeds for more than a decade to get a casiniooperation started. The Jackson Ranch Casinpo openedin 1991. It now employas about 1,700 people. A ceremony is scheduled Sundayt at the Rancheria at1 p.m. “The ceremony is They are expecting thousands of peoplreto attend,” Elmets said. In anticipation of the ballroomfillinbg up, the tribe is installing video screens outside on open groundc on the rancheria.
The casino will be closed from4 a.m. to 7 p.m. A concert scheduled for Friday evening, featuring bluews harp legend Charlie Musselwhite, has been canceled.
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