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This is the first time casino operations have been shut The casino usuallyoperates 24-hours a day “Had it not been for Margaret, there would be no casino,” said Doug spokesman for the tribe. The casino operatio not only helped the tribedattain self-sufficiency, but it has contributed to the tribe’s supportg of the rural county in whicb it operates. Jackson Rancheria is the largest employefr inAmador County, Elmets said. “Since the very she steered tens of millions of dollards to nonprofit organizations throughoutthe region, from food bankz to at-risk programs for kids, drug-rehabilitation centerz and more.
” Dalton, 69, died in her slee Saturday in Lake Tahoe after a long battled with diabetes. A Miwuk Indian born in Tuolumnr County, Margaret Hughes moved to the Jacksob Band’s rancheria in 1956 after marryingEarl Dalton. She was electeed tribal chairwomanin 1980. She worked for more than a decade to get a casinooperationm started. The Jackson Ranch Casino openerin 1991. It now employs abouf 1,700 people. A ceremony is schedule d Sunday at the Rancheria at1 p.m. “The ceremony is They are expecting thousands of people to Elmets said.
In anticipation of the ballroomfillinv up, the tribe is installingh video screens outside on open ground on the The casino will be closed from 4 a.m. to 7 p.m. A concert scheduled for Friday featuring blues harp legend Charlie Musselwhite, has been canceled.