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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1996)
June 7, 1996 SMOKE SIGNALS An 0 opener- - eXpreB song u.r May coTudaV' -er ui d tb i are nad a sPeCia Ras. , 1 ro' , 15 vji11 MAS16 in Irt rtM CS .Lor aIld & areata .opera lo0 for XVian3 i- vie all- tor elated. 1 bu s o: elt. ,noredav ,-vjout tn .,jo LISA h at e T in and ne-r- bbU. - ol9, W TANS' rial- .-nkS tOX mnnv ver wany t.Tss; HISSED .i ate il?P Ttion-dedicate-0 vjor in effort. our co-- song r 1 and gong - Busy season for Royalty: Raffle tickets, Bingo fund-raiser, parade and bake sale This year's Royalty participants are Courtney Galligher, Sr. Miss Grand Ronde; Diana Robertson, Jr. Miss Grand Ronde; Halona Butler, Miss Tiny Tot; Jessica Holmes; Emma Leno; Andrea Childers; Nikki Norwest; Wendy Mercier; Sheena Johnson; Brandi Little; Kaitlin Tom; Miranda Provost; Amber Foster; and Alex Foster. Tiny Tots are selling raffle tickets for $1 each. The Tiny Tot Princess who sells the most by the annual Grand Ronde Pow-wow in August will be crown 1996-97 Miss Tiny Tot. Raffle tickets help support all the activities and events that Royalty attend throughout the year. Girls 5 years old and under can still sign up for Miss Tiny Tot until July 15. Raffle drawing will be held at this years pow-wow, August 16-18. Saturday, June 8 will be a busy day for all Royalty girls. Courtney Galligher, Diana Robertson, and Halona Butler will be representing the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and Spirit Mountain Casino at the Rose Parade in Portland. Also scheduled on June 8 is the 4th annual Grand Ronde Veterans' Pow-wow at the Grand Ronde Elementary School. The girls will have a Bake Sale during the pow-wow. You can also purchase raffle tickets and bingo packets from them that day. Royalty will hold a Bingo fund-raiser on Thursday, June 27 during the evening ses sion at the Casino's Bingo Hall. They will start selling bingo packets on June 6. Bingo packets are $ 1 0 each and consist of 1 5 bingo games. Packets must be purchased in advance from any Royalty participant or Camille Mercier at 879-290 1 . One last note, if anyone is interested in volunteering their time in any way to help the girls through the busy summer, please contact Camille. Tribal Chairman to visit South Korea Yamhill County Commissioner Tom Bunn will lead a delegation to Keumsan County, South Korea on Monday 27 for a 9-day trip which is targeted to develop and enhance trade with Keumsan County and nearby cities. Chambers of Commerce representatives from local cities, and Commissioner Bunn have been communicating with South Korean County government officials as well representatives from private businesses in the local area to explore ways to enhance trade between Keumsan County and Yamhill County. In January of this year, representatives from Keumsan County visited Yamhill County, and representatives from both Counties signed a joint resolution indicating interest in enhancing trade, and providing for exchanges in the area of education, art, and culture. During thcirvisit, the Korean Delegation visited Spirit Mountain Casino. Tribal Council members and I presented them with some gifts made up from the Spirit Mountain gift shop, and gave them a tour of the casino. When touring the working office work space for the casino employees, the Korean delegation spotted some bcadwork that staff had mounted in frames, hanging on the wall. "We noticed their interest in beadwork is great," said Chairman Mercier. "Initially, I had no plans to go to South Korea. However, through an unfortunate twist of fate, one of the trip organizers had to cancel, and asked me if I would go in his place. Just the interest the Koreans have demonstrated in beadwork alone was the main factor in my decision to make this trip," he continued to say. "Besides promoting beadwork, I will have gifts and brochures on Spirit Mountain Casino. The Koreans have a genuine interest in the history, culture, and crafts of Indian people. It is expected that the number of Koreans visiting the Pacific Northwest will increase. Maybe our tribal membership can establish some type of trade with them." Many summer activities scheduled for Spirit Mountain Casino The Phase II expansion, featuring 36,500 square feet of new gaming, dining and family entertainment space is well underway. A weekend-long celebration will high light the grand opening of the new expansion, set for June 28-30 at the Casino. "Legends Steakhouse," which will seat 150 people, will offer a menu featuring steaks, seafood, pastas and salads, and will be open for both lunch and dinner. The adjacent lounge will seat 125 people. Both the restaurant and lounge will offer a full service bar. Tentative operating hours for the restaurant will be 1 1 a.m. to 12 midnight, with the lounge open from 1 1 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. The expansion also calls for approximately 3,000 square feet of banquet and meet ing room space, accommodating from 150 to 400 people, depending upon the configu ration. The area will feature a retractable wall, which can be used to accommodate two con current small functions or one large function. The meeting room space would be available to Casino customers for company meetings, private parties and other functions. Hiring is currently underway for "Legends" restaurant, lounge, banquet and meeting rooms, ac cording to David Hines, the man ager of the new dining facility. "We're looking for about 120 people with prior experience in a fine dining facility," he notes. The emphasis will be on the finest quality food and service possible, he a'Ms. Positions will include cooks, prep cooks, salad preps, dishwashers, bartenders, cocktail and food servers, dining room servers, banquet servers, bussers, hostesses, food run ners and housekeepers. For more information on the new positions, call the Casino's Human Resources office at 503-879-2350, or stop by the office at 28840 SW Salmon River Highway to fill out an application. Also planned for this summer is a series of concerts. Country star John Anderson, Wednesday, June 26 at 8 p.m., is the first of several great country music stars appear ing at Spirit Mountain. The legendary Johnny Cash appears on July 24, followed by Waylon Jennings on August 22. "We're proud to be able to offer our guests the chance to see these great artists," notes Chuck Galford, Director of Marketing for Spirit Moun tain. There isn't a bad seat in the house at Spirit Mountain, he adds, with the 1000-seat concert hall providing an unusually intimate concert experience. mm
