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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.
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