February 18, 1997
SMOKE SIGNALS
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT
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David Riggs: Behind the scenes in the buffet
By Tracy Dugan
David Riggs was hired at Spirit Moun
tain Casino last April and has been work
ing as a Food and Beverage Buspcrson in
the buffet ever since. After that, things
started falling into place for him, and the
new path he had chosen for himself.
"I am currently renting a nice house in
Grand Ronde, which became available
shortly after I was hired," he said. Consid
ering how scarce housing is in the area,
David feels that relocating from Salem to
Grand Ronde was meant to be.
The son of Louis and Doris Riggs, David
was raised in the Salem area, and held dif
ferent jobs for many years until the early
eighties, when his mother became ill, and
he moved in with her to provide her with
the care that she needed, which became a
full-time job.
David also has an interest in music and
collecting, which has also helped earn him
some part-time work in the Salem area. He
is considered to be an experienced appraiser
of records by many of the used music store
owners in Salem.
"I spend a lot of time in record stores,
and eventually got to know the owners
pretty well," he said. "From time to time,
they would call me to help them appraise
rare albums they've received or answer
questions."
Because of his interest in album collect
ing, David says most of the time he ap
praises albums at pretty close to their ac
tual value.
"What makes a record valuable is how
rare it is, and the quality of the vinyl," he
said. "Many times, people don't realize
what they have." David said that a friend
of his bought an old Billie Holliday record
at a moving sale for $1 that had been un
opened and in perfect condition. The record
was worth about $50.
Of course, now that he's employed at the
Casino and living in Grand Ronde, David
doesn't spend as many hours collecting and
appraising as he used to, but he goes in to
Salem at least once a week. He said he
doesn't mind, because he is really enjoying
his job and working in a place where so
many of the people are family friends or
relatives.
"I am very proud of the fact that I am
blood relatives with many of the people who
started the Casino," he said. "And I feel
that Grand Ronde is really a place where I
belong."
As far as his job goes, David works the
day shift at the buffet, but said that the job
of busperson is really multi-faceted.
"The people in the restaurant really build
a rapport with the customer. We provide
information to people and answer questions
about the Casino," he said. "This is a high
demand industry, and when the buffet is
busy we all have the skills it takes to work
together interactively."
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SHUTTLE SERVICE -
SALEM SCHEDULE:
Every Tuesday (except holidays)
Depart Return
12:20 am
II:30pm
11:10 pm
10:50 pm
A
EVENING ROUTE
Woodburn Holiday Inn Express
South Salem - G.I. Joe's lot on Commercial Street SE
Lancaster Mall - Fry's Market lot at Lancaster Drive and State Street
West Salem -- Roth's IGA at Wallace Road and Orchard Heights
Road NW
Arrives at Spirit Mountain at 6:00 pm and leaves at 10:15 pm for your return trip to Salem.
3:25 pm
4:15 pm
4:40 pm
5:20 pm
PORTLAND SCHEDULE:
Every Monday (except holidays)
Depart Return NORTH MONDAY ROUTE
8:00 am 4: 1 0 pm Vancouver Kmart located on NE Andresen Rd at the southwest
corner Miller Paint sign
8:45 am 3:30 pm Portland City Center - Greyhound depot at 6th and Hoyt.
Arrives at Spirit Mountain at 1 0: 1 5 am and leaves at 2:00 pm for your return trip to Portland.
Every Tuesday (except holidays)
Depart Return EASTTUESDAY ROUTE
8:30 am 3:45 pm Gresham City Hall Park and Ride - Intersection of NW Division
St and Eastman next to City Hall
8:45 am 3:30 pm Gateway NE 99th north of Pacific across from TriMet Transit
Center
Arrives at Spirit Mountain at 10:15 am and leaves at 2:00 pm for your return trip to Portland.
Depart
3:00 pm
3:25 pm 12:15 am
3:45 pm
4:1 6 pm
4:32 pm
Arrives at
Return EVENINGTUESDAY ROUTE
12:35 am Vancouver Kmart located on NE Andresen Rd at the southwest
corner lot by the Miller Paint sign
Jantzen Beach Center - Montgomery Ward Auto Store lot at North
Hayden Island Drive and North Center Ave.
Portland City Center Greyhound depot at 6th and Hoyt
Beaverton -- SW I IOth at the Park and Ride located between
Canyon Rdand Montgomery Ward (please don't park in Ward's lot).
Tigard Durham Road and Hwy 99 West shopping mall at the
Southwest end between Ernst and Key Bank.
Spirit Mountain at 5:45 pm and leaves at 10:15 pm for your return trip to Portland.
12:00 am
II:40pm
II:I5pm
Every Wednesday (except holidays)
Depart
8:00 am
Return
4:10 pm
8:25 am 3:45 pm
8:45 am 3:30 pm
NORTHWEDNESDAY ROUTE
Vancouver Kmart located on NE Andresen Rd at the southwest
corner lot by the Miller Paint sign
Jantzen Beach Center Montgomery Ward Auto Store lot at North
Hayden Island Drive and North Center Ave.
Portland City Center Greyhound depot at 6th and Hoyt
Arrives at Spirit Mountain at 10:15 am and leaves at 2:00 pm for your return trip to Portland.
Depart Return
8:45 am 3:30 pm
9:05 am 3:10 pm
WEST WEDNESDAY ROUTE
Beaverton - SW I IOth at the Park and Ride located between
Canyon Rd and Montgomery Ward (please don't park in Ward's lot)
Tigard -- Durham Road and Hwy 99 West shopping mall at the
southwest end between Ernst and Key Bank
Arrives at Spirit Mountain at 1 0: 1 5 am and leaves at 2:00 pm for your return trip to Portland.
Every Thursday (except holidays)
Depart Return
8:00 am 3:37 pm
8: 1 7 am 3:22 pm
8:39 am 3:10 pm
SOUTHTHURSDAY ROUTE
Clackamas Town Center Area SE 93rd and Sunnybrook 3 blocks
south of Sunnyside past The Spaghetti Factory Restaurant
Oregon City -- End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
Tualatin Kmart parking lot by the Garden Center
Arrives at Spirit Mountain at 9:50 am and leaves at 2:00 pm for your return trip to Portland.
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