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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1997)
April 1, 1997 SMOKE SIGNALS VGtiG0 fctiQ 3 CASINO EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT Toby McClary shines at Legends Toby McClary has been working at Legends ever since it opened last summer, and has already been promoted a couple of times. The eighteen year old tribal member started out as a dish washer, moved into kitchen prep work, and now he's been made a Pantry Steward by his su pervisor, Greg Taylor. Toby has lived in Grand Ronde since the third grade ever since his mom, Joann Merrier, moved back home after living in Springfield. Now, Joann, Toby, and his brother, Travis all work at Spirit Mountain Casino. As a full-time employee at Leg ends, Toby is responsible for keeping ev erything in stock in the kitchen all the dry goods, produce, dairy, and meat prod ucts as well as the cleaning supplies. "Everyday, when my shift begins I check the Par Book," said Toby. "I look in the book to see what is needed for the day, then I order it from Shipping and Receiving." Making sure the kitchen is up to "par" is part of what makes the restaurant run so smoothly. For example, if the Par Book says that the kitchen needs to have ten bags of potatoes at all times, Toby looks to see how many are stocked, and orders the needed IWPMMW.il uWWmpwi MWUpi'iwWJi 111 i. J .i ii.ii ii.iiiii.,,.,,,.,, - ' " t .V I -- amount. This must be done every couple of hours. Because all the orders to Shipping and Receiv ing are done by computer sheet, Toby has learned a lot about data entry. "I wanted this job to learn about computers, and how they work," he said. "I never took any com puter classes in high school, so I thought I'd better learn." After everything has been ordered, Toby spends part of his shift putting items away, and helping prep cooks out by preparing for dinner. His shift begins at noon, and ends at 8 p.m. "When it slows down, around four or five o'clock, I help cut and cook vegetables, bake bread, or whatever needs to be done for dinner," Toby said. "Then at about seven, I'll run through the Par Book again for the next day." Toby said that the best parts of his job are the people he works with and the benefits the Casino offers. Also, restaurant work makes time go by fast, es pecially when it's busy. "I think the kitchen staff has the best record for employee turnover," said Toby. "Everyone I work with has been there for a while. We have a lot of fun back there." Tuesday, April 1 Wednesday, April 2 Thursday, April 3 Chicken Dumplings MeatballsGravy & Rice Beef Stew & Rolls Tossed Salad Green Bean Casserole Cottage Cheese Pumpkin Bars Dessert Dessert Tuesday, April 8 Wednesday, April 9 Thursday, April 10 Swiss Steak Spaghetti BBQRibs Mashed Potatoes Tossed Salad Baked Beans Spinach Garlic Bread Potato Salad Dessert Dessert Dessert Tuesday, April 15 Wednesday, April 16 Thursday, April 17 Chicken Stir Fry Meat Loaf Pork Chops & Gravy Rice Baked Potatoes Rice Jello Salad Beets Peas Dessert Dessert Dessert Tuesday, April 22 Wednesday, April 23 Thursday, April 24 Quick Beef White Beans & Ham Chicken Fried Steak Stroganoff Cottage Cheese Mashed Potatoes & Gravy Glazed Carrots Rolls Corn Dessert Dessert Dessert Tuesday, April 29 Wednesday, April 30 imtnm!Wfr MacHamburger Casserole Roast Pork Trf'lrtr Green Beans Mashed Potatoes &Graw Green Beans Mashed Potatoes i&Gravy iyjPHIWWoifcx.ffiEr Dessert Cake & Ice Cream ' " v -YL ' ' " t I s Special thank-you Tribal member Kathcrinc Russell wishes to thank all of the "macho, good-looking angels" from the Clinic construction crew who came to her rescue when she was stuck in the mud behind the tribal offices. They all got muddy while giving her van a push and she is very grateful for their help. Special chance to purchase Memory Bricks at cemetery on Memorial Day The Health and Human Services Committee is offering bricks for sale which will be laid in the front entrance walkway of the new Health and Wellness Facility. These Memory Bricks will be sold all day on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26 at the Grand Ronde Cem etery. The price is $50 per brick. The brick(s) will be bear the name of your choosing for the one(s) you wish to remember. Please note, the limit is 40 characters per brick with 20 characters per line, spaces between words will count as characters. The layout for the bricks will be randomly placed for the front entrance walkway. The deadline for ordering and payment of $50 per Memory Brick must be made by Tues day, May 27, 1997. Princess represents Tribe with pride What is the Grand Ronde Royalty all about? Just ask NIKKI NORWEST, who in 1996 represented the Tribe at 25 events. Nikki is the daughter of Marcc and Sharon Norwest, and attends Grand Ronde Elemen tary School. The Norwests make represent ing the Grand Ronde Tribe a family affair. Nikki is a Grand Ronde Royalty princess and her dad Marce is a Grand Ronde Color Guard. Marce said, "We attend pow-wows for the whole day from before the Grand Entry to after the retiring of colors." Nikki has represented the Grand Ronde Royalty at three pow-wows already this year: January 25 at Western Oregon State College in Monmouth; February 1 at Title V in Eugene; and March 8 at Title IX in Vancouver, Washington. The events in 1996 that Nikki attended included pow-wows, parades, State Capitol and Spirit Mountain Casino events as listed: January 2 at Monmouth; February 3 and March 16 at Eugene; March 30 at Willamette University in Salem; April 6 at Eugene; April 20 at Springfield; May 3 and May 11 at Eugene; May 18 at Corvallis; May 22 and May 23 at Signing of Proclamation; June 1 at Lebanon; June 8 at Grand Ronde Veterans Pow-wow; June 12 at Grand Ronde Mini Pow wow; June 29 at opening of Legends; July 4 at Willamina; July 20 at Coburg; August 10 at Siletz ; August 16-18 at Grand Ronde Pow-wow and parade; August 24 at Spirit Moun tain Stampede and Rodeo; September 28 at Eugene; October 10 at Eugene; October 19 at Portland ; November 11 at Springfield; November 15 the Lords Prayer at F.C.I, in Sheri dan; November 22 at Casino; November 23 at Grand Ronde Restoration Celebration; December 8 and December 11 to greet Dignitaries from American Bus Association at Casino; and December 14 at Tribal Christmas Party. A very special thank you goes to Nikki for honoring and representing our Tribe. She is an inspiration to all young girls who would like to be involved in Royalty. 1 tr it Jft v -
