April 1, 1997
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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
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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
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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.
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