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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1999)
Smoke Signals 6 spirit MOunnrAirj casino V Y TOIDA1 MEMBER EMP10VEE PROFIIE: JOB TITLE: Off Track Betting (OBT) Manager HIRE DATE: October 2, 1995 HOMETOWN: Grand Ronde BACKGROUNDEDUCATION: Graduated from high school. MAJOR JOB DUTIES: Manage overall off track betting and evaluating tracks to have at Spirit Mountain Casino. FAVORITE PART OF YOUR JOB: The chal lenge of making off track betting a success. MOST INTERESTING THING ABOUT YOUR JOB: Learning more about the gaming industry. MOTTO OR PHILOSOPHY: "Enjoy what you do and have fun doing it." WHAT BROUGHT YOU WORKING FOR SMC? "I wanted a change and the tribe was building a casino and I was interested in having a career and logging did not offer a lasting one." FAMILY: The late Welma Foster, and Ronald George. OTHER THOUGHTS: "I started out at SMC as a Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) change attendant and have worked my way to management." "On August 7th, 1999, 1 was married to Caryn Murphy, who works in Player Services." v i J" it A V " 1 I - I I r III I I ' III Am 1 BLACKJACK TOURNAMENT GUARANTEED $ 1 0,0 0 0 FIRST PRIZE Registration on now. S200 entry fee. Cash buy-ins only. Register at the Coyote Club desk daily from 9am to 1 1 pm. NATIONAL INDIAN DAY HONORING NATIONAL INDIAN DAY Photos from the 1999 CTGR Pow Wow will be on display and a special menu will be offered at Coyote's buffet. COYOTE CLUS CASH BACK COYOTE CLUB MEMBERS ONLY All slot points earned in September will be eligible for cash back redemption Oct. I Ith 14th. Maximize points by playing Mondays & Thursdays in September when we will be offering Triple Point Play. 1 UHM KENO TOURNAMENT POSSIBLE $ 1 5,0 0 0 IN PRIZES Registration on now at the Coyote Club desk. Door prizes given away every hour. Wear a costume on the 1 9th and receive a $10 comp; prizes awarded for best costume. 1-800-760-7977 Hwy 18, Grand Ronde, OR www.spirit-mountain.com OSU to host Grand Ronde Culture Heritage Class The focus will be on Family HistoriesFamily Trees during Fall Term 99 in Grand Ronde. Classes to be held October 29-30, November 19-20, and December 3-4. Friday classes are held 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday classes are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. To register, call the Tribal Educa tion Department at 879-2275. PSU Master's program to specialize in Tribal Administration You can now earn a Master of Public Administration with a specializa tion in Tribal Administration via distance learning from Portland State University. This means that you can continue to live and work in the Grand Ronde community while attending school. The program will use the Internet, two-way videoconferencing, and person-to-person meetings to conduct classes. If you join us you will be part of a new, groundbreaking endeavor. For more information call Chris Leno at (503) 879-2340, or Theresa Rapida, Ph.D., Director of the Tribal Administration Program at PSU, 1-800-547-8887, extension 5-5155 or email: rapidatpdx.edu. The first class is of fered this fall! We hope you join us. First American Education Series Location 1 Location 2 Location 3 Grand Ronde Tuesday Chemawa Portland Instructor 5:30-8:OOpm Tuesday Thursday 5:30-8:OOpm 5:3O-8:0Opm THE JOURNEY Discussion 1 Oral Tradition Oct. 5, 1999 Oct. 6, 1999 Oct. 7, 1999 Debbie LaCroix, PhD Discussion 2 Reservation: Life on the Oct. 1 9 Oct. 20 Oct. 2 1 Patrick Weasel Head, PhD Reservation Then and Now Discussion 3 Urbanization: The Forced Nov. 2 Nov. 3 Nov. 4 Delphine Jackson, PhD Move to the City Discussion 4 Restoration: Nov. 16 Nov. 17 Nov. 18 Tom Ball, PhD The Resurrection of Tribes . ' THE FAMILY Discussion S Traditional Structure Nov. 30 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Delphine Jackson, PhD and Roles Discussion 6 Women's Role Dec. 14 Dec. 15 Dec. 16 Debbie LaCroix, PhD Discussion 7 Indian Child Welfare Jan. 11,2000 Jan. 12,2000 Jan. 13,2000 John Spence, PhD Discussion 8 Parenting: Then and Now Jan. 23 Jan. 26 Jan. 27 John Spence, PhD EDUCATION Discussion 9 Traditional Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Delphine Jackson, PhD Discussion 10 Early Boarding Schools Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb. 24 Sonciray Bonnell, MS Discussion 11 Chemawa Indian School: Mar. 7 Mar. 8 Mar. 9 Sonciray Bonnell, MS Role and Importance Discussion 12 Tribal Colleges Mar. 21 Mar. 22 Mar. 23 Patrick Weasel Head, PhD History and Evolution ARTS Discussion 13 Storytelling April 4 April 5 April 6 Ed Edmo Discussion 14 Music, Dance, & Pow-wows April 18 April 19 April 20 Craig Whitehead Discussion IS Literature May 2 May 3 - May 4 Debbie LaCroix, PhD Discussion 16 Sherman Alexie na na Friday, May 19 Sherman Alexie At Mr. Alexie's request, admissions for his May 19 presentation will be two cans of food which will be donated to NARA. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER: SALEM Bee Jai Repp (503) 315-4587 or repbchemek.cc.or.us or PORTLAND - (503) 72-LEARN (725-3276) GRAND RONDE 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2275 SILETZ-1-800-922-1399, ext. 290 LOCATIONS: GRAND RONDE Tribal Governance Center, Administration Bldg., 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Education Classroom SALEM Chemawa Indian School, 3700 Chemawa Road, Salem PORTLAND Portland State University, Peter W. Scott Bldg., Room 219 CREDnrJONOREDIT OPTION: These courses can be taken as noncredit or for credit. To earn one credit students need to take four discussions in one category for a total of 10 contact hours. There is a possibility of 4 credits earned if a student took all 16 (2.5 hours each) discussions. Noncredit tuition is $45.00 per course. Credit tuition is the cost of 4 (2.5 hours each) discussions plus a processing fee of $40.00. Chinook-wawa Class Offered A beginning level three-credit class in vin j k-YaYa will be conducted by the Tribe's Language Program and sponsored by the University of Oregon. The ten-week course will begin on October 6, and will be held on Wednesday nights from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Tribal Governance Center in Grand Ronde. Individuals interested in applying for this class should contact Tony Johnson at (503) 879-2084 or email: tony.johnsongrandronde.org
