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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."
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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.
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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