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Smoke Signals PLAYWORLD Struts its Stuff at Grand Opening Located at Spirit Mountain Casino; former SuperPlay becomes PlayWorld. 4 APRIL 15, 2001 By Willie Mercier It's the stuff that childhood fantasy is made of video games, movies and ice cream. All of this and more are waiting for kids at Spirit Mountain's PlayWorld. Formerly known as Superplay, Play World celebrated it's grand opening on Friday, March 31. A mountain bike, CD boom boxes and free passes were just some of the prizes given away dur ing the grand opening. There have been some changes to PlayWorld since the casino pur chased it from the former owners. The first change was the name, from SuperPlay to PlayWorld. Other changes that might not be as obvi ous were additions to the play struc ture, like a spaceship that creates a fog effect. I 4-" i fit V - ; ' lif' u ? 7ff . The grand opening was delayed be cause the PlayWorld team wanted to have all of the new changes in place, without any kind of service interrup tion, before they celebrated the acqui sition of the facility. a-4VAtyitisi-t II -V.. 1 fV 4 I 1 .. 1 I .i l "vi Tj ': '-t' 3 wu' I ' ' I? I PlayWorld employees shown here cutting' the ribbon at the Playworld Grand Opening. From left to right: Rachell Kellogg, Childcare Attendant; Tom Bland, Playworld Manager; Melanie Bruckner, ""Assistant Manager and Sarah Smith, Childcare Attendant. Be Like Mike - Tribal member Mike Larsen (left) is stepping down as Chair man of the Spirit Mountain Development Corporation Board of Directors and was honored by the board and Tribal Council for his service to the Tribe. Larsen has been a tireless advocate for Tribal mem bers on the board and earned respect for being an effective administrator, listener, for his willingness to give and for his re spectful nature. Mike, you will be missed. New Board Members Welcomed, Larsen Steps Down "D- 1 -fit n i n r Board members of the Smrit Moun tain Development Corporation (SMDC) and the Spirit Mountain Gaming In corporation (SMGI) met to express their appreciation to Mike Larsen for his years of service to the board. Gene Hill was introduced as the new CEO of SMDC. Three new mem bers of the SMDC board were also introduced Diana George, Pete Wakeland and Jim Willis. Each of the board members will do a report for the General Council meetings at different times. "We are very excited to have Gene Hill on the board, he brings a lot of expertise and knowledge in a vast amount of different industries," said Jan Reibach, Chairman of SMDC. "We also thank Mike Larsen for all of his service on the board." I ' ( I , f I f ) n : -. i . nnArr r-i onUL DOaru - Left to right: Gene Hill, CEO; Pete Wakeland; Jan Reibach, Chairman; Mike Larsen, retired; Chis Leno; Jim Willis; Diana George ana uyae btryker. I ' I I f u W 1 1 i i i u 'yrv l Q & lE5fI!lt S' r Lb, . it- ?, . J " ' - , ' .' t F" tow mm 1 . J L 1 j - t V - ' u ' ' ' . i - 3. 1 Grant Helps Local Fire District - The Willamina Fire Department shows off some of the equipment bought from the Spirit Mountain Community Fund in front of Legends restaurant. They were debriefed on the new equipment and taught effective ways to use it. They also attended an "EMS at it's Best" seminar held to continue the on-going education that helps save lives. coyote club APRIL . MONDAYS: Earn Double Points on Slot Play I:arn Double Points on Bingo Play TUDAW: Free Funbook with Coyote Club Card WDNDAW: Cash Cube Drawings from Active Gaining Positions THURSDAYS: Earn Triple Points on Slot Play Earn Triple Points on Bingo Play FRIDAYS: One Free Spin on Bob, the Giant Slot Machine ""Free Bingo Dauber with a $10 or More Buy-In 25 Off at: Outfitters Gift Shop Visit the Coyote Cluh for more details! Hifhuuji I, Upml Konjt, OK &00760-77? www.KiMntinoiini.iin.iNmi
