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Room To Grow The Spirit Mountain Lodge expansion will provide some 150 new rooms in five stories. It will form a "T" on the west side of the existing building.
Under consideration for the expansion are an outside swimming pool along with a conference center with seating for 500. Shops and other amenities also are planned
and the design will be in line with the style of the existing lodge. (SEE STORY BELOW).
LODCe EXPANSION UNDERWAY
With occupancy rates at 95 percent, new rooms are needed.
By Ron Karten
Groundbreaking and foundation
work for the five-story, 150-room
expansion of the Spirit Mountain
Lodge was to begin just about the
time that this issue of Smoke Sig-
The pool will be large, in line with
expectations for a regional destina
tion resort, said Tribal Vice Chair
man Reyn Leno. "With the chal
lenge of competition, it keeps us in
rials hits the streets.
The addition will form a T on the
west side of the current lodge with
the swimming pool and conference
center locations still to be determined.
the game."
The new facility will include
shops for guests and be "very simi
lar to what's existing," said Randy
See LODGE On Page 3
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Bowling Fundraiser
Lends A Helping Hand
YCAP nets $10,000 for housing and food assistance.
By Ron Karten
The Sixth Annual YCAP
Bowling Blitz fundraiser
raised $10,000 to benefit
programs of the Yamhill County
Action Program (YCAP). Represen
tatives of some 20 corporate enti
ties participated, donating $200 or
$500, according to YCAP
Director Doug Bartlett.
The Spirit Mountain Ca
sino donated $1,500 for
the third year in a row.
The funds go to sup
port operations of the
agency's emergency
shelters and the Yamhill
County Food Bank, both
YCAP operations.
"Don't quote me on it,"
said Bartlett, "but the
bowling is just a front.
The contributions are
not tagged to it. Those
that gave sponsorship
money, we invited to
bring a team to come
and bowl."
"It's for a great cause,"
said Tribal Council member and
YCAP board member Ed Larsen,
who recalled bowling pretty well
back in the day.
"There's a need there," said Tribal
Council member Jan D. Reibach,
See BOWLING On Page 5
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High Rollers At the YCAP Bowling Blitz were,
from left, Tribal member Kenny Larsen, Tribal Coun
cil members Jan D. Reibach, Valorie Sheker
Robertson and Ed Larsen.