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DECEMBER 1,2006
Sales at Casino and Lodge Gift Shops Make Way For Changes
The Lodge gift shop will start soliciting all Native arts after the first of the year.
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The Lodge gift shop is already hosting this season's holiday sale, with new
Native items slated for next year.
By Ron Kartell
If you're thinking about savings
at this expensive time of the year,
look no further than your casino's
gift shops, said Diana George, Man
ager of Guest Services and Gift Shop
Buyer.
From December 1 through Christ
mas day, the gift shops are offering a
30 percent discount to all Tribal mem
bers and employees of both the Tribal
government and the casino.
On December 14, Per Capita day,
the gifts shops will increase the
discount to 40 percent for Tribal
members only.
The two shops, one at the lodge,
called Ntsayka makuk haws (Our
Store) and the gift shop at the ca
sino's buffet entrance, have a his
tory of providing quality jewelry and
clothing items including t-shirts
and jackets as well as the work of
well-regarded artists including the
bronze work of Barry Stein, jewelry
and artwork of Lillian Pitt and Pend
leton products.
"I always have an eye out for qual
ity product," said George. "Native
American artwork is also very impor
tant. People who come to the casino
want to see that kind of artwork."
Beginning after the first of the
year, George will embark on a new
strategy for the Lodge shop. It will
include only the work of Native
artists, and she encourages Tribal
members to submit photos or designs
of their work to her. By email, reach
George at diana.georgespiritmtn.
com or call at 503-879-3728.
Of particular need at the start,
said George, is beadwork and Na
tive clothing. The work for sale will
all be purchased; none will be taken
on consignment, but quality counts,
said George.
"My hope is that we can generate
a lot of new traffic to the lodge gift
shop," she said.
Wiratter Weather Closes Roads, Tribal Offices
By Ron Karten
This year's start to the winter season came in with rain and wind
and snow and finally freezing temperatures to tie it all together into
a big winter wonderland.
Route 18 from the coast closed early on during this weather system,
because wind had knocked some 100 trees across the roadway in the
pass. Later on, snow and icy rain closed up the Tribal government for
parts or all of at least three days running with only a skeleton crew
operating at the Health Clinic and Public Works that kept the heat on
and the on-campus roadways clear.
"We were fairly lucky," said Tribal member and Maintenance Su
pervisor Doug Colton. "We had some shingles come off of the modular
buildings and Procurement and that's about it. No structural damage
to speak of."
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Days after the wind storm, workers continue to clear debris from the road while travelers merge into single files to get by.
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Just off Route 18 to the west of Grand Ronde towards Lincoln City, fallen
trees have been cut and stacked at the road's edge.