Special section
S Q JUNE 1,2008
. A Publication of the Grand Bonde Tribe VSssS WWW.grandrOnde.org
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Photos by Michelle Alalmo
Spirit Mountain Casino Interim General Manager Roy Rhode, left, and Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A. Kennedy smile after cutting the ribbon during
the opening ceremony of the southern expansion to the casino on Thursday, May 1 5. The expansion includes the new 450-seat Cedar Plank Buffet and
1,800-seat Events and Entertainment Center.
Addition to casino opens May 15 with Events Center, new buffet
By Ron Karten
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After two years of planning and more than n
year in const ruction. Spirit Mountain Casino's
southern expansion opened on Thursday, May
15, with plenty of foot! and fanfare, and the music of
Oregon blues legend Curtis Salgado to punctuate the
proceedings.
Alniut 750 invited guests entered the new facility on
n wide strip of yellow carpet that extended from the
door on the building's west side, past the new Kventa
and Kntcrtainmcnt Center and the new Cedar Plank
Buffet.
Waterfalls lighted green complemented the carpet
along the way, and hors d'oeuvrcs awaited alongside
the guest walk, including shrimp, muscles, oysters,
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Tribal Elder Margaret Provost talks about the
Tribe's history during the opening ceremony for the
southern expansion.
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