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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 2009)
tfltfTyW- ll'JCf--V,i PRESORTED STD PI Pi 30 llTOai W5iMay? "VClffFAVI-Qrail u.s. postage paid OR rCWSWFER PROJ. 00 USWRr SYSTEM PRE 4 mjittaiE 1 1 sr I I,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, IIuhIIuUIIumMiMhU Ill ejj N JANUARY1'2009 tr I ICOLtii. ) ll. Asia's. a. A Publication of the Grand Ronde Tribe J R jf yfmmm Vfer WWW.grandronde.OIg TJMPQTJA. El MOLALLA a ROGUE BIVER a ttalaptta ca CKLASTA. (SainrDDirflg etietratfii flakes croBirDS aft casSou x II. -J Q A Photo by Michelle Alalmo Rodney Ferguson is Spirit Mountain Casino's now chief executive officer. Ferguson took the job in October after a successful five-year run at Isleta Pueblo seven miles south of Albuquerque, N.M. Rodney Ferguson's varied experience includes working for 'The Donald' By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor Rodney Ferguson, new chief executive officer at Spirit Mountain Casino, looks southward out his second-story office windows the week before Christmas and envisions what the property' might look like in a few years under his experienced supervision. ! A spa and swimming pool facil ity, and an 18-hole golf course, are among the additions Ferguson sees in Spirit Mountain's possible future, transforming it into a desti nation resort for gamers and their families alike Ferguson, 52, was named chief executive officer in October after a successful five-year stint at Isleta Pueblo seven miles south of Albu querque, N.M. "I'm happy I came here," Ferguson says. "It's a very nice property. The employees are extremely friendly. Probably the friendliest employees I've worked with." What drew him? 'The position and the opportunity to help further enhance what is here," he says. "I saw the potential when I first came out here a few years ago and then when I came out for the interview, they had just expanded. I thought, 'They're very progressive and there's the potential of a few more things that can be done to enhance the overall amenities here.' " Ferguson graduated in 1978 with a bachelor of science degree See FERGUSON continued on page 4 ' qgyb if" ..... ... "'- '--..-.-""'' "4V SftGra cCuOnGG (alot'JDH UVSIbaD CQDuDUDUS C Q t". I C-xa Hhodes Cm.'. Signals editor A n Arctic blast that moved into the Pacific -Northwest the week ttJbre Christmas buried the Grand Konde area beneath several blankets of snow and shut down the Tribal campus between Friday, Dec. 19, and Friday, Dec. 26. Although AccuWeather.com re ported almost 17 inches of snow and more than an inch of rain, mostly freezing, falling in Grand Ronde between Dec. 18 and Christmas Eve, most of that snow (15.5 inches) fell between Dec. 20-22. Many area See SNOW continued on pa;es 6-7 it'JS Kwm rp t 111 fc: -cr iiz la t!. CSVTfKXnO CzT.ZZt T-zz l:?,Czz.lZ. Pfwlo by Bob McEtoVtty
