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2004 Richard Kline, then general manager of Spirit Mountain
Casino, was joined by Tribal Council members Bob Haller, Jack
Giffen Jr., June Sell-Sherer, Reyn Leno and Jan D. Reibach in break
ing ground on a 150-room addition to Spirit Mountain Lodge.
1999 Spirit Mountain Community Fund made its largest grant
ever of $500,000 as presenting sponsor of the "Down From the
Shimmering Sky" exhibit at the Portland Art Museum. The exhibit
displayed traditional and contemporary Native American masks
from upper Northwest and coastal Tribes.
1994 Bonnie Martin-Tom, who worked for the Tribal Human
Services Division, was selected by the National Association of Com
munity Health Representatives as the Outstanding Community
Health Representative for the Portland Area.
1989 Angie Leno was featured in the "Our Youth" section. Leno,
a junior at Willamina High School, was an Honor Roll student who
said she likes history and math. After high school, she said she
wanted to attend college in Oregon and work in the field of law.
1984 The Tribal greenhouse had plant starts for sale. Broccoli
and cabbage were available with tomatoes and lettuce planned for
the future. Frank Harrison was the person to contact for planting
stock.
Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year
increments through the pages of Smoke Signals.
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Tribal Council mtmbfr Steve Bobb Sr. talks with the Nuluti Equani
EM Tribe's Principal Chief Jim Wilson, left, and Vic Chief Nad
Vaughan Lloyd, right, during thair visit to tha Tribal campus and tha
Wast Vallay Veterans' Memorial on Friday, April 1 0. Bobb designed
the memorial. The Tribal offices of the Nuluti Equani Ehi, a Cherokee
Tribe, are in East Bend, N.C.
CULTURAL GATHERINGS
MAY 1 -2: UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND UISHE NAIMUMA POWWOW. Peter Stott
Center, 930 S.W. Hall. PORTLAND, OR. 503-725-5671.
MAY 1 2: 2009 CHEMAWA INDIAN SCHOOL SPRING POWWOW. 3700 Chemawa
! Road N E. SALEM, OR. 503 503 399 5721 exl 206 or ext. 284.
MAY 9 EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY POWWOW. Quinn Coliseum, Eastern Oregon
University, G Avenue & Seventh Street. LA GRANDE, OR. 541-962-3741 or omaou.edu.
MAY 9 10 NATIVE AMERICAN ARTS FESTIVAL AND MOTHER'S DAY POWWOW.
Riverside Park, 304 E. Park St. GRANTS PASS, OR. 541-531-6104 or rockyverdugcx?
yahoo.com.
MAY 15-16: GATHERING OF NATIONS INDIAN ENCAMPMENT HONORING ORE
GON'S SESQUICENTENNIAL(ISOTH) BIRTHDAY. Ceclilo Village. THE DALLES, OR.
541 553 3270.
MAY 16: 24TH ANNUAL POWWOW IN HONOR OF OUR CHILDREN. Kelso High
j School, 1904 Allen St. KELSO, WA. 360 501-1655.
If you or anyone you know hat Information on cultural events happening, Smoke Signoli would
be glad to tut It in out Cultural Gathering. Please e-mail ntwipgrandtonde org or mitt to
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Allan Krantz is the new director of marketing at Spirit Mountain Casino.
By Dean Rhodes
Smoke Signals editor
A veteran of successful theme parks, educational attractions and gaming
companies joined Spirit Mountain Casino in March as the new director
of marketing.
Allan E. Krantz, originally from Queens, N.Y., was named to the position
by Spirit Mountain Chief Executive Officer Rodney Ferguson.
Krantz started his career as the general sales manager for Six Flags
Theme park in Atlanta, Ga., in June 1972 and was eventually promoted
to director of corporate marketing.
He left Six Flags for a new kind of park when he accepted the director of
marketing position at Santa Anita Park, a horse track in Arcadia, Calif.
He said a highlight of his career was working closely with legendary jockey
Bill Shoemaker in the promotion of his final professional race.
Another highlight, Krantz said, was working with Alan Shepard and the
original Mercury Seven astronauts in the establishment of the U.S. Space
Camp and Astronauts Hall of Fame while he was working as director of
marketing at the U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala.,
Krantz then was senior director of marketing at the Isle of Capri Casino
in Lake Charles, La., from May 1995 to June 2001 followed by a position
as vice president of marketing for Alpha SmartParksWet 'n Wild from
July 2001 to June 2002 before moving back into the casino industry as the
director of marketing at Sycuan Resort and Casino in San Diego, Calif.,
where he remained for five years from May 2003 to May 2008.
Krantz has a bachelor's degree in business administration as well as a
master's of business administration-marketing from the University of Mi
ami. He and his wife of 35 years have two grown sons. His hobbies include
reading detectivemystery novels and taking daily walks.
"I'm excited to have Allan on board as part of our team to help elevate us
to the next level as the Northwest's premier entertainment destination," Fer
guson said. "Allan will play a key role in our current expansion plans, which
include the May 2009 opening of a new nightclub and sports bar." D
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