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JUNE 1,2010
Casino furniture being given away starting June 9
Tribal Elders, then
members, have first dibs
on beds, tables, etc
By Dean Rhodes
Smuit Signal tdilar
If you've always like the way
guest rooms at Spirit Mountain
Lodge are decorated, soon you'll
have a chance to bring some of that
decor into your own home.
Starting Wednesday, June 9,
Tribal Elders will have first pick
from lodge renovation furnish
ings. According to Tribal Procurement
Manager Larry Leith, the Tribe
will be receiving furnishings in
blocks every week for eight weeks
as 149 lodge rooms are refurbished
and receive new furniture.
Between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
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Wednesday, June 9, through Fri
day, June 1 1, Tribal Elders will be
able to select one each of the items
desired at no charge.
Tribal identification cards will be
required, Leith said, and only one
proxy for another Tribal member
will be allowed.
During June 16-18 and June
23-25, the free furnishings will be
come available to Tribal members
and then from June 30 through
July 2, Tribal employees will be
allowed to pick out items.
Tribal employees, likewise, will
have to show their ID.
After the Tribal Competition
Powwow in August, any remaining
inventory may be offered for sale
to the public.
The furnishings will be stored at
the H.R. Jones property at 28925
Salmon River Highway. A tent on
the property will serve as a show
room for selection of items.
Leith said that although furni
ture began arriving the week of
May 24, distribution will not begin
until June 9 to allow adequate
inventory to accu
mulate. In addition,
Leith said, Tribal
Elders and Tribal
members can pick
one item each of a
particular piece of
furniture, such as
one bed, one table,
etc. Other items,
such as chairs and
framed artwork,
will have higher
limits.
Leith said the intent
of the distribution is for
Tribal members' benefit
of use and should not be
resold.
Loading assistance
will be provided and
delivery service is not
available. There will
be no pre-sales, Leith
added.
For more informa
tion, call Leith at 503-879-2216.
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Tribal Council Secretary Kath
leen Tom added that the phone calls
she receives about Tribal staff are
always encouraging. "You all do
such a great job," Tom added.
Employees singled out for going
above and beyond the call of duty
included Taylof and the Public
AffairsPublications staff for their
work on the Affiliated Tribes of
Northwest Indians Mid-Year Con
ference held May 17-20 at Spirit
Mountain Casino. Also honored
for their work in coordinating the
conference were Tribal member and
Executive Office Assistant Barbara
Mercier and Smith.
"You set the bar high for ATM,"
Vice Chair Reyn Leno said.
Other employees honored for
exemplary work included Health
& Wellness Senior Administra
tive Assistant Jill Hafliger, Indian
Child Welfare Specialist Shelley
Clift, Cancer Navigator Jasen
Henderson, Tribal member and
Food Services Coordinator Kristy
DeLoe, Information Systems Net
work Administrator Jack Dobiash
and Senior Help Desk Technician
Tanner Fish, and Tribal member
and Senior Human Resources Gen
eralist Connie Holmes.
Triage Nurse Tiffany Justen was
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Photo by Michelle Alalmo
Tribal Council member Toby McClary thanks the seven Tribal employees who
report directly to Tribal Council during the 201 0 First Quarter Employee
Recognition Luncheon.
honored for providing exceptional
customer service.
Employees honored for their
years of service were:
5 years: Adult Foster Care Day
Shift Supervisor Brandy Bishop,
Tribal member and Grants Spe
cialist Nancy Renfrow and Applica
tions Administrator Darin Riggs.
6 years: Tribal member and
Portland Tribal Services Repre
sentative Lisa Archuleta.
7 years: Tribal member and
Senior Service Cook Kevin Camp
bell, Tribal member and Commu
nity Health Secretary Stephanie
Grim and Associate Vocational &
Non Credit Programs Coordina
tor Joshua Clift.
8 years: Early Childhood Edu
cation Program Administrative
Assistant Sandy Bobb, Legal As
sistant Kerrina Mishler, Tribal
member and Youth Education
Culture Specialist Travis Stew
art and Health & Wellness Data
Entry Specialist Reita Warren.
9 years: Cancer Navigator Jasen
Henderson and Tribal member and
HVAC Technician Tyson Mercier.
10 years: Certified Medical
Assistant Connie Wyngarden,
Tribal member and Social Ser
vices Administrative Assistant
Tammy Garrison and Tribal
member and Central Phones
Operator Shelly Kent.
12 years: Tribal member and
Contract Health Specialist Cas
sandra Scott and Health & Well
ness Business Office Assistant
Sunni Ulestad.
13 years: BudgetGrants Man
ager Jody Jerger, Telecommu
nications Administrator Jodie
Kraemer and Tribal member
and Tribal Lands Manager Jan
Michael Reibach.
14 years: Tribal member and El
der Activity Assistant Dan Ham,
Grants Developer Bob McElderry
and Grand Ronde Gaming Com
mission Licensing Manager Julia
Papen.
15 years: Employment & Train
ing Specialist Chris Garcia, Cul
tural Collections Administrative
Assistant II Kim Meuller and
Tribal member and AV Network
Technician Wendell Olson.
16 years: Tribal member and Re
cords Specialist Penny DeLoe.
23 years: Vocational Rehabilita
tion Programs477 Administra
tive Assistant Lindy Jirek. B