Yesteryears -- Feb. 15, 2012

2007 - Tribal Council members Jack Giffen Jr. and Reyn Leno dug up some dirt during the ground breaking of the Spirit Mountain Casino south expansion project. The two-story expansion will add 135,196 square feet and include a new, larger buffet, events/entertainment center, conference rooms and internal office space for casino departments.

2002 - Tribal member Steve Bobb Sr., a Marine veteran, was planning to walk the 265 miles from Table Rock to Grand Ronde to help raise money for a planned Veterans Memorial. Bobb walks five miles daily on his lunch break and hopes to cover the distance in 14 days.

1997 - Michael Larsen, chairman of Spirit Mountain Casino's Board of Directors, recommended appointment of Len Bergstein, Clyde Hamstreet and Clyde Stryker to the board. Tribal Council approved the three appointments.

1992 - A Tribal museum/cultural center, campground/RV park and full-service restaurant/lounge topped the list of tourism development projects supported by Tribal members at an Economic Development meeting held in January.

1987 - Tribal member Doug Colton went to Australia along with 15 other college and high school students to represent the United States in the U.S.A./Australia baseball tournament. The team made history by being the only U.S. team to come home undefeated with a 9-0-1 record.

Yesteryears is a look back at Tribal history in five-year increments through the pages of Smoke Signals.