Black Oak Casino Honors Eleven Team Members
For Earning Their General Education Degrees in 2006

TUOLUMNE, CA (July, 2006) Black Oak Casino has announced that eleven Team Members will be acknowledged and recognized by the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians and Casino Directors and Managers for receiving their GED's this Spring of 2006. The reception honoring these graduates will be held July 27 th in the Casino conference room.

Of these eleven grads, ten of them received their GED degrees by attending classes through the Adult Education program at the Blue House on the Me-Wuk Indian's Tuolumne Rancheria. One of the graduates received their degree from Cassina High School 's Adult Education program. The eleven Casino Team Members that received their degrees work in different departments of the Casino. They are as follows:

Summer Andrews          Cook

Terry Lirette                   Beverage Server

Frances Longeway         Retail Cashier

Josephine Padilla           Cook

Sandy Padilla               Beverage Server

Elisa Redfearn               Dealer

Dolores Aviles                Dispatch

Beverly Bell                   Transportation

Virginia Camacho           Pre Cook

Brenda Edwards            Cashier

Michael Harmon             PSO

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For more information about the All-New Black Oak Casino, please visit www.blackoakcasino.com or call 1-877-747-8777. Black Oak Casino is located in Tuolumne, just 8 miles east of Sonora and off Highway 108.

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