Siletz news /, April 01, 2000, Page 20, Image 20

It’s Happening at Chinook Winds ...
by Teresa Miller
Gordon Lightfoot Performs in Mid-April
Bob Knight
Bob Knight Hired as
Rogue River
Restaurant Manager
Bob Knight has been hired to
manage the casino’s Rogue River
Restaurant & Lounge. He brings an in-depth
knowledge of restaurant management
acquired over 25 years in the industry.
While a student at OSU, he became
night manager at the Big ‘O’ restaurant in
Corvallis, working his way up to general
manager and eventually purchasing the
restaurant. He opened Knights Joust and
Tourney, also in Corvallis, and owned both
restaurants until 1986. Knights on Monroe
in Corvallis also was one of his enterprises
until 1997.
Knight has taught restaurant
management, served as the Willamette
Valley representative for the Oregon
Restaurant Association, and served as the
general manager of the Keizer Elks Lodge
and O’Callahans Restaurants. He also was
the purchasing accountant for the North
Slope Borough school district in Alaska and
a sales representative for Smith & Greene
Food Service Equipment & Supplies and
Bargreen-Ellingson Restaurant Design
& Equipment.
According to Knight, Chinook Winds’
Rogue River Restaurant, which features fine
dining, a lounge, an outstanding view of the
Pacific Ocean and plenty of room to dance,
will undergo some changes to enhance its
ambiance. He plans to lighten the room and
add some extra sparkle.
A new appetizer menu and an
expanded wine list have been developed and
even more emphasis is being placed on
quality service. Knight stated, “We are
concentrating on creating a memorable
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Travel the “Carefree Highway” to Chinook Winds and the sound of Gordon Lightfoot
on April 14 and 15.
One of the best folk guitarist/singer/songwriters of the last 40 years, and nominated
for five Grammy awards, Lightfoot has won the Canadian equivalent Juno award 17 times.
He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1986. He received the prestigious
Order of Canada in 1970 and in 1997, received the Governor General’s award - the highest
official Canadian honor.
Lightfoot has been a presence in music since he got his start in Toronto at age 13. He
first hit the American music scene in 1970 when a disc jockey started playing the second
song of an album. The song was the well known “If You Could Read My Mind” that reached
No. 5 on the American charts. This hit was followed by such hits as “Sundown,” “Carefree
Highway,” “Alberta Bound,” “Cotton Jenny,” “Don Quixote,” and “Wreck of the
Edmund Fitzgerald.”
Lightfoot has recorded 19 albums, including two greatest hits albums, “Gord’s Gold”
and “Gord’s Gold Volume 2.” His recording career continues with the release of his new
album, “A Painter Passing Through,” and the release of the anthology collection “Songbook,”
covering his entire career and containing only Lightfoot originals.
Such diverse artists as Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul and Mary, Marty Robbins, Glen
Campbell, Anne Murray, Elvis Presley, Barbra Streisand, and Harry Belafonte have
recorded his songs. No matter what your age or musical taste, Lightfoot will provide
something you’ll enjoy.
Concert times are 8 p.m. Friday and 7 and 10 p.m. Saturday. Ticket prices range from
$15 to $30, depending on seat location.
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National EPA Conference Comes to Casino
The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians will host the Fifth National Tribal Conference
on Environmental Management at Chinook Winds on May 8-11.
The conference is expected to have an estimated 900 attendees, including
representatives of tribes from all parts of the United States and government officials
nationwide. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $175,000 grant to the
Siletz Tribe to produce the event.
The conference theme, “Preserving the Bounty of the Earth through Tribal
Environmental Knowledge,” sets the stage for sharing information, technical methods, and
knowledge of and solutions to environmental issues affecting tribes nationwide. The subject
matter includes a long list of various environmental management topics ranging from
“Assessing Risk to Subsistence Foods” to “Federal Water Quality Standards.”
According to Tribal Chairman Delores Pigsley, “The conference is designed to
address issues in Indian Country related to the environment and facilitate the sharing of
knowledge among the tribes.”
She went on to say “We are very excited to have the opportunity to be instrumental
in bringing this conference to Lincoln County. The Native American stance on environmental
harmony is well known. This conference is the perfect forum in the perfect setting (on the
unspoiled Oregon Coast) and in a state that is well known for environmental awareness.
We expect great progress to be made at this conference in the area of
environmental management.”
Keynote speaker for the conference, Reverend Dr. Michael J. Oleksa, will address
conference participants on “Intercultural Communication.” Father Michael has spent most
of his adult life in Alaska, primarily in small rural Native communities, where he has learned
from direct experience the importance of intercultural understanding and interpersonal
communication.
Special events also are planned, including a welcoming pow-wow and a limited
viewing of the ceremonial Siletz feather dance.
dining experience for our guests by
upgrading the service, the menu, and the
atmosphere of our fine dining.”
Knight is putting his creative juices
to good use, adding a touch of excitement
to the lounge and entertainment area by
developing theme nights that will include
special exotic drinks and entrees. Knight
commented further, “This is still in the
development phase and will continue to be
as the customers help increase our
awareness of what they would most enjoy.”