It’s Happening at Chinook Winds ...
by Teresa Simmons
Take a Wild Ride with
Paul Revere & The Raiders
Kenneth "Bo” Oliver accepts a $819,735 check from Jim Kikumoto,
general manager of Chinook Winds.
Wheel of Fortune Pays Out More
Than $1.7 Million in Two Months
Johnny Osbourne, a retiree from The Dalles, Ore., became the second
MegaJackpot winner in four days and the third in two months at Chinook Winds
when he won $248,420 on May 1. Osbourne was celebrating his fifth wedding
anniversary and already had won $50 on the 25-cent Wheel of Fortune progressive
when it hit.
Just four days earlier, Kenneth “Bo” Oliver won $819,735 on the $1 Wheel of
Fortune progressive at Chinook Winds. Oliver is from Coos Bay, Ore., and was in
Lincoln City for a meeting. He was visiting Chinook Winds between sessions and
had only invested $20 when the lights and sirens let him know he hit the MegaJackpot.
Oliver says he knew he had won, but was not aware of the amount. As for his
winnings, Oliver plans to invest in real estate and help his children.
Osbourne’s jackpot is the eighth and largest to be paid out at the casino,
beating the old record of $695,036, set in March of this year, by $124,000. Chinook
Winds now has awarded just under $3.3 million in MegaJackpots since 1996.
Celebrity Star Search 3
Karaoke Contest Names Winner
Celebrity Star Search Karaoke completed its third nine-week competition
at Chinook Winds’ Rogue River Lounge with a sing-off on April 24.
Every week, contestants signed up to compete, dressed like the artist whose
hit song they performed. Participants were judged on costume originality,
performance, talent, and audience applause.
The eight-week contest included a tie one week, resulting in nine
semifmalists, including Jim Rodriquez, Wallace Nettles, Roger Le Fever, Rita
Merrill, Richard Greer, Rina Guthrie, Maria Albush, Nolan Butler, and Deborah
Bales.
Deborah Bales of Toledo, Ore., took top honors with her rendition of
Alanis Morrisette’s Ironic. Nolan Butler of Lincoln City, Ore., and Richard
Greer from Portland, Ore., tied for second place. Maria Albush - a yodeler’s
dream - from Eugene, Ore., took third.
Celebrity Star Search Karaoke 4 will begin in October. Regular karaoke
will continue every Wednesday evening at the Rogue River Lounge.
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June 2002
Take a wild ride with Paul Revere
& The Raiders at Chinook Winds
Casino on June 21 and 22.
Paul Revere organized The Raiders
in 1958. Since then, it’s been one wild
performance after another, with 25
consecutive hit singles, eight gold
albums, and nearly 50 million
records sold.
Louie Louie, Ooh Poo Pah Doo,
Just Like Me, Kicks, Hungry, Good
Thing, and Indian Reservation are
among the group’s many hits. Indian
Reservation sold nearly 3 million
singles, making it the biggest-selling
record for Columbia Records in
10 years.
In 1965-1966, the group was
featured on ABC’s five-day-a-week
network show, Where The Action Is,
produced by Dick Clark. In 1968-1969,
Paul Revere co-hosted the weekly ABC
series Happening, which featured The
Raiders. They’ve done numerous TV
and radio commercials, been featured
on many TV shows, and have
performed thousands of concerts in
North America and Europe.
Paul Revere, the only remaining
member of the original group, has been
called the “mad man of rock ‘n’ roll”
for good reason. On stage, he carries
on with maniacal glee, as if he wants
to get in the last laugh before the men
in the white coats carry him off.
Although members of the band
have changed over time, the on-stage
excitement has remained supercharged
and the quality of music has only
improved. It’s truly a “blast from
the past.”
Concert time is 8 p.m. each night.
Ticket prices range from $15 to $30,
depending on seat location.
Smokey Robinson, The Miracle
Man, to Perform
Smokey Robinson brings the silky
sounds of Motown to Chinook Winds
Casino on July 19 and 20.
A founding Motown executive,
songwriter, and producer, Robinson
began his career fronting The Miracles
as well as composing tunes for other
Motown acts. While performing with
The Miracles, his songwriting credits
included R&B and rock standards,
including Shop A round, Going To A Go-
Go, You ’ve Really Got A Hold On Me,
Tears Of A Clown, Ooh Baby Baby, I
Second That Emotion, and More Love.
Robinson is just as renowned for
the songs he composed for other
Motown artists, including classics like
The Temptations’ My Girl, Get Ready,
and The Way You Do The Things You
Do; Mary Wells’ You Beat Me To The
Punch, My Guy, and Two Lovers;
Marvin Gaye’s Ain’t That Peculiar and
I’ll Be Doggone; and The Marvelettes’
Don’t Mess With Bill.
Robinson's songs have been
recorded by a diverse array of artists
worldwide, including The Beatles,
D’Angelo, Terence Trent D’Arby,
Aretha Franklin, The Jackson 5,
Massive Attack, Dolly Parton, The
Rolling Stones, and others.
Robinson has 36 top-40 hits to
his credit. He has received the
“Living Legend” Grammy Award and
has been inducted into both the Rock
‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and the
Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. He also is
a recipient of the Soul Train “Heritage
Award” and MARAS “Lifetime
Achievement Award.”
With a voice as smooth as silk and
as timeless as the passions he sings
about, Robinson’s music has never lost
its smoldering allure. He still sings with
the same sensual passion that
generations of Americans have come to
love. As Robinson puts it, “My songs
are written about love. It’s an
everlasting subject. Love always
has significance and it never goes out
of style.”
Concert time is 8 p.m. each night.
Ticket prices range from $30 to $55,
depending on seat location.