It’s Happening at Chinook Winds ...
Chinook Winds
Entertainment
Aug. 9&10: Williams & Ree
8pm Fri. & Sat., $ 10-$ 15
Aug. 23&24: John Kay &
Steppenwolf
8pm Fri. & Sat., $10-$30
Sept. 6&7: Engelbert Humperdinck
8pm Fri. & Sat., $3O-$5O
Sept. 27&28: Beach Boys
8pm Fri. & Sat., $3O-$55
Oct. 11&12: Three Dog Night
8pm Fri. & Sat., $ 15-$30
**Tickets go on sale 60 days in advance.
Chinook Winds
Events
Aug. 18: Big Band Swing Dance
Aug. 22: Full Moon Monthly Slot
Tournament
Aug. 23-25: Run for the Wind III
Aug. 30&Sept. 1: Comedy Night on
the Coast
Sept. 13&14: SalsaFest - comedian,
band and dance
Sharon Robinson of ~
Hillsboro, Ore., won the
$7, 777 grand prize at
Chinook Winds 7th
Anniversary Celebration
on June 26.
Full Moon Mania
Slot Tournaments
There’s something to howl about in
the coming months! To celebrate the
full moon, a monthly slot tournament
will be held with the sleepless in mind.
The next tournament will be the
Full Red Moon Tournament on Aug. 22,
followed by the Full Harvest Moon
Tournament on Sept. 21.
Entry begins at 12 a.m. (midnight)
and 6 a.m. Rounds take place every 20
minutes beginning at 12:20 a.m. and
continuing until 2 a.m., and beginning
again at 6:20 a.m. and continuing until
8 a.m. The prize round takes place at
8:30 a.m.
Entry is free with a Winner’s Circle
card; first come, first play.
Prizes will be awarded from first
to 12th place, with a top prize of $ 1,000
and a total prize pool of $2,800 (may
be adjusted).
Employees are not eligible to
enter. Chinook Winds reserves the right
to alter or cancel these tournaments at
any time.
Sunday
Blackjack
Tournaments
Join the fun at the Sunday black
jack tournaments. For an entry fee
of $30, play with a possibility of
winning $1,000!
Tournaments begin at 1 p.m., with
$2,000 in prize money guaranteed each
tournament. Prize money will be $2,500
if sold out (84 players). From sixth
through first place, prizes range from
$100 to $1,000.
by Teresa Simmons
7th Anniversary
Celebration!
Congratulations to Chinook Winds employees celebrating their seventh
anniversary with the casino! Back row, I to r: Abe Martin, Jim Fredrickson,
Mike Callaway, Louis Keene, Dennis Brundell, Rod Ben, and Rex McCarthy.
Front row, I to r: Teresa Welch, Debbie Breon, Marilyn Mathews, Barbara
Young, Greg Pollard, Loretta Walling, Shirley Edmunds, and Janie Lane.
Not pictured: Robert Dumond, John Farrar, Susan Fisher, David Gray, Matt
Kentta, Lila LaRue, Jenifer Leake, Donna Mann, Jessie McNeil, Pamela
Morgan, and Joy Ray.
Comedy Night on the Coast
Chinook Winds Casino invites you
to become hysterical, laugh until your
sides ache, and giggle with uncontrolled
glee at Comedy Night on the Coast.
Because of the Rogue River
Lounge’s great success every Thursday
with once-a-week comedy from across
the Northwest, casino management
decided to go one step further with a
total comedy experience in the
convention center. Approximately
every four weeks, on Friday and
Saturday evenings, a trio of comedians
will perform in ' 5 a 90-minute show.
Each will do a
30-minute spot.
The
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mances, held^**^^^ July 5 and 6
in a nightclubzgfcx/S^setting.
were very well
received.
The secondComedy Night on
the Coast is set for Aug. 30 and Sept. 1.
Featured comedians include opener
Mike Wally Walter, middle act Todd
Parker, and headliner Pat Matteson.
Doors open at 8 p.m., the show starts
at 9 p.m.
A no-host bar is available. Show
tickets, priced at $10 in advance and
$12 on the day of the show, are available
at the box office.
For a night full of chuckles,
Chinook Winds is the place to be.
Swing in the Summer
For more information or to obtain
tickets for all concerts, call
1-888-MA1N-ACT
(624-6228) or
Fred Meyer Fastixx
1-800-992-TIXX (8499).
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Siletz News
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Want to get into the swing of
things? Here’s your chance!
Chinook Winds Casino invites you
to “swing in the summer” at the
monthly Big Band Swing Dance on
Aug. 18.
The dance will be held in Chinook
Winds’ Convention Center, which
August 2002
offers a huge dance floor with plenty
of room to trip the light fantastic. The
Coastal Swing Band will provide the
music, featuring vocalist Jo Ann Jordan,
formerly of the Harry James Orchestra.
Doors open at 2 p.m. and couples
will be offered the chance to brush up
on their dancing skills with free dance
lessons from to 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. The
dance is scheduled from 3 p.m. to
6 p.m., and a no-host bar will be available.
Tickets, available at the box office,
are priced at $7 in advance or $10 the
day of the dance. Guests who present
their Winner’s Circle card will receive
a 10 percent discount on their tickets.