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It’s Happening at Chinook Winds in December ... by Teresa Simmons Chinook Winds Awards $1.7 Million Megabucks® Jackpot A retiree from Portland, Ore., won $1,789,156 when she hit the Megabucks® jackpot at Chinook Winds Casino in October. The winner, who asked to remain anonymous, said she has played “the same machine several times in the past.” She was visiting the casino on a “gambling getaway” and was getting ready to meet some friends when the Megabucks® jackpot hit. Her million-dollar win came as a surprise. “I didn’t realize it until someone pointed it out to me,” she said. This Megajackpot™ is the ninth to be awarded at Chinook Winds, bringing the casino’s total Megajackpot™ payout to more than $5 million since 1996, with approximately $3.5 million of this paid out this year. Of the nine Megajackpot™ to be awarded, this is the casino’s first on the Megabucks® system. Four Megajackpots™ have been from the 25-cent Wheel of Fortune9 progressive system, one from the $1 Wheel of Fortune9 progressive system, and three from the Quartermania® progressive system. Chinook Winds is one of six tribal casinos in Oregon that belongs to the nationwide Native American progressive gaming network. The network includes more than 100 tribal casinos in 13 states. Megabucks® is a dollar progressive system in which the player bets $2 to $3 at a time while attempting to line up the Megabucks® reel symbols that will trigger the Megajackpot™. Each time a player inserts a coin into a linked machine anywhere within the network, the jackpot grows. The Megabucks® progressive jackpot starts at $1 million. Tribal elder and much decorated veteran Eddy Collins (shown with his daughter, Edie) was honored at the Veteran’s Day show held at Chinook Winds Casino on Nov. 11. Approximately 400 people attended the free concert, which was opened by the Siletz Honor Guard and the posting of the colors. Bill Ward, veteran’s liaison for Congresswoman Darlene Hooley, presented the casino, the Honor Guard, and the tribe each with a congressional flag and led the crowd in the pledge of allegiance. The Lincoln Pops Band (a 16-piece big band) played several selections from the ‘40s, followed by vocalists Mike Bartie, Bill Montague and Jakki Ford, and the banjo stylings of Will Kiefer. The production 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. This night of fun features a trio of comedians in a 90-minute show. Each will do a 30-minute spot. Henry Cho headlines this month, with Gary Brightwell as the featured act and Mike “Wally” Walter as host. A Tennessee boy who also happens to be of Korean descent, Henry Cho has a distinct comic presence. Cho’s idiosyncratic charisma has helped him succeed in stand up comedy, which he began performing in 1986. Since then, he has appeared on The Tonight Show and on MTV several times, hosted Friday Night Videos, and taken part in various comedy specials. Cho also has played featured roles in sitcoms and films such as McHale’s Navy and the Farrelly brothers’ Say It Isn’t So. Gary Brightwell has opened for the biggest names in comedy, including 28 it □ . Siletz News o it ì V< J Jerry Seinfeld, Paul Reiser, Jim Carey, Garry Shandling, Jay Leno, Jeff Foxworthy, Tim Allen, and Dennis Miller. Before plunging into stand-up comedy full time, Brightwell earned two degrees in aerospace engi-neering and worked as an engineer at McDonnell Douglas. His keen wit and observational humor have been featured on such shows as NBC’s Friday Night, A&E’s Comedy on the Road, and on Comedy Central. Mike “Wally” Walter has appeared on Showtime, MTV, and Amer ica’s Funniest People. He was a two-time finalist in the prestigious Seattle Comedy Competition and has been nominated for an American Comedy Award for “Nightclub Comic of the Year.” Doors open at 7 p.m.; show time is 8 p.m. A no-host bar will be available. Tickets, priced at $10 in advance and $ 12 on the day of the show, are available at the box office. □. December 2002. «j VW* T C u VVW m concluded with a pipe and drum salute to fallen soldiers. The Siletz Honor Guard, who opened and closed the veteran ’s show, included Walt Klamath, Tom Downey, Josh Blacketer, Terry Fisher, Frank Simmons, Kelly Mason, Dub Bellinger, and Ed Ben. Jerry Marzan and Forest Bahler also participated but are not shown in the photo.
