It’s Happening at Chinook Winds in March ...
Play Palace Presents
“Parents Night Out!”
Every Wednesday night throughout the school year, all parents are welcome
to drop off their child/children between 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. to stay for
two and one-half hours for $4.95.
This special “Parents Night Out” promotional offer
lets parents use the child care facility for two hours
instead of the regular four-hour minimum. In the two
hours, parents can go to the beach, see a movie,
go back to the house for a quiet evening, go
shopping, or go to Chinook Winds Casino.
Best of all, the children can be home and in
bed on time on a school night.
Amateur Boxing Returns with
Battle at the Beach II
Chinook Winds Casino &
Convention Center présents Battle at the
Beach II, Olympic-style amateur
boxing, on March 7.
It’s back by popular demand! The
first Battle at the Beach in November
2002 took place before a packed house.
So many requests came in for a repeat
that Chinook Winds will host another
boxing extravaganza that’s sanctioned
by USA Boxing, the national governing
body for all amateur boxing in the U.S.
Senior youth boxers, including some
Olympic hopefuls, age 11 and up will
be featured at this event. The fight card .
is nearly set for 10 bouts of three
or four rounds of one or two
minutes each.
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One of the bouts will
feature two women. Angel
Bovee from New York is
ranked No. 1 in the nation and §
won the U.S. Championships *
this year. She’ll go
up against national
Golden Gioves cham-
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pion Molly McConnell from
Portland, Ore., who is ranked No. 2
in the nation. With the exception of
Angel, all other contenders hail from
Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.
Battle at the Beach II will feature
several other bouts of special interest.
The first match pits D.J. Dominguez
against Eric Sanchez, two 11-year-olds
fighting at 90 pounds. These two
youngsters have fought twice in the past
and are evenly paired.
In the bantamweight category,
Troy Wohosky is scheduled to fight
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Adrian Brown. Brown, who is stationed
at Fort Lewis, is the 2003 winner of the
All-Army Championships.
Brauilo Lopez, who previously
fought at Chinook Winds, will face Will
Gates in a grudge match. Lopez and
Gates are junior welterweights.
Super heavyweights Mike Wilson
(240 pounds) will compete against 230-
pound Joe Leapai. Wilson was an
alternate for the 2000 Olympic team.
The fight between lightweights Cordell
Barbour and Frankie JJrrabazo is a sure
crowd pleaser. Barbour is ranked
No. 10 in the country
in the lightweight
(132 pound) divi
sion and Urrabazo
has been ranked
No. 3 for the past
three years at
featherweight
(125 pounds).
At least four of
s these up-and-coming
boxers fought at the
first Battle at the Beach.
Venues such as this help
establish youth boxing records for
consideration as Olympic contenders
Local radio personality Roger
Robertson will be the ring announcer
for this night of excitement.
Battle at the Beach II is open to
people age 21 and over, with tickets
priced at an affordable $10 for general
admission and $20 for ringside seats.
A no-host bar and food court will be
available. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the
boxing begins at 7 p.m.
March 2003
by Teresa Simmons
Thank You for Helping...
Dear Friends at Chinook Winds:
Once again the holiday season is
behind us. I am writing to thank you
on behalf of our entire office staff and
the foster children of Lincoln County
for your outstanding efforts of putting
up a Christmas tree, making tags, and
collecting gifts for several foster
children from this county.
The event took place on Dec. 23,
2002. It was held at The Embarcadero
in Newport because of the central
location. Because our population of
foster children has grown, the event
was held in both parts of the ballroom,
as opposed to half of it partitioned off.
Santa arrived and he posed for a
picture with each child and then
presented them with a gift. Most of
those gifts came from Chinook Winds.
Thank you so much for your
eagerness to help. For years, you 've
been there, ready and willing to help.
First you call us, eager to get name tags
made for the tree, so your employees
can dig deep into their pockets in
difficult times to help children that they
don’t even know. That is incredibly
touching, and we so appreciate it!
We do not take it for granted.
We hope you and yours have a
happy successful New Year. Thanks so
much from all of us! It's always a joy
working with you.
Sincerely,
Julie Rhoades, Social Service
Assistant, Dept, of Social Services
Comedy on the Coast Continues
Comedy on the Coast is set for
March 14-15 and features Art Krug as
the opening act, with Russ T. Nailz as
the headliner and Susan Rice as the
featured comedian in a 90-minute show.
A Portland native, Krug has the
calm demeanor of the guy next door -
the one who always seemed so normal.
But when he takes the stage, that gives
way to a boiling comic spirit and a
uniquely creative mind that have made
him one of the “funniest ever to come
out of the Northwest,” according to
Entertainment Scene magazine.
His TV credits include Showtime’s
Comedy Club, PM Magazine, AM
Northwest, Two at Four, CBS News at
Noon, and Funny Business as well as
numerous commercials. Krug has
traveled across the U.S. and Canada for
the last 19 years, performing at The
Improv, Comedy Underground,
Punchlines, The Last Laugh, Comedy
Cellar, and The Riviera in Las Vegas.
Twenty years as a pro give Nailz a
natural on-stage persona. He greeted
Southern Californians on 91X FM radio
every morning for nearly 10 years. His
mix of original current event jokes,
character voices, and special effects
produced many memorable on-air bits.
He also has appeared in a few TV
movies and several comedy shows.
Nailz has a unique talent for finding
the proper material to perform for each
audience he faces. This multi-talented
comedian has developed many interesting
characters, which he incorporates into
his comedy routine. Comedy club
audiences across the nation can attest
to the music, mirth, and madcap fun
enjoyed when Nailz is onstage.
Rice is funny, familiar, and female.
People consider her part of the family.
She twists daily conversations and
experiences so that you walk away
with a whole new perspective on your
own relatives.
Rice, a Pacific Northwest native,
began her comedy career in college. Her
love of performing arts began in San
Diego, then grew in Portland, Ore.,
where she worked in banking and
pursued acting. She discovered comedy
at the The Leaky Roof Tavern and from
the moment she stepped on stage, she
knew she had found her career.
For 15 years, she’s been a profes
sional stand-up comedian and has had
the privilege of performing in every state
of the union and to every state of mind.
Television appearances include An
Evening at the Improv, Comedy
Central, and Comedy Club Network.
Comedy club bookings include Catch
a Rising Star, The Ice House,
Indianapolis Comedy Connection,
Igby’s, The Laff Stops, The Improve,
and The Laugh Factory.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; the show
begins at 8 p.m. A no-host bar will be
available. Tickets are $12.