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It’s Happening at Chinook Winds in April... Casino Chip Show Returns Casino chips and memorabilia have become very popularon the collectibles market, so it’s a perfect time for the Northwest Casino Chip & Memorabilia Show scheduled for April 11-12 at Chinook Winds Casino. Casino chips, dice, cards, glassware, tokens, silver strikes, and slot cards will be included in the memo rabilia for show and for sale. This is the third show of this kind to be held at Chinook Winds. Admission is free and open to guests 21 and older. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. Door prizes, raffles, and a silent auction are all part of the fun. Trade sessions will take place one day prior to the show, on April 10 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. A poker tournament will take place at 7 p.m. on April 11, following the close of the show. For additional information, contact Jim Fredrickson at 541-994-7786 or e-mail cardroomboss@centurytel.net. by Teresa semons Comedy on the Coast Continues Comedy on the Coast is set for April 11-12, featuring a trio of comedians in a 90- minute show. Tim Haldeman will open the show, with Alonzo Bodden as the headliner and Don Barnhart as the featured act. Whether you know it or not, you’ve probably seen Tim Haldeman. The actor come stand-up comic has performed in more than 100 television shows and movies. Among his many credits are appearances on The West Wing, Malcolm in the Middle, ER, Once and Again, The Drew Carey Show, Sabrina The Teenage Witch and Third Rock From The Sun. Over the last decade, Haldeman has developed a stand-up routine that he’s performed across the country, including sold-out shows at The Sahara in Las Vegas and at the Atlantis Hotel in Atlantic City. Originally from New York and currently living in Los Angeles, Alonzo Bodden is one of the hottest up-and- coming stars on the L.A. stand-up comedy scene. He’s been a featured guest on Late Night with Conan O Brien and The Keenan Ivory Wayans Show, as well as Friday Night Videos. Also a talented actor, Bodden guest-starred on NBC’s The Profiler and had a recurring role on FOX’s The Visitor. He also has appeared at the Just For Laughs Montreal International Comedy Festival. Entertainment Business Journal calls Don Barnhart one of the top 100 comedians of 2001 and 2002! Besides being one of the first comics to graduate from the infamous Second City Improv Conservatory Program in Los Angeles, Barnhart has just released his first DVD. He also headlines nationally at top comedy clubs like the world-famous Improv and is a veteran of the USO’s Comedy Break World Tour with performances throughout the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Barnhart’s comedic style incorporates physical and facial expressions along with witty, off-the- wall observations and an upbeat, fast- paced, improvisational edge. He has the versatility to go from hip-hop to the corporate world without missing a beat. Barnhart has performed at U.S. embassies, Def Jam concerts, shows for the hearing-impaired, and nudist colonies. He’s got a Southern California flair that keeps audiences howling for more. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; the show begins at 8 p.m. A no-host bar will be available. Tickets, priced at $12, are available at the box office. See Body Slam in the Sand - World Pro Wrestling Wrestling fans - get ready for Body Slam in the Sand, a World Pro Wrestling event scheduled for April 25. With six matches and a Battle Royal between some of the hottest names in wrestling, the first pro wrestling event to be held at the casino is guaranteed to be a crowd pleaser. Scheduled matches include Buff Bagwell vs. Disco Inferno, Honkytonk Man vs. N.W.O. Vincent, The Warlord Blake Kruel vs. Doink The Clown, Indian Chief Billy Two Eagles vs. The Mighty Volkoff, Goldenboy vs. The Great Akbar, and The Assassin Brian Cox vs. Grappler “The Executioner.” The ring announcer for Body Slam in the Sand will be Lincoln City’s own radio personality Roger Robertson, direct from KBCH. This event is for ages 21 and over. A no-host bar and food court will be available. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the first match scheduled for 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 for ringside and $ 10 for general admission. Poker and Blackjack Tourneys With the exception of holidays, tournaments will be scheduled as follows: Monday Poker - Texas Hold’em, 4 p.m. Tuesday Poker - Omaha Hi-Lo, 4 p.m. Blackjack - Weekly Tournament, 6 p.m. Tuesday Thursday Sunday Wednesday Poker - Hold’em (no limit), 4 p.m. • • Thursday Poker - Tahoe Hi-Lo, 4 p.m. Blackjack - Weekly Tournament., 8 p.m. • • Friday Poker - Texas Hold’em, 4 p.m. • Saturday None Sunday Poker - None Blackjack-Weekly Tournament., 1 p.m. June 7 Dec. 13 Blackjack Tournament of Champions Blackjack Grand Tournament of Champions • Blackjack Tournaments Signups start at 5 p.m., play starts at 6 p.m. Signups start at 7 p.m., play starts at 8 p.m. Signups start at noon, play starts at 1 p.m. Buy-in is $20. Each guest receives $ 1,000 in tournament chips. We play 15 hands; the two players with the most money in chips will move on io a semi-final round. We offer one re-buy round played after the semi-final round. The final table has seven finalists. First-, second-, and third-place winners receive value chips and the other four receive dinner for two in the buffet. If you are first, second, or third in any one of the tournaments, you then qualify for the Tournament of Champions on June 14, 2003, and the Grand Tournament of Champions on Dec. 13, 2003. The Tournament of Champions is a free $2,500 tournament with an hors d’oeuvres party. The Grand Tournament of Champions is a free $10,000 tournament with a banquet before play. You must qualify in any one of the tournaments to be invited to the Tournament of Champions or the Grand Tournament of Champions. April 2003 □ Siletz News □ 19
