It’s Happening at Chinook Winds in June ...
by Teresa Simmons
Commotion at the Ocean IV
Special Events
June 7: Country Dance, McKenzie
River Band, 8pm, $10
June 13: Commotion at the Ocean IV,
pro boxing
June 15: Big Band Dance, Two
O’clock Jump Orchestra,
2pm-6pm, $10
June 20-22: CW 8th Anniversary
Celebration
June 29: Mega Slot Madness
July 18-20: Dixieland Jamboree
July 18-20: Rib & Chili Cook-off
July 25: Battle at the Beach III,
amateur boxing
Aug. 1&2: Pro Volleyball
Aug. 8-10: Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow,
Siletz
Aug. 15& 16: Seafood & Wine Event
Aug. 16: Miss Native American
Pageant
Aug. 22-24: Run for the Wind
Entertainment
June 20&21: Cast of Beatlemania
9pm Fri., 6pm & 9pm Sat., $10-$ 15
July 4&5: Comedy on the Coast
9pm Fri. & Sun., 8pm & 10pm
Sat., $12; Dave Anderson, Art
Krug, and Mike “Wally” Walter
July 11&12: George Carlin
9pm Fri., 8pm Sat., $3O-$6O
July 26: Cool Jazz on the Coast II
7pm to midnight, $15; Tall Jazz,
Everything’s Jake, Randy Porter Trio
Aug. 8&9: Kenny Loggins
9pm Fri., 8pm Sat., $3O-$5O
Aug. 22&23: Paul Revere and
The Raiders
9pm Fri., 6pm & 9pm Sat, $ 15-$3O
Aug. 29-31: Comedy on the Coast
9pm Fri. & Sun., 8pm & 10pm
Sat., $12; Kenny Bob Davis,
Michael Pace, Tim Haldeman
Sept. 5: Julio Iglesias
One show only, 9pm Sat., $30-$60
Sept. 12-15: Battle of the Big Bands
$10
Sept. 19&20: Comedy on the Coast
8pm, $12
Sept. 26&27: The Beach Boys
9pm Fri., 8pm Sat., $30-$60
Community Events
June 8: Mixed Scramble Golf
Tournament, for Lincoln County
Children’s Advocacy Center,
Salishan Lodge and Golf Resort
June 13-29: Cascade Head Music
Festival
June 14&15: Devils Lake Fishing
Tournament
June 16: Soap Box Derby and Auto
Fest Car Show
June 18-21: Lincoln County Fair,
Newport
June 20-22: Glass Weekend Gallery
Hop
July 3: Depoe Bay Annual Fireworks
July 4: Fireworks, 51st St., Lincoln City
July 11&12: Relay for Life, Taft HS
Aug. 3: Sandcastle Contest, 51st St.
Sept. 14: Lincoln City Sprint
Triathlon
Sept. 18-21: Fall Kite Festival,
D River Wayside
Sept. 20: 48th Annual Indian-Style
Salmon Bake, Depoe Bay
Play in Free Slot Tournaments
On June 3 and July 8, Chinook
Winds will hold free Senior Slot
Tournaments. Registration starts at
7 a.m., with the first round of play at
9 a.m. Entry is free with your Winner’s
Circle card for those age 55 or older.
For more information or to obtain
tickets for all concerts, call
1-888-MA IN-ACT
(624-6228) or
TicketsWest
1-800-992-TIXX (8499).
First place pays $250 and $1,000
in cash will be paid through 12th place.
Play is limited to the first 144 players.
Head to Chinook Winds on June 14
for our 1 a.m. late-night Full Straw
berry Moon slot tournament. Entry
is free with your Winner’s Circle card.
First place pays $500! Cash prizes
will be paid through sixth place.
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Harding Sets First Oregon Match
Get ready to rumble on June 13 at
Commotion at the Ocean IV as pro box
ing returns to Chinook Winds Casino.
Commotion at the Ocean IV will
feature appearances by former
heavyweight champion Larry Holmes,
four-time former world middleweight
champion “Terrible” Terry Norris, and
former world super featherweight
champion Cornelius Bosa Edwards.
In the headlines again will be former
Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding,
competing in her first Oregon match.
The main event pits heavyweight
Orlin Norris (former NABF heavy
weight champ, NABF and WBA
cruiserweight champ, and IBA super
cruiserweight title holder) against
“Country Boy” Troy Weida (former
MABA heavyweight champ).
The event is presented by promoter
Bob Arum and Top Rank Boxing.
Featured fights include:
Heavyweight Orlin Norris, of
Lubbock, Texas, brother of former
champ Terrible Terry Norris, who
will square off against “Country
Boy” Troy Weida of Kewanee, Ill.,
in a 10-round bout. Norris, 37, has
a record of 53-8-0-1 and 28 KOs,
compared to 31-year-old Weida’s
record of 41-14-2 with 30 KOs.
Weida, at 6’3”, 230 pounds, and a
75-inch reach, has a height and
reach advantage over the 210-
pound Norris, who has a 70-inch
reach and stands 5’11”.
Heavyweight Eric “Butterbean”
Esch from Jasper, Ala., in a
four-round bout. Butterbean’s
record stands at
64-3-4-2 with
49 KOs. Troy
Roberts from
Vancouver,
Canada, will
take on the King
of the Four
Rounders. He
has a record of 8-9, with seven KOs.
Tonya Harding, bantamweight
from Vancouver, Wash., in a four-
round bout. Her record stands at
2-1. Known for being a scrapper
both personally and professionally,
Harding will face off against Emily
Larry Holmes
Gosa, who hails from Sulligent,
Ala., and will make her pro debut.
Undercard bouts include:
❖ Vic Branson, local favorite from
Willamina, Ore., fighting as a super
middleweight
in a six-
round
bout. His
record is
4-5-1
with two
KOs. His
opponent
Billy Thompson
from Lubbock, Texas, has a
6-2 record with three KOs.
❖ Reggie Davis of Portland, will
square off against Cebien St.
Pierre of Las Vegas in the super
welterweight six-round match.
Davis has a record of 6-1 with three
KOs and Pierre’s record stands at
7-17 with three KOs.
❖ Featherweight Gabriel Flores of
Connell, Wash., vs. James Ramos
of Salem, Ore., in a four-round
bout. Both fighters have records of
0-1 with no KOs.
Former champs Holmes, Norris,
and Edwards will be available for
autographs and photos from 6:30 p.m.
to 7:30 p.m., prior to the fights. Fans
should bring their own cameras.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the
first bout at 7:30 p.m. A no-host bar and
food court will be available. This event
is for ages 21 and over. Tickets are
priced from $35 to $200.