It’s Happening at Chinook Winds in August ...
Portland Man
Hits Jackpot
Paul Betterton won $240,658 when
he hit the Wheel of Fortune® quarters
MegaJackpot™at Chinook Winds
Casino on July 5.
Betterton, who lives in Portland,
said he was on his way to the beach but
decided to visit the casino first. He went
on to say that friends recommended the
winning machine. “I've had good luck
in the past and (my) friends said this
one was paying well,” he said.
Coincidentally, Betterton reported
that his wife “almost won” five minutes
earlier. After investing about $80,
Betterton said he was “ecstatic” upon
realizing he had won the top prize.
Immediate plans for these winnings
include paying bills, but Betterton
added, “We need a bigger house and
this will help us to do that.”
This MegaJackpot™is the 10th to
be awarded at the casino, bringing
Chinook Winds’ total IGT payout to
more than $5.2 million since 1996.
Of the nine MegaJackpots™to be
awarded, five have been on the 25-cent
Wheel of Fortune progressive system,
and one on the $1 Wheel of Fortune
progressive system.
Three MegaJackpots™ have been
awarded on the Quartermania®
progressive system and one has been
on the Megabucks® system. Chinook
Winds is one of seven tribal casinos in
Oregon that belongs to a nationwide
Native American progressive gaming
network. Together, Oregon casinos have
awarded more than $33.3 million in
IGT MegaJackpots™since 1996. The
network includes more than 100 tribal
casinos in 14 states.
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August Starts with Volleyball and Party Weekend
It’s another first for Chinook Winds
with the sponsorship of the $25,000
U.S. Amateur Sand Doubles Volleyball
Championships on Aug. 1-3. The
Chinook Winds parking lot will be
transformed into another beautiful
beach for this sand volleyball tourn
ament. This PACNOVA event will be
packed with fun for everyone!
The weekend will kick off on Aug. 1
with a Chinook Winds Employee Vol
leyball Challenge from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tournaments will take place on
Aug. 2-3. It’s a double elimination
tournament for Men’s Doubles and
Women’s Doubles in Men’s Open,
Men’s “A,” Women’s Open, Women’s
“A,” and Over 40 Masters divisions.
Cash prizes will be given only for
the Open and A Division tournaments
with payouts to 16 places. The first-
place prize in the Men’s Open Division
is $5,000 and $ 1,000 for the Men’s “A”
Division.
Participants must check in by
7:30 a.m. for the competition that
begins at 8 a.m. All matches except
Kenny Loggins will perform at
Chinook Winds on Aug. 8-9. 1 'm Alright
is just one of his tunes that’s been
dancing around in your head for years.
Loggins began his career as a staff
writer for Wingate Music and came to
prominence as a member of Loggins
and Messina from 1972-77.
After separating from Jim Messina,
Loggins set out on a solo recording
career, specializing in rock ballads such
as Whenever I Call You Friend, a 1978
top 5 hit in the U.S. that was co-written
by Melissa Manchester and included
harmony vocals by Stevie Nicks.
In 1979, Loggins enjoyed a top-20
hit with This Is It and co-wrote The
Doobie Brothers’ million-selling U.S.
chart-topper What A Fool Believes with
the band’s singer, Michael McDonald.
The U.S. top-20 hit Don't Fight It,
meanwhile, was a collaboration with
Journey singer Steve Perry.
During the ‘80s, Loggins estab
lished himself as a writer and performer
For more information on the
casino and Lincoln City community
events, visit these Web sites:
Winds
Casino:
www.chinookwindscasino.com
Chamber
of
Commerce:
www.lcchamber.com
Visitor & Convention Bureau:
w ww.oregoncoast. org
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championships will take place on the
beach. For tournament sign-ups and
information, contact Jay Sjogren at
PACNOVA@attbi.com.
Pro volleyball doubles champions
exhibition matches will be held at the
championship courts in the parking lot
on Aug. 2, featuring volleyball greats
Mike Dodd, Jon Stevenson, Linda
Hanley, and Liz Masakayan.
Mike Dodd, known as M.D., has
won a total of $ 1,548,752 during his 16
years as a professional volleyball player.
He won the silver medal in beach
volleyball at the 1996 Olympics.
Stevenson, AKA “Jonny the Steve,” has
racked up career winnings of $297,226
during his 15-year career and has long
been regarded as “pound for pound, the
best beach player in the world.”
Hanley, with career earnings at
$167,517, has competed in 14 grand
slam events and is ninth in earnings.
She was a USBVA All-American in
1980. Masakayan has won a whopping
$291,692 over the course of her vol
leyball career. She and her partner won
two of four matches at the 1996
Olympic trials. These super athletes
also will be available for autographs and
photos during this three-day event.
Enjoy free tropical parties on
Aug. 1-2 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. with
DJ-driven music! On Aug. 1, a
Caribbean party and dance, including
the Miss Hawaiian Tropics preview,
will be held. A surf party and dance will
be held on Aug. 2, including the Oregon
finals of the Miss Hawaiian Tropics
contest. This will conclude the Oregon
Coast Miss Hawaiian Tropics
competition, a preliminary of the largest
pageant of its kind in the world.
A Woody Car & Truck Show also
will take place on Aug. 1-3 from noon
to 5 p.m., along with food, souvenir, and
concession vendors plus a beer and
wine garden. The arcade deli will run a
special on hot dogs and Italian sodas.
Numerous events will take place
inside the casino, including a Bingo
special on Aug. 3 at 1 p.m. - $20 buy-
in; blackouts pay $500, regulars
pay $250.
Kenny Loggins in Concert
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by Teresa Simmons
. August 2003
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of theme songs for the new breed of
Hollywood action movies. Beginning
with 198O’s top-10 hit I 'm Alright (from
Caddy shack) and 1984’s chart-topping
title song from Footloose (also a U.K.
top-10 hit), he reached his commercial
peak with the soundtrack of Top Gun
in 1986.
As well as co-writing several songs
used in the movie, Loggins recorded
the U.S. No. 2 hit, Danger Zone. This
was followed by music for 1988’s
Caddy shack II, including another U.S.
top-10 hit, Nobody's Fool. He had a
minor hit with Conviction of the Heart
in 1991, taken from his “divorce”
album, Leap of Faith.
Six years later, he concurrently
released an album and a book detailing
his remarriage. His most successful
recordings in recent years have been
two children’s albums named after his
first-ever hit song, House At Pooh
Corner, which the Nitty Gritty Dirt
Band took into the U.S. charts in 1971.
Kenny Loggins
Don’t fight it. Just stop in at
Chinook Winds, kick back, and enjoy
the show. Shows are at 9 p.m., Aug. 8
and 8 p.m., Aug. 9. Tickets are $30 to
$50, depending on seat location.