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It’s Happening at Chinook Winds in October ... Come say Wilkommen at Oktoberfest; Win Trip to Germany Some come for the oompahs, some for the bratwurst. Either way, everybody will leave Chinook Winds’ Oktoberfest full and happy. Oktoberfest takes place Oct. 17 in the convention center from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. A trip for two to Roseburg German Band Germany on Luitansa Airlines will be given away to one lucky principals, all of whom are very winner at 11 p.m. tunefully gifted. Fans of polka and waltzes will Those who come for the German dance their feet off to Oregon’s own cuisine and beer will say “danke.” Roseburg German Band. This local German culinary favorites, including favorite band has been entertaining for bratwurst and sauerkraut, will be avail decades and is composed of talented able from concession stands. Stout and musicians who live and work in hardy German beers also will be on hand. Oregon. Members include a pedia Admission to this wunderbar event trician, dentist, highway patrolman, is free, but guests must be at least 21 music store owners, and two school years of age. Coastal Rhythm & Blues IV Returns Chinook Winds Casino presents Rhythm & Blues IV, a R&B concert and dance, on Oct. 18. This will be a return engagement for two well-known Northwest bands and includes the added presence of the great Mel Brown. Patrick Lamb, Paul deLay, and Mel Brown and their bands, all celebrated musicians in the R&B sphere, will each perform for 90 minutes. The concert will conclude with a grand finale’ master jam session. The Patrick Lamb Band features Patrick Lamb on the sax. He has per formed with and opened for such artists as George Benson, B.B. King, Kenny G., Wynton and Branford Marsalis, and has played at the White House. Paul deLay, considered one of the finest blues harmonica players and singer-songwriters, and his band are well known in blues circles across the nation. The Philadelphia Enquirer recently printed, “For a bluesman, and he’s a great one, Paul deLay has the most infectiously bright spirit you’re likely to hear... deLay doesn’t pull any punches, and like the best blues, his songs have the ring of truth that comes from real-life experiences.” This is Mel Brown’s first appear ance at Chinook Winds. Noted for his work with The Supremes, The Temptations, Diana Ross, Martha and The Vandellas, and numerous jazz musicians, Brown has firmly established himself as one of America’s foremost drummers. He’s even played with The Beatles - he’s the drum mer on their release of My Sweet Lord. Brown toured with Diana Ross from 1979 to 1990. He gave his most memorable concert when they played at the Royal Albert Hall and the Queen of England came to hear them. Brown loves straight ahead main stream jazz and has toured with Teddy Edwards and Bill Watrous. He regularly teams up with legendary jazz bassist Leroy Vinnegar at Atwater’s Restaurant. They have recorded a number of CDs, including the remarkable Walkin' the Basses in 1991. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; the music runs from 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. A food court and no-host bar, as well as non alcoholic beverages, will be available. Tickets are $ 15 for this event, which is open to guests 21 and over. by Teresa Simmons Vancouver Woman Hits Jackpot Sharon Schommer won $36,922 when she hit the Wheel of Fortune® quarters MegaJackpot™ at Chinook Winds Casino on Sept. 1. The winner, a homemaker from Vancouver, Wash., said she was on vacation but has “played this machine before.” She added, “It’s a good machine. I also heard someone had won big before.” Incredibly, Schommer had only invested $15 when the jackpot hit. “It just came from nowhere,” she said. The winner also said that she “always wanted to win and knew immediately” that she had won the top prize. This MegaJackpot™ is the second jackpot awarded this year at Chinook Winds. The first also was a Wheel of Fortune® quarters MegaJackpot™ that paid $240,568 on July 5. This is the 11lh MegaJackpot™ to be awarded at the casino since 1996, bringing Chinook Winds' total 1GT payout to more than $5.5 million since 1996. Of the 11 MegaJackpots™ to be awarded, six 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 belong to a nationwide Native American progressive gaming network. Together, Oregon casinos have awarded more than $35.5 million in IGT MegaJackpots™ since 1996. The network includes more than 100 tribal casinos in 14 states. ! J New Hours in Keno 8 a.m. to Midnight I j I Every Day! ■ AU events and promotions may be changed by management at any time. Joe G al l ison Meet Daytime Television Star Joe Gallison Devoted followers of Days of Our Lives have something special to look forward to. Joe Gallison, a regular on Days from 1974 to 1991, will be at Chinook Winds from Oct. 23-26 to sign autographs and pose for photos. Fans can find Gallison in the casino lobby from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Oct. 23-25 and 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 26. Gallison is most widely known to millions of fans as Dr. Neil Curtis on Days of Our Lives. On Oct. 16, 1991, Curtis spoke his last words in the University Hospital staff lounge, “I have rounds to make ... many rounds.” Gallison ad-libbed “many rounds” as an inside joke that he wouldn’t be back on the show. For fans, there never was an explanation of where Dr. Curtis disappeared to, but now fans can see him again. Gallison lives in Wilmington, N.C., where he’s become a respected acting teacher and coach. To celebrate Chinook Winds’ newest slots, patrons also can have their photos taken with the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Vanna White, and Kenny Rogers look-alikes or other costumed characters from Oct. 23-26. On Oct. 26, Chinook Winds Casino will give away $15,000 in a Mega-Slot cash drawing. At noon and each hour until 4 p.m., $1.000 will be given away to one lucky person. At 5 p.m., a single winner will receive $10,000. Winners must be present. October 2003 □ Siletz News □ 19
