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Second Annual Beach Ball
Benefits CASA
Lincoln County CASA (Court
Appointed Special Advocates) will
once again host its annual fund-raiser,
the Beach Ball, at Chinook Winds
Casino on May 22 from 7:30 p.m. to
11:30 p.m.
This is CASA’s second year of
providing a fun evening of great music
and dancing on the Oregon Coast. For
those who attended last year,
check out the Web site http://webpages.
charter.net/casabeachball/ to see if your
dance moves are there! Those who
didn’t attend might enjoy browsing to
see last year’s fun and some of what’s
in store this year as well!
The evening will again feature the
Newport High School Stage Band,
under the direction of Darrel Meisen-
heimer. The students will perform for
the first hour of the event and you won’t
want to miss any of their superb sounds.
Chicago’s Own Burgie Crandall
and His Let’s Dance Band will take the
stage following the NHS band and play
for the remainder of the evening. Many
of you may be familiar with Burgie
Crandall and his musicians from the
Tigard area. The Beach Ball is proud
to bring this wonderful group of
musicians to the coast through the
sponsorship of West Coast Bank.
The event will feature a “Taste of
the Oregon Coast’’ buffet, door prizes,
and a silent auction with original artwork
from coastal artists and donations from
hotels, restaurants, and B&Bs.
Dress for the evening will once
again be “formal beach attire,” with
prizes awarded for the “creativity” and
“individuality” shown by dancers’
interpretations of the term. Come
dressed as you like to dance!
Lincoln County CASA’s focus in
presenting the Beach Ball is to provide
a fun, lighthearted evening of dance,
food, and friendship, while raising
money for a very serious cause.
Our corporate sponsors - including
Western Title & Escrow Company, which
covers our printing needs, and Umpqua
Bank, which supports us with staff,
donations, and equipment - will help
make this year’s event even better than
Beach Ball 2003!
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We’re also pleased that The Glass
Slipper and Shirley Howard once again
will join us with her beautiful display
of dance shoes, wraps, and accessories
available for sale. Shirley has offered
to donate a portion of any proceeds from
the evening’s sales to the CASA program.
CASA is a national organization
created in 1977 to serve the needs of
children placed in state custody. As
children move through the system, they’re
likely to meet several workers who will
come and go. A CASA volunteer may
be the only person who remains
constant during this difficult time.
CASA volunteers make a commit­
ment to follow the child’s care until he
or she is placed in a safe, secure
permanent home. This may be a period
of a few months or several years.
CASA volunteers come from all
walks of life and undergo training to
learn how best to work with the court
system, write reports, interview those
involved in the child’s life, and work
one-on-one with the child. This fund­
raiser will help support these volunteers
through additional training and by
allowing Lincoln County CASA to help
cover some volunteer expenses, such as
phone cards and required travel to work
the child’s case.
We invite you to attend this great
evening designed with you, our dance
community, in mind. We’ll provide a
24’ x 57’ dance floor, so there will be
plenty of room to move.
Tickets are $35 per person, $60 per
couple, and $240 per table of eight.
They’re available by mailing your check
to Lincoln County CASA, PO Box 707,
Newport, OR 97365.
Mail-order ticket deadline is May 10,
2004. Your tickets will be mailed to you
with an area visitor’s guide. Or you can
contact us by phone at 541-265-3116
or via e-mail at beachball 1 @charter.net
for additional information.
Special lodging packages are
offered for out-of-town guests through
Surftides Inn at 1-800-452-2159 and
Liberty Inn at 1-877-994-1777. Shuttle
service to the event is available from
both hotels.
May 2004
Deadline Extended for Miss Native
American Oregon Pageant
Applications are available for
contestants in the second annual Miss
Native American Oregon pageant,
which will take place on Aug. 21,2004,
at Chinook Winds Casino & Conven­
tion Center. Those interested in entering
the pageant should contact Dixie
Lorange at 541-996-2826.
This event provides scholarships to
young ladies who are enrolled members
of federally recognized tribes and
residents of the state of Oregon. The
winner will be eligible to compete for
the title of Miss Oregon 2005 in
Seaside, Ore., in July 2005, with the
ultimate goal of competing for the title
of Miss America 2006 in September
2005 in Atlantic City, N.J.
Since capturing the crown,
last year’s winner and the very
first Miss Native American
Oregon, Apollonia Lane, has
had a busy year. She has spoken
on tobacco prevention (her
forum) to local elementary
schoolchildren, in Boston at the
National Conference on Tobacco and
Health, and before the W.K. Kellogg
Foundation in Minneapolis/St. Paul.
During this time, she’s been
studying human services with a focus
on addiction studies at Chemeketa
Community College in Salem, Ore.
Apollonia is a member of the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
of Oregon.
Many young women dream of
scholarships to help pay for college.
Every year, the Miss Oregon
Scholarship Program offers to its
contestants more than $100,000 in cash
and in-kind tuition scholarships. These
scholarships are awarded to any
competitor, not just the ultimate
titleholder. Scholarships are
available for academic achieve­
ment, community service,
talent, fitness, speaking skills,
and more.
Miss Native America “Oregon” Scholarship Program j
Contestant’s Name:I
Address:_________________________________ __ ______________________
Phone: Date of Birth:
Tribe:
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Enrollment #:
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E-Mail:_________________ __________________________________________
Signature of Contestant
Date
Signature of Parent/Guardian if under 18
Date
If you have any questions, contact Dixie Lorange at 541-996-2826, toll-free at i
1-888-CHINOOK, ext. 2826, ore-mail dixiel@chinookwindsgaming.com.
Return this form no later than May 15, 2004, to:
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Dixie Lorange
Chinook Winds Casino
1777 NW 44th St.
Lincoln City, Oregon 97367
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