CHINOOK WINDS CASINO RESORT
Bret Lucich
Packs House on
Opening Night
Quite the crowd came to celebrate
Bret Lucich, the man of many voices, at
his opening at Chinook's Seafood Grill
in late May. This longtime local man of
the keyboards is performing five nights
a week in the lounge. You can enjoy
the sounds of this music man's talents
in a relaxed setting four hours nightly
every Wednesday through Sunday.
Lucich enjoys working with the
crowd to play favorite songs requested
by the audience. His performances cre
ate toe-tapping rhythm for some and life
changing moments for others, adding
happy memories to all occasions. He also
holds the title of‘’On the Job Composer.”
“When there is an anniversary,
birthday or other special event being
celebrated. I develop a song specifi
cally for them,” said Lucich.
He has been performing in Lincoln
City since 1985, beginning in the Over
the Waves Lounge at Surftides.
“I started at my parent’s restaurant.
Sunset West Restaurant and Lounge in
Pacific City, as a freshman in high
school. I played every weekend with
my brother, Todd,” said Lucich.
Most recently at Salishan for the
past seven years, Lucich has developed
an audience both locally and with
guests from out of town.
New Bridge and Sand at Golf Resort
Chinook Winds Golf Resort re
cently completed the replacement of a
longstanding bridge connecting the
men's first tee to the first fairway.
The original bridge was shut down
because of structural and safety issues
shortly after the course was purchased
by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz In
dians in April 2005. With summer ap
proaching. the completion of the bridge
came at a good time.
“We are looking forward to a great
summer of golf. Great care and time was
taken to ensure little environmental
impact of the structure. The Tribe and
the casino are committed to the
sustainability of our natural resources
and arc not willing to cut corners where
the environment is concerned, so the
project took a little longer to ensure little
impact on the wetlands," said Bill Davis,
director of Golf and Hotel Operations.
The bridge was constructed by
Western Wood Structures in Tualitan,
Ore. Planning began in June 2007 and
the structure was completed in April
2008. The first day of use was May 17,
with golf course member Mike
Gallagher making the first crossing.
The key to the construction was the
helical anchors designed by Earth An
chor Systems. These anchors were in
strumental to the protection of the wet
lands that the bridge
crosses.
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“Jody Picconi, our superintendent,
worked closely with the construction crew
throughout the process to ensure little
disruption to the wetlands," said Davis.
Not only is there a new bridge for
golfers to use that once again is envi
ronmentally sound, but new sand has been
put into 90 percent of the bunkers on
the course. The #202 white sand from
Idaho is not only aesthetically pleas
ing, but also is more player-friendly.
Chinook Winds Golf Resort is lo
cated at 3245 NE 50lh St. in Lincoln City
with an indoor driving range, full service
pro shop, restaurant and fitness center.
For more information, please go to
our website al www.chinook winds
casino.com or call for a tee time at 541-
994-8442.
Mike Gallagher drives across the
new bridge at Chinook Winds Golf
Resort on May ¡7. Jody Picconi. golf
resort superintendent, is next to him.
Lincoln City to Hold Celebration of Honor in September
To honor all veterans and their
families, a small patriotic town on the
Central Oregon Coast, Lincoln City,
will host a city-wide “Celebration of
Honor” on Sept. 24-28, 2008.
Over the past several years, Lincoln
City has established itself as a welcome
safe haven for veterans and their fami
lies, a place for a weekend getaway or
to vacation for several days.
The community has welcomed vet
erans with open arms with the display
of the traveling Vietnam Wall in 2004:
a welcome home celebration for the
Oregon Army National Guard in 2005;
the annual rededication of the Veter
ans Memorial at Chinook Winds; the
dinner sponsored by Mo's Restaurant
in 2006, that fed 900 members of the
Oregon Army National Guard before
they deployed for Afghanistan; the
Field of Flags & Oregon Veterans Medal
Presentation in September 2007 at Chi
nook Winds; and the ongoing veterans
discounts offered by many of the city’s
motels through the Lincoln City Visi
tor and Convention Bureau.
Events will be held city-wide by
civic and charitable organizations,
merchants associations, the Lincoln
City Parks and Recreation Department
and Chinook Winds Casino Resort.
The Lincoln City Kiwanis Club will
hold a pulled-pork barbeque at
Kenny's IGA North store parking lot
from 1 1 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sept. 27.
The Lincoln City Parks and Recre
ation Department is sponsoring “Ad
ventures in Geocaching.” Please arrive
at the Lincoln City Community Center
(2150 NE Oar Place) and register by 2
p.m. on Sept. 27. At 2:15, participants
will be released to complete the adven
ture. All participants need a GPS and a
mode of transportation.
A fun run will be another of the
events sponsored by the Lincoln City
Parks and Recreation Department.
Also, the community center will of
fer free admission to veterans and their
families during the Celebration of Honor.
This includes the swimming pool, bas
ketball gym. weight and cardio rooms,
and rock climbing wall. Veterans need to
present identification at the front counter.
At the south end of town on 5 I'1
Street (near Mo's Restaurant and Siletz
Bay), the Roundabouts will offer kite
making and bean bag games. The Bay
Area Merchants Association is planning
a flag raising ceremony.
To commemorate Celebration of
Honor weekend, the Lincoln City VCB
will place 400 red, white and blue glass
floats on the beach for visitors to find.
Oregon Coast Community College
will hold a revival of its annual MASH
BASH at the Chinook Winds Hotel ban
quet facility the evening of Sept. 27.
complete with dancing, raffle items,
light hors d'oeuvres and a no-host bar.
The traveling Vietnam Wall is re
turning to Chin(X)k Winds on Sept. 24-28.
If you would like to volunteer to help
set up the wall, act as a guide or stand
guard at the wall during this event, con
tact Teresa Simmons at 541-996-5815.
As part of the annual rededication
of the Veterans Memorial in front of
Chinook Winds, a presentation of med
als will be made to Oregon veterans
on Sept. 28 at 2 p.m.
Chinook Winds' annual Run for the
Wind Poker Run also will be part of
the weekend's festivities.
Tanger Outlet Mall will have a
blood drive on Sept. 27.
l imes of events and other pertinent
information will be posted on the Chinook
Winds website at www.chinookwinds
casino.com in the coming months.
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