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Commitment to fitness revs up with first fitness challenge of the year To make the process more enjoyable By Teresa Simmons and easier, the employee dining room There are many benefits to working has more menu items for the staff with at Chinook Winds Casino Resort. Just a a full-option sandwich bar offering fresh sampling would include health insurance, the location, fascinating people, free vegetables, chips that have fewer calories, several beverage options other than soda, lunches and discounts at participating sugar-free desserts and many lean hot merchants. Not to be overlooked is Chinook food items. Calorie cards to help deter mine calorie intake also are provided. Winds’ continued commitment to offer the Chinook Winds embarked on its cur staff ways to achieve a healthier lifestyle. rent twice-yearly weight loss challenge, Each year, the Benefits Fair offers testing challenge No. 10, beginning with sign-ups for blood pressure, bone density and other on Jan. 10. Weigh-ins began Jan. 17 for non-invasive testing along with the results the challenge that will run from Feb. 7 of free lab tests that are provided to any through May 6. staff member who chooses to take the time To make the competition most effec to have their blood drawn at Samaritan tive, cash prizes will be awarded for first-, North Lincoln Hospital during a specified second- and third-place winners in men’s period of time. Diabetes classes are available and so Courtesy photo from Chinook Winds staff are free flu shots. The EASE program of Maxie Kinney, fitness center manager, helps Douglas Brown sign up for the 1(F fers counseling related to emotional and Chinook Winds Casino Resort Fitness Challenge. percent of body weight lost and percent of body fat lost. Those who utilize the fitness center will be eligible for raffle psychological problems, challenges in relationships and parenting, work difficul ties, child and elder care needs, financial difficulties and substance abuse. With the purchase of Chinook Winds Golf Resort and Fitness Center in 2005, a new opportunity became apparent. Not only is Chinook Winds staff offered membership to the fitness center at a reduced rate, but employ ees also are encouraged to put their competitive tendencies to use through weight loss challenges. Super Party features Mark Rypien, Game Day Million cards, other prizes See the big game on giant TVs at Chinook Winds where this powerhouse of parties hosts its annual viewing party inside the convention center on Feb. 6. The 45th Super Bowl will be broadcast live from Texas Stadium in Dallas. The Super Party at Chinook Winds is only $10 and includes your chance to win $25,000. Former NFL pro player Mark Rypien will meet the public from 2-6 p.m. on game day. Rypien was a member of two Super Bowl champi onship teams and received the MVP award at Super Bowl XXVI when he played for the Washington Redskins. This age-21-and-older party begins at 2 p.m. and the game starts at 3 p.m. Stadium-style food will be available for purchase as well as beverage specials throughout the game. A two-part ticket will be given to each guest with entry. The tickets will be used for drawings that include NFL merchandise, a TV and surround sound, and a barbeque grill. In addition to drawing tickets, guests also will receive a Game Day Million card at the convention center party. Four two- number combinations are present on each card, one for each quarter. To win a prize, a game piece must have the correct last digit of the score for both teams at the end of each quar ter. Guests have a chance to win $50 for winning one quarter, $100 for two quarters, $1,000 for three quarters and $25,000 if all four quarters are correct. In other action, you can watch the game on big screen TVs in the Rogue River Lounge or at Aces Bar and Grill at Chinook Winds Golf Resort. Game Day Million cards will be available at Aces along with food specials and giveaways throughout the game. Good Fun! Good People! Good Jobs! Chinook Winds Casino Resort is looking for enthusiastic people to join our win ning team. Positions vary from week to week, however, these positions are frequently recruited ones and applications are accepted and screened as openings occur: servers, cashiers, janitorial and dealers. For a complete listing of current employment opportunities, call our Job Line at 888-244-6665, ext. 8097, or visit our website at www.chinook windscasino.com. For more information, call the Human Resources Office at 541-996-5800. Get More Info 18 • Chinook Winds Casino Resort: www.chinookwindscasino.com • Chamber of Commerce: ww w.lcchamber.com • Visitor & Convention Bureau: www.oregoncoast.org ‘ • Siletz News * A personal trainer is available to ad vise each participant in the proper use of the many pieces of exercise equipment at the fitness center and fitness information is printed in each edition of Tillicums, the employee newsletter. February 2011 prizes based on the amount of time spent in the gym. In 2010, the 149 weight loss chal lenge participants lost a total of 2,093 pounds, an average of 5.88 percent of each person’s total body weight. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiniiiiiiiHiiiin^ Happy Birthday to You! CELEBRATE Y OCR BIRTHDAY IN BINGO Every day of your birthday month when you come play bingo, you will re ceive a free start-up. 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