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Charley Pride returns to Chinook Winds with 29 No. 1 hits and more The legendary Charley Pride will perform live at Chinook Winds Casino Resort on March 18-19. Over the past 30 years, Pride has remained one of the top 20 best-selling country artists of all time. His incredible legacy comprises more than 70 million albums sold, with 31 gold and four plati num albums - including one quadruple- platinum. Bom to poor sharecroppers as one of 11 children, Pride has had an illustrious music career. His body of work includes 29 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country singles chart, including Is Anybody Goin ’ to San Antone, Kiss an Angel Good Momin’, (rm So) Afraid of Losing You Again, Mississippi Cotton Picking Delta Town, Someone Loves You Honey, When I Stop Leaving (I’ll Be Gone), Burgers and Fries, Mountain of Love and You’re So Good When You ’re Bad. Charley Pride Pride was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000. Showtime is 8 p.m. Tickets range from $25 to $40. Caged on the Coast features mixed martial arts bouts in ‘the slammer’ Chinook Winds, in partnership with the Full Contact Fighting Federation, is proud to present a mixed martial arts event, Caged on the Coast, on March 26. This event will consist of 12 to 15 amateur matches, including at least one title and possibly one female bout. The competition will be held in the 25-foot steel cage known to fight fans as “the slammer.” The schedule is as follows: • • • • • • Doors open at 6 p.m. National anthem at 6:45 p.m. First bout starts at 7 p.m. Ringside tickets - $75 Reserved tickets - $50 General admission tickets - $25 Don’t miss your chance to see the excitement of live MMA action. This is an age-21 -and-over event. Tesla Rock with Tesla’s blues metal sound Metal band Tesla will perform live in concert at Chinook Winds on April 1 -2. Don’t miss this multi-platinum rock group’s Forever More tour and hear hits like Love Song, Modem Day Cowboy and Signs as well as songs from the new album. Tesla’s music often is referred to as heavy metal but is better described as blues metal. The band’s lyrics also strayed from the themes popular in heavy metal, par ticularly in the 1980s at the beginning of their career. A further distinction from their contemporaries was their T-shirt-and-jeans image, in strong contrast to glam metal bands of the time that were characterized by big hair, leather pants and flashy makeup. In the early days of their career, Tesla toured with Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Def Leppard, and Poison, which incorrectly resulted in the band being categorized as a glam metal band. They resented this labeling and continued on to produce albums that represented their true blues metal stylings. The album Forever More was released in October 2008 on the band’s own record label, Tesla Electric Company Recordings. It debuted at No. 33 on the Billboard 200 chart and spawned the singles I Wanna Live, Fallin’ Apart and Breakin’ Free. Show time is 8 p.m. Tickets range from $15 to $30. Hilarity rules again at comedy show Don’t miss the hilarious comedy of Steve White, Ron Kenney and Heath Harmison at Comedy on the Coast at Chinook Winds on March 18-19. Unpredictability and liveliness are to be expected of any showcase headlined by Steve White. His loud voice and vibrant personality assail crowds and dare them to keep up with his up-tempo style. Listed among White’s numerous movie credits are roles in Coming to America, Harlem Nights, Clockers, Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever and Mo-Better Blues. He’s also surfaced on several Comedy Central productions, HBO, BET and Fox television. Ron Kenney has performed profes sionally for more than 25 years in Steve White almost every venue imaginable, from corporate shows to col leges to cruise ships and every comedy club in between. Today, most of his work takes place in the Silver State of Nevada, where he is known as “Mr. Las Vegas.” Kenney also has performed on A&E’s Evening at the Improv, VH-l’s Comedy on the Road and on MTV and Comedy Central. He has opened for some great performers, including Lou Rawls, Neil Sedaka, Melissa Manchester and Andrew Dice Clay. Heath Harmison grew up a small fat child in the little town of Twin Falls, Idaho. While his childhood haunts him in his dreams, it also makes people nearly keel over with laughter in comedy clubs. From experiencing his first kiss to mar ried life, kids and job experiences, his observations are on the mark with hilar ity and relativity. Now that he’s a grown man, when he’s not mak ing people laugh Harmison sits at home eating fruity pebbles and watch- ing the original adventures of the Power Rangers. His life experiences fol low the old saying about good comedy - “You can’t make this stuff up.” Comedy on the Coast begins at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and a no-host bar is available. This is an age-21-and-over event. Tickets are $15. Bolan named a Superstar employee Rick Bolan of Lincoln City, an employee in the Facilities Department at Chinook Winds Casino Resort, has been selected as the resort’s Superstar for the fourth quarter of 2010. In recognition of his accomplish ment, Bolan was presented with a check for $1,000. A marble tile plaque, engraved with his name, will be dis played at the front entrance to the casino. Tribal Elders, Siletz Tribal Gam ing Commission staff, Chinook Winds directors and selected staff attended the Superstar ceremony. Other employees nominated for this award included Theresa Moreau, Starla Kay and Tami Lundstedt. One-, five- and 10-year employees also were recognized for their service to the resort. From the 800 Chinook Winds employees, only a few are selected to receive this honor each year. To be eligible, an employee must perform his or her duties at a high standard of excel lence on a consistent basis and exhibit a dedication to internal and external customer service. Once an individual is nominated by casino staff or guests, the nomination must pass several reviews before the final selection. Bolan was nominated by a co worker for continuously setting an example of excellence. The nomination read, “Facilities employee Rick Bolan goes out of his way to assist fellow employees on a regular basis. I know when Rick is around things get done.” General Manager Sar Richards stated that Bolan is an employee who has a strong work ethic, is a very con sistent worker and is never afraid to take on a new task or responsibility. “He is an outstanding employee who is well-liked and respected by co workers who say he is a real pleasure to work with and his cheerful disposition is an asset to the Chinook Winds team as a whole,” said Richards. Rick Bolan March 2011 • Siletz News • 21
