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:
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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
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