Hospitality team looks to build ‘consistent high standard across the resort’
Courtesy photo by Chinook Winds Casino Resort staff
Josh Blacketer, Hollee Schildan, Rose Mignano and Bruce Cramer are members of
Chinook Winds’ new hospitality team.
Siletz Tribal member Josh Blacketer,
hospitality manager for Chinook Winds,
is proud to announce the addition of his
new team members.
“My team is charged with taking
the existing foundation of our customer
service levels and building on them,”
said Blacketer. “With our team, we look
forward to working with different depart
ments in the near future to help set a
consistent high standard across the resort
of customer relations.”
Hollee Schildan, the new hospital
ity clerk, is a 2010 graduate of Western
Oregon University. She has lived on the
Oregon Coast her entire life and can’t
imagine living anywhere else.
As a new employee to the Chinook
Winds Hospitality Department, she
hopes to create a firm foundation with
fellow employees and strengthen cus
tomer relations.
Rose Mignano, a Taft High School
graduate, is new to Chinook Winds Casino
Resort and excited to be a part of the new
Hospitality Department. She has worked
for more than 10 years in the customer
service industry as well as more than five
years in education.
After graduating from Pacific Uni
versity, Mignano came back to Taft as
an AmeriCorps (domestic Peace Corps)
member. She then moved to China to teach
English for two years. Her time in China
cultivated her love of adventure, showed
her the beauty of diversity and taught her to
see challenges as opportunities in disguise.
“I’m excited to be able to help build
the foundations for excellent guest ser
vices here at Chinook Winds,” Mignano
said. “I love to see people coming together
to collaborate for greatness.”
Bruce Cramer, hospitality specialist,
has been with Chinook Winds Casino for
three years. He started in Player Services,
moved to casino promotions and now is
part of the Hospitality Department.
Cramer spent 25 years in broadcast
news, primarily in Portland at KGW and
KATU television.
“This is an opportunity to be part of
something that will make a tangible dif
ference in the future of Chinook Winds,”
said Cramer of his newest position.
Omaha, Jones and Kane serve up life and laughs at Comedy on the Coast
Larry Omaha, Tim Jones and Kenny
Kane headline this month’s edition of
Comedy on the Coast at Chinook Winds
Casino Resort on April 29-30.
Bom on the banks of the Missouri
River, Omaha’s childhood was spent
fighting flood waters, snakes and coyotes
on America’s Midwestern plains. He
knew the memories of his youth were
destined for the standup stage. You’ll howl
as he turns Native American stereotypes
upside down and inside out.
You can see him on the new ABC
show No Ordinary Family, Showtime’s
comedy special Goin’Native, and HBO’s
Erotic Traveler. Omaha also will be a new
character (Nightwolf) in the next release
of Mortal Kombat 9.
Jones studied broadcast journalism
and worked as a news writer for NBC
before ditching it in favor of the stage.
“I wanted to be a network reporter,
you know, frontline reporting in the war
zone and all that stuff. Then I realized it
was pretty depressing. So I tried to write
funny, lighter stories, but they didn’t go
down too well. So I said, well, I’m going
to go where they accept this stuff. I quit,”
said Jones.
He moved to Los Angeles and started
onstage at the Comedy Store’s amateur
night. He then moved onto the TV circuit,
appearing in everything from Fresh Prince
of Bel Air to MTV and Comedy Central.
Kane is a multi-dimensional per
former who draws from his background as
a black belt, hip-hop dancer, soccer player
and track athlete to create an extremely
high-energy and physical show.
Kane’s unequivocal force is balanced
by authentic stories about family, relation
ships, teaching children and motivational
speaking. After watching a recent perfor
mance, an audience member said, “Wow!
I’m out of breath and I was sitting! Not
only was that hilarious, it was original and
he actually made me think.”
Show time is 8 p.m. Tickets are $15.
Veterans celebration set for September Test your luck on Lucky 8 Tuesdays
LINCOLN CITY, Ore. - Every year
to honor all veterans of the Armed Forces,
active duty personnel and their families, a
small patriotic town on Oregon’s Central
Coast, Lincoln City, hosts a city-wide
“Celebration of Honor.” This year’s event
is scheduled for Sept. 21-25.
Spearheaded by Chinook Winds
Casino Resort, this annual event continues
to grow with new exciting events added
every year while it retains many events
from previous years.
This September, Chinook Winds will
host the American Veterans Travelling
Tribute for the third time and the Oregon
Field of 1,000 Flags for the fifth consecu
tive year. Also returning is the challenging
Run for Honor 5K Run/Walk, the rededi
cation of the Veteran’s Memorial and
Oregon Veteran’s Medal presentations.
Lincoln City has established itself
as a welcoming community for veterans
and their families. Celebration of Honor
events will be held city-wide by civic
and charitable organizations, merchants
associations, Chinook Winds, the Lincoln
City Visitor and Convention Bureau and
Parks and Recreation Department, and
the Lincoln City Cultural Center. These
events are designed to appeal to veterans
and their families with many activities for
both children and adults.
The weekend-long celebration
includes displays of firefighting and rescue
equipment courtesy of North Lincoln Fire
and Rescue, displays of military equipment
and memorabilia, and fundraising break
fasts, lunches and dinners across town
to benefit many veterans’ organizations.
The events will continue to develop
and grow through the coming months with
a full itinerary of events available mid
summer on the Chinook Winds website
at www.chinookwindscasino.com.
The second Tuesday of every month
is extra lucky for Winners Circle members
at Chinook Winds Casino Resort. You
could win free slot play, discounts or cash.
Lucky seats - At 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.,
we’ll draw from eight gamers on the floor
to win $80 in free slot play.
Lucky members - At 8 a m.,
we’ll draw eight Winners Circle member
numbers at random and post them at the
Winners Circle. Find your number and
claim $80 in free slot play.
Lucky discounts - Check in at the
Winners Circle for half-price redemption
on selected merchandise and $2 off food
discounts.
Lucky drawings - Play in the
casino and collect entries for the 8 p.m.
drawings. Eight winners take home cash.
Lucky Tuesdays 2011
May 10
June 14
July 12
Oct. 11
Nov. 8
Dec. 13
Aug. 9
Sept. 13
McHale brings standup routine to
coast for 2 shows on 1 day in May
Joel McHale is the star of NBC’s hit
comedy series Community and Ei’s pop
culture phenomenon The Soup. He comes
to Chinook Winds Casino Resort for two
shows on May 21.
McHale recently landed roles in two
upcoming films, What’s Your Number
opposite Anna Faris and The Big Year
with Steve Martin, Jack Black and
Owen Wilson.
Joel McHale
Previously, he starred opposite Matt
Damon in Steven Soderbergh’s comedic
thriller The Informant and had roles in
Spider-Man II and Lords of Dogtown.
McHale also performs his standup act
around the country to soldout audiences.
Bom in Rome and raised in Seattle,
Wash., McHale was a history major at
the University of Washington, where he
also was a member of its championship
football team.
In addition, he received his master’s
of fine arts from the university’s Actor's
Training Program.
McHale lives in Los Angeles with his
wife and two sons.
Show times are 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Tickets range from $45 to $60.
April 2011
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