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Courtesy photo by Chinook Winds Casino Resort staff People involved with businesses in Lincoln County take advantage of the chance to explore joint marketing options at the Merchant Appreciation Social at Chinook Winds. Merchant Appreciation Social helps local businesses connect with others On March 2, Chinook Winds held a Merchant Appreciation Social. This very successful event started with a great idea by team member Steve Hartsock, who suggested that Chinook Winds hold a social gathering for local businesses to thank them for their support. Teresa Simmons ran with the idea with encouragement from Sar Richards and the end result was a successful evening of networking and promoting business. This time of year is normally a little lean for all of our coastal communities that rely on tourism and summer vaca tioners as their main source of income. That coupled with the overall economic downturn has left many local businesses struggling to stay in business, cutting back on staff and working so short-handed there virtually is no time to explore joint marketing options and ways to work more effectively with other local merchants. Interest has been growing among these businesses in more effective ways to reach tourism markets and bring more people to the area as well as ways to pro mote themselves as a group or through events. Hopefully, this event enabled members of the local business commu nity the opportunity to move closer to that goal. More than 100 people attended, including Lincoln City Mayor Dick Anderson, members of the Lincoln City Council and Lincoln City staff, repre sentatives from Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital and the hospital foundation, motel owners/operators and virtually every kind of business you can imagine. Get More Info For more details on the casino and local community events, visit: • Chinook Winds Casino Resort: www.chinookwindscasino.com • Chamber of Commerce: www.lcchamber.com • Visitor & Convention Bureau: www.oregoncoast.org Mon Sat Wed Tues APRIL 2011 4 ipm 3 ipm SAVER 5:30pm MOW OATS Ocean Packagi 6pm ipm 10 - Ocean Package r .pm ipm 5 6pm 1 1 »pm 12 SAVER MONDAYS 24 5:30pm EASTER MY Ocean Package . Dey s . 7 13 >pm 14 ipm Free Square $5»® gm 8 ipm 6pm Super Diamond 1 j - 16 Concert Concert ’ ipm 9 S:3opm APRIL SHOWERS Ï 3S50O Payouts A Glass Float ■othSMiltm - WHO WEDNESDAY NIGHTS >pm SAVER MONDAYS 6pm 18 ipm SAViR MONDAYS 6pm or .pm 19 ipm 6pm 20 ipm 21 22 ipm 23 5:30pm Free Square $500 29 ipm 1pm SENIOR DINGO ik is WILD WEDNESMY NIGHTS Aft U Can Daub ------------------ -—.— ipm WILD WEDNESDAY N16 NTS MANAGER’S SPECIAL .pm 17 Ocean Package 6 ipm 6pm .pm 26 ipm 6pm 27 ipm 28 ppm 30 COSMK BINGO WILD WEDNESDAY NIGHTS ■■■■■■ Courtesy photo by Chinook Winds Casino Resort staff Jack Strong Chinook Winds executive chef takes first place at culinary competition Siletz Tribal member Jack Strong, executive chef at Chinook Winds Casino Resort, took first place in the “Ready, Set, Cook” culinary competition at Lincoln City’s Culi nary Center on March 5. He defeated the defending champion. The competitive cooking event and silent auction was a benefit for the North Lincoln Hospital Foundation’s Samaritan Early Learning Center Fund. Jack was a huge hit with the crowd and let them know why It’s Better at the Beach! 22 • Siletz News • April 2011
