n a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies
n a member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribes
n pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon
n a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook
n large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
Three areas of the Snake River reopen for hatchery spring chinook A small boost in the inseason Columbia upriver spring chinook forecast will allow three areas of the Snake River to briefly reopen for hatchery spring chinook fishing. The Clarkston area of the Snake will be the first to open this Friday and Saturday (June 14-15), and fishing will be allowed Fr
June 13, 2013 - Seattle Times
Chinook canoe trip celebrates lower Columbia Members of the Chinook Indian Nation and friends plan to finish a five-day paddle down the lower Columbia River in traditional canoes on Friday at Chinook Point at Fort Columbia State Park at the mouth of the river.
June 12, 2013 - Seattle Times
Peter MacKay in Winnipeg Sun The former Soviet-era helicopters "have similar capacity to a Chinook," MacKay told reporters Wednesday heading into the Conservative caucus summer retreat in Levis, Que. "So they're heavy-lift......They'll be used to transport materials...
Bob Ainsworth in Telegraph.co.uk Mr Ainsworth said: "Our forces on the frontline in Afghanistan repeatedly tell me that Chinook are indispensable on operations. I am therefore delighted to announce plans to deliver more of these robust, effective and proven battle-winning...
Edward Leigh in Times Online Today, nearly seven years since they were delivered, the Chinook Mk3s are still languishing in climate-controlled hangers, despite the fact that they are desperately needed on operations in Afghanistan,Mr Leigh said.