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| Sunday, October 22, 2000 | PRIOR ISSUE - ARCHIVES |
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| Ramada Express Grows, River Flight 2000, Newton, Blackjack, More... | |
The Ramada Express recently completed three new projects: the Coronado Room, Victory Plaza, and a north parking lot. The Coronado Room is a new special events room taking its name and design theme from the famous Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego. The new social space is actually the bandstand enclosed and it overlooks the resort's Town Square from a second story perch. The room can handle up to 150 people and it connects to the Pavilion. The Coronado Room is wrapped in windows offering impressive nighttime views of the twinkling lights of Town Square and daytime views of the pool area and grassy Town Square. Victory Plaza has been designed as a multi-purpose event site and party space in a park-like setting with trees, grass, benches and Victorian lighting. The site stretching along the area between the casino building and Casino Drive can accommodate 450 people, bleachers, bands, barbecues as well as settings with tables and bar service. The north parking lot was necessitated by an In and Out Burger and Mobil service station being built on the former parking lot along Casino Drive. The three new projects are complemented by two additional renovations at the Ramada Express. The Santa Fe Room, connected to the Roundhouse Buffet, and the Ventana Room, where the Train Store was located near the Steakhouse, will offer additional social space for meetings, special events, and private parties. For information, call the catering manager at 702-298-6344. This year's River Flight 2000 is scheduled Oct. 27-29. Balloonists will ascend each morning... Friday, Saturday and Sunday... at 7 a.m. to compete in a dog and rabbit race, river touch down, and other aerial fetes. The starting point will be the Laughlin Events Site located at the corner of Big Bend Drive and Edison Way. On Friday and Saturday nights at 6 p.m., the balloons will glow like lanterns when they are tethered and turned into luminaries. The Edgewater is commemorating the event with a gaming chip available at the Main Casino Cage. The souvenir chip features the Edgewater name and two colorful hot air balloons, one highlights the Edgewater's trademark Kokopelli, along with the event and denomination of the chip. Each chip comes in a $5 denomination with only 500 minted in the limited numbered River Flight 2000 edition.
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Wayne Newton will perform two shows in the Rio Vista Outdoor Amphitheater a Harrah's on Oct. 28 and 29. Tickets range between $25 and $40. Newton is bringing his act back to Harrah's for the third consecutive year. He's been nicknamed "Mr. Las Vegas" or "The Midnight Idol" for all the years he's steadily had a show in the neon city, beginning as a teenager up to today as he headlines at the Stardust in a showroom carrying his name. Newton's talent and charisma have translated well onto the screen with television and movie credits to his name. He's a born showman. The one-hour Kodak photo shop at the Riverside Resort is offering two specials. Patrons who develop one roll of color film on Mondays receive a second set of prints for free. The other special is with every eight rolls of film processed, customers will receive the ninth roll of film process for free. The photo shop is located on the first floor of the north tower casino. The lab is open daily from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Disposable cameras, film and batteries are also sold. For information, call 702-298-2535 or 520-763-7070. There are three Friday night drawings left through Nov. 10, in the $7,500 Blackjack Progressive promotion at the Colorado Belle. Every Friday night, six drawings are held at the foot of the Belle's Grand Staircase. Five drawings for Progressive Jackpots start at $100 each; and the final drawing for the Grand Prize Progressive Jackpot starts at $500. Winners 21 or older must be present to win and have valid photo identification. If the winner isn't present, they are awarded a $50 or $100 cash consolation prize, and the jackpot amount progresses to the next week. If the winner is present, the Jackpots restart at $100 and $500, respectively. Blackjack players earn one drawing ticket for any Blackjack, for 3-7's or for any 6-7-8 through 9:45 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 10. Three-dollar minimum bets are required. Plus, players can receive "double" tickets for any qualifying hands made between midnight and 8 a.m. each day.
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