Construction has begun on the $100 million Laughlin Bay Marina, which is a 32-acre endeavor and the largest major development project in the town since Harrah's was completed in 1990. The first phase will cost $35 million and should be completed and ready for boaters by the spring. It will provide 110 boat slips, launch ramps, dry storage, repair services, a clubhouse and ultimately 240 townhouses by 2005.

"The Unsinkable Molly Brown," Debbie Reynolds will lead off the month appearing at the Riverside, Nov. 4-9. Tickets are $32.

She will take audiences on a trip down memory lane, presenting timeless songs from her Hollywood career and doing fun celebrity impersonations. Reynolds career started when she won a beauty contest at the age of 16. From there, she starred in MGM films and was even nominated for an Academy Award.

The Oak Ridge Boys will follow, Nov. 12 -16. Tickets are $ 32.50, call 1-800-227-3849. They will hold a press conference that will be open to the public on Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. in front of Don's Celebrity Theatre and it will air live on "Jammin' Country."

The Oak Ridge Boys will perform three decades of their classic hits, such as "Bobbie Sue," "Ain't No Short Way Home" and their platinum hit "Elvira." The quartet started in 1943 in Knoxville, Tenn. singing country and gospel music. Over the years, the group has had more than 30 members.

Play the Colorado Belle's Holiday Cash "Spin & Win" to claim a share of $60,000 in prize money beginning Nov. 2, through Dec. 23. There are two games of Holiday Cash "Spin & Win" each evening at 6 p.m. at the property's Grand Staircase.

Players earn drawing tickets when they join the One Club and while playing their favorite casino games. Each day, two drawings will be held to play "Spin & Win." When players' names are drawn, they'll win a collectible "Santa Bob" bobblehead and pull a Holiday Cash envelope from the "Spin & Win" drawing drum. The envelope will contain $5, $10, $20, $50 or $100.

Next, they'll spin the "Spin & Win" wheel, a prize money multiplier, to find out how much prize money they'll take home. Prize money will be 10, 15 or 20 times the amount of the cash in the envelope.

On Saturdays and Sundays, One Club members wearing special Santa hats will be randomly selected to receive "Holiday Cash" promotion envelopes filled with cash, room comps, food comps or double point certificates. Active One Club players receive Santa hats at the Colorado Belle One Club booth, where details are also available.

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Harrah's recently launched Harrah's Home Makeover Giveaway, a home improvement-themed promotion. This promotion marries the how-to-do-it-yourself television show theme with prizes such as Reward Credits, home lifestyle products, cash and a sporty 2004 Nissan 350Z Roadster.

Katie Brown, who hails as "TV's meat and potatoes Martha Stewart," is the host of A&E Network's "All Year Round With Katie Brown." She will host the grand prize drawing event on Dec. 14, 2003, via a live simulcast from the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Brown will choose three winners from 24 finalists across the Harrah's, Rio, Showboat and Harveys brands. The top three prizes are $50,000, a $35,000 and a $15,000 home improvement makeovers and a personalized home design consultation with Brown. The remaining 21 winners will share $72,000 in home improvement prizes.

Eligible Harrah's winners have an additional opportunity to win more cash and home improvement prizes as well as a 2004 Nissan 350Z Roadster. Through Nov. 30, guests may earn entries for the daily 5 p.m. drawings qualifying them for the final property drawing as well as the grand prize drawing. Ten lucky Harrah's Laughlin finalists, along with 10 winners from each participating Harrah's brand property, will be drawn on Dec. 14 for a chance to win the grand prize.

Daily drawing entries are earned in a variety of ways from signing up for a new Total Rewards card to purchasing a meal. Entries may also be obtained by sending a request, along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to the Special Events Department at Harrah's Laughlin. Limit one request per envelope per day. postmarked by Nov. 28.

The Ramada Express continues to present its Thanks for the Memories Speaker Program where remarkable veterans tell their memorable patriotic stories. Gary Brill will talk on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 1 p.m. He was a DJ on American Forces Vietnam Radio Network from July '69 to June '70, where he had a three-hour daily program called "Sunrise in Saigon." During his presentation, he will play songs, promos and radio jingles from the original shows.

The 9th annual American Heart Assoc. fundraising Hobo Stew Dinner and Dance sponsored by the Riverside Resort, Foresters and the Western Region Clown Assoc. (WRCA) will take place on Nov. 12 in the resort's parking south parking lot. The 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. outdoor party will include casino and area chefs creating "hobo stews," music, clown performances and local television personalities emceeing. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children from 5 to 16, and free for kids under five.

"The Christmas Carol" with 45 participants is scheduled for Dec. 11, 12, and 13 at 7 p.m. in the Comedy stop room at the Flamingo. Tickets will be available at the end of November.

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