Gold Dust West

Carson City Chamber of Commerce presents "State of the City" featuring Mayor Robert Crowell, Supervisor & Redevelopment Chair Shelly Aldean, Sheriff Kenny Furlong and School Board President Joanna Wilson on Wednesday, June 29 at the Gold Dust West.

If you live or work in Carson City, this will be an important luncheon meeting for you to assess how we will fare during this next fiscal year.

You will learn how Carson City has managed to maintain its equilibrium during these economic times. You will learn what challenges the legislature has posed on the taxpayer, if any.

Jessica Cedillos talks about United Latino Community's big Gala Dinner June 24 at the Gold Dust West.

Dayton’s first Healthy Communities Coalition 5K Walk/Run on May 14 attracted 50 contestants, plus 20 volunteers from Stand Tall and Dayton Task Force. The 5K fundraiser for Stand Tall’s youth leadership teams and Dayton Resource Bank resulted in $811 for the two local youth programs.

The event was a fun way for the community to exercise and to join together for two good causes. Organizers Lavurne Jeffreys and Star Erickson said they look forward to making this an annual event.

In Carson City and Carson Valley, golf courses are vibrant green, fairways lush and putts are rolling smoothly at Divine 9 layouts – the golf season is here and the big winter a distant memory.

Here is the Carson City area road construction report for the week of Feb. 28 through March 6.

Economic development will be the topic of the Nevada Business Connections’ monthly networking breakfast on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at Gold Dust West Casino, 2171 Highway 50 in Carson City.

Murder Mystery Dinner Theater Proscenium Players, Inc. in conjunction with the Gold Dust West Hotel and Casino in Carson City are about to unveil a mystery dinner show about an 80th birthday party attended by two feuding Irish families trying to get their hands on the Wild Irish Rose Whiskey recipe running weekends through Jan. 29. The performance is called "Eat, Drink & Be Murdered!"

Proscenium Players rise again with a murder mystery on the menu starting Saturday beginning at 6 p.m. when cast members mingle with the audience to gather clues about the upcoming murder story "Eat, Drink and Be Merry." Some pre-show music will be offered by Sweet Vocal Renditions featuring Sweet Molly McGee. Irish fare dinner begins at 6:30 with the show starting at 7:15 p.m.

Prizes will be given to the firs three audience members who solve mystery.

Carla Wilson talks about Procenium Players' new show, "Eat, Drink and Be Murdered," playing at the Gold Dust West beginning this weekend:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRRlyQxGhSM

The Northern Nevada Development Authority will host Tim Crowley, Nevada Mining Association president at its Jan. 26 Breakfast Meeting.
Crowley will share insights on mining contributions to the state's gross domestic product - at around three percent - and explain how critically important the industry is to Nevada's economy.

When it comes to golf, there's nothing like the gift of 18-holes and a challenge for any stocking to stuff.

With this said, Santa has ditched his sleigh for a golf cart, checked his list thrice and has the perfect gift solution for the passionate Northern Nevada golfer.

Try giving your golfer Tickets to Paradise this holiday season. For $265 golfers can enjoy a round at nine different courses throughout the year. The cost amounts to less than $30 a round.

Proscenium Players, in conjunction with the Gold Dust West Hotel and Casino in Carson City, will hold open auditions for the murder mystery "Eat, Drink and Be Murdered."

Auditions will be held at the Carson City Gold Dust West Hotel and Casino in the Juniper Room on Wednesday, Oct. 13th and Thursday, Oct. 14th from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Those auditioning will be asked to do cold readings and some improvisational acting.

Carson Nugget president Steve Neighbors was on hand to discuss some of the details of the Carson City Center aka Nugget Project at the Nevada Business Connections breakfast this morning at the Gold Dust West.

(You can read all the background materials on the project here. )

Here are more photos from today's Latino Cultural Festival Parade held in Carson City. Festivities continue through 9 today and on Sunday from noon to 7 p.m. at Gold Dust West, 2171 Highway 50.

Formerly known as Salsa Y Salsas, the second Latino Cultural Fest began this morning with a parade down Carson Street and Highway 50 and continued on to Gold Dust West in Carson City. Click here to see more photos. Dozens of horses and cars were featured in the parade, as well as a traveling mariachi band, local politicians and lots of waving.

Formerly known as Salsa Y Salsas, the second Latino Cultural Fest will be held this weekend at Gold Dust West in Carson City. A parade sets the stage on Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m. The route begins at the Carson City Sheriff's Office at 911 Musser Street and will run from Fifth Street to Carson to William and then onto Gold Dust West, 2171 Highway 50. The weekend festival runs Saturday, noon to 9 p.m. and on Sunday, noon to 7 p.m.

The next Nevada Business Connections’ Monthly Networking Breakfast is scheduled for Wednesday, September 15 at the Gold Dust West casino in Carson City.

One of the topics of discussion will be the Carson Nugget Project, with Steve Neighbors and Mark Lewis. The second topic will be the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center with Len Gilman.

Doors open at 7:30 a.m. and breakfast starts at 8. Cost is $20 for members, $30 for guests.

Please RSVP by calling (775) 882-8306 or email kris@nevadabusinessconnections.com

Join in the fun at Gold Dust West, 2171 U.S. Highway 50, and enjoy the sound of the Beatles. Food, beverages and a whole lot of Fab-Four fun. Outdoor concert opens at 6:30 p.m. Call (775) 885-9000.

A must-attend event for the whole family is the RSVP Annual 4th of July Celebration in Mills Park, which runs July 1-4, with a fireworks show on Sunday night. Join in on the fun during this four-day carnival that features rides, arts, crafts, novelties, great food and drinks. The fireworks show begins at 9:15 p.m., at the park, courtesy of RSVP, Carson City Toyota/Scion and Wells Fargo Bank, Carson Nugget, Gold Dust West, NV Energy, Carson City Office of Business Development, Adele's Restaurant and Lounge, and Inland Empire Shows. Call (775) 687-4680, ext.4.

At the Chamber's Annual Meeting held at Duke’s Steakhouse inside the Casino Fandango on Monday, June 21, outgoing Chairman of the Board Jim Smolenski honored special people who helped the Chamber grow during his tenure.

Honored were:

JOHN HOY – VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

A Carson City motorcycle gang member faces gross misdemeanor weapons charges after bringing a concealed knife into a concert attended by more than 200 people.
Dave Ernest Herrick, 46, faces charges of possession of a dangerous weapon and carrying a concealed weapon. Bail was set at $5,000.
According to the arrest report, Gold Dust West security officers alerted Carson City deputies that there was a man with a concealed weapon attending a Saturday night concert.

Course improvements, packages, online accessibility and savings are springing up around the Carson City and Carson Valley’s Divine 9 Golf Courses.

Spring and summer golf excursions for individuals and groups to Nevada’s capital city and the High Sierra are convenient, fun and affordable with the co-op power of nine Carson City/Carson Valley golf courses and nine lodging properties.

Join the Nevada Business Connection for its monthly networking breakfast. This month's breakfast will be on Thursday, May 20, beginning at 7:30 a.m., at Gold Dust West in Carson City. It will feature keynote speaker Rick Parr, general manager of the Reno Aces. Parr will speak on the Aces Stadium and freight district future plans.
Also slated to speak will be Sherri Rice of Access to Healthcare Network.

The annual Carson City Clean Up will be on Saturday, April 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Volunteers will be cleaning at the Carson City Freeway and US-50 East Interchange.
Volunteers are encouraged and needed. Meet at the Gold Dust West, Lower East Parking lot, 2171 U.S. 50, Carson City.
Contact the Chamber at (775) 882-1565 to be put on the list.

The Carson City Chamber of Commerce be doing some cleaning at the Carson City Freeway and US-50 East Interchange. Meet at the Gold Dust West Lower East Parking lot.

Tuesday, February 2, 7:30 a.m.

Thursday, December 31, 6:00 p.m. to midnight
Gold Dust West Grand Finale Rock’n and Bowl’n drawings 8:00 p.m. to midnight. 885-9000.
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