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Star Brooks Gaming Guru - Page 4  Thunder Valley Opens8 June 2003
The official opening date of the Station Casinos and Auburn Rancheria's
new Tribal casino, Thunder Valley, near Auburn, California is
June 9, but rumor has it that they have been quietly operating already
for several days. Word came last Friday that those Californians
... (read more)
Wild West Lives on in Reno...YEE HAH!1 June 2003
It’s that time of year again, when Reno fills up with the cowboys, and
the spirit of the cowboy rises... yep...it is nearly time for the
Reno Rodeo, which runs from June 21-29 and if you haven’t been to a
good old-fashioned rodeo for a long time, I’d be heading to Reno. ... (read more)
Hot Action, Cool Games25 May 2003
Summer is official, at least I think it is official. The temperatures in
Reno have been approaching the 90 degree mark, and the forecast for
Memorial Day sounds like the perfect day for everything and anything.
It's supposed to be around 72 degrees, light wind, and no
precipitation... ... (read more)
Summertime?18 May 2003
I think summer has found its way to Reno, at last. The days have been
nice and sunny and warm... highs around 81 degrees, but the lows have
been around the low to mid 40s. It has been "sandal weather." I went and
stood overlooking the Truckee River, from a vantage point at Boomtown
Reno... ... (read more)
Kickin' It in Reno10 May 2003
Looking for fun? Discover or re-discover Reno in the quest for fun.... I
was thinking about Reno the other day, and thinking of one word that
would best describe what feelings the Reno experience invoked... and no
matter what, it all boiled down to one word... "FUN..." ... (read more)
Thunder (in the) Valley and More3 May 2003
The news rattling around all week has been heavy with Tribal gaming
plans in Northern California... as Tribal casinos announce their
intentions. The biggest news, of course, is the opening of the Thunder
Valley Casino in Auburn, California. According to their compact with
California, the casino must be opened by June 26th. ... (read more)
Reno Springing to Life26 April 2003
Reno is springing to life with the return of warmer temperatures in
between the spring storms. Soon, the calendar will include all kinds of
special outdoor events and activities that make the area a lively and
fun place to be. Worries that we might not make the mark for our Sierra
snow pack water content appear to be over... ... (read more)
ESPN Great Outdoor Games in Reno19 April 2003
Well, the Great Outdoor Games are headed west for the first time.
They’ve been in Lake Placid, N.Y. for three highly successful years, but
this year we have them in Reno.... and they’ll be in Tahoe too.... so if
you like dogs, adventure, fishing, logging, etc.... ... (read more)
Time Travel12 April 2003
Uh-oh.... it’s another pretty day in Reno, with everything springlike,
including the weather. What’s wrong with that? It’s just that as soon as
I drag out the sandals and tees, the weather does an abrupt turnaround
to winter. I should note that, as usual, it looks like a stormy weekend
ahead. ... (read more)
Whew! Glad That's Over!5 April 2003
I never really gave much thought to how much time I had spent making
additions to the computer by downloading files and programs from the
internet, until I was faced with the task of "re-loading" that went with
having a brand new hard drive with a virgin version of Windows handed
me. ... (read more)
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