A Gift Idea, A Thank You, Holiday with a Hero, More in CVI Blog

Part of the CVI Family's Christmas Look

The Christmas trees, fireplace and other decorations in our hotel lobby make a great backdrop for a family holiday picture.  Since “a picture is worth 1000 words,” we’ve shown pictures of part of our family to demonstrate how it’s done. We hope to see you and your family here over the holidays and feel free to take as many pictures as you’d like in front of this setting or any of our Christmas decorations!

A Practical, Flexible & Versatile Gift Idea

Have local family or friends who might enjoy a nice dinner in CV Steak? Or how about out-of-town family or friends you’d like to have visit but just don’t have room for them in your home? Those are just two of the many situations that make CVI Gift Cards so useful and versatile! 

Let’s go over the full list starting with the dining options: Katie's Country Kitchen, CV Steak and Job's Perk at the Carson Valley Inn; the restaurant at Bodines Casino; the Jackpot Cafe at Sharkey's Casino and Betsy's Big Kitchen in SlotWorld.  Gift cards are usable at all of the bars at all four of our properties and for accommodations in the Carson Valley Inn Hotel, Motor Lodge or RV Resort. Cards can also be used to purchase merchandise in Jobs Perk or gas/merchandise at the Carson Valley Market (redeem inside).  And when the summer season comes around, they can also be used towards tickets for concerts in TJ’s Corral. 

Gift cards may be purchased at the Hotel Front Desk at the Carson Valley Inn or at the Guest Services counter at Bodines Casino, Sharkey's Casino and SlotWorld Casino. To buy them by phone, please call the CVI Hotel Desk at 775-783-6606 – we’ll even arrange to mail them if you wish.  Our Gift Cards do not expire, they may be used in increments and they are easily reloaded.  Sound good? Then solve your Christmas gift dilemma with a CVI gift card available in increments up to $500!

Share Your Christmas Food A Success!

What an incredible outpouring of support from the community last Friday at the 26^th Annual KTVN Share Your Christmas Community Food Drive! Hundreds of cars and trucks brought most of the donations. Others came by helicopter, emergency vehicle, horseback and even by foot from those living close by. Thanks to the all generous donations of food and cash, many in our community will have meals when they otherwise might’ve gone hungry during the coming year!

Holiday With a Hero

Our sister properties SlotWorld Casino and Bodines Casinos are teaming up with the Holiday With A Hero organization this Saturday by donating all restaurant sales on December 15 to this very worthy cause.  Between 8 AM and 8 PM various members of the Sheriff's Office, Fire Department and Air National Guard will be on hand to "assist" our servers at both properties as they deliver your meals. Sponsored by the Carson City School District, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office and the Carson City Fire Department, the Holiday With A Hero program ensures underprivileged children in Carson City have a proper Christmas. The money raised this Saturday will be dispersed to designated and pre-qualified students as Walmart gift cards . . . and each recipient is escorted throughout the store on December 19 with a local Hero from the Carson City School District, Sheriff’s Office or Fire Department. According to Sheriff’s Sgt. Daniel Gonzales, “SlotWorld made a huge impact last year and with the addition of Bodines this year Christmas 2018 will be even bigger”.  Sgt. Gonzales also indicated, “This event helps break down any barriers that come with our job. Sometimes these kids see us in a difficult situation in their homes or neighborhoods. Holiday With A Hero allows us to let our hair down and interact with the kids on a different more personal level."

Santa Crawl

The 10th Annual Gardnerville Santa Crawl is Saturday, December 22 from 7 to 10 PM and wristbands are available now for $10.00 at Battle Born Wine or DST Coffee. We suggest getting yours in advance so you can jump right in and enjoy the drink specials at the participating businesses during the “Crawl.” All donations will be split between Austin’s House & Carson Valley Community Food Closet. Watch for all the details in next week’s blog.

Gingerbread & Cookies

Another Gingerbread Cookie (?)
Gets Decorated!

• Today is Gingerbread House Day.  Bet you thought we were going to tell you we have Gingerbread for sale at the Katie’s Bakery Counter and that   should come in and buy some? Nope - we don’t do gingerbread. You can blame the character in the green suit in the above Christmas picture taken in front of our lobby fireplace! However, we did find this young lady decorating a what looks like a gingerbread cookie at one of the recent Christmas parties here at the Carson Valley Inn. And since we can’t go without trying to “sell” something, now is the time to be thinking about booking your 2019 Christmas Party for your company, association or family. Just give Carrie a call at 775-783-6673.
• Tuesday is Bake Cookies Day. Nothing fills the home with a more inviting aroma then hot, fresh cookies baking in the oven. On the other hand, it sounds like a lot of work to us. So if you’d like to skip the fuss and mess of baking cookies at home just stop by the Katie’s Bakery Counter (there, we worked it in!) We bake Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter and  Oatmeal Raisin cookies here daily as we do cakes, pies, pastries and many other desserts and sweets available in Job’s Perk, Katie’s and CV Steak! As for that aroma of fresh baked cookies? We deal with it daily – some days better than others and that’s why most of us would be well served by losing a few pounds!?

Football and Other Sports at the Inn

• Rodeo Headquarters Through Saturday: Make the CVI your NFR Viewing Headquarters as the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo continues through Saturday. We’re showing the live rodeo telecasts starting at 7 PM in the Cabaret Lounge and you can enjoy $2 Coors, $2 Coors Light and $2 shots of Jack Daniels while the action continues until 10 PM.  Hungry? We’ll bring you any of our Bar Snacks right to your seat in the Cabaret Lounge or at the Casino Bar while you enjoy the rodeo action.
• Our Guys Picks!  Humility reigns strong with Our Guys not wanting to get on a hot streak to end the season.  A 3 & 5 week ensures things must change with two weeks left of prognostication.   Mike looks to turn his luck around with the Arizona Cardinals +8 ½ at the Falcons and the over 54 in the Eagles – Rams game.  Steve is taking the Panthers +6½ versus the Saints and loves Middle Tennessee St. +7 against Appalachian St. in the New Orleans Bowl.  Alan is looks to remain the best picker among The Guys with Utah St. -8 vs. North Texas in the New Mexico Bowl and the Eagles +9 at the Rams.  Greg is going with the all Bay Area Play; 49ers +6 and the Raiders +3.   
• The Progressive Pro PK'EM jackpot climbed to $4,180 for whoever picks this week’s 15 winners or props straight up on a $5 Card. Play as many as you wish and any ties will be split.
• Monday Night Football Poker Room Grid: $282 is available for this coming Monday’s Saints/Panthers game: That’s $70 and change for the first three quarters and the final score. You must be present to win and any unclaimed winnings roll to the following week. Check the details on this page. 
• The NCAA Bowl Games Start Saturday.  The New Mexico Bowl is first and a total of 39 bowl games will have taken place by the time the Sugar Bowl wraps up on Tuesday night, January 1, 2019. The Bowl Games Sheet in our sports book lists all the bowl games by date with information on the times, location, teams, television coverage and odds.
• Enjoy $2 Domestic Draft Beer during all NFL games at the CVI.
• On The Board This Week: NCAA Bowl Games, NFL Football, NBA and NCAA Basketball, NHL Hockey and Horseracing. Futures include winners of the NFL Conference Championships, the 2019 Super Bowl, the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, the 2019 Stanley Cup and the 2019 NBA Championship.

This Week in the Casino

Special Ladies' Night Christmas Ornaments This Week and Next

• Ladies’ Night Wednesday: join us tonight from 5:30 to 8:30 PM and we'll be giving away two more Free CVI Ornaments to the first 150 ladies and Holiday Gift Baskets as hot seat prizes. You’ll also enjoy the usual games, raffles, a weekly drink special and free bingo for ladies playing in the pit or at slots. If you have an ugly Christmas sweater, hang onto it for one more week and wear it for the Ugly Sweater Contest that will be part of ladies night next Wednesday, December 19!
• 4X Points Daytime This Wednesday:  Use your INN Club card while playing and you’ll be racking up 4X Points today from 4 AM to 4 PM.
• $75,000 Holiday Giveaways Promotion Friday & Saturday:  Join us at 5, 7 and 9 PM for drawings for cash and FreePlay!
• Point Multipliers Saturday: 4X Points on Reel Slots and Video Poker Slots all day every Saturday in December. Use your rapidly accumulating points for FreePlay, dining, Katie’s Bakery products, hotel stays and more!
• Guaranteed FreePlay Monday: Use your card while playing and you are the guaranteed winner of $7 - $10 in FreePlay for each 250 points you earn Monday up to 1,250 points! The FreePlay downloads automatically to your account with accompanying graphics and sounds!

In Our Restaurants

• Wednesday is Italian Day in Katie’s – three specials served from 11 AM to 10 PM and remember we kicked in some new Italian Day Specials for December so be sure to check them out by Clicking Here!  The new Thursday special in Katie’s is Pork Vera Cruz for $6.99. Fridays and Saturdays, Katie's offers a Roasted Prime Rib and Fried Shrimp Dinner special served with baked potato, vegetable and soup or salad for $14.99 and Katie’s Sunday special is "The Chandler" Chicken Dinner including southern fried chicken with mashed potatoes and cole slaw for $5.99. Click here to check hours and specials for all seven days in Katie’s.
• Thursday’s special in CV Steak is the CV Steak Mix Grill, a combination of our Filet Mignon, a Dijon and molasses Marinated Pork Tenderloin Medallion and Herb Marinated Lamb Chop for $26. This Friday it’s Beer Braised Wild Boar Shanks slow cooked in beer, tomato, mustard and fresh herbs for $28. Saturday night’s special is Garlic Studded Prime Rib for $26 and Sunday's special is King Crab Legs for $28. These specials are served with fresh vegetable, choice of rice or potato – au gratin, baked, or a one-pound, twice-baked – tableside tossed salad and warm demi-loaf of bread.

John Dawson Band in Cabaret Lounge

Free Entertainment in the Cabaret Lounge

Tyler Stafford tonight and Thursday, the John Dawson Band Friday and Saturday, NFL Football Sunday and Monday nights and Adam Bergoch next Tuesday and Wednesday.  Tyler Stafford’s songs often draw comparisons to songwriters such as John Mayer and Paul Simon delivered with a candor and immediacy reminiscent of John Lennon. The John Dawson Band is a Reno based group of five fun-lovin' guys who just like to entertain with a variety of modern country and classic rock. Adam Bergoch plays an acoustic guitar whilst mixing in effects from his abundance of digital pedals and singing along to some of the most popular songs, including Alternate Rock, Indie, Oldies, Dance, & even Rap.

Planning a Stay at the CVI? You will always get the best rate by booking directly with the Carson Valley Inn either online or by calling our Reservation Department directly at 775-783-6629 or 800-321-6983.

Comments? Have questions or comments about the CVI? Use the comments section below, shoot us an email or pick up the phone and call us @ 775-782-9711. Hit “0” when the automated voice comes on and you'll go right to the hotel operator who can get you to the correct person or department.  We have a lot more coming up at the Carson Valley Inn so check our Blog posting every Wednesday morning!