Thanksgiving Dining, Holiday With A Hero, Minden Food Drive TV Crew Announced, More from the CVI

Thanksgiving Dinner at Our Four Casinos

• Here at the Carson Valley Inn: Katie's is open all day with regular menu service plus a Roasted Tom Turkey special from 11 AM. to 10 PM.  CV Steak is open for dinner on Thanksgiving Day from 2 PM serving the regular menu plus two featured Thanksgiving dinner specials: Wood-Roasted Diestel Tom Turkey and Garlic Studded Prime Rib of Beef. Click here for details on the Thanksgiving Day specials in both restaurants.
• Sharkey’s Casino in Gardnerville: The Jackpot Cafe is offering two Thanksgiving Specials from 11 AM: Roast Turkey & Giblet Gravy with mashed potatoes, stuffing, sweet potatoes, & green beans almandine; and Brown Sugar Glazed Ham with garlic mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes & green beans almandine. Both specials include choice of soup or salad for $14.99 ($7.99 kids 10 and under).
• Bodines Casino and SlotWorld Casino in Carson City: Enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving Feast including turkey, mashed potatoes, yams, stuffing, vegetables, choice of soup or salad and pumpkin pie all for $12.99. Served from 11 AM. 

Free Pumpkin Pie Today

You can’t have too many pumpkin pies. At least that’s what we’ve been told so we’re making it easy for you to pick up a spare today. Simply earn 50 points using your Inn Club card and then swing by the Guest Services counter and pick up your free pumpkin pie certificate. Drop by Job‘s Perk before you leave and take home a frozen pumpkin pie on us! Defrost it for Thanksgiving,  keep it in your freezer and use it for Christmas . . . or just pull it out the next time you have a pumpkin pie craving!

Food Drive Minden TV Crew Announced!

The KTVN Share Your Christmas Community Food Drive to benefit the Carson Valley Food Closet is coming up on Friday, December 13 from 6 Am to 6 PM. Watch the video above to meet this year’s KTVN all-day crew!

The "Elf" Behind the CVI's Christmas Spirit!

In The Christmas Spirit!

Get a smile on your face and the holiday spirit in your heart here at the CVI as you enjoy the scenery of our Christmas Trees and other holiday decorations! Pictured above is Eileen Knox (Executive Office Manager the rest of the year) who is the Elf behind all the planning, buying, installation and other preparation that goes into bringing the holidays to the CVI! Over the next few weeks we’ll have the story behind some of the themed trees and some great adventure gift ideas for out-of-town folks!

Kandy Kane Craft Fair Friday – Sunday

The 20th Annual Kandy Kane Craft Fair fills our Valley Ballroom this Friday through Sunday - A great opportunity to stock up on gifts and seasonal decorations in one convenient location!  You’ll have the opportunity to purchase items such as ornaments, lamps, holiday décor and treats, jewelry, scarves, purses, sports items, wood toys, quilts and much more.   Admission is free and hours are 9 AM to 6 PM Friday and Saturday and 10 AM to 4 PM Sunday. For more information contact Kandy at 775-721-7154. 

Holiday With A Hero Saturday

The focus of Carson City’s Holiday With A Hero will be at SlotWorld Casino this Saturday when the First Responders of Carson City will be “staffing” Betsy’s Big Kitchen, but that’s just the beginning of the story. All restaurant receipts for this Saturday from both SlotWorld and Bodines will be donated to the Holiday With A Hero program. These funds will be used to help the program and its 300 volunteers insure that over 250 kids in Carson are provided with a $100 Gift Card - and the story gets even better. In December each recipient is accompanied by a First Responder as his or her personal shopping aide as the full group descends on the Carson City Walmart to pick out one item of need and, in many cases, gifts for other family members. 

For the full story on this community-wide Christmas support program, stop by SlotWorld this Saturday and get the scoop directly from one of the folks on hand from Nevada Highway Patrol, Carson Fire Department, Nevada Department of Corrections, Carson City Sheriff’s Office and others who donate their time to make this program a success!

Small Business Saturday

This Saturday is Small Business Saturday and we encourage everyone, on your way to or from the Carson Valley Inn or Sharkey’s, to stop by one of the three dozen participating small local businesses in Minden and/or Gardnerville and give them some of your support! Could be a gift item at Heartstrings or Fresh Ideas. Could be a bottle of wine at Battle Born Wine & Whiskey.  Perhaps a collectible from Tumblewinds or Cheshire Antiques. Or, an incredible sweet from The Chocolate Shoppe. These and the other local participating Carson Valley businesses would welcome your visit!

This Week’s Promotions Lineup

• Free Pumpkin Pie Today: Earn 50 points today and pick up a free pumpkin pie on us. Ladies’ Night fun returns next Wednesday,
• Point Multiplier Friday: Earn 5X Points on Video Reel slots and 3X Points on Video Pokers all day this Friday. 
• Turkey Trot Drawings and Board Game Friday and Saturday: The drawings start at 6 PM this Friday and Saturday for the 6:45 PM game. Around 7:30 PM we start more drawings for the 8 PM game. Three people each time qualify for our giant board game with prizes and fun along the way!
• Point Party Sunday: You’ll be earning anywhere from 2X to 10X Points from noon to 7PM with the point multiplier changing every half hour. We guarantee the 10X Points will run for 30 minutes at least twice every Sunday in December.
• 24 Days of Christmas Starts Sunday and continues through December 24 with daily drawings for Cash, FreePlay, Gifts and more - watch for more details next week.

From the Sports & Race Book

• Sports Book Mike’s Musings:
• NFL favorites went 6-7 against the spread last week.  Only two of the dogs won.
• So much for the nay-sayers discounting the Niners for not beating a decent team.  The Monday Night graphic said that the Niners will be the first team in the Super Bowl era to play three consecutive games against opponents with at least an .800 winning percentage: Packers, Ravens and Saints. After the Ravens performance Monday night, Niners fans gotta still be leary.
• Did you know: the Detroit Lions are playing their 80th Thanksgiving Day game?  The Cowboys are up to 52.  Apparently, the University of Michigan started up the tradition of Thanksgiving Day football back in 1885. 
• We at the Sports Book wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
• Our Pro Pick’em Progressive Jackpot is at $4,105 this week. Pick all 15 NFL winners on our weekly $5 Parlay Card and it’s yours. Each week it is not “hit,” the jackpot climbs based on the collective contest play at the CVI, Sharkey’s, Bodines and SlotWorld.
• Seasonal Wagers on board this week include NFL and NCAA Football, NBA and NCAA Basketball, NHL Hockey and Horse Racing.
• Futures Bets on the board include: 2020 NCAA Football Championship, 2020 Super Bowl, 2020 NCAA College Basketball, 2020 NBA Championship and 2020 Stanley Cup.
• Football Extras:
• $2 Coors Light draft at the Casino Bar or in the Cabaret Lounge during all televised NFL and College Games.
• A couple of Free NFL Hats given away for each of the teams playing every Monday Night Football Game.
• Bar Snacks Delivered to Your Seat while you watch or play. Get the full menu and pricing at this link!
• Three Yeti 45 Coolers will be given away on Monday, December 23 during the Packers/Vikings MNF Game. Ask the bartender for more information when ordering a Coors at our Casino Bar during any NFL game!
• Poker Room Squares Pool: Earn squares as you play in live poker games during the week. Each week we kick in $160 and the payout is on the Monday Night Football Game – $40 to the winners of the first three quarters and the final score. Any unclaimed prizes each Monday roll to the next week. Last week no one claimed any of the prizes (very unusual) so it’s up to $120 a quarter for the December 2 Vikings/Seahawks game!

This Week in Our Restaurants

Katie’s Specials:

• Wednesday: Spaghetti with a Giant Meatball, mozzarella cheese, fresh basil, parsley and toasted garlic bread served from 11 AM to 10 PM for $7.99.
• Friday: Slow Roasted Brisket with vegetable medley, garlic mashed potatoes & natural au ju for $10.99 from 11 AM to 10 PM.
• Saturday Dinner: Roasted Prime Rib and Fried Shrimp Dinner served with baked potato, vegetable and soup or salad from 4 to 10 PM for $14.99.
• Saturday & Sunday for Brunch from 7 AM to 2 PM: Brunch Skillet – a combination of home fried potatoes tossed with peppers, onions, bacon & sausage, scrambled eggs & tomato, topped with melted cheese all for $7.99.
• Sunday Dinner:  "The Chandler" Chicken Dinner is served from 2 to 10 PM for $7.99.If you haven’t had it lately, we recently enhanced the seasoning and ingredients to achieve improved crispiness and juiciness of this very popular special and encourage you to check out this hearty dinner of southern fried chicken with mashed potatoes and coleslaw.
• Monday: Katie’s Shepherd’s Pie is a one-dish serving of sautéed ground beef with grandma’s brown gravy, peas and carrots for $5.99 from 11 AM to 10 PM.
• Tuesday: Pork Chili Verde served with Spanish rice and black beans for $7.99 from 11 AM to 10 PM.

CV Steak Specials:
This Wednesday’s special the CV Steak Mix Grill, a combination of our Filet Mignon, a Dijon and molasses marinated Pork Tenderloin Medallion and herb marinated Lamb Chop Steak.  This Friday’s special will be a Chef's Choice surprise and we guarantee it won't be leftover turkey!. On Saturday night CV Steak features Garlic Studded Prime Rib. Sunday’s special is “Oscar Style” Fillet of Salmon with crab and Béarnaise sauce. CV Steak 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 sourdough baguette.

Free Entertainment in the Cabaret Lounge

• Tyler Stafford tonight: Named “Reno’s Best Songwriter 2013” Tyler Stafford is a homegrown talent. His songs often draw comparisons to songwriters such as John Mayer and Paul Simon delivered with a candor and immediacy reminiscent of John Lennon.
• Roem Baur Band Thursday thru Saturday: Multiple award-winning touring songwriter and San Francisco resident Roem Baur has been featured on the main stage at Super Bowl 50, NBC’s The Voice, and at CES & SXSW conferences. A classically trained opera singer, he answered the call of rock n’ roll shortly after college. After winning Bob Weir’s (The Grateful Dead) national “Road to TRI” contest, Baur and his band were invited to record a live EP in Weir’s personal studio, the product of which can be found on Roem’s YouTube page and has since propelled him to a whole new era of rock fans.
• NFL Football Sunday and Monday Nights: We suspend live entertainment on Sunday and Monday nights during the fall so the featured night NFL games can be enjoyed on the big screen.
• Steve Lord Tuesday and Wednesday: A guitarist with dynamic vocals, Steve is a main stage West Coast performer. A man of a thousand songs, Steve presents an evening of oldies, country, pop, blues, jazz, soul and rock ‘n’ roll. 

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.

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