Cloud’s Jamboree returns to area - 2004-01-02
Before a sapphire is set in a ring it starts off as a rock. The rock is then broken, buffed, polished and shaped to fit in the ring or necklace. It is these types of rocks, as well as the finished jewelry, that are coming to the Avi Casino and Laughlin when the 3rd annual Cloud’s Jamboree begins on Jan. 3.

The show at the Avi Casino will start Jan. 3, and go on until Feb. 1, while the shows in Laughlin will begin Jan. 9 and run through Jan. 25. The shows in Laughlin will be anchored at Don Laughlin’s Resort and Riverside Casino inside a hundred-foot tent.
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New year kicks off with cool rain - 2004-01-02
Morning rain on Thursday induced many local residents to flock to indoor activities on the first day of the year. People shopped, watched movies, exercised, ordered pizza and gambled as they welcomed in 2004. Betty Games said she was already shopping for next Christmas. She left Wal-Mart with a cart full of toys, sports equipment and Christmas figurines. She pushed the cart in the parking lot as she looked for her car, not remembering where she had parked.

The Eagle Mountain Casino bus pulled into the same parking lot. Several people disembarked from the bus.
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