A capacity crowd for the second round of Turkey Bingo filled the CVIC Hall in Minden on Nov. 23.
Photo by Kurt Hildebrand.
More than 600 players turned up for three sessions of Turkey Bingo.
With the 145 turkeys donated by ABE Printing, the odds of winning a Thanksgiving gobbler were pretty good.
“We’re delighted to be able to host this event again at the CVIC Hall,” Kiwanis President Dan Hamer said after the second capacity crowd of the day. “We see a ton of returning folks come every year. This sort of kicks off their Christmas season.”
He said the stormy forecast might have contributed to the turnout.
“When we have possibly wet and cold weather is when this event grows like it did,” he said. “We had to turn people back for the first two sessions today. We try to accommodate everybody that we can safely.”
"This is our two bigger fundraisers for the year," Hamer said.
Spring into Wine is May 17, 2025.
The Kiwanis also conduct Ham Bingo the Saturday before Easter. The event is expected to be April 12, 2025.
Formation of the Kiwanis Club was front page news in The Record-Courier on Dec. 9, 1927, when the Reno Club came down to the Masonic Lodge to establish a charter.
There were 35 members of the original club.
Carson Valley Kiwanis meets 6:30 a.m. Thursdays at the COD Casino in downtown Minden.
