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By 1985, Erol's was the country's largest privately owned videocassette rental company. [1] It was sold to Blockbuster Video for $40 million (~$82.5 million in 2023) in 1990. [2] At the time of the sale, Erol's was the nation's third largest video rental chain with 208 stores in five states and the District of Columbia. [3]
Elko is a city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Elko County. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] As of the official 2020 U.S. Census , the city has a population of 20,564. Elko serves as the center of the Ruby Valley , a region with a population of over 55,000.
The board of trustees, by 2022, was considering holding classes for only four days per week instead of five in the schools of Elko and Spring Creek. [3] In 2022 a survey stated that the percentages of the combined sum of employees, parents, and students who supported this change ranged from 66% to 75%.
This is a list of school districts in Nevada, where school district boundaries coincide with county boundaries. Carson City is an independent city and has its own school district. [ 1 ]
The company moved forward with its largest single-chain acquisition to date, expanding its base of stores by 30%, in late December 2001. The addition of Video Update stores to the Movie Gallery family launched the company's international presence with 100 retail locations in Canada. Movie Gallery achieved the 1,678 store mark in 2002. [6]
Elko County is the fourth-largest county by area in the contiguous United States, ranking lower when the boroughs of Alaska are included. It is one of only 10 counties in the U.S. with more than 10,000 square miles (25,900 km 2) of area. Elko County is the second-largest county by area in Nevada, with only Nye County being larger.
The western section, at the base of the Elko Hills, is located near the post office (zip 89815), a shopping center, and a supermarket. About 1 mile to the east is the main school campus for grades 1-12. The central section of the community, another mile to the east, includes a park and lake ("The Marina"), and an 18-hole golf course and clubhouse.
Elko High School was established in 1895 as the first county public school in Nevada. [5] Elko High School's old gymnasium stands on the site of the first University of Nevada. The University of Nevada in Elko was open from October 12, 1874, to July 10, 1885. Other than a few memories, all that remains of the first University of Nevada is a ...