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  2. Hotel Nevada and Gambling Hall - Wikipedia

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    The hotel had planned a fireworks show for December 31, 1999, as part of a New Year's Eve celebration; those plans were cancelled because of safety concerns. [54] For the New Year's Eve celebration, $1,500 in cash was thrown from the hotel's roof. [55] By 2001, a new $100,000 elevator had been installed. [56]

  3. Burning Man - Wikipedia

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    Burning Man is a week-long large-scale desert event focused on "community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance" held annually in the western United States. [1] [2] The event's name comes from its culminating ceremony: the symbolic burning of a large wooden effigy, referred to as the Man, that occurs on the penultimate night, the Saturday evening before Labor Day. [3]

  4. North Carolina State Fair - Wikipedia

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    In 1855, the State issued $1,500 a year to the Agricultural Society for the fair's operating expenses. [4] Thomas Ruffin, president of the society, managed the fair from 1853 to 1859. [4] It ceased operations from 1861 to 1868 during the Civil War and Reconstruction. [4] The fair reopened in 1869 under the leadership of Kemp P. Battle. [4]

  5. Derby, Connecticut - Wikipedia

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    In 1878, an unknown person made a donation of $1,500 for the statue base, which made it possible to proceed with erecting the statue. The base was dedicated on July 4, 1877. Several years later, $3,200 was pledged for a remodel of the existing base and the addition of an upper base and a 7 ft bronze statue, bringing the total height of the ...

  6. Ocean State Job Lot - Wikipedia

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    Ocean State Job Lot (abbreviation: OSJL or simply Job Lot) is a northeastern American chain of discount closeout retailers founded in Rhode Island in 1977. In addition to its origin state, it operates stores throughout the Northeastern United States, including Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, New York, and New Jersey.

  7. Wawa (company) - Wikipedia

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    [35] [13] On October 21, 2010, Wawa began testing the sale of diesel fuel at 12 of its New Jersey locations due to an increasing number of cars using this fuel. [36] In the 2000s, Wawa was among the first stores to implement self-serve computer touch-screen menus for food orders, in an attempt to improve order accuracy, speed and for upselling ...

  8. Talk:Valois, Pointe-Claire - Wikipedia

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    All their home games were played at Valois Park. On July 10th, the Valois Greys baseball team played an exhibition game against the Montreal Maroons N.H.L. All-Star team, at Valois Park. The game was watched by 1,500 spectators. The same 2 teams played a re-match game on August 14th and once again about 1,500 spectators showed up to watch the game.

  9. List of Reno 911! characters - Wikipedia

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    Leslie Frost (Dave Holmes): Dangle's ex-wife Debbie's second husband, owner of "Buy-Curios", a knickknack/antique store frequented by Dangle and Garcia. Maria Storm (Lisa LoCicero): A local TV reporter who has extensively covered the Reno Sheriff's Department. She is frequently hit upon by her male interviewees.