Nevada State Prison area gets spruce up ahead of June 29 Chamber anniversary party
David Ruf of Greenhouse Garden Center sent over a crew Friday to the Nevada State Prison to assist the Carson City Chamber of Commerce in “prettying up the place” ahead of the chamber's 70th anniversary party.
Nevada State Prison has not received any tender loving care since it closed in 2012 and the entry yard was full of weeds. While the Chamber doesn’t want to make the prison “too pretty,” since it is, after all, a prison, we want to make sure the facility at least looks somewhat presentable for the showcase event to take place within the prison yard on June 29.
Knowing first impressions are everything, we wanted to make a good first impression. On Monday, June 29 the Carson City Chamber will hold the first ever private event within the walls of this historic prison, soon to be turned into a museum for all to enjoy.
Ticket holders will be treated to a short tour of the yard, enjoy a tasty barbecue being cooked up by Red’s Old 395 followed by a spectacular concert by everyone’s favorite local country artist, Lacy J. Dalton. Tickets are available at the Chamber by calling 882-1565. Cost: $80 for full even; $40 for concert only. Festivities begin at 4 p.m. for full ticket holders. This will be the event of the summer, so be sure to order your tickets today.
The Chamber is proud to hold the first major event within the prison walls since Gov. Brian Sandoval signed AD 40 Assemblyman P.K. O’Neill’s AB377 into law on May 24. It was late AD 40 Assemblyman Peter Livermore who championed the prison transformation to museum along with Myron Carpenter and the late Lee Radtke.
For more information on how to be a part of the Chamber’s historic event, go here or simply call 882-1565.
— Ronni Hannaman is the executive director of the Carson City Chamber of Commerce.
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