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Bingo Night Glory

gculver • June 21, 2015

We had a great Bingo Night tonight, with thanks to all who could come! After a tasty meal of chili dogs, Frito pie and dozens of desserts, about 60 participants battled through 8 games. Each winner selected from valuable gift baskets. Slaton ISD was well represented with superintendent Julie Becker and principal Lori Andrus taking home prizes.  Karma made its presence felt on those games🙂

New Harvey House manager Jessica Kelly was introduced and introduced herself and her great enthusiasm for her role as we begin to become a more thriving bed and breakfast for area visitors and an event center for locals.  We are fortunate to have her on board and we look forward to great things from her efforts.

A nice surprise in the early going was the arrival of a last-minute bed and breakfast reservation, a friendly couple all the way from Glasgow, Scotland!  They were driving through this area and found us on this website.  We gave them a great Slaton welcome.

New to Bingo Night was a Horse Race game that we won’t explain here, but the winner got $100 and the two runners up $25.   The traditional silent auction of donated options was once again a competitive affair.  We appreciate all of the wonderful auction items donated.

We were able to raise another couple of thousand or so towards our upkeep and upgrades!  Most important though, the Slaton Harvey House was the focal point for a nice evening with old and new friends. 4 1 2 3

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