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Public Relations DATE: May 2, 2000 CONTACT: Phil Henry (702) 456-9660 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: “SILVER STATE CLASSIC SOLD OUT!” The White
Pine County Chamber of Commerce and Silver State Classic Challenge,
Inc. today announced that the May Event has sold out over one month
before it is to be held on State Route #318 between Lund and Hiko. Phil Henry, VP of Marketing for SSCC stated: “We are really excited
about the popularity that our events have come to enjoy. We hate to have to turn people away, so we
are encouraging them to enter our event in September.” Henry went on to say: “We already have nearly
75 reservations for the September Event and we are confident that
it will be sold out as well.”. It is expected
that this will have a major economic impact on Ely and White Pine
County as the May event already has over 220 entries. This will fill almost every hotel and motel room in Ely and may
cause service delays at eating establishments throughout the area. The Chamber of Commerce is encouraging all
restaurant owners to have extra staff available on Friday and Saturday,
May 19th and 20th as well as staying open later on these dates. This year
the Chamber of Commerce is also pleased to announce that there will
be a fair at Broadbent Park along with the traditional SSCC Car Show. So far 15 businesses and groups have signed
up for booth space offering a wide variety of food items, beverages
and merchandise. SSCC has
also contracted for entertainment during the Car Show including the
White Pine Community Choir, the White Pine High School Color Guard,
and the Silver Eagle Dancers. They
will also be hiring local talent provided by Ely Music for the reception
at the Bristlecone Convention Center on Friday night right after the
Parade of Cars down Main Street which takes place at 5:00 PM. Everyone in Ely is encouraged to come out right
after work to see all the race cars in action. Local students will be vying for a chance to ride in the race cars
during the Parade. Many of
these activities are a part SSCC’s new program to give back to the
community and share their success with the local businesses and residents
of Ely and White Pine County. “We
owe our current success in large part to the business people and residents
of White Pine County who have supported us with their time and effort
as well as financially in the years when we were struggling to keep
the events going, and now it is our turn to support them”, said Phil
Henry. Starting
this year SSCC is picking up half of the cost of printing a Event Program
which will appear in the Friday edition of the Ely Daily Times before
each event. Extra copies will
be available at Broadbent Park on Saturday during the Car Show to
better inform the participants and local residents of all the activities
that will be taking place during the event weekend. There is
still time for local businesses to become sponsors of the event. There is no cost, all you have to do is offer
some special benefit to the racers while they are here. You will get an Official Sponsor sign to put
in your window and a free listing on the SSCC website. All interested businesses should contact the
White Pine Chamber of Commerce. Traditionally,
the racers, including any celebrities which often times attend, are
available to mingle with local residents throughout the weekend and
everyone is invited to come out and enjoy themselves. For More Information
Contact: Silver State
Classic Challenge: Phil Henry Phone: 702 456-9660
Fax: 702 456-2643 Email: informs@silverstateclassic.com White Pine Chamber
of Commerce: Patty Rimmington Phone: 775 289-8877
Fax: 775 289-6144 Email: elycc@idsely.com Visit the Silver State Classic Challenge website: www.silverstateclassic.com (Copying of information, graphics and photos
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