The Laughlin Chamber of Commerce will move in April from its present location of 15 years in a double-wide trailer on Casino Drive next to the First National Bank to a new site north of the Laughlin Visitors Bureau offices and across Casino Drive from the north parking lot of Don Laughlin's Riverside Resort Hotel and Casino.

The good news is the chamber is retaining its telephone and 1-800 numbers, post office box and e-mail addresses.

The chamber's new home is a 2,400-square-foot modular unit that nearly doubles the space of the current trailer. The larger space is needed to help welcome more than 1,000 walk-ins a month.

The Little Chapel of the Flowers in Las Vegas has created a "Love On The Run" wedding package especially for the Harley Davidson riders who will descend on Nevada's Colorado River town during the Laughlin River Run, April 27-30. More than 50,000 bikers will enjoy the West's largest ride-in bike rally.

The "Love On The Run" wedding and renewal package is $99, and will take place on the patio of the Regency Casino from noon to 8 p.m. For information, call 1-800-843-2410 or visit www.littlechapel.com.

Mickey Finn and his ragtime, honky-tonk troupe are coming back to Laughlin for two nights, April 1 and 2. They will headline 8 p.m. zany performances in the Pavilion Theater at the Ramada Express. Tickets for The Mickey Finn Show are $15 per person,

Many folks recall Finn and his comedy from his hit television show years ago. In the musical department, Finn's fingers fly over the keyboard while his sidekick, Cathy Reilly, is one of the best banjo pickers on the planet. Keyboardist, Curtis Eugene "Gene" Keen is known as the "Twelve Fingered Texan." Dr. Rudy "Child Star" Rodarte is a self proclaimed virtuoso of mallets and other unusual instruments, like his "Wineophone." Another cast member Warren Sauer has worked with top performers including Elvis and Tom Jones.

The Colorado Belle is offering room packages, April 5-9, for the 6th Annual Laughlin Rodeo Days. The packages includes accommodations at the Belle, tickets to the Laughlin River Stampede PRCA Rodeo, your choice of four different dinners in four of the Belle's restaurants, a Club Belle bonus, and a free night to use in June or Nov. 16 through Jan. 25, 2001 (restrictions apply).

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These packages start at $67 on Wednesday or Thursday, April 5 and 6. Weekend packages, April 7 and 8, start at $103, call 1-800-47-RIVER (477-4837).

It will be Thirsty Thursday on April 6, at Laughin's only brewery, the Boiler Room Microbrewery and Restaurant inside the Colorado Belle. Brews that night from the Boiler Room's tanks are 75 cents.

Danny Griego will provide live country and western music at the Boiler Room from 9 p.m. till 1:40 a.m., April 6-8. Entertainment is free. There is no cover charge or drink minimum.

Also on Friday and Saturday, from 8 p.m. till midnight, a live DJ will be turning the Colorado Belle's main casino floor into a 65,000-square-foot party. The DJ will broadcast from a specially designed stage on the Bell's Grand Staircase and play country favorites from the past five decades. The DJ will also announce drawing winners.

The Edgewater has $99 Luau Room Packages, March 31-April 2. Included in the package are three day's and two night's accommodations and two tickets to the Hawaiian Luau dinner and Polynesian show on Saturday, April 1. For reservations, call 1-800-67-RIVER.

The Golden Nugget is holding the National Finals Rodeo Dream Giveaway promotion now through April 9. The grand prize winner in the drawing will receive a three day/two night stay at The Mirage plus a pair of tickets to attend two days of the National Finals Rodeo held in Las Vegas during early December.

Drawing tickets may be earned in a number of ways including purchasing a Golden Nugget room package for the Laughlin Stampede Rodeo and by buying drinks in Tarzan's Nightclub during the Laughlin Rodeo Days, April 5-9.

The NFR Dream Giveaway drawing will be held Sunday, April 9, at 11 a.m. in Tarzan's. The winner must be present. For information, call the casino's marketing department, 702-298-7175.

Another Golden Nugget promotion called March Madness is built around the NCAA basketball tournament. During tournament play through to the championship game on April 3, games will be shown on big screen televisions in Tarzan's Nightclub. Drink specials for March Madness include $1 domestic bottle beer and $2 selected shot specials. For convenience, Jane's Grill menu items can be delivered to your table in Tarzan's. There is no charge to watch the basketball action in Tarzan's Nightclub.

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