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GREAT DAY FOR THE IRISH St. Patrick’s Day traditions and how they began Page 4

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St. Patrick and the real snake story It has always been an Irish ters. The frog was halfway down the blarney story that St. Patrick rattler’s throat so he chased all the snakes out of was unable to bite at Ireland. the time.

Here’s the real story of Frogs are good St. Patrick as he wandered bait for large fish around the Old Sod one day and I was very huncarrying a fishing pole to gry, so I grabbed the catch his evening meal. There snake by the back of weren’t any local Irish pubs his head whereby the in his day. snake let go of the Here’s why the snakes refrog and I placed the ally left Ireland. He related the

BY BOB SWEENEY now-deceased frog following tale: in my leather pouch, I was fishing for me dinner at a very special place on a mystic Irish still grasping the now venomous snake’s head. pond when I ran out of worms.

So, I grabbed my bottle of Irish Then I saw a rattlesnake with a frog in his mouth by the nearby wa- whisky, only consumed lightly on cold

mornings, and poured a wee drop of God’s breath into his fangy mouth.

He immediately became calm and his long sleek body went limp. I could almost see a smile come into his beady eyes.

I placed the snake down on the grass at arm’s length and went back to my fishing on the pond using my newfound bait.

Shortly thereafter, to my surprise and shock, I felt a nudge on my foot.

Looking downward, it was the very same snake with two more frogs.

That’s the wonders of Irish whiskey.

I think maybe the snakes left Ireland in search of more whiskey.

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MSPT heads to Colorado’s Golden Gates for back-to-back big poker events

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For the first time in Season 8, the Mid-States Poker Tour is headed to Black Hawk, for both a $360 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed Regional Event and $1,100 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed Main Event.

From March 23 through April 2, Golden Gates Casino in Black Hawk, which is about an hour west of Denver, will play host to a series of satellites as well as two headliner events. The first, the MSPT Golden Gates Regional, will feature three starting flights at Noon each day from Thursday, March 23 through Saturday, March 25. The surviving players from each flight will then combine for Day 2 on Sunday, March 26.

The weekend after March’s Regional Event, the highlyanticipated Main Event will kick off. That event will feature three starting flights beginning with Day 1a, at noon on Thursday, March 30. Days 1b and 1c, will then be held at the

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same time on Friday, March 31 and Saturday, April 1 respectively. The remaining players from each flight will combine on Sunday, April 2 at 11 a.m. and play until a champion is crowned.

The last time the MSPT visited the property for a Regional Event was back in November when 838 entrants packed the poker room, which made it the tour’s largestever tournament at the property.

“Money” Mike Maruna claimed the title and a $50,997 prize after a heads-up chop with Tom Bouziden. Maruna has already confirmed he’ll be back in March to attempt a title defense.

The upcoming stop will mark the fifth time the MSPT will host Regional Event at the stop. In April 2016, Stephen Zipprich topped a field of 835 entries in the Regional Event to capture a $29,331 first-place prize. In March 2015, Bruce Carter walk away with $45,883. Then eight months

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later, Bobby Sanoubane topped a field of 770 entrants to win $33,000 after a six-way deal.

The last time the MSPT visited Golden Gates, Carl Carodenuto topped field of 490 entrants to in his record-breaking third title, not to mention a $114,072 first-place prize. Before that, in April 2016, 439 entrants turned out for the Main Event to more than double the guarantee. Josh Crain emerged victorious in that tournament to capture a $102,199 first-place prize. Before that, Phanora Prom topped a field of 510 entries in November 2015 to win the title and $123,180.

Others past winners of the MSPT Golden Gates include Kane Lai, who topped a field of 409 entries to win the March 2015 Main Event for $101,365; Reza Yazdi, who outlasted 499 other entrants to win the November 2014 Main Event for $120,765; and Dan Colpoys, who won $114,156 after emerging victorious over a 453-entry field in March 2014.

For more information, including a look at the schedule, visit msptpoker.com.

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St. Patty’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day traditions and how they began

By Rosemary Fetter n March 17, most Americans proudly wear green, even those lacking an ancestral connection to the Emerald Isle. The holiday is celebrated with gusto in the U.S. partly because America’s Irish population is the one of the country’s largest ethnic groups, second only to the Germans. (For reasons likely dating back to World War I, Oktoberfest never caught on quite like St. Patrick’s Day.) Irish-Americans number more than 34 million, more than eight times the modest 4 million souls who still reside across the sea. If the Scots-Irish and the Anglo-Irish are included, the numbers go even higher.

Americans love St. Patrick’s Day parades, shamrocks, great music and green beer, but the details of the holiday are sometimes a little foggy. Here’s a brief look at St. Patrick’s Day symbols and traditions, and how they all began.

Americans may think four-leaf clovers are synonymous with St. Patrick’s Day, but that’s not the case. The Holy Trinity symbolism of the three-leaf variety makes it the preferred St. Patricks shamrock.

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The patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick was originally a Welshman named Maewyn, born sometime around 375 A.D. Although both parents were Roman Catholic, Patrick admitted to being a heathen until age 16, when a group of marauders kidnapped him and took him back to Ireland. During the next six years of slavery, Patrick spent a lot of time alone and finally saw the light.

After escaping to Gaul (France), he joined a monastery and determined to convert the green isle to Christianity. He became Ireland’s second bishop; an apparent charmer who won converts by the score and traveled through the countryside founding monasteries, schools and churches. By the time he died on March 17, 461 (or thereabouts), he had converted Ireland to Christianity. Although Patrick has been credited with driving the snakes out of Ireland, the country was never troubled by this particular reptile. The legend likely refers to the serpent symbol of the pagan Druids.

St. Patrick used the three-leafed shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity, telling his flock how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit could all exist as separate elements of the same entity. His followers adopted the custom of wearing a shamrock on his feast day.

The bluestone block called Blarney Stone was set into the battlements of the Cormac castle in 1446. Kissing the stone supposedly endows one with “the gift of gab.”

The word, “blarney,” may have originated in the 16th century, during the reign of England’s Elizabeth I. The Queen wanted all the Irish lords to swear allegiance to her, but Cormac McDermot MacCarthy, chieftain of Blarney Castle in County Cork, avoided commitment by flattering and placating Elizabeth. She finally declared in frustration: “This is all Blarney!”

Anyone who wants to kiss the blarney stone (or at least give it a big hug) need not go to Ireland. Fitzgeralds Casino in Black Hawk has its very own blarney stone, and visitors are invited to drop by and pay their respects.

Leprechauns are “fairy folk” who usu-

ally take the form of cantankerous and mischief-making old men. Cobblers or shoemakers by trade, they are supposedly the keepers of great treasure crocks. According to legend, if anyone keeps an eye fixed upon the leprechaun, he cannot escape; the moment the eye is withdrawn, he vanishes.

In 1959, Walt Disney released a film called Darby O’Gill & the Little People, which introduced America to a cheerful, friendly leprechaun more like the Keebler elf, a purely American invention that has become an easily recognizable symbol of both St. Patrick’s Day and Ireland.

The first St. Patrick’s Day parade took place in New York City on March 17, 1766, and consisted mostly of a contingent of Irish soldiers. Today, the parade is traditional in many cities, with the largest celebrations held in Chicago, Savannah and New York City, respectively.

The town of Leadville has an interesting custom of holding a St. Patrick’s Day Practice Parade in September, with bagpipers and Irish dancers led by a bright green fire truck. It’s a sight to behold.

Very few St. Patrick’s Day celebrations go by without someone bursting into that great IrishAmerican song, O Danny Boy, leaving not a dry eye in the house. Actually, an Englishman, Frederick Weatherly, published the song in 1913, using an old Irish aire, Londonderry Air. Popularized by Irish-American vaudevillians, the tune became an Irish favorite, often sung at funerals. Although some maintain the song deals with a father watching his son go off to war or leave the country during the famine, publisher’s notes reveal that, as many of us suspected all along, it’s actually about a woman bidding farewell to her lover.

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Vintage St. Patricks Day Greetings bear the image of the patron saint of Ireland as well as the shamrock.

A term believed to have originated in the United States, black Irish commonly refers to dark brown or black hair appearing in persons of Irish descent in contrast to the blond, light brown or red hair color usually ascribed to the Irish. According to a recent Irish study, dark hair is common in Ireland: more than 40 percent of the population have dark brown hair, 35 percent have medium brown hair and another 3 percent have black hair.

On St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland, the traditional fare was Irish bacon and cabbage.

Irish-American immigrants found bacon too expensive and substituted the less costly corned beef.

Beer has always been an Irish favorite, although, no true Irishman would sully his stout with green coloring. This is strictly an American invention.

A sturdy reliable walking cane made out of Irish blackthorn, the shillelagh’s sturdiness and resistance to warping, chipping or discoloration made it a favorite of Europeans.

The basis of this relatively recent practice is both religious and political: Irish Protestants, mostly in Northern Ireland, wear orange on St. Patrick’s Day and Catholics wear green. Ever since the Protestant King William of Orange (III) took the throne of Britain in 1690, Protestant Irish have been known as “Orangemen.”

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Check out the Golden Gulch, Black Hawk’s only coin in casino with exclusive promotions! Enjoy Kiosk Promotions on Mondays and Wednesdays where you can win up to $5,000 cash or Nifty 50+ specials on Tuesdays and Thursdays! Stop by and pick up your A-Play Club Card and get all the details of our great promotions from our friendly Gulch team!

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we will add $5,000 and it increases to $20,000 for the Saturday, April 1 Rolling Riches Drawing!

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Spring Fling Earn/Get

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Only at Lady Luck can you play like the pros and get paid like the pros! Join us every Tuesday in March from 12 – 6 p.m. for your chance to participate in our Basketball Bucks giveaway and score up to $250 FanPlay. We’re looking for one lucky winner each half hour to shoot the basketball and rack up some points. Receive one free entry, plus additional entries for every 50 unadjusted points. Management reserves all rights.

Payday Riches

Hit a big payday at Lady Luck when you join us Fridays and Saturdays, March 3-24 between 2 and 8 p.m. for our Payday Riches Giveaway. We’ll pick two winners each hour to compete against each other and see who can build the biggest winning paycheck. Winners are guaranteed $100 FanPlay.

Receive one free entry, plus additional entries for every 100 unadjusted points. Management reserves all rights.

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While you’re there you can play your favorite classic casino games online.

$15,000 Rolling Riches Progressive

It’s time for our Rolling Riches Grand Finale Weekend! Join us on Friday, March 31 and Saturday, April 1 from Noon – 9 p.m. for your chance to be the lucky winner of our $15,000 BIG progressive!

At 9 p.m. you could be one of 25 winners who will get to select an envelope that contains anywhere from $50-$250 in FanPlay or the $15,000 cash progressive. Receive 2X entries every Tuesday in March. All players receive one free entry on the day of the giveaway and earn additional entries for every 100 unadjusted points. If no one wins the $15,000 progressive on Friday, March 31,

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Join us every Thursday in March from 12 to 8 p.m. and earn 300 unadjusted points by playing with your card in your favorite slot machine to earn your weekly Spring Fling gift! Each week features a different gift, including coffee and two ceramic mugs, a Sherpa blanket, an insulated mug, a skillet, and a wax warmer with wax cubes. While supplies last. Management reserves all rights.

$10,000 Jackpot Frenzy

Here the ding, ding, ding of your machine and you could win even more cash! You’ll receive an entry into Lady Luck’s next $10,000 Jackpot Frenzy!

Join us for our Jackpot Frenzy on March 25, we will be awarding $500 at 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. and then $1,000 every half hour till 7 p.m. Just place your entries in Lady Luck’s drawing barrel. A total of $10,000 in cash prizes will be given away! Guests receive one free entry for every jackpot $1,200 or better won from Feb. 6 through noon on March 25.

See guest services for rules and additional details.

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Club 40

We’re multiplying the fun every Wednesday in March! Join us for Club 40. All guests age 40 or better will receive 6x points on slots and 2x points on video poker. Guests will also receive a free entrée at Otis & Henry’s once they earn 25 Tier Score points on their Lady Luck Player’s Card. See guest services for rules and additional details. Management reserves all rights.

Monday Funday Multiplier

Join us every Monday in March from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. when you register at promotions to receive a special point multiplier. You can receive anywhere from 10X to 20X points on all slots and 5X points on Video Poker. Plus, you could win some FanPlay! All guests who registered prior to 8 p.m. will receive 20X points from 8 p.m. to midnight. You must register prior to playing. See guest services for rules and additional details. Management reserves all rights.

New member

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for the Fan Club at Lady Luck. Join the club today.

When you’re a fan, you get better rewards faster than ever. For all new members, just play 10 unadjusted points and receive $20 in Otis & Henry’s Bar & Grill and $10 in Match Play on Table Games.

Sign up your email address, receive $5 and start raking in those rewards. See guest services for rules and additional details. Management reserves all rights.

Social media

Make sure to ‘like’ Lady Luck Black Hawk on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

Stay up to date with all promotions, events and special contests! Also, make sure to register your email with Guest Services to receive special promotion emails.

Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo Jackpots make the fun of winning a progressive jackpot that much easier with 12 individual progressive prizes that can hit multiple times a day. There are jackpots for Royal Flushes, Straight Flushes, and any 4 of a kind. Monte Carlo Madness takes effect when our bad beat jackpots all reach $25K and 100% of the jackpot rake gets distributed to the Monte Carlo hands making the amounts increase twice as fast. Visit the Lady Luck Poker Room for details and updated jackpot amounts.

Lady Luck Poker

It’s easier than ever to win big in the Lady Luck Poker Room! The Bad Beat Jackpot now includes a decreasing qualifier element starting at Aces full of Kings. Here at Lady Luck we’re giving you more options, when you play-you pick - Play three hours and receive $23 bus refund back or play six hours and earn a Play n Stay Sunday – Thursday.

See Poker supervisor for more information.

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Table Games

Up your odds with the best table games crew in Black Hawk! Play Craps, Roulette, Buffalo Black Jack Bonus and Double Deck Blackjack every day of the week! There are 20X odds on Craps Everyday! $5* games open daily. Here at Lady Luck we’re giving you more options, when you play-you pick - Play two hours and receive $23 bus refund back or play four hours and earn a Play n Stay Sunday – Thursday. See table games supervisor for additional information, promotions and details.

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Luck. *Limits subject to change, management reserves all rights.

Platinum and Millionaire Bonus Points

The tier rewards are racking up with a great point multiplier day for Platinum and Millionaire players. Tuesday, March 14th. Platinum players will receive 8X points and Millionaire players will receive 10X points. You don’t need to register, come on in and enjoy your favorite slot machine and receive bonus points all day!

Select and Gold Bonus Points

The tier rewards are racking up with a great point multiplier day for Select and Gold players.

Tuesday, March 28. Select players will receive 3X points and Gold players will receive 5X points. You don’t need to register, come on in and enjoy your favorite slot machine and receive bonus points all day!

Bus Fare Redemption

Ride in style to Lady Luck! Guests who play with a Fan Club Card can receive up to $23 cash back on bus fare every day. Earn 350 unadjusted points on Lady Luck Player’s Card to receive cash back. Poker and table games guests can earn too!

Ask Supervisor for details. Guests must redeem bus ticket at Guest Services. Limit one bus redemption per person per day.

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Local. Fresh. Flavorful. Plus, All-You-Can-Eat Crab Legs Nightly!

$10,000 Jackpot Sweepstakes

Jackpot winners are invited to join us for a special giveaway on Saturday, March 18 from 3 – 9 p.m. Receive one entry with each jackpot of $1,200 or more, now through March 18.

Courtside Craze

Take a shot at winning a big cash prize every Wednesday in March between 2 and 7 p.m.

Winners will be selected to shoot baskets for a cash prize worth up to $1,000. Receive one free entry and additional entries with every 100 tier points earned.

You Pick ‘Em Challenge

Brush up your bracket skills every Monday in March from 2 to 7 p.m. Winners will go head-tohead with one another during each drawing. Your picks could score you up to $500 in cash or FanPlay.

Receive one free entry and additional entries with every 100 tier points earned.

New Member Play 30 & 5,000 FanClub Points for an Email

In March, all new members of the Fan Club will receive a food offer after playing 30 minutes on their new Players card. Guests who provide an email address at the time of enrollment will receive 5,000 FanClub points.

Poker and table games play & stay

During the month of March, poker players who play three hours of poker in one day, any day of the week, will be eligible for their $23 bus fare reimbursement or if they play six hours of poker in one day, Sunday – Thursday, will be eligible for a free night’s stay. Table games players who play two hours of table play in one day, any day of the week, will be eligible for their $23 bus fare reimbursement or if they play four hours of table play in one day, Sunday – Thursday, will be eligible for a free night’s stay. Only one offer can be selected per day. Offer only valid on day earned. Excludes holidays and blackout dates

Play & Stay

Step into the cube and grab as much cash as you can Fridays and Saturdays in March from 5 – 10 p.m. Grab the special bill and double your winnings up to $1,000! One winner will be selected every half hour. Receive one free entry and additional entries with every 100 tier points earned.

During the month of March, earn 800 tier points on your Fan Club card Sunday’s through Thursday’s between 8 a.m. and 12 a.m. (midnight) and stay the night on us! On Fridays earn 1,250 tier points and your hotel stay is free. This offer is valid only on the day the points are earned and is based on availability, blackout days may apply. Offer subject to availability. Excludes holidays and blackout dates

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Cash Cube

Going on now for a limited time only is Casha Palooza! Now is your chance to earn even more cash for your points. During Casha Palooza, redeem 5,000 points for $5 cash back. Talk about more bang for your back. Current point redemption rate is 10,000 points for $5 cash back.

Beat the Heat 40+ hot seat

Every Sunday in March from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. everyone age 40 or better is invited to stop by for a chance to win $100 in FanPlay every 15 minutes!

Be actively playing at your favorite slot machine and we’ll come find you. Plus, receive a free buffet when you earn 200 tier points.

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Make sure to ‘like’ Isle Black Hawk on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram. To stay up to date with all promotions, events and special contests! Also, make sure to register your email with Cashier Services to receive special promotion emails.

Try the New Desserts at Tradewinds

Tradewinds at the Isle has a new menu that features the best hamburgers in Black Hawk.

Whether you try the classics, the California or the Tradewinds Classic Burger, you will not be disappointed. Tradewinds now offers the best desserts in town; visit Tradewinds at the Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk.

Club Z

Sign up for a new Club Z card at Z Casino and receive up to $100 in Z-Play the same day! See Club Z for complete details.

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Stop by Z Casino March 23 to pick up your free Mr. Coffee Tea Kettle! All you need is 50 same day base points, the giveaway will start at 11 a.m. Quantities are limited see Club Z for details.

10X Points

Z Casino is the place for the most points. Every day this month win up to 10X Points, just play our kiosk game!

Get in the Zone!

Featured exclusively at Z Casino in Black Hawk, the Multiplier Zone. Play slots in the Zone and get 10X points all day and night. That’s right, a full 10X points on all of your slot play in the Multiplier Zone! Why settle for less when you can play in the Zone?

Jeep Renegade Getaway Drawings

Every Wednesday through Sunday from March 5 - May 20, join us for out $150,000 Jeep Renegade Getaway Drawings from 1 – 11 p.m., win up to $250 in Z-Play at each drawing. We will have two winners per drawing hour. Earn entries with every 100 same day points. On May 20 from 1 p.m.Midnight every hour we will have one drawing winner for $150 in Z-Play. Earn entries from March 5 through May 20 with every 250 points at 9:30 p.m. we will have one Jeep Renegade winner and four $500 in Z-Play winners.

Silver Tsunami Club

Are you 60 years of age or older? Join us every Monday and Tuesday this month for our Silver Tsunami Club 60+ days. Just earn 60 base points that day and receive one free special of the day and a free nonalcoholic soft drink, coffee or tea. Just one more way to win at the Z!

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Don’t want to pay for Breakfast?

On Mondays and Tuesdays just earn 10 same day base points before 11 a.m. and receive a voucher for a free Double Down Breakfast and Wednesday through Sunday just earn 20 same day base points before 11 a.m.! Receive your voucher from the promotional kiosk.

Prime rib dinner special

Join us every Friday this month for our $3.99 Prime Rib dinner special after you earn 50 same day base points. Receive your voucher from the promotional kiosk.

Prime Rib dinner

Everyday earn 25 same day base points and receive your Prime Rib dinner for $7.77. Receive your voucher from the promotional kiosk.

Free gas

Want to convert your comps to Free gas? Earn Turbo, Nitro or Flame status and redeem your comps for up to $20 in gas each day!

Play and Ride!

Earn 75 same day base points, redeem your bus ticket at Club Z and receive $25 in Z-Play. Earn 500 same day base points and get an additional $5 in Z-Play.

Get reimbursed for your ATM fees

Stop by the Z Stop Gas Station to use our ATM, bring your receipt to Z Casino within two hours from the time on your receipt. You will receive $5 in Z-Play or $3 Cash back!

Catch the free shuttle!

The shuttle stops at Z Casino (on Selak Street adjacent to our free parking lot).

Z Cafe

Stop by Z Cafe located on the 2nd floor of Z Casino to get your favorite cappuccino, latte, mocha and much more.

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Gaming

The Ameristar Express

Last Friday night I took a spin on our local wild and exciting roller coaster ride known as the Ameristar Express.

This is a hair-raising, BY unpredictable, white LARRY knuckle gripping JOHNSON ride that starts the moment you take a seat at the $30 - $60 half kill limit hold em poker game (also known as the Big Game) at the Ameristar Casino Poker Room in Black Hawk.

The room was packed with 4 Big Games going full blast due to the Heartland Poker Tour being in town. I quickly took my seat, got strapped in, and the wild ride began with the first hand.

I looked down to pocket 4’s and as there was no raise and I had posted my $30, joined four others to see a flop of 4h - 4s 2h. What a start/flopping quad 4’s to start the session.

One person bet and two of us called. The turn was a 3h and the other player bet with

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the original better just calling. At this point I raised the $60 bet to $120 and both players called.

The river brought the 2d and the original player bet out.

Well - with the poker room having a $150,000 bad beat for quads over quads I began to get excited, raising his bet and hoping he had caught quad 2’s. Unfortunately, the third player folded and the person who bet just called my raise, turning over his pocket 3’s and a full house he had caught on the turn. Close - oh so close, but no cigar!

While there was no bad beat, I did win a good $800 pot to start the day. It occurred to me as I was dragging the chips that I should just get up and go with this nice win after one hand but, deep down, knew I couldn’t as the roller coaster had already started up the first hill, I was strapped in, and there was no turning back.

Rollin’ Dough

Just a few hands later the ride continued when I was dealt the Kd - Qd and ended up joining five other players in a capped $120 pot pre-flop. The flop came Kc, Jd, 5d giving me top pair and the second nut diamond draw. One player bet, another raised, and we all called $60 with four of us seeing the Qc come on the turn. This gave me top two pair with the same great flush draw so when the original better bet out, I raised and was surprised when the player behind me re-raised to $180. Hmmmm — finally it occurred to me; could he have A-10? After the three of us paid $180 the river came a 4s.

The player who raised the turn bet, the other player folded (he said was on a draw) and I called as my opponent turned over Ad - 10d for the nut straight and a big win.

Whew - the ride never stops.

I fought through a few hours of up and down play with my stack of chips steadily shrinking to the point where I was down $1,200. During this period, I had pocket A’s cracked in a $50 - $100 capped hand by an A - K that caught a straight — a very tough beat.

Then, all of a sudden, the ride became real exciting due to just two hands.

First, I had pocket Q’s in a 5-way pot,

flopped a Qh, and the set held up for a very nice pot with quite a bit of betting going on.

It’s always nice when a good hand holds up.

Then, I did something unexpected. On the button, I raised a six way $30 pot to $60 with a 5c - 6c — just to build the pot odds.

The flop came 5d - 10c - 8h with one player betting and five of us calling for $30. The turn was an Ac and another player bet with the four players calling for $60. The river was the magical 5h giving me an unexpected set and one player bet with me quickly raising. He slowly looked at me, shook his head, and was the only one to call - turning over the pocket K’s he had slow played.

If he had raised on flop, I would not have tried my button move.

So, this pot was nearly $800; I was up at that point just over $300; and the roller coaster was rolling into the station - time to exit the ride.

And I did! I got up, cashed out my win, and was completely mentally exhausted from my four-hour exhilarating ride on the local roller coaster known as the Ameristar Express / WHOO HOO! Remember - have some fun and play your game!

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EASY GREEN VELVET CUPCAKES RECIPE 1 package.....(2-layer size) German chocolate 3 eggs cake mix with pudding 2 teaspoons......................... McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract 1 cup...............................................sour cream 1/2 cup ...................................................water 1/4 cup ...............unsweetened cocoa powder Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting (see Tip) Substitutions 1/4 cup ........................................vegetable oil Green sprinkles (optional) 1 bottle............McCormick® Green Food Color Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat cake mix, sour cream, water, cocoa powder, oil, food color, eggs and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed just until moistened, scraping sides of bowl frequently. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes.

Pour batter into 24 paper-lined muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 full.

Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire rack. Frost with cream cheese frosting. Decorate with sprinkles, if desired.

Serves: Makes 24 servings.

SHAMROCK SUGAR COOKIES RECIPE

Sugar Cookies: 1 egg 2 1/2 cups .....................................................flour 2 teaspoons......McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract 1 teaspoon ....................................... baking soda 1 teaspoon ............. McCormick® Cream of Tartar Shamrock Icing: 1/4 teaspoon........McCormick® Nutmeg, Ground 13 drops ...............McCormick® Green Food Color 1 cup (2 sticks) ...........................butter, softened 2 teaspoons...................................................milk 1 1/2 cups.............................confectioners’ sugar 1/2 cup .................................confectioners’ sugar For the Cookies, mix flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and nutmeg. Set aside. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.

Gradually stir in flour mixture until well mixed. Refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm.

Preheat oven to 375°F. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface (see Test Kitchen Tip) to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut out dough with shamrock cookie cutter. Place on greased baking sheets.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool on baking sheets 1 minute. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

For the Icing, mix green food color and milk in small bowl. Add confectioners’ sugar, stirring until color is evenly distributed and icing is smooth. To decorate cookies, hold cookie by its edge and dip top of cookie into icing. (Or spoon the icing onto cookie using a teaspoon.) Place glazed cookies on wire rack set over foil-covered baking sheet to dry.

Serves: Makes about 4 dozen or 22 (2 cookie) servings.

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Z Cafe

Stop by Z Cafe located on the 2nd floor of Johnny Z’s to get your favorite cappuccino, latte, mocha and much points and receive your Prime Rib dinner Club Z more.

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March 7 - 20, 2017

Play & Eat Free every Tuesday when you earn just 100 base points on your Players’ Club card that day. Our March Festive Free Food is Corned Beef & Cabbage (or you can choose our Prime Rib or Salad Bar Buffet) available from 11 a.m. every Tuesday!

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Miltary appreciation Monday Guests with military ID will receive a free ice cream, plus 50% off meals (up to $25 in one day) at the Retro Deli or Mid City Grill.

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of $1,000 in Cash and Insta-Play prizes if you have one of the lowest five scores recorded that day! Win double prizes if your score is under par for the card! Scores are tallied and winners posted the next day and prizes must be claimed within one week. Play, scratch, and win with Fantasy Golf Wednesdays at Century!

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Birthdays at Century All guests can come in on the day of their birthday and get 2X points plus a free gift! Guests who come in on the day of their 21st birthday receive the 2X points and the gift, plus $10 in comp added to their account, plus a $5 Promo Chip to use at the tables! Guests with a birthday coupon from our mailer redeem it at the Player’s Club for a gift of 10X their age in points!

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Humor

The Butler Did It

sistance General ManMr. Butler Saunager at the Hairisburg der says he’s nervous International Airport about emailing me because it could cost in Pennsylvania.” I’d him his job. I won’t believe him except he email him back to doesn’t know the difsay so, but I sincerely ference between “assishope it does. That tance” and “assistant” would be one less and he can’t spell Harspammer gumming risburg. But that only up my inbox. adds to the intrigue.

BY DOROTHY ROSBY Besides, I think During a recent roudrosby@rushmore.com Butler was made for tine check of the airbigger things. Really. If he lost port storage vault, our dedicated his job at the spam factory, he’d Interim Assistance General Manhave more time to pursue what is ager discovered an abandoned obviously his true passion: fiction shipment from a London diplowriting. You’ll be amazed at the mat. A scan of the package respellbinding email he just sent vealed a metal box containing an me. I’ll summarize it for you be- undetermined amount of cash. cause I have a word limit and you The plot thickens! But it thickens have a patience limit, but you can more slowly and with a lot more find the entire story in an inbox spelling errors when Butler tells near you. it.

Butler, which is clearly a pen He suspects that the diplomat name, says he’s the “Interim As- abandoned the package to avoid

interrogation. That leads Butler to assume the money was gained through illegal means, and therefore the proper thing for him to do is to steal it.

And here’s where the story gets really interesting. (I’m sure you were hoping it would.) There are official documents from the United Nations on the box and Butler says they contain MY name and email address. Wow! I’ve never dealt with the UN before, nor do I know a single London diplomat, but if I ever meet this one, I’m going to smack him for sharing my email address.

Still, I’m hooked on the story, and Butler doesn’t disappoint.

He promises to share the loot with me, 70% for me, and 30% for him. This seems extremely generous, if a little foolish, since he doesn’t know how much money is in the box, or if the diplomat has a mean streak and mob ties.

He asks me to send him my phone number and address so that he can have the package delivered, and he stresses that I should send my information to his personal email rather than an official one. This adds to the clandestine feel of the story as well as the sense that he doesn’t actually have an official email address, at least not at the Harrisburg International Airport.

Finally, he urges me to keep the whole thing confidential. I’m usually good at keeping secrets but I don’t know about the other 10,000 people he’s emailed, so I don’t see the harm in telling you.

I’m just so darned excited about my windfall, as well as Butler’s potential as a fiction writer. I’d be thrilled if he could focus on his first novel; hole up somewhere and type away all day on his computer—as long as it doesn’t have internet access.

I know it won’t be easy for him; there’s a lot of competition out there. In fact, I’ve received several other fascinating emails in the last few days. One was from Mr. Robert Goode who has discovered that his boss connived with top World Bank officials to divert funds intended for inheritances, international contracts, and lottery wins. The other was from Mrs. Suzanna Gokhan whose husband died recently under suspicious circumstances.

She doesn’t say what those circumstances were but I’m not going to email her back to ask. I think I’ll wait for the movie.

(Dorothy Rosby is the author of the humor book, I Didn’t Know You Could Make Birthday Cake from Scratch: Parenting Blunders from Cradle to Empty Nest. Contact drosby@rushmore .com.)

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Gemstones & Minerals

The Sancy Diamond

The Sancy Diamond (full name, Le Grand Sancy) has one of the most intriguing and colorful - and one of the most confused and involved - histories of all the famous diamonds of Europe. It is a 55-carat pear-shaped stone, apparently of Indian origin, and is said to be one of the first to be cut with symmetrical facets.

In 1570, the stone was purchased in Constantinople by the French Ambassador to Turkey, Nicholas Harlai, the Seigneur de Sancy, who was an avid collector of gems and jewelry. This passion for personal adornment was more in evidence during the 16th and 17th centuries in Europe than at any other time or in any other place, except in the East.

He brought it to France, where Henry III, who was very sensitive

the Civil War, Queen Henrietta Maria took it to the Continent and pledged it, together with other diamonds, to the Duke of Epernon for 460,000 livres. In 1657, Cardinal Mazarin paid off the Duke and, with the Queen’s consent, took possession of the gems and bequeathed them with other fine stones to Louis XIV. In 1792, at the beginning of the French Revolution, the Sancy and other famous gems were stolen from the Garde Meuble (Royal Treasury) in Paris. It reappeared in 1828 and was sold by a French merchant to Prince Anotole Demidoff of Russia; the prince, in turn, is recorded as selling it in 1865 for $100,000.

Two years later, it was displayed by the French jeweler, G. Bapst, at the Paris Exposition, bearing a price tag of one million francs.

In 1906, the Sancy was purchased by William Waldorf As-

ry of Jewels in the Tower of London, the jewel is described in the quaint language of the period: “... and one fayre dyamonde, cutt in fawcetts, bought of Sauncy.”

It remained in England until 1669. Charles I, son of James I, was beheaded and his widow, Henrietta Maria, presented the jewel to Somerset, the Earl of Worcester, from whom it passed once again to the English Crown.

James I later owned it, but he lost all at the disastrous Battle of the Boyne and fled to France.

Although Louis XIV was a pleasant and generous host to James, shabby, mournful, exiled kings bored him. James, in desperation, sold the stone to the greedy king, who was known for his love of diamonds. Louis gave him L25,000, which did much to impress James with the security value of gems in time of need.

According to another gem historian, the Sancy was sold under different circumstances. During

tor (1st Viscount Astor) as a wedding present when his son (later 2nd Viscount Astor) married Nancy Langhorne of Virginia. Lady Astor often wore the big pear-shaped gem in a tiara on state occasions.

In 1962, it was one of the features of the Ten Centuries of French Jewelry exhibition at the Louvre Museum. After Lady Astor’s death in 1964, the celebrated stone was inherited by her son, the 3rd Viscount Astor. The gem is set in a mounting that permits it to be affixed to the head ornament.

(Note: The Maharajah of Patiala also claims ownership of a “Sancy Diamond”. Although this stone also is pear shaped, it weighs 60.40 carats, or about 10 percent more than the Sancy of the Astor family.)

(Information for this article was taken from the 1966 GIA book on “Diamonds.”)

Horoscopes

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 A positive reaction to a stressful situation can only work in your favor, Aries. When others buckle under the pressure, you are able to deliver.

Higher-ups will recognize this.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 No one can force you to share your deepest emotions if you’re not ready to do so, Leo. Wait until the time is right to bare any secrets. You may have romantic surprises.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, speaking about fantasies as if they are real can be enjoyable, but do not start believing the tales are true. You may need a good dose of reality this week.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, even if you believe that your life is floating out of control, you have the ability to rein things in whenever you desire. Ask for help if you need it.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, resist the temptation to give into impulses, analyzing and giving careful thought to your ideas instead. You have an entire week to work things out.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Relationship issues with a friend, spouse or even family member come to the forefront this week, Capricorn. Try to remain cool and level-headed throughout.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, although you may want to incorporate others’ plans into your weekly goals, this might be the time to focus solely on your own needs.

Once you are set, you can assist others.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Don’t allow a power struggle to disturb the harmony at home or at the office, Libra. Unless you can be level-headed and see all sides of the situation, keep mum.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, there is no room in your life right now for lazy thinking. All of your focus must be directed at the tasks at hand because someone is relying entirely on you.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, continue to be diligent in your pursuit of knowledge. The more you learn, the more fulfilled you will be. Consider going back to school to satisfy your thirst for knowledge.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, you will be recognized for your efforts behind the scenes even if you are not in the spotlight. It’s enough to get credit, especially if it can propel your career further.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, useful ideas come your way after a chat with colleagues or friends. Pool this inspiration together for a plan.

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about being bald, borrowed it to decorate a small cap he always wore to conceal his bald head. Sancy was a prominent figure at the French Court at the time. Henry was the vicious, vain, weak son of Catherine de Medici.

During the next reign, when Sancy was made Superintendent of Finance, Henry IV borrowed the gem as security for a substantial loan to hire soldiers.

A messenger was dispatched with the jewel but never reached his destination; thieves had followed him. Knowing that the man was loyal, Sancy made a search for him and his body was discovered, disinterred, and in the stomach of the servant the great diamond was found.

Sancy sold the diamond to James I, and in the 1605 Invento-

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Whatever Happened to Bridey Murphy?

Bridey Murphy craze, inAlthough the spiring a closer (and perEisenhower era haps more hopeful) exam(1952-1959) was ination of reincarnation, a period of relapreviously the purview of tive quiet, sandwiched between the Hindu religion. Althe struggles of though the subject, Virthe 1940s and ginia Tighe, steadfastly the chaos of the maintained during her

BY ROSEMARY FETTER 1960s, Ameri- callieanne_9@msn.com lifetime that she did not believe in reincarnation, cans still had plenty to worry about. On Nov. she made headlines in the mid1, 1952, the United States tested 1950s after revealing under the first hydrogen bomb, 1,000 hypnosis specific and mostly times more lethal than the atom accurate details of a former life bomb dropped on Japan seven in Ireland during the 1860s. Beyears earlier. By 1953, Rus- fore long, the personable housesia was experimenting with its wife became as popular as rock own H-bomb, the catalyst for an and roll or the hula hoop.

The story began with Morey arms race that only ended with the 1980s collapse of the Soviet Bernstein, a wealthy southern Union. Another sign of wor- Colorado businessman who had risome times, the Doomsday studied hypnotism for 10 years Clock, a symbolic warning of before working with several possible nuclear annihilation, physicians to help people with had moved up to two and a half migraine headaches, stuttering, minutes to midnight. Simulta- chain smoking and similar comneously, the country was en- plaints. In 1952, at a University meshed in the McCarthy fiasco, Club dance, he met Virginia when Sen. Joe McCarthy and Tighe, a pretty, 27-year-old FBI director J. Edgar Hoover woman married to a Continenled a band of government witch tal Airlines district representahunters that accused hundreds tive. Tighe, who had heard of of Americans of being commu- Bernstein’s work, complained nist spies or sympathizers. Al- that she suffered from severe although McCarthy would be rep- lergies and couldn’t even leave rimanded by the Senate in 1954 the house at certain times of the and generally discredited, many year. She once told a reporter, “I tested positive on 104 of 125 still believed his allegations.

The possibility of human an- allergens.”

Bernstein subsequently innihilation coupled with America’s general paranoia may be vited her and her husband to a a partial explanation for the social gathering, where he conMorey Bernstein (center) is shown here taping Virginia Tighe during a session.

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ducted an experiment tained Bridey main in group reipes were p that Ullean laxation. r funeral. he t a played Some in the instrument The antique group were ar in the was unfamili unaffected, 1950s. while others experienced a brief, dreamlike state.

Tighe, however, immediately fell into a deep trance.

Fascinated by her susceptibility to hypnosis, Bernstein later asked her to take part in an experiment that might help Ruth Simmons, The Denver Post with her allergies. With some broke the story, making her an instant celebrity. In January 1956, hesitation, she agreed.

Bernstein conducted six Bernstein published his book, taped sessions beginning on The Search for Bridey Murphy, Nov. 29, 1952. He took her back which boasted a 26-week run to early childhood and even on the best seller list. The book toddler years. Encouraged by would be reprinted several times her response, he suggested that and published in 30 languages. she go back even farther. To the In 1956, Paramount Pictures rehypnotist’s surprise, she sud- leased a movie, The Search for denly revealed herself as Bridey Bridey Murphy, which failed at Murphy McCarthy of Cork and the box office.

Upon hearing Bridey’s tale, Belfast Ireland, where she lived from 1798 to 1864. Bridey (short the religious establishment was for Bridget), who spoke with an up in arms, with certain churchIrish accent, gave detailed de- es threatening hellfire and damscriptions of her life in Ireland, nation should any member of unhesitatingly naming people, the congregation dare to pick places and events. Although her up the book or see the movie. birth and death records have The Hearst chain, particularly never been found, a situation The Chicago American, took up not uncommon in rural areas, the gauntlet, sending out sevshe knew many eral journalists to debunk the obscure details story. One reporter claimed to from Irish his- have discovered that a woman tory which were named Bridey (a fairly-common later found to be Irish name) lived in Tighe’s true. For example, neighborhood when she was 3 she mentioned years old. Supposedly she had the “tuppence,” a played with Bridey’s children, little-known coin a detail she didn’t remember. circulated in Ire- The American also mentioned land between 1797 an aunt of Scots-Irish heritage and 1850. Also, (Tighe never knew her parents), many Irish ex- whom she only met at age 18. perts denied the Although the articles do point existence of one out certain inconsistences in area where she Bridey’s story, some of their lived called “the claims have since proven false, Meadows,” until it making it unlikely that Bridey showed up on an was an out and out hoax.

Although she gained some 1801 map.

Although Ber- unwanted (or so she said) censtein initially lebrity, Tighe scoffed at the idea tried to protect her that she did it all for the money. identity, calling her “I have received about $10,000

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during the past 15 years from the book,” she said in 1971. “The only reason is because Morey gave me a percentage of his royalties. Last year brought me less than $400. And Morey certainly didn’t need the money, he was a millionaire.” She received several lucrative offers over the years to advertise products or put her name on magazine articles. With a few exceptions, she turned them down. At least her allergies improved after Bernstein’s sessions.

Tighe later divorced her husband and remarried Richard Morrow, owner of an auto dealership in Englewood. She died in 1995, leaving behind four children, two stepchildren and several grandchildren. Bernstein subsequently gave up hypnosis, prospered in the stock market and became a philanthropist, donating land for Pueblo’s convention center and arts center and giving millions to the University of Southern Colorado. He, too, passed away in 1999.

Bridey has inspired numerous theories and several imitators over the last 70 years, particularly during the 1960s and 70s. Skeptics abounded, but there were still believers.

Some psychologists confidently attribute the story to “cryptomnesia”, which apparently occurs when a forgotten memory returns without being recognized as such by the subject. Due to the Hearst articles, however, most people still think Bridey was a fraud or the product of repressed childhood memories. Who knows for certain?

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