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RENO, Nev. – Tickets are still available for the 2011 University of Nevada Athletics Hall of Fame Dinner on Friday, Oct. 7 at the Silver Legacy Resort Casino.

Nevada will induct former Wolf Pack standouts Suzy Catterson Kole (swimming and diving), Joe Inglett (baseball), Geoff Noisy (football), Suzanne Stonebarger Barnes (volleyball) and Treamelle Taylor (football) into the Nevada Athletics Hall of Fame that night.

The event will start at 6 p.m. with no-host cocktails followed by dinner and the program at 7 p.m. The cost of the dinner is $50 per person.

In addition to honoring the latest Hall of Fame inductees, Nevada will also present coins to the inaugural members of the Wolf Pack Varsity Club at this year’s Hall of Fame Dinner.

Former student-athletes, coaches, cheerleaders, dance team members and staff are encouraged to sign up for the Wolf Pack Varsity Club using the online questionnaire at www.NevadaWolfPack.com.

The Hall of Fame inductees as well as members of the Wolf Pack Varsity Club will also be recognized in a pregame tailgate and on the field during the Hall of Fame football game against UNLV at 4:05 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8 at Mackay Stadium.

For more information or to purchase tickets for this year’s Hall of Fame Dinner, call (775) 682-6901, while tickets for the Hall of Fame game are available by visiting the Lawlor Events Center Ticket Office, calling (775) 348-PACK (7225) or going online at www.MyNevadaTickets.com.

More information about the Wolf Pack Varsity Club is available by contacting Trisha Gibbons at (775) 682-6901 or tgibbons@unr.edu.

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Washoe County Golf Club, Washoe County Course

18 holes over 6,695 yards with a par of 72 (Municipal)
2601 Foley Way
Reno, NV 89509-3511
(775) 828-6640

Northgate Golf Club, Northgate Course

18 holes over 6,966 yards with a par of 72 (Public)
1111 Clubhouse Dr
Reno, NV 89523-2002
(775) 747-7577

Somersett Country Club – Canyon Nine, Canyon Nine Course

9 holes (Private Non-Equity)
7650 Town Square Ln
Reno, NV 89523-4847
(775) 787-4500 ext. 330

Somersett Country Club, Golf Club at Somersett Course

18 holes over 7,252 yards with a par of 72 (Private Equity)
2019 Championship Trl
Reno, NV 89523-3829
(775) 787-1800

Sierra Sage Golf Course, Sierra Sage Course

18 holes over 6,605 yards with a par of 71 (Municipal)
6355 Silver Lake Rd
Reno, NV 89506-1758
(775) 972-1564.

Thunder Canyon, Thunder Canyon Course

18 holes over 7,241 yards with a par of 72 (Private Non-Equity)
19 Lightning W Ranch Rd
Washoe Valley, NV 89704-9400
(775) 882-0882 x 205

Wildcreek Golf Course, Wildcreek Course

18 holes over 6,932 yards with a par of 72 (Public)
3500 Sullivan Ln
Sparks, NV 89431-1098
(775) 673-3100

Wildcreek Golf Course, Par-3 Course

9 holes over 2,840 yards with a par of 27 (Public)
3500 Sullivan Ln
Sparks, NV 89431-1098
(775) 673-3100
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D’Andrea Golf Club, D’Andrea Course

18 holes over 6,849 yards with a par of 71 (Public)
2900 S D Andrea Pkwy
Sparks, NV 89434-7304
(775) 331-6363

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As a Reno/Sparks real estate professional, I encourage all questions and comments on the Reno/Sparks real estate market or any of the articles posted in this blog. Please feel free to use my back door to the MLS and search the houses available in the Reno/Sparks and most Northwest Nevada neighborhoods. I can be reached by email @ chance@ballard-company.com or  http://www.myspace.com/chancegates .  You can also follow me at http://www.twitter.com/chancegates .  If you are behind on your house payment and looking for a loan modification, go to making homes affordable to request a modification.  If the modification fails, contact your local real estate professional to help short sale your home.  To make sure there is no deficiency judgment a homeowner might find it necessary to hire an attorney. For a free copy of my blog titled  “5 Steps For Reno/Sparks Homeowners To Prevent Foreclosures” go to my about page http://chancegates.com/about and ask for more information on preventing foreclosures.

ArrowCreek Golf Club, The Legend Course

18 holes over 7,115 yards with a par of 72 (Private Equity)
2905 Arrowcreek Pkwy
Reno, NV 89511-5324
(775) 850-4471

ArrowCreek Golf Club, The Challenge Course

18 holes over 7,433 yards with a par of 72 (Private Equity)
2905 Arrowcreek Pkwy
Reno, NV 89511-5324
(775) 850-4471

Wolf Run Golf Club, Wolf Run Course

18 holes over 6,936 yards with a par of 71 (Public)
1400 Wolf Run Rd
Reno, NV 89511-7710
(775) 851-3301

Montreux Golf & Country Club, Montreux Course

18 holes over 7,552 yards with a par of 72 (Private Equity)
18077 Bordeaux Dr
Reno, NV 89511-5064
(775) 849-9496

LakeRidge Golf Course, Lake Ridge Course

18 holes over 6,703 yards with a par of 71 (Public)
1218 Golf Club Dr
Reno, NV 89519-5861
(800) 815-6966

Hidden Valley Country Club, Hidden Valley Course

18 holes over 7,300 yards with a par of 72 (Private Equity)
3575 E Hidden Valley Dr
Reno, NV 89502-9602
(775) 857-4735

Rosewood Lakes Golf Course, Rosewood Lakes Course

18 holes over 6,693 yards with a par of 72 (Municipal)
6800 Pembroke Dr
Reno, NV 89502-9554
(775) 857-2892

more of the local golf courses to be posted on 12/6/10

As a Reno/Sparks real estate professional, I encourage all questions and comments on the Reno/Sparks real estate market or any of the articles posted in this blog. Please feel free to use my back door to the MLS and search the houses available in the Reno/Sparks and most Northwest Nevada neighborhoods. I can be reached by email @ chance@ballard-company.com or  http://www.myspace.com/chancegates .  You can also follow me at http://www.twitter.com/chancegates .  If you are behind on your house payment and looking for a loan modification, go to making homes affordable to request a modification.  If the modification fails, contact your local real estate professional to help short sale your home.  To make sure there is no deficiency judgment a homeowner might find it necessary to hire an attorney. For a free copy of my blog titled  “5 Steps For Reno/Sparks Homeowners To Prevent Foreclosures” go to my about page http://chancegates.com/about and ask for more information on preventing foreclosures.

Today’s pick is the Tampa Bay Rays:  Tampa is playing great on the road (26-13) this season and when putting Price on the mound who is 11-3 with a 2.44 ERA there is no reason to think this trend will change.

My Secondary pick is the Florida Marlins:  Johnson is 8-3 with 1.83 ERA.  Be careful with this one because the Braves are tough at home.

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Today picks is from a heated rivalry Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees.  The Yankees are 12-3 at home and Phil Hughes is pitching some lights out baseball.  He is averaging a strikeout an inning and has only had 14 walks.  The Boston Red Sox are 7-8 on the road and sending  Daisuke Matsuzaka to the mound.  Matsuzaka has dominating strkeout to walk ratio in his last start he struckout 9 with no walks.

I like the under in this game.

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Roy Oswalt has been pitching really well however the Huston Astros have only scored 5 runs in his last 4 losses.  The Astros are only averaging 2.7 runs per game against right handed pitching.  The San Diego Padres have won 10 of the last 15 and 5 of the last 6.  I realize that the Padres are getting a great line, bu that seems to easy.   This reminds me of when Radke pitched for the Twins.    So take the Under.

These picks are meant to be for entertainment only!

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Bet Milwaukee (Davis) +140

Early season baseball lines are extremely volatile and subject to overreaction based on short term events.  That definitely appears to be the case here.  The Cubs are a -150 favorite, and that’s based almost exclusively on the performance of the respective starters in their first game of the season.  Doug Davis allowed 4 runs in 4 innings of work and didn’t factor in the decision as Milwaukee beat Colorado, while Ryan Dempster pitched 6 innings of 3 hit baseball allowing 1 earned run in a 3-2 loss to Atlanta where he wasn’t involved in the decision.  Please regard all picks for entertainment purposes.

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Major League Baseball season is upon us and I know the Sports Books are busy.  The way I look at betting baseball is real similar to the way I look at betting football.  In football anybody who follows my picks will know “I like the points”.  In baseball it is pretty much the same except I like the positive line in most cases.   I also like certain situations, one of my favorite is going against an average pitcher after he had a great game in his last start. Thinking he cannot do it again.

One of the times I will choose a negative line is when an above average pitcher is playing for a below average team.  A great example of this is when Curt Schilling use to play for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Betting Overs/Unders

I don’t really do this much anymore however when I worked in the casino, placing a bet almost everyday, I would take the total score going over if:

1).  The total score line was 10 or higher and the line was negative.

2).  I never heard of the two pitchers.

My thought was if I have never heard of them, they cannot be a start.  I lost count on the number of times I was proven wrong.

Please remember betting is suppose to be for entertainment reasons only!  Please don’t bet with money you cannot afford to lose.

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Hidden Valley is located in the Southeast Area of Reno.  It is strictly a residential community with a few condos around the Golf Course, otherwise all single family dwellings. A down side is there are no services, such as grocery stores, gas stations,  within the boundaries of Hidden Valley.  The upside is traffic into the area is mainly residents.

A major shopping center is located about just minutes away. The area does have two golf courses

:Rosewood Lakes - a public course

Hidden Valley-  private course.

Hidden Valley does have an elementary school as well as County Park which was recently outfitted with all new play equipment. There are equestrian trails and a gazebo with a BBQ which you can reserve to hold private picnics or gatherings.  The dog park is fully fenced, and comes with  plenty of water and doggie bags.

Many of the homes in Hidden Valley are constructed on large lots, close to .50 acre. Many have RV access and parking.  Some of the homes in Hidden Valley  have no HOA dues. Some of the newer homes built surrounding the original Hidden Valley development do have HOA fees but are what I call reasonable – $45 month or so for now.

Hidden Valley does host several annual events:  An Easter Egg Hunt, a community picnic, a pumpkin growing contest, a holiday Christmas Parade of lights and a winter dinner and dancing social which is held for residents at the Country Club.

As a Reno/Sparks real estate professional, I encourage all questions or comments on the Reno/Sparks real estate market or any of the articles posted on this blog.  I can be reached by email at:   chance at ballard-company.com or http://www.myspace.com/chancegates

As most of you are aware who read my blogs consistently know, I like to take a break from Reno/Sparks Real Estate and talk some NFL.  The Minnesota Viking dismantled The Cowboys last week.  Farve didn’t look like the old man everyone is trying to say he is.  I like the Viking and the points this week.   I like the Colt to beat the NEW YORK JETS in the AFC Conference Championships.  Setting up a great Super Bowl and a lousy Pro Bowl.

As a Reno/Sparks real estate consultant I always welcome any comments or questions on the Reno/Sparks real estate or any of the articles I posted.  You can email me directly at  chance at ballard-company.com