XXVI Ducal House gives way to XXVII

    On Saturday January 16, The Silver Dollar Court Inc. held its annual Ducal Ball fund raiser honoring the reign of Grand Duke XXVI Cowboy John and Grand Duchess XXVI Lillian.
     Newly elected Grand Duke Alan and Grand Duchess Darci were crowned to conclude the evenings events. Alan and Darci were the only candidates and ran on a Yes/No vote. Allan's total was 74 Yes 3 No and Darci  73-3
      The event held at the Ramada Reno in downtown Reno drew several California courts from the San Francisco area and Central Valley to the event.
       Crowds have gotten smaller in the past few years being effected by the economy.
        Those in attendance were surprised at the quickness of the event with no delays and straight through the three acts of the program and crowning all done in less than four hours.
      Co-Mistresses of ceremonies were Empress V, X, and XV Jack-E of Reno and the Lovely Suzanne, Rose Empress XLIII of Portland.

Closet Ball set February 6
        The annual turnabout show that is one of the most talked about and fun events of the year will be held at the Ramada Reno Saturday February 6 with doors opening at 7pm in the Convention Center.
      Admission to the event is $7 at the door with all proceeds going to the Silver Dollar Court.  The event is sponsored by Divas on the Run, Reno local charity ensemble.
       Contestants are being sought for the event. Applications are available at many of the local bars near the poster for the event.
       The rules are simple: you must be 21; you can't have done serious drag, other than Halloween; you pay the $25.00 entry fee; and you MUST have fun.
      A Drag Queen sponsor is assigned to each contestant. The drag queen can only provide make-up and paint the contestant.  They can assist with outfits.

Biggest Little Sisters very active
        Reno's newest face of charity, A Mission of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Reno's Biggest Little Sisters, have taken the community by storm with their efforts to assist where ever needed and, providing outreach and education to the community.
      After coming off a very successful Taco Feed and Brown Box Bingo, which raised $500.00 for the organization, the Sisters will hold a Beer Bust and BBQ in a Football Free Zone Sunday February 7 at Carl's Pub beginning from 3pm to 6pm. The draft beer is $5.00 and the BBQ is $5.00.

Ducal House Sweetheart Ball set
      The XXVII Ducal House under reigning Grand Duke Alan and Grand Duchess Darci announced their first function of the year the Annual Ducal House Sweetheart Ball on Saturday February 12 at the Ten99Club at 9pm.
      Admission is a $5.00 donation at the door.
     The reigning Ducals are also selling valentine's at all the gay bars (The Patio, Ten99, Tronix, Neutron, 5Star and Carl's) for $1.00 a piece.
     The event is traditionally the first one for the new ducal house to start off their year of fund raising. The Silver Dollar Court's policies and procedures call for the Ducal House to host an event every other month.    

New publication available
     The Reno Gay Page began in January 2010 for a six month trial run.
      The editor says he is trying to keep the cost to publish the paper as cost effective as possible. Only a limited number of copies are distributed to local gay bars, Boarders Books and at the University.
     If you wish to get the monthly publication, you can send an email request to:
              Therenogaypage@yahoo.com.
     Here is this months issue:
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The XXVI Ducal House, Grand Duke Cowboy John and Grand Duchess Lillian

  
Newly elected Grand Duke Alan and Grand Duchess Darci
 
Decade Grand Duke XVI Paul Anthony