4:00
p.m. –
Guests leave Las Vegas for Sandy Valley Ranch (SVR) for an hour’s
trip back in time to the Wild West of 100 years ago. Transportation
provided by the Client. SVR can provide transportation for an additional
fee. If desired and for an additional fee, the bus can stop
and pick up a hitch-hiking Western Character in
Jean to entertain with questionable humor, cowboy poetry and cowboy
lies (which are basically the same thing) for the last half of the
ride to the Ranch. He will remain with the guests during the event
and provide further entertainment.
5:00
p.m. – Guests arrive at Sandy Valley Ranch and are
greeted by B and cowboys on horseback that will “hold-up”
the guests and direct them to the Ranch House for a warm Western
welcome and orientation. Guests will receive souvenir bandanas
and straw cowboy hats to get them in the
spirit!
Throughout
the Games – Nibblin’s and Drinks –
That’s cocktails and hors d’oeuvres for the fancy cowboys.
The Client will choose two hors d’oeuvres. Soda, coffee, tea
and bottled water will be available. Alcohol will be available
if provided by the Client. Cost for SVR to transport alcohol: $100.
The
following portion of the event will be like a Western Fair with
guest moseying through the various activities at their leisure.
5:00
p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Western Activities
and Games – Guest can observe and or participate
in the following activities:
•
Axe Throwing – Guests learn the knack of
throwing a tomahawk-like axe at a target. It takes both skill and
grace and ladies seem to get the knack of it quicker than the guys.
Of course, hay cubes are awarded for each hit. Throwin’ at
the boss is discouraged! • Box Hockey – This is an
old cowboy game similar to foosball.
• Bucking Barrel – Participants
mount a barrel tethered about four-feet off the ground (as if riding
a buckin’ bronc) and are bounced up and down by our ranch
hands. This simulates what it is like for cowboys who ride Broncs
but is much safer. It really warms up the group, and gets ‘em
hootin’ and hollerin’.
• Cow Pie Toss – The objective
of this game is to toss a dried cow pie (cow poop) into a hoop on
the ground. Participants wear gloves and it’s a lot harder
than it sounds (no pun intended).
• Horseshoes – This is the
traditional horseshoe pitching game where participants “pitch”
(throw) horseshoes a distance of approximately twenty-feet and try
to get a “ringer” (throw the horseshoe around the metal
stake), a “leaner” (lean the shoe against the stake),
or “closest-to-the-pole.” • Roping Lessons – Participants
are instructed on how to use a lasso, just like cowboys do ropin’
cattle. Guests practice on a “fake and friendly” steer
(but watch out, we’ve noticed he dodges to the right).
• Antique Wagon and Surrey-with-the-Fringe-on-Top Rides to
Cow Camp – Guests will climb into the world’s
oldest means of transportation for a short, scenic ride through
the mesquites. The Wagon holds fourteen people and the Surrey eight.
Trips will be made back and forth throughout the activities. Hors
d’oeuvres, drinks, and games will be available at Cow Camp
as well as on the Ranch. Our “gentle giants,” huge Belgian
draft horses, pull the wagons.
7:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m.– Cowboy Show–
This is a friendly, fast and exciting show featuring activities
that are part of real cowboy life. It includes some audience participation
and lasts approximately one hour.
•
Grand Entrance – Wranglers and wagon race into
the arena to stirring Western music and stand at attention for the
Star Spangled Banner.
• Team Roping – Wranglers break from the
chute at top speed and rope a steer.
• Zorro – Zorro, mounted on his beautiful
black stallion, chases and defeats our evil clown.
• Team Penning – After a demonstration
by our Wranglers, two teams of 5 guests mount up to compete at penning
our herd of ornery cattle. Fastest time wins.
• Barrel Racing – Wranglers compete to
see who can complete the course in the shortest time.
• Goat Dressing – Teams are chosen from
the audience to see who can catch one of our friendly goats and
dress it in a t-shirt and shorts in the quickest time. Ribbons are
awarded.
• Mounted Shooting – Wranglers race through
polls from opposite sides shooting playing cards on poles with single
action Ruger Vacaro 45s loaded with black powder (no bullets).
• Calf Chase – Teams are chosen from the
audience to see who can catch the calf and remove the bandana tied
to its tail in the shortest time.
In between acts, our resident Cowboy
Poet, talkative Wranglers, and Ranch Clowns cause general consternation
with their antics.
*This is a general outline. Alternate events may
be substituted from time to time due to circumstances.
8:00
p.m. – Lip-Smackin’ BBQ Dinner –
Guests will mosey into the Ranch House to fill up at our delicious
Cowboy Buffet of lip smackin’ ribs, and grilled barbequed
chicken. Side dishes included are: a mixed green salad with choice
of 2 dressings, cole slaw, home-made hot corn bread, cowboy beans,
and potato plus coffee, soda, tea, bottled water and alcoholic beverages
(if purchased by the client.) A tasty dessert tops off the meal.
Please see attached menu for other dinner choices, if desired.
After
Dinner – Line dancing instruction will be provided
in the Ranch House while a Country Western Band plays some boot
stompin’ music in the entertainment tent. The band can play
other styles of music if desired. Campfires will be burning for
those guests desiring quiet time to relax.
10:00
p.m. – Guests bid a sad farewell to the Ranch and
head back to the 21st century.
Approximate Starting Price: $160 per person
The above schedule is approximate.
At Sandy Valley Ranch Mother Nature is in charge and she doesn’t
have a minute hand. We follow the schedule but we don’t rush
around like city folks.
All Sandy Valley Ranch Group events are custom packages.
Price is based on number guaranteed above, choice of activities
and duration.
Price may change with modifications to the above proposal.
The price is good for thirty (30) days.
Price
includes taxes and gratuity.
Price
does not include:
• Purchase or transportation of alcohol by SVR. Alcohol
will be served if provided by the client. SVR will transport the
liquor for an additional cost of $100. If interested, please contact
Joe Haviland at (702) 723-1009 to make arrangements.
• Transportation to and from the Ranch.
• Western Character
Payment
Schedule:
• 50% or more of the total amount is due upon approval of
the proposal, and is required to reserve the date.
• The balance, if any, is due no later than ten (10) working
days before the event.
• The amount for each person over the guarantee that attends
the event will be billed and payable thirty (30) days after invoice.
• A 3% processing fee will be added to payments made by credit
card.
