News Releases

Delaware North Companies Australia will provide two new catering experiences at the 2008 Australian Open Grand Slam Tennis Championship.

Healthy feats will no longer be confined to the court at the 2008 Australian Open with Melbourne Park becoming the first major sports stadium to offer genuinely healthier food choices with the Heart Foundation Tick from 15 January 2008.

Delaware North Companies Sportservice is selling remaining AMP Energy/NHL Winter Classic merchandise at a 50 percent discount today through Saturday at Ralph Wilson Stadium.

Located in Plaza del Pasado inside Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, San Diego Art Glass features local glass art made by hand using the ancient glass bead method. Although the proprietors lost their art studio, glass pieces, and home in the Rice Fire in Fallbrook, Kerry Christenson and Leonardo Huete spent November blowing and creating as many new glass pieces as possible and opened their studio at the unique Artisans’ Corner on December 11 where they join other local artists R.D. ‘Randy’ Riccoboni of Beacon Artworks and Frank Casciani of Designs in Shell.

On Dec. 27, Sportservice will open a retail outlet outside the stadium, home of the Buffalo Bills, to offer a wide selection of official Winter Classic merchandise, including jerseys, T-shirts, sweatshirts, hooded sweatshirts, hats, gloves, scarves and novelty collectibles. The retail outlet will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 27 through New Year's Eve and will be located near the One Bills Drive stadium entrance just off of Abbott Road.

Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new 43 table games including blackjack, craps, roulette and specialty games. Bob Marshall, President and General Manager of Wheeling Island said the ribbon cutting serves as the official grand opening of the new table games to the public.

Saratoga Gaming and Raceway is holding "Play for a Cause" on December 19 to show our appreciation and give back to our community. Nine local organizations have been chosen to receive an equal share of Saratoga Gaming and Raceway’s gaming profits for the day. The minimum amount donated will be $10,000 to each charity. Additionally, this day will be an opportunity to collect food for the holidays and toys for underprivileged children.

Delaware North Companies is taking an active role in this month’s graduation ceremonies at Kendall College in Chicago.

Asilomar Conference Grounds invites all to take a well deserved break from the holiday rush and enjoy an evening of socializing, traditional holiday dinner buffet and live production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” on December 21 & 22. The evening promises fun for all ages, and is the perfect activity to celebrate the “true meaning of Christmas,” which as Dickens’ reminds us through his play’s narrative, is charity and kindness.

Rock and roll with the stars of the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex as the Fall Concert Series continues.With the iconic Rocket Garden as the backdrop, the live, festival style outdoor concert will feature Lou Gramm of Foreigner on November 24 and Rock and Pop Masters (RPM) December 1 as part of NASA’s 50th anniversary celebration.