Amador County – The Amador County Historical Society’s dinner to raise funds to reopen the Amador County Museum is a sellout, almost two weeks before the actual event at Thomi’s Banquet Room in Jackson on Saturday, Feb. 26.

Amador Historical Society President Gary Reinoehl said Monday that the “176 available tickets have been taken and the Society is elated at the strong demand to support the Society” in its “Let’s Open Our Museum” campaign.

Reinoehl also announced that several large contributions had been received and those donations will be announced during the event. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. with a social hour and silent auction. He said “local merchants and individuals have donated many wonderful items to the auction.” As new Society president, Reinoehl will welcome attendees.

Larry Cenotto in a release said the program will be emceed by Frank Halvorson, former owner of Prospect Motors in Jackson. Keynote speaker will be Rich Hoffman, Chief Executive Officer of the Jackson Rancheria Casino & Hotel. Other speakers will include Jackson City Councilman Pat Crew, the newly elected president of the Jackson Business & Community Association; and District 1 Supervisor John Plasse, chairman of the Amador County Board of Supervisors. Other speakers include Stan Lukowicz, local businessman and Amador Community Foundation director; Maureen Funk, executive manager of the Amador Tourism Council; Mike Daly, city manager of Jackson; and Larry Cenotto, past president of the Society.

Reinoehl said all money raised from the fundraiser dinner will be used exclusively to pay for disability access changes at the museum’s mine model exhibit and for preliminary work at the museum to assess American’s with Disabilities Act requirements and structural deficiencies to eventually reopen the museum.

A Society committee and county officials will be meeting soon to discuss a plan to reopen the county museum facilities.

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