Get ready ladies - Ladies Night at the Nest is just around the corner! The Ladies Night Dinner and Hockey 101 will be held on Monday, Feb. 4 at Rabobank Arena. All ladies will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the arena and locker rooms, on-ice instruction, and dinner with the players and coaches, along with a question-and-answer session.

Tickets for Ladies Night cost $40 for Season Ticket Holders and $50 for non-Season Ticket Holders. All participants will also receive an exclusive Ladies Night t-shirt and tickets to the Budweiser Five Hole Suite the following night when the Condors host the Victoria Salmon Kings. The deadline for registration is Friday, Feb. 1, so be sure to contact the Condors front office at 324-PUCK (7825) to sign up immediately!

The Tip-A-Condor charity dinner is scheduled for Tuesday, March 18 at the Crystal Palace on Buck Owens Boulevard. Further information will be forthcoming, but be sure to save the date for this memorable annual event!

Season Ticket Holders interested in putting together a group outing of at least 20 people will receive half off normal ticket rates for the game against the Phoenix RoadRunners on Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. Rinkside tickets are only $10, Executive level tickets are down to $8 and Terrace tickets are just $5! This is one of only three games this season for which these rates apply, so don't miss your chance to take advantage of this great deal! Call your Condors Account Manager at 324-PUCK (7825) for more information on the Season Ticket Holders Group Really Cheap night at The Nest.

The Bakersfield Condors will be represented at the 2008 Chase Chevrolet ECHL All-Star game in Stockton by F Todd Griffith and D Kevin Truelson. Griffith was selected to the All-Star team on Dec. 21 when the entire National Conference Team was announced, while Truelson was added to the team, and named a starter, on Jan. 8 when it was learned that Alaska Aces D Bryan Miller will not be able to play due to injury.

This is the second All-Star selection for both Griffith and Truelson. Griffith was named to his first All-Star team last season as a rookie. He finished the season with 43 points (26g-17a) in 46 games. The 22 year-old native of Welland, Ontario has 13 points (6g-7a) in 20 games this season, including a 10-game point streak in December.

Truelson was named to his first All-Star game in the 2003-04 season as a rookie blueliner for the Fresno Falcons. That year, he totaled 31 points (9g-22a) in 64 games. This season, the 26 year-old native of Weymouth, Mass. is tied for second among the league's defensemen with 7 goals and tied for seventh with 21 points. He has skated in every game this year, his third straight campaign in Condorstown.

National Conference All-Star Jerseys are on sale now at the Condors Team Store, located across the street from Rabobank Arena on Truxtun Ave. The All-Star Jerseys cost $125 and are also sold at Rabobank Arena during Condors games. The Condors Team Store is open from 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and noon-3 p.m. on Saturdays. Online shopping is also available at www.bakersfieldcondors.com. For more information on all Condors merchandise, call the Team Store at 324-NETT (6388).

Condors LW Mark Derlago was announced as the winner of the H.L. (Krug) Crawford Memorial Medal, emblematic of athletic achievement in western Manitoba, by the Brandon Sun on Jan. 2. Derlago beat out 14 finalists from a wide spectrum of sports for the award. He finished his Brandon Wheat King career last season by leading the Western Hockey League with 46 goals and notching a career-high 81 points in 72 games, and was named the Wheat Kings' Most Valuable Player. Derlago was also a finalist for the Most Sportsmanlike Player honor in the WHL last season.

In four years with the Wheat Kings, Derlago tallied 82 goals and 162 points in 209 games, even though he missed the entire 2004-05 season with a broken neck. Derlago's neck injury made his performance last season even more remarkable, and led the Brandon Sun to describe him winning the award as "the last chapter in a feel-good story of a local hockey hero."

The award is an excellent conclusion to Derlago's junior hockey career, as he continues the introduction to his professional career with the Condors. He has notched 17 points (8g-9a) in 33 games so far this season.

Thursday, Jan. 10: Turn your radio dials to ESPN Deportes 1490AM to catch Condors front office staff members Jose Rivera and Brian Marsh as they discuss the Condors season thus far, as well as the team's goals and challenges for the second half of the season.

Thursday, Jan. 10: The Condors Coach's Show will air live from the Holiday Inn Select from 6 to 7 p.m. You can catch Head Coach Marty Raymond and defenseman Joe Dustin, along with the Voice of the Condors Kevin Bartl on the All-New KGEO AM1230.

Friday, Jan. 11: Condors player Steven Later will be live on KGET TV-17 at 5:50 a.m. to talk about this weekend's rematch vs. Phoenix on Saturday night.

Friday, Jan. 11: Condors player Reagan Leslie will be live on 29 Eye Witness News at 12:15 p.m. to chat about the Condors season and educational programs with local schools.

Monday, Jan. 14: Tune in to "There It Is!" hosted by former Condors broadcaster Jake Stevens on the All-New KGEO AM1230 from 7 to 8 a.m. Kevin Bartl, the Voice of the Condors, will be a featured guest to discuss everything Condors.

Friday, Jan. 18: Mascot Colonel Claw'd will act out scenes from a children's book for students at Christa McAuliffe Elementary during their celebrity reader program beginning at 1:45 p.m. Christa McAuliffe Elementary is located at 8900 Westwold Drive.

If you want to usher in the New Year by giving a friend, a loved one or yourself a gift that will keep on giving, be sure to check out the Condors 2008 4-Pack Ticket Plans. The 2008 4-Packs offer fans great tickets to premium Condors games this season with the added bonus of becoming a Ticket Plan Holder.

The Condors are also offering a 2008 4-Pack gift certificate, making the 4-Pack a can't-miss present. The gift certificate allows fans to purchase the 4-Pack without making the game and seat selections, so the recipient of the coolest gift of 2008 can choose the games they wish to attend and where they want to sit.

For more information about the 2008 4-Packs, including the schedule of 4-Pack games, click here, or contact the Condors office at 324-PUCK (7825).

The Condors are kicking off the New Year with one of the busiest months in Condorstown this season. The team has already suited up for three January home games, and plays five more times at home this month. Here is a preview of the great promotions that are paired with the remaining January home games.

Saturday, January 12 - Telemundo-11, HOT 94.1 & Goodwill Industries Backpack Giveaway - The first 2,000 children, 12-and-under, will receive a draw-string backpack, as the Condors host the Phoenix RoadRunners. Doors open at 6 p.m., puck drops at 7 p.m.

Friday, January 18 - KUZZ 107.9 & 3-Way Chevrolet Cap Giveaway - The first 2,000 fans, 5-and-older, in attendance will receive a Condors cap, as the Condors face off against the Las Vegas Wranglers. Doors open at 6 p.m., puck drops at 7 p.m.

Friday, January 25 - KGET-TV 17, 98.5 The Fox & California Water Service present the ZOOperstars - come see 10-foot tall mascot characters like Snail Earnhardt, Jr., LeBronco James, Peyton Manatee, Monkey Mantle, Donovan McCrabb, and Deion Salamanders entertain children of all ages.

Saturday, January 26 - Pirate 93.1 & Bakersfield Californian Zamboni Piggy Bank Giveaway - The first 2,000 children, 12-and-under, will receive a zamboni piggy bank adorned with the Condors 10th Anniversary Logo, as the team takes on the reigning Kelly Cup Champion Idaho Steelheads. Doors open at 6 p.m., puck drops at 7 p.m.

Jan. 11, 2003 was an interesting night in Condorstown. The ZOOperstars were at The Nest... The rival Anchorage Aces were in town, featuring a lineup of Dean Larson, Yvan Corbin and future Condors F Valdemar Pelikovsky... Ken Baker (at the time, the West Coast Bureau Chief of US Magazine) was the emergency backup goaltender with soon-to-be WCHL MVP Kevin St. Pierre sidelined to injury...

And Danielle Dube was set to be the starting goaltender.

Dube had spent the entire season up until that week with the Long Beach Ice Dogs, primarily as a third-string goaltender, with two professional appearances. A former member of the Canadian National Women's Team and veteran of several international tournaments, Dube became the first woman to suit up for the Condors, and was the winning goaltender in a 6-4 decision over the Aces in front of 6,548 fans at the then-Centennial Garden.

"To have your MVP goalie go down with an injury and be replaced by a female goaltender in her second professional start - I don't think a lot of people probably thought we were going to win that game," Team President Matthew Riley said. "The events surrounding that game were actually pretty unbelievable. To think in just 10 years all the special moments and memories that have taken place in Condorstown is rather amazing."

A three-goal first period staked Dube to an early lead, with goals by Paul Willett, Jason Jackman and Christian Skoryna.

Kevin McNeil's goal just 2:03 into the second made it a one-goal game again, but Shawn Byram answered for Bakersfield to make it 4-2. The clubs exchanged tallies again, with Larson bringing the Aces back within a goal, and Jason Ralph scoring for the Condors to make it 5-3 after 40 minutes.

Again the Aces pulled within striking distance of the Condors with Larson's second of the night, but Jackman scored again, on a breakaway, to account for the final margin. Dube finished the night with 16 saves on 20 shots for her first career win.

Flashco Flashbacks, the clips of the top moments in Condors history played on the jumbo-tron at every Condors home game, are online at www.bakersfieldcondors.com. To check out these 15-second trips down memory lane on the web, just go to the Condors home page, click on the "10th Anniversary" link in the "Condorstown" drop-down menu at the top, and then select the "Flashco Flashbacks" section of the 10th Anniversary page. New clips are posted on the Flashco Flashbacks page each month.

In addition to the Flashco Flashbacks, the Condors and Flashco Inc. are teaming up to offer fans the opportunity to win eight tickets to a Pre-Game Playoff Party in the Flashco Boardroom at The Nest, as well as eight tickets to the game! To enter to win, just scroll down the Flashco Flashbacks page and fill out the information at the bottom, then click 'submit.'

The Condors have a new teammate in State Farm Insurance. As State Farm joins the Condors team, you will see agent spotlights throughout the season and find an agent at center ice when the puck is dropped before the game.

"We are so excited to be partners with the Condors," said Agent Jeanette Martin-Williams. "The Condors and State Farm are both respected members of this community and are striving to be the best in our profession."

State Farm Insurance is the Nation's largest Auto Insurer, insuring one of every five cars on the road. State Farm offers something for everyone and the promise to help people manage the risks of everyday life, recover from the unexpected and realize their dreams.

To find an agent near you, visit StateFarm.com

January 12, 2008 - Arugula Salad served with a Lemon Vinaigrette, Minestrone Soup, Ratatouille, Italian Sausages with Peppers and Onions, Penne Pizzaoila, Cinnamon Rice Pudding

To view these menus on-line and for other season ticket holder news visit the exclusive season ticket holder web page at www.bakersfieldcondors.com/tickets/sth.php.

All of the coolest Condors merchandise is just a click away with online shopping on www.bakersfieldcondors.com. If you can't make it down to the Condors Team Store, all you have to do is go to the Condors official website and click the "Shop" link at the top of the homepage to check out and purchase great Condors gear. You can also go directly to the online shopping page by going to www.condorsteamstore.com.

National Conference All-Star Jerseys, Pink Condors Jerseys and "Legends" T-Shirt Jerseys are among the hot new items on sale now!

The online shopping page features pictures, along with a description and price, of every item, so you know exactly what you're purchasing. There is a navigational menu on the left side of the page with links to new arrivals, best sellers, specials and information on returns.