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“I’m 4,” young Jack Putman told Nevada first lady Dawn Gibbons at an event where Gibbons read to children. The Reno event was held to promote Read for the Record, a program encouraging children and teens to read.

Speaking truth to power

by Staff October 14, 2009

Residents of the 700 block of Humboldt Street last weekend held that old fashioned ritual in community, a block party. High winds forced the group from the middle of the street into a fenced back yard where a lunch of fried green tomatoes and chili was consumed.

Neighbors

by Staff October 7, 2009

At UNR, two friends enjoyed the mild fall weather to share lunch at a fountain near Morrill Hall. The weather, that is, was mild on that day—summer heat soon returned.

Autumnal friends

by Staff September 16, 2009

Several thousand Nevadans who traveled 1993 miles to see UNR play Notre Dame watched as the Wolf Pack fought a losing battle against the Fighting Irish. While many Nevadans didn’t necessarily expect a win, they—and some sportswriters—expected a close game and possibly an upset. Instead, it was what the Los Angeles Times’ Chris Dufresne ungrammatically called “a thoroughly, almost shocking, 35-0 win over Nevada.”

The Nevada section

by Staff September 9, 2009

The familiar but fast disappearing remains of the Ophir Mill are located on the east side of U.S. 395 through Washoe Valley. In the Comstock era, ore was brought down the Ophir Grade and then across a causeway over Washoe Valley to the steam mill, which was capable of processing a hundred tons daily. The structure, probably built in 1861, survived in relatively good shape with the walls still standing until the 1970s when 395 was moved from the west side of the valley to just yards from the mill. The increased vibration accelerated the deterioration of the structure and the walls that had mostly survived for a century are now mostly fallen.

History by the side of the road

by Staff September 2, 2009

Although U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy lost the Nevada presidential primary election on May 27, 1980, he was still running strong the previous December when he spoke to a Democratic Party luncheon in what was then the MGM Grand Hotel in Reno. That luncheon followed a Senate hearing he conducted in the same hotel with Nevada’s Sen. Howard Cannon. Seated next to Kennedy at the luncheon was Reno Mayor Barbara Bennett. Kennedy’s family spent time at Lake Tahoe when he was growing up and he made several appearances in the state over the years, including a stop at the University of Nevada campus in Reno during the 1960 campaign and a visit to the Pyramid Lake tribal reservation as part of an inquiry into Native American issues.

Kennedy and Nevada

by Staff August 26, 2009

Old, Old Glory

by Staff August 19, 2009

Scott Sireika, of the University of Nevada, Reno groundskeeping department, enthusiastically pulls weeds at the campus’ Honor Court—one more sign that school will soon be back in session.

Back to school

by Staff August 5, 2009

7-Eleven convenience stores around the valley have been gathering signatures on petitions to Congress asking for repeal of what the company calls unfair credit card fees on businesses.

Oh, thank heaven?

by Staff July 29, 2009

A pedestrian steps around a patch of water on a Virginia Street sidewalk downtown. A bar has installed a water mister, which is causing the water patch. Misters, designed to keep people cool, are common in Las Vegas but less familiar to Renoites.

Play misty

by Staff July 22, 2009

Julia Minchenko, right, answered questions from a customer at the Sparks Methodist Farmers Market on Tuesday. Unlike some markets around the valley, there is no difficulty finding the produce at the Methodist market, because there are no taco stands, T-shirt booths, or beer stands to overwhelm the event. It is held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Tuesday morning.

Holy produce

by Staff July 8, 2009

Congratulatory balloons surrounded Harry Day on his last day of work at the Washoe Voter Registrar’s Office. Day retired after 28 years. When he began work, the office was in the Washoe County Courthouse on South Virginia Street. It’s now in the county complex on Ninth Street. Judges, state legislators and mayors were among those attending a retirement party for Day, who has become a fixture in the voter registration and elections office.

Oh, happy Day

by Staff July 1, 2009

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