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| A newsblog for Virginia City, Storey County and the Comstock Historic District |
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| Messages to the Comstock We would just like to say thank you to all the pack fans in this community who supported our son Curry. We appreciate all your encouraging words over the years. Thanks, The Lynch Family _________________ The V.C.N is doing a great job. I have a Snailmail order subs. to a local paper that always tells me of coming events that happened last week. Now I Know ahead of time. Lacy, another great show. Your still worth a Million in entertainment. Wild Will looked good to, what little we saw of him. When was the last time Wild Will and Little were used in the same sentence? Bud Murray _____________ Love the info you provide! Keeps me connected to a place I'd love to live in! Thanks, Jennifer Beckner _________________ _ Could you pass this on to Hank Berry please? Hey Hank! So, you're #3 in the beard contest in 2007? Well, you are coming up in the world! I would love to hear from you! Old PSA/USAirways buddy, Melissa Rentchler _________________ _ I really appreciate your efforts. I live in Southern California, but Virginia City is like a second home. It's nice to be informed as to what's going on. Thanks! Dennis O'Neill ________________ The new position of the camera for C street is awful. When it snows the camera lens gets covered and there is no visible image. At night the glare of the headlights and the caution blinker creates a glare making the camera useless. Put it back where it was... I doubt anyone cares. This is my fourth try to have the camera corrected. Perhaps taking it down all together would be less insulting to us VC lovers. Al Furnari _________________ __ Happy New Year to all of our wonderful friends in Virginia City. We miss you terribly and hope we can get back soon. Love, Bev and Bob Butcher _________________ __ Linda & I would like to wish all our friends on "the mountain" a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Garry & Linda Linn Las Vegas _______________ Merry Christmas to Sheriff JIM MILLER who I have not seen for over 40 years. Have a safe year. Looking forward to seeing you and Chris in the coming year. Dan Crowley ________________ Merry Christmas VC!!! Mucker Pride!!! Amber Griffie _________________ __ Wishing my friends in Virginia City a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Debbie Vern Swanger, Orvada Nevada. _________________ __ It has been two years since we had to move off the hill and back to California to be closer to family. Not a day goes by that we do not think of Virginia City and the wonderful life we had there for 5-1/2 years. Being able to log in to The Virginia City News and actually see activity on C Street and the changing light throughout the day helps ease the homesickness a lot. We send the warmest, most loving holiday wishes to all there and look forward to the time when we can visit once again. Happy New Year! Denny and Michele McGarraugh _________________ __ Merry Christmas to the Comstock! Larry and I would like to wish everyone on the Comstock a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and safe New Year, from Harpster, Idaho. Have a safe 2008, we miss you all. Annie Borges-Mendenhall Harpster, Idaho |
Youth Baseball back in VC;
needs equipment donations
(March 21, 2008) - A youth baseball clinic will begin at 10 a.m.
March 22 for 3rd through 8th grade students at the Middle
School gym
The clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays and go
to the end of the school year.
Equpiment is needed, and those with old softball or baseball
equipment are asked to drop it off at the Community Chest, or
bring it to the gym.
For more information, call Scott Burrell at 847-9257.
needs equipment donations
(March 21, 2008) - A youth baseball clinic will begin at 10 a.m.
March 22 for 3rd through 8th grade students at the Middle
School gym
The clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays and go
to the end of the school year.
Equpiment is needed, and those with old softball or baseball
equipment are asked to drop it off at the Community Chest, or
bring it to the gym.
For more information, call Scott Burrell at 847-9257.
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The Friday Night
Follies are back at the
Gold Hill Hotel. Left,
Glenn Buschine is
joined by Karl
Gambrel, Mike Peters
and Bryan Ballinger.
Below right, Cameron
Crain does Andy
Griffith doing
Shakespeare. Below
left, Robin and Rich
McGregor do the
classic, "Who's on
First."
Follies are back at the
Gold Hill Hotel. Left,
Glenn Buschine is
joined by Karl
Gambrel, Mike Peters
and Bryan Ballinger.
Below right, Cameron
Crain does Andy
Griffith doing
Shakespeare. Below
left, Robin and Rich
McGregor do the
classic, "Who's on
First."
| Click on photos to enlarge. |
Friday Night Follies, gourmet
meal back at the Gold Hill Hotel
(March 20, 2008) - Bryan Ballinger, also known as Cowboy
Bryan, is directing this spring’s Friday Night Follies at the Gold
Hill Hotel.
Ballinger led a group of talented entertainers the last two
Fridays, and cowboy was definitely the theme.
Click here for the full story.
meal back at the Gold Hill Hotel
(March 20, 2008) - Bryan Ballinger, also known as Cowboy
Bryan, is directing this spring’s Friday Night Follies at the Gold
Hill Hotel.
Ballinger led a group of talented entertainers the last two
Fridays, and cowboy was definitely the theme.
Click here for the full story.
Grant should finance rest of
4th Ward School restoration
Geoff Dornan
Appeal Capitol Bureau
(March 24, 2008) - The Nevada Commission for Cultural Affairs
awarded $3.12 million in grants on Friday, including what
supporters say should be the final grant to complete the historic
Fourth Ward School in Virginia City.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
4th Ward School restoration
Geoff Dornan
Appeal Capitol Bureau
(March 24, 2008) - The Nevada Commission for Cultural Affairs
awarded $3.12 million in grants on Friday, including what
supporters say should be the final grant to complete the historic
Fourth Ward School in Virginia City.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
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Virginia City baseball sweeps
Nevada Appeal Staff Report
(March 24, 2008) While it wasn't necessarily The Jared Craig
show Friday - after all, he had a lot of help from his teammates -
the senior put on a dominating performance both at the plate
and from the mound as the Muckers swept Wells 9-7 and 5-2 in
their league-opening doubleheader at Virginia City High School.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
Nevada Appeal Staff Report
(March 24, 2008) While it wasn't necessarily The Jared Craig
show Friday - after all, he had a lot of help from his teammates -
the senior put on a dominating performance both at the plate
and from the mound as the Muckers swept Wells 9-7 and 5-2 in
their league-opening doubleheader at Virginia City High School.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
Virginia City softball drops 2
(March 24, 2008) – The Virginia City softball team lost a
doubleheader to Wells on Friday, March 21, 2008.
Click here for the full story
(March 24, 2008) – The Virginia City softball team lost a
doubleheader to Wells on Friday, March 21, 2008.
Click here for the full story
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Rebar company expands at TRIC
(March 23, 2008) - Northern Nevada Rebar has leased an
additional 10,000 square feet of space in the Riverview One flex
building in the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center owned by Vince
Griffith’s Reno Cattle Company.
Click here for the full story.
(March 23, 2008) - Northern Nevada Rebar has leased an
additional 10,000 square feet of space in the Riverview One flex
building in the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center owned by Vince
Griffith’s Reno Cattle Company.
Click here for the full story.
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Free creative writing workshop
for teens during spring break
for teens during spring break
By Quest Lakes
(March 24, 2008) - Middle School and High
School students are invited to a completely
free, 3-day creative writing workshop with
author Terri Farley in Stagecoach on March
25-27 from 10a.m.-3pm daily.
The workshop, called The Idea Factory, will
include lunch and snacks, and students in the
(March 24, 2008) - Middle School and High
School students are invited to a completely
free, 3-day creative writing workshop with
author Terri Farley in Stagecoach on March
25-27 from 10a.m.-3pm daily.
The workshop, called The Idea Factory, will
include lunch and snacks, and students in the
Terri Farley
Silver Springs area will have access to transportation as well.
Participants from other areas are invited to attend, but
transportation is not available from other areas. All participants
will also receive signed copies of Farley’s Phantom Stallion fiction
series.
Click here for the full story.
Participants from other areas are invited to attend, but
transportation is not available from other areas. All participants
will also receive signed copies of Farley’s Phantom Stallion fiction
series.
Click here for the full story.
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Storey Co. sheriff working to
clarify rules with gunfighters
By Karen Woodmansee
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(March 25, 2008) - Ordinances regulating activities of gunfighters
and other costumed characters in Virginia City are going to get a
second look by the sheriff's office as it tries to balance conflicting
rules.
Click here for the full story.
Click here to read the Nevada Appeal.
clarify rules with gunfighters
By Karen Woodmansee
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(March 25, 2008) - Ordinances regulating activities of gunfighters
and other costumed characters in Virginia City are going to get a
second look by the sheriff's office as it tries to balance conflicting
rules.
Click here for the full story.
Click here to read the Nevada Appeal.
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Dan Hicks, film & parade part
of VC’s ‘hippie weekend’
of VC’s ‘hippie weekend’
Dan Hicks
(March 21, 2008) Virginia City will
celebrate its 60s past with a parade,
a film and a performance by the
venerable Dan Hicks and the Hot
Licks.
The event will begin with the movie
‘The Life and Times of the Red Dog
Saloon,’ by Mary Works at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 4 at Piper’s Opera
House. Cost is $5 and funds will go
to Piper’s Opera House restoration
The Hippie Days Again Peace Parade
will be at noon Saturday, April 5 with
a Peace Parade, and Hicks will
perform at 7 p.m. at Piper’s Opera
House.
celebrate its 60s past with a parade,
a film and a performance by the
venerable Dan Hicks and the Hot
Licks.
The event will begin with the movie
‘The Life and Times of the Red Dog
Saloon,’ by Mary Works at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 4 at Piper’s Opera
House. Cost is $5 and funds will go
to Piper’s Opera House restoration
The Hippie Days Again Peace Parade
will be at noon Saturday, April 5 with
a Peace Parade, and Hicks will
perform at 7 p.m. at Piper’s Opera
House.
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Wreck on Geiger Grade injures 1
By Jim Poston
I was the first on the scene on this wreck, so I have a little
information.
I was heading up the grade just before 10 a.m., about 1/4 mile
uphill of the lookout, when I saw a puff of dust rise up above the
slope on a left hand turn. It seemed a little strange, so I slowed
down, and when I came around the corner, I saw a blue pickup
truck facing uphill. It was jammed into the cut slope. The right
front wheel had come off, and there was a bunch of debris.
Click here for the full story.
By Jim Poston
I was the first on the scene on this wreck, so I have a little
information.
I was heading up the grade just before 10 a.m., about 1/4 mile
uphill of the lookout, when I saw a puff of dust rise up above the
slope on a left hand turn. It seemed a little strange, so I slowed
down, and when I came around the corner, I saw a blue pickup
truck facing uphill. It was jammed into the cut slope. The right
front wheel had come off, and there was a bunch of debris.
Click here for the full story.
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(March 26, 2008) – Warm temperatures and blue skies led to
record numbers of children in Virginia City gathering eggs and
turning them in for prizes on Saturday and Sunday, March 22 and
23, 2008.
On Saturday, the Chamber of Commerce sponsored its Great
Virginia City Easter Egg Hunt in Miner’s Park and Mad Hatter’s
Easter Parade on C Street.
On Sunday, the local schoolchildren had their Easter Egg hunt,
though they were welcome to participate in both hunts, and
many did.
Click here for the full story.
record numbers of children in Virginia City gathering eggs and
turning them in for prizes on Saturday and Sunday, March 22 and
23, 2008.
On Saturday, the Chamber of Commerce sponsored its Great
Virginia City Easter Egg Hunt in Miner’s Park and Mad Hatter’s
Easter Parade on C Street.
On Sunday, the local schoolchildren had their Easter Egg hunt,
though they were welcome to participate in both hunts, and
many did.
Click here for the full story.
The Easter Bunny carries the flag
to start the Mad Hatter's Easter
Parade on Saturday, March 22,
2008. Click on photo to enlarge.
to start the Mad Hatter's Easter
Parade on Saturday, March 22,
2008. Click on photo to enlarge.
Red Kittel and his Bunny Power
group from Reno won Most
Bodacious bonnets at the Mad
Hatter's Easter Parade on
Saturday, March 22, 2008. Click
on photo to enlarge.
group from Reno won Most
Bodacious bonnets at the Mad
Hatter's Easter Parade on
Saturday, March 22, 2008. Click
on photo to enlarge.
The Easter Bunny poses with
visiting children at the Great
Virginia City Easter Egg Hunt on
Saturday, March 22, 2008. Click
on photo to enlarge.
visiting children at the Great
Virginia City Easter Egg Hunt on
Saturday, March 22, 2008. Click
on photo to enlarge.
Anita Calderoni shows off the 1903
handmade hat and the 1880s dress that
were handed down to her from her
grandmother. She won best overall bonnet.
Click on photo to enlarge.
handmade hat and the 1880s dress that
were handed down to her from her
grandmother. She won best overall bonnet.
Click on photo to enlarge.
Two Easter Bunnies pose with the
parade winners at the Mad
Hatter's Easter Parade on
Saturday, March 22, 2008. Click
on photo to enlarge.
parade winners at the Mad
Hatter's Easter Parade on
Saturday, March 22, 2008. Click
on photo to enlarge.
Sue Jones of Virginia City shows
a real bunny to her grandson at
the schoolchildren's egg hunt on
Sunday, March 23, 2008. Click on
photo to enlarge.
a real bunny to her grandson at
the schoolchildren's egg hunt on
Sunday, March 23, 2008. Click on
photo to enlarge.
The rush is on for
Easter eggs at the
Great Virginia City
Easter Egg Hunt on
Saturday, March 22,
2008. Click on photo
to enlarge.
Easter eggs at the
Great Virginia City
Easter Egg Hunt on
Saturday, March 22,
2008. Click on photo
to enlarge.
The Mad Hatter's Easter Parade
on Saturday, March 22, 2008.
Click on photo to enlarge.
on Saturday, March 22, 2008.
Click on photo to enlarge.
Parents stand by while their little
ones hunt for eggs at the
schoolchildren's egg hunt on Sunday,
March 23, 2008. Click on photo to
enlarge
ones hunt for eggs at the
schoolchildren's egg hunt on Sunday,
March 23, 2008. Click on photo to
enlarge
Super Pet Adoption set for
April 12 in Northern Nevada
April 12 in Northern Nevada
(March 30, 2008) - If you are longing for a new best friend for
your family, April 12 is the date you should put on your calendar.
Best Friends Animal Society is sponsoring Super Adoption
Saturday in Reno and more than 200 dogs, cats—and even
ferrets—will be the stars of the show at the Livestock Events
Center on Wells Avenue. If you already have lots of pets, more
than 30 rescue groups and shelters from Northern Nevada and
California will be on hand, offering loving animals or just great
information about their services and about animal care and
training. The goal of the event is to find forever homes for at least
100 pets.
Click here for the full story.
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your family, April 12 is the date you should put on your calendar.
Best Friends Animal Society is sponsoring Super Adoption
Saturday in Reno and more than 200 dogs, cats—and even
ferrets—will be the stars of the show at the Livestock Events
Center on Wells Avenue. If you already have lots of pets, more
than 30 rescue groups and shelters from Northern Nevada and
California will be on hand, offering loving animals or just great
information about their services and about animal care and
training. The goal of the event is to find forever homes for at least
100 pets.
Click here for the full story.
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| What's Inside Mining won't harm Silver City; reports from town board meeting. Click here. Storey County Sheriff's Office arrests 21 in a week. Click here. Governor appoints executive director, commissioners to economic development board. Click here. TRIC gets fiber optic network. Click here VCHS student wins scholarship Click here. Juniper Rose gives tips on fighting frost on new buds. Click here. Fourth Ward School employment ad on the Ad page. Click here. Previous stories on the Archive page. Click here. |
| Coming up on the Comstock Friday Just the Girls and a Few Token Men, 7 p.m., Gold Hill Hotel, 1540 Main St., Gold Hill. Directed by Robin McGregor each Friday. Cost is $45 per person. Call 847-0111. Karaoke, 8 p.m. at the Ponderosa Saloon. Call 847-0757. Karaoke, 8 p.m. at the Sgt. Major's Silver Dollar Saloon. Call 847-0757. Saturday Comstock Cowboys, 2 p.m. Bucket of Blood. Call 847-0322. Buck and Bob show, Washoe Club, 112 South C St., Call 847-7210 Road Dawgs, 8 p.m., Washoe Club, 112 South C St., Virginia City. Call 847-7210. Sunday Comstock Cowboys, Bucket of Blood, 2-6 p.m. Call 847-0322. Wild Will, 3 to 8 p.m. at Sgt. Major's Silver Dollar Saloon, 11 North C St., Virginia City. Monday Karaoke and Open Mic with Perry Arnn, 7 p.m. at the Gold Hill Hotel. Miner's Special dinners. Call 847-0111. Tuesday Tuesday Lecture Series, Kristen Hamlet, 7:30 p.m., Gold Hill Hotel, 1540 Main St., Gold Hill - $5; dinner available from 5-7 p.m. with lecture, $15. Call 847-0111. Dance classes at Piper's Opera House, 5 p.m., 12 North B St., Virginia City. Tuesday night dance classes with Debbie Obiedo, new jazz at 5 p.m., hip-hop at 6 p.m. and tap at 7:15 p.m. $40. Call 847-0433. Open Studio Tuesdays, 9 a.m. Tuesdays through June 24 at St. Mary's Art Center, 55 North R St., Virginia City. Anyone who wishes to come and draw, paint, meet their craft group or find a sunny spot to read and relax is invited. Call 847-7774. Wednesday Blowout Bingo at the Delta Saloon. Call 847-0789. The Sunshine Boys, 8 p.m. at the Gold Hill Hotel. Dinner and Show, $28. Call 847-011 Thursday Those Guys, 6 p.m., Washoe Club, 112 South C St., Virginia City. Call 847-7210. |
Hippie life returns to Virginia City
Sam Bauman
Nevada Appeal Entertainment Editor
(March 30, 2008) - In the spring of 1965, Dan Hicks became the
drummer for a nascent San Francisco folk-rock group called The
Charlatans, more of a concept than a working band.
They found employment that summer as the house band at the
newly opened Red Dog Saloon in Virginia City. The popular
hallucinogen-fueled dances held at the Red Dog were the direct
inspiration for the legendary psychedelic San Francisco dance
hall scene that then blossomed.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
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Nevada Appeal Entertainment Editor
(March 30, 2008) - In the spring of 1965, Dan Hicks became the
drummer for a nascent San Francisco folk-rock group called The
Charlatans, more of a concept than a working band.
They found employment that summer as the house band at the
newly opened Red Dog Saloon in Virginia City. The popular
hallucinogen-fueled dances held at the Red Dog were the direct
inspiration for the legendary psychedelic San Francisco dance
hall scene that then blossomed.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
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Buddy, left, and Nino, right, are only two of the many pets
available for adoption at Super Pet Adoption. Click on photos
to enlarge.
available for adoption at Super Pet Adoption. Click on photos
to enlarge.
Great weather added to
Virginia City's Easter fun
Virginia City's Easter fun
Baby with heart problem born
(March 31, 2008) - Ryan Dorey, son of Cassie Athens and Scott
Dorey, was born at 9:39 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, 2008, in
Renown Medical Center.
Ryan, whose full name is Ryan Allen Athens Dorey, was found to
have a defective heart during one of his mother’s prenatal visits,
is in intensive care at the hospital, and is being monitored.
According to the baby’s grandmother, Melinda, Ryan will undergo
tests after drugs his mother was given to stabilize his heart are
no longer in his systems. Doctors will know after the tests how to
proceed.
Click here for the full story.
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Dorey, was born at 9:39 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, 2008, in
Renown Medical Center.
Ryan, whose full name is Ryan Allen Athens Dorey, was found to
have a defective heart during one of his mother’s prenatal visits,
is in intensive care at the hospital, and is being monitored.
According to the baby’s grandmother, Melinda, Ryan will undergo
tests after drugs his mother was given to stabilize his heart are
no longer in his systems. Doctors will know after the tests how to
proceed.
Click here for the full story.
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By Karen Woodmansee
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(March 31, 2008) - He started out to be a jazz musician, but a
car accident that seriously injured his hands ended that. So he
worked at many jobs until he found his true calling - art and
children's literature.
Fox Carlton Hughes, 79, of Dayton, started many of his activities
late in life, and said it never made a difference.
"Your age means nothing," he said. "It's your attitude. My wife
(Peggy) and I get up every morning and we're so glad to see
each other. We sit together and read something spiritual. We've
always done that."
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(March 31, 2008) - He started out to be a jazz musician, but a
car accident that seriously injured his hands ended that. So he
worked at many jobs until he found his true calling - art and
children's literature.
Fox Carlton Hughes, 79, of Dayton, started many of his activities
late in life, and said it never made a difference.
"Your age means nothing," he said. "It's your attitude. My wife
(Peggy) and I get up every morning and we're so glad to see
each other. We sit together and read something spiritual. We've
always done that."
Children's book author, artist,
to lecture at the Gold Hill Hotel
to lecture at the Gold Hill Hotel
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
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Commissioners to meet Tuesday;
budget workshops on Thursday
(March 31, 2008) - The Storey County Commissioners will meet
for their regular session on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the
Courthouse, and then again at 9 am. Thursday for a budget
workshop.
Click here for the regular meeting agenda.
Click here for the budget workshop agenda.
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budget workshops on Thursday
(March 31, 2008) - The Storey County Commissioners will meet
for their regular session on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the
Courthouse, and then again at 9 am. Thursday for a budget
workshop.
Click here for the regular meeting agenda.
Click here for the budget workshop agenda.
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Silver City residents’ work to save
the Schoolhouse finally pays off
By Karen Woodmansee
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(March 31, 2008) - The future of the Silver City Schoolhouse
Community Center is very much rooted in its past.
Old floor boards have found new life as wainscoting, ceiling
boards have become trim and old siding is connected to the
new as tightly as the residents of this historic town are
attached to their schoolhouse.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
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the Schoolhouse finally pays off
By Karen Woodmansee
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(March 31, 2008) - The future of the Silver City Schoolhouse
Community Center is very much rooted in its past.
Old floor boards have found new life as wainscoting, ceiling
boards have become trim and old siding is connected to the
new as tightly as the residents of this historic town are
attached to their schoolhouse.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
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The Silver City Schoolhouse, with a
special monument in front, was built
partially with original material
salvaged from the July 7, 2004 fire
by local residents. Click on photo to
enlarge.
special monument in front, was built
partially with original material
salvaged from the July 7, 2004 fire
by local residents. Click on photo to
enlarge.
Amodei says water meeting
'informational'; Bum defends
VC's use of Marlette water
By Karen Woodmansee
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(April 1, 2008) - Whenever someone in state government says
"regional water," local officials sometimes want to hide their
taps.
Though it only has jurisdiction over matters involving the
Truckee River, a state committee spent Monday quizzing
stakeholders along the Carson River watershed about water
resources and master plans. But Sen. Mark Amodei, R-Carson
City, said it wasn't about taking anyone's water.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
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'informational'; Bum defends
VC's use of Marlette water
By Karen Woodmansee
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(April 1, 2008) - Whenever someone in state government says
"regional water," local officials sometimes want to hide their
taps.
Though it only has jurisdiction over matters involving the
Truckee River, a state committee spent Monday quizzing
stakeholders along the Carson River watershed about water
resources and master plans. But Sen. Mark Amodei, R-Carson
City, said it wasn't about taking anyone's water.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
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A few lifesavers among us
| Column |
By Karen Woodmansee
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(April 5, 2008) - A worker at Sierra Pacific Power Co.'s Tracy plant
in the Tahoe Reno Industrial Park is alive thanks to the quick
thinking of his co-workers and their knowledge of how to use an
automatic external defibrillator.
An automated external defibrillator is a portable automatic
device used to restore normal heart rhythm to patients in cardiac
arrest. It automatically analyzes the patient's heart rhythm and
tells the user if a shock is needed and how to administer it.
Click here to read the column in the Nevada Appeal.
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Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(April 5, 2008) - A worker at Sierra Pacific Power Co.'s Tracy plant
in the Tahoe Reno Industrial Park is alive thanks to the quick
thinking of his co-workers and their knowledge of how to use an
automatic external defibrillator.
An automated external defibrillator is a portable automatic
device used to restore normal heart rhythm to patients in cardiac
arrest. It automatically analyzes the patient's heart rhythm and
tells the user if a shock is needed and how to administer it.
Click here to read the column in the Nevada Appeal.
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Adult Party House to help
parents understand their teens
(April 4, 2008) – Parents and other adults the region will get a
look at what area teens may be up to when the grown-ups aren't
around. They also have a chance to win prizes from area
businesses.
A mock teen party will be held from 6-8 p.m. April 5 at
Trendsetters Manufactured Homes, highways 95A and 50 in Silver
Springs.
Between 20 and 25 teens from the four Lyon County high schools
will be - or appearing to be – partying as parents tour through a
mobile home.
Organizer Mary Boettcher of Healthy Communities Coalition of
Lyon and Storey Counties said Virginia City High School was
planning to participate, but didn’t have a team leader among its
student anti-drug group. However Boettcher said parents from all
communities were welcome to participate.
Click here for the full story.
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parents understand their teens
(April 4, 2008) – Parents and other adults the region will get a
look at what area teens may be up to when the grown-ups aren't
around. They also have a chance to win prizes from area
businesses.
A mock teen party will be held from 6-8 p.m. April 5 at
Trendsetters Manufactured Homes, highways 95A and 50 in Silver
Springs.
Between 20 and 25 teens from the four Lyon County high schools
will be - or appearing to be – partying as parents tour through a
mobile home.
Organizer Mary Boettcher of Healthy Communities Coalition of
Lyon and Storey Counties said Virginia City High School was
planning to participate, but didn’t have a team leader among its
student anti-drug group. However Boettcher said parents from all
communities were welcome to participate.
Click here for the full story.
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By Karen Woodmansee
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer,
(April 7, 2008) - When Steve and Carrie Bayley purchased the
Sugarloaf Mountain Motel in Virginia City this winter, they found
themselves with something of an innkeeper's nightmare.
Previous owners Donn and Joyce Hinzpeter took the reservation
book with them when they left the area, so the Bayleys don't
know who had reservations for 2008 and who didn't.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
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Nevada Appeal Staff Writer,
(April 7, 2008) - When Steve and Carrie Bayley purchased the
Sugarloaf Mountain Motel in Virginia City this winter, they found
themselves with something of an innkeeper's nightmare.
Previous owners Donn and Joyce Hinzpeter took the reservation
book with them when they left the area, so the Bayleys don't
know who had reservations for 2008 and who didn't.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
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New Sugarloaf owner hopes
guests confirm reservations
guests confirm reservations
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By Karen Woodmansee
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(April 7, 2008) - The Storey County property tax rate could go
down if the tentative county budget is adopted in May.
The budget calls for a cut in the property tax rate of 3.23 cents
per $100 valuation, thanks to the strength of some of the county
funds.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
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Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(April 7, 2008) - The Storey County property tax rate could go
down if the tentative county budget is adopted in May.
The budget calls for a cut in the property tax rate of 3.23 cents
per $100 valuation, thanks to the strength of some of the county
funds.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
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Storey County '08-'09 budget
includes property tax rate cut
includes property tax rate cut
Piper’s show to benefit Global
Voice and feature TAMA groups
Voice and feature TAMA groups
(April 8, 2008) - Community Chest, Inc. and the Global Voice
Project are partnering with the Tahoe Truckee Alliance for the
Musical Arts (TAMA) to bring local residents of the Reno-Tahoe
region a music revival celebrating Global Youth Service Day on
Saturday, April 26, 2008.
Click here for the full story.
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Project are partnering with the Tahoe Truckee Alliance for the
Musical Arts (TAMA) to bring local residents of the Reno-Tahoe
region a music revival celebrating Global Youth Service Day on
Saturday, April 26, 2008.
Click here for the full story.
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Red Dog film brings out unique
part of Virginia City's history
part of Virginia City's history
(April 9, 2008) – Last weekend another side of Virginia City
History was celebrated – the period in the mid- to late-1960s
when proto-hippies ran the Red Dog Saloon, dressing in
costume and acting out Old West fantasies, all the while
bringing in the psychedelic rock and roll area that is normally
associated with San Francisco.
The weekend’s events began Friday, April 4, at Piper’s Opera
House, with a showing of the 1996 film “Life and Times of the
Red Dog Saloon,” featuring interviews with Howard Hesseman,
John Nutt, Chandler Laughlin, aka Travus T Hipp, his late wife,
Lynn Hughes, and others who frequented the Red Dog scene.
The film was made by Don and Mary Works,integral characters
at the Red Dog in the 1960s.
Click here for the full story.
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History was celebrated – the period in the mid- to late-1960s
when proto-hippies ran the Red Dog Saloon, dressing in
costume and acting out Old West fantasies, all the while
bringing in the psychedelic rock and roll area that is normally
associated with San Francisco.
The weekend’s events began Friday, April 4, at Piper’s Opera
House, with a showing of the 1996 film “Life and Times of the
Red Dog Saloon,” featuring interviews with Howard Hesseman,
John Nutt, Chandler Laughlin, aka Travus T Hipp, his late wife,
Lynn Hughes, and others who frequented the Red Dog scene.
The film was made by Don and Mary Works,integral characters
at the Red Dog in the 1960s.
Click here for the full story.
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Hippie Weekend Parade brings
lots of color to the Comstock
lots of color to the Comstock
April 9, 2008) – The hippie era returned to Virginia City at least for
one weekend from April 4-5, with a parade, movie and sold-out
concert at Piper’s Opera House by Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks.
The film “Life and Times of the Red Dog Saloon” was shown Friday,
and on Saturday the Hippie Peace Parade and the concert were
held.
About 50 participants in three vehicles and about 6 marching
groups made up the parade, with tie-dye everywhere, flags, and
hilarious signs, like the one that said “Who put the acid in my
Viagra?”
The Silver City guard, made up of Larry Steinberg, Kat Heiss and
Steve Saylor led the parade, with Pierce Powell following as grand
marshal, driven by Sweetwater John Buie in his Cadillac convertible.
Click here for the full story.
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one weekend from April 4-5, with a parade, movie and sold-out
concert at Piper’s Opera House by Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks.
The film “Life and Times of the Red Dog Saloon” was shown Friday,
and on Saturday the Hippie Peace Parade and the concert were
held.
About 50 participants in three vehicles and about 6 marching
groups made up the parade, with tie-dye everywhere, flags, and
hilarious signs, like the one that said “Who put the acid in my
Viagra?”
The Silver City guard, made up of Larry Steinberg, Kat Heiss and
Steve Saylor led the parade, with Pierce Powell following as grand
marshal, driven by Sweetwater John Buie in his Cadillac convertible.
Click here for the full story.
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Hicks, Hot Licks rock Piper’s
April 9, 2008) – Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks brought its 1960s
folk/rock sound to Piper’s Opera House and filled the place to
capacity with its fans.
Hippies and regular folks shared the hall as the band started off
with some tremendous guitar work by the lead guitarist.
Hicks didn't disappoint, offering a mixture of folk, rock, country and
humor. He introduced two female backup singers as the Lickettes,
and his band as the Lickmen and then performed a Tom Waits’
tune “The Piano Has Been Drinking.”
Click here for the full story.
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folk/rock sound to Piper’s Opera House and filled the place to
capacity with its fans.
Hippies and regular folks shared the hall as the band started off
with some tremendous guitar work by the lead guitarist.
Hicks didn't disappoint, offering a mixture of folk, rock, country and
humor. He introduced two female backup singers as the Lickettes,
and his band as the Lickmen and then performed a Tom Waits’
tune “The Piano Has Been Drinking.”
Click here for the full story.
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V&T Commission considers
major public relations push
major public relations push
(April 9, 2008) Artist Steven Saylor, whose past works including
country music stars on a train and Nevada historic figures in a
railroad station is planning multiple events to promote the
reconstruction of the V&T to Carson City.
He told the members of the Nevada Commission for the
Reconstruction of the V&T Railway of plans to hold multiple
events at Piper’s Opera House in Virginia City to raise funds and
awareness of theQ effort.
Those events will include movies and rock concerts, he said.
“Old stuff, Stones, Beatles, songs that you can understand the
words,” he said.
Click here for the full story.
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country music stars on a train and Nevada historic figures in a
railroad station is planning multiple events to promote the
reconstruction of the V&T to Carson City.
He told the members of the Nevada Commission for the
Reconstruction of the V&T Railway of plans to hold multiple
events at Piper’s Opera House in Virginia City to raise funds and
awareness of theQ effort.
Those events will include movies and rock concerts, he said.
“Old stuff, Stones, Beatles, songs that you can understand the
words,” he said.
Click here for the full story.
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Left, Pierce Powell
leads the first annual
Hippie Parade in
Virginia City on
Saturday, April 5.
Bottom left, Bobby
Kittle, Jesse James,
Paul Smith and
unkown hippie sing
"Teach your Children".
Click on photo to
enlarge.
leads the first annual
Hippie Parade in
Virginia City on
Saturday, April 5.
Bottom left, Bobby
Kittle, Jesse James,
Paul Smith and
unkown hippie sing
"Teach your Children".
Click on photo to
enlarge.
Right, Robin
McGregor gets
in the spirit of
the day.
McGregor gets
in the spirit of
the day.
Dan Hicks and the Hot
Licks, left.
Bottom Left, Glenn
Buschine works the
board.
Bottom right, Steve
McBride of the Buket of
Blood Saloon appears to
pay off Lady Margaret.
Licks, left.
Bottom Left, Glenn
Buschine works the
board.
Bottom right, Steve
McBride of the Buket of
Blood Saloon appears to
pay off Lady Margaret.
| Click on photos to enlarge. |
Mark Twain Saloon open despite fire
(April 12, 2008) - The bar and part of the casino are still open,
with two-thirds of the slot machines are working after a small fire
interrupted business at the Mark Twain Saloon about 12:30 p.m.
Saturday.
The fire was was extinguished quickly and no injuries were
reported.
Click here for the full story.
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(April 12, 2008) - The bar and part of the casino are still open,
with two-thirds of the slot machines are working after a small fire
interrupted business at the Mark Twain Saloon about 12:30 p.m.
Saturday.
The fire was was extinguished quickly and no injuries were
reported.
Click here for the full story.
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Wild horse advocates say
the horse wars have begun
By Karen Woodmansee
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(April 14, 2008) - The horse wars have begun.
That's the word from wild horse advocate Willis Lamm of
Stagecoach after Nevada Department of Agriculture director Tony
Lesperance told the Interim Finance Committee Wednesday that
the department didn't have the funds to feed the horses in the
Virginia Range, and that he would come up with a plan to remove
them.
Click here for the full story.
Click here to read the Nevada Appeal.
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the horse wars have begun
By Karen Woodmansee
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(April 14, 2008) - The horse wars have begun.
That's the word from wild horse advocate Willis Lamm of
Stagecoach after Nevada Department of Agriculture director Tony
Lesperance told the Interim Finance Committee Wednesday that
the department didn't have the funds to feed the horses in the
Virginia Range, and that he would come up with a plan to remove
them.
Click here for the full story.
Click here to read the Nevada Appeal.
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Modern equipment moves the
V&T reconstruction along
V&T reconstruction along
By Karen Woodmansee
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(April 14, 2008) - New rails were hammered into place for Phase
2 of the V&T Railway reconstruction Friday, but they sure don't
do it the way they used to.
The Virginia & Truckee was built in 1869 by private investors to
connect the silver mines of Virginia City to the mills in Carson
City. The rails were set and the spikes driven in by hand by
about 1,500 mostly Chinese workers.
The workers back then wouldn't recognize most of the modern
tools used to install the rails today.
Click here for the full story.
Click here to read the Nevada Appeal.
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Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(April 14, 2008) - New rails were hammered into place for Phase
2 of the V&T Railway reconstruction Friday, but they sure don't
do it the way they used to.
The Virginia & Truckee was built in 1869 by private investors to
connect the silver mines of Virginia City to the mills in Carson
City. The rails were set and the spikes driven in by hand by
about 1,500 mostly Chinese workers.
The workers back then wouldn't recognize most of the modern
tools used to install the rails today.
Click here for the full story.
Click here to read the Nevada Appeal.
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By Karen Woodmansee
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
I once heard a clever line on an old Western TV show. When
the sheriff of a town was praised by the town mayor, the
sheriff responded, "Don't expect too much, last time I tried
walking on water, I almost drowned."
That's how I felt over a story I wrote recently on the Storey
County budget.
I couldn't go to the county's budget meeting, because I had to
cover the Lyon County Commissioners, so I had to rely on a
few spreadsheets, someone else's notes and a few calls to
County Manager Pat Whitten to write the story, which
indicated that taxes would decrease by 3.23 cents per $100
valuation for Storey County property owners.
I really thought he said that.
I was mistaken.
Click here to read the column in the Nevada Appeal.
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Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
I once heard a clever line on an old Western TV show. When
the sheriff of a town was praised by the town mayor, the
sheriff responded, "Don't expect too much, last time I tried
walking on water, I almost drowned."
That's how I felt over a story I wrote recently on the Storey
County budget.
I couldn't go to the county's budget meeting, because I had to
cover the Lyon County Commissioners, so I had to rely on a
few spreadsheets, someone else's notes and a few calls to
County Manager Pat Whitten to write the story, which
indicated that taxes would decrease by 3.23 cents per $100
valuation for Storey County property owners.
I really thought he said that.
I was mistaken.
Click here to read the column in the Nevada Appeal.
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By Karen Woodmansee
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(April 14, 2008) - A Nevada historic treasure will be unveiled
Wednesday at the Nevada Historical Society - the letters of two
of the Virginia City area's earliest miners.
Hosea and Ethan Allen Grosh mined in California and Western
Utah Territory - now Nevada - and in 1857 they discovered a
ledge of silver on what later became known as the Comstock
Lode.
They wrote about their lives to friends and families, and now
those letters will be unveiled at a reception at 6 p.m. Wednesday
at the Nevada Historical Society office, 1650 North Virginia St.,
Reno.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
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Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(April 14, 2008) - A Nevada historic treasure will be unveiled
Wednesday at the Nevada Historical Society - the letters of two
of the Virginia City area's earliest miners.
Hosea and Ethan Allen Grosh mined in California and Western
Utah Territory - now Nevada - and in 1857 they discovered a
ledge of silver on what later became known as the Comstock
Lode.
They wrote about their lives to friends and families, and now
those letters will be unveiled at a reception at 6 p.m. Wednesday
at the Nevada Historical Society office, 1650 North Virginia St.,
Reno.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
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Grosh brothers' letters to be
unveiled on April 16 in Reno
unveiled on April 16 in Reno
A band of wild horses
moves through
Stagecoach. Photo by
Willis Lamm. Click on
photo to enlarge.
moves through
Stagecoach. Photo by
Willis Lamm. Click on
photo to enlarge.
TV reporter John
Tyson films a work
crew installing rails
on the V&T on Friday,
April 4, 2008. Click
on photo to enlarge.
Tyson films a work
crew installing rails
on the V&T on Friday,
April 4, 2008. Click
on photo to enlarge.
By F.T. Norton
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(April 16, 2008) - The body of a Sparks man who didn't show up
for work Monday morning was found along with his motorcycle
Monday night down an embankment and 160 feet from the
road, a Storey County official said Tuesday.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
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Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(April 16, 2008) - The body of a Sparks man who didn't show up
for work Monday morning was found along with his motorcycle
Monday night down an embankment and 160 feet from the
road, a Storey County official said Tuesday.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
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Sparks man dies in motorcycle
accident in Storey County
accident in Storey County
Baroness: Europeans see wild
horses as representing U.S.
By Karen Woodmansee
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(April 16, 2008) - It's not only Nevada residents who are
debating the fate of the state's horses that roam the Virginia
Range - residents of Europe are interested as well.
Antonia Umlauf Baroness von Lamatsch of Austria, a
prize-winning filmmaker, said that like many Europeans, she was
fascinated with America's wild horse herds.
"My curiosity for the most beautiful creatures in the world
brought me here," she said. "The last living monument to
America, and it is the greatest thing to see them free."
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
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horses as representing U.S.
By Karen Woodmansee
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(April 16, 2008) - It's not only Nevada residents who are
debating the fate of the state's horses that roam the Virginia
Range - residents of Europe are interested as well.
Antonia Umlauf Baroness von Lamatsch of Austria, a
prize-winning filmmaker, said that like many Europeans, she was
fascinated with America's wild horse herds.
"My curiosity for the most beautiful creatures in the world
brought me here," she said. "The last living monument to
America, and it is the greatest thing to see them free."
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
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Why we at LRTC do all of this
By Willis Lamm
(April 16, 2008) - We occasionally get asked "why bother" with
respect to the apparently never ending battles with NDA and
other agencies over wild horses. Here's why.
A volunteer spotted one of the bands that we keep tabs on so I
went out to check them.
In this instance we wanted to check the condition of a foal as
well as check on a weanling filly that had gotten caught in a
fence and separated from her band the week before.
View the photos below. Click on photos to enlarge.
(April 16, 2008) - We occasionally get asked "why bother" with
respect to the apparently never ending battles with NDA and
other agencies over wild horses. Here's why.
A volunteer spotted one of the bands that we keep tabs on so I
went out to check them.
In this instance we wanted to check the condition of a foal as
well as check on a weanling filly that had gotten caught in a
fence and separated from her band the week before.
View the photos below. Click on photos to enlarge.
Click here for Willis Lamm's full story.
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VC students volunteer,
beautify their community
(April 17, 2008) - The goal of the 9th annual Global Youth Service
Day is to help kids become engaged citizens in their local and
global communities
Members of Global Voice are partnering with middle and high
school students from Storey County to complete community
projects as part of Global Youth Service Day 2008. Global Voice is
part of Community Chest, Inc., a private non-profit organization
founded in 1991 in Virginia City.
Click here for the full story.
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beautify their community
(April 17, 2008) - The goal of the 9th annual Global Youth Service
Day is to help kids become engaged citizens in their local and
global communities
Members of Global Voice are partnering with middle and high
school students from Storey County to complete community
projects as part of Global Youth Service Day 2008. Global Voice is
part of Community Chest, Inc., a private non-profit organization
founded in 1991 in Virginia City.
Click here for the full story.
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Storey firefighters join others
to prepare for wildfire season
(April 17, 2008) - Storey County Fire Department joined those
from around the area to train for the upcoming fire season.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
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to prepare for wildfire season
(April 17, 2008) - Storey County Fire Department joined those
from around the area to train for the upcoming fire season.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
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More than 70 people
celebrated birthdays at
the April birthday party
at the Senior Center on
Wednesday. Below, the
birthday cake. Click on
photos to enlarge,
celebrated birthdays at
the April birthday party
at the Senior Center on
Wednesday. Below, the
birthday cake. Click on
photos to enlarge,
74 attend birthday bash at
the Storey Co. Senior Center
the Storey Co. Senior Center
(April 18, 2008) - On the third Wednesday of each month a
birthday party is thrown at the center for the people who were
born in that month. In April that fell on the 16th.
The menu this month was prime rib, baked potato, brussels
sprouts and birthday cake.
A large group {38} came up from Carson City under the auspices
of “ Party by George”. The George is George Fabrizius.
Chef Ron Brown said more than 74 signed in and then there were
8 home-bound and a few stragglers. In his two ovens Brown had
room for 80 baked potatoes, so latecomers were out of luck.
Click here for the full story.
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birthday party is thrown at the center for the people who were
born in that month. In April that fell on the 16th.
The menu this month was prime rib, baked potato, brussels
sprouts and birthday cake.
A large group {38} came up from Carson City under the auspices
of “ Party by George”. The George is George Fabrizius.
Chef Ron Brown said more than 74 signed in and then there were
8 home-bound and a few stragglers. In his two ovens Brown had
room for 80 baked potatoes, so latecomers were out of luck.
Click here for the full story.
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Piper’s to celebrate birthdays,
Old Corner Bar event tonight
(April 18, 2008) – Piper’s Opera House also holds birthday
celebrations once a month.
Their bash will be at 6 p.m. tonight, April 18, at the opera house.
A special sneak preview of the new Old Corner Bar will be held.
Click here for the full story.
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Old Corner Bar event tonight
(April 18, 2008) – Piper’s Opera House also holds birthday
celebrations once a month.
Their bash will be at 6 p.m. tonight, April 18, at the opera house.
A special sneak preview of the new Old Corner Bar will be held.
Click here for the full story.
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A play for the (political) season
Karen Woodmansee
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(April 18, 2008) - Apropos for an election year, the Misfit Theater
Troupe is putting on a political melodrama for their spring
production, complete with crooks, good guys and hapless victims.
"To Drill or Not to Drill, Or Big Bucks Don't Always Win" will be
performed at 7:30 p.m. tonight, Saturday and April 25-26 in the
historic Odeon Hall, upstairs at Chuck's Old West Grill at 65 Pike
St. in Dayton.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
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Karen Woodmansee
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(April 18, 2008) - Apropos for an election year, the Misfit Theater
Troupe is putting on a political melodrama for their spring
production, complete with crooks, good guys and hapless victims.
"To Drill or Not to Drill, Or Big Bucks Don't Always Win" will be
performed at 7:30 p.m. tonight, Saturday and April 25-26 in the
historic Odeon Hall, upstairs at Chuck's Old West Grill at 65 Pike
St. in Dayton.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
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By Karen Woodmansee
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(April 21, 2008) - The operators of Piper's Opera House believe it
will take more than grants and successful shows to raise
enough money to restore the venerable old hall - it will take
those who like to imbibe.
With that in mind, Executive Director Dick Stoll and contractor Bo
Johansson are working hard to restore John Piper's Old Corner
Bar, which Stoll believes was located in the south section of the
first floor of the building.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(April 21, 2008) - The operators of Piper's Opera House believe it
will take more than grants and successful shows to raise
enough money to restore the venerable old hall - it will take
those who like to imbibe.
With that in mind, Executive Director Dick Stoll and contractor Bo
Johansson are working hard to restore John Piper's Old Corner
Bar, which Stoll believes was located in the south section of the
first floor of the building.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal.
A reopened Old Corner Bar
would benefit Piper's
would benefit Piper's
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Commissioners to vote on new
motorcycle event Thursday
motorcycle event Thursday
By Karen Woodmansee
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(April 21, 2008) - For a long time, Dan Norby has wanted to bring
his motorcycle event to Virginia City.
He felt he got his best chance for the 30th anniversary of the
Dapper Memorial Day Run, when officials from the Ramada Inn
agreed to provide a place for his activities and use of their liquor
license for the bar.
He proposed his event, set for May 23-25, before the Storey
County Commissioners earlier this week, for the first public
hearing on the event. It was met with some hesitation.
The Commissioners will consider the event again at 2 p.m.
Thursday at the Courthouse.
Click here for the full story.
Click here for the meeting agenda.
Click here to read the Nevada Appeal.
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Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
(April 21, 2008) - For a long time, Dan Norby has wanted to bring
his motorcycle event to Virginia City.
He felt he got his best chance for the 30th anniversary of the
Dapper Memorial Day Run, when officials from the Ramada Inn
agreed to provide a place for his activities and use of their liquor
license for the bar.
He proposed his event, set for May 23-25, before the Storey
County Commissioners earlier this week, for the first public
hearing on the event. It was met with some hesitation.
The Commissioners will consider the event again at 2 p.m.
Thursday at the Courthouse.
Click here for the full story.
Click here for the meeting agenda.
Click here to read the Nevada Appeal.
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Willie Nelson says ‘Don’t kill
the horses,' supports Dalton
(April 21, 2008) - County music legend Willie Nelson, along with
country songstress Lacy J. Dalton, and a growing legion of
country recording artists have kicked off a national radio
campaign to save Nevada's wild horses that could well be at risk
to being sold for slaughter.
Click here for the full story.
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the horses,' supports Dalton
(April 21, 2008) - County music legend Willie Nelson, along with
country songstress Lacy J. Dalton, and a growing legion of
country recording artists have kicked off a national radio
campaign to save Nevada's wild horses that could well be at risk
to being sold for slaughter.
Click here for the full story.
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Horse advocates to protest at
state Legislative Assembly
state Legislative Assembly
(April 21, 2008) – Members of the Alliance of Wild Horse Advocates
plan to stage a demonstration Wednesday, April 23, with the
theme, "Clean up the Department of Agriculture." The
demonstrators will be in front of the State Legislative Assembly
Building between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m..
The advocates are protesting a plan by the Nevada Department of
Agriculture to remove large numbers of horses from the Virginia
Range. They argue that the plan is based on false descriptions of
the conditions of the range and horses, and a fabricated "crisis."
Click here for the full story.
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plan to stage a demonstration Wednesday, April 23, with the
theme, "Clean up the Department of Agriculture." The
demonstrators will be in front of the State Legislative Assembly
Building between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m..
The advocates are protesting a plan by the Nevada Department of
Agriculture to remove large numbers of horses from the Virginia
Range. They argue that the plan is based on false descriptions of
the conditions of the range and horses, and a fabricated "crisis."
Click here for the full story.
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Dick Stoll, executive Director of
Piper's Opera House, stands behind
the bar where John Piper's Old
Corner Bar is being restored. Click
on photo to enlarge.
Piper's Opera House, stands behind
the bar where John Piper's Old
Corner Bar is being restored. Click
on photo to enlarge.
Wild horse advocates protest
removal of range horses
removal of range horses
A paint mare nurses
her foal. Photo is from
the Virginia Range
Wildlife Protection
Association Web site.
Go to
www.vrwpa.org. Click
on photo to enlarge.
her foal. Photo is from
the Virginia Range
Wildlife Protection
Association Web site.
Go to
www.vrwpa.org. Click
on photo to enlarge.
Hundreds to race in Virginia
City Grand Prix this weekend
City Grand Prix this weekend
(April 24, 2008) - Off-Road Motorcycle Racing is back in Virginia
City, Nevada! The Virginia City Motorcycle club is proud to host
The Grand Prix at Virginia City on April 26th and 27th, 2008.
The Grand Prix at Virginia City is a throw back to the old days of
dirt bike racing when you could ride through the streets of town.
The start, finish and pit area will be right in the center of town
and the riders will race for 4 hours for expert/amateurs and 3
hours for novices on a 25 mile loop filled with hills, rocks, roads
and trails. This event is a challenge even for the most seasoned
riders.
Not only is the terrain some of the toughest, the length of the
event is a real test of endurance and concentration. It will be a
2-day race with all Expert/Amateur racing on Saturday, April 26th
and Novice racing on Sunday, April 27th, 2008.
Click here for the full story.
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City, Nevada! The Virginia City Motorcycle club is proud to host
The Grand Prix at Virginia City on April 26th and 27th, 2008.
The Grand Prix at Virginia City is a throw back to the old days of
dirt bike racing when you could ride through the streets of town.
The start, finish and pit area will be right in the center of town
and the riders will race for 4 hours for expert/amateurs and 3
hours for novices on a 25 mile loop filled with hills, rocks, roads
and trails. This event is a challenge even for the most seasoned
riders.
Not only is the terrain some of the toughest, the length of the
event is a real test of endurance and concentration. It will be a
2-day race with all Expert/Amateur racing on Saturday, April 26th
and Novice racing on Sunday, April 27th, 2008.
Click here for the full story.
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One of the 2007
racers in the Virginia
City Grand Prix pops
a wheelie as he
heads down Union
Street. Photos by
Cory Wood. Click on
photo to enlarge.
racers in the Virginia
City Grand Prix pops
a wheelie as he
heads down Union
Street. Photos by
Cory Wood. Click on
photo to enlarge.
By Karen Woodmansee
Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
Wild horse advocates are continuing the horse "wars" with a
demonstration to protest a plan to remove the animals from the
Virginia Range.
Members of the Alliance of Wild Horse Advocates are planning a
protest from11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Legislative
Assembly Building in Carson City.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal
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Nevada Appeal Staff Writer
Wild horse advocates are continuing the horse "wars" with a
demonstration to protest a plan to remove the animals from the
Virginia Range.
Members of the Alliance of Wild Horse Advocates are planning a
protest from11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Legislative
Assembly Building in Carson City.
Click here to read the story in the Nevada Appeal
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