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October 2013

More photos from 2013 Nevada Day Parade

Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sat, 10/26/2013 - 1:07pm
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Here's more photos of Saturday's Nevada Day Parade 2013. Go here for more photos.
Photos by Dana Lee Fruend and Jeff Munson.

Nevada Day Parade 2013 in photos

Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sat, 10/26/2013 - 11:22am
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Photos of the 2013 Nevada Day Parade in Carson City. The parade runs along Carson Street until about 1 p.m. Go here for more photos.

Nevada Day Hot Air Balloons

Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Sat, 10/26/2013 - 10:06am
Taken near the Carson Mall
Event Date: 
October 26, 2013 - 10:00am
By Todd White, upproductions.org

Balloon rides before the Nevada Day Parade. These were taken this morning, Oct. 26, 2013, near the Carson Mall.

Todd White
upproductions.org

Obituary: Nykki Kinsley

Submitted by admin on Sat, 10/26/2013 - 12:03am

August 4, 1932 - October 13, 2013 Nykki Kinsley, 81, of Henderson passed away peacefully on October 13. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Nykki wa...

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Death Notice: Rupert Ronald Rose (Ron Rose)

Submitted by admin on Sat, 10/26/2013 - 12:03am

Rupert Ronald Rose (Ron Rose), 83, of Lake Tahoe, passed away on October 22, 2013. Arrangements were in the care of Autumn Funerals & Cremations, (775) 888-6800. …
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The Nevada Day 2013 celebration continues all weekend long

Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 10/25/2013 - 12:27pm
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By Don Quilici

As an "Old Timer" who was born and raised in Carson City, the Nevada Day celebration has always been something special in my life.

Through many years of living in Carson City, I have enjoyed many of the activities associated with the celebration of our state's admission to the Union, way back on October 31, 1864.

Titus, Amodei wager community service, Fremont Cannon trophy on Rebels, Wolf Pack game

Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 10/25/2013 - 11:21am

Nevada House Representatives Dina Titus, Professor Emerita at UNLV, and Mark Amodei, a University of Nevada alumnus, Friday announced a friendly wager on Saturday’s football game between the Runnin' Rebels and the Wolf Pack in Reno.

In honor of “Make A Difference Day,” they will perform a community service project with the losing member sporting the opposing team’s sweatshirt and supplying the victor with an appropriate colored Fremont Cannon replica.

Scenes from Governor's Nevada Day Banquet

Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 10/25/2013 - 10:21am
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Photos by Dana Lee Fruend

Here are some photos of the annual Governor's Nevada Day Banquet held at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno.

The Nevada Day Governor's Banquet, led by Gov. Brian Sandoval, is held on the last Thursday of October. This year's charity recipient was Children's Cabinet of Nevada. Several from Carson City's business community attended.

Thanks to Dana Lee Fruend, president of Carson City Downtown 20/20, for providing the photos.

Women to Women Nevada with Sue Jesch

Submitted by Jeff Munson on Fri, 10/25/2013 - 9:41am

Sue Jesch is the Education Director of the Carson City Symphony and an amazing private violin and viola instructor. She has taught violin and viola and performed professionally for more than 30 years. She began playing in the Carson City Symphony when she moved to Nevada in 2004.

She became founding director of the Symphony’s successful Strings in the Schools and Strings in the Summer programs in 2005. She is recipient of the 2011 Nevada Governor’s Arts Award for Leadership in Arts Education.

Carson 45, Manogue 28: Interceptions give Senators top seed in Sierra League

Submitted by editor on Fri, 10/25/2013 - 3:35am
Jim Krajewski, Reno Gazette-Journal

Two third-quarter interceptions turned the tide, and Nevin Elliott made sure Carson kept it. The Senators clinched the top seed in the Sierra League with a 45-28 win over Bishop Manogue at Manogue on Thursday.

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