Pony Express

CARSON CITY — For the fourth consecutive year, Western Nevada College will graduate its largest class in history. The class of 2013 is 505 students strong, with 530 degrees and certificates being issued.

Four students will receive Bachelor of Technology degrees in construction management, and three students will graduate with bachelor’s degrees as part of WNC’s teacher preparation partnership with Nevada State College. The graduates span 60 years, from the youngest at age 17 and the eldest at 77.

Carson City's first roller derby bout is set for Feb. 23, 3:30 p.m. at the Pony Express Pavilion, Mills Park, 1111 East William Street.

The matchup is the Carson Victory Rollers vs. Reno Roller Girls. The cost is $10 at the door or email stillettosucks1109@gmail.com for $7 pre-sale tickets!

After party and bout awards party, featuring Los Pistoleros, will be at The Venue, 1500 Old Hot Springs Road beginning at 7:30pm. $10 cover or $5 presale or with stamp from bout!! Also for after party tickets email stillettosucks1109@gmail.com.

UPDATE 4:40PM: The name of the victim who died Friday morning in a pedestrian hit and run incident has been identified as John Boggs of Carson City, Sheriff Ken Furlong said.

The Pony Express Territory is pleased to announce that Victor Galbraith of Auburn, Calif. has won and accepted a free overnight stay in Ely and four tickets to experience the magic of Nevada’s original Polar Express train. When notified that he was the contest winner, Galbraith said, “My wife and I are excited to be bringing our Grandkids with us. They are going to have a blast!"

The 2012 Polar Express train aboard the historic V&T Railway in Carson City has sold all of its tickets, officials said. The all-ages train ride is set for 15 different dates, Nov. 23 through Dec. 23. The V&T officially sold all 10,794 of its tickets as of Thursday, said Candy Duncan, executive director of the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau.

The Foundation for the Betterment of Carson City Parks and Recreation will be presenting awards to its 2012 recipients of its Special Recognition Awards in a brief ceremony on Monday, Nov. 7, at 3:00 p.m. at the monument at the entrance to the Pony Express Pavilion in Mills Park. The public is invited to attend this free event.

The awards will be presented in the following categories:

Volunteer of the Years - Greg Davis - True leader in youth sports in general and YSA and youth soccer specifically.

The Pony Express Territory, a fascinating route that takes travelers across Nevada on U.S. Highway 50 and once dubbed ‘The Loneliest Road in America’, is currently drawing visitors to Fallon’s annual Corn Maze at Lattin Farms via a contest on Facebook through Oct. 23. The award-winning Corn Maze is the West Coast’s largest and is known for family fun.

On this day of remebrance, it has been pointed out to me that few people know of the presence of this memorial. This beam is from (I believe) the north tower of the World Trade Center. It was given to the good people of Carson City by the Port Authority of New York to mark that fateful day.

It is located in Mills Park, at the eastern edge of the Pony Express Pavillion (near the snack bar).

It is a piece of history that should not be forgotten.

Home to the finest rib cooks in the West, Carson City features the 19th Annual Kids Auction and World's Greatest BBQ, set for Sept. 8, 4 tp 8 p.m. at Mills Park Pony Express Pavilion. This Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Nevada all-you-can-eat fundraiser comes with all the fixings, live auction and entertainment. For info and tickets call Hal at (775) 882-8820 or visit the website www.annualkidsauction.com.

Join 600 of your closest and most influential friends and raise money to support opertations of the Boys & Girls Club of Western Nevada, Carson City Branch. It's the Boys & Girls Club Auction and Worlds Greatest BBQ from 4-8 p.m., Pony Express Pavilion, Mills Park. More than 200 silent aution items, 25 live items and of course the Best BBQ in the area, to be prepared by Carson City BBQ. All you can eat and drinks included in the price of admission, $100 per person or $1,000 for a table of 10. Music by the Craing Fletcher Band.  Sponsored once more by Bodines.

After several rounds of voting and months of friendly competition, six unique locations in Nevada have been identified as Nevada’s Treasures, Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki announced today.

There will be work at the following locations as a result of the Freeway Landscaping Project. No closures are expected, but traffic control will be in effect. A description of the work being done at each location is included below.

• College Parkway in the vicinity of the Freeway – The Comstock Lode is the theme at College Parkway where images of ore veins will be complimented by steel cutouts of miners working under the bridges.

Come to Genoa for an "Evening of Chautauqua: with Mark Twain, Snowshoe Thompson and Pony Express Rider - Warren Upson" Friday, March 2nd 6-8pm at the Genoa Town Hall. $10 at the door, first come-first seated. What fun to see our historical heroes come to life in 1860s Genoa. Great venue for the whole family. Event features McAvoy Layne as Mark Twain, Steve Hale as Snowshoe Thompson and Kim Copel as Warren Upson. Proceeds to benefit Friends of Snowshoe Thompson and Town of Genoa Concert on the Greens. For more information call (775) 315-7777 or (775) 220-0605.

Santa Claus will be visiting Buckland Station at Fort Churchill State Historic Park on Dec. 17 and 18.
Everyone is invited to attend and have pictures taken with Santa. Pictures will be taken by local photographer and Fort Churchill Artist in Residence, Richard Massey. Children waiting in line for pictures will be able to make a small Christmas ornament to take home.
WHAT: Christmas photographs with Santa Claus
WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, December 17 and 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The last time Dean Heller rode in the Pony Express it was 1996 and he was running for the House of Representatives. Now, Sen. Heller was sworn in on Friday and rode his horse, Jackson, from Morm...

By the Nevada Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
Each year, the National Pony Express Association re-creates the Pony Express of 1860-1861 by riding from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. Mormon Station State Historic Park is hosting this event in Genoa at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, August 26.
The national, 10-day, 24 hour-a-day event includes more than 600 riders stationed at intervals to relay a mochila (mailbag) filled with Pony Express Mail for the 1,966 mile ride.

Local artists will be displaying and demonstrating techniques in various art mediums, Sunday August 21, 2011, at Buckland Station, part of Fort Churchill State Historic Park, according to the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources website.
Sculptures and paintings are two of the several art mediums to be represented at the Buckland art show.
Art will be displayed outside Buckland Station and Buckland Station will also be open for walk-through, video tours.
WHAT: Buckland Station Art Show

The Carson City's High Sierra RC Club is hosting a Remote Control Flying at the Pony Express Model Air Park, on July 30, 2011, starting at 9:00am to 2:00pm. Static Displays of Airplanes, Cards and Vendors. Demonstration presented by High Sierra, RC Club, of Carson City, Reno RC Club, Reno, Sierra Silent Soarers, Washoe County, Sierra Sagebrush Flyers, Gardnerville, Reno Sparks Control Liners Model Airplane Club, Reno and High Desert RC Club of Fernley. Demonstrations may include Acrobatic, War Birds, Control-line Winch Launched Gliders, Jets, Electrics, Pylon Racing and Helicopters.

From boat regattas to Old West Virginia City concerts, Ely steam train rides to fireworks over Lake Tahoe, Nevada offers plenty of ways to celebrate Independence Day. This summer, make the most of the holiday by attending one of the state’s many spectacular Fourth of July events.

There are unique celebrations from one end of the state to the other over the holiday weekend. From big-city pyrotechnics to patriotic speeches, you’ll be sure to have plenty from which to choose. For more information on this and other summer fun in Nevada, visit www.TravelNevada.com.

With enough cannon fire, frontier food and Wild West living history to pack a weekend's worth of activities, the 28th annual Carson City Rendezvous continues today, tonight and through Sunday at Mills Park in Carson City.

The Carson City Rendezvous is noted for portraying the lifestyle of early Nevada settlers, with a host of gun skirmishes, mountain man encampments and trapping demonstrations. This year the main demonstration of the Civil War-era gun battles has been moved from afternoon to dusk to better capture the backdrop of live-fire, rounds shot from muskets and cannons.

(PRESS RELEASE) ELY, Nev — June is the month for grads and Dads; with school out and Father’s Day just around the corner on June 19, reward them both with a unique gift from Nevada Northern Railway. Put Dad and the grad in your life right in the cab of a locomotive — in the Engineer’s seat, hand on the throttle.

Blowing that iconic steam whistle can actually be a dream come true with the Nevada Northern "Be the Engineer & Take the Throttle” program.

The farmers market season kicks off locally today in the Pony Express Pavilion, and Saturday at 3rd & Curry streets with Nevada-grown produce and other fresh-from-the-farm treats."We have a coup...

The farmers market season kicks off locally today in the Pony Express Pavilion, and Saturday at 3rd & Curry streets with Nevada-grown produce and other fresh-from-the-farm treats."We have a coup...

The 28th annual Carson City Rendezvous, the area’s largest special event, returns Friday through Sunday to celebrate the wild west and Civil War era history.

The 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's presidential inauguration is just one of many new events for the free three-day Civil War-era living history set at Mills Park, according to a news release issued by the Carson City Visitors Bureau.

The opening ceremony will be a special re-enactment of the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, the nation’s 16th president, at Mills Park on Saturday at 10 a.m.

The National Pony Express Association has rescheduled it annual re-ride in light of a fast-spreading horse virus that's shown up in nine Western states."Due to the outbreak of the equine herpes vir...

The National Pony Express Association has rescheduled it annual re-ride in light of a fast-spreading horse virus that's shown up in nine Western states."Due to the outbreak of the equine herpes vir...

The National Pony Express Association has rescheduled it annual re-ride in light of a fast-spreading horse virus that's shown up in nine Western states."Due to the outbreak of the equine herpes vir...

Denise Ann Real, 52, was among the record 463 graduates to receive their degrees Monday from Western Nevada College during a ceremony in the Pony Express Pavilion in Mills Park.The joyous occasi...

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Silver Springs will be updating the community on progress and seeking committee volunteer at a town Hall meeting 7 p.m. June 1 at the Pony Express Building between Silver ...

The silhouette of the Pony Express rider on the ridge above Mound House has been noticeably missing in the last couple of weeks, but he's not gone altogether. "He's just laying down on the job,"...