Justice of the Peace Elieen Herrington, with help from Volunteers and staff at the Senior Center, held the annual Veterans Day Spaghetti Feed on Saturday November 11th. Hosting over 100 veterans and parade participants, the feast included spaghetti, sauce (with a vegetarian option), salad and garlic bread. A …
Read More »Virginia City Honors Veterans With Parade
Virginia City was decked out with buntings and banners as the annual Veterans Day Parade was held on C Street Saturday, November 11th. Groups from all over Northern Nevada were on display as they marched north on C Street to the delight of thousands of onlookers. Getting to honor those …
Read More »Halloween Activities Planned for Comstock Kids
The St. Marys Arts Center, The Silver Terrace Cemetery and the 4th Ward Schools are teaming up to help Comstock kids enjoy a safe and exciting Halloween on the Comstock Lode. “Our goal is to provide a safe and fun place for the kids to enjoy Halloween. We will have …
Read More »Community Chest Fundraiser at Pipers Opera House
PIPER’S OPERA HOUSE VIRGINIA CITY, NV DOORS 7:30PM SHOW 8PM Friday October 27 Don’t Delay, Get Your Tickets TODAY! Join us for another exciting night of music, friends, and good times at Community Chest’s 2nd Annual Haunted Halloween Fundraising Concert! This year we are proud to welcome THE NOVELISTS for a very special …
Read More »Danny Tarkanian and Dan Schwartz visit Storey County
On Saturday October 14th, Candidates met on the Comstock to mingle with the unwashed masses. Thirty or so people gathered with elected Storey County officials to share the hospitality of Breck Greninger and share their ideas for how to take Nevada into the next decade. Sheriff Gerald Antinoro led the …
Read More »Steppin’ Back In Time 4th Ward Fundraiser This Weekend
The 4th Ward School’s annual fundraiser is October 14th at 5:00 PM.This event generates a major source of funding for the last Victorian era wooden structure remaining in The United States. Revelers are encouraged to don turn of the century duds and make this event a winner. Tickets are $50 …
Read More »Storey County Commissioners Meeting Report
I am cross posting Nicole Barde’s usual yeoman report on the highlights and lowlights of the most recent Storey County Commissioners Meeting held at the Courthouse with the Million Dollar Parking Lot on September 19th, 2017. I found this meeting remarkable on several counts. A Special Use Permit was approved …
Read More »Local Kids Star in Dramatic Short Film So Much Yellow
A film showcasing two of Storey County’s youngest movie stars will premiere in Reno at the Reno Tahoe International Film Festival (RTIFF.org) which runs from September 7th through the 10th. One of over 500 submissions in the 2017 version of the RTIFF, the short film So Much Yellow will showcase two Virginia City Highlands …
Read More »VRWPA to deliver Amodei Wild Horse Signatures
NEVADA WILD HORSE ADVOCATES TO DELIVER 300,000 PETITION SIGNATURES URGING REP. AMODEI TO OPPOSE KILLING AMERICA’S WILD HORSES RENO, NEVADA (August 21, 2017) – Continuing to urge Nevada Rep. Mark Amodei to oppose the wholesale destruction of tens of thousands of wild horses and burros in holding facilities and on the range, …
Read More »St. Mary’s Imaginations Childrens Art Program August 5th.
St. Mary’s Art center has a great day lined up for August 5th from 9:30 to Noon. Third in a series of art classes designed to introduce children to new concepts of creative artistic processes. This month’s theme is drawing wildlife and botanical subjects using subjects collected from around the …
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