Las Vegas – Correspondence – October 2015
Las Vegas
It's time for Oktoberfest in Las Vegas!
Motley Brews presents the Las Vegas Downtown Brew Festival on October 24th for adults over 21 years of age featuring unlimited samples from over 60 breweries with...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – September 2016
Lake Tahoe Is Lovely in September
Well, that’s a wrap on summer at Lake Tahoe. Wait, no it isn’t: September is the hidden gem month of the season. The weather remains beautiful, temperatures are very...
Mesquite Correspondence – August 2016
Mesquite
Mesquite Celebrates a “Double Rainbow” at New Exit 118
Mesquite celebrated the official opening of its third I-15 freeway interchange on July 21. It was a sizzling hot day, but a crowd of over 100...
Lincoln County Correspondence – July 2017
Pioche, seat of Lincoln County
In stark contrast to its very colorful 19th-century past, 21st-century Pioche, Nevada attracts visitors and new residents with its friendly, picturesque, quiet hometown appeal.
The town, on U.S. Highway 93, is...
Baker Correspondence – May 2016
Baker
The biggest special event for the month in Baker is the Great Basin National Park Centennial Bird BioBlitz. Held May 20-22, this three-day event encourages citizen scientists to come connect with their national park...
Lincoln County Correspondence – August 2018
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Fast Guns in Pioche
Do you recall ever seeing Ben Cartwright, Hoss, or Little Joe get into a middle-of-the-street gunfight with anybody on the famous Bonanza TV program? Maybe Lil’ Joe or Adam, but never...
Baker Correspondence – September 2017
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September is one of the most beautiful months to visit Baker and the surrounding area. With the cooler temperatures and shorter days, the leaves start changing color, beginning at tree line and working their...
Baker Correspondence – November 2016
November is a rather quiet month for the Baker area. Many of the local businesses close or reduce hours, but the Border Inn on Highway 6 & 50 at the state line remains open...
Fallon Correspondence – December 2017
A Visit to Oats Park Arts Center
Oats Park Art Center, located in a town of fewer than 9,000 residents, rivals many big city arts and entertainment venues.
Once a former grammar school designed by Reno...
Pahrump Correspondence – January 2019
People don't die of starvation in Pahrump
One of the biggest complaints that most rural towns in Nevada have is the lack of places to eat out. That’s not Pahrump. Pahrump is one rural town...
Pahrump Correspondence – September 2017
The Pahrump Valley is one off-road adventure after another
Climb aboard any off-road vehicle and head in any direction and within 30 minutes you leave civilization well behind. Whether you're headed towards the Spring Mountains...
Lincoln County Correspondence – March 2018
Pioche Fire House added to National Register of Historic Places
Add another building to the National Register of Historic Places in the town of Pioche.
The National Park Service announced new listings in February, including the...
Elko Correspondence – February 2016
Elko
Megateuthis Makes its Debut in Elko
The giant, mechanical squid known as Megateuthis was a Burning Man sensation this summer. Elko artist Barry Crawford spent countless hours designing and making this sculpture. The installation at...
Laughlin Correspondence – December 2016
Bill Engvall Headlines Edgewater's E Center
Top comedian Bill Engvall will be center stage at the E Center on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $25 to $85.
Engvall’s first album, “Here’s Your...
Laughlin Correspondence – November 2017
Legendary Smokey Robinson will groove at the Edgewater
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Smokey Robinson, whose career encompasses more than four decades of hits, will again star at The E Center at the Edgewater on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 8...
Laughlin Correspondence – February 2018
Paul Anka will be Crooning at the E Center
Singer-songwriter Paul Anka will regale audiences with his catalogue of hits in the E Center at the Edgewater on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. Ticket...
Railfanning Correspondence – January 2016
Railfanning
Nevada Northern Railway Winter Steam Photo Spectacular
Welcome to 2016, we hope you had a joyous holiday season and we hope this new year will be a great one for you and all of your...
Mineral County Correspondence – February 2018
Views by Air, Visits by Landing
Hawthorne holds bragging rights for a Visitors Center that offers a triple-star rating for A+ Hospitality. The Center houses a lounge area plus a few beds; offers internet and...
Carson Valley Correspondence – May 2016
Carson Valley
With the warming weather, Carson Valley's activity calendar is really ramping up!
There are two iconic event series kicking off this month. Concerts in the Park debuts with "Paperback Writer" (the Beatles Experience) on May 27th, Friday,...
Lincoln County Correspondence – July 2018
Alamo Cowboy Writer Mike Prince
After a distinguished career as an engineer with the Hughes Corporation and a middle school teacher and coach, Mike Prince Sr. of Alamo is a published author.
In early April this...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – November 2016
November is a month of great anticipation: who is going to be elected the next president of the United States? Will marijuana be legalized in Nevada? But up here at the Lake we have...
Carson City Correspondence – February 2019
In most of Northern Nevada, the four seasons — Wind, Smoke, Avalanche, and Flood — come and go with the unpredictability of the weather. In Carson City, though, we can depend on the regularity...
Lincoln County Correspondence – October 2018
Annual Dutch oven cook-off pleases crowd
Some of the over 200 people who attended the Dutch Oven Cook-Off at Cathedral Gorge State Park on Sept. 15 came from far away, without even knowing the event...
Gerlach Correspondence – July 2017
Spend the 4th of July on the Black Rock Desert!
Join Friends of Black Rock-High Rock out on the Black Rock Desert playa for a beautiful, informative and all-around good time this Independence Day. This...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – December 2016
The wait is over .... The temperatures dropped and the snow started falling the weekend before Thanksgiving. Artificial snowmaking efforts had begun when Mother Nature decided to give us a taste of real snow...
Laughlin Correspondence – March 2017
E Center Attracts Headliners Loggins, Mandel and Robinson
The E Center at the Edgewater has a “fab” lineup in March with Kenny Loggins, Howie Mandel and Smokey Robinson.
American singer-songwriter and guitarist Kenny Loggins leads the...
Pahrump Correspondence – January 2018
Wheeler Well: one man's the labor of love
In the Spring Mountains off of Wheeler pass, about 7,000 feet in elevation above the town of Pahrump, sits and old rusted cattle watering tank known as...
Nevada Correspondence – November 2016
In this edition:
Baker, Ely, Las Vegas, Lincoln County, Mesquite, South Lake Tahoe
Baker
November is a rather quiet month for the Baker area. Many of the local businesses close or reduce hours, but the Border Inn...
Eureka – Correspondence – July 2015
Eureka
Eureka is talking about open pit mining and vultures, and unlike the Comstock these are two different topics here.
The mining news is bad: Midway Gold, proprietor of the Pan Project east of town, has declared...
Carson Valley Correspondence – July 2019
Tuesday Evenings in Minden can typically be pretty quiet during the year; however, as summer rolls into action Tuesdays come alive in Downtown Minden with our local farmers market, plenty of foodie options and...
Hawthorne – Correspondence – July 2015
Hawthorne
The Hawthorne Tornado: The first damage done by the tornado was out at the “Base,” Area 49, just east of town. A building there sustained not only roof sheeting damage, but the structure (roof trusses)...
South Lake Tahoe Correspondence – November 2018
It has been a glorious autumn here at South Lake Tahoe. Everywhere you look are pockets of turning Aspen and Willow trees just popping with bright yellow leaves, which are contrasted perfectly with the...
Lincoln County Correspondence – May 2016
Lincoln County
Memorial Day in Caliente and other things
“See the USA in your ….” There was the name of a certain automobile in that 1950s commercial, but we’ll stop right there and invite you to...
Lincoln County Correspondence – April 2017
New Hiko Junction billboard
When are you coming to Lincoln County again? Soon, we hope. And as you come to the Hiko Junction, where U.S. 93 and SR 375 intersect, there is a new, more...
Lincoln County Correspondence – May 2017
World Migratory Bird Day
"Come Fly with Me" is an old song by Frank Sinatra, and let’s make it the theme this year for World Migratory Bird Day, May 12-13. Okay, so it probably isn’t...
Tuscarora – Correspondence – August 2015
Tuscarora
We think this was the 17th Annual Fourth of July parade in Tuscarora, but nobody knows for sure. This year Vern Lamb, who lives and works at the nearby NDOT maintenance station, drove the...
Elko Correspondence – April 2019
April Greetings from Elko. Spring has arrived and we are enjoying the warmer weather.
Real Sarahs Coming to Elko
Come join the fun as this Americana trio makes their debut performance in Elko, NV at the...
Ely Correspondence – May 2016
Ely
Ely Art Bank Host Reception
The Ely Renaissance Society has plans for a busy season with a reception/celebration planned from 4-7 p.m. on Friday May 6, at the Ely Art Bank located at 399 Aultman...
Laughlin Correspondence – September 2017
Collin Raye Headlines at the Riverside
It will be “An Evening with Collin Raye” in Don’s Celebrity Theatre at the Riverside Sept. 14-16 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30.
Country artist Collin Raye from Arkansas was...
Ely Correspondence – June 2016
Ely
Ely’s Renaissance Village Has New Residents
In 2005, the Ely Renaissance Society purchased a piece of property from the Geraghty family that they had owned since 1911. Nine small houses, a barn, general store, and...
