John Byrne Photos/Tribune Sparks High School Punkin’ Chunkin’ coach Couto and his team work on their entry Saturday at the Andelin Family Farm. On Saturday, the Andelin Family Farm hosted Washoe County School District’s fifth annual Punkin’ Chunkin’ event where students from across all grade levels came out and showed off their pumpkin-chucking trebuchets. The idea for … [Read more...]
Reed Students Receive Grant to Fund Project that would help keep Pyramid Lake Clean
John Byrne/Tribune Reed High Career & Technical Education students were awarded a $10,000 grant to help perfect a device they invented that would remove cigarette butts out of sewers so that the toxins won’t end up in Pyramid Lake. From left, Devan Turner; Henry He; Hunter Harkleorad; Ryan Syad; Leigh Metcalfe (teacher); Alex Marsh; Peter Bertolino; Teague Kelley and Ely … [Read more...]
RTC Rideshare Service Begins Pilot Program Next Week
Courtesy photo The Regional Transportation Commission’s new FlexRIDE service begins in certain areas of Sparks Nov. 2. In this last week of October, the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) has been hosting pop-up events throughout Sparks to introduce its new FlexRIDE transportation service set to launch Nov. 2. In the six month pilot program, residents in certain areas … [Read more...]
Nevada Traffic Safety Summit being held in Sparks this week
This week on October 15-17, law enforcement officials from all over the State of Nevada will be convening at the 2019 Nevada Traffic Safety Summit at the Nugget Casino Resort to share best practices and strategies for decreasing the number of pedestrian fatalities in the area. The multi-jurisdictional Vision Zero Truckee Meadows task force recently came together with a … [Read more...]
Local family helps bring the magic of Halloween back for kids with allergies
Thanks to the Teal Pumpkin Project, Halloween is now one of the Hess family’s favorite holidays. However, this wasn’t always the case because for many years one element of Halloween has brought on anxiety and fear for many food-allergic children. But not in the way of ghosts, clowns, and zombies; it’s the candy that ends up in trick-or-treat bags that can bring on real life … [Read more...]
Sparks Fire welcomes in community for 30th annual pancake breakfast
John Byrne photos/Tribune The Sparks Fire Department hosted its 30th annual pancake breakfast on Saturday at Fire Station 1. In addition to breakfast, the event featured live demonstrations and a 5K run. The Sparks Fire Department hosted yet another successful annual pancake breakfast and community event last weekend, met with beautiful weather to celebrate its 30th year. … [Read more...]
Sparks High inducts 3 into 2019 Hall of Fame class
Photo courtesy of Donald Abbott Don Young, Neil Fockler and Barbara Canady were inducted into the 2019 Sparks High School Hall of Fame class last week. One thing that is apparent when walking on the grounds of Sparks High School is that school spirit is high, especially during Homecoming Week. There is also an immense sense of pride amongst family, friends, alumni, and … [Read more...]
Andelin Family Farm opens for 10th year in Sparks
The Andelin family, Emma; Natalie and Cameron, have opened their farm in Sparks that has plenty of Halloween fun for the 10th straight year. Located on 8100 Pyramid Way, the Andelin Family Farm is celebrating a decade of growing pumpkins and inviting the Sparks community to come out and enjoy good wholesome family fun during its annual Fall Harvest Festival. “It’s crazy … [Read more...]