City relocates 42 trees
In anticipation of an future project to widen Sparks Blvd., the City of Sparks will relocate approximately 42 trees to various local parks in the Sparks area. On Monday, April 8, crews began relocating trees along Sparks Blvd. north and south of O’Callaghan Drive between Baring Blvd. and Prater Way. The trees will be moved to several Sparks parks including Shelly Park, … [Read more...]
Cap and gown money
The Sparks High School Alumni Association raised $13,790 at its 22nd annual Christmas this past December to go towards Sparks High School. The group presented Principal Waddell a $9,000 check that will purchase caps and gowns for EVERY Railroader that is graduating in 2024 from Sparks High School. From left, Board members: Joe Riley, Tracy Kingsley-Bidart, Rikki Melanaphy, … [Read more...]
April 03, 2024
Dear Abby: Longtime friendship entails frequent visits from couple
DEAR ABBY: My husband is an outdoor enthusiast and has a group of guys he goes hunting with every year. One of them has started coming out west to vacation at our house twice a year and now has followed us to our warm-weather winter home. When he stays at our place, we fix all the meals and he uses our washer, dryer and detergent for several loads of laundry each time. He’s … [Read more...]
Astro Advice
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Get in sync with your thoughts on the 27th, 28th and 29th. Map out your course. Don’t share information prematurely; make sure your results are satisfactory first. Romance and self-improvement are favored. Take care of pending problems with institutions, bureaucracy or medical issues on the 30th. Concentrate on your health and emotional welfare before … [Read more...]
March 27, 2024
Barbara Joan Ely
Barbara Joan Ely passed away in her home on March 12th 2024. She was born at Washoe Medical Center in Reno on January 29th1960 to Jim Ely and Ruth Baker-Ely. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, her father James Nathan Ely (2011) and older Brother James Robert Ely (2015). Barbara began elementary school at Florence Drake and later attended Kate Smith, graduating … [Read more...]