John Byrne/Tribune Santa Claus made an appearance in Sparks on Saturday and capped off the 2019 Hometowne Christmas parade by greeting the crowds of children in Victorian Square. The annual event saw local businesses, bands, city officials and others march through the streets of downtown Sparks, and was preceded by the Christmas tree lighting the night before. … [Read more...]
Wreaths Across America Prepare for Saturday Remembrance
Steve Ranson/Nevada News Group Wreaths lay next to every gravesite at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Fernley. Their mission is almost complete. The Nevada Veterans Coalition’s drive to receive donations to place a wreath at every veteran’s gravesite at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery has been called successful, said NVC spokesman Tom … [Read more...]
Nevada News Briefs
Reno Driver, 77, Accused of Intentionally Hitting Pedestrian RENO — Reno police have arrested a 77-year-old driver accused of running into a pedestrian on purpose and fleeing the scene. Police said Thursday James Preston has been charged with battery with a deadly weapon in connection with the incident at an intersection in northwest Reno in August. Detectives say … [Read more...]
Sparks Commercial Kitchen gives Local Food Businesses as Base to get their Start
John Byrne/Tribune Local chef Ryan Paternostro stands outside One World Kitchen in Sparks. On a crisp weekday morning in the off-season, One World Kitchen located in the industrial area of Sparks on Spice Island Drive is humming with activity. The front office area is empty, but behind a set of doors a few people are navigating through a tight commercial kitchen space, … [Read more...]
Sparks City Council Meeting Highlights
The following are highlights from the Dec. 9, Sparks City Council Meeting: Commendations Mayor Ron Smith commended the Sparks High School Railroaders Marching Band for winning the Northern Nevada Band Championship. Smith commended the Burke-Dailey family for building and installing “Sandy’s Book Nook,” a “Little Free Library” at Diedrichsen Elementary School in Sparks. … [Read more...]
Virtual Reality Experiences Available at Sparks Library
It’s autumn and I’m in the Incline Village Library in the meeting room, simultaneously climbing Mt. Everest. This is possible through the Oculus Go VR headset on, the visual effects make the landscape seem so real (without the frigid temperatures) that I actually am afraid to cross over from one side of a glacier to the other by way of the icy ladder that keeps one from … [Read more...]
Railroader Band Honored
Photo by John Byrne/Tribune The Sparks High School band performs Saturday in the Hometowne Christmas Parade. The group was honored on Monday at the Sparks City Council meeting for winning Northern Nevada Band Championship for the first time in 40 years. … [Read more...]
Reno to Step Up Homeless Encampment Cleanup Efforts
By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders declared in Nevada on Monday he has an “excellent chance” of winning all three of the earliest presidential-selection states en route to unseating President Donald Trump in November, calling him the “most dangerous president in the history of this country.” Without naming them, he also said some of … [Read more...]