Spanish Springs senior Ryan Anderson is the Sparks Tribune Male Athlete of the Year for the 2015-16 athletic year. Standing 6-6, Anderson was a first-team all-league selection for the basketball team in the winter. He averaged 8.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game for the Cougars (16-9, 12-4), who finished second in the High Desert League. This spring, he was named the … [Read more...]
A Railroader Remembered
Record number of student athletes receive diplomas from Nevada
The vast majority of large schools in this country sell the idea that their student athletes are students first. In many cases, they are lying. Few are the months news doesn’t break of an academic scandal at one NCAA Div. I school or another. Nevada is certainly included on the list of institutions that projects the notion its student athletes are scholars primarily. It’s … [Read more...]
New Nugget owners planning $25M facelift
The Nugget has new owners with some big plans. Marnell Gaming closed on the iconic Sparks resort on Friday, and company officials say it won’t be long before they begin a $25 million remodeling of the property. “We are ready to quickly invest the capital needed to take the Nugget Casino Resort to the top of its game,” said Anthony Marnell III, Chairman and CEO of Marnell … [Read more...]
More than $32k raised in ALS Walk at Sparks Marina
Hundreds of people turned out on a chilly Sparks morning to participate in the ALS Association’s Second Annual ALS Walk at the Sparks Marina. Despite the “bite” in the air, there was no lack of enthusiasm for the multiple teams of walkers who raised more than $32,000 in the fight to find a cure for ALS – Amyotrohic Lateral Sclerosis – better known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. … [Read more...]
Sparks Police Department hires pair of Community Resource Officers
The Sparks Police Department wants to get closer to the community it serves. Sparks Chief of Police Brian Allen announced last Tuesday that officers Ken Gallop and Damon O’Connell have been hired as Community Resource Officers thanks to a three-year grant the department was awarded. They will be pegged numerous responsibilities to help improve the department’s relationship … [Read more...]
Ukulele Festival celebrates small and iconic instrument
Somewhere, in a field of celestial springtime tulips, Tiny Tim is smiling. The man who most remember for his 1968 hit “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” also brought the unique Hawaiian instrument, the ukulele, into the mainstream culture. Well, at least people knew what the instrument was thanks to the quirky song man. The ukulele was celebrated this weekend at the 8th annual … [Read more...]
Sparks resident has knack for the National Anthem
Melissa Dahir has always been a singer. Not necessarily a professional, but when the occasion arises, she is not shy about belting out a tune. She sings at her church and has been known to sing at a wedding or two. But in the past couple of years, she’s become known throughout Reno as one of the go-to singers when an event needs someone for one of the most challenging of … [Read more...]