Every so often I am asked about the first Virginia City Camel Race and when it actually happened. It was in the summer of 1960 when the Misfits movie was being shot in Reno and outlying areas. Recently I saw a photo of the 2019 Camel Races that sported a banner above the street in VC that noted the Camel Races were staged from 1959 to 2019. To set the record straight, in … [Read more...]
Is this You? YouTube Mechanic
Trina Machacek I changed the oil in my yellow 1991 Chevy Tracker. After being the “helper bee” for the past 42 years it was time for me to step up to the plate and give this a go by myself. I had no doubt I could do it. No doubt I wouldn’t run over myself. No doubt—if I messed up some kind person would fix whatever I might screw up. With those no doubts I headed out one … [Read more...]
Nevada AG Joins Suit Over Immigrant Child Detention
Within days of the Trump administration announcing that it intended to scrap a 1997 court decree known as the Flores settlement that prohibited holding illegal immigrant children for more than 20 days, 19 states and the District of Columbia announced they are filing suit to stop the change, including Nevada. In a press release reporting Nevada’s joining the litigation, … [Read more...]
Philippines to Burning Man to Ireland: Adios GOAT
As reported here last week, Nevada lost its greatest-ever journalist 10 days or so ago. The Greatest Of All Time (GOAT), Tribune alumnus and Reno News & Review News Editor Dennis Myers, was taken off life support on August 26 to begin organ harvesting. Brainwaveless since a stroke the previous week, the actual date and time of his departure from this plane are thus … [Read more...]
Annual Basque Fry Will Tout Conservative Values
With Democrats holding strong majorities in the Nevada state Senate and Assembly, as well as every statewide constitutional office save one, there seems to be a sense of urgency about this year’s fifth annual Basque Fry coming Sept. 14 at the Corley Ranch in Gardnerville. The conservative speakers, family entertainment and lamb fries fest is put on by Adam Laxalt’s Morning … [Read more...]
Remembering the Mapes Hotel
Rummaging through some old files recently I came across a number of articles on the Mapes Hotel. The following probably best describes the iconic building that went down almost 20 years ago. The Mapes stood alone as the symbol of what Reno was for more than three decades. She transformed what was once a honkytonk little cowtown with dark and dangerous gambling clubs into a … [Read more...]
Is This You? Listing to Port
By Trina Machacek Quick lesson for today could be how to tell the left side of the boat from the right side of the boat. Because if you are in a listing boat it just might come up in conversation with someone on a phone or radio when you report you are listing, just which way you are listing to. Boat sides are starboard and port. You probably know them better as port … [Read more...]
Nevada Should Not Copy California Gun Law
California lawmakers invited Nevada lawmakers to talk about coordinating gun control legislation, but thankfully our legislators declined the invitation. Members of the California Legislature’s Gun Violence Prevention Working Group sent a letter to Nevada Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson this past week inviting him and other Nevada lawmakers to discuss “coordination that … [Read more...]