Harry Spencer was a columnist for the Sparks Tribune for many years. His family wrote the obituary below. A student-athlete who graduated from the University of Nevada, with writing in his veins, “shuffled off this mortal coil” when Harry Spencer passed away on August 20 at the age of 95. Harry’s father was in the Coast Guard, so as a child he traveled the East Coast … [Read more...]
Davis Cup comes to town
Big time tennis competition returned to this area for the first time in more than 56 years when a Davis Cup match was held between the United States team and Colombia on March 4th and 5th at the Reno Downtown Events Center. The last time players of this caliber were seen was in 1965 when the Tahoe Racquet Club opened at Incline Village, Lake Tahoe. That event drew the likes … [Read more...]
Super Bowl memories
Without a doubt, this year’s Super Bowl game was the most thrilling of all time. Having watched some 50 telecasts of the premier football event, I thought that the top one was the unbelievable win of the Patriots over the Seahawks a couple of years ago. That game, though it was watched by the largest TV audience in American TV history, gathered 114.4 million viewers according … [Read more...]