Posts from ‘January, 2009’

I’ve had a pretty good response to my post suggesting forming a group to bring western artists and period models together locally. There are two groups around and it might be a fun thing to get them together. One is western artists and photographers who need models and the other are those who love our [...]

The historic and hotel and new “Firkin Fox” restaurant in the main floor are featured in True West Magazine this month in an article titled “Nevada Territory’s Best”. We don’t normally speak of much outside Washoe Valley but it is cool to see the landmark hotel in a national publication. It gives some good background [...]

A New Washoe City reader writes in:
I was out on the horse Tuesday afternoon and heard a load explosion between 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm. It did not sound like a gun shot from the duck hunters (unless they are using cannons now). I did not see any smoke but several neighbors came [...]

I wasted a lot of time I could have spent on content fixing the site. The only glitch now is the events calendar which I am working on. I will catch up on content soon. I’ve also had good response to the “An Idea for Equestrians and Artists” post so look for more info on [...]

Preserving our Washoe Valley lifestyle also includes preventing the spread of invasive and noxious weeds. A local group invites you to join them in the fight.
“Goal: To work cooperatively with landowners, as well as university, federal, state and local government entities to identify and control the spread of noxious and invasive weeds in our valleys.”
Check [...]

The site is a little fouled up for a few days. In the effort to stay up-to-date and upgrade the software, well… it didn’t go so well. Look for better layout soon. Here’s the link to the classic pages for now: http://washoevalley.org/wv/classic.htm

The New Washoe Bar, formerly Scotty’s Bar, located at 3155 Eastlake Blvd, will host a Super Bowl Party on Sunday, February 1st. There will be live pregame entertainment. Sign up at the bar to bring a pot-luck style side dish to accompany the Brat’s and Dogs supplied by the bar. There will be drink specials. [...]

We’ve finally made the washoe valley interactive maps feature available on the front page as well as the new “History Map”
These maps give you a customized, interactive map to Washoe Valley with points of interest, parks, trails, businesses, etc.
The history map will show ghosttowns, quartz mills, sawmills, trails, roads and other historic points of interest [...]

A real Cowboy- Easy Rider
Originally uploaded by Kathy~

I was just doing some mindless exercise and my mind wandered to something I read about in, I think, Montana. A group of folks who like to dress up in their period western duds and celebrate the old west and another group made up of artists get together.
One [...]

Decembers meeting of the East Washoe Valley CAB was held on December 16th. The board members, county oficials and the public discussed local crime, county budget cuts, illegal dumping and weed abatement among other issues. See the minutes and the agenda for this months meeting on January 20th, here.