Past Issue
» Feature then and if
January/February 2010
Against all odds, 50 years ago in February, more than 650 athletes and 30 national teams competed in the VIII Olympic Winter Games at Squaw Valley. The unprecedented event is still a source of pride and nostalgia in the Reno-Lake Tahoe region.
» Feature saddles, stirrups, and seared ahi
January/February 2010
For five days, June 14-18, I was given the chance to ditch my nine-to-five job, commute, and deadlines to help push almost 300 head of cattle across the Nevada desert during the Reno Rodeo Cattle Drive.
» City Limits inked
January/February 2010
The hot sting of the needle takes me by surprise—this isn’t my first tattoo, but the initial shock is always the same. After a few minutes, adrenaline numbs my back to a slight warm tingling sensation, almost like a scratchy shirt rubbing against a sunburn. When the needle approaches my spine the pain momentarily returns.
» Wide Open romancing the stones
January/February 2010
Nevada has more turquoise mines than any other state and some of the most important deposits in the world. Eureka County and neighboring Lander County are home to some legendary claims: Blue Gem, Carico Lake, Colorback, Fox, Lander Blue, Number 8, and Orvil Jack to name a few.
» Tour Around Nevada austin
January/February 2010
It’s towns like Austin that make you truly appreciate Nevada history—especially when you start talking to its residents. Estelle Shanks has lived predominantly in Austin since 1939, but she has roots that go farther back than that. Her father, Matt Bertrand, was born there in 1880, 18 years after the town was founded. Although Shanks wasn’t born in the central Nevada hamlet, something has drawn her back ever since she arrived there at the age of 15.
» Cravings here’s the beef
January/February 2010
For more than 150 years, Nevada’s open rangeland has been cattle country. It comes as no surprise, then, that this ranching haven is home to some of the best steaks in the nation. From the upscale and decadent to the understated and simple, the Silver State’s more than 100 steakhouses can satisfy any carnivore’s hunger for beef.
» History snowshoe thompson
January/February 2010
Imagine climbing countless flights of stairs for three consecutive days with little rest and a 60-pound pack on your back to boot. This is the level of rigor Carson Valley legend John A. Thompson endured on each of his expeditions while delivering mail from Genoa to Placerville, California for nearly 20 years in the mid-1800s.
» Events Spotlight nevada by the dozen
January/February 2010
It’s a new year, which for many means a new start. To us, it means a clean slate of Nevada events. Use this story to plan a couple—perhaps 12—trips to Nevada in 2010.
» Shows Spotlight viva elvis
January/February 2010
Elvis Presley is synonymous with Las Vegas. His legacy can be seen in the city’s gift shops and wedding chapels and felt throughout Nevada’s entertainment capital. Now, at long last, the King returns.
» People
John Jay Lee
In August 2008 Senator John Jay Lee of Clark County Senate District 1 (North Las Vegas) was diagnosed with cancer in his spine, neck, and head. Over the following months of radiation treatment, Lee, 54, lost his hair and about 70 pounds. His appearance changed so significantly that he was almost refused admittance to the Legislature at the start of the 2009 Legislative Session.
