Letters to the Editor
Reno-Tahoe Reflections
December 28 2011
I just received my November/December 2011 Nevada Magazine, and you have taken me home again. I made my home in Fallon for 45 years and think of Nevada as my home state. For the past 26 years, I have lived in Gillette, Wyoming, and I have the beautiful Big Horn Mountains and the Black Hills in both directions. However, I don’t think anything can replace the Sierra Nevada or the wonderful deserts in Nevada.
Louise Hickey
Gillette, Wyoming
I was certainly glad to have read your articles on the Reno-Tahoe Territory. I have never been to areas I know from the map, including Carson City and Reno. But they are worth seeing. Also, thanks for sharing some important memories in 2011 about Nevada Magazine’s 75th anniversary. Let’s see what amazing things 2012 has in store for Nevada Magazine and its readers.
John Huerta
Warren, Arkansas
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When in Reno
September 24 2011
Reading Nevada Magazine makes me feel as if I’m still in Reno, not in Seattle, where I currently reside. I routinely spend about six weeks in Reno every summer, so the contact is still strongly alive. Keep up the good work.
George Tilden
Seattle
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Indian Territory Issue Feedback
September 21 2011
One last comment about Indian Territory. I was at at meeting out at the Duckwater Reservation, and they were all very happy about the Indian Territory issue. As you’re aware, their stories have been been inaccurately retold so many times over the years, and they really appreciated that you took the time to talk to them to get it right. Christian [Passink] was also at the meeting, and everyone had positive comments about the job you guys did.
Bruce Rettig
Tahoe Paradise, California
I think this is a fabulous piece and needs to be distributed to EVERY teacher in the district—at the very least one to each school.
Lynn Manning
Washoe County Schools
I continue to hear nothing but positive comments about the magazine. I was just at the American Indian Tourism Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona last week, and the Arizona Office of Tourism staff commented that she was “jealous” of our magazine! We had a booth there and the magazine was definitely the draw…they went just as soon as we put them out on the table!
Sherry L. Rupert
Executive Director
State of Nevada Indian Commission
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Hosts with the Most
September 14 2011
I just wanted to congratulate you and your staff on a job very well done. The lineup of speakers was excellent, the breakout sessions were extremely useful, and the entertainment was exceptionally enjoyable. Your team of eight seem to work uncommonly well together. I had never been to Nevada, and must say I do want to return. Again, thank you for hosting, and congratulations. It was a wonderful conference.
Sloane Mares
Arkansas Life
Thanks very much to you and your enthusiastic staff for your stellar hosting of the IRMA conference. You may still be too exhausted to realize it, but your handling of the event was absolutely top-drawer.
Win Holden
Arizona Highways
Editor’s Note: Nevada Magazine was the proud host of the 2011 International Regional Magazine Association conference, held in Reno in September.
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Rave Review
August 31 2011
The new issue is a triumph! Your magazine has now become exactly what I always want it to be: plenty of history coupled with favorite exploring destinations in my second favorite state (California is still #1). Keep up the good work. I really look forward to future issues.
Roger Goad
Belmont, California
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Marking Our Territories
August 08 2011
Dear Editors:
Our subscription to Nevada Magazine began 30 years ago this month, immediately after we eloped to Las Vegas and got married at the Little Church of the West. We’ve never missed an issue since, and we’ve watched it evolve under the influence of all the editorial staffs that came and went in those three decades. The current format, content, and style of the magazine is just excellent, the best ever. This concept of dedicating each issue in 2011 to a specific territory is brilliant, and the last two issues—Cowboy Country and Indian Territory—were stellar. Not only do we learn things about history, geology, and anthropology that we didn’t know, it creates a powerful yearning to get out on the road and see these places and meet these people ourselves. Bravo!
Paula & Dale McKenzie
Las Vegas
I enjoy my subscription to Nevada Magazine and look forward to each issue. Your series this year on the Nevada territories has been very informative and educational. Go Pony Express [Territory]! (I live in Fallon!)
Anne McMillin
Fallon
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Face the State Feedback
July 24 2011
I saw your recent [television] segment on [KTVN Channel 2 Reno’s] “Face the State” and thought to give you some positive feedback. You and your Publisher Ms. Geary did a very good job for a 12-minute segment. You seemed to get a lot in for the time. It appears you gave a good description of what the magazine is all about. For myself, when someone asked me about Nevada Magazine, I don’t say it is to promote “tourism,” but for me I say it promotes Nevada. You gave a very well-balanced understanding of the things contained in the issues. I also liked the covers you submitted—good well thought out covers to talk about, although I think the host Bill Brown was more interested in letting everyone know how much he knows about John Wayne.
If more time was available I would of liked to have had you mention how you and your staff have been to so many of the locations the magazine highlights, from the highest point in the state to some of the most unknown places in the state. It would be good for the public to understand just how much the staff at Nevada Magazine is not only individuals who have a job to write about the state, but who genuinely enjoy their own explorations and new knowledge they gain as the travel and visit so many new places.
Jeff Pauly
Yerington
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Eureka Moment
July 21 2011
On July 14, two of my cousins and I left Carson City on a trip to Eureka. We planned to tour the town and look up some information on our great-grandparents. Just prior to leaving on our journey, I read parts of the March/April [2011] issue of your magazine. The major story was about The Loneliest Road in America, U.S. Highway 50. I have to write that your beautiful magazine brought that little trip alive for me and my travel companions. Just the thought of traveling along the Pony Express route was an exciting start.
We made it to Eureka and saw all of the sites recommended (Courthouse, Eureka Opera House, and Sentinel Museum). Our stay there was made even more charming by our accommodations at the comfortable and inviting Eureka Bed & Breakfast.
On our return trip home, we stopped for a delicious breakfast at the Austin International Hotel, as well as some serious shopping at Austin’s Turquoise and Rock Shop.
Although we did not see all of the sites that we would have liked to have seen, your outstanding magazine contributed greatly to a memorable trip for us. Thank you.
Judi Wing
Vallejo, California
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Sticker Situation
June 25 2011
I like your magazine. Has lots of good info for myself and the people I work with who plan to visit Nevada. Everyone likes it. But…
You rave about your covers. From the past to the present, look at our beautiful covers. So I want to know why you slap the mailing label on in the middle of my cover. Why don’t you put it over the barcode, or make a special box for it? Why put it over the picture on the cover? The label is hard to peel off. It leaves a sticky goo when the label is taken off, that is if it does not tear some of the cover along with it. Get a better idea cooking. And…
What is with the vandals recently? Someone cuts down the shoe tree, someone tags the rocks at Pyramid Lake, someone paints over the [pictographs] at Red Rock Canyon, and someone steals the loneliest phone. What is going on? You have a rash of visitors from Illinois?
Keep up your fine work. Leave my covers alone!
Mike Sheehan
Addison, Illinois
Hi, Mike. We have brought the mailing label situation to our printer’s attention, and the problem should be fixed in the future.
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Cowboy Country Commentary
May 16 2011
I was pleased to see that your [May/June 2011] issue makes note of the various Nevada towns in Cowboy Country Territory, especially those that exist along Interstate 80. However, I wish I would have received the issue a couple of weeks earlier because my wife and I had just returned to Wisconsin from a weekend junket to West Wendover. There are a couple of pieces of information I would have liked to know while we were out there which you mention in the current issue.
You talk about a Nevada brewery, Ruby Mountain Brewing Co., which is located just south of Wells. We had rented a car and drove to Wells with the intention of going up to Angel Lake. However, I was not aware that the road to the lake only opens around Memorial Day, so had I known that the brewery was just down the road, that would have given us something else to do instead of just returning to West Wendover.
Also, you mention the Historic Wendover Airfield Museum, and I wish that I would have taken time to go through it. I only became aware of the museum while waiting at the airfield for our charter plane to depart. I certainly would like to return and spend more time reading the history of the various aircraft and their brave crews.
As a side note, the casinos pay out a lot better in West Wendover than they do in Las Vegas, and the casino personnel are very friendly and helpful.
Stephen Prestegard
Waupaca, WI
What a super-looking [May/June 2011] issue! Someone e-mailed that they’d received a copy, so I stopped by Barnes and Noble this morning and grabbed a copy for me, and three for my cowboy friends who are off the grid and seldom get to Reno. Great design using the tooled-leather sidebar to frame the photo of Wayne Hague. Really set it off nicely, I think, and so much better than the elbow I had to crop out! Together, we managed to salvage a fun image that could have been ruined in a blink. Very nice, and I notice your cover stock is heavier than usual, perhaps just for this one special issue. As always, a privilege to be included. And though they don’t say much (“yup, nope” mostly), I know my friends in Central Nevada enjoy it too. Yee-haw…
Ruth Anne Kocour
Just wanted to say excellent job on the new issue along with the Events & Shows. Was very pleased to see the stories on West Wendover and the excellent photo coverage.
Chris J. Melville
City Manager
City of West Wendover
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Reid Between the Lines
May 05 2011
Dear Ms. Geary:
Congratulations to you and the Nevada Magazine staff on celebrating the publication’s 75th anniversary. Such achievement represents the hard work a dedicated team of Nevadans has put forth since 1936, when the magazine debuted as Nevada Highways and Parks.
I look forward to your continued contributions to the Silver State. My best wishes to you.
Sincerely,
Harry Reid
U.S. Senator
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Basque in the Glory
April 25 2011
Thank you for reprinting Robert Laxalt’s article. I thought you might want to mention to your readers that the University of Nevada, Reno Libraries have created an impressive online exhibit that focuses on Basque sheepherding and Basque arborglyphs in Nevada — they might find it well worth visiting: http://www.knowledgecenter.unr.edu/sheepherders/
Glee Willis
UNR Digital Projects Librarian
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75th-Anniversary Edition Musings
April 24 2011
Dear Janet,
I wanted to thank you for sending me a copy of the 75th-Anniversary Edition of Nevada Magazine. You and your staff did a wonderful job with this issue, which really captures the essence of Nevada Magazine throughout the past seven and a half decades. I was particularly surprised and honored to see that two of my stories appeared in the issue—and more than a bit flattered by all the nice things that Matt and Charlie wrote about my tenure at the magazine.
Please pass along my congratulations to the entire staff for producing such an outstanding special edition. This issue is a true keepsake that should be on the shelf of anyone who has an interest in Nevada and its rich history.
Rich Moreno
Former Nevada Magazine publisher
Macomb, Illinois
Moreno publishes a blog called “Backyard Traveler.” Read his post about the 75th edition here.
EDITOR
The 75th-Anniversary Edition is a journey of pure unadulterated joy. It’s a trip through Nevada’s history of evolution—I felt shame on the use and abuse of the Chinese to guild the West, curiosity of the character of Chief Winnemucca, and enjoyed immensely as a western buff “Touring TV’s Mighty Ponderosa.” I highly recommend “the 75th” to everyone I speak to. Simply—buy it! Read it! Re-read it! Enjoy it! This is a must have!
John J. Stetz
Garden Grove, California
I certainly wish to compliment you and the entire staff for an outstanding edition! It is better than I had expected, really well done. I especially appreciated the depictions of the covers for each decade. Since collecting NEVADA since 1971, I had often wondered if I really had each copy for a given year. With those earlier issues, you never knew for sure if you had them all.
G. J. Jaillet
Carson City
This edition is just sensational! I read it until 3 a.m. this morning. It was just fascinating and filled with many great reads and photos. The old articles, written “back in the day,” sounded like parlor conversations…the new editorial was heartwarming and sincere. It all came together in a can’t-put-it-down hook after hook.
Meris Nebeker
Carson City
Thank you so much for your [75th-Anniversary Edition]. I’ve had to put several popular items like this on a “check out” status because they are so popular. ...Anyway, it’s in so much demand, I’ve gotta make sure everyone gets a chance to read it.
Tom Berry
Congratulations on the excellent 75th-Anniversary Edition of Nevada Magazine. I enjoyed the issue tremendously. It was also enjoyable to see the August 1985 cover again. My article, “Mark Twain’s Duel,” appeared in that issue [under my pen name Zook Sutton]. Since 1985 I have moved to Nevada and now practice law in Reno. I have also authored several books in the Rich Dad/Poor Dad series. Keep up the great work with Nevada Magazine.
Garrett Sutton
Reno
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Hitting the Mark
April 06 2011
I waited to send an e-mail so I could also take a look at the magazine and let you know what I think about it.
At first I’m always taken back a little with anything to do with Las Vegas on the cover, However, I found [the January/February 2011 edition] very interesting and well balanced. I’ve done some traveling in the south, and yet you hit on many places I did not know about. I also enjoyed reading those parts that dealt with some of the past days of Las Vegas. Overall, it was all a very good read for me and has given me the urge to check out some of the places noted.
As always, I think the photographs stand out at as equal to any other in any other state. We truly have a landscape unlike other places, and the photos bring out just how unique and beautiful our state is, though many just see open bareness. Many of the photos remind me of seeing the same things in my travels.
I’ve just started to look at the [March/April] issue highlighting Highway 50. There is so much that it will take me some time to get through it all. It is also a part of the state I am familiar with, but already I saw some things new to my own knowledge. I especially like how you start it off with a map of the area and then highlight some places in the story with smaller maps showing the locations. And the photos again were the best.
If one of the purposes of Nevada Magazine is to promote tourism, then I think you’re hitting the mark. I don’t know how any one in another state could not read it and not want to come and explore the state more than just through the door of a casino. I know the gaming industry is looking to get people in the state and stay in the casinos. Nevada Magazine will help to get them more out and about. Especially during events in the north like Hot August Nights and Street Vibrations, where many come for the event but also like to be out riding around the areas with their favorite rides. I’ve seen many come through Yerington, and they often ask about points of interest or special places they can check out.
So, thanks again for your help, and I am looking forward to my reading of these and issues in the future. I’m glad I gave the magazine another try.
Jeff Pauly
Yerington
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Happy Subscriber
March 11 2011
I’ve just started subscribing to your magazine and I’m LOVING it! I learn so much about Nevada, even Reno, where I live! I’m the founder of Global Hug Your Kids Day. We’re listed in McGraw-Hill’s Calendar of Events.
Michelle Nichols
Reno
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March/April Compliments
March 08 2011
I thoroughly enjoyed the March/April issue of Nevada Magazine. I grew up in Ely, Nevada, and graduated from White Pine High School in 1961. Your articles on ‘The Loneliest Road’ and environs (the trek across Highway 50) brought back a lot of great memories. The first time I drove my Eastern born-and-raised wife from Reno to Ely, she was awestruck by both the beauty and emptiness of the area. Since retiring from the Air Force, we have made our home in San Antonio. However, we enjoy getting back to the Silver state fairly often. We plan to visit Ely over the 4th of July for my 50th high school graduation anniversary. Your March/April issue is truly a keeper.
Gene Townsend
Colonel, USAF (Ret.)
Just wanted to say thanks for all the work you put into the story in your [March/April 2011] issue. It looks fantastic. You all are doing a great job with the magazine! Keep it up, and let me know what I can do (if anything) to help promote the issue—and I will of course share/spread to all my channels!
Jonathon Stalls
I never thanked you for the Larry the Cable Guy break in this recent issue! THANK YOU. And, the magazine is so good, I’m sending the digital edition around to friends (we all love to hike/camp). Thanks again!
Jeanne O’Keefe
I enjoyed the magazine, especially the article about Highway 50. For several years we lived near Mt. Lassen and several times traveled that highway with friends searching out historic spots. One night Ted and our friend played banjos at a bar in Fernley. Thanks again.
Sharlene P. Nelson
The Great Basin Heritage Area is very happy with the [March/April] Nevada Magazine issue. Should help us all out.
Denys Coyle
I just finished the Pony Express edition. I still can’t believe someone could object so strongly about shoes in a tree as to chop it down.
Don Newman
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Loving Las Vegas
February 09 2011
Let me say that I just finished reading the Jan/Feb. 2010 issue (the Las Vegas Territory Special Edition) of Nevada Magazine, and it has to be one of the best issues that you have ever produced. Thank you.
James Chatfield
I really do have to apologize for my e-mail regarding the lack of coverage for Southern Nevada. No, when I wrote, I hadn’t yet read the new Jan/Feb. 2010 issue. I have since devoured every word. Thanks so much.
Marianne Kristiansen
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