Past Issue
» Feature wild horses
January/February 2009
Anyone who has read a Nevada publication in the last couple decades knows that wild horses, and the issues surrounding them and their range, remain among the most controversial topics in the state. Although the controversy has evolved into an emotional, convoluted collection of opposing viewpoints, everything relates to two main issues: the horses’ sharing of land and resources with free-ranging livestock and the methods with which state and federal government manage the mustang population.
» Feature lamoille extreme
January/February 2009
Some folks call Elko County’s Ruby Mountains the “Yosemite of Nevada.” Others refer to the rugged, glacier-carved range as “Nevada’s Swiss Alps.” Joe Royer calls them home. For the past 30 years, he has been happily escorting guests around his “house” via his tour company, Ruby Mountains Heli-Experience. The backcountry ski and snowboard service is based in Lamoille, a ranching community 20 miles south of Elko.
» City Limits ground zero
January/February 2009
The Atomic Testing Museum, 10 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, offers a dramatic, sometimes eerie history lesson that’s still highly relevant today. Nevada played a central role in the testing and development of nuclear bombs—conducting 928 above- and below-ground tests between 1951 and 1992, when a moratorium halted the testing of nuclear weapons.
» Wide Open trail of tales
January/February 2009
Aletha Tom arrived at Stewart Indian School in 1959, making the long journey from her home at the Moapa Indian Reservation in Southern Nevada by bus at age 12. Tom tells of her six years at Stewart on the Stewart Indian School Talking Trail, a self-guided cell phone tour that debuted last fall. In its 90 years, the former boarding school near Carson City saw more than 20,000 American Indian students pass through its portals.
» Tour Around Nevada verdi
January/February 2009
Named for Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, the town was established in 1868 following a short stint as O’Neil’s Crossing. Officials of the Central Pacific Railroad, which was constructed from 1867-69, were responsible for the name change. The town “became a major mill town and terminal for the shipment of ties and construction timbers, with a network of logging railways reaching into the timber north and west.”
» Cravings just fondue it
January/February 2009
Fondue restaurants around the state offer winter sports enthusiasts (and others, of course) a warm place to retreat from the cold, refill their hungry bellies, and enjoy a rewarding, social dining experience with family and friends. Fondue, French for “melted,” is a traditional Swiss dish made by melting Gruyere or Emmenthaler cheese and wine in a communal pot.
» History from the ashes
January/February 2009
Virginia City’s Piper’s Opera House has stood as a monument to Comstock entertainment for almost 150 years. Even after withstanding two disastrous fires and suffering through financially tough times when the Virginia City mines ceased operation more than a century ago, Piper’s has managed a successful transition into the 21st century—but it hasn’t been easy.
» Gaming the real deal!
January/February 2009
In October, “The Real Deal!,” the first live interactive poker-themed stage show, premiered at The Venetian in Las Vegas. Hosted by comedian Vinnie Favorito, “The Real Deal!” is a 90-minute extravaganza that gives audience members a chance to play against the world’s best professional poker players to win prizes—and bragging rights.
» Business classy glass and eco-shopping
January/February 2009
If you want an idea of the elegance of Leslie Rankin’s Glassic Art business, make a reservation at the Le Cirque restaurant in the Bellagio next time you’re in Las Vegas. There, you’ll see the decorative glass on display inside one of Vegas’ most luxurious properties. Meanwhile, EcoReno, an ecologically-conscious business, opened in downtown Reno last fall.
» Events Spotlight putting the verse in anniversary
January/February 2009
The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering’s 25th anniversary will be January 24 to 31 in Elko. Past gatherings have focused on cowboy cultures from here and abroad, but this one will be a homecoming. “Artists, audiences, volunteers, and sponsors from past Gatherings have been invited to return to Elko,” executive director Charlie Seemann says.
» Shows Spotlight from street to stage
January/February 2009
More than 25 years ago, in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, a colorful band of 20 street performers spent their days roaming the streets on stilts, juggling, dancing, breathing fire, and playing music. In 1984, to celebrate the 450th anniversary of Jaques Cartier’s discovery of Canada, the troupe was selected to perform a show, and Cirque du Soleil has not stopped since.
» People
Q&A with Katharine Jefferts Schori
Katharine Jefferts Schori has touched many lives, and given the unassuming way she’s acquired her leadership positions in the church, one might say it was her destiny. While enjoying a successful career as an oceanographer, she had a fellow Episcopal Church member ask if she’d ever thought of becoming a priest. Then another. And finally another. “It was a shocking enough experience that I paid attention,” Jefferts Schori says.
Some years later, while on sabbatical, she traveled the Western states, and one of her many stops happened to be St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Sparks. Again she found herself answering to fate, this time by way of a St. Paul’s priest, who asked Jefferts Schori if she could enter her name into the search for the next Bishop of Nevada. Jefferts Schori agreed, was elected, and what followed was a nearly six-year tour of the Silver State in which she developed a sincere respect for Nevada’s land and people. Now, as Presiding Bishop of the United States, Jefferts Schori travels the world and plans to visit more than 100 dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the U.S. and 15 other countries.
Born in 1954 in Pensacola, Florida, Jefferts Schori grew up in the Seattle area, spent a few years in New Jersey, got a degree at Stanford University, and went on to earn her master’s and doctorate from Oregon State University. The practicing pilot served as Bishop of Nevada from 2001 to 2006, and she and her husband own a home in Henderson. She spoke with Nevada Magazine in October.
