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Silver & Snowflakes
Holiday Tree Lighting...December 4, 2008 at 5:30 PM
Silver & Snowflakes Holiday Tree
Lighting will be on Thursday December 4, 2008 from 5:30 PM to
6:30 PM. Festivities begin on the Capitol grounds. The State trees will be lit,
Santa will give out candy canes, and the 300 voices of the Carson City 5th
Grade Music Students Singing Ensemble will contribute the music. A warm feeling
envelops the
Capitol as families gather to hear children sing and to watch the tree and all
of Carson Street spring to light. The young and young at heart all squeal with
delight as Santa and his helper arrive in a decorated 1926 Model T, driven by
Beau, the golden retriever.
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We are
so pleased to have the reigning Miss Nevada, Carson
City's own
Julianna Erdesz at the Tree Lighting this year. |
A veritable
herd of creative willow “reindeer” made by
local school children, under the guidance
of “Willow” Bill, will be placed on the Capitol lawn and
above the Capitol portico and lit with white lights.
Reindeer will be placed all along the Highway 395
corridor, including these locations:
Mill House Motel, Les Schwab, Grandma Hattie’s, Motel 6,
the Armory, Carson Mall, Dutch Brothers Coffee, Desert
Hills Motel, Sierra Land Realty Building, State
Legislative Lawn, State Capitol, Laxalt Building, Nevada
State Museum, N NV Children’s Museum, Carson City
Psychic, Heidi's, Family Furniture, Sign Pro, Roadhouse
Motel, Solar Store, Denny's, Days Inn, Silver Hills
Veterinary, Holiday Inn Express, Carson-Tahoe Hospital,
private houses thru Washoe Valley, Washoe Flats
Steakhouse, Nevada Lynn's, Washoe Valley Texaco, and
Washoe Valley Motors.
These 22 miles of reindeer were lovingly made by children in the following
local elementary schools:
Double Diamond:
Ms. Dawson, Miss Louton, Ms. Mayer, Mrs. Hurlbert, Mrs. Angelopolis, Mrs. Malmed,
Mrs. Martinez, Mrs. Potter, Mrs. Meissner, Mrs. Cervantes, Mrs. Stafford.
Jessie Beck: Mrs. Franklin, Mrs.
Lowden. Hunter Lake: Mrs. Gant,
Mrs. Rowe, Mrs. Gregory. Roger Corbett: Mrs. Cox, Mrs. Morgan, Mr. Mares, Mrs. Nekoba, Mrs.
Mueller. Marvin Piccolo: Tara,
Debbie, Kathie, John and the rest of the teachers, staff, and volunteers. A
special thank you to Sammie!!
Gallagher: Mrs. Staffen, Ms. Davies, Mrs. Whilden.
Jack's Valley: Ms. Wendell, Ms.
Stewart, Mrs. Kamholz, Mrs. Barton, Mrs. Chambers, Mrs. Kendrick, Mrs.
Pendleton, Mrs. Winquest, Mrs. Sherbon.
Mark Twain: Mrs. Steele, Mrs.
Covington, Miss Redmond. Fremont:
Mrs. Shank, Mrs. Corda, Mrs. Akerley, Mrs. Opheim, Ms. Gordon.
Bordewich Bray: Mrs. Zuber, Mrs.
Longero, Mrs. Rough, Mrs. T, Mrs. Seals, Mrs. Mondragon, Mrs. Martin, Mrs.
Granite, Mrs. Barilla. Seeliger:
Mr. Walker, Ms. Sharp, Mrs. Antilla, Mrs. Tucker, Mrs. Edgington, Mr. Fruth,
Mrs. Hartley, Mrs. Collier. Fritch:
Mrs. Werner, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Fontes, Mrs. Lenhares, Mrs. Callahan, Mr.
King, Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Tureson, Mrs. Hickenbottem.
Bethlehem Lutheran: the entire
staff. Willow Bill sends each student and teacher “A HUGE THANK
YOU FROM WILLOW BILL!! SEE YA NEXT YEAR!!!!”
The Silver & Snowflakes Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony is coordinated
by the Arlington Group for Carson City
Redevelopment.
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Schedule Of Events
| 5:30 PM |
Carson City 5th Grade Music
Students Singing Ensemble starts to sing. Carson Middle School Red Hot
Bell Peppers handbell choir will accompany them. |
| 5:30 PM |
Santa Arrives in a 1926 Model T Ford
driven by Beauregard the dog.
Santa will give out candy canes. |
| 5:40 PM |
Remarks by Gov. Jim Gibbons |
| 5:45 PM |
Tree Lighting; all of Carson Street is
lit up. |
| 5:55 PM |
Remarks by Carson City Mayor Marv
Teixiera |
| 6:00 PM |
Candlelight Procession* to City Tree at
Musser & Nevada Streets (First Presbyterian Church). Carols by Chris
and Dani. |
| 6:15 PM |
City Tree Lighting by Mayor Teixeira. |
| 6:30 PM |
Downtown Carson
City on Ice at the Nugget Parking lot immediately following the Tree
Lighting Ceremony. Refreshments by the Carson City Emblem Club #507. |
* Please bring a flashlight for
the Candlelight Procession.
To view two short videos about the Silver & Snowflakes event
on
Our Town Carson City click these
links: (Be sure to turn on your sound first).
Part 1
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History
of the Trees
Both State Trees are part of Nevada history. The original State Christmas tree was planted in 1876 by George
Washington Gale Ferris, the father of the inventor of the Ferris Wheel, as part
of the first major landscaping project at the Capitol.
In 1937 the Carson City 20-30
Club requested the State Board of Control "to authorize the electric
lighting of the fir tree in the Capitol Square for the Christmas season."
This continued until the energy crisis of 1972.
This magnificent tree, a 95 foot
tall Colorado Blue Spruce, was planted in 1876 by George Washington Gale Ferris,
whose son would later invent the Ferris Wheel. This and other tiny saplings were
planted by Ferris as part of the first major landscaping project around the
Capitol. The tree, with 750 lights, was then re-lighted in 1988 by former
Governor Richard Bryan and also in 1989 by Governor Bob Miller.
A new tree was planted in 1999
by Mrs. Dema Guinn, along with one on the Mansion grounds, to help replace the
1876 tree which is nearing the end of its natural lifespan.
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Other Festivities and Activities (More updates coming
soon)
2008 - The Nevada State Library and Archives is holding their
5th annual Festival of
Trees and Silent Auction from November 24 to December 5, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM,
Monday through Friday. Fully decorated trees of all sizes,
wreaths and other holiday craft items are held for silent auction throughout the
event. Bidding ends at Noon sharp on the last day!
Visit
www.nevadaculture.org
to bid and for more information.
2008 - Also at the Library and Archives,
November 29, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, visits with Santa Claus.
2008 - And at the Library and Archives,
get the perfect gift at the Scholastic Book Sale. November 26 to
December 4. In conjunction with the Friends of the Carson City Library.
2008 - Western Nevada College (WNC) Holiday
Whispers Concert is on Tuesday, Dec 9th at
7:30 PM, at Sarah Winnemucca Hall on the Carson City Campus of WNC. Hear
the melodious sounds of the WNC Concert Choir for FREE.
Refreshments available. Call 445-3000 or visit
www.wnc.edu for info.
2008 -
The Carson City Historical Society's Victorian Home Christmas Tour on Sunday, Dec
14th, from Noon to 5 PM. The following locations will be on the self-guided walking tour. Homes will be open and decorated for the Christmas holiday: Foreman-Roberts House, Smail House (White Cat Antiques), Bliss Mansion, Krebs Peterson Home, Chartz House (Bliss Bungalow), Hyman Olcovich (Westwall Militaria), Governor Colcord's Home, St. Peters Episcopal Church and Greenhouse Garden Center. New on the tour this year is Governor Colcord's Home.
Entertainment will also be provided at various locations. At the Bliss Mansion Mary Law, the harpist will be playing, at Westwall Militaria Wally Earhart will be portraying Abe Lincoln, at the Krebs-Peterson house Alf Doten (Jerry Aaron) will appear and at the Chartz House Hank Monk (Fred Stanio) the famous stagecoach driver will be on hand to talk about Horace Greeley and the stagecoach ride -- "I'll get you there in time Horace Greeley..."
Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors/students and Carson City Historical Society members, children are $5 and children under 6 years of age are free. Tickets will be available for sale from November 15 to day of tour at Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau, Greenhouse Garden Center, White Cat Antiques (512 North Curry) and Foreman-Roberts House (1207 North Carson) on the day of tour. Call
882-1805 for info.
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