Spark Nevada
Flag History
In 1905, the Legislature adopted a bill to provide for the first official flag of the State of Nevada. The flag was designed by Governor John Sparks and Colonel Sylvester "Henry" Day, assistant adjutant general of the Nevada National Guard, both of whom believed a symbol was needed to honor Nevada's rejuvenated mining industry. ... [Read More]
State of Nevada
Click here to link to the City of Spark's website ... Sparks Christmas - December 7, 2002 ... [Read More]
Measurement Standards
The 90% and end-point evaporation temperatures must be low enough to minimize crankcase and combustion chamber deposits, as well as spark plug fouling and the dilution of engine oil. ... [Read More]
Jim Gibbons
-- Washington, DC --- Today, U.S. Congressman Jim Gibbons (R-Nev.) announced that Lea Moser, a junior at Spark’s High School, has been selected by House Speaker Dennis Hastert to serve as Nevada’s representative in the 2005 Summer Congressional Page Program. While there are 435 Members of Congress, there are only 72 Page positions available. Gibbons recommended Lea for the position based on her academic excellence and extensive community involvement. ... [Read More]
Official State of Nevada Website - In the News
Casino proposal sparks backlash to tribal gaming ... Environmental rules spark concern over Sierra fire danger ... Sparks stadium plan gets legislative OK ... [Read More]
Kindergarten through Grade 6
An idea-filled 65-page how-to booklet that provides the creative spark needed to help schools plan and conduct 22 different field-tested events that support and promote the Team Nutrition behavior outcomes: Eat a variety of foods; Eat more fruits, vegetables and grains; Eat lower fat foods more often; Be physically active. Sample events include Fruit and Education Bar, Eating the Alphabet, Team Nutrition School Garden, Funny Fruit Faces. Example pages, downloadable evaluation tools and ordering information ($9.50) are at www.tn.fcs.msue.msu.edu . ... [Read More]
NEA Features: Western Folklife Center (Elko, NV)
Every January since 1984, the Western Folklife Center in Elko, Nevada has hosted more than 8,000 “cattle people, rural folks, poets, musicians, gear makers, western enthusiasts, and urbanites tired of the teeming city” for the annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering (NCPG). A collaboration of folklorists, working cowboys, and ranch folks, the NCPG provides eight days of activities showcasing the varied traditions of the American West, including cowboy music, poetry, and expressive arts of the ranching culture. More than 200 independent events have spawned from the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, helping to spark a national renaissance in the cowboy arts. ... [Read More]
Quake: Wallace OFR 96-260 V
Scott: The account of your Sputnik interest and satellite observations fits right into theperiod you were discussing, the mid-1950s. That would have been sparkedshortly after you had returned to California and embarked on the Nevadageologic mapping work. ... Mines in the range had produced silver, gold, quicksilver, iron and somerather rare nonmetallic minerals such as dumortierite, which had been used in themanufacture of spark plugs. Classic localities for a hundred or more species offossil ammonites were found in the range, and were of special interest toSilberling and to paleontologists around the world. The detailed geologic studiesof the Humboldt Range were to serve as an anchor for a reconnaissance ... [Read More]
Truckee River Chronology: Part II--Pre-Twentieth Century
1886 The Reno Reduction Works, a modern custom mill for complex metallurgical oreseparation, erected a high masonry dam on the Truckee River east of the Central PacificRailroad yards in Sparks. Lacking any fish ladder as was required under Nevada law, thisstructure completely blocked upstream transit of fish on spawning runs from PyramidLake. Furthermore, the mill discharged its chemical wastes and rock residues directly intothe Truckee River, an activity fully legal in Nevada at the time. (246) ... [Read More]
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