ROCK PARK TO CLOSE TEMPORARILY

The park will be closed to the public beginning Monday, July 28 to create a new recreational destination. Construction will begin on a new whitewater attraction in the Truckee River along with enhancements to park facilities. The park will reopen to the public in early 2009. The whitewater attraction will open in summer 2009.
The Rock Park construction improvements include work inside the river channel that will create a recreational whitewater experience for people of all ages and abilities. The banks of the Truckee will be landscaped to provide an unobstructed view of the river and improved access.

"The whitewater feature at Rock Park will raise the bar for recreation in the Truckee Meadows and bring visitors to Sparks from near and far," said Sparks Mayor Geno Martini. "The project will be a wonderful use of the Truckee River, and something our citizens can enjoy for years to come."

The second phase will consist of park enhancements which will include increased parking areas, new shade structures, play structures and landscape improvements. Additionally, the river trail system will be rerouted and improved.

Rock Park was constructed in 1978 with Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant money and is located on the west side of Rock Blvd. along the Truckee River.

This story can be found at:

http://www.ci.sparks.nv.us/about/news/?newsid=933


Sparks has many more parks, listed here:

http://www.ci.sparks.nv.us/living/parks/all.php

The most notable of the parks in Sparks is the Sparks Marina, mentioned earlier in this blog. The old Helms gravel pit...........now a recreation destination !!

Enjoy the warm weather, we know not what the winter holds this year !!

Amazing Website !!

According to Ken Polsson of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada he has been researching a few topics and creating time-lines. He also says that he cycles his research time among the main subjects, spending about a month on each one. He has been working on his project since 1995, accumulating tens of thousands of individual items.

Awesome job Ken !!

It is definitely worth a look !!

http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/

Enjoy !!!

My old Vectrex

Although I do not use Wikipedia for serious research, they did a good job on my old game console. I think the Vectrex is special because it is a stand alone console.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vectrex

My first day at TMCC

Today is my first day at Truckee Meadows Community College. I have decided to return to school to obtain more skill in networking computers and Linux applications. I have been in school since 2001 and I really enjoy the academic atmosphere. There is something special about the halls of learning. I am looking for work; I would prefer to work at the University of Nevada, Reno, although any higher education institution would suffice. I have been to several community colleges all over Nevada and California, but I have my Bachelors of Science from California State University, Fresno. I did not like programming, so my major was Business Administration with my option in Computer Information Systems. So I have a lot of experience in data base applications.

I have a webpage on Facebook. If anyone is interested….http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=692882884. I am looking forward to learning new and amazing things this semester!

Found a Banned Book List

A wonderful list of Banned Books can be found here:

http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/2008/06/01/yippee-a-banned-book-list/

Her home page is here:

http://bookworm.pilcrow.biz/

Many thanks to Bookworm for this list !!!!!

"Closing Books Shuts Out Ideas"

Celebrating the Freedom to Read
Banned Book Week
September 27–October 4, 2008

Libraries, schools, and individuals that would like to
celebrate the freedom to read and help ALA get the word out on
Banned Books Week 2008 (September 27-October 4) should go to
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.cfm
and find out how to celebrate Banned Book Week !!

Treasure Your Freedom to Read and
Get Hooked on a Banned Book !!

This is very true !

more cat pictures

My Grand Daughter is Six Months Old Today

Old Blue Web Designs

Here are some links to some amazing websites with movies.........
Happy 4th of July !!
I love the USA !!!!

http://oldbluewebdesigns.com/mybeautifulamerica.htm

AND a website devoted to a subject near and dear to my heart !!!!

http://silverstateghosttowns.com/

Save the RainForest

Go to the website and save the rain forest.
Try it and help save a tree !!
It's free to click and donate !!

http://www.therainforestsite.com/names.htm

Also available at this website are:

Save an animal,
promote literacy,
child health care,
breast cancer screening,and
eradicate world hunger

He is with me always, of this I am sure!

This video captures what I believe. Thank you, CREATIVERAIN for making these videos and posting them on YouTube for all of us to share!

My favorite funny video!

Growing up in Oakland

I grew up in Oakland and I lived in five different houses near Lake Merritt. However, I have never seen it from the air. I have fond memories of watching Fourth of July and New Years Eve fireworks beside this lake. And of playing here after school and all summer long. There was plenty to do at Lake Merritt. There was a Children's Fairyland that had rides, a train, and a petting zoo. There was also a science center with an active bee hive. There were swing sets and jungle gyms; restaurants and boats to rent. There was also a branch of the Oakland Public Library in the park at Lake Merritt.

http://www.oaklandnet.com/parks/parks/lakemerritt.asp

Helms Gravel Pit AKA Sparks Marina

As a long time Nevada resident, I was surprised by the new lake we claimed to be the "Sparks Marina". Here is a link to a fellow blogger with the story!
Thank you Richard Moreno:
http://backyardtraveler.blogspot.com/2008/02/gravel-pit-that-became-lake.html

Peter Goin's Picture of the Helms Gravel Pit 1990

Many thanks to Peter Goin,
For this picture of the Helms Gravel Pit, Sparks, Nevada, 1990

http://www2.oakland.edu/shatteringearth/artists.cfm?Art=31&Pic=56

My granddaughtre is here !!

Alexis arrived at 12:42 am this morning. We got here JUST in time!! I am so blessed to be a part of Jim and Jenn's life. Jenn's water broke at 4:30 am yesterday. So it was a long hard battle, but it is over now. Alexis weighs 7.2 pounds and is 19.5 inches long. She has a ton of hair and is very, very healthy. I thank God for my family.

Moving to Nevada

We are on our way to Nevada.
Our grand daughter is Due February 4th this year and we want to be back home for the grand occasion. School starts today. This is my last semester at Fresno State. I am done with my classes for my major and I am taking 4 online classes just to keep my mind active! I look forward to the adventures that are in store of us this next year!

Holy Week

I went to Reno to visit my son and daughter, a wonderful time was had by all! I went to Carson City to visit my best girlfriend, and another wonderful time was had by all. We went to the DMV, and believe it or not, A WONDERFUL time was had by all. Many thanks to Desiree for all her knowledge and helpfulness!! She was awesome! I was blessed with the opportunity to go St. Paul's (my home church) for Palm Sunday. The entire trip was "a wonderful time", I am very homesick, I can hardly wait until I am done with my Bachelors degree at Fresno State. I hope to graduate this December, however I may have to wait until next May, it depends on which classes are available. Ciao!

Mass Communications Journalism (MCJ 178)

I just wanted to share with you all, that Candice Egan is the best teacher at Fresno State for Mass Communication Journalism 178. She was ever so helpful and nice. I really enjoyed the class and learned about a lot of new and interesting things in the digital world!

Happy New Year

Just wishing everybody a Happy New Year. This has been a year of changes! I graduated from College of the Sequoias, with an Associates in Liberal Arts, in December of 2004 after attending only one semester. I did most of my undergraduate work at Bakersfield College. I went there for two years, six semesters in all, I took summer school classes every summer. I begun my California college experience in Antelope Valley Community College in Lancaster. I liked the high desert because it reminded me of home!! I started attending AVC in 2001 after taking a year long sabbatical. I took every aptitude test available to me and I took every "how to succeed" in college class AVC offered. I read every college catalog in the transfer center and decided I wanted to go to Craig School of Business at California State University, Fresno. So, here I am and doing well. Perhaps I will visit next year and let you know how things are going. NevadaD