5th Annual Eureka Fly-in and "Show What Ya Brung" Car Show

Eureka, Nevada invites you to join them at the 5th Annual Eureka Fly-in and “Show What Ya Brung” car show on May 10th at Booth Bailey Air Field, located in Diamond Valley, 3 miles north of Eureka. They will have a variety of aircrafts, cars, vendors, activities for kids and a raffle. For more information call 775-237-5484 or email
econdev@eurekanv.org

2008 “XTREME READING AT YOUR LIBRARY” Summer Reading Program!!

The ADVENTURE starts at the ELKO COUNTY LIBRARY where our GOAL this summer is fun, excitement, and adventures in reading with the 2008 “XTREME READING AT YOUR LIBRARY” Summer Reading Program!!

The FREE Summer Reading Program is for all children ages 3 years old or older. Registration will begin at 9:00am May 12th and will end at 5:00pm June 14th. Participants are to read – or for non-readers, listen to – a book or books for a minimum of 120 minutes and then return to the library to give a report. With each report, participants will receive an incentive prize and a ticket for the weekly prize drawing. The ULTIMATE goal is 5 reports between 9:00am June 16th and 5:00pm July 31st in order to FINISH the program.

Older participants may register for these TREMENDOUS CAMPS: Chess Camp, Quilt Camp, Sign Language Camp, Storytelling Camp, or Clown Camp. These camps are free, but do have age limits. Children 6 or older may register for WEEKLY CRAFTS. Craft sessions are $1.00 each and must be paid at the time of registration. You MUST pre-register for all of the camps and craft sessions. Prompt registration is suggested since there are a limited number of spaces for each camp and craft session.

Storytime will continue through the summer each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10:30am. Spanish Storytime is June 2nd, July 7th, and August 4th at 10:30am. All storytimes are free and there is no pre-registration needed.

OPENING CEREMONIES for the Summer Reading Program will be at the Great Basin College Theater, June 13th at 1:30pm with author, singer, & storyteller Pat Mendoza from Denver, CO. The CLOSING PICNIC will be August 1st from 11:00 to 1:00 at the Elko City Park.

So CHARGE on down to the Elko County Library to get more information or call 738-3066.

“A Night at the Museum”

Northeastern Nevada Museum Director Claudia Wines is pleased to announce the continuing series “A Night at the Museum”. The fifth and final presentation in the series is called “Project Lifesaver” and will be presented by local engineer, Mark Chilton. The presentation will be on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 and begin at 7:00 PM. As always, these very interesting and family friendly presentations are free to the public.

Both east and west railroads went through downtown Elko, from the beginning. The westbound went between Railroad and Commercial Street and the eastbound went down the middle of Silver Street. As the town got bigger and Spring Creek came into existence, it became a real problem. Traffic was always backed up and there were lots of wrecks.

The Federal Highway Act of 1973 provided money from the federal government to cities that wanted to re-locate the tracks out of town, and Elko applied. It was the first one approved (it may have been the only one, I’m not sure) but construction began in 1978. The tracks were moved south, put below ground level, and one pedestrian and three auto bridges were built over the tracks. The switch yards were also moved from west of town to east of town and the Humboldt River was re-channeled from its meandering path to a straight one, alongside the tracks.

The Northeastern Nevada Museum is celebrating 51 years of preserving Northeastern Nevada’s heritage and bringing to the community programs of interest for the entire family. For more information, please call the museum at (775) 738-3418.

2008 Silver State Stampede Print Contest

Entries for the 2008 Silver State Stampede print contest are being taken now through May 15th. Print size should be approximately 16 by 22. Artwork only. No lettering on print. Theme is “The Legend Lives On.” Winning entry will receive a pair of Garcia Spurs. For more information call Crystal at 934-6502 or 738-3003 after 5pm.

Players Announce Aditions for th eGreat Children's Play "Peter Pan"

All Children Grow Up....Except one!!!

Join Silver Stage Players in continuing their 2008 Season: Turn Off The Box....Turn On Your Mind!
By auditioning for the summer children's production of Pete Pan, a play by Timothy Mason, based on the novel by J.M. Barrie, directed by Carrie Smith and Stacey Sawyer.
Auditions will be held in the Northeastern Nevada Museum on May 16th from 6-8 pm and again on May 17th from 9 am - 2 pm.
Casting ages 7 thru 17. A prepared piece such as poetry, onologue, or reading is recommended, but is not required to aution.
Anticipating a large cast. as well as much needed help behind the scenes, so let your imaginations fly to Neveland and come join us.

Ruby Mountain Resource Center to sponsor Saturday Farmers Market/Swap Meet

"Ruby Mountain Resource Center will sponsor a Saturday Market beginning May 17, 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., continuing through the summer. The Saturday Market will be a combination Farmers Market/Swap Meet. Vendors may contact Darlene, 778-3405, or Brenda, Director of Ruby Mountain, 777-8913, for sign-up forms and information.
Ruby Mountain Resource Center is a community stepping stone giving choices and teaching job skills while providing a supportive and caring environment for developmentally disabled adults."

In Tribute to Kyle Hunt

A Tribute to Kyle Hunt will be held Sunday, May 18th at 3:00 pm at the Red Lion Hotel & Casino with a Poker Tournament.
A buy-in is $125, with re-buys $25 and add-on $50.

First Place wins $1500 Seat into SWOP
Final 10 players receive prizes
Silent Auction
for Donaions see Poker Mgr

Players Announce Auditions for the Classic Greek Comedy Lysistrata

The Peloponnesian War rages...Athens versus Sparta...And it took only one woman to stop it!

The Silver Stage Players continue their 2008 Season: Turn Off the Box...Turn On Your Mind! by announcing auditions for the company’s summer production of Aristophanes’ 2400 year old anti-war comedy Lysistrata. Auditions will take place in the Great Basin College Theatre May 19 and 20, 2008 from 6 - 8 pm. Performances are tentatively scheduled for August.

All performers with or without experience are encouraged to try out. Two-minute, prepared comedic pieces are recommended. Cold readings from the script and theater games will also be utilized. This production of Lysistrata has a variable size cast with a core of 9 women and 5 men. The age range of the characters is late teens to 60. Technicians wishing to volunteer for the production are encouraged to attend one of the two audition dates as well.

It is now the twenty-first year of the Peloponnesian War and there seems little prospect of peace. A desperate state of things demands a desperate remedy. The women of Athens, led by Lysistrata and supported by female delegates from the other city-states, determine to take matters into their own hands and force the men to stop the war. They agree to be passive and take no more part in the amorous game of love. Before long Lysistrata’s device proves effective and peace is concluded. Set with the Acropolis as its backdrop, Lysistrata is Aristophanes' anti-war comedy, written in 411 BC and is the third and concluding play of Aristophanes' War and Peace series. The play was originally performed at the Dionysus and Lenaia festivals.

Aristophanes was a Greek Old Comic dramatist. Known as the Father of Comedy, he was around thirty when he achieved sudden success in the Theater of Dionysus. He is famous for writing comedies such as The Birds and The Frogs. He wrote forty plays, eleven of which survive. Many of Aristophanes' plays were political and often satirized well-known citizens of Athens. Lysistrata is one of the most produced plays in the world. It has been adapted into a Mozart-like opera, a 1980's pop song, an episode of one of television's most popular sitcoms in M.A.S.H., a film version, even illustrations by Pablo Picasso. The show was produced all over the world on March 3, 2003 as part of the global Lysistrata Project.

Directing the Players for the seventeenth time is Board of Directors member, actor and director Frank L. Sawyer. Frank last appeared on stage in 2007’s production of Glengarry Glen Ross. Mr. Sawyer’s directing credits include Glengarry Glen Ross; Much Ado About Nothing; Love, Sex and the I.R.S.; I Do! I Do!; The Odd Couple; The Zoo Story; Talk Radio; and Bringing it All Back Home among others.

Celebrating its 72nd anniversary, the Silver Stage Players is dedicated to providing the finest theater, community service and educational opportunities to its members and the residents of northeastern Nevada. Its history is one of creativity and thought provoking theater. The company has challenged audiences, pushed the envelope of live theater and attracted the area's most talented actors, designers and directors since the 1930s. Recent productions include Quilters, Glengarry Glen Ross, Greater Tuna, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Man of La Mancha and Much Ado About Nothing.

For more information about Lysistrata, the Silver Stage Players or Blue Yeti Productions, please call the director at (775)753-5474, e-mail the company at act@silverstage.org or visit us on the web at www.silverstage.org. The Silver Stage Players are proud members of the Elko Chamber of Commerce and The Theater Coalition.

Silver Stage Players…the ART of Elko!

BICYCLE SAFETY CLASS

In an effort to make this the safest summer possible, The Elko County Library is offering a Bicycle Safety Class! June 6th at 10:30am.

The Elko City Police Department’s Bike Patrol Instructors will be in the Library employee parking lot (east of the library building) June 6th from 10:30am to 11:15am. The instructors will give bicycle safety tips, give pointers on what size bike is correct for the child’s size, demonstrate how to ride safely, and where to ride safely.

Participants should bring their bike, helmet, and any other bike safety gear they have.

** This class is for children 6 to 12 years old.

"Spring Forward For Autism" 5K Walk/Run

"Spring Forward For Autism" 5K Walk/Run is sponsored by the Nothern Nevada Autism Network and will be held Saturday, June 7th at 9:00 am at the Elko High School Track

Payments should be mailed to:
Northern Nevada Autism Network
c/o Korri Ward
2090 Meadow Ridge Drive
Elko, NV 89801

For more information, fax: 775-738-4847 or 775-777-7758

Tiger's Eye Karate, presents The Battle in the Desert Karate Tournament and Knock Down Championship

Tiger's Eye Karate, a non-profit organization proudly presents The Battle in the Desert Karate Tournament and Knock Down Championship

Fights at Adobe Middle School on June 7, 2008 at 9am.
Come expierence the ancient world of martial arts in action!

Admission is $10 for adults and children are free

Elko County Library’s

Extreme Reading Program

Sponsored by Barrick Goldstrike Mine & LSTA

Presents

Pat Mendoza

Pat Mendoza, author, singer, and internationally acclaimed STORYTELLER from Denver, Colorado will open the Elko County Library’s 2008 Summer Reading Program – “XTREME READING AT YOUR LIBRARY”. Pat has been the featured storyteller at the National Storytelling Festival, Yukon International Storytelling Festival, and has performed all over the world. Using his flute and guitar, Pat weaves stories which hold his audience spellbound. You won’t want to miss this once in a life time experience.

June 13th @ 1:30

Great Basin College Theater

Call the Library @ 738-3066 for more information

Girl Scouts Host Sports Summer Day Camp

Get moving with a week full of fun physical activities sure to pump you up!
Girl Scouts will host a summer sports day camp June 16th 20th from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Elko Girl Scout House.
Girls will practice and play basketball, volleyball, softball, and soccer. Girls will also go swimming.
Day camp would not be complete without arts and crafts, games, songs, and story-time!
Cost is $95 and includes a Girl Scout badge and t-shirt. Parent camp volunteers may receive a 30% discount. Scholarships available.
Open to girls ages 6-11. Pick-up a registration form at 561 14th St. or call 778-9797.
Deadline to register is May 30th. Non-Girl Scouts welcome. Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. is a partner with United Way of the Great Basin.

Lamoille Country Fair

Vendor applications are now available for the Lamoille Country Fair to be held June 29th. For more information call 738-4252 or 753-4441.

20th annual Just Desserts Fundraiser

The Friends of the Library are happy to announce that tickets for the 20th annual Just Desserts fundraiser are currently available for purchase at both the Elko County Library and from its members.

The event will be held on Saturday, April 26, from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Elko County Library and will feature a wide assortment of tantalizing desserts, as well as a large selection of silent auction items and a door prize of $1,000.

Tickets for the annual event are $5 each and proceeds from the evening’s festivities will be used to purchase a variety of library materials.

For more information, please call 738-3066.