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With my son in law in Iraq this Holiday Season I felt the need to pass along this poem from LCDR Jeff Giles, SC, USN 30th Naval Construction Regiment Different Christmas Poem The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light, I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight. My wife was asleep, ...
12/21/2009
We had almost 18 inches of snow at my house in Northwest Renoyesturday. It's wonderful to see the white stuff finally falling, but boy we probably could have spaced it out a bit more. 30 to 40 inches were recorded at some of the area ski resorts, so they are happily opening their doors. Of cour...
12/08/2009
As Veteran's Day approaches tomorrow, my family is especially touched by the tributes to those that have and are protecting our country. Thank you to everyone that sent there concerns and inquiries during last week's horrific events! My son-in-law Nate is stationed in Texas. I was out with client...
11/10/2009
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As a member of the Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce Diplomats, I attended two ribbon cuttings over the past couple of weeks for two new hotel offerings here in Northern Nevada . The Hyatt Place and Hawthorn Suites both offer a great new options for travelers to the Reno Area.
10/26/2009
Typhoon hits Northern Nevada.....Well, kind of. The Northern Nevada area had some very unusual weather the past few days. A warm, wet storm hit and dropped over an inch of rain. That's almost record setting for this area, this time of year. I know....all of you in Seattle are wondering what the b...
10/14/2009
My daughter and I participated with some great folks in the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure , this morning. The Keller Williams team walking in the event in Reno was depleted due to some flu season casualties, but our group still represented and had a great time doing it. This great event was he...
10/04/2009
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The Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce had a few ribbon cuttings this week. I had a great time at the two ceremonies I attended. The first one was at the Rack & Pinz. This is the new Sports Bar that opened at the Cadillac Ranch, at Legends at Sparks Marina. They offer a wide variety of stadium s...
10/03/2009
I took one of my dogs down to play in the Truckee River for probably the last time this year. As the last days of September pass by, it's still been in the 90's so we have been enjoying a fabulous Indian summer. I could tell you this is pretty common, but living in the Sierras, the one thing you ...
09/28/2009
You all know by now I love living and working in the Northern Nevada area, this week, I spent some time meeting a couple of business owners that are dedicated to contributing to this great area! I just joined the Diplomat corps of the Reno Sparks Chamber of Commerce and part of the duties is to...
09/26/2009
As you all know by now, I loving living and working in Northern Nevada. Part of the reason for that is all the wonderful giving and caring folks that live here with me. Sometimes being thankful for our quality of life means remembering those whose life has taken a much different direction. I was ...
09/21/2009