Winchester News

Artist Brian Porray stands in front of his centennial mural hanging on the Winchester Community Center, on McLeod Drive near East Desert Inn Road.

Dr. Stephen Andrew Gephardt has listed for sale a two-bedroom, three-bath home at 3020 Bel Air Dr.

A baseball autographed by New York Yankees legend Babe Ruth sold for $3,900 at an auction in Reno on Saturday morning.

John J. "Jack" Veth has listed for sale a three-bedroom, 2.5-bath condo in the Turnberry Towers at Paradise at 322 Karen Ave.

Commemorating a centennial with a public mural creates an expectation of certain themes - history, culture, people, industry, progress.

Las Vegas artist Brian Porray's forceful depiction of the 1995 Landmark implosion, below, is the Friends of Winchester Public Art Committee's choice to represent Clark County's centennial.

Artists Leah Craig and Janet Greek will exhibit their drawings and paintings during the two-person show "drift," which opens June 23 at the Winchester Gallery inside Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod Drive.

When he's not driving a taxi, Angel Gadzhev plays Bulgarian folk music on the gadulka.

The Fallon Chapter of The Order of Eastern Star met April 28 to honor club members.

Thu, May 14, 2009 If You Go What: Nevada Jazz Orchestra When: 2 p.m. Sunday Tickets: $12; $10 for senior and members of the Jazz and Guitar societies Information: 455-7340 For the first time in almost a year, the 18-piece Nevada Jazz Orchestra will perform a concert Saturday.

Kim Lamb/LVN photo Nevada Highway Patrol officer Joe Winchester, left, attends to 'mock victim' Kenneth Fasone, while 'mock fatality victim,' Churchill County High School English instructor Rachel Dahl, awaits extrication by members of the Fallon/Churchill County Volunteer Fire Department.

A Reno music teacher and store owner faces 60 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday morning in federal court in Reno to two charges of bank fraud.

Wed, Apr 22, 2009 JW Caldwell Sun Coverage People in the Arts Beyond the Sun Trifecta Gallery: JW Caldwell Name: JW Caldwell, artist and preparator Age: 34 Media: Paint, gunpowder, blood, coffee, wine, bullets, butterflies Education: Bachelor's degree in studio art, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego The artist: JW is not short for any other ...

The owner of a Reno music store pleaded guilty Tuesday to staging a burglary and submitting forged documents so he could get a hefty insurance settlement.

Submitted Article FERNLEY--If you love good times and the outdoors, you won't want to miss the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Fernley Chapter's 13th Annual Big Game Banquet and fundraiser.

Gregg B. Pearson and Joy Pearson have listed for sale a two-bedroom, two-bath condo at 322 Karen Ave.

Wed, Mar 18, 2009 IF YOU GO What: "Mardi Gras Mambo" When: 2 p.m. Sunday Tickets: $12 General admission; $10 seniors and Jazz Society and Guitar Society members.

Name: Oscar Carrescia You need to upgrade your Flash Player Sun Blogs Culture Work: Musician, teacher, conductor, owner of Carresciaa s Violin House Age: 73 The store: Oscar Carrescia teaches violin, viola and ...

For less than the price of a CD jazz fans can hear live music performed by a quartet of elite Las Vegas musicians this weekend.

Dr. Jennifer Crocker and her husband, Eric Crocker, bought a home at 2722 Kline Circle in Winchester from Emg Investments, LLC, for $386,500 million on Jan.