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Carson City Culture Located at the base of breathtaking Lake Tahoe, Gold Dust West Casino & Hotel Enjoy Carson City & Tourism Authority Located at the base of breathtaking Lake Tahoe, Gold Dust West Casino & Hotel hank you for coming to visit us in Taste the flavors of the cultural influences 716 N. Carson St. is where the thrills begin and the good times never end. Carson City! in our many restaurants serving international (775) 687-7410 | visitcarsoncity.com is where the thrills begin and the good times never end. We can’t wait for you to discover cuisine from across the globe. The newly WRITER/EDITOR why so many residents and visitors opened Martin Hotel tells the story of the early Teri Vance u Tchose to live and play in Carson City. We are Basque sheepherders who were instrumental u Play Play atat ouratour our redred red hot hot hot tables tables tables or or anyor any any of of ourof our our 400 370 400 slots! slots! slots! proud to be Nevada’s capital, but we’re just as in shaping Nevada’s character. (See page 4) PHOTOGRAPHY u u Relax Relax inin ourinour our spaciousspacious spacious 142 142 142 room room room hotel hotel hotel proud of the other attributes that define our Carson City is also at the center of Cathleen Allison, Candice Vivien, city — the arts, culture, heritage, culinary and everything to see and do in the Reno-Tahoe Caitlin O’Hara u u Enjoy Enjoy ourour our outdooroutdoor outdoor pool, pool, pool, spa, spa, spa, fitness ﬁ tnessfitness room,room, room, andand and 24/724/7 24/7 BusinessBusiness Business Center Center Center recreational experiences that make it truly area. Located just south of Reno and a short LAYOUT & DESIGN special. drive from Lake Tahoe, visitors can experience Ched Whitney u u Dine at the Grille, Olé Olé Restaurant & Cantina, or The Snack Bar Rich in Western heritage, this is a community with the entire region within minutes. Hop aboard the Dine at thethe Grille,Grille, OléOlé Olé Olé Restaurant Restaurant & & Cantina, Cantina, or or The The Snack Snack Bar Bar authentic charm, showcased by four museums and historic Virginia and Truckee Railroad for a trip The 2019 Arts & Culture edition of the Carson City Visitors Guide is created by Nevada Momentum for the Carson a wealth of historic sites, all within a walk or a short back to the Old West in Virginia City or spend the u uUnwind Unwind at atthe the Sports Sports Bar, Bar, at at our our 32-lane 32-lane Bowling Bowling Center, Center, or or in at the the TenTen PinPin Lounge City Culture & Tourism Authority. It is an advertising Unwind at the Sports Bar, at our 32-lane Bowling Center, or at the Ten Pin Lounge drive of each other. Take the Carson City Art Walk afternoon taking in the stunning vistas of Lake Tahoe. supplement published by the Nevada Appeal. u for a self-guided tour of the city’s highlights of culture Affordable lodging within minutes of the Reno-Tahoe u Make Make aa homehome a home away away away from from from home home home at at ourat our our full fullfull amenity amenityamenity RV RV park park and heritage (see page 18). International Airport makes Carson City the perfect Carson City’s cultural roots run deep with place to start your next adventure. American Indian influence. The Stewart Indian Stop by the Carson City Culture & Tourism School, which ran as a government-operated Authority at 716 N. Carson St., and we’ll be happy to Experience it all and so much more! boarding school from 1890-1980, hosts a walking helpSignature- you Dave find the adventure you’re seeking. Experience it all and so much more! tour showcasing the school’s history and will open — DaveMonday, January 14, 2019 Peterson,9:50 AM executive director a culture center and museum in the fall of 2019. See page 22 to learn of a former student whose artwork was recently discovered on the walls. 2171 E. William St., Carson City, NV 775.885.9000 u 877.519.5567 u www.gdwcasino.com See Guest Services for complete details. Management reserves all rights.  STOP BY the Carson City Culture & Tourism Authority at 716 N. Carson St. Hope to see you out and about. Must be 21 or older to gamble. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-522-4700. © 2016 Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. CARSON CITY VISITORS GUIDE | WINTER 2019 • 1 Nevada Style Real eState & CoNStRuCtioN Contents

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3405 Citrus, Silver Springs This Certified ready to build site. 98 acres master 3406 & 3350 Centennial, Carson City 1540 Main, Gold Hill 25 Daney Canyon, Dayton planned Industrial property may be subdivided. Two commercial buildings totaling 15,000 Sq Welcome to the oldest operating hotel in Nevada. Featuring over 8000 sf of living space between Property is located in the municipal water Ft. Zoned General Industrial, there are many Located right in the Comstock, the Gold Hill the Spanish style main home, 2 guests companies service area, the county sewer uses for these buildings. Located at entrance Hotel includes 19 leasable rooms, 4 Homes and homes and a ranch style cabin, there are 225.02 service area, with electricity on property and to the Eagle Valley Golf Course. Buildings are more, the original 1860’s bar and the acres of land (Could be Subdivided) and 28 acre natural gas available at the street along with  Dining guide+ | 8 currently fully leased. $995,900 Crowne Pointe Restaurant. $999,999 feet of water rights included in the sale. $3,999,999 communications. $14,000,000  Carson City Art Walk | 18  The Kit Carson Trail | 24 Nevada Style Real Estate Services  Places to stay | 28 Bob Fredlund | Coldwell Banker Select

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CALL FOR LAND DEALS... Carson City Dayton 80 River Vista, Dayton 100 River Vista, Dayton 5875 Onyx, Silver Springs 10.78 Acre lot for Sale on the Carson River. 9.97 Acre Lot For Sale on the Carson River. This marvelous property has beautiful views of Virginia City The Santa Maria Ranch is inspired by a Nevada The Santa Maria Ranch is inspired by a Nevada both the valley and Lake Lahontan. Build your lifestyle that has the feel of open range and lifestyle that has the feel of open range and new home on this wonderful parcel today or Silver Springs ranching. Custom estate lots to semicustom ranching. From fully custom estate lots to simply purchase as an investment in the future! home sites, lots range from ¼ acre to 2 semicustom home sites. Want a larger lot? Bring the animals, bring the toys, lots of property 75.720.8501 acre. Want a larger lot? Home sizes range from Home sizes range from1800 to over 5000 sq. ft. and privacy with this 38+ acres. $84,900 1500 to over 5000 sq. ft. $149,900 $159,900 TAKE A LOOK AT THESE GREAT COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES BELOW!

3405 Citrus, Silver Springs This Certified ready to build site. 98 acres master 3406 & 3350 Centennial, Carson City 1540 Main, Gold Hill 25 Daney Canyon, Dayton planned Industrial property may be subdivided. Two commercial buildings totaling 15,000 Sq Welcome to the oldest operating hotel in Nevada. Featuring over 8000 sf of living space between Property is located in the municipal water Ft. Zoned General Industrial, there are many Located right in the Comstock, the Gold Hill the Spanish style main home, 2 guests companies service area, the county sewer uses for these buildings. Located at entrance Hotel includes 19 leasable rooms, 4 Homes and homes and a ranch style cabin, there are 225.02 service area, with electricity on property and to the Eagle Valley Golf Course. Buildings are more, the original 1860’s bar and the acres of land (Could be Subdivided) and 28 acre natural gas available at the street along with currently fully leased. $995,900 Crowne Pointe Restaurant. $999,999 feet of water rights included in the sale. $3,999,999 communications. $14,000,000

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John Arant, owner of The Martin Hotel, talks about the new location that opened recently in Carson City. Taking the long view “We are casual precision. The food is perfect, the service is perfect, but the atmosphere is casual. We have a lot of fun.”

BY TERI VANCE He’s spent the past 14 years restoring the The Martin Hotel in Carson City opened its historic building and increasing the visibility of doors in late October 2018. hen John Arant retired from his the restaurant, which is a locals’ favorite as well as “Talk about a friendly welcome,” Arant said. career in finance back East, he a dining destination for patrons from around the “It’s been over the top. People have been so nice, so knew he wanted to return to world. welcoming and so curious. It’s nice to have them Nevada. “I like to say we have customers we see every curious.” W“I’ve always been attracted to the high desert,” week and some we see once a year,” he said. he said. “I love the long views you get here.” While keeping his focus on the business, he has HISTORY OF THE MARTIN So when The Martin Hotel — the iconic not lost sight of that long view — casting his gaze An 1881 lithograph of the original location in restaurant in Winnemucca — went up for sale, he to the capital city. Winnemucca of The Martin Hotel shows the decided to make the move across the country. “We have so many customers in Winnemucca property was first used as a bordello. “Nevada is the family home,” he said. “The from Carson City. When I realized Carson City In 1913, Augustine A. and Elisee Henri Martin, family roots run deep in Winnemucca. The does not have its own Basque restaurant, I spent of France, acquired the building next door and baseball field is named after my grandfather.” the last five years finding a spot here.” later moved to the current location. After a fire in

4 • CARSON CITY VISITORS GUIDE | WINTER 2019 1920, the hotel was rebuilt to include 25 rooms and Customers enjoy a traditional picon punch and family-style dining at The Martin Hotel in Carson a restaurant. City. Though not Basque, the Martins catered to cattlemen and sheepherders, often Basque, when they came to town. The Basque — originating from parts of France and Spain —began immigrating to the West in the mid-19th century during the Gold Rush. “Every Basque restaurant has its own Many found their wealth instead in the livestock interpretation — the Martin’s is the best.” industry, then returned home. The drink is named after Gaétan Picon, an Italian Immigration slowed during World War II, but who invented the 78-proof liqueur, Amer Picon, the country was left with a labor shortage after the from herbs he found in Algeria, Africa in 1837. war. Legislation passed in 1950 allowing Basque The liqueur served as the base for the cocktail sheepherders to enter the United States for three- former owner Rosie Uriguen. created in the late 19th century at a Basque year periods. “We don’t really care about what everybody’s boarding house in California. There is some This gave rise to a new industry. doing now,” Arant said. “Rosie’s recipes make the dispute whether that happened in San Francisco Boarding houses were created to give the Martin.” or Bakersfield. sheepherders a place to stay — and food was often Unlike most restaurants, Basque restaurants The original Picon Amer is largely unavailable provided. serve family-style, with patrons sharing a table. in the United States now. Others liked the food as well, and Basque “There is something about communal dining,” “The French won’t let us import it, so now we restaurants were born. Arant said. “Just passing things around the table use Torani Amer,” Arant explained. The Martin Hotel continued in the same takes you back. That’s why we’ve made it. It’s just a The cocktail is part science and another part art. tradition after Augustine Martin died. The hotel good family place.” “You take the Torani, and just hover the bottle and restaurant was owned and managed by He described the cuisine as “part Spanish, part of grenadine over it. Add a shot of soda,” Arant Basque families stretching into the 1970s including French and mostly garlic.” described. “Stir 13 times. Float the brandy and add Yrueta, Forgonnes, Bilboa, and Sil and Rosie He said a first-timer should probably order the a twist of lemon.” Uriguen. lamb shanks or lamb chops. “Because of the tradition of Basque THE MARTIN HOTEL IN CARSON CITY THE CUISINE sheepherders, lamb is a big deal,” he said. “Then The Martin Hotel opened in the long-awaited Many of the recipes still served at both locations you’ll know you’ve been at a Basque restaurant.” building at 308 Curry Street. The building is of The Martin Hotel were created in the 1950s by The must-have drink is the Picon punch. zoned mixed commercial and residential, with

CARSON CITY VISITORS GUIDE | WINTER 2019 • 5 Diners are surrounded by local art at the Basque-style restaurant.

6 • CARSON CITY VISITORS GUIDE | WINTER 2019 businesses on the first two floors and residences “You take the above. The distinct design of the building lends an air Torani, and just of elegance to the restaurant, Arant said, which is only somewhat accurate. hover the bottle of “We are casual precision,” he said. “The food is perfect, the service is perfect, but the atmosphere grenadine over it. is casual. We have a lot of fun.” Add a shot of soda. In staying true to the Basque tradition, Arant is unsure how Stir 13 times. Float connected he is The Martin Hotel to that tradition the brandy and add 775-461-0441 himself. 308 N. Curry St. “The rumor a twist of lemon.” is my great- themartinhotel.com grandmother was Basque,” he said. “She wrote the language and spoke the language.” He said she would write letters for the Basque sheepherders in their little-known native tongue to their families back home. “The country was as prejudiced then as it is now, so she would never admit she was Basque,” he said. “We have no idea where she was from. None. You just have to take it for what it was — the Wild West.” In style, food and decor — including local artwork displayed for sale on the walls — the Carson City version mimics the historic version in Winnemucca. “They’ve done it in a way that people walk in and say, ‘Oh, it’s the Martin,’” Arant said. “The only difference they should feel here is the floor is level.”

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Forging Fashion “I am the WITH AN EYE FOR THE BOLD AND COLORFUL, CARSON CITY JEWELER CREATES SUCCESSFUL trend. BUSINESS | BY TERI VANCE It’s my aesthetic. s an artist and jewelry maker, Denise Jenkins keeps an eye on the fashion They’re world. “In January, I’ll look at the colors of the buying a year,” she said. “I look at the New York scene.” little piece But when she sits down to create a piece of jewelry, the inspiration comes of my soul from within. “I am the trend,” she said. “It’s my made out aesthetic. They’re buying a little piece of my soul made out of metal and rock.” of metal It only makes sense. Her entry into the jewelry-crafting world was just Aas organic. and rock.” While in art school, she took a jewelry class to meet the requirement for sculpture credits. Wearing her own creation to a bar one night, she ran into a group of women from the Tri Delta sorority. “One of them said, ‘I like your ring,’” Jenkins recalled. “I offered to make her one.” That turned into an agreement where Jenkins made key chains, rings and bracelets for the sorority in exchange for tuition fees. “By the time we were seniors, there were engagements and weddings and such,” she said. “I was very grateful. They paid for my school.”

Denise Jenkins shapes silver inside the studio of her Carson City home where she creates six to 10 pieces of jewelry a day.

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CARSON CITY VISITORS GUIDE | WINTER 2019 • 15 Still, her father feared she needed a more steady livelihood, so she took a teaching job. “It was a challenge,” she said. “I hated it. So I quit.” For the past 30 years, she’s made her living in the arts. Mostly, she creates jewelry, but she also paints — landscapes, still life and portraits — and plays the Celtic fiddle. “When I get sick of metal, I grab a fiddle and go crazy,” she said. Her studio is set up in the north Carson City home she shares with her engineer husband, Mike, where she works an average of 60 hours a week. She creates six to 10 pieces a day that she sells in eight galleries, the occasional fair and online at Etsy and Instagram. Hands down, she said, she sells mostly earrings and “big, huge knuckle-busting rings.” It’s the same kind of ring she likes to wear when playing the fiddle, to balance out her bow. She keeps her price point affordable, usually charging between $80 to $300. “At the end of the year, I have less than 10 pieces that I’ve not been able to sell,” she said. Jeffery Pace, owner of Carson City’s Artsy shapes it with an anvil. “Once I make it, it’s not mine anymore,” she Fartsy Art Gallery — which features the work “All blacksmiths use the same tools,” she said. said. “They’ll zoom in on the one thing. They’re of 60 Northern Nevada artists — said Jenkins’ “We’re all going to use the same setup — a hammer drawn to something. I didn’t know it, but I made it jewelry is a hit in his store. and a big torch with fire.” for that person.” “She’s probably my best-selling artist,” he said. Her stones come from all over the world. It’s all about making that connection. “Her work is very earthy and everything is a one- “I purchase directly from the miners,” she said. “People like to wear adornment,” Jenkins said. of-a-kind piece. She’s also a very accommodating “I know how many carats, how much each is and “It’s a way of telling the world who they are. It’s jeweler. If someone wants this or that, she will where they all came from.” everybody’s story, I just facilitate it. I give you work with them.” While she relies on her own spark to design the the wherewithal to indulge in your lust for really Jenkins forges the metal in her own studio and pieces, once they are created, she releases them. decadent stuff.”

Above: Denise Jenkins shows some of the stones she purchases from around the world. At right, she works on a bracelet.

Next page: Jenkins talks about the connection she feels to the customers who buy her jewelry.

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Carson City Art Walk The Carson City Art Walk features artists and galleries, all located within walking dis-tance of downtown. The walk leads art lovers on a self-guided tour of the city’s culture and heritage highlights.

Artsy Fartsy Art Gallery Capital City Arts Initiative 405 N. Nevada St. • 885 E. Musser St. - Courthouse Gallery 775-885-2787 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday • 851 E. Williams St. - Sierra Room www.artsyfartsyartgallery.com During public meetings/by appointment • 108 E. Proctor St. - BRIC Gallery Bluu Art Gallery 775-721-7424 220-A W. Telegraph St. 8 a.m.-noon, 1-4 p.m. Monday-Friday 775-461-3510 www.arts-initiative.org 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday bluugallery.com Charlie B Gallery 114 W. Telegraph St. Brewery Art Center — Nevada Artist 775-575.-7333 Association Gallery 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday 449 W. King St. www.charliebgallery.com 775-882-6411 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday www.nevadaartists.org

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Comma Coffee – Backseat Gallery Nevada State Legislature Art Galleries Stewart Indian School 312 S. Carson St. – LXS Gallery 5500 Snyder Ave. 775-883-2662 401 S. Carson St. 775-687-8333 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday 775-684-6800 Self-Guided Tours 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday www.nvculture.org/indiancommission www.commacoffee.com www.leg.state.nv.us Timeless Sculpture Outdoor Garden Ogres-Holm Pottery Nevada State Museum 5100 S. Carson St. 1215 S. Carson St. 600 N. Carson St. 775-230-1718 Carson Mall 775-687-4810 www.timelesssculptures.com 775-461-3616 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday www.nvculture.org/museums Battle Born Hall www.ogresholmpottery.com Nevada Capitol Nevada State Railroad Museum 101 N. Carson St. Nevada Art Council – OXS Gallery 2180 S. Carson St. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday 716 N. Carson St., second floor 775-687-6953 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday 775-687-6680 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Thursday-Monday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday www.nvculture.org/museums Western Nevada College www.nvculture.org/nevadaartscouncil Bristlecone Building Art Gallery 2201 W. College Parkway 775-445-3000 Previous page: At top, ceramic sculpture by Barbara Prodaniuk at Artsy Fartsy Art Gallery; below, blown glass by Ken and Ingrid Hanson at Bluu Art Gallery. Above: Bristlecone Building Art Gallery at Western Nevada College. 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday www.wnc.edu CARSON CITY VISITORS GUIDE | WINTER 2019 • 19 » ART MURALS

Battle Born by Abner Rivera N. Carson and Bath streets

Green Springs Ranch in Eureka by Don & Trish Reynolds Stewart and Proctor streets

Home Means Nevada by Erik Burke 2001 N. Carson St.

Strings of Imagination by Bryce Chisholm King and Minnesota streets

Sunset Tree by Mauricio Sandoval 107 W. Telegraph St.

Visual Growth

Above: Home Means Nevada Mural by Erik Burke. by Erik Burke Across from 904 N. Curry St.

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Come see us; we’ll blow you away Each year, the readers of Nevada Magazine choose their favorite places to eat, proved that Nevada’s smaller towns love their homegrown businesses and visit and shop throughout the Silver State. attractions.” “Our 21st annual readers’ survey made one thing abundantly clear—readers Many Carson City businesses were chosen among the best in the state in the from our rural areas are fervent about their favorite establishments,” the rural category. magazine reported. “While voting is always robust, tallying this year’s winners If you’re looking for the best of the best, be sure to stop in.

BEST ART GALLERY BEST CASINO BEST FINE DINING BEST PLACE TO SHOP Artsy Fartsy Art Gallery Casino Fandango Duke’s Steakhouse – Casino The Purple Avocado 405 N. Nevada St. 3800 S. Carson St. Fandango 904 N. Curry St. 3800 S. Carson St. BEST BAKERY BEST CHEF BEST RESTAURANT LA Bakery Café Charlie Abowd, Café at BEST FOOD FESTIVAL Café at Adele’s 1280 N. Curry St. Adele’s Taste of Downtown 1112 N. Carson St. 1112 N. Carson St. BEST BREAKFAST/BRUNCH BEST HIGH SCHOOL BEST SPECIAL EVENT Café at Adele’s BEST COMEDY Carson High School Nevada Day Parade 1112 N. Carson St. Carson Nugget Comedy Club 507 N. Carson St. BEST MUSEUM BEST SUSHI BEST BUFFET Nevada State Museum Kei Sushi Casino Fandango BEST ENTERTAINMENT 600 N. Carson St. 3220 Highway 50 #4 3800 S. Carson St. Lacy J Dalton Various locations

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Making a Mark on History AS A STUDENT AT STEWART INDIAN SCHOOL, CLARK KOWCHEE LEARNED TO PAINT. HIS ARTWORK IS STILL ON THE WALLS, DECADES AFTER ITS CLOSURE | BY TERI VANCE

Clark Kowchee continues to create paintings from his studio in in Phoenix, Ariz.

Above: Paintings discovered at Stewart Indian School were painted by Clark Kowchee, who was a student there in 1979-80. lark Kowchee credits Stewart Indian School with leaving an indelible mark on him. After having some trouble in public Cschool in his Utah hometown, he enrolled in the boarding school at the end of his sophomore year in 1979. “When I was going to school at Stewart, that really opened up a whole new chapter with painting and more creativity,” he said. “That’s when I really started getting into the basics of my art. The staff and the teachers and everyone there were really supportive of anybody who was trying to accomplish something.” The following year, he left his mark in return on the school. His art teacher offered Kowchee the chance to paint a selection of murals on the classroom walls, and he readily accepted. He painted traditional American Indian faces, with war bonnets and teepees in the background. That year, however, was the school’s last. The dorms and classrooms were shuttered. The students scattered. Kowchee moved to Litchfield Park, Ariz., where he continues to live with his wife, Marlena, and son, Tiger. He drives a shuttle bus for the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The State of Nevada acquired the Stewart Indian School campus in the 1990s and uses it for classes, training and agency offices. The Nevada Indian Commission is housed in the former superintendent’s home. With $4.5 million in capital improvement funds allotted from the state, work is under way on a project to restore the campus and create a cultural “I was pretty excited to see them there — Clark Kowchee displays his current work. center and museum. actually looking at them after all these years,” he As part of the restoration process, Bobbi said. Rahder, museum director, toured all of the He called the school to let them know he was the buildings, some of which have been closed and artist. “It still looked really good, but on the other used primarily for storage. “It was so cool,” Rahder recalled. “We were hand, I’ve come so far from then to now,” he said. “We wanted to understand how these buildings so excited to talk to him and know he was still Kowchee donated a piece of artwork to had been used in the past,” Rahder said. “When painting.” this year’s American Indian Achievement we got in there, we found these murals.” Kowchee paints out of his studio in a plant Awards Banquet hosted by the Nevada Indian Nobody seemed to know how long they’d been where he works part-time. He sells them mostly by Commission. there or who had painted them. word-of-mouth to customers on his shuttle bus. Rahder said she hopes to find a way to preserve “We put them on Facebook to share with our Although his work highlights American Indian the murals created by Kowchee and other artists. followers that we’d found these great paintings,” heritage, his customers are from all walks of life. The Stewart Indian School Cultural Center Rahder said. “They were still in great shape “I grew up with Indian culture, around the and Museum is slated to open in fall 2019, with a despite the fact that the building hadn’t been kept songs and dancing and languages,” he said. “It’s planned exhibit featuring the school’s history. up. We were really pleased to see them.” always been inside me.” “Clark is very modest. He’s very humble,” The post went up in July 2018. In September, He said looking at the murals at the school Rahder said. “But we really love his art, and we’d Kowchee saw the images. shows him his progression in technique. love to feature it.”

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HOTELS & CASINOS Holiday Inn Express & Plaza Hotel & Event Center Days Inn Suites 801 S. Carson St. 3103 N. Carson St. Americas Best Value Inn 4055 N. Carson St. 775-883-9500 775-461-3701 2731 S. Carson St. 775-283-4055 carsoncityplaza.com daysinn.com 775-882-2007 americasbestvalueinn.com Motel 6 Super 8 Bliss Bungalow 2749 S. Carson St. 2829 S. Carson St. 408 W. Robinson St. Wyndham Garden/Max 775-885-7710 775-883-7800 775-230-0641 Casino motel6.com super8.com blissbungalow.com 900 S. Carson St. 775-883-0900 Mill House Inn maxcasinocc.com 3251 S. Carson St. 775-882-2715 Carson Tahoe Hotel 800 N. Carson St. Saint Charles Hotel 775-882-5535 310 S. Carson St. ccnugget.com/hotel 775-220–9977

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