Wednesday, October 19, 2016, 5:30pm-7pm
Ely Art Bank


RSVP: online RSVP /  / [email protected]

This meeting is free and open to the public 

All who live/work in White Pine County are encouraged to attend!

Light refreshments provided

Sponsors: Bristlecone Arts and the Ely Renaissance Society

What is an Arts Town Meeting? This public convening is part of a series of Arts Town Meetings taking place across the state in 2016 and 2017. Data and ideas generated at Arts Town Meetings will be gathered, organized and shared with co-sponsor/s and attendees. This information will allow the Nevada Arts Council to work with communities to set arts and cultural priorities for the future. Critical information gathered at Arts Town Meetings - along with feedback from focus groups and an online public survey - is also used to update the Nevada Arts Council's strategic plan, Values and Vision. 

For people who cannot attend an Arts Town Meeting, a Values and Vision public survey is available at nac.nevadaculture.org or by calling .


-The Nevada Arts Council's Community Arts Development Team
Amy Spencer, Program Coordinator, [email protected] / 

Shosh Zeldner, Program Associate, [email protected] / 


    

Holiday Barbeque
 
Sometimes it is hard to be on the road over a weekend or a holiday. Everyone else is home enjoying time with family and friends with all kinds of great food. We are often on the road. Our friend Ollie, another trucking Chihuahua mix, told us this story when we all met up at the truck stop. For more see ROAD DOGS.

​Sagebrush Quilt Guild News

Sagebrush Quilt Guild members are gearing up for another great annual quilt show.  This show is being held August 4th, 5th, and 6th.  Doors of the White Pine County Middle School Gymnasium will open at 9:00 a.m. and close at 4:00 p.m.   This year’s show is being co-sponsored by the Sagebrush Quilt Guild and White Pine County School District.  Mrs. Donna Gubler is the chairman of this event.

This year’s quilt challenge was developed by Mrs. Pat Bernd.  She taught the quilters a different technique called “Stack and Whack.” Several different quilts were produced using this interesting pattern.  Many colorful creations will be displayed at the quilt show.  As always, there are a plethora of other interesting quilts making their way to the White Pine Middle School. There will be quilters available all each day, to answer questions and give advice on quilting projects.

This year the guild has added an additional attraction.  On Saturday and Sunday at noon, there will be a trunk show.  Everyone in the community is invited to come and show quilts to the audience.  These quilts may be made by you, given to you, or passed down in your family.  Please come and tell us about the quilt, its history, and what it means to you.  The trunk show will last as long as there are people to exhibit their family heirlooms and an audience to see them.
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The Sagebrush Quilt Guild is a group of people of all ages who get together weekly to quilt, laugh, and enjoy each other’s company.  They meet every Thursday evening at 4:00 p.m. in the basement of the Episcopal Church at 209 West 7th Street in Ely.  They also meet for “all-day quilting” every second Saturday of each month.  They welcome everyone from beginners to professionals. Everyone in the guild is willing to answer questions, help beginners, and learn new techniques.   For further information, call Margaret Thiel at .

Labor Day weekend 2016

Friday September 2nd

Parade at 6pm Line up will be at the McGill grade School parade will proceed down 2nd street. Theme of this year’s Parade is “United WE Stand” Any one or any groups are welcome to come join the parade
Street Dance Starts right after parade until 12pm
MVFD will have their Beer booth set up along with the MRA, and anyone else who would like to set up a booth. We will have live music and lots of room for you to dance.

Saturday September 3rd

Color me fun run/walk Starts at 8am we are in the process of opening an online registration you will also be able to register at 7am Saturday. This Event will Start at the McGill Grade School.
McGill town picnic will kick off at 11am at the McGill swimming pool park. We will have free hamburgers and Hot dogs provided by the McGill Town Council. MRA will be selling Ice cream and T Shirts, Fire Department will have all drinks for you to enjoy, Carnival games for the kids to enjoy and other activities. We are in the process of reaching out to vendors to come set up Booths for you to shop from. Anyone wanting to set up a booth please call Brenda @
Lackawanna fire will be holding horse shoe tournament. More information on this will follow as we get it. Also don’t forget the McGill Pools Famous Labor Day Big Splash.

Sunday September 4th.
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Softball between WPCSO and MVFD will start at 5pm. This year all gate fees for non-players will be donated to the WPCS Athletic programs along with Ely’s Learning Bridge Athletics. The fire Department will be setting up their drink booth with all proceeds from sales on this day going to the School’s Athletic fundraising program. Directly after game the ball field will be opened up for the public to come in. We are in the process of getting food vendors for the night of the game also. These Vendors will be the School’s Athletic programs so all proceeds will go to them. The public will be able to come into the Baseball Park to sit and enjoy the fireworks at Dusk. So clear your Calendars and join us for a fun filled weekend, while supporting many different groups.

​ by Patricia Orr-Fua

​Mininimalist. Downsizing. Whatever you call it, I am throwing stuff out! And this time ( finally ) I am throwing it out faster than I can acquire it.

I am spiraling upward! It all started with watching this horrible television show called "Hoarders". I watched several episodes just to make sure I was thoroughly disgusted, then I made myself a promise, I would never become a hoarder. What I didn't know then was that I already was a hoarder. Somewhere between the philosophies of "saving" passed on to me by a mother who was a child during the depression, and my own attempts to "recycle, up cycle and re-purpose. I was already in deep trouble. So, garbage bags and plastic tubs of clothes went first, followed closely behind with nick knacks and broken furniture. I was feeling pretty good.

I begin to think about how much "stuff" I had accumulated, and to be honest, my driving force was to free myself of useless possessions. Ha! Do you know what a silly statement that is? And it isn't just me. Everyone I know has a "nest". It seems to be a part of our western culture, acquire things and then acquire some more.

I started to look back on my experiences living on an island and to appreciate the appeal of living with strict routines which must be followed to survive.  There were two routines I had to learn;  the daily sweep and clean of the cement walkway which lined the house and the status of the kitchen  which held our drinking water.  If these jobs weren't done then none of the other chores would be done on time. The sweep of the concrete allowed others to follow and fill and treat water which was used to irrigate. It was also mandatory to help with insect control, but most of all to slow the growth of algae, which grew rapidly and we had to protect the wood of the house. We were the only house on the mountain that was not a concrete brick structure.

Water catchment and treatment for our drinking water meant that our family would stay well. Bad water followed by mosquito bites could lead to illness and sores which left horrid scars. We were blessed with nightly rain on the mountain and every month we would have a torrential downpour, usually at about 2 AM. The alarm ould sound ( the Chief (my father in-law ) would go to each bedroom and awaken us, We had to scramble to treat all 40 drinking water barrels.

Looking back on these days of living frugally and with purpose, I better understood the value and comfort gleaned from having a strict routine and knowing the importance and necessity of commitment.

This has led me to fantasize about changing some things up in my life. The appeal became even stronger with the emergence of the "tiny house" movement. I hope you will follow me as I attempt to acquire a "tiny life" with the intention of living with purpose.
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Stay tuned for information and stories of living in alternative styles. Lets look at a few.

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This tiny house on wheels has an adjacent studio! This is probably my favorite, today.

The reason these homes are built on wheels is two fold, to be able to move them, and also to circumvent laws which do not apply to a "mobile" home.

My studio would be an office and this would help eliviate the need to use my "living" square feet.

http://inhabitat.com/6-tiny-homes-under-50000-you-can-buy-right-now/

http://www.coca-colacompany.com/stories/more-than-mud-self-sustaining-recycled-homes-more-than-sum-of-their-parts