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MAC Attack!
The pride of Carson City’s park system is the Robert “Bob” Crowell Multi-Purpose Athletic Center (MAC). Built approximately 9 years ago, the MAC opened on December 30, 2016 after 19 years of planning and fund-raising. The MAC, along with its … Continue reading
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Tagged Boys and Girls Club, Carson City, Carson City Parks and Recreation Department, Evelyn Wungnema Larkin, Keystone Masonry, MAC, Miles Constrction, Muiti-Purpose Athletic Center, Native American Stonemasons, Nevada Day, Nevada Day Parade, Nevada Day Pow Wow, Nevada Day weekend, Randall Wungnema, Robert "Bob" Crowell, Wungnema
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Wungnema House
Look at this beauty! It’s the Wungnema House located in Carson City, Nevada. The original builders/owners of the Wungnema House, were Burton and Pearl Wungnema. Their name, Wungnema, is Hopi for “grow”, as in growing corn. Both of them … Continue reading
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Tagged Brunswick Canyon, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Carson City, Ernest Wungnema, Fallon, Homer S. Talas, Hopi Indians, Hopi Nation, McQueen Family, Mills Park Golf Course, Native American Stonemasons, Pearl Wungnema, Stewart Indian School, Talas Family, V&T Roundhouse, Wonderstone, Wungnema
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Pink Stone BBQ
Our friends, Manny and Bekah, have the cutest little house on the east side of Carson City. And, in the backyard is a pink stone BBQ, complete with a spit for roasts or game. Both the house and the BBQ … Continue reading
Honoring the Native American Stonemasons at Christmas
Every year since 2002, the Downtown Redevelopment Citizens Committee of Carson City has issued a Christmas ornament featuring a historic building in the city. The ornaments are designed to highlight the city’s historic and unique buildings. The 2018 ornament featured … Continue reading
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Tagged Burton Wungnema, Carson City, National Register of Historic Places, Native American Stonemasons, Pearl Talas, Purple Avocado, Stewart Cultural Center and Museum, Stewart Indian School, the Downtown Redevelopment Citizens Committee of Carson City, Wungnema, Wungnema House
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Retaining Wall, Virginia City
This retaining wall is located on State Route 341, heading into Virginia City. It was built approximately 50 years ago by Randall, Johnny and Raymond Wungnema and (nephew/cousin) Darryl Crawford. Ever thrifty, these stonemason used the stones left behind after … Continue reading