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We meet Wednesdays at 12:00 PM
Nugget Casino Resort

1100 Nugget Avenue
Sparks, NV 89431
United States

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August 1, 2018 Program: An Exploration of Geoarchaeology in the Great Basin

Where should we look for the earliest evidence of people in the Great Basin? What was the Great Basin like at the end of the last ice ace when people first arrived? Knowing where water, food and people were in a changing landscape are some of the challenges facing archaeologists that will be discussed.

Join us for a program exploring the geoarchaeology in the Great Basin by Dr. Teresa Wriston, Geoarchaeologist/Assistant Research Professor at the Desert Research Institute.

July 24, 2018 Program: National Automobile Museum

Our Sparks Rotary lunch meeting scheduled for July 24th will be held at the National Automobile Museum located at 10 State St. The National Automobile Museum is located just south of the Truckee River in Reno, Nevada and displays historic automobiles from the late 19th century and from throughout the 20th. When the Museum opened in 1989, it was reported to have set the standard for automobile museums around the world. Since then, it has received many accolades and today it is recognized as one of 10 Best Automobile Museums in the U.S.

The idea for this Museum developed following the death of Bill Harrah and the Museum exists today thanks to a persuasive public and the generosity of many. Bill Harrah was a prominent gaming pioneer who founded Harrah’s Hotels and Casinos and the former Harrah’s Automobile Collection. He assembled the largest and most historically significant collection in the world that reached approximately 1,400 vehicles. His legacy lives on at the National Automobile Museum (The Harrah Collection). After his death in 1978, Holiday Inns purchased Harrah’s Hotels and Casinos and Harrah’s Automobile Collection in 1980.

July 11, 2018 Program: Laura Jackson and Tim Young from the Reno Phil