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Nevada’s state flag once looked different than it does today

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December 2, 2024

Nevada’s state flag once looked different than it does today

For a landlocked state in the desert, Nevada’s flag sure does have a lot of blue. But it’s not about the ocean, it’s about loyalty.

Nevada’s flag has gone through several iterations over the years, and the most recent one, finalized in 1991, represents the many symbols of the Silver State.

Emblazoned on the blue flag in the upper left corner is a silver star — a reference to the state’s nickname based on its mining history — with a golden banner above it with the the words “Battle Born,” a nod to the state’s founding during the Civil War. The blue color symbolizes the state’s loyalty to the union, according to the Nevada Legislature.

Underneath the star is the word “Nevada” in gold, with the state’s flower, the sagebrush, closing off the emblem.

But it didn’t always look like that.

From 1905 to 1915, an early state flag was adorned with a large “NEVADA” in the middle. At the top, the word “SILVER” was emblazoned, and at the bottom was the word “GOLD.” In between the words were 18 gold stars and 18 silver stars to represent the 36th state to join the union.

That early design was recommended by Gov. John Sparks, the 10th governor of Nevada, and a colonel named Sylvester “Henry” Day, an assistant adjutant general of the Nevada National Guard, according to the “Political History of Nevada.”

In 1915, a Nevada historian and Carson City native named Clara M. Crisler, who worked as an enrolling clerk for the Assembly in two legislative sessions, designed a flag that featured a shield from the state seal.

Inside the shield was a railroad, horses pulling a wagon, a mine, a sheaf of white, agricultural tools, and a sun rising over mountains. The slogan “All for our country,” was emblazoned on the flag, as well as “Nevada.” Like the first flag, 18 gold stars and 18 silver stars bordered the shield to represent Nevada’s status as the 36th state.

According to the Legislature, that design was too expensive to produce, and in 1926, a movement to change the flag began when Lt. Gov. Maurice J. Sullivan published notices in Nevada newspapers announcing a contest for a new design, according to the “Political History of Nevada.”

The winner of the contest would get $25, according to the book. In early 1927, the Nevada Legislature appointed members to serve on a committee to select a design, and on Jan. 27, 1927, an assemblyman announced the design by “Don” Louis Schellbach III, an artist for the state highway department.

In 1929 Senate Bill 51 created the state flag, using Schellbach’s design.

His original design, however, did not contain the word “Nevada,” and in the 1929 Legislature, Cada Boak added the word through an amendment approved by the Assembly. It placed “Nevada” in a circle around the star in the flag.

The new flag was not well known, according to the “Political History of Nevada,” so in 1935 the Nevada State Flag Association was formed, and it enlisted the American Legion of the State to provide monetary support and needlewomen to make flags by hand. By 1939, new flags were produced for the governor’s office and the University of Nevada.

There was a clerical error made in 1929 in the flag’s legislation, and the mistake was found in 1989. During the 1991 legislative session, the Nevada Legislature changed the placement of the word “Nevada” on the flag, placing it above the sprays in gold.

Contact Jessica Hill at jehill@reviewjournal.com. Follow @jess_hillyeah on X.

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Traffic slows near Primm into California after Thanksgiving weekend

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December 2, 2024

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Traffic slows near Primm into California after Thanksgiving weekend

Traffic was slow on Sunday afternoon near Primm as visitors traveled south into California as the Thanksgiving holiday weekend ended. Motorists also found slow going as they headed south from Las Vegas into Arizona.

Southbound traffic on the I-15 between Las Vegas and California was slowed for about 24 miles as of 4 p.m. Sunday, according to sigalert.com.

Vehicles were traveling at around 10 to 15 miles per hour north of Primm as of 4 p.m. Traffic returned to normal freeway speed about 23 miles south of Primm near Halloran Summit Road, according to sigalert.com.

Around 3 p.m. Sunday, traffic also moved slowly down through Mountain Pass to the Cima Road exit in California, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation.

Traffic was also was traveling slower than normal in Baker, California, around the Kelbaker Road exit, NDOT maps showed.

Traffic from Las Vegas to Arizona

“There appears to be heavy traffic causing some slowing on U.S. 93 southbound near the I-40 interchange in Kingman,” an Arizona Department of Transportation spokesperson said in a statement to the Review-Journal.

U.S. 93 is the primary route that connects Las Vegas to Phoenix.

Arizona transportation officials said that they did not have an estimate on when traffic will clear as of Sunday evening.

Contact Annie Vong at avong@reviewjournal.com. Follow @annievwrites on X or @annievong.bsky.social. Contact Taylor Lane at tlane@reviewjournal.com. Review-Journal digital content producer Marvin Clemons contributed to this report.

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Rock, mineral and fossil sale in Carson City

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December 1, 2024

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Rock, mineral and fossil sale in Carson City

CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) -The Western Nevada College Geology Club holds its annual Rock, Mineral and Fossil Sale Friday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Room 322 of the Bristlecone Building on the Carson City campus.

It raises money for the scholarship program. Purchases are cash only.

“We have rock, mineral, fossil, gem and shell specimens from all over the western U.S.,” said WNC Professor Winnie Kortemeier, club adviser, who estimates that more than 1,000 samples will be part of the sale.

New for the 2024 sale are samples of garnet in the volcanic rock called rhyolite. They are from Garnet Hill near Ely.

“We will also have samples of magnetite for sale from C Hill here in Carson City,” Kortemeier said. “Also new this year are really beautiful copper ore samples from the Yerington area.”

“Funny how times change — when I was a kid, getting a lump of coal was a bad thing. Now, rocks … rock!” said WNC President J. Kyle Dalpe.

WNC is at 2201 West College Parkway in Carson City.

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Wolf Pack loses Battle for the Fremont Cannon game for third-straight year

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December 1, 2024

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Wolf Pack loses Battle for the Fremont Cannon game for third-straight year

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Nevada Athletics) –

Game Notes:

• Nevada finishes the 2024 season 3-10 overall and 0-7 in Mountain West play following Saturday’s 38-14 loss at UNLV.

• The 24-point loss was Nevada’s worst in the series with UNLV since a 48-13 defeat in 2004.

• Nevada surrendered a season-high six sacks in the contest.

• Nevada finished the night with 67 rushing yards, the sixth time this season it has been held under 100.

UNLV’s 351 rushing yards is a Nevada opponent season high, and the second-consecutive game in which a Wolf Pack opponent went for over 300 (Air Force had 318 on Nov. 23).

• For the second-straight game, a Nevada opponent had two players rush for over 100 yards–UNLV’s Jai’den Thomas and Hajj-Malik Williams finished with 135 and 104 rushing yards, respectively.

• Wide receivers Jaden Smith and Cortez Braham Jr. wrapped their college careers with a touchdown apiece–Smith finished with nine catches for 92 yards and a score, while Braham Jr. caught two balls for 56 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown.

• Linebacker Stone Combs recorded a career-high 12 tackles Saturday, a game after setting a career-best with 11 against Air Force (Nov. 23).

• Quarterback Brendon Lewis set career highs in passing yards (292), completions (27) and attempts (37), with two touchdown passes … Lewis’ previous career high in passing yardage was 287, set against UNLV last season (Oct. 14, 2023).

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