Buttercup the horse and friends participated in the Genoa Pet Parade on Sunday.
Photo by Kurt Hildebrand.
Fourth of July celebrations in Carson Valley's three towns were well attended on Sunday morning. The Gardnerville Main Street Freedom 5K Fun Run and Walk drew 140 participants to the otherwise quiet town on Sunday morning. Main Street Director Jen Nalder said that most of the participants signed up in the last few days. Meanwhile, Genoa, Nevada's oldest town was bustling with activity as preparations for the annual American celebration were under way. Genoans started off their event at 10 a.m.with a pet, bicycle and kazoo parade. Events will continue in the town, with the Carson City Symphony performing at 4:30 p.m. today. They were cooking burgers in Minden Park for the free barbecue. Scores of children participated in the bicycle parade around the park, while others enjoyed an inflatable slide, bouncy house and the Minden Splash Pad. Very nearly the entire town was in evidence. The Battle Born Mounted Posse brought in the colors. The Carson Valley Pops performed in Heritage Park in Gardnerville at noon on Sunday for the Fourth.
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Today’s events will literally cross the starting line 8 a.m. with Gardnerville’s Freedom 5K Fun Run and Walk at Heritage Park.
Registration is 7-7:45 a.m. today for those who haven’t already registered online.
Signing up today will cost $35 cash only this morning. The run is sponsored by Bently Nevada: a Baker Hughes Business. A $5 portion of each entry will go to Wreaths Across America for a wreath at each veteran’s grave at Garden Cemetery.
The Carson Valley Pops Orchestra is celebrating the 4th of July with a Patriotic Concert at the Heritage Park in Gardnerville. The concert starts at 11:30 a.m. and the Voices of the Sierra will also participate.
The Town of Minden and the Carson Valley Inn are hosting a kids bike parade and free barbecue 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in Minden Park. Information, TownofMinden.com
A children and pet parade will start off an Independence Day-long celebration in Nevada’s oldest town at 10 a.m. today.
The parade starts near the Genoa Town Church on Nixon Street and will wind its way through Mormon Station State Historic Park.
Americana bands will perform from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., when the Carson City Symphony provides the crescendo to the day at 4:30 p.m. The program includes show tunes, marches, and pops music, and more. It will end around 6 p.m. Seating is on the lawn. The audience is invited to bring blankets or lawn chairs. Admission is free.
The Genoa Volunteer Fire Department will sell chicken dinners and libations through the day.
Fireworks
While home fireworks are prohibited in most of the Sierra Front, there are three fireworks shows in the region.
Stateline will host Fourth of July fireworks at 9:15 p.m. in the Stateline corridor, from atop the Michael Laub building.
Nevada Rural Counties RSVP Program’s annual carnival in Carson City’s Mills Park wraps up today with a fireworks show tonight.
The carnival starts at 11 a.m. with fireworks by PyroGuys starting at around 9:30 p.m.
Virginia City’s Fourth of July Celebration officially kicks off at noon with the parade down C Street lined with red, white and blue and candy-collecting kids waving their flags. Advance registration for the parade is encouraged. Starting at 6 p.m. David John and the Comstock Cowboys, a free concert, will perform at the Bucket of Blood. At dark, will be fireworks.
Fireworks are visible throughout town.
Monday Holiday
Local, state and federal offices are closed Monday for the holiday, along with many businesses.
