Winter solstice walkers spot a rainbow on Saturday during a drizzly first day of winter near Heritage Park in Gardnerville on Saturday.
Photo by Kurt Hildebrand.
On New Year’s Eve from 6-9 p.m., Main Street Gardnerville hosts the 11th annual Candlelight Labyrinth Walk at Heritage Park Gardens, located directly east of Heritage Park at 1461 Ezell St. in Gardnerville.
This popular event is free and open to all ages. Luminaries will cast a glow through the labyrinth, crackling fire pits will help chase away the chill, hot cider and cocoa will be offered to event-goers, and the first 150 people will received a hand-painted rock. There’s plenty of room for all, and attendees are invited to bring their own chairs, cups, and marshmallows.
Labyrinths have a single continuous path that leads to their center. They are used worldwide as a way to reduce stress, quiet the mind, find focus and insight, meditate, regain balance in life, contemplate, inspire creativity, and celebrate.
This Dec. 31 walk provides a way to ring in the new year, and as MSG Program Director Jen Tune said, the event is “a perfect setting and time to create hopeful tomorrows.”
The mission of MSG, a nonprofit organization, is to “revitalize downtown Gardnerville utilizing design, organization, promotion [and] district vitality to develop a unique identity and preserve the historic nature of our community.”
Established in 2011, Heritage Park Gardens is a Main Street project in cooperation with the Town of Gardnerville. The gardens are run by a dedicated group of volunteers with a vision to provide “a place to learn, grow, share and beautify, to cultivate and nurture our community.”
Learn more about Main Street’s other programs, volunteer opportunities, and events at mainstreetgardnerville.org.
Library to launch adult winter reading program
’Tis the season for curling up with a good book, and the Douglas County Library is doing their part to encourage the community to do just that.
Starting Jan. 1, The library is hosting a Winter Reading Program for adults. For every two books read, participants earn a raffle ticket for a chance to win a handmade quilt provided by the Carson Valley Quilt Guild (cvqg.com). The adult reading program runs through February 28, and there’s no limit to the number of tickets one can earn toward the raffle.
Reading can be logged through a Beanstalk account or recorded on forms available at the library. To create a Beanstalk account, visit the DCPL online at library.douglascountynv.gov/, click “Reading Programs” on the homepage, then scroll down to “Create an account.”
Please note that the library is closed today for Christmas and will reopen 10 a.m. Thursday. Over the New Year holiday, the Minden library closes at 2 p.m. Dec. 31 and reopens 10 a.m. Jan. 2.
The Minden Library is located at 1625 Library Lane. Connect with DCPL on the webpage listed above, on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, or call 775-782-9841.
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