Nevada Day 2004

Posted November 14, 2004 by Scott Schrantz

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Every year October 31 is “Nevada Day”, the anniversary of the day in 1864 when Abraham Lincoln signed Nevada into statehood. In 1938 they started giving a parade in Carson City on the 31st, and it’s become a yearly tradition since then. The celebration has expanded in the ensuing years to include a carnival, fireworks, a music festival, and a bunch of other festivities.

For years Nevada Day was always celebrated on the 31st, no matter which day of the week it fell on. And since that’s also Halloween, trick or treating was always done on October 30th. But a few years ago they moved the celebration from the 31st to the last Saturday in October, creating a three-day weekend.

In 2004 the parade was held on Saturday, October 30th. Here are two pages of photos of the parade, and a page from the carnival and the fireworks that evening.

Parade Page 1

The parade started out with the Highway Patrol leading the way.

And then: Bagpipes!

Car 54, Where Are You?

The SWAT team was on the scene. Hopefully this was part of the parade.

Senator Harry Reid was up for re-election this year. Apparently his tactic was to weigh down the fire truck with so many campaign signs that you couldn’t see anybody’s face.

It’s Plunger Man! Along with his sidekicks Hoedown Sally and The Dark Ninja, he keeps the world safe from clogged toilets and overflowing septics.

The Wooster High School JROTC carries the flag down Carson Street.

And the rest of the Wooster High JROTC marches along behind. Looks like the whole school is in the program.

There’s Mayor Ray on the stagecoach. Mayor Ray was up for re-election too. Three days after the parade he was voted out. See ya, Mayor Ray.

The Carson High Band.

MacGruff tries not to fall out of the PT Cruiser and take a bite out of the asphalt.

The Friends of the Silver Saddle Ranch tried to drive their tractors down the street without having them break down.

And this old truck went chugging behind.

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