Silpada Beads

Among the items on display are an 1846 Hunneman hand pumper, a 1913 Seagrave fire engine, numerous hose carts and the recently restored circa 1900 chemical fire suppression cart. Co-sponsored by GE Energy and the Carson Valley Inn, this event has raised more than $200,000 in the fight against cancer. GE employees host bunko for breast cancer event from 6-11 p. m. Friday at the ballroom at the Carson Valley Inn. Warren Engine Co. is the oldest continuously operating volunteer fire department on the West Coast. Also on display are photographs of Warren Engine Co. members beginning with its founding in June 1863. The museum boasts an extensive collection of antique firefighting equipment from the volunteer fire department's storied past. The event will support Carson Tahoe Hospital's Cancer Resource Center.

At The Bead Hive in Coopersburg (formerly My Father’s Beads Then, on Saturday I went to the Innovative Bead Expo and spent several hours wandering around in a bead-crazed stupor.   I really don’t consider myself a “shop ’til you drop” sort of gal, but I managed to pick up some lovely grey rondelles and compressed red coral coin beads (also in the bracelet at left), Chinese turquoise, vintage components and silver spacer... And as if that weren’t enough, since I was in the neighborhood after all, I dropped in again on Kat’s Bead Boutique  to see if she had anything new since I’d last been there (fortunately, I was able to control myself and walked out with only a few... So I finally paid another visit to the two new bead shops in my area. Nowadays, I’m not prone to that sort of anxiety (in fact, I rarely have nightmares), but I do feel my heart race a bit when I get into one of my beading frenzies.   And then once I had all this stuff sitting there in my big box of Etsy goodness, I got to thinking about how I maybe needed some more beads.

New shoe fashions include everything from feathers and beads to sequins and butterflies -whatever a bride wants to float down the aisle. This year so far the following vendors are taking part: Bestway Tents, Brooklea Golf and Country Club, Blum,