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Making Nevada Home

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A weekly feature on KNPR for eight years, this is an audio archive of many of the stories from Making Nevada Home.

Send your comments to letters@knpr.org.

Friday, September 27, 2002

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Making Nevada Home

Jurgen Fuchs

Sep 27, 2002

The story of this man's journey to Las Vegas begins in a Jewish neighborhood in Hanover, Germany in 1938. Through a series of amazing developments, Jurgen found his way to Nevada and to become a valued member of KNPR.

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Friday, September 20, 2002

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Making Nevada Home

Greek Food Festival

Sep 20, 2002

Listen to some mouthwatering descriptions as we visit with the women of St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church as they prepare for this year's Greek Food Festival.

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Friday, September 13, 2002

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Making Nevada Home

Dawn Nelson

Sep 13, 2002

When home used to be Maine, the transition to life in southern Nevada can be tough...both the desert and the big city of Las Vegas.

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Friday, September 6, 2002

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Making Nevada Home

Lilly Englund

Sep 06, 2002

The founder of a local elementary school looks back over 18 years of adjusting to and thriving in Nevada.

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Friday, August 30, 2002

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Making Nevada Home

Vicki Riddle

Aug 30, 2002

Backpacking in the back-country of Nevada with the help of llamas.

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Friday, August 23, 2002

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Making Nevada Home

Tiya Coleman

Aug 23, 2002

Each year, Las Vegan Tiya Coleman travels to Black Rock Desert for the Burning Man Festival. Listen to her role at the gathering - as a DJ on 'Radio Free Burning Man.'

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Friday, August 16, 2002

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Making Nevada Home

Tasha Adams

Aug 16, 2002

It's not the heat or the dryness, it's the SPACE that makes the biggest impression on an East coast transplant in this week's story.

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Friday, August 9, 2002

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Making Nevada Home

Shirly Shown

Aug 09, 2002

You'd have to head out to Blue Diamond to live a rural existence near Las Vegas these days. Shirley Shown recalls the days when rural living could be had right in the center of Las Vegas.

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Friday, August 2, 2002

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Making Nevada Home

Fran Harraway

Aug 02, 2002

The story of the ghosts who made 'The Ice House' home.

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Friday, July 26, 2002

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Making Nevada Home

Jane Ellsworth-Olive

Jul 26, 2002

A ban on singing on the job doesn't deter one of the original 'Flamingo Brats.' Jane Ellsworth-Olive tells the story of her most memorable summer job at the Flamingo.

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