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Spooky but beautiful! Here we have a freshly snow-covered Jobs Peak as seen from Genoa. Reader Charlene A. shares this first snow of the season with us. Thank you for bringing us Your Nevada!

Jobs Peak is among the tallest (10,633 feet) in Carson Valley, along with Jobs Sister and Freel Peak. The area promises great hiking and views, backcountry skiing, and snowshoeing. Altogether, the trail to Jobs Peak is 4.4 miles with around 2,000 feet of sumelevation gain. Jobs Peak is the closest to the trailhead, and once you’ve summited, you can return to your vehicle or continue on to Jobs Sister and Freel. 

Related: When & where to go leaf peeping in Nevada this fall

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Looking for something to do this week? Open a Google map of the following events statewide.

🧶 Beginning Crochet

Tuesday, 1-2 p.m. (Las Vegas)

🍂 Fourth Annual Fall Festival

Thursday, 5-8 p.m. (Las Vegas)

👯 Artist Resource Fund presents ART IS

Thursday, 7 p.m. (Las Vegas)

🌻 Galena Creek Fall Festival

Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (Reno)

💜 Reno’s Day of the Dead

Oct. 30, 6-10 p.m., and Oct. 31, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

🤠 Nevada Day Parade and Celebration

Saturday, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Carson City)

👻 Spooktacular Halloween Library Festival

Saturday, 11 a.m.-2:45 p.m. (Las Vegas)

💛 Día de los Muertos Celebration

Sunday, Nov. 1, 1-7 p.m. (Las Vegas)

🥳 Beatty Days 2026

Oct. 30-Nov. 1 

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Reno Arch turned 100 on Oct. 23, 2026. Not to be confused with the kitschy, ’80s-tastic version now on Virginia Street. This one can be found on Lake Street. (Faina Gurevich/Shutterstock)

By USA Today Network via Reuters Connect

It’s worth pausing for a moment to note that, yes, Reno raised three arches in 100 years. 

In 1926, the Lincoln Highway and Victory Highway converged to create the current Highway 40. Reno became an important stop on the connection between East and West. So naturally, there needed to be an arch commemorating Nevada’s 1927 Transcontinental Highways Exposition.

The arch was constructed in San Francisco and shipped over the mountains to be erected on Virginia Street and Commercial Row.

At the time, it was a huge deal and an impressive arch. Marvin Branch, the sign maker’s foreman, said he built many arches but this one was “by far the most elaborate he has ever put up” because of its size and number of lights, according to an Oct. 20, 1926, article in the Nevada State Journal.

Needless to say, the arch dedication turned into a huge series of parades and parties.

🟣 Lake Tahoe couple helps underserved, first-generation students navigate college. KUNR

“For Huma Rana, the commitment to education began in her childhood in Pakistan. Her mother started a small school in their village that eventually grew into a middle school, giving more children access to education. Years later, Huma and her husband brought that same commitment to their community in Tahoe.”

🟣 Geothermal lease sale on federal land in Nevada nets $4.8M. Utility Dive

“The US Bureau of Land Management sold geothermal leases on 60 parcels (186,641 acres) of federal land in Nevada … Parcels were located in Lyon, Churchill, Mineral, Humboldt, Esmerelda, Lander, Nye, Eureka, Lincoln and White Pine counties in Nevada, BLM said.”

🟣 Nevada drivers cross into Arizona for cheaper gas. 8 News Now

“According to AAA, the average price for a regular gallon of gas in Nevada is currently $5.34. In Arizona, it’s $4.56. 8 News Now spoke with drivers in Bullhead City, Arizona, who said the savings are worth the trip from Laughlin.”

🟣 For fifty years, gay rodeos have celebrated ‘Rodeo Without Expectations.’ Daily Yonder

“The first gay rodeo was held in Reno, Nevada, in 1976 as a fundraiser for a nursing home. Fifty years later, gay rodeo has its own association and competition circuit, with hundreds of regular competitors and several thousand members.”

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