NVIWF VISITS NORTHERN NEVADA A huge thank you to Valerie

July, 2010
To NVIWF Members: Following is our "Occasional Newsletter". Hope you enjoy.
Joanne Blystone, more or less the editor!
NVIWF VISITS NORTHERN NEVADA
A huge thank you to Valerie Glenn, the Glenn Group, for organizing our outing to No.
Nevada. We could not have had more fun as well learning more about the Reno
community.
We began our day at Valerie's office for a wonderful lunch and a tour of her soon to
be Leed certified green office. Valerie shared a little about how she and her
husband, John Glenn of DRGM, merged their companies to form the Glenn Group.
She also gave us a taste of some of their work. Here's her website and you can also
"friend" them on Facebook: www.theglenngroup.com
Valerie in black, Sallie Haws to the right and
Becky Takeda-Tinker’s ponytail.
Back L-R: Shelia McKay, Becky Takeda-Tinker, Carlene
Gaydosh, Gayle Anderson, Valerie Glenn, Chris Cox
Front L-R: Lena Walther, Karen Gordon, Sallie Haws,
Miriam Shearing, Linda Harris, Joanne Blystone
We then proceeded to the UNR campus for a tour that Valerie set up starting with
the Lawlor Events Center Legacy Hall admiring their hall of fame for their athletes
and then on to the Joe Crowley Student Union and wishing we were still students
to have use of their amazing “more than a bookstore”, great food courts and lovely
sitting areas. We went next to the Knowledge Center named that as it truly is way
more than a library, with access to every type of media device, dozens of computer
study stations, great lecture halls all in a beautiful setting. All of this was shown to
us by an amazing young UNR graduate named Priscilla. We walked on to the Davidson
Academy, a free public day school for the profoundly academically talented located
on the UNR campus. I could not begin to tell you all they do there. I think it
affected each of us greatly. Please see their website at
www.davidsonacademy.unr.edu .
Here we are pictured at the Marguerite W.
Peterson Athletic Academic Center with a
thunderstorm brewing behind us! L-R: Joanne
Blystone, Lena Walther, Gayle Anderson, Linda
Harris, Chris Cox, Karen Gordon, Sallie Haws and
her husband Jim Bowers, Carlene Gaydosh, Keith
Hackett, Sr. Associate Athletic Director
Pictured at the Davidson Academy. L-R: Chris
Cox, Lena Walther, Karen Gordon, Linda Harris,
Priscilla our UNR Tour Guide, Jim Bowers and
Sallie Haws, Gayle Anderson, Valerie Glenn,
Carlene Gaydosh
We then proceeded up the hill to Lake Tahoe and Miriam’s beautiful Incline Village
NV home on the lake. We were joined there by member Linda Faiss and her friend
Cookie Bible. Linda has a home at Marla Bay about a half hour away. Also joining us
was member Margo Piscevich as well as Chris Cox’s husband Washoe County
Commissioner John Breternitz. The wonderful meal included apricot and goat cheese
hors dourves, poached wild salmon and a fresh fruit tart all served as we enjoyed a
lakeside view of the beautiful Lake Tahoe in the cool evening air. A warm thank you to
Miriam for again sharing her beautiful home with us. I am very sad to say that no
photos were taken.
Saturday saw our group divide up for two different itineraries. Karen, Lena, Gayle
and Shelia were off to see some Nevada history with a trip to Virginia City. Karen
said they ended their very warm day in a “saloon watching guys and girls dancing with
real guns on their hips!” . She said they were looking forward to coming back to stay
one of the beautiful B&B’s. May I suggest the Cobb Mansion (www.cobbmansion.com).
It is known as the most beautiful and is the former home of my college roommate
who happens to also own the Silver Queen.
“Women’s Day at the PGA”, Co-Chaired by Valerie, was held at the Montreux Golf and
Country Club and was attended by Sallie, Carlene, Chris, Linda Harris, Joanne and
Robin Townsend whose husband Randy was Chair of the PGA event. The day began
with a small expo featuring lots of products and offers from many of the stores in
the Summit, Reno’s newest mall. We then took our seats in the bleachers around the
Patty Sheehan Practice Hole to see Patty Sheehan and Annika Sorenstam offer a
golf clinic. Both had wireless lavaliers and were very entertaining as they gave each
other a bad time about their golf shots. We spent about an hour and a half at the
clinic before we proceeded on to a beautiful lunch in a tent outside the Country Club.
Annika Sorenstam demonstrating at the golf clinic.
Some stats on Annika: 72 LPGA wins, first LPGA
player to cross the $20 million mark, lowest score for
a round in tournament play: 59.
Patty Sheehan joined the LPGA tour in 1980 as
one of the first pro lady golfers. She mentioned it
was before the sponsorships and the entourages
such as trainers, nutritionists, etc. that now travel
with some golfers. Her stats include 35 LPGA wins
and is in the LPGA Hall of Fame. She finished in
the top 10 for LPGA money wins from 1982-1993.
Sallie and Carleen at the festive luncheon.
Valerie announcing!
Keynote speaker Lt. Col. Julie Hudson, USAF Reserves
First female combat mission ready A-10 fighter pilot in
the Air National Guard.
Valerie thanking Reno resident Patty Sheehan for all
her help with this event. Valerie and Patty were golf
team mates at UNR but Valerie says Patty took her
game just a little farther!
The event raised $10,000 to give to the Annika
Sorenstam Foundation.
OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010
AT THE LAS VEGAS COUNTRY CLUB
TO HEAR
CONGRESSWOMAN AND NVIWF MEMBER
SHELLEY BERKLEY
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