Sparks, NV

Celebrate Mother's Day this Sunday at the 7th annual Arts in Bloom Festival at the Sparks Marina!

Arts in Bloom is Presented by Reno Lawn and Landscape!

The Sparks Marina is located at 300 Howard Drive, Sparks, Nevada, 89434

Admission is FREE!

The celebration is from 10a.m. to 4p.m. on Sunday, May 10, 2009

The Arts in Bloom Festival is back at the Sparks Marina Park for its 7th year this Mother's Day. The event this year falls on May 10, 2009 and runs from 10a.m. to 4p.m. and will feature work by local artists, a celebrity painted plate action, a performance from American Idol finalist Elliot Yaman and activities for children that will focus on Art.

The Arts in Bloom Festival benefits the Northern Nevada Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The Susan G. Komen foundation raises money for Breast Cancer Research. All monies raised at this festival will stay in Northern Nevada.

Event schedule

10:00 a.m. - Art Vendors and food & beverage sales begin and Lorentzen Family Singers perform

12:00 noon - Escalade performs and the Celebrity painted-plate auction starts

1:00 p.m. - Elliot Yamin, American Idol finalist, performs

Remember....this popular local event is free and is open to the public! There will be food and craft vendors and exciting entertainment. Bring your mom out this Sunday May 10, 2009 and celebrate Mother's Day under the sun at the Sparks Marina Park and have a happy Mother's Day!

Authored by Terrie Leighton. May 2009. Terrie Leighton is a real estate agent in Northern Nevada. Terrie works for Ferrari-Lund Real Estate. For information on real estate in Northern Nevada, please visit Northern Nevada Real Estate.

Northern Nevada Golf Courses ~ Sparks, Nevada

If you like to golf, there is no shortage of golf courses in Northern Nevada.

Northern Nevada is home to some of the most scenic, challenging courses in the state of Nevada!

Have you been looking for home in a golf course community? Are you interested in learning how to golf? Want to improve your golf game?

In the city of Sparks, Nevada you will find D'Andrea Golf Club, the Links At Kiley Ranch and The Resort at Red Hawk Lakes Course.

Each course offers golf lessons, discounts to locals and are surrounded by beautiful homes. So, if you have ever wanted to walk out onto your back patio and onto a golf course, check out one of the Northern Nevada golf course listed below. Then call me, I can help you find your dream home in Sparks, Nevada.

Get detailed information on tee times, lessons, hours of operation by clicking on each course. Get detailed housing information in the Sparks, Nevada area by visiting Northern Nevada Real Estate or by calling me, Terrie Leighton, your Northern Nevada Real Estate Agent at 775-846-5424. Or, you can email me at Terrieleighotn@hotmail.com. You can also tweet me @Tleighton.

D'Andrea Golf Club

Located at 2900 S. D'Andrea Parkway, Sparks, Nevada 89434 ~ 775-331-6363.

Description

This course was designed by Keith Foster, and award winning golf course architect. D'Andrea is a 6,849-yard, Par 71 layout that meanders through mountainous foothills and canyons and features spectacular views of the Reno area and Sierras Nevada Mountains.

D'Andrea Golf Course was rated "Four Stars" by Golf Digest Magazine for "Best Places to Play."

When you go, be sure to ask about the Players Club Program and the Locals Twilight Special.

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The Links at Kiley Ranch

5800 Kiley Links Drive
Sparks, NV 89436 Phone: (775) 354-2100

Description

The Links at Kiley Ranch is Northern Nevada's newest golf course. A 9 hole executive links style course co-designed by Mark Miller and Patty Sheehan, a member of the LPGA hall of fame.

The Links at Kiley Ranch is located approximately seven miles north of interstate 80 off of Sparks and Henry Orr Blvd. It is a public facility open year round weather permitting. The yardage for the nine hole, par three's from the back tee is 1391 yards and 910 yards from the front tees. There are three different sets of tees on each hole.

The Links at Kiley Ranch's greens and the 3500 square foot practice putting surface are 100% bent grass, arguably the best putting surface available. They also offer power carts, club rental, golf lessons, and a practice hitting net.

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The Resort At Red Hawk - Lakes Course

6600 North Wingfield Parkway
Sparks, NV 89436 Phone: (775) 626-6000

Description

The Resort at Red Hawk offers to the public the Robert Trent Jones Jr. design Lakes Course and the Hale Irwin Signature Design Hills Course is the centerpiece of the Private Club at Hawk.

Red Hawk Features:

• Voted "Best Public Golf Course" 7 times by Nevada Magazine
• Voted "Best Golf Course" 7 times by Reno Gazette-Journal
• Award winning Private Golf Course
• Two-Tiered Grass Driving Range
• No-cart fees
• 9,000 sq. ft. chipping area
• PGA Instructional Staff

In addition to great individual play at the Resort at Red Hawk, you can also host any tournament and events that you or your business may be putting on. This also includes any catering needs you may have for this group.

For a complete list of golf courses in Northern Nevada, see Metromix Reno.

Authored by Terrie Leighton. May 2009. Terrie Leighton is a Real Estate Agent with Ferrari-Lund Real Estate in Northern Nevada. Please see Northern Nevada Real Estate for homes in the Reno/Sparks Nevada Area.

Need a job? The Legends at the Sparks Marina announces a job fair for May 7, 2009  from 11am to 7pm  at John Ascuaga's Nugget. The job fair is sponsored by the City of Sparks, RED Development and John Ascuaga's Nugget. Approximately 25 tenants are expected to open this summer at the Sparks lifestyle shopping center and are looking to hire approximately 700 people to fill various positions including sales associates, retail managers, food servers and security staff.

The Legends at  Sparks Marina is the largest destination complex for retail and entertainment in Northern Nevada. Up to 700 people will be hired to fill various posotions needed for the ribbon cutting ceremony  that is scheduled for June 18, 2009.

Tenants who will be looking for employees include:

• Adidas
• Best Buy
• Carter's, Osh Kosh B'Gosh
• Gap Outlet
•  Banana Republic Factory Store
• Easy Spirit, GNC
• Guess Factory Store
• Gymboree Outlet
• Harry & David
• Jones New York
• Lane Bryant Outlet
• Lucky Nails
• Nike Factory Store
• Nine West Outlet
• Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse
• Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5th
• Vans and Volcom 

"The big grand opening celebration" officially begins July 31 through August 9, 2009. Events include a summer concert series, fashion show, celebrity appearances, fireworks and much more.

John Ascuaga's Nugget is located at 1100 Nugget Avenue, downtown, Sparks, Nevada.

Businesses that are currently open at the the Legends at the Sparks Marina include Scheels, Best Buy and Target. The Legends at the Sparks Marina is located at 1311 Lincoln Way, Sparks, Nevada 89434. 

Remember, if you are looking for a job, May 7 from 11am to 7pm at John Ascuaga's Nugget in Sparks, Nevada is having a job fair and hiring up to 700 people! If you are looking for housing in the Reno/Sparks area, see Norhtern Nevada Real Estate for homes available for sale in the Northern Nevada Multiple Listing Service. Or, call me at 775-846-5424 for all your real estate needs in Northern Nevada.

Terrie Leighton is a Real Estate agent in the State of Nevada. She works for Ferrari-Lund Real Estate and can be reached at 775-846-5424. All information in this post is believed to be accurate but is not guaranteed.

I will be hosting an open house at 4323 Setting Sun, Sparks, Nevada this Sunday, April 25, 2009 from    1pm to 4pm.

Bring your clients to this beautiful home located in the Liberty Hills Estates Community of Sparks, Nevada. Your clients can move right in and start enjoying this 3265 square-foot home that overlooks the Spanish Springs Valley and watch the sun set each night from its amazing deck!

This 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 3 car garage home is situated to take full advantage of the city lights and western mountains! Watch it all from here: Balloon Races, Fireworks, twinkling city lights and spectacular sunsets!  Did I mention the amazing views?

Be prepared to fall in love with this fully upgraded home the was built in 2003. The kitchen is loaded with  new stainless steel appliances, granite slab counters and is open to a cozy gas-log fireplace. A slider opens to the deck where you can walk down to the fully landscaped back yard!

4323 Setting Sun, Sparks, Nevada 89436 Asking Price $399,000!

To view this home online or other Northern Nevada Homes, please click here, Northern Nevada Real Estate and start looking for your dream home today!

4323 Setting Sun is located in Sparks, NV just a few miles north of Interstate 80.

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BusinessWeek Names Sparks as the Best City for Starting a Business in Nevada

“I am not surprised that BusinessWeek has selected Sparks as the best place to start a business,” said Sparks Mayor Geno Martini. “We have worked hard over the years to create a business climate that is desirable for entrepreneurs to prosper because we realize that their success is our success. I am delighted with the news which will help many potential startup businesses take notice of Sparks.”

According to the analysis conducted by BusinessWeek using demographic and geographic data from ZoomProspector.com, BusinessWeek searched cities across the United States with populations ranging from 20,000 to 200,000 people to compile the list. The rankings were calculated based on 11 factors to measure a city’s entrepreneurial climate, including the number of small businesses and startups, the quality of workforce, how many universities are in the community, and measures of innovation such as the number of patents issued and the amount of venture capital invested.

Based on the data, Sparks showed 3.18 startups per 1,000 people and 35 small businesses per 1,000 people which helped catapult the city to the top in Nevada. “BusinessWeek is one of the most respected business publications and this recognition should highlight the economic development efforts in Sparks,” said Anatolio Ubalde, CEO and co-founder of ZoomPropsector.com. The profile of demographic and business data for Sparks is available at http://www.zoomprospector.com/CommunityDetail.aspx?id=16945&f=1.

Local economic development officials see the national media coverage as a key tool in building awareness of the region with other startup companies that may be looking to launch their business in Greater Reno-Tahoe. “We know from research that corporate business executives learn about possible places to locate their companies from news stories and BusinessWeek is a credible news source that executives look to for the latest in business and industry trends,” said Chuck Alvey, president and CEO for the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN). “The national ranking will certainly enhance our regional efforts to attract new business and jobs to the area.”

The head of Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NCET), a group that promotes entrepreneurism in Nevada, touts the ranking as good for Nevada. “Small businesses, which represent 95 percent of Nevada’s businesses have known for a long time that Nevada is one of the nation’s best places to start a business,” said Dave Archer, CEO of NCET. “Having BusinessWeek choose to recognize Sparks as being one of our great places to live and a great place to start a business benefits our entire region and state.”

About the City of Sparks: The City of Sparks is located in northwestern Nevada. Sparks (population 90,000) is in a high desert climate at an elevation of nearly 4,500 feet with four full seasons and sunshine more than 80 percent of the year. The City is most widely known as the premiere special events venue for northern Nevada, bringing thousands of visitors to the City's Victorian Square. Sparks shares the beautiful Truckee Meadows valley with its neighbor to the west, Reno, and is an hour's drive to scenic Lake Tahoe. For more information, visit www.ci.sparks.nv.us