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Happy New Year to our residents and friends!

You hold in your hands the first issue of The Good Life for 2014—a year in which you can count on us for vibrant stories about local families and businesses. The Good Life is your source for fresh perspectives from your neighbors and useful information, classi-fieds and events.

This issue’s theme is “Looking to the Future in 2014.” Our cover story features Jessica Sferrazza and her family. Sferrazza is running for mayor right here in the Biggest Little City in 2014, so she has a lot to look forward to—and a lot to say about Reno’s future. Enjoy the feature profile about her family and her perspective on Reno’s remarkable possibilities.

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Jessica Sferrazza on Reno Roots and Reno

RevivalBy Carlie Partridge

FEATURE STORy

It’s a crisp, sunny November morning when I meet Jessica Sferrazza, a Caughlin Ranch resident who grew up not far

from the café where she’s about to have her morning coffee. Even pre-coffee, she’s witty, warm and sharp as she shares about her family’s roots in Reno and her own deep connection with the city. “The skyline has grown up and evolved a lot,” she says, peering out the window towards downtown. Sferrazza has a passionate and very personal perspective on Reno’s evolution. “It really is the biggest little city,” she says, “and it’s full of big stories.” She explains that Reno has undergone tremendous changes in the past decade, and that the pace of such dynamic change shows no sign of slow-ing in 2014 and beyond.

Telling Reno’s stories comes naturally to Sferrazza, whose father Pete Sferrazza was Reno’s mayor from 1982 to 1995. He served as Reno’s mayor for the longest term on the record books—it was an unprecedented 12 consecutive years. Growing up as the daughter of Reno’s mayor instilled in Sferrazza a deep sense of civic pride and a sense of community responsibility. It also shaped her goals for the future and understanding of Reno’s problems and Reno’s possibilities.

As Sferrazza shares her vision of Reno’s future, she reflects on her two younger siblings. What will Reno be like for their future? Gianna, 14, is an Honors student at McQueen High School where she participates in choir and gymnastics. Giovanni, 12, is in the seventh grade at Billinghurst Middle School where he is active in student government and planning to run for class president. Gianna adores fashion and excels academically, while Giovanni is bright, outgoing and determined. Sferrazza envisions a future Reno where her siblings can enjoy a city that exudes style while providing sustainability and stability.

With Giovanni’s designs on running for class president, it is ev-ident that political participation runs in the family—a gene that certainly didn’t skip Sferrazza, who is running for Reno mayor in 2014 with an energetic campaign under the slogan “Reno Revival.”

Jessica Sferrazza is filing to run for mayor in March of 2014, in time for the June primaries. She was the youngest councilwom-an ever to serve on Reno’s city council, where her career spanned from 2000-2012. The hallmark of her extensive work as council-woman was her work in revitalizing previously blighted areas of Reno’s downtown. “A kind of rebirth happened over those years,” says Sferrazza. “Over the course of those 12 years, Midtown was born and downtown was comprehensively revitalized.” Sferrazza explains that her initiatives as councilwoman provided stepping stones for Reno to thrive again based on sound foresight and plan-ning. “We focused mostly on the revitalization of the Wells Avenue area and the heart of the business district, aiming to preserve the historical character and remove blight. We had to start attracting investors again and empowering small businesses through atten-tion to details like landscaping and lighting that erase blight and result in beautification.” She shares that this all happened incre-mentally—a “block by block” philosophy that became a formula

for success.

Inventive Initiatives During her time as councilwoman, Sferrazza’s initiatives also

included the creation of a bond question to consolidate a regional animal shelter in 2002 and she helped to revitalize the Wells Av-enue and Oliver Montello neighborhoods. She explains that the details were important in the physical beautification and financial reconstruction of Reno’s previously dying downtown corridor. During her term, her initiatives also resulted in the new Moana soccer fields which replaced a dilapidated stadium and have be-come a major hub for youth sporting events in the city. “Things like rehabilitating vacant buildings, activating retail storefronts and creating green and leisure spaces all merge together in the big-ger vision, “ says Sferrazza, likening downtown Reno’s resurgence to that of the Gaslamp District in San Diego. “We want to retain the original character and create an inviting, evolving downtown.”

Jessica’s expertise resulted in her being chosen in 2012 as a del-egate by the American Council of Young Political Leaders on a trip to Vietnam and Thailand that focused on the world’s emerg-ing cities. Representing Reno was an honor for Sferrazza, whose hometown pride and passion shone through. I asked her how one would represent the City of Reno internationally. “Obviously the natural beauty of the Reno/Tahoe area shines through, but I like to draw attention to the uniqueness of our community. The in-tersection of the hospitality and tourism sectors and Reno’s bur-geoning business climate creates a dynamic sense of local com-munity,” explains Sferrazza. In fact, Reno recently had some larger scale exposure when the New York Times ran an article on Reno’s Midtown Revival—in which Sferrazza played a key role. The Oc-

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tober 2013 article drew attention to Reno’s efforts to battle a “sleazy reputation” and called them a success based on Midtown’s tidy historic buildings, trendy restaurants and stylish lounges.

The political passion and community involvement of Sferrazza’s family also in-clude her husband, Jon Ralston, himself

an award winning journalist and political commentator with a high profile state-wide. Ralston authors a successful polit-ical newsletter, RalstonFlash, and cur-rently has a daily TV show on the states NBC affiliates called Ralston Reports. He has appeared as a commentator on FOX news, CNN and MSNBC. When I ask how

the two of them met, I am amazed by the sweet, cinematic element of their paths crossing: they actually met on an airplane flight. The two began dating and Ralston began to split his time between Las Vegas and Reno. Reno’s energetic resurgence, charm and epic natural landscape grew on Ralston, and he’s become quite a fan of the Biggest Little City, even known to share his affection for Reno via social media.

Family and Future in the Biggest Little City

Sferrazza and Ralston support one an-other in their respective careers and enjoy their time home in Caughlin Ranch. Sfer-razza noted with a smile that Ralston had actually written a column critical of her father, Pete, who is currently serving as a Judge in Reno Justice Court. The smile proves that politics doesn’t interfere with their family, and in fact their mutual pas-sion for public service strengthens their bond. Their careers keep them on the go, but they cherish their down time at home. Sferrazza enjoys running Reno’s many trails and the couple enjoys hiking and excursions to shows and dinners in town.

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“Reno’s skyline will continue to grow as long as economic vitality is maintained,” says Sferrazza. “Arts, open spaces, in-frastructure and schools all play a role—but it comes down to the people who live day to day—the biggest little stories in the Biggest Little City.” As she looks forward to the cam-paign trail ahead in 2014, she again turns her attention to Gianna and Giovanni. “This is all about Reno re-vival that will last, and ev-eryone can participate in the renewal—it’s about us—it’s our community.”

When peering into the possibilities for Reno’s fu-ture, Sferrazza is an opti-mist. Inspired by her family and in service to her roots in the city, she envisions a Reno with a thriving down-town heart, an increasingly esteemed university and a diverse, collaborative and close-knit community.

Photo By: Marcello RostagniJessica Sferrazza and Jon Ralston on their Wedding Day. Photo submitted by Jessica Sferrazza.

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Passion and Perseverance: A Profile of High School Math Teacher, Mandy HolbackBy: Anh Gray

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The hallways of Bishop Manogue High School are teeming with teenagers decked

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Holback began teaching freshmen, sopho-mores, and a few juniors in her Algebra and Math Foundations classes at Bishop Manogue in the fall of 2013. The typical animated chatter of adolescence begin to quiet down as students take their seats and settle into class. Holback exchanges friendly greetings and starts to dis-cuss the homework assignment from the night before.

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Holback grew up in Santa Rosa, California and her father worked as an engineer. “I spent a good amount of time in his office, meeting his clients and going to job sites with him,” Holback recalls. She has an older brother who chose the family path and pursued engineering. “When my older brother followed suit, it seemed like the right thing for me to do as well. I felt I should make the most of the confidence I had in math and science.”

Holback attended the University of Colorado, Boulder and graduated from the civil engineering program with an emphasis on structural engi-neering. Upon reflection of her choice for that career track, she admits, “ I have always been a bit of a glutton for punishment and thrive on over-coming challenges. I knew I could do it, but I also knew it wouldn’t be easy going.”

Right out of college, Holback worked for five years as an engineer. While Holback enjoyed the analytical nature of her work, she felt something was preventing her from career fulfillment. “I loved solving problems, but felt

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I was ignoring my humanitarian side.” She believes education has the potential to profoundly change the lives of people and decided to teach. She held several teaching positions throughout the country.

The positions were located in environments that also enabled her to enjoy her love of nature. Holback taught in Vermont at a school that trained Junior Olympic skiers; she also worked at schools in Colora-do and California. Holback discovered she had a nat-ural connection with students. She also developed an appreciation for the significance teachers had on the lives of their students. “I worked with amazing edu-cators and really started to believe that the academics, although rigorous, were secondary to coaching stu-dents in their development of character and integrity,” Holback explains of what she valued from her teaching experiences.

Although Holback enjoyed contributing to the field of education, life circumstances led her to take a break from teaching. She moved to Truckee, California with her husband, Kory Holback, and started a family. They had been friends since their sophomore year in high school; they met while playing competitive soccer. Remaining friends throughout the years, they began dating after college. After getting married, they lived in Truckee for several years and have two children. Their son, Davis, is eight-years-old and daughter, Shelby, is six.

Holback decided that working on engineering projects part-time was the right choice for her while raising young children. “My engineering career was a good fit for part-time work at home during that stage of life.” The Holback family eventually moved to Reno. “We were ready for a little more culture and variety.”

Holback continued to work on engineering projects, but as the children were getting older, she contemplat-ed whether she was back on the right path. “When my youngest started kindergarten in 2012, I found myself reluctant to jump back into engineering full-time. I spent some time reflecting on what I was truly pas-sionate about.” Her interest in education beckoned...again.

In January 2013, Holback enrolled in the Master of Education program, specializing in secondary educa-tion and mathematics at the University Nevada, Reno (UNR). “The more I considered education, the more I believed I could make a difference, the more excited about my future I became.”

The decision was not without careful consideration. Holback is methodical and analytical; it’s not surpris-ing that she plotted the pros and cons of going back to school and pursuing a new career on a spreadsheet. “I second guessed myself about leaving a career I had

worked so hard to develop. I had to consider the short and long term financial consequences of changing gears and taking on a profession I know is notoriously under-compensated.”

Holback acknowledges it might have been easier on everyone—her family and herself included—had she just stayed on course with engineering. However, she finds her decision to educate young minds much more personally rewarding. “I’m putting my time and energy into something that I believe in! I’m honored to take part in something so big and impactful to our local and global society.”

Although she was taking graduate courses in edu-cation, Holback was itching to get back into the class-room this fall. She values the hands-ons experience of working with students. Holback especially enjoys wit-nessing what she refers to as, “ah-ha moments,” when students understand a new concept she has taught. “It’s rewarding to watch the smirk come over their fac-es when they realize how smart they are.” Confidence and active participation are qualities Holback champi-ons in her students. “I love it when we’re solving math problems and the students catch my errors and point them out.”

Holback describes her educational philosophy as “progressivism.” The hallmark of progressive educa-tion is an emphasis on an integrated curriculum fo-cused on learning by performing hands-on projects. She also believes that an integrated approach combin-ing multi-subjects as one of the best ways for students to learn. “This method requires teaching with context and relevance. It’s more interesting to students and they’re more excited and motivated about learning,” Holback says.

Outside of the classroom, Holback’s first priority is spending time with her family. The Holback family enjoys an active lifestyle and the fresh air of the out-doors. They spend time together on hikes, camping trips, and backpacking. “We love to cook together as well.” (It’s likely that family time in the kitchen involves her children learning about measurements!)

The delight of overcoming a challenge pervades Holback’s life. As an avid mountain biker, Holback previously raced in the expert division when she lived in Colorado and California. “I love mountain bike rac-ing and road riding. I prefer the climbing (uphill) por-tion—it’s my downtime and when I feel most present.”

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2008 Tango Travel Trailer 276RBS. Original owner. Non-smoking. Walk-around queen. Great condition. Sofa sleeper slide. Power awning and power hitch jack. Very workable kitchen layout with hidden pull out trash bin. Lots of storage both inside and outside. Asking $13,900.00. Call 747-4926.

ALL Hand Carved Dining room set, Teak and Rosewood Table 48 X 60 table with two 20 inch leaves, 2 Caption chairs and 6 side chairs. In excellent condition. Can email pictures. Joe at jom8050@sbcglobal.net. Call 775-376-1761 Price $ 7,500.00

Help Wanted: Content Coordinator for The Good Life, Northwest Reno. This is a very part-time position ideal for a resident of Caughlin Ranch or Somersett. Position entails collecting and editing articles submitted and writing a feature story. Excellent community exposure and resume-builder for the right person. For more information please email Brian Gilchrist at bgilchrist@bestversionmedia.com

FOR SALE: 2008 Harley XL1200, Limited edition, only 1,200 miles, $7500/OBO Call Eric at 745-6015

The Washoe County Library System connects people with information, ideas and experiences to support an enriched

and engaged community, one person at a time. We do so by offer-ing items to be borrowed, resources to help people find a job, re-search any topic, use a computer and programs for children of all ages. Check out some workshops at the Washoe County Library starting in January 2014:

Please not that for residents of Caughlin Ranch and Somersett, the nearest library is the Northwest Reno Branch located at 2325 Robb Drive.

Did you get a new e-reader, smartphone, or tablet computer? Check out a series of E-Book Workshops at the library to learn how to find and download free e-books and audiobooks from the library.

Saturdays in January, 11 a.m. Sierra View LibraryWednesday, January 8, 6 p.m. South ValleysSaturday, January 11, 10 a.m. Sparks LibrarySunday, January 12, 2 p.m., Downtown RenoSaturday, February 22, 11 a.m. Northwest RenoPlease visit us online for more dates and times. www.washoe-countylibrary.us

Affordable Care Act (ACA) enrollment is open and ACA educators with the Community Health Alliance on hand to present information and answer questions like what is Nevada Health Link, what is that I have to purchase, why you need it, important dates to remember, costs, plans and eligibility and more. Bring your questions.

Wednesday, January 8, 3:30 p.m., Downtown Reno

Saturday, January 11, 4 p.m., Incline Village Library

Saturday, January 18, 10 a.m., North-west Reno Library

Please visit us online for more dates and times.

www.washoecountylibrary.us

LOCAL HAPPENINgS

NEIgHBORHOOd CLASSIFIEdS

Love Your Local Library in 2014By Jennifer Oliver, Washoe County Library System, Development and Public Information

14 January 2014

COMMUNITy CALENdAR

JANUARY 2014

HAPPY NEW YEAR! JANUARY 1, 2014

TWILIGHT SNOWSHOE TOUR CROSS-COUNTRY, TELEMARK & SNOWSHOE CENTER AT NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA RESORTJANUARY 1, 2014 - JANUARY 4, 20135:00 PM - 7:30 PMAll tours will begin at 5:00 p.m. and will depart from the Cross Country Ski, Telemark & Snowshoe Center. During the 2 to 2.5 hour tour your guides will lead you through some of our snowshoe trails. There will be 2 to 3 different routes ranging in difficulty and distance so you can chose the group you’re most comfortable with. After conquering the terrain you’ll returning to the Cross Country Ski, Telemark & Snowshoe Center for some live acoustic music, smores and hot chocolate around one of our fire pits. The cost is $47 per adult and $32 per child 10 through 12. For more information, visit www.northstarcalifornia.com.

BIGGEST LITTLE ART SHOW: ICONS OF NVSIERRA ARTS GALLERYJANUARY 3, 201410:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sierra Arts Foundation’s biannual Biggest Little Art Show, celebrating miniature format works since 1994, explores the concept of “Icons of NV” in this year’s exhibition running December 4 through January 3. The show features work from 40 artists representing, re-imagining, and rediscover-ing icons of Nevada using a playing card-sized canvas, board, or paper at 2.25 inches by 3.25 inches. For more information, visit www.sierra-arts.org or call (775) 329-2787.

NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE SHOWCASERENO EVENTS CENTERJANUARY 5, 2014 - JANUARY 9, 2014 The 2014 NBA D-League Showcase will run over five days from Jan. 5-9 and will feature all 17 NBA D-League teams.Tickets to the event are available by calling the Bighorns office at 775-284-2622 and can be purchased by the day or in multi-day packages. Single day passes are $10 for general admission or $50 for courtside seats. Single day general admission tickets will be discounted to $7. At the general admis-sion level, a three-day pass is $25 and a four-day pass is $30. For multi-day courtside seats, packages are $65 for three days and $75 for all four days of the event.For more information, visit www.nba.com/dleague.

2014 US GRAND PRIX AT NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIANORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA RESORTJANUARY 9, 2014 - JANUARY 12, 2014Northstar California Resort is proud to host the Sprint U.S. Snowboarding & Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix on January 9 - 12, 2014. The U.S. Grand Prix series will feature both halfpipe and slopestyle at every tour stop with each event counting towards Olympic selection. Halfpipe and slopestyle skiing, along with slopestyle snowboarding, will make their Olympic debut at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.For more information, visit www.northstarcalifornia.com.

USA BMX SILVER DOLLAR NATIONALSRENO-SPARKS LIVESTOCK EVENTS CENTERJANUARY 10, 2014 - JANUARY 12, 2014The USA BMX Nationals is the premier bicycle motocross series. Some of the top amateur and professional BMX racers from the U.S. and worldwide will be compete in Reno at the first event of the 2014 national series season. Over 1500 racers are expected and it’s FREE to spectators!For more information, visit www.usabmx.com.

FAMILY AFTERNOON SNOWSHOE TOURCROSS-COUNTRY, TELEMARK & SNOWSHOE CENTER AT NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA RESORTJANUARY 19, 20141:00 PM - 4:00 PM These tours are a wonderful way to introduce your little ones to the great outdoors in a fun, unintimidating, and friendly atmosphere. The tours are open to all ages and will be an easy snowshoe for the whole family. Tours will begin at the Cross Country Ski, Telemark & Snowshoe Center at 1:00 p.m. and will last approximately 3 hours. Your guide will lead you on a snowshoe adventure through some of our easier trails to a historic red caboose set in an alpine meadow for hot chocolate, cookies, and snow play! For more information, visit www.northstarcalifornia.com.

CARVE TAHOE AT NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIANORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA RESORTJANUARY 27, 2014 - FEBRUARY 2, 2014Elite snow carvers from around the world are traveling to Northstar California to participate in Carve Tahoe! Carve is a week-long interna-tional snow sculpture competition where you are invited to watch teams transform 25-ton blocks of pure, white Northstar snow into breathtaking masterpieces. And this is no amateur hour. The teams competing are the best of the best – selected from a world-wide applicant pool. For more information, visit www.northstarcalifornia.com.

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

~ Nelson Mandela (1918 - 2013)

For more detailed information on fun events around reno, please visit www.visitrenotahoe.com/reno-tahoe/what-to-do/events.

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ADDRESS SQ FT DOM LIST PRICE SOLD PRICE 1755 Caughlin Creek Road 2898 74 $512,000 $495,000 1660 Woodcrest Court 2879 190 $439,950 $513,981 4845 Aberfeldy Road 3257 224 $560,000 $540,000 5020 Eaglesham Court 2934 50 $545,000 $545,000 8588 Gypsy Hill trail 3050 205 $545,404 $545,404 1871 Laurel Ridge Drive 5782 200 $599,000 $560,000 4333 Ross Drive 4419 42 $575,000 $575,000 4350 Dundee 3225 50 $629,000 $580,000 8580 Gypsy Hill Trail 3267 336 $599,463 $599,463 1955 Champion Hills Drive 5782 193 $650,000 $620,000 8548 Gypsy Hill Trail 3928 170 $622,009 $622,009 1885 Dove Mountain Circle 3292 29 $677,000 $677,000 4885 Mountainshyre 4087 164 $729,000 $685,000 4930 Aberfeldy Road 3718 126 $715,000 $700,000 3385 Sierra Crest 5072 134 $925,000 $885,000 2100 Candle Rock Court 5000 135 $1,090,000 $1,000,000 4225 Christy Way 4532 59 $1,125,000 $1,090,000 45 Sharps Circle 4180 88 $1,620,000 $1,500,000 4220 Christy Way 6200 545 $2,599,000 $2,450,000

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January 2014

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