Nobody asked us, but ... Be on the look out for ghouls and goblins

Happy Nevada Day. We hope you survived the festivities yesterday. Today is the "real" Nevada Day, and it's also Halloween. Beware of all the little ghouls and goblins marching about, and hope that they are dressed warmly. May you all have a spooky, good time.

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Now, just in case you got too much candy, Advanced Dentistry by Design will pay you $1 for every pound of candy you bring into their office Monday (403 Nye Lane, Suite A). They will then box it up and send it to our troops overseas. A "sweet" surprise.

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Some candidates are driving us crazier than usual ... there are "G's" on the ends of askin', workin', goin', etc., but apparently a lot of the speakers don't know nothin' 'bout edjukashun and can't speak the English language. Dan ... (that's 'dang' if you follow the trend)

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Nice article in last week's Nevada Appeal about Hazel Hohn. Hazel was so talented ... wrote children's books and was a member of the 99's, the group of women flyers who ferried cargo and troops across the Atlantic in WWII. She also loved McDonald's coffee. A terrific lady. It was nice to see her remembered.

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Thanks to the Carson City Host Lion's club for having us as speakers last week. They even called us "ladies." (no derisive snorting here, please) Happy birthdays to Zac Hudson, Steve Zigler, Mike Hautekeet (born on "Bonfire Night," the night of Nov. 5, 1605, when Guy Fawkes tried to overthrow the English king ... no, that's not quite right, Mike's a lot younger than that ... must be the anniversary of the fire started by 36 kegs of gunpowder), and Dennis "DJ" Browns Jr. Cake and ice cream for everyone.

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St. Peter's Episcopal Church and the First United Methodist Church of Carson City are putting on a joint Neighborhood Holiday Faire on Nov. 13, (they're on Musser, Telegraph and Division Streets) and will be selling all kinds of delectable treats and hand made goodies. St. Peter's opens at 8:30 a.m. and closes at

3:30 p.m., while the Methodists will go from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. It's a chance to get ahead of the Christmas and Thanksgiving rush. For additional information, call Mary Ellen at 882-1534.

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Ken Fraser sent us this off the Internet: Cletus is passing by Billy Bob's barn one day, when he sees Billy Bob through the door doing a slow and sensuous strip tease in front of his old John Deere. He pulls one strap of his overalls down over his shoulder, then pulls off the overalls altogether. Next he slowly gyrates and pulls off his stained T-shirt and throws it and his cap on a bale of hay. Cletus can't stand it any longer, goes into the barn, and asks, "What the heck are you doin' Billy Bob?" "Jeez, Cletus, you scared the snot out of me," says an embarrassed Billy Bob. "Me and the ol' lady been havin' trouble lately in the bedroom, and the therapist suggested I do something sexy to a tractor." (Did they learn English from NV politicians?)

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The Carson Valley Community Theatre is hosting an acting workshop taught by Peter Frisch on Nov. 6 and 7 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Carson Valley Arts Council building on Highway 395 between County Road and First Street in Minden. Cost for the 8-hour class is $150. Please call Lucille at 843-3493 for details.

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Don't forget to vote Tuesday. Then, no more political TV ads ... hooray!

• Carolyn Tate and Maizie Harris Jesse are longtime Carson City residents. They can be reached by e-mail at editor@nevada

appeal.com.