The Nevada Sagebrush Alumni Chapter will honor one of its esteemed members, Guy Clifton, at its second annual Alumni Dinner at 6 p.m. on Thursday at Reno’s Santa Fe Basque Restaurant.
The dinner will honor Clifton’s lifetime of work. Clifton grew up in the central Nevada mining community of Gabbs and studied journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is a former editor of the Gardnerville Record-Courier and Tahoe World. He is currently a senior reporter and columnist for Reno Gazette-Journal specializing in stories about Nevada and Nevadans.
Clifton’s parents live in Fallon.
He served as editor of The Nevada Sagebrush, the student newspaper at the University of Nevada, Reno, from 1985-1986.
In addition to his newspaper writing, Clifton has written six books including the most recent, “Reno.”
Tickets are $50 and include wine and a traditional Basque dinner. Proceeds will benefit the Nevada Sagebrush Alumni Chapter’s efforts to digitize historical issues of the student newspaper as well as travel or capital improvement requests from the current student staff. Details can be found at http://bit.ly/15g3SAB.
The Nevada Sagebrush Alumni Chapter was formed in 2012 to provide an outlet for former members of the Nevada Sagebrush to socialize and create an ongoing network for current and former members of the student newspaper. The organization stands to preserve the history and tradition of the Sagebrush.
Moreover, the group exists to provide professional advice to current staff members of the Nevada Sagebrush while hosting annual or semi-annual fundraising opportunities.