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🌱 How Elko’s Western Folklife Center helped spark Nevada’s neon revival

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  • How Elko's Western Folklife Center helped spark Nevada's neon revival

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  • Tuesday: Hazy sunshine, with a high of 78 and low of 37 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Warm with hazy sunshine, temps: high: 79, low: 39.
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📰 News we're reading

• 6 Neon Museums to Visit Across the American West (altaonline.com) — Nevada's neon heritage now includes Elko's own Western Folklife Center, which once hosted early exhibits that helped launch Reno's new Light Circus neon museum. The story highlights six neon museums across the West, showing how signs from Las Vegas, Reno, and Elko preserve community history and creativity. For Elko residents, it's a reminder that local venues play a role in statewide cultural projects.
   

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