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“Slade was a matchless marksman with a navy revolver. The legends say that one morning at Rocky Ridge, when he was feeling comfortable, he saw a man approaching who had offended him some days before … ‘Gentlemen,’ said Slade, drawing, ‘it is a good twenty-yard shot—I’ll clip the third button on his coat!’ Which he did.”
ILLUSTRATION BY Asa Gilmore
Best Independent art gallery
1. Stremmel Gallery
1400 S. Virginia St., 786-0558
2. Never Ender
26 Cheney St.
Best indepedent coffee shop
1. Bibo Coffee Co.
various locations
2. The Hub Coffee Co.
32 Cheney St., 323-3482
3. Java Jungle
246 W. First St., 329-4484
Best independent bookstore
1. Sundance Bookstore
1155 W. Fourth St., 786-1188
2. Grassroots Books
660 E. Grove St., 826-6556
3. Dharma Books
11 N. Sierra St., 786-8667
Best independent CD music store
1. Recycled Records
3344 Kietzke Lane, 826-4119
2. Discology
11 N. Sierra St., 323-2121
3. Sundance Bookstore
1155 W. Fourth St., 786-1188
Best independent grocery store
1. Great Basin Community Food Co-op
542 1/2 Plumas St., 324-6133
2. Scolari’s
various locations
Best independent computer store
1. Moondog Computers
4896 S. Virginia St., 332-6666
2. Mac-O-Rama
4690 Longley Lane, 626-7751
3. Computerman USA
701 E. Second St., 827-2667
Best independent hardware store
1. Carter Brothers Ace Hardware
1215 S. Virginia St., 337-1200
2. Shelly’s Hardware
440 Greenbrae Drive, Sparks, 358-1841
Best independent home furnishings
1. Red Chair
6135 Lakeside Drive, 770-0111
1. The Niche
1300 E. Plumb Lane, 348-8661
2. The Find
4865 Longley Lane, 322-3463
Best independent used book store
1. Grassroots Books
660 E. Grove St., 826-6556
2. Zephyr Books
1501 S. Virginia St., 322-6657
3. Dharma Books
11 N. Sierra St., 786-8667
Tim Carter is owner of Carter Brothers Ace Hardware, Best independent hardware store.
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Best independent video rentals
1. Video Maniacs
3340 S. McCarran Blvd. (closed)
2. Mr. Video
426 S. Rock Blvd., Sparks, 356-6655
3. Video King, 1002 S. Wells Ave., 324-4211
Best local internet service provider
1. Great Basin Internet Services
241 Ridge St., 348-7299
2. Pyramid Net
116 E. 7th St., Carson City, 829-2414
Best veterinarian
1. Southwest Veterinary Hospital
960 West Moana Lane, 825-7984
2. Klaich Animal Hospital
1990 S. Virginia St, 826-1212
3. Baring Boulevard Veterinary Hospital
700 Baring Blvd., Sparks, 358-6880
