Posted on 08/02/2006 10:02:38 PM PDT by ncountylee
WELLS — Jack Carter, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate included Wells in a series of political rallies across the state last week.
The Carter Rally travels with an 18-wheel, flatbed truck. The flatbed serves as a bandstand and a speaker’s platform.
About 35 local people interested in the Carter campaign gathered in the Wells City Park, where Carter’s two-piece band entertained the crowd with Southern rock tunes. The audience nibbled on whole-shell peanuts set out by the local Democrats, a not-so subtle reminder of Carter’s peanut farmer dad, former President Jimmy Carter.
A campaign worker handed everyone a “Carter for Senate” button and a sticker, while Carter’s wife, Elizabeth, introduced herself to each person. Then she turned and introduced each rally visitor to Carter.
Carter spoke quickly to each guest at the rally before joining his band in “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Got Them Deep River Blues.” He played electric guitar on the back stage.
Laying aside his guitar, Carter stepped to the microphone and spoke on the issues of his campaign.
He said the United States has a health care system set up “for and by the lobbyists.” He went on to say that Medicare officials, by law, cannot negotiate for lower prescription drug prices. “The system favors the big drug companies. We need to change this.”
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Wasn't it 34 members of the press and his dad Jimmy? :) Just kidding but I would not be surprised.
A mini rock concert and free peanuts.....dang, I'm sorry I missed out! They'll be talking about this for years in Elko!
Yes, let's make it economically infeasible for drug companies to do their work. Then ol' Jack Carter can whip us up some cures for diseases in his basement.
Is there a way to force political candidates to pass a course in Econ 101 before being eligible for office?
Only a few pockets of fools, like San Francisco, are Carter Country and that's not even in Nevada.
We get more of a draw for midget wrestling at the local dive.
35 people? More than that show up to watch a vacant building burn.
Maybe if Jack had passed out Billy Beer instead of peanuts hed had drawn a larger crowd.
Wells, crossroads of the universe, sorta.
Pop - 1,346 (in 2000)
Why would Carter stop here? Why not - The local Chamber has this to say --
Although the town of Wells was founded in 1869 by the Central Pacific Railroad, use of the Humboldt Wells dates back thousands of years to the Western Shoshone who still live in a colony overlooking the town. Shoshone, Hudson Bay trappers, mountain men, and westbound wagon trains replenished at the Humboldt Wells. Wells has a surviving wild west commercial district where trains still rumble by stirring up dust and ghosts in the old buildings.
At the I-80 & US 93 intersection, Wells is the jump-off point for California-Oregon Trail sites, Baker City, Idaho, Jackson Hole, Salt Lake City & Park City, Utah, Yellowstone, and points elsewhere. Casinos! Real Cows! Real Cowboys! Some of the best hunting/ fishing west of Mississippi. And, of course, being Nevada, no personal income tax and the interstate speed limit is 75 mph.
Hub for regional ranchers and California Trail sites, Wells is undergoing a historic revival to breathe life back into its authentic 1800’s wild west commercial district and boasts an Emigrant Trail Center to tell the story. The Senior Pro Rodeo and annual car show combine with stretches of Fabulous Forty -- the Victory Highway -- to give a period feel to this small town. Proud of its past, an airport, nine-hole golf course, casinos, and restaurants connect Wells to the Twenty-first Century.
No hassle RV parks, bicycle friendly streets, supermarket and pharmacy.
Pet friendly ground floor motor courts — under $30 a night.
Park has restrooms, kid swings and jungle gym, soccer, baseball and football fields, horseshoe pits, basketball and tennis courts, summer months swimming pool.
One minute to casinos, ‘49er Trail Center, kid-friendly library with great regional history section.
Two minutes to no-fee muni range. Open seven days a week but bring your own targets & target racks (50/100/300 meter range; frequent trap shoots).
Two minutes to nine-hole golf course, airport.
Five minutes to deer hunting, fishing, hiking trails – ATV’s o.k.
Some of the best hunting/fishing west of Mississippi.
Twenty minutes to Metropolis ghost town site, Angel Lake, Secret Pass, cross-country skiing.
Horse trail or hike to untouched alpine lakes of Ruby Mountains and lower Humboldt Range.
Wells the Transcontinental Town
There was national celebration when the transcontinental railroad united our nation with bands of steel. Towns -- including Wells -- sprang up. Commercial centers that spawned civilization. Railroaders, merchants, miners, ranchers, farmers, educators, all benefited. The world shrank. Coast to coast travel was possible no matter the season.
In Wells the book is still open to that transcontinental chapter of America's past where our Old Town Front Street survives as a commercial block that illuminates the lives of those gone before. In its scale and surrounding landscape Front Street would still be recognizable to early pioneers. Wells awaits, a time tunnel connecting the Nineteenth Century with the 21st Century. This portal to the past stands open showing the role Wells and other transcontinental towns played in American history.
Metropolis Ghost Town
Metropolis, a nearby ghost town, has a fascinating history. Our visitor's center has maps and other information.
Crossroads of the West
Trappers, explorers, the California Trail pioneers, then railroad builders, then passengers who headed west on steel rails all found Wells an ideal place to "stretch their legs" or overnight. Some stayed on, establishing ranches and mercantiles, building churches and schools.
Wells is truly a crossroads of the west, a key location at the connecting point of two of the nation's most traveled thoroughfares. U.S. Highway 93 runs from Canada to Wells to Las Vegas to Mexico while Interstate 80 is a major coast to coast artery.
Wilderness & Wildlife
Deer, antelope, and other big game populate the surrounding back country in abundance, and game birds are plentiful. Anglers will find nearby lakes, reservoirs, creeks and streams much to their liking. Angel Lake, tucked into the East Humboldt mountain range, is a particular favorite for its fish and striking 8,400 foot scenery.
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