Downtown Genoa was transformed into the center of the creative world Saturday as tens of thousands of people streamed through a crucible of 320 craft, art and culinary booths.They came empty-handed. They left full-handed. In a stagnant economy, in a divisive political season, the 92nd Candy Dance Arts & Crafts Fair still managed to draw enormous crowds under a blazing autumn sun. But why?Answers to that question were as diverse as the goods hanging in every booth.For sisters Debbie Sherfield, 59, and Lesley Schmidt, 51, of Washoe County, the scenery itself provides an idyllic experience beyond the daily grind of …




