Candy Dance returns

Staff Reports

The Town of Genoa presents the 88th Annual Candy Dance Arts and Crafts Faire on Saturday and Sunday. The fair is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and features 300 artisans and crafters, 33 food vendors, family-friendly activities such as face painting, candle-making, crafts for children, and 4,000 pounds of Genoa's famous homemade candy.

Genoa merchandise and candy will be available in front of the Genoa Country Store at the intersection of Main Street and Genoa Lane. Admission to the fair is free, parking in designated parking lots is $5 per vehicle.

Road closures, parking and transportation

On Saturday and Sunday, roads leading into Genoa will be closed to traffic between 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Foothill Road south of Genoa, Genoa Lane east of Genoa and Jacks Valley Road at the Genoa Cemetery.

Designated Candy Dance parking lots will be near road closure locations. Parking is $5 per vehicle.

Free shuttles to and from Genoa will be provided at these parking lots. Shuttle service begins at 8 a.m. and runs until 5 p.m.

Free parking available at the Carson Valley Inn and Douglas High School, with round-trip airport mini-bus shuttles for $2 per person between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. each day.

Candy Dance Dinner Dance

The Candy Dance Dinner Dance is at the Orchard House on Saturday.

Dance music by the Dealer's Choice band. Dance-only tickets are $15 and will be sold in advance and at the door. All tickets are non-refundable. Tickets information at the Genoa Town Office, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 782-8696.Douglas Masons pancake breakfast

Douglas Masonic Lodge No. 12 will serve a pancake breakfast Saturday and Sunday at the Masonic Lodge on Main Street, Genoa.

Tickets are $5 at the door. The menu includes pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice and coffee.

Proceeds from the breakfast will be used to maintain the Masonic Lodge building.

Candy making

Candy making chair Marian Vassar reports that 4,000 pounds of candy were made for the 2008 Candy Dance Faire. Varieties at this year's Candy Dance Faire include fudge truffles, rocky road, haystacks, peanut clusters, peanut butter cups, almond bark, pecan bark, peanut brittle, divinity, turtles, dragon eyes, krispie treats, chocolate mints and English toffee. Candy prices range from $1 for krispie treats to $12 for a one-pound assortment box.