Trains in the Movies with Speaker Jim Clark at Dangberg Historic Park

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Trains in the Movies with speaker Jim Clark
at Dangberg Historic Park
MINDEN, Nev.— Speaker Jim Clark will present his program, “Trains in the Movies”, in a free presentation at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Saturday, July 9, at 10:00 am.
Jim Clark is a veteran of over 250 films, an engineer and a train coordinator.  Known as "The Train Man", Clark will give a short history of trains in the movies and explain the technical aspects of working with trains. Clark is associated with some of the biggest films with trains and their Hollywood stars.  Some of the films include "The Lone Ranger", "Wild, Wild, West", "Under Siege Two", "Fast and the Furious", "Water for Elephants" and "Into the West". The presentation will include film clips of two dozen action sequences.
This presentation is part of the park's Ferris Family Speaker Series, named in honor of the family of Margaret Ferris-Dangberg, the wife of ranch founder Heinrich F. Dangberg. The series is sponsored by Soaring NV, Douglas County, Bently Enterprises, Carson Valley Accounting, Horse Tales Publications, Carson Valley Times, Dr. James the Dentist and Associates, Internovations Website Design, Joe Benigno's Tree Service, NV Energy, Full Circle Compost and the Frances C. and William P. Smallwood Foundation. Alpen Sierra Coffee Company is providing complimentary coffee and 88 Cups & More is providing baked treats for visitors throughout the series. 
The park is located at 1450 Hwy 88m ¼ mile north of the Carson Valley Veterinary Hospital.  This is an outdoor event, and visitors should bring their own seating.  Dogs are not permitted at this event.  For more information, visit dangberghomeranch.org.
Upcoming speakers in the series include The Battle Born Civil War Reenactors with a presentation on “From Bloomers to Bonnets; A Civil War Historic Dressing” on July 30; Guy Clifton with a presentation on his book Jack Dempsey’s Days in Nevada on August 6; Michael Fischer with a presentation on Baby Face Nelson in Nevada August 13. The park’s full 2016 event schedule is available at the park’s website.