Sparks High School - Terminus Yearbook (Sparks, NV)

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Daddy of First National Bank's three offices serving the City of Sparks is the Sparks Office at 1022 B Street. That's a block away from the original site established in January 1936, but means 40 years of continuous service within the city by FNB. Sparks native Jack Wood is assistant vice president and branch manager. X v 1 1 FIM? HATIVJNA ,,, Hr-yp,U.-. LEAN or L 2 The Greenbrae Office at 1962 Pyramid Way was opened on April 24 1961 The staff there is headed by assistant vice president and branch manager Ely Benedetti, who also is a Sparks High School grad- uate. Newest member of F NB's Sparks family is the McCarran Boulevard Office, headed by Branch Man- ager .lohn Warden, and open since Nov. 4, 1974, at 400 N. McCarran Boulevard, at Lincoln Way Extended. We've been growing with Sparks for nearly a half-century now, points out FNB Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer A.M. fArtJ Smith. C'We've known for a long time what a solid community it is. Smith should know. He was raised in Sparks, was graduated from Sparks High School and began his banking career at the Sparks Office back in 1940 as a bookkeeper He was named president of First National Bank in November 1967 and added the duties of chairman ofthe board in May 1968. When he retained the titles of board chairman and chief executive officer but turned over the office of president in October 1973, it was to another Sparks native and Sparks High School graduate, Ernie Martinelli. Many others who hail from Sparks currently hold down key positions with the bank. Among them is Edwin Giannotti, vice president and manager of the Reno District Trust Office. Peter C. Della Santa is vice presidf nt and head of the head office loan adjustment section. Still another Sparks grad now an FNB vice president is Reno N. Fruzza, who manages the big Las Vegas Main Office. And there are: Ronald MacLeod, assistant manager of the Kietzke 8: Roberts Office in Renog Loan Officer Morrey Troutner at the Sparks Office, Loan Officer JoAnn Roberts in the head office section currently revising the bank's Standard Practice Manual. And Operations Officer Frank Kinnell at the Reno Main Officeg Operations Officer Carole Pacheco Mathisen at Sun Valley, Operations Officer Paul Nannini of the Elko Main Office, and Assistant Operations Officers Geno Martini at Reno Main and Sam Macaluso of the Reno Trust Office. When you say banking, First National Bank of Nevada knows what you mean. And Sparks people are helping serve the residents of the City with Promise.

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Ross Photo started as a bathroom operation with Mr. Ross processing his work in his home bathroom. During WWII Mr. Ross would photograph children of servicemen in their homes and then sell these photos to the mothers for mailing to their husbands. This started his interest in photography and in April of 1946 he opened the first Ross Photo at 1520 B St. in Sparks. As business in Sparks grew he felt it neces- sary to open a studio in Reno and did so in 1950. During the course of the years Mr. Ross had four studios in Reno and one at Stead Air Force Base. In 1959 Ross Photo moved from B St. to its present location at 1845 Prater Way. Ross Photo became a Nevada Corporation in 1963. During that same year the studio expanded to include a music and camera store. The music portion of this store was sold in 1969. A major change in operation took place in May of 1973 when Mr. Ross retired and studio operations were taken over by Brent Ross, Tom White, Helen Radmall, and Kaz Fujimoto. Today Ross Photo continues as a major intluence in the photo industry of Northern Nevada. A ., -wi..-nf To conserve money in the early years of his business, Mr. Ross would travel to Sparks High activities on his motorbike. Our current location at 1845 Prater Way in Sparks