Named by the Nevada Day Committee as "The Spirit of Nevada Day" in 1958, Sade Grant participated in the parades from the time of their inception in 1938 until her death in 1974, at age 91. She would dance, kick, and pirouette her way down the 1½ mile length of Carson City's main street until 1967 when, after suffering a mild heart attack, she was forced to ride in a parade car.
Sade's turn-of-the-century clothes were hard to come by, and many were donated by pioneer Carson City residents as well as friends in Minnesota.
Born in Greenville, California, she moved to Nevada at the age of 3, but considered herself a true Nevadan. Her father, Angus Grant, was constable in Carson City for 26 years. Sade was one of five children.
Sade worked for 17 years for the Carson City News, which later merged with the Nevada Appeal. During those exciting times, she met the train each day for the purpose of interviewing passengers to obtain news for her newspaper column. Sade wrote a weekly Sunday column called Sade's Notes for the Sunday edition of the Nevada Appeal. Sade also worked for the Department of Motor Vehicles for nearly 19 years and spent eight years in the Surveyor General's office.
Sade died in a Reno hospital in 1974 following surgery for a broken hip. She was a part of Nevada that can't be replaced. Life for her was a never-ending adventure.