Ellen Urwin Tavcar

Maggie-Beagle

I moved to Reno in 1981 to live with my older sister Jane. I worked as a cocktail waitress and Jane owned a cigarette girl concession for many years. I worked for her for 13 years. i met my husband in 1985 and have been married for 22 years. We have 3 boys. I stayed home for a few years without working and in 2001 I worked again as a cocktail waitress and then transferred into dealing 21, roulette, and Pai-Gow in May of 2007.

I have great memories of school. I hung out alot with Annette Rendina ( Misconin) and Lisa Wogenstahl ( Hadden ). When playing basketball, I hung with Debbie Kajfez. I remember all the great teachers. the one I remember most is the handsome Mr. Buetel. I heard he ended up marrying one of his students. I remember going to alot of the football games with Kelly Whelan, Sue Siders, Peggy Collins, etc.

My oldest boy was diagnosed with leukemia in 2001 and is a cancer survivor and I really realized how precious life is. I always try to keep in touch with school friends still to this day. Even if it's just a card to tell them that I'm thinking about them. i know life can be very busy and crazy sometimes, but always stop and take the time to hug the ones yu love and tell them that you love them.

i love to exercise. i try to work out every day. I'm a member at gold's Gym and try to go at least 5 days a week. I usually swim on the weekends with my 12 year old son. There's a basketball court there too and I try to play a couple days a week with my co-worker Diane who is also from Ohio and used to work in the summer at Cedar Point.

I don't know why I love hip-hop music so much. I think it's because my 20 year old teaches hip-hop classes and every day in the backyard he would choreograph a bunch of different dances for his up and coming classes or shows he's in and I would try to dance along with him. He would laugh at me because i usually dance like a stripper. ha ha ! I also love Rock and Roll. My 12 year old son is in a band called the "Full silver Band" and he plays drums like his dad. At rehearsal their learning alot of Led Zepplin songs and Journey.

I love alot of love stories and action movies. i love Kate Hudson movies and any with Will Ferrell. Some of my favorite are "How to lose a man in 10 days." I loved "Under the Tuscan Sun." I really love "The Notebook."