On Saturday, more than 160 people showed up to Rosetta and Malah McFaddenâs final farewell at their retirement picnic at Bowers Mansion in Washoe City.
Families, friends and many of the students theyâd taught in the 57 years theyâd worked at Kinderland in Carson City came to thank them for the service before they prepare to leave Nevada in August for Oregon.
Rosetta and Malah McFadden are retiring from Kinderland Nursery School in Carson City after 57 years. (Photo: Jessica Garcia/Nevada Appeal)Â Former Nevada Health and Human Services Director Mike Willden sent two of his sons and his youngest daughter Mikayla to Kinderland, where owners Rosetta and Malah McFadden made Mud Days and âDo-Do Days,â or donut days, to make it memorable for preschoolers like his children, he said.âItâs not the traditional day care,â he said. âMud Day was the big day. You went in your bathing suit and wallowed in the mud, probably not allowable today, but it was always great. Weâd always go there every other Friday. On payday, Dr. Steve Elliott and I would rotate back and forth bringing donut holes to the kids, and the kids would greet us there, âDonut Day!â â