Staff Sergeant Joseph Page was chosen as the Nevada National Guard Soldier of the Year for 2023. Sergeant Page is a maintenance technician for the 991 Aviation Company based at Stead. Their field is home of Blackhawk and the big Chinook helicopters. The Soldier of the Year ceremony was on stage of Run-A-Mucca right before the Quiet Riot concert and the Burning of the Bike. Popular radio personality Jace Edwards expertly performed Master of Ceremony duties, introducing Mayor Stone, Sheriff Cardenas and Winnemucca Chief of Police Rangel who gave rousing welcoming speeches. Finally, First Sergeant Hefner presented Sergeant Page with the Soldier of the Year prize, an engraved replica Hawken Plains Rifle from the 1840's. First Sergeant Hefner mentioned Page's dedication to duty and service during deployment to Afghanistan. The standing room only crowd gave the two soldiers a huge ovation as representatives of all our military from the people of Winnemucca.