WINNEMUCCA - The Wells Ranch was at the southern end of the Jacksons. In the Teens and Twenties, Willis Wells and his wife Edith had a small place there.
RENO - "Reduce the Fuel - Reduce the Risk!" is the message for the 2013 Nevada Wildfire Awareness Week, which kicks off May 4.
WINNEMUCCA - If you ever decide to buy someone a nice knife or pistol you ought to think about building a box to add a little extra flair to it as well as a personal touch.
COURTESY PHOTOChristina Diong recently landed this beautiful wiper at Rye Patch Reservoir. The fish weighed 13 pounds, 2 ounces. It was Christina's first time fishing in the U.S.
RENO - The Nevada Waterfowl Association will be hosting it's 26th Annual Fundraising Banquet at the Atlantis Hotel Casino in Reno on Saturday, May 11.
CARSON CITY - Nevada residents who want to have a desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) as a pet will be limited to a single animal beginning May 1.
COURTESY PHOTOBarrick's Turquoise Ridge Joint Venture recently awarded a $500 check to the Winnemucca Trap Club. The funds were used for a competition for team members and their children on April 27. Pictured, left to right, Tasha Niemi (TRJV), Elizabeth Sanchez (TRJV) Tammy Mariluch (event coordinator/treasurer, Winnemucca Trap Club) and Dale Lunen (TRJV).
ELKO - Commemorating National Crime Victims' Rights Week last week, Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto released the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Statewide Team report, which included 17 recommendations that will be submitted to the governor, Nevada Legislature and other key stakeholders.
WINNEMUCCA - This Wednesday at noon, the lunch speaker at Winnemucca's Rotary Club will be U.S. Congressman Mark Amodei.
Sonoma Heights second graders took a field trip to Riverview Park recently to learn about the Humboldt River's watershed. Nevada Outdoor School's Amanda Smith, above, taught students a lesson about how water moves in a watershed and Stephen Thompson, right, talked about watersheds and habitats. Winnemucca Grammar School and Grass Valley Elementary second graders also took the field trip last week.JESSICA POWELL • The Humboldt Sun
WINNEMUCCA - The Bureau of Land Management Winnemucca District is seeking public input on its preliminary environmental assessment for the construction and utilization of a geothermal power plant and power lines as proposed by TGP Dixie Development Company, LLC.
The Second Annual Winnemucca Balloon Festival was held last weekend at the sports complex and hundreds of community members turned out to see the four free-flying balloons take off from the field and take rides on the one tethered balloon. Event organizer Jeremy Crosby said that Saturday attendance was between 300 and 350 and Sunday there were close to 200 people. Over 15 vendors were set up around the field selling coffee, snacks, souvenirs, and drinks. Crosby said that the event was such a success that next year he is expanding it to three days. Photos by Kyle Anderson, Special to the Sun
MICHAEL MICHAELSEN • Special to the SunNational Volunteer Week is celebrated in April, and this year it was April 21-27. Patricia Tindall, director of the Plesant Senior Center in Winnemucca, said the center celebrated National Volunteer week on Wednesday, April 24, by giving the center's many volunteers certificates and gifts. The center is a nonprofit organization, Tindall said, and for the most part runs on a small staff and volunteer energy. The senior center has 14 people that volunteer at the front desk, two volunteers that work on computers, a volunteer (Americorps member) who is the center's social worker, a bingo caller, and a volunteer board member who is serve-safe certified and works in the kitchen as a server, as well as a board member volunteer who does all the handyman work, and is trained as a bus driver. The craft room has 11 volunteers, and the choir (our community ambassadors) has 22 members now, Tindall said. "We also really wanted to appreciate all the seniors who help at the spur of the moment and help with fundraisers, decorations, clean up, set up of special events, etc., Tindall said. Lastly, the best thing is, being a volunteer really makes you feel better, Tindall said. "There is always someone who needs the smile you give or the helping hand. We couldnt run the programs we do without our volunteers, so we needed to recognize their input and contributions to the center." 
