WINNEMUCCA - This picture was taken from the grandstands of the old rodeo grounds. It shows the parking lot, not at all organized. People pretty much parked where they found room. Across the dirt road is the space reserved for the Native Americans. They came in, mostly from McDermitt, to watch the rodeo and to sell beadwork and leather items.
WINNEMUCCA - The following students at Grass Valley Elementary School receved honors for the fourth quarter of the school year.
WINNEMUCCA - The success of Winnemucca's first "Community Day of Service" last month has assured the event will be repeated.
WINNEMUCCA - Mike Snow recently traveled nearly 7,000 miles to help provide "legs" to those who can't walk.
RENO - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) generated $862,183 during its quarterly oil and gas competitive lease sale held in Reno on June 11, selling 33 parcels that comprised 53,923 acres.
RENO - Girls will see stars jump out of a dark sky, wander among the trees with new friends, solve a mystery only a super sleuth could piece together, toast the perfect marshmallow, search for forest fairies in the woods, go on a midnight treasure hunt, or boost their adrenaline on a high adventure this summer at Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada's (GSSN) Camp Wasiu II in the beautiful Sierra Nevada mountains.
WASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Tuesday kicked off National Small Business Week by highlighting USDA's actions to help rural small businesses create jobs, get access to capital and spur economic growth.
WINNEMUCCA - Community members of Winnemucca, Reno, and the surrounding area volunteered their time out on the Santa Rosa Ranger District throughout April and May and had tremendous stewardship success.
RENO - Ken Coll has been named dean of the College of Education at the University of Nevada, Reno. He comes to Nevada from Boise State University where he serves as associate dean of the College of Education.
DENIO - The 50th Annual Denio Barbeque and Play Day was held on June 1 in the small town of Denio on the Nevada/Oregon border.
RENO - The University of Nevada, Reno's concrete canoe team will compete in the 2013 National Concrete Canoe Competition, which started Thursday and runs through June 22 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
CARSON CITY - The Nevada Department of Public Safety - Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (NDEM) announced Tuesday the state has received a federal Department of Homeland Security grant award in the amount of $3,459,364, an increase over last year's award total by approximately $700,000.  
WINNEMUCCA - During the Nevada Cattlemen's Association Convention and Trade Show in Winnemucca in November of last year, two men were recognized for riding at least 100,000 miles during their lifetime of cowboying. One was Monte Shangle and the other was Louis Bidart of Humboldt County.
COURTESY PHOTOSThe annual Kaia for the Kure run/walk was held on Saturday, June 22. The race featured 5-K or 10-K lengths, with all proceeds benefitting the Kaia F.I.T. Relay for Life fundraising efforts.
MICHAEL MICHAELSEN • Special to the SunIf you were out late Saturday night or early Sunday morning and looked up, you likely saw the largest full moon of 2013, a so-called "supermoon." The moon's orbit also brought it closer to the Earth than normal.