WINNEMUCCA - Born to Eveylen and Irvin Crutcher on Dec. 1, 1940, on the Ft. McDermitt Indian Reservation, Eleanor Crutcher was brought into the world by a midwife who signed her birth certificate with a thumbprint.
MICHAEL MICHAELSEN • Special to the SunDebbie Conde, center, Raley's store director in Winnemucca, accepts a check from Saundra Lange, left, and Pat Stathis, right, who are members of TOPS, Nevada group 149. TOPS donated $620 to Raley's, which will use the money to put together food bags for those in need in the community as part of its Food For Families program. The $620 donation from TOPS will buy $1,240 worth of food for families.
LOVELOCK - During a recent visit to northern Nevada, Republican U.S. Congressman Mark Amodei heard local support for the push to increase county control of land managed by the federal government.
VFW Post No. 12116 in Winnemucca announced the winners of the annual Voice Of Democracy contest for local high school students.
WINNEMUCCA - Having adequate supplies of high quality water for livestock is essential for successful livestock operations. This can be a real challenge during the winter months, especially for ranchers who utilize watering sources that have no electricity available.
HINES, Ore. - Efforts to restore a population of native Lahontan cutthroat trout in McDermitt Creek in southeast Oregon suffered a setback earlier this month when biologists discovered a reproducing population of non-native brook and rainbow trout.
LAS VEGAS - The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) recently launched the Nevada Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool (NVCHAT), a web-based planning tool that makes wildlife information available to the public in an easily accessible and user-friendly map interface.
WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service plans to open the 2014 filing season on Jan. 31 and encouraged taxpayers to use e-file or Free File as the fastest way to receive refunds.
LAS VEGAS - Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto cautions consumers to monitor their credit/debit card statements for unauthorized transactions as Target recently announced "unauthorized intrusion" in their systems.
COURTESY PHOTOMembers of Winnemucca's Wild Bunch Motorcycle Club recently presented a check for $5,000 to the McCraney family to help with medical expenses the family has incurred. The money was raised during the Wild Bunch's Dec. 14 "Keepers of Christmas" poker run for toys, which brought in nearly $7,000, toys for nearly 200 local children and food for the Winnemucca Food Bank. From left to right: Earl Dyer holding his son Aiden, Wild Bunch President Bob Poindexter, Wild Bunch Treasurer Dave Lindeman, Brittany, Bill and Quincee Grace McCraney, Kyle McCraney and Billy Dyer.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans a series of sweeping changes to a popular loan program for rural homebuyers. The changes are part of an extensive overhaul that will strengthen rural housing markets, increase the availability of rural home loans and spur the construction of new homes in rural areas.
WINNEMUCCA - These two items may not be connected at all, but I've been gardening in Nevada for 16 years, and for each of those 16 years, I've made New Year's resolutions.
WINNEMUCCA - On Sunday, Dec. 22, Humboldt County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the area of the 4000 Block of Placer Way on the report of possible shots being fired in the area.
WINNEMUCCA - Many people say they would love to be able to donate to any number of organizations, especially local organizations that help families in need in our area, but during these tough economic times struggle to find enough to meet their own needs, let alone extra to spare.
ROBERT LINDSAY • Special to the Sun French Ford band teacher Dave Munk conducted the students for their performance Dec. 12. Munk has taught beginning band at FFMS since 1999 and says he enjoys seeing the growth in students from not knowing which end to blow through to making music and establishing a foundation for a lifetime of enjoyment in music. French Ford's beginning drummers are (left to right) Natasha Owen, DJ Pulizzi and Isaiah Milligan.