The Festival of Trees event kicked off the local holiday season in the east hall of the Winnemucca Convention Center over the weekend. The event, organized and hosted by the Winnemucca Host Lions Club, drew 1,150 people through the display of 64 trees. Each tree was decorated and donated by a local organization and subsequently bid on by festival-goers. According to Lions Second Vice President Dawn Baldwin, over $9,000 was earned, 100 percent of which stays in Winnemucca. The tree with the highest bid was Newmont Phoenix's "A Copper Kitchen," which was won by the Humboldt General Hospital Employee Committee for $1,000. Two trees that were not bid on were donated to local families in need. Santa and Mrs. Claus delivered the trees to the unsuspecting recipients along with other purchased items. Photos by Jen Anderson
Turquoise Ridge General Manager Nigel Bain brought home the award, but he says it belongs to the whole mine. On Oct. 29 during the closing luncheon of the 2014 Mine Safety and Health Conference in Reno, Nevada, Bain was honored as the Safe Mine Manager of the Year.
RENO - Dana Bennett, the former regional director of the Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development and current owner of Bennett Historical Research Services (BHRS), filled the seat of the Nevada Mining Association (NVMA) presidency effective Dec. 1, succeeding Tim Crowley.
WASHINGTON - American's are expected to make online shopping this Cyber Monday and the rest of the holiday season the largest ever and the U.S. Postal Service is ready to deliver on those online purchases..
A mainstay Winnemucca restaurant, Third Street Bistro, will be closing very soon.
Winnemucca's Convention and Visitors Authority gives funding support to many of the events that locals and visitors enjoy throughout the year. The board recently sent out their yearly request for a heads-up from the organizations and events that will be seeking WCVA support for 2015 and an indication of how much support they will be requesting.
Area residents are invited to light up Christmas with memories of their loved ones.
A surprise donation from the Community Foundation of Western Nevada has helped officials from the Humboldt Volunteer Hospice breathe a little easier.
Jeremy Hurst said he feels like he's finally come home.
This is how drilling was done in the mines for decades. The photo, taken at Rochester, shows a break in drilling to set shots. The single jack hammer commonly used is by the driller's feet. The chisel used to drill the hole is being held by his assistant. Another gentleman is also holding a single jack. As I understood it from my grandfather, they turned the chisel "drill" a quarter turn for each blow.
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The North American Aerospace Defense Command is ready to track Santa's yuletide journey! The NORAD Tracks Santa website, www.noradsanta.org, launched today featuring a mobile version, a holiday countdown, new games and daily activities, and more. The website is available in eight languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Chinese.
The tears flowed at the Lasting Lights of Love Memorial Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Friday, Dec. 5.
Alleged counterfeiter Stuart Everett Thurber, 53, waived his right to a preliminary hearing when he appeared in Union Township Justice Court on Thursday, Dec. 4. His case was bound over to district court. Thurber was arrested in November on 55 counts of uttering a forged instrument and for possession of methamphetamine. His bail was set $280,000.
Two roll over accidents occurred on Golconda in two days last week on Thursday and Friday.
