It is almost two weeks until Christmas and I continue to be busy visiting children from all over the world. The children from northern Nevada are some of my very favorite children and I really enjoy reading the letters from all the children who write to me at askmrsclaus@gmail.com. So far, I have been able to send e-mailed answers back to all the children whose letters I have received and I will keep on trying to do so as promptly as possible throughout the Christmas season.
WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt County School District Board of School Trustees will hold their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the district office boardroom, 310 E. Fourth St.The meeting begins with the call to order, special recognition for Paradise Valley Elementary's high achieving award and public comment.
WINNEMUCCA - Schizophrenia recently made national news due to a reported link between methamphetamine use and the risk of developing the disease.
WINNEMUCCA - Humboldt County Commissioners will be holding a special meeting on Wednesday at 9 a.m. in the meeting room of the courthouse. Public comments will follow the Pledge of Allegiance.
WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt Development Authority will be holding their next meeting on Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the city council chambers at City Hall.
WINNEMUCCA - January is National Radon Action Month, and the Nevada Radon Education Program of University of Nevada Cooperative Extension (UNCE) will offer a radon program Monday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m., at the Humboldt County Cooperative Extension Office, 1085 Fairgrounds Road, in Winnemucca.
WINNEMUCCA - A preliminary hearing in the case of Sandobal Ezequiel Jacobo, charged with burglary, battery with intent to commit robbery, battery on an officer with substantial bodily harm and indecent exposure was held on Dec. 6 in Judge Gene Wambolt's courtroom. Jacobo's case was bound over to district court.
WINNEMUCCA - With Christmas less than two weeks away, organizers of a local charity drive are asking for the public's help to fill the needs of remaining needy children and families.
WINNEMUCCA - St. Paul's Catholic Church, Word of Light Fellowship and the United Methodist Church of Winnemucca have united this holiday season to share in ecumenical prayer services. Ecumenism is the furthering of religious unity among the different Christian faiths.
WINNEMUCCA - The Wright brothers would be proud.One hundred and eight years to the day after Orville and Wilbur first took to the skies, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will honor local pilot Leon Franklin for his safety record.
RENO - The McDonald's Restaurants of Northern Nevada will be hosting a fundraiser for the family of JK Metzker.
This year I have received letters from different states across your country. It warms my heart to see so many children celebrating Christmas and awaiting Santa! Here are a few of the letters that I have answered.
WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt County Communications Center received a call for help from an injured ATV rider midway up the mountains in the Water Canyon area on Monday at approximately 12:30 p.m.
WINNEMUCCA - Officials hope a new billboard near Golconda will spur leads about a Reno man who disappeared eight months ago.
Cheers Bar is happy to announce another successful year raising money for the Kidz-n-Cops program. On Thursday, Dec. 8, Cheers spokesperson Earline Dexter presented a check for $2,100 to Lt. Mike Pardovich. Cheers is having a Christmas party and raffle on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 5 p.m. Many great prizes were donated, including a Rossi Circuit Judge rifle. Raffle tickets are still available; the festivities are open to the public. All proceeds will be further donated to Kidz-n-Cops.