"A Christmas Carol" was performed by the Denio School for the community on Dec. 17.
COURTESY PHOTOThe Denio CCD class performed the Christmas Nativity Play at the Community Hall on Dec. 21. Katie DeLong teaches the class, and worked with the kids to give the community a wonderful celebration of Christmas. Left to right, Estafani Barocio, Alexandra Barocia, Belen Barocio, Alex Defenbaugh, Layton Johnson, Kassi Defenbaugh, Logan Defenbaugh, Lane Johnson and Louise DeLong (baby). In front, Matti DeLong, MattieRose Johnson and Billy DeLong.
MILL CITY - A Utah man suffered minor injuries Jan. 1 after his 2011 Freightliner and trailer overturned on Interstate 80 near Mill City.
WINNEMUCCA - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Winnemucca District, Humboldt River Field Office has completed a preliminary environmental assessment (EA) for the Shamrock Communications, Inc. (Shamrock) proposal to install a communications facility.
WINNEMUCCA - The Winnemucca City Council will be holding their regular meeting today at 2 p.m. at Winnemucca City Hall, 90 W. Fourth St.
WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt Development Authority is holding its January meeting as a "special" meeting that will consist of an afternoon of facilitated team-building training exercises involving the teams working on the Winnemucca Futures projects.
WINNEMUCCA - Humboldt General Hospital's Radiology Department has exciting news: Digital Mammography has finally arrived in Humboldt County.
WINNEMUCCA - Do you have 12 hours over the next 12 weeks to devote to your health?
Updates on research WINNEMUCCA - "The Way We Were," a lovely song performed by Barbra Streisand, includes the scenery description: "...misty water-colored memories of the way we were." I'd like to imagine that is what plays behind the eyes and within the mind of those with dementia. Many of my articles hold the dark and frightening side of Alzheimer's but sometimes in victims I see a quiet peace. This peace may be laced with confusion and occasional outbursts, but sometimes a flicker of calmness pervades.
WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt County Regional Planning Commission will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the courthouse meeting room.
WINNEMUCCA - They served their country with honor, and now, they just hope that the federal government will continue to honor the promises it made to them.
MICHAEL MICHAELSEN • Ginger Gabiola, court administrator of the Union Township Justice Court, retired Jan. 6 after nearly 17 years of service. Reno attorney Jim Forman presented Gabiola with two jars of homemade pickles on her last day as a retirement present. "There's no significance to the pickles; they were a retirement gift!" she said.
White Sage Theatre's new Christmas play opened this weekend with performances at the Winnemucca Senior Citizens Center. It was intended that this play be performed before Christmas, but every place suitable for a performance was booked with Christmas parties. So the actors suggest that you pretend it's four days before Christmas and join in the celebrations. Performances continue the next two weekends at The Martin Hotel, 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15.
MICHAEL MICHAELSEN • Newmont Mining Corp. recently donated 125 computers to the Humboldt County School District. Left to right, Assistant Superintendent Dave Jensen, Katie Dehlin (Newmont Environmental Department), Sue Hawkins (Newmont External Relations), Kelly Novi (HCSD Director of Curriculum), Brook Coleman (HCSD computer technician), Josiah Brown (HCSD network specialist), Daniel Bishop (IT regional technician), Jeanne Moline (HCSD head of technology), Eric Jimenez (IT EUC supervisor), Blaine Olson (chief metallurgist) and Superintendent Mike Bumgartner.
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Upward-creeping gas prices are the story across most of Nevada, as all but one of the Silver State metro areas tracked by AAA saw an increase in month-to-month price comparisons.