WINNEMUCCA - Eating Disorders Awareness Week will be observed from Feb. 26 until March 3 this year. Every February, the National Eating Disorders Association devotes one week to educating the public about eating disorders.
WINNEMUCCA - The Winnemucca City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday beginning at 2 p.m. at City Hall, 90 W. Fourth St.
WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt County Board of Commissioners will hold their regular meeting on Monday in courthouse meeting room #201 beginning at 10 a.m.
WINNEMUCCA - Lowry High School junior Torrey Nash Herrera has been nominated three years in a row to the People to People Ambassador Program to Australia, which is coming up this summer. His only problem is that he has never been able to attend the program for lack of finances to pay the tuition. Herrera is reaching out to the community for any help he can get.
WINNEMUCCA - A Montana man, who gave up months of his life to walk 1,460 miles in an effort to combat homelessness and hunger, is still working to raise money and awareness for the causes.
WINNEMUCCA - February 2012 marks the third annual observation of Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Month. Each February, communities and organizations across the nation focus their attention and efforts on preventing teen dating violence and reaching out to those in their teens and twenties who seek to leave a violent dating relationship.
WINNEMUCCA - Wanted, accompanist: the Winnemucca Civic Chorus is currently an a capella group in need of an accompanist. They are growing tired of singing without it and would love it if someone would share their time and talent with them.
WINNEMUCCA - The following students have been named to the 2nd quarter honor roll at French Ford Middle School.
WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office reported Feb. 2 that it is cooperating fully with an investigation of HCSO narcotics K-9 Zyla allegedly biting a 5-year-old girl.
MCDERMITT - For the past six years, Kelly Pinkston, counselor at McDermitt Combined School, has been implementing "The McDermitt Character Trait of the Month Club." This club recognizes specific students every month who best demonstrate the monthly character trait. The guidance counselor teaches character trait lessons in the classroom. In addition, they send home information to parents about the trait and how they can help their children practice the trait.
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.
OROVADA - How do you think McDermitt may have looked like in the 1920s? The streets may have all been dirt - it is possible that state Route 8 was paved from McDermitt to Winnemucca by then, but U.S. 95 in Nevada, that replaced state Route 8, was not started until 1940. The Ore-Vada Hotel was there, and the Quinn River Bank occupied the corner where the Say When Casino is located today. The Commercial Hotel, now known as the White Horse Inn, sat on the west side of the Ore-Vada Hotel. There was a service station on the east side of the highway owned by Joe Lyons. The station and bulk plant were bought and operated by Marvin Curry during the 30's and later by Victor and Boat Albisu before its final owners, John Albisu the station, and Jim Albisu the bulk plant. The residents of McDermitt celebrated the Fourth of July at the Twin State Rodeo grounds near where the Diamond A Motel sits today.
WINNEMUCCA - It was even better than Kim Petersen had hoped.After gambling that a big-name concert could rally the Tri-County Fair & Stampede's annual Labor Day weekend, Petersen certainly felt like he was in the chips Friday."Our Jake Owen ticket sales are off to a fantastic start," he said.
WINNEMUCCA - County commissioners are invoking a federal appeals court ruling in their latest legal quest to resolve ongoing litigation over the proposed Jungo Landfill.
WINNEMUCCA - I didn't have a strong father figure at home growing up. He was around, so to say, but worked constantly. As I became of dating age, I found myself drawn to guys that were much older than my parents would have liked. I hung on to my boyfriend's every word and did my best to appease him. I also became responsible for his emotions, and his lack of control over them. It wasn't until later, too late, that I realized I was at the beginnings of an abusive relationship. I had failed to recognize all the warning signs.