WINNEMUCCA - Torrey Nash Herrera, who is a junior at Lowry High School, 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.
RENO - Harrison Kolar, an eighth-grader at Winnemucca Junior High School, excelled at the recent MATHCOUNTS Chapter Competition, which took place Feb. 11 in Reno.
WINNEMUCCA - Beth came out for coffee early one frosty morning a few days ago.
WINNEMUCCA - Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University will be offered in Winnemucca beginning on March 1.
WINNEMUCCA - Assemblyman Ira Hansen, Nevada Legislature, District 32, will be attending the Grass Valley Advisory Board meeting on Monday, Feb. 27. The meeting will be held at the Grass Valley Community Center, 450 Deer Lane (off Muddy Road), Winnemucca, at 7 p.m. All are invited to attend.
WINNEMUCCA - The folk duo Men of Worth, who position themselves firmly at the extreme, traditional end of the Celtic music spectrum, will perform at the Martin Hotel on Saturday at 7 p.m.
IMLAY - Anne Bogadi, Newmont metallurgist with Business Excellence, visited Safe Haven Rescue Zoo on Feb. 21 to present a $5,000 check to assist with the funding toward material to construct a new 10,000 square foot enclosure and enjoy a tour of the facility.
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.
WINNEMUCCA - Lack of funding may require closing the doors of Winnemucca's 30-year-old adult training facility for individuals with developmental disabilities.
WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt County Board of Equalization will be holding their next meeting on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. in the meeting room of the courthouse. Following the call to order, the board will hear public comments, then discuss and possibly approve minutes from their Jan. 17 meeting and the appeal hearing held Feb. 22. There will also be a second opportunity for public comment before the meeting is adjourned.
WASHINGTON - Lane Johnson, a student at Denio School, will travel to Washington, D.C., to participate in a People to People World Leadership Forum.
WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt General Hospital District Board of Trustees will hold their monthly meeting tonight at 5:30 p.m. in the Sarah Winnemucca Conference Room.
WINNEMUCCA - Nevada Outdoor School (NOS) is full of exploration, excitement and critical thinking this February. Elementary students across Humboldt County are participating in animal-themed lessons this month. Students are getting hands-on opportunities to explore the many paths of science.
WINNEMUCCA - Rachel French was Lowry High School's first-place winner in the local Poetry Out Loud competition.