WINNEMUCCA - The public is invited on Monday, May 7, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Humboldt County Cooperative Extension 4-H Meeting Room for a LEGO Robotics presentation and hands-on demonstration presented by FIRST.
WINNEMUCCA - May 12, all northern Nevada residents are invited to join the "LaRena Smith Bengoa Run, Ride or Walk for the Cure."
WINNEMUCCA - In an effort to ensure a greater exchange of information and communication between the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office and the public, Sheriff Ed Kilgore is pleased to announce the second quarterly "Open House with the Sheriff" meeting.
IMLAY - Come join Safe Haven for the unique chance to see what their animals do when the sun goes down. The zoo will be having special night tours each Saturday throughout the summer, which will include a big cat feeding as well as an enrichment demonstration.
WINNEMUCCA - Five members of the local ambulance service will ride almost 600 miles later this month in honor of their EMS comrades across the nation.
WINNEMUCCA - When hometown girl Kathi Wolfsteller found out there was no Easter egg hunt for the community of Humboldt County she said to herself, "There will be one in 2013."
WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt Hospital Auxiliary is hosting the community's biggest yard sale this Saturday - and local residents can even sleep in and still catch all the great bargains!
WINNEMUCCA - May 12, all northern Nevada residents are invited to join "The LaRena Smith Bengoa Run, Ride or Walk for the Cure."
WINNEMUCCA - Winnemucca police officers arrested a man last week on suspicion of threatening a woman with a knife with a 10-inch blade during an apparent domestic dispute.
WINNEMUCCA - This Thursday, Humboldt General Hospital will present the next installment of its 2012 "Healthy Year, Healthy You" seminar series.
WINNEMUCCA - It is not too late to sign up for and attend the Northern Nevada Alzheimer's Conference to be held at the Nugget in Sparks Friday, May 11, beginning at 8 am. As I have mentioned before, this is an excellent opportunity to hear knowledgeable speakers, learn about the latest research and just to interact with others who are facing similar dementia dilemmas. For those who cannot attend, I will take notes and forward them to anyone who would like additional information. It isn't the same as being there, but it will provide you with insight.
WINNEMUCCA - The Humboldt County Regional Planning Commission will meet on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the courthouse meeting room.
WINNEMUCCA - Three young men who caused thousands of dollars of damage with spray paint were ordered to start paying restitution or face contempt charges.
The biggest and brightest full moon of the year arrived Saturday night as our celestial neighbor passed closer to Earth than usual. Saturday's event was described as a "supermoon,' the closest and therefore the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. The moon came within about 221,802 miles from Earth, about 15,300 miles closer than average. That proximity made the moon appear about 14 percent bigger than it would if the moon were at its farthest distance. The photo above was taken on Water Canyon Road on Saturday around 8:30 p.m.
WINNEMUCCA - May's schedule for women's free self-defense and empowerment classes provided by Paul Montenegro of Montenegro's School of TaeKwon Do and Advocates for Victims of Abuse Executive Director Rebecka Swatman are as follows:May 18 - 20 and May 28 - 31 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.