WINNEMUCCA -The Humboldt Volunteer Hospice bet on the Winnemucca Mule Show and Races last June-and they got a great return.
WINNEMUCCA - The Regional Transportation Commission will meet Monday, Aug. 20, at 9:15 a.m. in the commission room at the courthouse, 50 W. 5Th St.The board will discuss and possibly take action on claims for expenditure of RTC funds, which are collected from gas taxes, including the 2012 Winnemucca Street Project - Hunewill Construction Co. for $129,200.40.The RTC also will discuss proposed fiscal year 2012-2013 priority projects for the city and county.
WINNEMUCCA - The old saying, "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach," still seems to be operative today. At least part of the reason Lynn Lehman, 68, moved here three years ago was because of his stomach and all the good restaurants he knew to be in town.
Carson City - Homeowners and professional contractors should call 811 at least two days before starting any digging or underground excavation project so that buried utility-owned lines can be properly marked and avoided.
WINNEMUCCA - USDA Undersecretary Dallas Tonsager met with 25 Winnemucca area ranchers and farmers Aug. 8 to talk about their problems with drought and fire.
WINNEMUCCA, Nev. -A longtime Lowry High School teacher has been chosen to lead this year's Labor Day Parade.
Della DomingoA rare white hummingbird stopped by Joe and Della Domingo's backyard feeder in Water Canyon recently. It is not an albino, as its pure white feathers would suggest, but rather a Leucistic hummingbird, Della said. "It was just here two nights and we haven't seen it since," Della said.
WINNEMUCCA - Cross your fingers, country music fans.Local concert promoter Joe McIntyre is hoping to bring legendary singer-songwriter Merle Haggard to town on Dec. 14, and he's turning to the Winnemucca Convention and Visitors Authority (WCVA) for its help.
WINNEMUCCA - My father was a teacher, coach, principal, and superintendent. He was a gifted mathematician, brilliant outdoorsman, and a man of broad wisdom. His bold ideas were ahead of the times, like an extra prep period for English teachers so that they would require and then respond in depth to young writers or "pod schools" with teachers of the same grade level under one collaborative roof. One time he closed three rural schools, an unimaginable feat as we each tend to love our local buildings. The schools were, however, located within 3 to 5 miles of town, rural in southern Idaho being quite different than rural Nevada.
The Nevada Division of Emergency Management/Homeland Security (NDEM) conducted operation Green Light, a Full Scale Exercise Aug. 17 -19. Under Statute NRS 414.170-260, the NDEM establishes the Search and Rescue Program and provides resources to the sheriffs in the state upon request. The county sheriffs are statutorily responsible for Search and Rescue within their jurisdiction per NRS 248-092.
WINNEMUCCA - Attention blue ribbon contenders: In about a week, the books will close on another Tri-County Fair.
WINNEMUCCA - Humboldt County's largest parade will celebrate its 91st anniversary this year and locals are invited to take part in the celebration.
Reno - Care Flight, a non-profit community medical helicopter service, has announced the first-ever "Flight for a Good Cause" fundraising event.
WINNEMUCCA - With kids heading back to school, hospice officials say now is a perfect time for people to donate their time and their talents to a very rewarding cause.
