WINNEMUCCA - The fifth Austin Fly-In will be held Aug 25 from around 9 a.m. until dusk at the Austin Airport and is being hosted by the Austin Airport Advisory Board and the Austin Lions Club.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Lander County Commission Chair Dean Bullock told Public Works Foreman Jake Edgar at the July 26 commission meeting that he was receiving complaints about low water pressure from Battle Mountain residents since the new arsenic mitigation system went into effect.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Saturday, Aug. 11, the Battle Mountain Chamber of Commerce hosted its monthly movie in the park at Elquist Park, where about 300 adults and children gathered to enjoy the evening watching a movie outdoors.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Russ Wright, Auto and Welding SkillsUSA instructor, and Justina Chavez, SkillsUSA chapter president, honored members of the community at the Lander County School Board meeting on Aug. 8.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Concerned about weeds invading your rangeland, farm or garden?
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Rich Adams was selected as the new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Tuscarora field manager in Elko and he began work Aug. 13. Adams comes to Nevada from the BLM in Malta, Mont., where he was the field manager for three years.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Bureau of Land Management Carson City District, Stillwater Field Office, concluded the Desatoya Horse Gather Aug. 21.
Christ Lutheran Preschool located at 55 Bastian Road (across from the BLM building) will be having its 10th annual fall yard sale fundraiser on Friday, Sept. 21 (parking lot sales open at 2:30 p.m. and inside sales open at 3:30 p.m. until 6 p.m.) and Saturday, Sept. 22 (7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m).
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Mark your calendars for Saturday, Oct. 6, for the annual Lander County Health Fair, sponsored by Battle Mountain General Hospital.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - NV Energy crews are attempting to determine what was causing electrical outages in northeast Battle Mountain during the past few weeks so permanent repairs can be completed, according to Greg Brorby, director of the company's northeast region.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - A semi-truck ended up on its side after hitting a tire on I-80 and then striking the rear of a pickup truck parked along the highway, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The members of the Battle Mountain Burners held their third annual car show in Elquist Park on Aug. 25. The weather was perfect for the show, with the sun shining down on some beautiful automobiles in the park that day.
The Battle Mountain Knights of Columbus 2380 is pleased to announce two scholarship recipients for 2012-13 school year. Mariana Gonzalez (above), of Battle Mountain, and Aaron Chisum, of Kirksville, Mo., each received a $500 scholarship. Gonzalez will be starting her first year at Great Basin College and going into substance abuse counseling. Chisum will be starting his senior year at Truman State University in Kirksville and is studying psychology.
RENO - The NRCS is asking local work group representatives to bring their comments on Farm Bill programs to the Nevada state technical advisory committee meeting on Oct. 22.
MICHAEL MICHAELSEN • Special to the BugleBattle Mountain residents Sophia Koseck, 4, (left) and her dad, Josh Koseck (center) load up on pancakes Sept. 2 at the Buckaroo Breakfast on Nixon lawn during the Tri-County Fair in Winnemucca.