BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Great Basin College is offering an online driver's education course beginning Oct. 9. Course topics include: rules of the road and traffic laws; defensive driving habits; how to navigate a roundabout; and buying, insuring, and maintaining a vehicle.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Mark your calendars for Oct. 6 for the annual Lander County Health Fair. The event is a continual effort to enlighten and enable the community to adapt healthier lifestyle behavior.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Local teenager Houston Lucas, who began his battle with large-cell lymphoma on April 27, has recently had his cancer declared in remission by his doctors, he said.
Above photo (back row, left to right) Max Villanueva, Lane Clark, Christina Holly, Jimmy Cox, Zylynn Putt, Brendan Young, Shea Jones, Ayden Samuelson and Coach Jim Minchew. Front row (left to right) Garrett Cosper, Abby Garretson, Gavyn Renfro, Brady Koseck, Jovanny Barragan and Chris Ortiz. During the game, Brendan Young led the Bears with six flags, one interception and two touchdowns. Shea Jones and Christina Holly both rushed for 50-plus yards with a touchdown each. Garrett Cosper ran in an extra 2 points. Max Villanueva threw a touchdown pass to Young and ran in an extra point and Zylynn Putt caught three passes for 30 yards.
The Lander County Committee Against Domestic Violence announced the winners of its "design the next T-shirt contest" for 2012. The grand prize winner was Nadia Soto whom not only won $100 but also will have her design on this years' T-shirt that will be handed out to people that participate in the 7th Annual Fun Run/Walk that will be taking place on Oct. 20. Front row (left to right), with awards in hand: Wayne Piramide, 15, took third place, winning $25; Nadia Soto, 15, took first place, winning $100; and Samantha Samuelson, 15, took second place, winning $50. Middle row (left to right): Tara Love, LCCADV treasurer; Mary Yepez, board member; Dorothy Mason, board member; Johna Reeves, LCCADV secretary; Sarah Edgar, board chairperson; and Michelle Scovil, corresponding secretary. Back row (left to right): Kayla Mauldin, board member; Janet Ericksmoen, volunteer; Angie Gonzalez, vice chairperson; and Andresa Dinwiddie, board member.
The Powder Puff cheerleaders showed their stuff off during the annual Powder Puff game Monday at Battle Mountain High School. Above Dylan Walter (left) and Jesse Jones (right) throw Mason Burkart in the air.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - More than 200 people turned out for a bingo night held on Sept. 28 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Battle Mountain Civic Center to raise money for Nancy Medford, who was diagnosed around two to three months ago with an aggressive form of melanoma.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Battle Mountain High School will soon be seeing new gymnasium bleachers, said Superintendent Jim Squibb.
Community Halloween FestivalOct. 316 p.m. - 8 p.m.Battle Mountain Civic CenterThe Battle Mountain Family Resource Center will once again be sponsoring this annual event and would like to invite all children and parents to join us for food, fun, games and our costume contest. See you there!
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Lander County Hospice would like to thank Barrick for its generous donation. Lander County Hospice will be using the funds to help with the improvements that are needed on the building hospice is purchasing. The building is located on 326 W. Front St. and hospice officials would like to have this store as a gift and community store. The store will be home to the hospice office and also a high-end thrift store, along with a fantastic place for the talented people of the community to show and donate or consign crafts they have created.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Lander County commissioners unanimously awarded a bid for a new fire truck for Austin to Blanchat Manufacturing.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Lander County School District opened the doors of the new Parent Involvement and Resource Center (PIRC) to local families on Sept. 19 from 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Roughly 275 dads, stepdads, granddads, uncles, big brothers and K - 8 students showed up for the fourth annual WATCH D.O.G.S. dads and kids event held on Sept. 27.
Battle Mountain seniors Sammantha Cory and Mason Burkart were crowned the 2012 homecoming queen and king, respectively, at halftime of the Longhorns' varsity football game with West Wendover on Friday. Other queen candidates included Abbie Mikelson, Kimberly Abrajan, Daisy Hernandez and Angelica Cardenas. The king candidates included Kody Schoorl, Eric Frakes, Tugi Cordova and Dwight Douglas.
