BATTLE MOUNTAIN - October has been a warm month here in Battle Mountain. All of our trees are now losing their leaves that have been a beautiful gold-red color. Ervin and I took a trip to southern Utah to see the canyons. We visited Kolob canyon. We saw the canyon early in the morning just when the sun was peeking over the mountains. The colors were purple, pink, gold and many shades of red. We were able to take our car on the tour. Later we drove thru to Zion National Park. The traffic was constant and we had trouble parking.
AUSTIN - Austin Schools Annual Halloween Carnival, held on Oct. 25, was well-attended with many guests participating in various activities including a lasagna dinner, a cake walk, a haunted house, a sponge toss, a dart throw and other fun games.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Lander County Convention and Tourism, Newmont Mining Corporation, Lander County, the Bureau of Land Management - Battle Mountain District Office, and the Nevada Department of Wildlife have signed the Willow Creek Enhancement Program.
The Newmont Mining Corp. Legacy Fund recently donated $6,720 to the Lander County Committee Against Domestic Violence (LCCADV). This is a staff/company donation. The NMC Legacy Fund is derived by employee donations that are matched dollar for dollar by Newmont. Front, left to right, Shar Peterson, Newmont senior external relations representative; Johna Reeves, LCCADV secretary; Andresa Dinwiddie, LCCADV board member; and Sarah Edgar, LCCADV board chair person; middle, left to right, Mary Yepez, LCCADV board member, and Tara Love, treasurer; back, left to right, Kayla Mauldin, LCCADV board member, and Michelle Scovil, corresponding secretary.
HEATHER HILL • The Battle Mountain BugleA flag ceremony was held Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at the Battle Mountain cemetery to honor veterans. VFW Gary Cole Post 9165 Commander Snuffy Louthan (left), a Navy veteran, and Quartermaster Glen Wiley, a Marines veteran, take down the old flag to put up a new one as they do every Veterans Day.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Battle Mountain Arts Presenters (BMAP) will present a writing workshop and public reading performance by Gretchen Skivington at the Battle Mountain Cookhouse Museum on Nov. 30.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Sober Seniors, a group of students and parents dedicated to holding a sober Battle Mountain High School graduation party, is selling holiday wreaths and Pete's chorizos to raise funds.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Red Ribbon Week, a national program, was held in Battle Mountain from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1 at Battle Mountain Elementary Schools, Eleanor Lemaire Elementary School and Battle Mountain Junior High School.
DEBRA REID - The Lovelock Review-MinerLast week, Carol Shank and her fellow county commissioners presented achievement awards to volleyball coach Shauna Bake and Pershing High principal Russell Fecht. The school's volleyball and football teams won the state tournaments in their divisions.
Pershing County workers install a 21-foot-tall Christmas tree outside the courthouse in Lovelock on Monday. The tree is being decorated for Saturday evening's tree-lighting ceremony following the Parade of Lights. Christmas trees are available from the Lion's Club at the corner of Cornell Avenue and 8th Street. Proceeds from the tree sales support local student scholarships and activities sponsored by the club.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - NV Energy donated a Snowcat and a trailer for hauling the vehicle to Lander County Search and Rescue.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - People from Austin, Kingston and the surrounding areas are invited to enjoy a night of fun and holiday spirit on Dec. 11 at Austin's 17th Annual Live Nativity, hosted by the Austin Chamber of Commerce and the citizens of Austin.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Battle Mountain Arts Presenters (BMAP) writing workshop and public reading performance by Gretchen Skivington at the Battle Mountain Cookhouse Museum has been rescheduled to Dec. 14.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - On Nov. 14, the Lander County School Board recognized five deserving people in the community.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Bureau of Land Management released its tentative fall-winter schedule for gathering wild horses and burros from overpopulated herds on drought-stricken western public rangelands.