BATTLE MOUNTAIN - On Wednesday, Nov. 28, Sondra Torgerson and 51 students from Battle Mountain High School attended a documentary film directed by Lee Hirsch entitled "Bully."
ELKO - Great Basin College faculty and staff will host an Open House for prospective students and their parents on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 from 6 to 8 P.M. PREPARE for GBC offers insights into the opportunities and challenges at Great Basin College.
RENO - High school students can take center stage in the Nevada Poetry Out Loud program that offers students a chance to recite poetry for a chance to win cash prizes and a trip to Washington D.C. Registration for the competition is open to students and teachers through Dec. 31, according to Mary Jane Dorofachuk, arts learning program coordinator for the Nevada Arts Council.
COURTESY PHOTOStudent Council Adviser Sondra Torgerson and Battle Mountain High School students would like to thank the Battle Mountain Community for its generosity to the annual BMHS Canned Food Drive. There were 44 students who participated Dec. 4 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. going door to door. They were able to collect 2,508 items of canned or boxed food items that were given to the Family Resource Center. Shown above, Kelsey Kroll, Samantha Samuelson, Kimberly Abrajan, Rueben Rivera, McKenzie Gilbert, Jonathan Morrison, Dylan Walter and Kalin Nelson.
COURTESY PHOTOSome Battle Mountain High School quilting students have been working on projects to donate to the Family Resource Center just in time for Christmas. The quilts range in size from baby quilts to full size quilts. BMHS quilting teacher, Jill Paull, said she is very proud of their hard work and giving spirit, and hopes to have more quilts to donate this spring. Pictured with some of the quilts are Tesia Campbell, junior, Indigo DeAllah, junior, Abbie Mikelson, senior, and Hannah Hale, junior.
COURTESY PHOTOThere were 13 names on the Battle Mountain Bugle's Angel Tree this year that were each split into two wish lists to provide gifts to residents at the Battle Mountain General Hospital and Longterm Care Facility. All of the names and wish lists were taken off of the tree which was set up at Mills Pharmacy, said Teri Spring, Battle Mountain Bugle office assistant. Spring and Bugle ad representative Kayla Love-Koseck dropped all the gifts off on Dec. 21 to be opened on Christmas Day. Shown above with the gifts are Richard Skinner and Jackie Edgar. Spring said the project was a success and the seniors were delighted to see all of the packages. Spring said she wanted to thank the community for its support.
KINGSTON - The Kingston Winter Bazaar was held Dec. 1 at the Kingston Community Hall from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and attracted people from Austin, Kingston and all over Smoky Valley.
The Colt collected new toys for children in need this Christmas. The drive ran through Dec. 15. The goal was to collect enough toys to fill up a Smoker Craft fishing boat. The toys were donated to the Family Resource Center for their Christmas Alert program which gives food, hats, gloves, coats, scarves and toys to families in need at Christmas time.
HEATHER HILL • The Battle Mountain BugleLander County Commissioner Ray Williams, Jr., (left) and Lander County Executive Director Gene Etcheverry received plaques to honor them at the Dec. 12 Lander County Commission meeting. This is Williams' last term serving on the board and Etcheverry resigned effective Dec. 31. Williams is ending his third term and 12th year as a commissioner. He served his first two terms from 1987 to 1994. Etcheverry has served as the executive director for six years and nine months.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Christmas came early for Jacob's Well Youth Center (JWYC) when Sue Vandemark from Wells Fargo Bank dropped in to share that the Wells Fargo Foundation graciously awarded Jacob's Well a $4,500 grant to support the Food Program Initiative on Dec. 11.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - There are plenty of ways to welcome in the New Year and many Lander County families are doing it their own way with unique plans and fun family traditions.
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - Newmont (www.newmont.com) donated $15,000 to the Battle Mountain Recreation Center. Shar Peterson, external relations representative, presented the check to board members on Nov. 5.
AUSTIN - Two people were honored by school board member Jan Morrison in Austin at a Christmas program held Dec. 13. Lander County School Board members choose members of the community to honor on a monthly basis.
COURTESY PHOTOMore than 70 people from Austin and the surrounding areas attended the Austin Live Nativity, hosted by the Austin Chamber of Commerce and the citizens of Austin, which was held Dec. 11 in the Austin Clinic parking lot. Shown above is Mary played by Andrea Gallegos and Joseph played by Bryce Hunter.
