The American Rescue Plan Affordable Cares Act provided a one time shot of government assistance to stimulate the community by helping people in the rural area with a specific nutritional need of more refrigerated storage at the local Lovelock Community Food Pantry located at Eighth and Franklin in the old city yard in Lovelock.
Grass Valley Elementary School wants to inform the community of the summer programs that are offered in Winnemucca on June 2 from 5:30-7 p.m.
The Bureau of Land Management announced publication of a Public Land Order that extends the withdrawal of public lands in the historic town of Rhyolite for another 20 years. Extension of the withdrawal supports BLM management of 277.05 acres of public lands for the protection of Rhyolite historic site.
One thing I have noticed this year is the increase in the mosquito population due to the above average precipitation we received this winter. Did you know there are at least 58 different species of mosquitoes found throughout the United State? Fortunately, only a few species cause annoyance.
Lunches are served each weekday at noon and soup and croutons is served at 11 a.m. the Pleasant Senior Center, 1480 Lay Street. Lunches are open to the public. Suggested minimum donation is $4 for seniors age 60 and older. Visitors must be 16 years or older. Their meal is $10.
Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, is recruiting retired U.S. Army Captain Sam Brown to run for Nevada’s U.S. Senate seat in 2024, according to a national Republican strategist. Brown, who suffered severe burns in combat during a deployment in Afghanistan, previously ran for a U.S. Senate seat in the state’s 2022 Republican primary, running a spirited but ultimately unsuccessful primary campaign against former Attorney General Adam Laxalt.
Nevada’s Poet Laureate Gailmarie Pahmeier will be visiting the Martin Hotel tomorrow, May 25, for a very special poetry reading from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. that is free to anyone and everyone. Winnemucca’s own Great Basin Arts & Entertainment is hosting Pahmeier as a part of her project and tour Nevadan to Nevadan:What I Need to Tell You through the Nevada Arts Council.
At Nevada Field Day & Ag Expo on June 2, the University will bring a variety of its research and work done throughout the state to its Valley Road Field Lab and Greenhouse Complex in Reno, where visitors will be treated to hands-on activities, wine tasting, a farm stand, a plant sale, demonstrations, giveaways, and tours and exhibits featuring University research. The University’s College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources, with its Experiment Station and Extension units, is hosting the event, 3 – 7 p.m., at the facility located at 920 Valley Road.
Last Thursday, the joint legislative budget committees voted 15-7 to approve three substantial K-12 budgets, including the sprawling $11 billion Pupil-Centered Funding Plan (PCFP) and the education rainy day fund, the Education Stabilization Account.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will cover up to 75% of the costs associated with organic certification, up to $750 per category, through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP). Nevada Farm Service Agency (FSA) encourages organic agricultural producers and handlers to apply for OCCSP by Oct. 31, 2023, for expenses incurred from Oct. 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2023.
Buildings made of mass timber – layers of wood bonded together – are gaining popularity as greener and faster alternatives to concrete and steel structures. With new building codes recently updated to permit more high-rise mass-timber buildings to be constructed in the United States, many have questioned how such buildings would fare in earthquakes.
Each year I purchase packets of seeds and potting soil, peat pots and planters, as I anticipate the warm summer months designed for growing. Remember those bright sunny days in March when it felt like spring had certainly arrived. While I wanted to be fooled into thinking this true, my inner soul said Nope! Not yet.
The Humboldt County Board of Commissioners met for their regular meeting on May 15 and with all members present they approved a proposal from Anthem Insurance to transition to a self-insured plan. The self-insured plan allows the County to pay money previously going to the insurance company into a County fund and pay insurance claims out themselves, without any fiscal impact to County employees.
Despite the political tension between the two major parties, Nevada’s 2nd U.S. House District Rep. Mark Amodei, predicted on Nevada Newsmakers recently that the House of Representatives would pass an immigration bill this year.
Trina lives in Eureka, Nevada. Her funny books are available wherever you buy books or email her at itybytrina@yahoo.com to buy signed copies.