LOVELOCK - This is the second of a two-part series that offers a look back at some of the stories and photos featured in the Lovelock Review-Miner during 2011. Today's edition features stories and photos from July to December. Stories and photos from January to June were featured in the Jan. 5 - 11 edition.
LOVELOCK - The latest conversational topic for many people in the area and across the state is, "When are we going to get some snow?" I hope that by the time this article hits the paper we will have already received some precipitation.
LOVELOCK - The Frontier Days Committee (FDC) is embarking on a series of fundraisers to support the group's high school scholarship program.
LOVELOCK - Are Pershing County highways safer than last year? Sheriff Rich Machado says yes.
LOVELOCK - How many of you remember a few years ago about research conducted by the UN Food and Agricultural Organization that claimed livestock was responsible for over 18 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions? This percentage was greater than gases produced by automobiles and other modes of transportation. How many of you have heard of the "Meatless Monday" campaign? This campaign encourages eliminating meat from your diet one day a week to "reduce your carbon footprint." The Meatless Monday campaign goes on to say, "The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization estimates the meat industry generates nearly one-fifth of the man-made greenhouse gas emissions that are accelerating climate change worldwide."
RENO - The Nevada Office of Veterans Services (NOVS) Mobile Outreach Vehicle (MOV) will be taking a road trip to Imlay, where veterans and military personnel will be able to meet with a representative of the NOVS to learn about benefits and services they may be eligible for but unaware of.
LOVELOCK - Pershing County High School is in the middle of Winter Spirit Week. This year's theme is "Protect this House."
Most of Pershing County was pelted with snow from the last of three storms that passed through the area on Sunday and Monday, according to Meteorologist Jim Wallnann with the NOAA Reno weather office. The eastern parts of the county gathered the most snow, he said, with the Grass Valley and Imlay areas receiving three to four inches of the white stuff. Lovelock and the surrounding western portions of the county received around one to one and a half inches, Wallnann said. The photo above was taken on Monday morning at Apache and Nevada streets in Imlay. "While still a long way from even average conditions for this time of the year, it's a vast improvement from the single-digit numbers we were looking at for many areas just last week," said Dan Greenlee of the Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS). The NRCS said the lower Humboldt River's snow water equivalent is at 25 percent of average and the year-to-date precipitation is at 59 percent of average.
LOVELOCK - The United States Department of Agricultural (USDA) plans to close 259 offices nationwide. It further is recommending the Farm Services Agency (FSA) consolidate 131 county offices in 32 states.
JUDY MOSBY • Sunrise in Pershing County, Jan. 25.
LOVELOCK - On Jan. 18, the Pershing County 4-H Club held its first meeting at the local community center.
LOVELOCK - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Euro Asia Imports of La Crescenta, Calif., are recalling approximately 2,000 bicycle handlebars. The faulty handlebars are made by a Japanese firm, Nitto Co Ltd. They can break, causing loss of control and a falling hazard, the CPSC said in a press release Jan. 25.
LOVELOCK - One thing I have learned over the years, is that with every decision or action there occurs positive and negative consequences. A good example of this would be the decision of our political leaders to pass the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 requiring renewable fuel usage to increase to 36 billion gallons annually by 2022. This new policy had good intentions, mainly to reduce our dependency on foreign oil. However, let us look at some of the consequences.
LOVELOCK - The following Pershing County Middle School students have been named to the 3.0 Honor Roll for the 2nd nine weeks of the 2011-12 school year: