LOVELOCK - Nine Pershing County High School students took part in the Poetry Out Loud contest in the high school auditorium on Feb. 22. Students were judged on physical presence, voice and articulation, dramatic appropriateness, level of difficulty, evidence of understanding, overall performance and accuracy.
RENO - Pershing County High School students will participate in the Nevada State Science Olympiad this weekend in Reno. The University of Nevada, Reno will host the event for the first time this Saturday in the Davidson Mathematics and Science Center and Scrugham Engineering and Mines buildings on campus.
Pershing General Hospital Nursing Home residents, including Donnie Keller, 79, said emotional goodbyes to their beloved friend and social worker Mavis Lawrence during last week's farewell party. Some residents cried as they hugged Lawrence who, after serving residents for three years, had to leave the job for personal reasons. The nursing home is part of Pershing General Hospital in Lovelock.
JUDY MOSBY • "Wind" was the weather word last week, according to Pershing County resident Judy Mosby. Or more specifically, "Haboob." "Yes, I believe we can call our dust storms haboobs," Mosby said. The storm approaches Lovelock on Feb. 29, while a damaged shed is pictured the day after on March 1. "But for two motorcycles on a wood floor, it would have been long gone, into the wild blue yonder," Mosby said of the shed.
LOVELOCK - Caffeine junkies can satisfy their cravings in an upscale environment without leaving town thanks to the determination of two trendsetting entrepreneurs taking a chance on Lovelock and challenging others to do the same.
LOVELOCK - Should the food industry give more attention to educating consumers on the safe handling of their products? Kristal Guier, Meat & Seafood Merchandising Magazine, has collected the following statistics about this food safety issue.
CARSON CITY - Many women in rural Nevada have never had a mammogram. Fear, lack of funds, transportation conflicts or no insurance are the main reasons women have not protected their health with this breast cancer screening process. Yet, we know that early detection of breast cancer saves lives.
LOVELOCK - The Lovelock Country Quilters are having a one-day quilt show on April 14 at the Pershing County Library from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Many quilts and quilted items will be on display at the show.
LOVELOCK- Dress rehearsals for the local production of the musical "Seussical Jr." revealed budding vocal and theatrical talent at Lovelock Elementary School.
LOVELOCK - Relying solely on their "mind's eye," and at times having just to "wing it," Pershing County Middle School students recently accepted the challenge of spelling such multi-syllabic bugaboos as "quadrilateral" and "resistance."
On Saturday, March 3, the members of the local 4-H club participated in a livestock judging event. At the event, 4-H members had the opportunity to judge goats, sheep, swine and beef. Basically, judging teams must place animals in the group from the best to the worst, and then explain the reasons to the species expert.
LOVELOCK - National Ag Week is annually recognized during the first week in March. National Ag Day is a day to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture. Every year, producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government agencies and countless others across America join together to recognize the contributions of agriculture. However, like many professions, a lack of understanding, education and some ignorance has created a negative stereotype of the farming industry.
LOVELOCK - As of July 1, a new city room tax ordinance will mean higher costs for long-term motel room and RV park renters in Lovelock by eliminating the "28-day rule" that exempted them from a room tax.
LOVELOCK - The Pershing County 4-H/FFA Livestock Judging was Saturday March 3, at the 4-H Building in Lovelock. Over 40 members, leaders, parents and friends participated from Churchill, Elko, Humboldt and Pershing counties.The contestants judged classes of beef, sheep, swine and goats. Reasons were used as a tie breaker. Ribbons and various prizes were provided by the 4-H Livestock Clubs.Following are the results:
LOVELOCK - The media has been spreading a lot of myths about what "pink slime" is. If you haven't heard or read anything about "Pink Slime," here are the headlines from USA Today, "Schools will get to opt out of 'pink slime' beef, USDA says." The product they are referring to is "Boneless lean beef trimmings" or "lean finely textured beef." This product is the lean beef removed from the meat and fat that is trimmed away when beef is cut into steaks and roasts. The meat in these trimmings is nearly impossible to separate with a knife so, historically, this product only could be used in cooked beef products when the fat was cooked and separated for tallow. But now there is a process that separates the fat from the fresh lean beef, and it is this fresh lean beef that can be used in ground meat foods like hamburger and sausages.