IMLAY - Lynda Sugasa, executive director of Safe Haven Rescue Zoo, announced that the wildlife sanctuary has received a $15,000 grant from Barrick Turquoise Ridge.
IMLAY - On April 1, volunteers came out to Safe Haven Rescue Zoo to help start the construction of a new 10,000-square-foot enclosure.
LOVELOCK - Bethel Baptist Pastor Scott Davis and his wife Andrea have pastored the Lovelock church for a full year as of April 10. The couple says, "We're here to stay."
LOVELOCK - On cue, 6,120 hard-boiled and dyed Easter eggs were snatched from grassy fields outside Lovelock on Sunday.
LOVELOCK - Many of you may have heard that Dairy Farmers of America (a dairy producers coop) is in the process of building a dairy processing plant in Fallon. The proposed milk plant will dehydrate milk into powdered milk for exportation to foreign markets. The good news is that the plant will require an increase in the number of pounds of milk produced in the local area. This means that the number of cows will need to double in order to meet the demand of the processing facility.
IMLAY - The Imlay Auxiliary hosted its second-annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 7, at the Imlay baseball field. Over 50 prizes were donated from local businesses to promote the joy of the season for the little ones.
LOVELOCK - Lovelock's TATU (Teens Against Tobacco Use) team performed a play depicting the dangers of tobacco use in front of 22 Lovelock Frontier Community Coalition (FCC) members and associates at the Lovelock FCC's regular monthly meeting March 19. The group also performed the play at Pershing County Middle School on March 29.
LOVELOCK - In November 2010 northern Nevada youth created the Weed It Out 419 campaign as a counterattack to the 420 campaign established in the 1970s. The 420 campaign encourages users to light up at 4:20 on April 20 to promote the legalization of marijuana.
LOVELOCK - During the March meeting, the 4-H members presented their demonstration boards. Some of the different topics were: the effects that sunburn can have on a pig, different breeds of cattle and pigs, what to feed your pig, parts of a goat and finally a different way to weigh a pig.
LOVELOCK - Lately, I have been receiving many calls and questions about preparing gardens and landscapes for the upcoming growing season. Many of these questions pertain to soil preparation and soil amendments. Let me answer these questions with a question, "How many of you are willing to spend a lot of money on something you may not need?" Because, if you do not know what is in your soils, how will you know what to add to them to make them better? That is why if you have not tested your soil in the last three years, you should do that before wasting your time or money. This is also true for farmers, who have the risk of making or losing significantly more money by not soil testing.
RENO - The Nevada Office of Veterans Services Mobile Outreach Vehicle will visit Pershing County next week as part of its continuing effort to reach out to veterans in rural areas of the state.
LOVELOCK - The next meeting of the Pershing County High School Alumni Association is Wednesday, April 25, at 5:15 p.m. at the City Hall office.
LOVELOCK - Port of Subs, a fast-food restaurant chain, may open a new sandwich shop at the Golden Gate truck stop now under construction near downtown Lovelock.
LOVELOCK - Artwork from Pershing County High School students is currently on exhibit at the Pershing County Library. The art exhibit is organized by PCHS art teacher Debby Zoback every year.
LOVELOCK - It's springtime and you know what that means, the Pershing County Senior Center's annual Birdhouse Raffle.