LOVELOCK - A driver suffered serious injuries when his Ford pickup veered off the eastbound Interstate 80 freeway near Lovelock at about 6 p.m. on Sunday. The victim was taken by ambulance to Pershing General Hospital for treatment.
LOVELOCK - On Thursday, April 26, the board members of the Pershing County Chamber of Commerce voted to hold an open election for new board members. Chamber members in good-standing will be allowed to run for the 2012-2014 Board of Directors.
LOVELOCK - A Class of 1977 35th Reunion will be held on June 9 at the Marzen Museum from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more information contact doreenmunk@sbcglobal.net.
LOVELOCK - I think most of us can agree that northern Nevada experienced a rather mild winter this year. However, if you look at the temperatures recorded in Lovelock for the months of December, January and February they ranged from an average high temperature of 47.6 0F to an average low temperature of 17.9 0F. These temperatures are very close to the normal average temperatures for theses months. The big difference was in precipitation, the normal average precipitation for these winter months is 0.63 inches. This year we recorded only an average of 0.33 inches of precipitation for our area.
LOVELOCK - Pershing County Middle School eighth graders danced the night away at their first formal dance, held on May 4 at Sturgeon's Center Club. The dance, organized by the students' parents and grandparents, featured a "Candy Land" theme, complete with a chocolate fountain and white chocolate-covered cotton candy.
LOVELOCK - The 78th I.D.E.S. Portuguese Festa will be held on Sunday, May 27.
LOVELOCK - Twenty seven 4-H members have raised livestock animals and will be showing them at the Pershing County Junior Livestock Show on Sunday, May 13, starting at 9 a.m. at the 4-H Building.
LOVELOCK - The local chapter of the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life held its second annual "Run for Love" last Sunday morning. The event drew fewer participants compared to last year's, yet still raised $350.
LOVELOCK - Pershing County High School junior Rosario Torres has been recognized by the United States Achievement Academy (USAA) as a student of excellence in Social Studies.
LOVELOCK - Low attendance at the Weed it Out 419 event was discouraging to Pershing County Frontier Community Coalition (PCFCC) members. FCC Director Jeff Munk cited conflicts with the high school's prom decorating day as one reason for the few students that attended.
RENO - Angie Herrera and Brandon Eastman of Lowry High School are among the 13 northern Nevada high school athletes to earn a college scholarship from the Joshua L. Anderson Memorial Foundation.
LOVELOCK - Last weekend Pershing County held its 69th annual 4-H and FFA Livestock Show and Sale. As I sat and watched the young people exhibiting their livestock projects that they have worked with throughout the year, with the help of their parents, advisors and fellow participants, it brought back many enjoyable memories for me.
WINNEMUCCA - Friends of Nevada Wilderness is a local organization that is dedicated to preserving all qualified Nevada public lands as wilderness, protecting all present and potential wilderness from ongoing threats, educating the public about the values of and need for wilderness and improving the management and restoration of wild lands.
LOVELOCK - Marisalena Perez, a 15-year-old member of the Up Cripple Creek without a Paddle Relay for Life team, has organized a fundraiser that not only generates money for the Lovelock Relay for Life but also gives Sparks Middle School students a "Free Dress Day."
IMLAY - Five students, one from each grade level in Imlay Elementary School, traveled to Lovelock for the annual Pershing County Spelling Bee on May 8.