Thanksgiving is a time to recall the many blessing that we are thankful for. Here is why a few local residents are thankful.
Thanksgiving is a time to recall the many blessing that we are thankful for. Here is why a few local residents are thankful.
LOVELOCK - The annual 4-H awards and recognition program and potluck dinner were held Nov. 14 at the Pershing County Community Center. Anna Vidales Gallagher and Mikayla Renfroe served as Mistresses of Ceremony. The program recognizes the achievements of the youth and shows appreciation to the leaders and all the people in the community who made the 4-H program the success that it is.
LOVELOCK - The Community Christmas Fair sponsored by the Friends of the Library will be held Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Community Center, 820 6th St., Lovelock. The Fair will be open from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. A wide variety of items can be found at the fair for gift-giving and the home. For the weary shopper massages are available.
LOVELOCK - The Lovelock Correctional Center held its quarterly blood drive in honor of Louie Gutierrez, a 2-year-old Lovelock resident diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in August.
LOVELOCK - Veterinarian services could again be available locally if there's enough demand, according to the city's animal control officer, Sheri Crim.
LOVELOCK - The Friends of the Library Christmas Craft Fair is a seasonal Lovelock tradition. Many local crafters plan and create all year long for this one event.
LOVELOCK - Making Christmas dinner is hard for most people, much less if this is your first Christmas with your new family. You want that dinner to be extra special. You want an innovative menu to reflect you; to make it an original dinner for your loved one or ones.
LOVELOCK - The Pershing County Senior Center had 19 entries in the Cookie Bake- Off. The contest was held Dec. 1 in the foyer of Valley Plaza, which houses A Little Something variety shop and Temptations ice cream and coffee shop.
Dear Readers,Today I received a letter from two teachers who spent their growing up years on the nice list. It warmed our hearts when they became teachers, as there is so much love for children in their hearts! I am enclosing several questions from the students of Mrs. Norcutt's and Mr. Gilboy's 1st grade class at Grass Valley Elementary School in Winnemucca, Nevada:
One of my favorite quotes comes from a Disney movie, Lilo and Stitch. In the movie, Stitch says, "Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind, or forgotten." Well, in Kii-Kaonde, a tribal language of the North Western province in Zambia, Kisemi means family, but the same reigns true.
LOVELOCK - Those wild Lovelock Ladies of Longevity, also know as the Red Hat Ladies, continue to amaze those half their ages with innovative technology to tantalize the taste buds. Their latest cookbook, "Lovelock Ladies of Longevity Cook," is now available on CD.
CARSON CITY - Nevada Volunteers, the Governor's Commission on Service, and the Nevada Office of the Corporation for National and Community Service, are excited to announce that the volunteer rate in Nevada has increased, moving Nevada from 50th in 2010 to 48th (Volunteering and Civic Life in America) in the nation. In 2011, the national volunteer rate was 26.8 percent, with Nevada's rate at 22.2 percent for 2011, an increase from 20.7 percent in 2010.
COURTESY PHOTOCorrectional officer Shari Kassebaum, correctional officer Tywanda Muse and senior correctional officer Tamara Bartel get ready to pack up food and toys donated by LCC staff for the Lovelock Community. This will be the second drop off of food and gifts from LCC.
