RENO - The Reno-Tahoe Open Foundation awarded $114,951 to various non-profit organizations Oct. 19 at an awards ceremony held at Reno High School.
IMLAY - A great time was had by all at Safe Haven Rescue Zoo's recent wine and dessert tasting "Just Desserts" fundraiser at Art Source in Reno. Wildlife art, jewelry, faux furs and throws and other merchandise was for sale, with a percentage donated to Safe Haven.
Lorin and Logan Oberman raised these Harvest Rewards cantaloupes in their backyard this year. The largest, shown here being held by Lorin, measures 10 inches tall. The other held by Logan is uniquely shaped like a football.
A chilly autumn wind brushed leaves to the ground as dusk arrived last Monday, making conditions optimal for trick-or-treating. In the busiest - and spookiest - of Lovelock's neighborhoods, some treaters estimated that as many as 500 costumed youngsters came a-calling. At 410 14th St., Odie Monteith had transformed his front yard into an eerie landscape, complete with a tented passageway containing bony and bruised characters, a tombstone-filled graveyard bounded by picket fence and iron gate, carved and glowing pumpkins, sound effects and fog machine. "It gets more elaborate each year," sighed Monteith.
LOVELOCK - Winter is coming. The first sign that winter is coming is the changing of the clocks, and if that doesn't convince you, then the cold night time temperatures should.
IMLAY - Imlay's Extreme Chili Cook-Off was hindered by extreme circumstances last month. The event held on Oct. 29 had only one chili cook-off contestant and no cars for its classic car show.
Relay for Life of Pershing County attended the annual Relay for Life Summit held at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno Nov. 4 - 5. Lovelock was one of three events that obtained Pacesetter status among the northern Nevada teams, joining Fernley and the University of Nevada, Reno to receive recognition this year. To become a Pacesetter an event must meet or exceed goals set forth by Relay for Life that include meeting specific deadlines, increasing the number of teams involved and increasing funds raised from the previous year. Photo above, Maria Perez, Marisalena Perez, Val Olivas and Debbie Elizalde are all members of the Up Cripple Creek Without A Paddle team. They also serve as committee members for Relay for Life of Pershing County.
LOVELOCK - The Flying Saucer Trap Club will be holding its annual "Turkey Shoot" on Sunday, Nov. 20, at the trapshooting range located at 1550 Airport Road in Lovelock. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and the shoot will start at 10 a.m.
The Lovelock chapter of Relay for Life bit into a new fundraising year with its second-annual "Growl-o-Ween" dog show on Oct. 29. A total of 23 canines sported costumes in a parade of pooch pulchritude, raising $380 in the process. A list of categories and top-three finishers appeared in last week's Review-Miner.
JUDY MOSBY • Special to Winnemucca PublishingLovelock Review-Miner reader Judy Mosby took this photo from her front lawn on Thursday, Nov. 3.
LOVELOCK - The Nevada Highway Patrol said cattle on the highway were the cause of two accidents in the early morning hours of Nov. 10 on Interstate 80 near the TA Travel Center in Mill City.
LOVELOCK - Many non-farmers may wonder why alfalfa growers tear up their alfalfa fields and plant wheat or some other small grain. Alfalfa can remain productive and profitable from four, to sometimes 10 years or more, but as plant population declines renovation eventually becomes necessary.
LOVELOCK - The following Pershing County High School students were named to the first quarter honor roll.
LOVELOCK - With the high price of hay and feed grains, finding a more economical way to winter your cattle is something most cattle producers are looking for. One option is to graze wheat fields during the winter months.
SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Jipangu International, Inc. to pay a $105,000 fine and correct reporting violations after the EPA said the facility failed to correctly report toxic chemical releases and waste management activities at its Florida Canyon Mine and Standard Gold Mine processing facility near Imlay.