HGH EMS will celebrate "EMS Week" with community barbeque
Monday, May 21 2012 09:51
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WINNEMUCCA.— Local emergency personnel will host a community celebration this weekend in honor of National EMS Week. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week, which is scheduled for May 20-26, honors the lifesaving care that EMS providers offer nationwide, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Locally, Humboldt General Hospital’s Emergency Medical Services Rescue department will mark the week by hosting an “EMS Open House” at the ambulance station. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 26, community residents are invited to stop by for a free hot dog barbecue, free goodies, balloons and tours of the station and emergency vehicles. Emergency personnel also will offer free blood pressure checks as well as information on the “ice” identification bracelet program.
 
Barrick Mining awards funding to welding program
Saturday, May 19 2012 05:05
HCSD Press Release
WINNEMUCCA—Barrick Gold Corporation’s Turquoise Ridge Mine has made a significant donation to Lowry High School’s welding and agricultural mechanics programs.
(shown) Officials from Barrick Gold Corporation’s Turquoise Ridge Mine presented Lowry High School with a check recently to help augment the school’s welding and agricultural mechanics programs. Pictured from left to right are: Lowry High School instructor Andrew Meyer, Barrick’s Rory Upshaw and Mitch Fifield, LHS Principal Debbie Watts, and Barrick’s William Wilt.
 
Friends of Black Rock announce 2012 Rendezvous in the Black Rock Desert
Wednesday, May 09 2012 05:36
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The friends of the Black Rock invite you to spend Memorial Day weekend exploring the Black Rock desert. The event is being hosted by Friends of the Black Rock, Friends of the Nevada Wilderness, the Nevada Outdoor School, and BLM.
The weekend is being described as a “leave no trace” campout filled with educational activities, conservation projects, rocket launches, hot springs and more. Participants may also learn about the area’s history and mystery in a fun environment.
The event is appropriate for all ages and admission is free. For more information call 775-557-2900 or visitBlack Rock Rendezvous
 
New restaurant to feature edible art: Sushi
Thursday, April 26 2012 06:42
Dee Holzel
WINNEMUCCA — For once, rumors washing over town are true. And delicious.
Tiffany Swanson confirmed she is opening a sushi bar called Crazy Tuna in the Grass Valley Plaza this summer, which caused rejoicing among sushi lovers and those who are just grateful to have something different.
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Local Muddy Angels progressing from Boston to Washington DC
Monday, May 21 2012 05:19
courtesy photo
WARWICK, R.I. — The northern Nevada Muddy Angeles send greetings from the East Coast to their supporters, friends, and loved ones back home in Humboldt County. The group is participating in the “National EMS Memorial Bike Ride” in honor of those who serve, those who have been injured, and those who lost their lives while serving.
HGH EMS Director Pat Songer sent this photo of the local Muddy Angels on the first break of the first leg of the trip: 70 mile ride from Boston to Warwick, Rhode Island. (shown) Andrew Loveless, Tori Stephen, Andrew Stephen, Monique Rose, and Songer.
 
Local mines donate toward high school calculator project
Thursday, May 10 2012 09:37
Dee Holzel
WINNEMUCCA —Two local mines have donated a combined total of $3,000 to purchase dozens of much-needed calculators at Lowry High School.
Barrick Gold Corporation’s Turquoise Ridge Mine has donated $2,000 to the calculator project, while Hycroft Resources & Development, Inc. added another $1,000.
(shown right) LHS Principal Debbie Watts, Rory Upshaw and Dalen Lunen from Barrick, and LHS math instructor Bryan Mahoney.
 
‘Ink’ celebrates ten years of encouraging young writers and illustrators
Monday, April 16 2012 03:57
Dee Holzel
WINNEMUCCA — Someday the books in the French Ford Middle School library may have authors with familiar names. If they continue honing their craft, Noah Webster, left, and Makayla Mackaman, right, just might just find their own stories on those shelves.
The two sixth graders joined approximately 80 FFMS writers and illustrators for the tenth annual “Ink - Writers and Illustrators Conference” held Saturday (April 14).
 
NxNeveL business planning puts people back to work
Tuesday, March 06 2012 14:28
Press Release
WINNEMUCCA – Russell Upton was an employee of Lyon County for six and one-half years before he found himself laid off due to budget cuts last summer. Upton, like many newly-unemployed, was uncertain of how to survive and how to cope. His wife would later tell the story how Upton had given up hope at a time in their lives when they should have been more settled.
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