Community invited to crab feed fundraiser
Tuesday, January 31 2012 17:58
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WINNEMUCCA — Feeling a little crabby? Then join us at the 2nd Annual “Time for Tabitha” crab feed/fundraiser at the Winnemucca Convention Center East Hall on Saturday, February 11.
All proceeds benefit the Tabitha Ellifritz Trust Fund. Tabitha was born with Cystic Fibrosis, a disease that results in life threatening infections of the lungs, serious digestive problems and now requires a double lung transplant.
 
Winnemucca in the news (sort of)
Tuesday, January 31 2012 15:03
Dee Holzel
As the G.O.P. wraps things up in Florida, the nation prepares for the Nevada Republican Caucus this Saturday (Feb. 4). Meanwhile, over at The American Spectator, it's not all about Vegas: Winnemucca, Here We ComeIn the interest of full disclosure, this article is more about a great photo of downtown and not so much our politics. But it is a great photo.
 
GBAE Presents: Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Sunday, January 29 2012 05:33
GBAE Submission
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott is going to make another visit to the Martin Hotel in Winnemucca. We’re thrilled to have one of the most mythical characters in American music visit our cozy little venue for the third time. Jack Elliott set off sparks in London when he traveled there in 1955. The young musicians in England were just starting to investigate American blues and traditional country music. Into their midst fell a guitar playing cowboy. Jack showed up in this world of proper gentlemen in his boots, his jeans, and wearing his Stetson. He could play flawlessly in the styles they had only heard but never seen. Jack’s time in England and Europe helped prime the British Invasion that shows up on our shores 10 years later…
 
School board updated on capital improvements
Friday, January 27 2012 12:16
Dee Holzel
WINNEMUCCA — The Humboldt County School District continues to make capital improvements to the county’s aging school buildings. The Board of Trustees received an update at their Tuesday (Jan. 24) meeting on the capital improvements made during the last season and an outline of future needs. The money for the updates was made possible from an anticipated $8.5 million ten-year rollover bond approved by the voters in 2008. In 2009, the district began using the money for improvement projects. The update was provided by Kevin Monsey of Mike Mitchell Management, which is the consulting firm overseeing the capital improvement projects.
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New exhibit features photographs from the Great Basin
Friday, January 27 2012 03:40
Library Press Release
The Humboldt County Library presents Great Basin Exteriors: A Photographic Survey, an exhibition of 30 photographs by three regional artists – Adam Jahiel, Daniel Cheek and Nolan Preece – which examines loss, change and abandonment in the American West. In this exhibit, the Great Basin is roughly defined as the area between the Wasatch Mountains along the Idaho and Utah borders and the Sierra Nevada Mountains along the Nevada and California borders. The three photographers featured in the exhibit have, independently, concentrated on the documentation of subjects that are changing in or rapidly disappearing from the Western landscape.
 
Digital mammo open house this Saturday at HGH
Thursday, January 26 2012 07:12
HGH Press Release
WINNEMUCCA — Humboldt General Hospital’s Radiology Department is preparing to debut a new digital mammography system, and the community is invited to help celebrate. The Selenia Dimensions 2D Full-Field Digital Mammography System is now serving patients. An open house will be held from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, January 28, in the Radiology Department, to officially introduce the new system to the community.
 
‘Pink Ladies’ host annual membership meeting, volunteer drive
Thursday, January 26 2012 05:09
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WINNEMUCCA —The Humboldt Hospital Auxiliary recently rolled out the welcome mat for volunteers to its organization. (shown) Humboldt Hospital Auxiliary Membership Chairman Bonnie Zabala (seated) welcomed renewing members to the group’s annual Membership Meeting January 19, including Marsha Colby (standing), Dorothy Fiske (back left) and Betty Steinhauer.
The Auxiliary, one of Humboldt County’s longest standing and most respected volunteer organizations, hosted an informational membership meeting January 19 with the goal of renewing memberships for existing volunteers, and encouraging other local residents to join.
 
Save the Date: 24th Annual Shooting the West scheduled for March 7-11
Thursday, January 26 2012 04:35
Photo by Lorraine Giurlani
Photography shows, musical performances, contests, and workshops are on the schedule for the 24th outing of Shooting The West. A unique photography symposium held in Winnemucca, this year's program will be presented March 7-11 in the Winnemucca Convention Center.
(shown) Christopher Burkett demonstrates his technique at the 2011 Shooting the West.
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