WINNEMUCCA — Superintendent Mike Bumgartner announced his intention to retire when his contract expires on June 30.  The announcement was made at the at the Tuesday (Jan. 24) meeting of the Humboldt County School Board of Trustees.

Bumgartner issued a letter of resignation to the board.  He said he wasn’t dissatisfied or unhappy working in Humboldt County, but after a long and fulfilling career it was time to do something else.

RENO — Assistant Superintendent Dave Jensen was honored by his colleagues from across the state with the Central Office Administrator of the Year for the State of Nevada.

The award is sponsored by the Nevada Association of School Superintendents and was presented at a recent conference of that organization.  Superintendent Mike Bumgartner, members of the school board, and fellow administrators all wrote letters in support of his nomination.

WINNEMUCCA—A Winnemucca woman was the lucky winner of a true labor of love last month.

Julie Street won a quilt that was raffled off by the Humboldt Volunteer Hospice on December 23.  The quilt, which was donated by Bev’s Bevy Quilters, was made by Beverly Sullivan, Cynthia Knight, Kellie Mills, Dottie Souza, La Wana Ferrier and Renae Belingheri; Renae Belingheri also donated her time to complete the quilting.