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.

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.