WINNEMUCCA —Staff members at Humboldt General Hospital said goodbye last month to a longtime local nurse.  But Christine Birmingham says she won’t be gone long. She’ll take 90 days to get her fill of full-time retirement before she returns to the facility for occasional work as a casual call employee.

TUCUMCARI, NM – Christian Stremler of Winnemucca, NV a member of the Mesalands Community College’s Rodeo Team, will be competing in saddle bronc riding in the biggest college rodeo competition of the year, the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR), June 9-15, 2013. Stremler is a sophomore at Mesalands majoring in Farrier Science. He is 24th in the nation in in the year-end standings and second in the Grand Canyon Region.

WINNEMUCCA –     On the evenings of May 31 and June 1, The Winnemucca Civic Chorus will pay tribute to the brave men and women of our military with a concert of patriotic songs including Battle Cry of Freedom, God Bless America, Song for the Unsung Hero, Yankee Doodle Dandy, United We Stand, America The Beautiful, The Star Spangled Banner, a Tribute to the Armed Services, and Taps. They would like to invite you to join them at the Lowry High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 31 and / or Saturday June 1 for this must see event.

The “Frugal Flamingo” will be closed for the Memorial Day weekend.   The thrift shop, located at 720 E. Fourth Street, will be closed from Saturday, May 25, through Monday, May 27, so that volunteers can spend the weekend with their families.  The store will reopen for business at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 28.

WINNEMUCCA — The Frugal Flamingo Thrift Store has announced a big discount for area seniors.  Beginning immediately, area seniors will receive a 50 percent discount on all clothing at the store every Tuesday. The discount applies to any person age 55 years or older.