Forecast: Mostly sunny with minimal winds and a high of 30 degrees. Temperatures are expected to stay about the same over the weekend with partly cloudy skies.
The Douglas boys basketball team was able to overcome a tough trip over the mountains and a poor first half for a comeback 69-59 win over North Bakersfield, Calif., on Wednesday in the Clovis Christmas Tournament.
In relationships that last a long time, there seems to be two types of beginnings. There is the kind where two people are attracted to each other, they learn to love each other and just seem to grow together through the years. The second type is when two people discover the miracle of finding a true soul mate, and believe me, it's no myth, it does happen.
A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Genoa Community Church on Nixon Street in Genoa for Arlene Bechtel, 71, who died at her Gardnerville home following a brief illness.
The Carson Valley Sertoma will present a Happy Days Dance Party 6-10 p.m. Jan. 27 at the CVIC Hall in Minden. The music and show will be provided by Time Warp, with a performance by the Douglas High Dance Line. Elvis will be in the building.
My boys have arrived home safely and we are so happy to have them home for some good home cooking, snowboarding and getting together with our family and their friends.
Carson Valley Inn donated hats and noise-makers and Don and Nadine Klestinski provided the music for the first New Year's Eve party ever at the Douglas County Senior Center.
It's that time of year again where we take a look back at the last 104 issues of The Record-Courier and pull out the headlines that stood above all the others in the last 12 months.
10 lifts, 2 terrain parks open, 5 lifts on hold.
When putting my outdoor Christmas decorations up a few weeks ago, an elderly neighbor lady stopped in front of the house to say how beautiful they were.
As New Year's Day 2007 is now only a few days away, I have one question to ask all of you who have been in Northern Nevada for 10 years or more. "Where were you on New Year's Day in 1997?" I am sure that most of us remember that day very well and have some sort of story to tell about that day and the days that followed.
On Dec. 17, 1988, a tragic car accident happened that was to change the lives of the Savage family. Susan Savage, then 5 years old, lost her grandmother, Jane Savage, when her grandmother was only 43.
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1 lift, no terrain parks open, 13 lifts on hold. Forecast: Cloudy with high winds and snow. High of 31.
The staff at Scarselli Elementary School spread some cheer to students on the last day before winter vacation. Groups of teachers from each grade level, along with office and support staff, put on a special holiday skit to help celebrate the season.
Perhaps what most marked 2006 in the arts community was the arrival on the scene of a second theater group in Carson Valley, the Dakota Organization. With its introduction, there are now two thriving theater organizations in Douglas County.
Methamphetamine is one of those things that knows no limits. There is no end to the destruction it wreaks on us all. Families are torn apart as this drug turns the user into someone who can no longer be trusted or counted on.
It was an election year, political issues such as growth, the airport and taxes were big issues in 2006. The year started out with a flood that closed nearly every bridge crossing the Carson River. Also in January, Minden industrialist Don Bently unveiled his biofuels plant that converts restaurant grease into diesel fuel.
The following are classes offered by the Douglas County Parks & Recreation. To register, call 782-9828.
As has become annual tradition at The Record-Courier, we are planning to review the year in pictures and the top sports stories in Carson Valley in Friday's edition.
7 lifts, one terrain parks open. Forecast: Partly cloudy wit hhighs of 32 and a low of 28. Scattered snow showers are expected.
On Saturday, the day before Christmas Eve, 10 residents of Carson Valley were delivered holiday packages, compliments of the Minden-Douglas Elks Lodge No. 2670.
The Coleville girls' basketball team overcame the absence of both starting guards and defeated the hosting Excel Christian Warriors Wednesday night by a final score of 51-40.
Carson Valley Residential Care Center residents rocked their way into Christmas this year.
Douglas County Historical Society is most grateful for the many volunteer cookie bakers from the society and those members of Thrivent for baking and decorating hundreds of dozens of Christmas cookies for the 10th annual Holiday Gala Cookie Walk. Cookies were sold in new paint cans donated by Dick's Fuller paints, then decorated and trimmed with beads and bows.
Paula Chung is a fiber artist who has been perfecting her craft for the past several years. She has been in numerous exhibits in Southern California and the Lake Tahoe area and received several awards for her work.
The Carson City Symphony, conducted by David Bugli, will begin rehearsals on Wednesday, at 7:15 p.m., in the Carson High School band room, 1111 N. Saliman Road, Carson City. The rehearsals are for a performance on Feb. 25 at the Carson City Community Center.
Barrels of thanks go out to the Carson Valley community for their support of holiday food drives and barrels throughout town. How fortunate we are to live in a community where everyone gets in the act to display the true spirit of Christmas. Everyone from the Boy Scouts, Douglas Disposal, KTVN Channel 2, the Carson Valley Inn and local businesses participated in the success.
Last week I wrote about two deer, a doe and her fawn, that came up to our snow-covered deck and looked right into the large glass slider door on Christmas Eve 10 years ago. They watched us as we watched them. The next morning my husband and I and our little kitten followed the deer tracks through the deep snow in our orchard and up to the top of the BLM hill behind our house and then south along the ridge top. From there the tracks came down through Juniper Canyon.
It's a long way from the Gardnerville Ranchos to Africa, but nothing new to Sandra and Dave Stewart who are about to embark on a mission in Zambia.
Commissioners Doug Johnson and Jim Baushke are proposing a prior permission required test that would raise the aircraft weight limit at the airport from the current 50,000 pounds to 110,000 pounds for a one-year test period during 2007. Under this program overweight aircraft that wish to use our airport may easily do so by simply obtaining prior permission.
Edward Lee Stewart, 88, died Dec. 21, 2006, of natural causes at his home. He was a resident of Ninilchik, Alaska.
Wish as we might, that county commissioners could take back Thursday's vote on a $24.7 million redevelopment deal, we know that they can't. Only a judge can stop the agreement from going forward now.
These days when you call the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center, you never know what will be going on. This week, Douglas County Historical Society members and volunteers were "up to their ears in melodrama."
In April of this year, The Record-Courier ran an article stating that they were looking for someone to take over writing this column. A friend of ours called me and said that I should do it. I had never done, nor thought of doing, something like this. It was a scary thought, but I applied. It has been difficult, fun, and rewarding, all at the same time.
The Douglas freshman boys' basketball team had little problem with Damonte Ranch in the Sierra League opener for both teams Thursday night.
Happy New Year! I asked some of the first-grade children in the Johnson Lane area what their New Year's resolution will be. OK, first I had to explain what a resolution was.
Editor's note: The All-Sierra Nevada Soccer teams are comprised of area players covered by the following newspapers: Nevada Appeal, Record-Courer, Lahontan Valley News, Tahoe World, Tahoe Daily Tribune, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza and Sierra Sun.
14 lifts, two terrain parks open. Forecast: Partly cloudy with a high of 32 and a low of 22.
Matthew Bates, son of Robin and Vicki Bates of Gardnerville and Pamela Genio, daughter of Lemuel and Margarita Genio of Reno were married, Aug. 6 in Genoa.
A memorial service is 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Carson Valley Christian Church, 1095 Stephanie Way, Minden, for Leon Birmingham, 89, who died Dec. 15, 2006, in Minden.
Carson Valley folks got in the holiday spirit for the second year in a row, and submitted their entries into the Carson Valley Arts Council Gingerbread Contest. The results are in for the contest that took place Dec. 16 at the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center.
Last Thursday was comedy night at the county commission.
"How Nevada's Written History Began in Carson Valley" is the first in a new monthly lecture series presented by the Douglas County Historical Society.
If there was any question as to how the Douglas boys' basketball team would respond to losing four consecutive games at the prestigious George Maldonado Classic last week, the Tigers sure didn't waste much time answering it.
12 lifts, two terrain parks open. Forecast: Cold temperatures with snow expected late in the morning.
Although only nine matches were contested Wednesday night, the Douglas wrestling team still held the advantage, taking a 57-15 win over South Tahoe in Minden.
There is a place for those to go who don't have anyone to spend Christmas with. On Christmas Day, a holiday dinner will be served as it has been for the past seven years at St. Gall Catholic Church.
David John and the Comstock Cowboys perform at the Genoa Town Hall Saturday for the Christmas in the Sierra concerts. The band performed to packed crowds for both performances. The yearly event is a fundraiser for the summer Concerts on the Green. The Christmas concerts typically 'warm people's hearts,' said organizer Sue Knight. Top, David John.
12 lifts, two terrain parks open. Forecast: Partly cloudy, high of 30 degrees, low of 18.
Last Saturday was a "milestone" day for one couple in Topaz Ranch Estates. Tom and Carol Johnson, who have been residents of TRE for 26 years, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. To both of you, congratulations and may you have many more years together.
Douglas Disposal made sure all 9,260 pounds of donated food were delivered promptly to the Carson Valley Community Food Closet. T
It's come to our attention over the past few weeks that there is a group of parents rallying to supplant a head coach at Douglas High School.
11 lifts, two terrain parks open. Forecast: Sunny but cold, 12 degrees.
Christmas Eve, "all is calm, all is bright." The recent snowfall still glistens with the Christmas lights that decorate Fish Springs, but nothing can compete with the starlight that pierces the cold black sky.
On Wednesday, Nevada Legal Services will be at the Douglas County Senior Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Senior citizens must make an appointment at the center.
Artists in all media are invited to participate in a juried exhibit and sale at Artisans International Gallery, Minden and Artistic Viewpoints Gallery and Studio, Gardnerville, during the month of February. Artwork theme to be featured is Eagles and Agriculture in conjunction with the Carson Valley community event.
The issue of economic development in the county's redevelopment zone undertaken by the county's redevelopment agency has been the subject of recent news articles and letters to the editor.
Battling for basketball bragging rights in Douglas County against the defending Northern 2A Regional champion, the Douglas girls wasted little time running away with the big victory.
11 lifts, two terrain parks open. Forecast: Sunny but cold, 12 degrees.
3-5 overall, 0-0 Sierra League, 0-0 home, 1-2 away, 2-3 neutral
The Douglas High boys basketball team ended a frustrating week at the George Maldonado Classic at Galena with a 62-51 loss to Lehi, Utah.
Cassie Rutherford of Knoxville, Tenn., and Dennis Campbell, of Gardnerville, have announced their engagement and are to be married Jan. 13, in Knoxville, Tenn.
On Thursday, Douglas County commissioners are scheduled to discuss a $24.7 million redevelopment deal to build 30,000 square feet of retail space near Highway 395 and Topsy Lane.
Not much to report at this point. But I would like to bring you up to speed on some of our local areas. We can start with Topaz Lake:
The Coleville Lady Wolves ended a grueling five-game stretch in as many days with two wins and three losses.
6-4 overall, 0-0 Sierra League, 3-0 home, 0-0 away, 3-4 neutral
The Douglas girls' junior varsity basketball team improved to 5-1 on the year with a 40-33 win over Galena last week in south Reno.
The Douglas varsity wrestling team entered the Lowry Invitational in Winnemucca over the weekend with an important unanswered question.
A very proud local grandma, Betty Camp, passed this story on to us. Her grandson, Andy Ringnes, graduated from Coleville High School in 1999, then went on to get his degree from the University of San Diego
Ruhenstroth residents have been watching their wells go down for quite a while now, so it's no wonder that residents protested the transfer of water rights into a well located in the middle of their neighborhood.
11-2 overall, 2-1 Sierra League, 1-0 home, 2-2 away, 8-0 neutral
The Douglas boys' basketball team saw a solid defensive performance go to waste against Orem, Utah in the George Maldonado Tournament at Galena High Friday night as the Tigers fell victim to their worst offensive performance of the season.
11 lifts, two terrain parks open. Forecast: Cloudy with a high of 37 and low of 27.
Whoever penned the saying "an enigma wrapped in a conundrum," could have been talking about my friend Howard Godecke, who died last week after a year-long illness.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Topaz No. 3630 presented awards to students for their efforts in writing patriotic essays.
The Christmas season is upon us and soon we will be celebrating the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. This is truly a unique time of year and a time filled with celebration, tradition, symbolism and reflection. The birth of Jesus the Savior is one of the greatest events in all of human history and it is a good thing to celebrate it.
Don't let the Douglas boys' basketball team be accused of just showing up for the fireworks.
11 lifts, two terrain parks open. Forecast: Cloudy with a high of 37 and low of 27.
Saturday: The Carson Valley Pops Orchestra, with music director and conductor Danny Yale, will present a free concert, "A Musical Christmas," 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Gall Catholic Church pastoral center in Gardnerville.
Minden Village businesses are hosting a holiday celebration of wagon rides, caroling, visits from Santa, food and drink from 3-7 p.m. today.
Brightly colored traditional Hispanic costumes adorned the Aztec dancers in the celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe Saturday night at St. Gall Catholic Church.
Docie Doe will play tonight and Ramblin & Co. will perform Saturday night at Buckaroos Saloon, 1435 Highway 395. The Gardnerville bar features country-western bands on weekends.
On Monday, 119 boxes of gifts collected by employees of Northwest Martial Arts and The Record-Courier were shipped, heading for troops in the far reaches of Iraq.
Only eight more days before Santa arrives at our house. I've drawn a very detailed map so Rudolph will guide Santa all the way out to our home this year to surprise our 6-year-old granddaughter. "I
If you're going to have to suffer your first loss of the season at some point, it might as well be against the No. 15 team in the country.
The Douglas High School girls' basketball team had the Galena Grizzlies right where it wanted them Tuesday night.
Through Dec. 6, 2006 (First-place votes in parentheses)
The Sierra Lutheran boys' basketball team extended its winning streak to four games with a come-from-behind victory at Excel Christian Tuesday night.
The Daughters of Norway Queen Maud Lodge No. 42 will have a holiday party in Carson City at 6 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, corner of Saliman and Highway 50.
Fond childhood memories of Christmas inspired a longtime Ranchos resident to start a new tradition this year.
If there's one thing looking back on 2006 has taught us, it's that there are way too many cars in Douglas County and not nearly enough road capacity.
Radio Rage continues in the Carson Valley Inn's Cabaret Lounge through Dec. 17, The Fabulous Cut Ups appear Tuesday through Dec. 24, Shake, Rattle & Roll will perform Dec. 26 through Jan. 7 and Monday Night Football fills the Cabaret Lounge on Monday nights. Live entertainment is presented with no cover and no minimum.
We've taken a few weeks to think about this, and yet it still makes no sense.
6 lifts, one terrain park open. Forecast: Chilly morning temps with sunny skies, warming up in the afternoon. High of 45, low of 29.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around Topaz Ranch Estates as one by one, houses appear in the dark of night, brightly decorated with multiple colors of lights and fanciful characters of every shape and description.
On Tuesday, Douglas County planning commissioners met to discuss the 10-year update of the master plan. In order to approve the update, at least five of the seven planning commissioners must vote for it. That's called a supermajority and is required of the planning commission to approve any master plan amendment.
The annual Genoa Antiques Show and Sale, hosted by Martha Williams, will be held Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 13-14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. This is the 14th year for this show, which is held at the Town Hall in the center of Genoa.
10 lifts, one terrain park and the sledding run open.
East Fork Fire and Paramedic District Cadets recently conducted a routine life safety inspection training at the Silver Strike Lanes. Although this was just a training inspection, cadets inspected the facility for fire and life safety concerns under the direction of East Fork Fire Inspector Marilie Smith.
The Carson Valley Arts Council is hosting an artists' reception for the exhibitors participating in the annual Gingerbread House Decorating Contest. The reception will be held on 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center, 1477 Highway 395 in Gardnerville. Twenty-five gingerbread Houses are on display. Museum admission fee is $3.
10-2 overall, 1-1 Sierra League, 1-0 home, 1-2 away, 8-0 neutral
The Sierra Lutheran High School girls' basketball team improved to 2-1 on the year, coming back to defeat Excel Christian in the third-place game of the Gerlach Invitational over the weekend.
The Douglas junior varsity girls' basketball team suffered its first setback of the year Saturday, losing to Lassen in the first round of the North Valleys Winter Classic.
6-0 overall, 0-0 Sierra League, 3-0 home, 0-0 away, 3-0 neutral
Feather River College's softball coach, Merle Trueblood, will be at Douglas High School Wednesday, Dec. 13 from 11 a.m. to noon with any seniors and juniors who have an interest in playing softball at the college level.
A.G. Reed, jr., HB, Oxford Cavaliers, England: The first half of the British Collegiate American Football League ended Sunday. Oxford resumes second half play against the Royal Holloway Vikings in February, The Cavaliers are 2-2 on the year, one game behind the Birmingham Lions in the Central conference of the Southern Division of the BCAFL. Reed had a 40-yard run against Portsmouth earlier in the year.
Familiar faces could be seen at the Genoa Christmas Faire Sunday, where 14 booths displayed wares from handmade items, to antiques, to works of art.
People traditionally consider December to be a time for giving and a group of local Arbonne independent consultants is no exception. Wednesday, more than 20 Arbonne consultants and guests gathered at the Children's Museum of Northern Nevada in Carson City for a Christmas party and giving tree. This year's beneficiary was the City of Refuge in Gardnerville.
Take a grown man and woman, give them each a pair of long johns and some balloons, and stand back and see what happens.
For the Douglas High School wrestling team, not having wrestlers in the two heaviest classes at the Natumas Nighthawk Dual Tournament in Sacramento Saturday wasn't a problem.
On Dec. 6, my husband and I attended the Gardnerville Ranchos General Improvement District Board meeting and are appalled at the attitude of the vice chairman, Al Wagner.
The Bar BQ Boyz will perform at Backroads Bar & Grill, 8 p.m. to midnight on Saturday. Backroads is located in the Meridian Business Park off Airport Road.
Saturday night my husband and I enjoyed a night out at St. Gall Catholic Church for the "Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe" dinner. It was so wonderful. They served pork verde, enchiladas, tortillas, rice and beans. It was delicious. To entertain us there was a mariachi band, Aztec dancers and other performers. I estimated a thousand people showed up for the dinner - it was standing-room only. Write it on your calendar for next year, it's one you won't want to miss.
DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
After letting Laguna Creek slip out to a 10-2 lead Saturday afternoon, Douglas boys' basketball coach Rob Streeter called a time out and sent his team back out on the floor for what would end up being the Tigers' finest defensive performance so far this year.
For the second time in a week, the Douglas boys' basketball team took on the Manogue Miners and for the second time, the Tigers came away with a double-digit win.
12 lifts and 1 terrain park open.
The Carson Valley Inn is celebrating New Year's Eve with Shake, Rattle & Roll in the Cabaret Lounge and regular menu service plus year-end specials in all three restaurants: Michael's at the Inn, Fiona's Bar and Grill and Katie's Country Kitchen.
Are you ready for this year's "drive-by fooding?" On Friday, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Carson Valley Inn will again be hosting our annual Share Your Holiday Food Drive, sponsored by KTVN Channel 2 to benefit the Carson Valley Community Food Closet.
For one half, the Douglas High School girls' basketball team had all cylinders clicking just fine.
The local daytime chapter of Take Pounds Off Sensibly has been so successful, that TOPS president Joan Tindle said the group wants to add an evening group.
The Douglas County Public Library in Minden is featuring a display of hand-hooked rugs by Marcy Wheeler-Liska.
Organizers are inviting interested citizens in the community to join an elite list of prestigious area leaders by enrolling in Leadership Douglas County 2007.
The Douglas boys' basketball team puts its 3-0 record on the line this weekend in its own tournament, the Carson Valley Classic, starting today (Thursday) at 2 p.m. against Fallon.
6 lifts and 1 terrain park open.
Disappointments happen to all of us as we go through life. Some, small and simple, others hurt to the core of our soul. Wednesday morning I had one of those soul-shattering experiences that will leave an indelible mark on my heart for a long time.
The Douglas music department holiday concert will be 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 in the Douglas High School commons, 1670 Highway 88, Minden. The free event includes the Madrigals, Image jazz choir, jazz band, concert band, choir, plus a silent auction to benefit spring band travels.
Seniors sat at round tables decorated with red tablecloths and balloons, filling the Carson Valley United Methodist Church hall for dinner and an inspirational talk Wednesday.
The Douglas wrestling team used a dominating 27-4 run through the middle of the match Wednesday night to take a close 41-32 victory over No. 3 Damonte Ranch in the Tigers' home-opener.
Despite being plagued by the turnover bug on offense, the Douglas boys' basketball team ran its record to 4-0 on the year, beating Fallon 75-39 Thursday afternoon in the opening round of the Carson Valley Classic in Minden.
Everywhere you look these days you're being told what Christmas is. Stores are telling you that Christmas is all about decorations and merchandise, buying this thing and that thing.
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6 lifts and 1 terrain park open. Forecast: Partly cloudy with a high of 45 and a low of 2
With no seniors on the roster and with three returning starters, the Sierra Lutheran High School boys' basketball team knew it had a bright future.
In the 4-H Teen Institute, local teens do community service projects, learn leadership skills and build self character. In the past two months, the Teen Institute has done a number of community service projects. In October we attended the Carson River Snapshot Day.
When I first spoke with Natalie Nicole Lopez in November 2002, she had just completed Navy basic training and was getting ready to report for duty on the USS Bremerton.
There were two community meetings for Fish Springs residents last week and both were very well attended. On Monday evening, Dec. 4, about 70 people met in the firehouse to discuss the master plan amendments in Fish Springs. The community gathered together and voiced their opinion against a proposed master plan zoning change that would increase the density of Fish Springs.
'Tis the season. The sun gets up late. The air stays cold. Feeding from the back of the pickup you see large white frost crystals sparkling on the cows' eyelashes and nose whiskers. To enter a field you need to hold your bare hand around the metal gate clasp. The sharp bite in your palm unlocks the frost enough to slide the bolt back to open a gate. Time to wean the calves.
In the world of Minden artist, J. Renee Ekleberry, angels surround her every day, in her thoughts and in her art she shares her vision of the angels she feels around her.
The Douglas in-line hockey team, made up of students from Douglas High School and Douglas County middle schools, traveled to Elko over the weekend for its first games of the season.
County officials met with Gardnerville bar owners on Tuesday in an effort to find a way to limit the amount of drunkenness on the Friday before Carson Valley Days.
The Christmas season brings many different needs. For those unable to buy groceries, food is the biggest need. The Carson Valley Community Food Closet distributes food to qualified individuals throughout the year. During the holiday season the need can be the greatest. Check your pantry for extra canned goods and non-perishable items and then look for the nearest donation barrel.
The Court Appointed Special Advocate Program, CASA of Douglas County, is a volunteer-driven organization committed to serving abused and neglected children and children who are involved in custody cases or other matters before the court
The final performances of "A Tuna Christmas" by the Douglas High School theater department will be 8 p.m. today and Saturday, with an additional 2 p.m. matinee performance on Saturday.
The Dakota Organization is getting the community involved in a variety show, which features about 14 acts mainly performed by residents of Carson Valley.
On Dec. 8, 1980, I was sitting comfortably in my small Redondo Beach home, celebrating another day of show business glee and watching the Miami Dolphins against the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football when the world changed.
There is a chill in the air and decorations are going up throughout our neighborhood. It seems like there are more outside decorations this year than ever before.
Starting in the fall of 2008, the Northern 4A Region is going to look quite different from today's 15-team set-up.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR:TONY MALDONADOREED
6 lifts and 1 terrain park open. Forecast: Sunny with temperatures between 35 and 45.
Following a season in which the Douglas Tiger football team claimed the Sierra League title with a perfect league slate despite playing all but one of its regular season games on the road, it was no surprise that coaches around the region showered accolades upon the team.
n On Saturday, Young At Heart Senior Citizen Club will be hosting its annual Christmas party at the Douglas County Senior Center, 2300 Meadow Lane, Gardnerville. Doors open at 1 p.m.
To submit holiday church services, call Jo Rafferty 782-5121, e-mail jrafferty@recordcourier.com or fax 782-6152.
Hello, my name is Waldo W. Walker, newly elected chairman of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, and I wish to share my thoughts with you. I would like to give thanks to all Washoe Tribal members for having faith in me, and sharing my desire to provide a brighter future for our tribe.
Monica Knight, fr., Hofstra: Hofstra beat Cornell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and lost to No. 5 Penn State in the second round. The Pride ended its season with a 24-7 record. Knight played in 19 games this season and had eight kills, nine digs and three blocks.
Auditions for a western musical-melodrama will take place 6-9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Carson Valley Inn.
The Mark Castro Band performs tonight and Saturday 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Topaz Lodge and Casino, Highway 395, Lake Topaz. The band will perform classic rock songs from Chuck Berry, Santana, Jeff Beck, Hendrix and The Beatles, as well as songs that are not often performed by cover trios. Information, call 266-3338. For the band's schedule, go to www.calendar.yahoo.com/satiasongs
A concealed weapon certification class is now open for registration.
The Dragonslayers, the Douglas County Public Library Teen Advisory Board, will host Teen Game Day today. This free program, from 4-6 p.m., for teens in grades six through 12, offers pizza and soda as well as a variety of games.
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Lietz of Gardnerville, proudly announce the engagement of their daughter Jessica Lynn Lietz to Matthew Christopher Banes. The couple plans to marry in Watauga, Texas, on Aug. 4, 2007.
The new season of Chautauqua begins in January. Funded in part by Nevada Humanities, an informational meeting will be 7 p.m. Jan. 9 at the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center, 1477 Highway 395, Gardnerville. The program is looking for students who want to portray Nevada characters as they are the ones most requested to appear in different venues.
6 lifts and 1 terrain park open. Forecast: Sunny with temperatures between 28 and 33.
This is in response to the letter of Nov. 15 in The Record-Courier written by James F. Joseph. I wish to assure you that my daughter was not hatched in a cocoon. She came into the world in the usual way, born to legitimately married husband and wife, so there is no question about her ancestry.
The Douglas girls' basketball team endured a tough trip to Winnemucca over the weekend, picking up its first win against the hosting Buckaroos and dropping two close contests to Spring Creek and Elko.
Board members for the Carson Valley Children's Center worked fast in the fading light to decorate their entry with lights before the Parade of Lights was to begin at dusk.
The Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Authority will host a Holiday Open House 4-7 p.m. Friday at the Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center, 1477 Highway 395 in Gardnerville. The museum will be open during the festivities. Food and beverage will be served.
A memorial service for Velma May Langdon, 89, a 17-year Minden resident, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Walton's Douglas County Mortuary, 1478 Fourth St. in Minden.
For those of you that have been unable to attend all the meetings involved in the master plan update process, I would like to take this opportunity to bring you up to speed.
In order to plan, one needs to have a goal. It is the essence of good planning. I have not heard that community development has stated a 20-year goal. Perhaps that would be detrimental to their plans for rapid growth. A goal should have been expressed when they employed the consultants Design Workshops. If not, why not? If it was, what was the stated goal?
I keep hearing people say Christmas is coming too fast this year. It is true that there were Christmas decorations in the stores even before we had gone trick-or-treating, but really Christmas is always on Dec. 25, so how can it come any sooner?
On the day after Thanksgiving, sheriff's deputy Tim Delaney spotted a large amount of water running out the door of the Walker Thrift Store. Quickly, a call was made to Doris Jones of the thrift store.
Thursday: Carson Valley Classic, Douglas vs. Fallon, 2 p.m.
The Douglas High boys basketball team took command in the second half on its way to a 67-49 win over Manogue for the title at the South Tahoe Tournament on Saturday.
1-3 overall, 0-0 Sierra League, 0-0 home, 1-1 away, 0-2 neutral
The Ferret Rescue Shelter invites the public to its second annual open house 1-4 p.m. Saturday at 977 Pleasant View Court in Gardnerville. Anyone that has a ferret, wants a ferret or just wants to see the shelter is welcome to attend. Come enjoy hilarious stories, wonderful food and great raffle prizes. Raffle tickets will be available for purchase. This is a fundraiser to help the shelter ferrets and you need not be present to win.
A new player has come forward seeking to develop the property across Highway 395 from Carson Valley Plaza. Riverwood LLC is seeking a deal with the county redevelopment agency to build at least 30,000 square feet of commercial space.
RECORD: 3-0 overall, 0-0 Sierra League, 0-0 home, 0-0 away, 3-0 neutral
4-2 overall, 0-1 Sierra League, 0-0 home, 0-2 away, 4-0 neutral
The Coleville girls' basketball team opened the season with a 44-32 loss to Lee Vining.
For the second consecutive night, the Douglas boys' basketball team got off to a bit of a slow start in the first quarter before falling into step to pick up a sound 75-63 victory over El Camino, Calif., in the semifinals of the South Tahoe Invitational Friday.
6 lifts and 1 terrain park open. Forecast: Sunny with little wind. Should be between 28 and 33 degrees.
The Carson Valley Art Gallery Association is sponsoring a free art raffle for its December Second Saturday event. Art lovers who visit all seven Carson Valley art galleries on either Saturday or Sunday this weekend will be eligible to win one of seven prizes donated by the galleries.
The Carson Valley Visitors Authority is in the process of preparing the 2007-2008 Travel Planner-Visitors Guide. The Carson Valley Travel Planner-Visitors Guide is funded cooperatively by the Nevada Commission on Tourism and Carson Valley Visitors Authority.
After struggling slightly to find a rhythm in the first quarter Thursday night, the Douglas boys' basketball team exploded for a 21-2 run in the second quarter on its way to an impressive 94-53 season-opening win over Soquel High School out of Santa Cruz, Calif. in the first round of the South Tahoe Invitational.
The Family Support Council, in response to residents and businesses wanting to help families in need through the holidays, have come up with a project they have called Holiday Story Book. This project will focus on the basic needs of families and seniors such as gas vouchers, grocery store vouchers, utility assistance and car repair.
A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Dec. 9 at Walton's Douglas County Mortuary, 1478 4th St., Minden for Velma May Langdon, 89, who died Nov. 12, 2006 in Carson City.
"Northern Nevada Lifestyles with Terrie Q. Sayre" heads to The Pony Express Stables on Foothill Road for a festive holiday show.
