Coming Friday

- The passage of Question 3 in November would go a long way toward easing the financial burden of the Douglas County Historical Society, a private nonprofit organization that funds the Genoa Court House Museum and Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center. Page A1

- The water levels in wells in Johnson Lane, Fish Springs and Ruhenstroth have dropped, but officials don't know whether that drop is due to development, drought, or a combination of both. Page A1

- County commissioner and candidate Dave Brady filed a complaint with the state that he is the victim of a push poll. Brady originally filed the complaint with the County Clerk's Office and then asked for it to be forwarded to the state on Monday. Page A1

- Indigenous Siberians toured Carson Valley and Lake Tahoe. Page A2

- The friends and family of local aircraft mechanic Rob Bodden have organized a gathering in his memory at 3 p.m. Nov. 4, at Minden-Tahoe Airport's Tail Dragger Cafe. Bodden's body was discovered by a hiker on Sept. 10 . Page A3

- A Topaz Ranch Estates teenager who allegedly threatened a group of high school students who were praying at the flagpole will remain in jail. Daniel Ferguson, 18, will remain in jail until a risk assessment is completed. Page A3

- High Sierra Flycasters help restore the eroded bank of Markleeville Creek where once children once enjoyed swimming. Page A9

- The Valley gets into pumpkin decorating. Students from Pinon Hills Elementary, the Land of Oz preschool, and Gardnerville resident James Foster display their creativity. Page B1

- The "spirit painting" at Antiques Plus in Genoa is once again the topic of a tour, this year on Halloween. In spring 2005 the painting took the forefront on a television show. Page B1

- The Carson Valley Pops Orchestra performs a concert "From Mozart to Broadway" 7 p.m. Saturday at the CVIC Hall in Minden, under the direction of Danny Yale. Page B1

- The Douglas football team will be stayin at their home field for the playoffs. Construction on the all-weather track will be delayed until spring after the company that does the work decided the weather is too sketchy to allow them to finish this fall. Page C1

- Morgan LeFever broke the region and school record for goals in a career (56) and goals in a season (26) with three goals against Wooster Tuesday. Page C1