95 years ago
May 1, 1914
The Douglas County Creamery which has played an important part in the prosperity of Carson Valley for 22 years, closed its door this morning and will remain idle for the present. Her big churns stand idle, simply because dairying here is not sufficient to support two creameries. Many of the stockholders in this creamery are interested in the one at Minden.
The records show that the Douglas Creamery was at its height in 1897 when 1,116,000 pounds of milk was handled and its patrons received $116,064. The decrease from that time has been steady.
80 years ago
May 3, 1929
Trout were not crazy about opening day and failed to bite eagerly. Fishermen managed to tramp down well beaten trails up and down the banks of the Carson River and the poor fish found something besides worms when they went hunting for their morning's morning. A big army was out long before the sun dissipated the white frost from the meadows and from the fact that everybody was continually on the move, indicated that the favorite fishing hole did not give up its accustomed number of speckled beauties, otherwise known as trout.
50 years ago
April 30, 1959
The 1959 Census of Agriculture and the 1960 Population and Housing Census will open over 300 temporary jobs in Nevada, Senators Alan Bible and Howard Cannon announced. Approximately four crew leaders and 34 enumerators will be hired by the field assistant's office in Reno in September.
Crew leaders will earn approximately $15.50 for an eight-hour day and will work about eight weeks on a full-time basis. Enumerators will be paid on a piecework basis designed to yield about $12 daily. These are full day jobs and will last about three weeks.
25 years ago
April 26, 1984
Seven teachers of academics will be added to Douglas County schools as a result of the school boards' approval of a budget totaling almost $17 million last week. The new teachers are expected to decrease the workload of present to decrease the workload of present academic teachers in the middle and high schools by reducing their number of classes from six to five.
10 years ago
April 28, 1999
After two years and $218,000 in renovations, the Topaz Ranch Estates Neighborhood Center, which is now maintained by the Douglas County Parks Department in conjunction with Topaz Lake Park, was rededicated Sunday.
The center was originally a pole building that didn't meet current codes and needed some disabled access improvements. The renovations were completed last month so it was time for the community with more than 700 homes to celebrate.
A look at past issues of The Record-Courier by Sharlene Irete.
