Remember when for May 20

95 years ago

May 22, 1914

Notice is given to water consumers that irrigation of lawns and gardens from our system is forbidden. No restrictions for domestic use of water is made. The pumping plant is not of sufficient capacity to allow irrigating and water used for this purpose renders the plant useless in case of fire, as sufficient pressure cannot be maintained. Ample water for irrigation may be secured from the ditches and this source must be made use of. H.C. Dangberg.

80 years ago

May 24, 1929

Arnold Settelmeyer, one of the best known farmers in Carson Valley, died at his home Saturday from tick fever, which brought on a complication and resulted in pneumonia.

Deceased was a native of Kolkebeck, Westphalia, Germany, and born July 24, 1866, and would have been 63 years of age. He left his homeland when he was but 16 and settled in Carson Valley.

Mr. Settelmeyer was a splendid citizen, a man whom everyone was proud to call a friend. He was skilled in farming practices and was one of the most prosperous men in Carson Valley. His death is a severe loss, not only to his family but to the community.

50 years ago

May 21, 1959

James Canyon Ranch Creamery's beautiful float, "Legend of the Nevada Dairy," featuring a life-like dairy cow, won a first prize in the parade climaxing the silver anniversary of Helldorado in Las Vegas last weekend.

William Tyson, manager of the creamery, hopes to be able to bring the float to Gardnerville for the Carson Valley Days parade, but the great distance between here and Las Vegas presents a transportation problem for the big, but delicate float.

25 years ago

May 17, 1984

Preventative maintenance. Fill dirt was dumped around bridge abutments last fall to prevent the Lutheran Bridge from meeting the same fate this spring as did the Riverview Bridge in 1982. The Carson River has been slowly eating away at its banks near this bridge for the past several years until only half the dirt road paralleling the river remains this year.

10 years ago

May 15, 1999

Fire broke out in George Sznytzer's modular home as he was sleeping. He awoke to the clamor of Lydell B. Wyatt banging on his front door to alert him to the fire. Wyatt said he just happened to be driving by and notice the smoke and fire. He risked his own welfare to get Sznytzer awake and out of the residence.

Wyatt doesn't think he did anything out of the ordinary. But he saw the flames and went right to the house. How many people might have seen the flames and kept going? What would you have done?

A look at past issues of The R-C by Sharlene Irete.