95 years ago
April 9, 1915
The County Board of Education has selected the site for the new county high school building and last Saturday the deal was closed for the purchase of the land by the citizens of Gardnerville, through their committee. The land selected is part of the Jessen property and a small tract owned by S. A. Imelli, who sold five acres to Gardnerville for $2,500. F.J. DeLongchamps, the Reno architect, has been engaged to draw plans for the building. The new school will be one of the most modern county high school buildings in Nevada and will be a great credit to this community.
80 years ago
April 11, 1930
Carson Valley was rocked by the most severe earthquake that has been experience in years at 1:57 Wednesday afternoon. According to reports from residents on the west side of the Valley, the quake was most severe in that section, stopping clocks and rattling dishes in cupboards. In Minden and Gardnerville buildings rattled and electric light fixtures were made to sway.
50 years ago
April 7, 1960
Entertainment. Ray Bolger nightly through April 10 at Tahoe Harrah's. Opening April 11 are Dennis Day and Julie London.
For the first time in the history of world famous Harold's Club, a spectacular variety show, Gay '90s Revue starring Parisian can-can girls direct from the Moulin Rouge, Paris. Harold's 7th floor Opera House, Reno.
25 years ago
April 11, 1985
The Minden Town Board called for several crosswalks to be painted across U.S. 395 and unanimously endorsed a Nevada Department of Transportation plan to lower the speed limits in town. A 45 mph speed zone will be established from the Minden-Gardnerville Sanitation District plant to McDonald's.
10 years ago
April 5, 2000
Depicting a mother black bear followed by a young cub, Nevada's first-ever bear crossing signs were erected last week along Highway 50 near Spooner Summit. A wildlife preservation group that pushed for the signs says the design is a fitting tribute to a sow and two cubs that were hit by cars and killed near that same location last October.
A look at past issues of The Record-Courier by Sharlene Irete.
