95 years ago
July 23, 1915
The brokers Friedhoff and Hofell broke ground this week for the new $25,000 court house to be erected at Minden and within a short time will have a big crew of mechanics at work on the structure. The new building will not be in the largest court house in Nevada because Douglas county does not require a $100,000 building but from point of design will be one of the most beautiful county buildings in the state and will reflect great credit to the people of this community.
80 years ago
July 25, 1930
Believe it or not, you can buy anything from a needle to a threshing machine in Gardnerville, but when it comes to wedding rings, well they are not to be had. A couple arrived from California with a marriage bee in their bonnets. They had no difficulty finding the office of an obliging county clerk at Minden and secured the license. The groom felt in his pocket, and then remembered that he left the wedding ring at home. He rushed down town and made a round of the stores in search of a wedding ring, but not one was to be had at any price. The bride was finally convinced the marriage would be perfectly legal without the ring, which would be secured from the pocket of the groom's everyday trousers when they returned to the land and sunshine of the Native Sons.
50 years ago
July 21, 1960
Photo caption. A foreman on the job at the new Prosser Creek dam site west of Reno shows three members of the Carson Water Subconservancy District the progress being made. Prosser Creek dam is the first in the Washoe Project, a big multi-purpose reclamation plan using waters of the Carson and Truckee rivers. On hand for the inspection were Leonard Anker, Arthur Settelmeyer and Andre Aldax. Settelmeyer is the one of the district's representatives on the Carson-Truckee Water Conservancy District.
25 years ago
July 18, 1985
The first wild-horse round-ups brought a flurry of lawsuits against the BLM from humane groups that feared for the welfare of the horses. Now the majority of lawsuits come from ranchers and others who regard wild mustangs a threat to property. When two Fish Springs residents complained recently of mustangs damaging or threatening to damage property, the BLM rounded up one of two local bands, sparking protest from other area residents who considered the horses a source of interest and beauty.
10 years ago
July 22, 2000
Two private groups have bought a 788-acre ranch near Genoa, a move they say will protect a pristine river corridor and the agricultural uses around it. The Nature Conservancy of Nevada will eventually acquire the newly named River Fork Ranch from the Timken-Sturgis Foundation, which is paying $1.2 million of the $1.53 million price tag for the property, located east of Foothill Road and south of Genoa Lane.
A look at past issues of The Record-Courier by Sharlene Irete.
