East Fork Gallery is hosting its scarecrow building in Heritage Park 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday as part of Main Street Gardnerville's return of the Fall Festival, which will feature all the usual events.
Genoa, Nev. — The Caldor Fire is up to 91 percent containment and down to one major heat indicator within its perimeter in Division Quebec northwest of Caples Lake. It’s still smoldering and as the weather warms and conditions dry out, it will continue to flare up.
Douglas County has the fourth highest coronavirus vaccination initiation rate in the state at 59.99 percent, behind Washoe, Carson and Clark, but ahead of Lyon. That rate increase may be related to the mandatory vaccination of state employees, who are at 64 percent fully vaccinated and who make up a solid percentage of the county’s population.
Douglas’ case rate continues to drop with 11 new cases a day on Thursday, down from 22 cases a day at the beginning of September. Carson City Health and Human Services reported two more Douglas deaths attributed to the coronavirus in the week of Sept. 22-29, bringing the county to 49 since August 2020. A dozen of those deaths have occurred since July 29.
There was a brief pursuit through the Gardnerville Ranchos around 8 p.m. that reached speeds of around 60 mph as deputies chased a sedan onto the Dresslerville colony. Deputies broke off pursuit when the vehicle left the county’s jurisdiction, but there’s a possibility they know the driver.
Douglas County Sheriff’s personnel put the finishing touches on their haunted mazes at the Fairgrounds in preparation for opening 3-5:30 p.m. today. A second showing will be 6-9 p.m. Fright at the Fairgrounds will be open Fridays and Saturdays through the month. Admission is $10 per maze and proceeds go to support the K-9 Unit, search and rescue and other programs.
Tis the season for scary stories and the Douglas County Public Library is hosting a spooky story contest for all ages through Oct. 28. Voting on the best story will be Nov. 1-4. The categories are 5-12 years, 13-17 years and 18 and older. I call dibs on Sewer Pond Sessie in the monster department. For more information, visit library.douglascountynv.gov
Expect sunny skies today with a high temperature near 76 degrees with the wind shifting out of the north at 5 mph this afternoon. The low tonight is expected to hit 36 degrees early Saturday morning. The high is expected to hit 81 on Sunday.
Kurt Hildebrand is editor of The Record-Courier. Reach him at khildebrand@recordcourier.com
