Workers prepare to install new bathrooms on Thursday morning at Douglas High School. The restrooms are self-contained and were built by Public Restroom Co. right up the road in Minden.
Genoa, Nev. — A proposal to build a new judicial center off Buckeye Road took the first step on Thursday when commissioners approved notifying the debt management commission. The cost of the project is estimated at $43.3 to $57.1 million.
I estimate at least 50 visitors participated in a tour of the Minden Mill on Thursday evening. A spokeswoman said the distillery will hold its grand opening on Sept. 9.
Carson Valley Community Theatre’s production of “Social Security” opens for its final weekend tonight. There will be matinees on Saturday and Sunday. Find out more at www.carsonvalleycommunitytheatre.org
Author Paul Franklin will talk about his book, “Alexander Parker Crittenden — Nevada Mining Lawyer, Adventurer, Confederate Partisan and Philanderer” 10 a.m. Saturday at the Dangberg Historic Home Ranch. Visit www.dangberg.org for information.
A fundraiser car show to send Boy Scouts to camp is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Lampe Park in Gardnerville. Carson Valley Methodist Church is hosting an ice cream social and concert 3 p.m. Sunday and East Fork Gallery is conducting its anniversary reception 1-3 p.m. Sunday
Rumors of MacAvoy Layne’s retirement appear to be, if anything, underexaggerated. The 30-year veteran Mark Twain performer is making a stop at Taylor Creek Visitor Center for "A Final Evening with Mark Twain and A Farewell to MacAvoy Layne" 6:30 p.m. at the Lake of the Sky Amphitheater near South Lake Tahoe.
It might be the hottest month on record in lots of places, but not in Minden. The average maximum temperature for July, so far, is 93.6 degrees, 5 degrees short of the record of 98.6 degrees set in 2007.
The heat is back, though the forecast high has softened a degree to 99 with sunny skies and the Zephyr out of the west at 10-15 mph. Saturday is forecast to hit 100 with things cooling slightly on Sunday.
Kurt Hildebrand is editor of The Record-Courier. Contact him at khildebrand@recordcourier.com or 775-783-5122.
