Hudson Tholen and Beau Gannon enjoy some ice cream at the Genoa Country Store in this photo by Hudson's grandad Roger Falcke.
Genoa, Nev. — A 6:50 p.m. fire in the back yard of a Sunridge home was almost out by the time firefighters arrived on scene. The home was deemed habitable and the cause determined to be accidental by the time firefighters cleared the scene less than an hour after arriving.
Neighbors told dispatchers they believed a propane tank blew up in the fire. I don’t know if that’s what happened, but I do know there’s going to be lots of folks grilling this weekend. Keep an eye on the fire and turn off the tank when you’re done.
Minden founder H.F. Dangberg Jr. will he the subject Chautauqua 10-11 a.m. today as performed by Friends of Dangberg Home Ranch volunteer and past president Michael Hall. Information, Dangberg.org
Looking at the calendar, there aren’t many organized activities this weekend until Tuesday’s Fourth of July extravaganza. We have to clear The R-C by noon Monday, so our Fourth coverage will be online and in print on Saturday.
The Cal Neva Driving Association will be at the Douglas County Fairgrounds for a Carriage Driving Show starting 9 a.m. Saturday. All the horses in this event are hitched to two-wheel carriages instead of under the hood.
Alpine County residents are being urged to take a California Digital Equity Survey at bit.ly/CADigitalEquitySurvey by today’s deadline. There could be some grant money attached at some point.
Both Washoe and Crowley lakes are experiencing harmful algal blooms and I expect with warm temperatures and lots of nutrients washed into lakes, there’s going to be more of that as the summer swelters on.
Government offices, banks and the Post Office are open on Monday, but I get the feeling a lot of folks are taking a vacation day for the four-day weekend.
The weekend forecast has Sunday up to 97 degrees and the predicted cooling back down to 90 degrees delayed to Thursday. It’s going to be hot’s all I’m sayin’. Today the high temperature is forecast to hit 91 degrees with the wind out of the southwest at 5 mph in the afternoon.
Kurt Hildebrand is editor of The Record-Courier. Contact him at khildebrand@recordcourier.com or 775-782-5122.
