A little bit of smoke was still visible on the hillside north of Highway 395 on Thursday morning from the Spring Valley Fire.
Photo by Kurt Hildebrand.
Genoa, Nev. — One residential structure was lost in the Spring Valley fire, which was officially extinguished on Thursday night. On my foray down there Thursday morning I only saw a little bit of smoke on the hill north of Highway 395.
County commissioners picked courthouse option 1 by a 4-0 vote on Thursday. It was one of a half-dozen items commissioners approved on Thursday that cleared the way for site work to begin next month.
Commissioners also introduced an ordinance banning truck traffic for the short stretch of Johnson Lane east of Nye Drive. Assistant County Manager Scott Morgan said the ban is similar to one recently enacted for Waterloo Lane.
There’s a ton of stuff going on today, starting with a Dunk For Charity to benefit Suicide Prevention Network at Gardnerville’s Stewart Title featuring 15 celebrities including Douglas County Sheriff Dan Coverley. The dunking begins at 11 a.m. and wind up at 3:40 p.m. Three balls for $5.
A free Wild West Reading Day is 10-11:30 a.m. today at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park. Children 5-10 are the main audience, but all ages are welcome. Visit Dangberg.org for more information.
It’s opening night for Carson Valley Community Theatre’s production of ‘Making God Laugh’ 7:30 p.m. at the CVIC Hall. Visit www.carsonvalleycommunitytheatre.org for more information.
‘Super Mario Bros’ is the movie in Heritage Park tonight at dusk as part of the Town of Gardnerville’s annual event. At 5:30 p.m., Main Street Gardnerville is continuing its Community Paint Night at the park.
Carson Valley Youth Day is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at P&K Ranch, 1350 Wilhelm Place, Gardnerville. Visit carsonvalleyalleyaboutyouth.org for more information.
Burgers for Badges, a fundraiser for the Douglas County Sheriff’s Foundation, is 5-7 p.m. Saturday at Heritage Park featuring The Lost Reverends. Information, Re/Max, 775-782-8777.
A fundraiser for Austin’s House is 5 p.m. Saturday at the Twisting T-Bar Ranch in Gardnerville featuring Jake Jacobson. Tickets $125. Visit www.austinshousenv.org for more information.
It was neither as hot nor as sunny as advertised on Thursday, but we’ll try again today. The forecast calls for sunny skies and a high of 96 degrees with the wind out of the west at 5 mph. It could 99 on Saturday and Sunday, so plan accordingly.
Kurt Hildebrand is editor of The Record-Courier. Contact him at editor@recordcourier.com or 775-782-5122.
