EDITOR: Once again the Carson Valley has shown its phenomenal generosity.
Kudos to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, Douglas County Emergency Management and Communications, East Fork Fire Protection District, Carson City Sheriff, NHP and other agencies I may not know about in regard to the actions taken to protect all county citizens on Dec. 8 during the massive loss of most telephone communications.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who gave me their support and encouragement during the recent application process for the position of East Fork Township Justice of the Peace.
Friday saw yet another record-breaking year for the Share Your Holiday Food Drive in Carson Valley.
I have a really simple and really cheap solution to the problem of arsenic in the Sunrise Estates water system. This solution could also be applied to any other Douglas County water systems with elevated levels of arsenic or other contaminates.
Anita Baldwin, daughter of the late E.J. Baldwin, has gone back to the days of the crusades for the design for the magnificent hotel with which she will replace the Hotel Tallac on the shores of Lake Tahoe. The inspiration for the architecture comes from the ancient castle of the Counts of Ghent in Flanders, where a thousand years ago dwelt Baldwin de Lys from whom the Baldwin family traces its lineage.
With the hustle and bustle of getting ready for the holidays it was so nice to have good weather over this past weekend to escape for lunch. We filled up with fuel and headed out on the motorcycle to Bridgeport via Highway 395 south to Holbrook Junction Highway 208 East. When we got to Wellington we hooked a south on Highway 338 which is a right at the "Y." That took us through Sweetwater Canyon. If you haven't been, it's gorgeous. Not too many cars came from the other direction even though it was a weekend.
The second annual Holiday Gift Tree to benefit dogs and cats at the Douglas County Animal Shelter is Monday through Friday, through Dec. 20 at Max's Pet Supplies in the Raley's shopping center in Gardnerville. The event is sponsored by DAWG and Max's.
The Dragon Slayers host Teen Game Day for sixth- to 12th-graders, 4 p.m. Friday, at the Douglas County Public Library, 1625 Library Lane, Minden.
Volunteers are needed for sorting, piling and wrapping presents for Project Santa Claus, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today through Saturday, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds Pavilion Building.
Miss Southern Counties Outstanding Teen Leah Walters and Tiffany Spates, Douglas County coordinator for the Miss Nevada Organization, volunteer to fill senior gift bags at the senior center on Friday. The bags are delivered this week to homebound seniors and Meals on Wheels clients through the annual Young at Heart Senior Citizens Club program. Photo submitted by Bill Souligny.
The Sierra Ballet Theatre Company closes its fifth performing season with the "Madeline's Christmas" holiday show, performed 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the MontBleu Theater in Stateline.
The people of this community are so amazing. Once again you came through and we were able to give turkey dinners to all those on the list for Thanksgiving and our Channel 2 food drive was a tremendous success. We so love it when you make it possible for our community to generate more pounds of donations than Carson City and Reno.
Volunteers for the St. Gall Noel Christmas Dinner at a planning meeting Saturday.
The 2010 Kiwanis Christmas ornaments are on sale for $6.